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LANDMAN, M. L. L. Expression of immunohistochemical biomarkers in equine melanocytic neoplasms using tissue microarray [Expressão de marcadores imunoistoquímicos em neoplasias melanocíticas de equinos por microarranjo de tecidos]. 2011. 101p. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciência Animal) – Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 2011. The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphological behavior, and expression of the following proteins: S-100, Melan-A, HMB-45, Ki-67, PCNA and p53, in 25 equine melanocytic neoplasms. Clinical (gender, breed, coat color, age and lesions location) and morphological (cellular, pigment, nuclear, nucleoli, melanophages, invasion and necrosis) data were collected. A tissue microarray block, embedded in paraffin, with equine tissue samples and positive controls, was elaborated for protein expression through immunohistochemistry. The evaluation of S100, HMB-45 and Melan-A was based on a score, and for Ki-67, PCNA and p53 it was based on cellular count. Breeds were: Mixed breed (16/25, 64%), Lusitano (6/25, 24%), Arab (2/25, 8%) and Swedich (1/25, 4%). All animals were gray and the majority males (18/25, 72%). Age varied from 4 to 24 years old (mean=13 years). The perianal region (13/25, 52%) was the most common location. Morphological analysis have shown neoplasms with predominantly moderate (52%) and intense (40%) cellularity, diffuse and fascicles distribution (52%), no mitoses figures (96%) and predominance of epithelioid and spindle cells in the same tumor (80%). There was discrete (48%) and moderate (44%) nuclear atypia, round and elongated nucleus in the same tumor (76%), and disperse chromatin (60%). Nucleoli were multiple and prominent in the majority of cases (88%). Tumor cells with diffuse and intense pigmentation, with dermal location (100%) were predominant. High cellularity of macrophages (64%) with diffuse distribution (96%) was mostly seen. The protein expression for melanocytes have shown 44% of moderate to strong expression for S100 protein, 56% of weak expression for HMB-45 protein and 64% of negative expression for Melan-A protein. It was found positivity for more than two antibodies in 72% of equine melanocytic neoplasms. The proliferation antibodies Ki-67 and PCNA had mean positivity of 0,0005% and 15,7%, respectively. The p53 expression had mean positivity of 6,1%. Macrophages cellularity was statistically associated with S100 and p53. In conclusion: 1. clinical data obtain reproduce the biological behavior of equine Macrophages celllularity was statistically associated with S100 and p53. In conclusion: 1. clinical data obtain reproduce the biological behavior of equine melanocytic neoplasms, excepting the animals age; 2. equine melanocytic neoplasms assemble to human cellular blue nevi and dogs melanocytoma; 3. the tissue microarray was shown to be an economic, rapid and less variable technique; 4. using a panel for antibodies for melanocytes is relevant to differentiate melanocytic and not melanocytic tumors, reproducing the diagnosis panel used in human and canine literature; 5. the proliferation index found suggests that both antibodies (Ki-67 and PCNA) could be used in mitotic activity cell count; and 6. p53 protein has more relation with cellular cycle stop than in other equine studies, probably indicating a different biological behavior than the presented in humans and dogs.