LECTIN CYTOCHEMISTRY IN THE EXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY OF UTERINE CERVIX

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REMANI, P
PILLAI, KR
HASEENABEEVI, VM
ANKATHIL, R
BHATTATHIRI, VN
NAIR, MK
VIJAYAKUMAR, T
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UTERINE CERVIX; CYTOLOGY; JACK FRUIT LECTIN; LECTIN BINDING; LECTIN CYTOCHEMISTRY;
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A lectin was isolated from the seeds of jack fruit (Artocarpus integrifolia) and purified using a column of immobilized N-acetyl-D-galactosamine. This jack fruit lectin (JFL) was then conjugated to horse-radish peroxidase (HRP) type VI and used to study the cell surface carbohydrate profile of the cytological smears of the uterine cervix using diaminobenzidine as substrate. Cervical smears from is healthy individuals and 65 patients with dysplasia, carcinoma in situ and carcinoma of uterine cenix were used for the study. Normal cells showed weak binding in the membrane as well as cytoplasm, whereas carcinomatous cells showed strong binding towards JFL. Carcinoma in situ cells showed a binding pattern similar to that of carcinoma. Dysplastic cells showed difference in binding in mild, moderate and severe dysplasia. The intensity of binding increased with the severity of the dysplasia. The nature and intensity of binding of jack fruit lectin with cancer tissues suggest that this lectin may be of use as a diagnostic aid in exfoliative cytology.
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