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Title
High-content imaging in cervical cancer screening
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Abstract
A shift from conventional cytology to a molecular approach could improve cervical cancer screening. This proof-of-concept study aims to develop a high-content imaging platform for the simultaneous detection of multiple biomarkers for cervical disease. Liquid-based cytology (LBC) samples were used to optimize a dual ProExC/Ki-67 immunofluorescence staining protocol for SurePath-fixed cells. The simultaneous and automated detection of these biomarkers was performed using the BD Pathway 435 system. The ability of high-content imaging to detect dysplastic cervical cells was assessed using keratinocytes spiked with immunopositive SiHa cells and a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) LBC sample. The percentages of Ki-67- and ProExC-immunopositive objects correlated significantly with the percentages of spiked SiHa cells. The dysplastic cells of the HSIL sample could be detected using high-content cell analysis. In conclusion, high-content imaging allows the simultaneous and automated detection of Ki-67- and ProExC-immunopositive dysplastic cells in LBC specimens.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of biomolecular screening
Publication
2013
ISSN
1087-0571
DOI
10.1177/1087057112459748
Volume/pages
18 :1 (2013) , p. 135-142
ISI
000312693100013
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 28.02.2013
Last edited 09.10.2023
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