To study angiogenesis and apoptotic indices in the brain tumors, 33 cases of brain tumor(13 cases of astrocytoma, 10 cases of glioblastoma multiforme and 10 cases of meningioma) were seldcted and stained with anti-factor Ⅷ monoclonal antibody and in...
To study angiogenesis and apoptotic indices in the brain tumors, 33 cases of brain tumor(13 cases of astrocytoma, 10 cases of glioblastoma multiforme and 10 cases of meningioma) were seldcted and stained with anti-factor Ⅷ monoclonal antibody and in situ apoptosis detection kit(Apoptag).
Among brain tumors glioblastoma multiforme showed the highest angiogenic activity(25.4%). The average percentages of endothelial cells in grade I, Ⅱ, Ⅲ astrocytomas were 3.2, 5.6, 8.4%, respectively and 18.4% in meningioma.
Apoptotic indices were highest in glioblastoma multiforme(2.7), followed by grade Ⅲ astrocytoma and meningioma.
The results suggest that the glial tumors(astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme) seem to show increasing tendency of angiogenesis and apoptotic index ac cording to the degree of malignancy.