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. 2020 Apr 8;69(8):1449–1459. doi: 10.1007/s00262-020-02556-1

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Expression of IDO, TDO and α-SMA and IDO in a serotonin-producing NET of the ileum. Illustrative images of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) expression in a serotonin-producing neuroendocrine tumour (NET) in ileum resection specimen. (a HE, 20×). Magnification of the submucosal NET (b HE, 200×). At lower magnification, IDO is not detectable (c, IDO, 20×) In higher magnification, a diffuse, strong brown intracytoplasmic, dot-like IDO expression (marked by arrows) is seen in tumour cells (d IDO, 1000×). TDO expression is visible in stromal cells surrounding the tumour cells (e TDO, 20× , f TDO, 200×). α-SMA is expressed in stromal cells (grey arrows) between tumour cells (black arrows) and has a stronger expression in areas with more TDO expression (g α-SMA, 20×, h α-SMA, 200×)