Figure 5.
HOTAIR and IGFBP2 colocalization in high-grade tumor areas (A) Whole-section, low-magnification view of an HE-stained renal-cell carcinoma containing both low-grade and high-grade tumors. (B) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for IGFBP2, at low magnification. (C to E) Serial sections of the low-grade tumor area at high magnification, showing HE staining (C), ISH for HOTAIR (D), and IHC for IGFBP2 (E). (F to H) Serial sections of the high-grade tumor area at high magnification, showing HE staining (F), ISH for HOTAIR (G), and IHC for IGFBP2 (H). The black arrowheads indicate dot-like positive staining of HOTAIR. (I and J) Quantification of areas positive for HOTAIR (ISH, red) and IGFBP2 (IHC, brown) using ImageJ software. Total eight areas were randomly selected from low- and high-grade tumor areas. *P < 0.001.