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Boguszewska K, Szewczuk M, Urbaniak S, Karwowski BT. Review: immunoassays in DNA damage and instability detection. Cell Mol Life Sci 2019; 76:4689-4704. [PMID: 31342119 PMCID: PMC6858475 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03239-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The review includes information on the current state of knowledge of immunometric methods with emphasis on the possibility of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage detection. Beginning with basic immunoassay enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), this review describes methods such as tyramide signal amplification (TSA), enhanced polymer one-step staining (EPOS), and time resolved amplified cryptate emission (TRACE) as improvements of ELISA's developed over time to obtain more accurate results. In the second part of the review, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and quantum dots (QDs) are presented as the newest outlooks in the context of immunoanalysis of biological material and molecular studies. The aim of this review is to briefly present immunoassays with emphasis on DNA damage detection; therefore, the types of methods are listed and described, types of signal indicators, basic definitions such as antigen and antibody are given. Every method is considered with an exemplary application focusing on DNA studies, DNA damage and instability detection.
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- Karolina Boguszewska
- DNA Damage Laboratory of Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151, Lodz, Poland.
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- DNA Damage Laboratory of Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151, Lodz, Poland
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- DNA Damage Laboratory of Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151, Lodz, Poland
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- DNA Damage Laboratory of Food Science Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Muszynskiego 1, 90-151, Lodz, Poland.
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Onishi T, Matsuda S, Nakamura Y, Kuramoto J, Tsuruma A, Sakamoto S, Suzuki S, Fuchimoto D, Onishi A, Chikaki S, Kaneko M, Kuwahata A, Sekino M, Yasuno H, Hanyu N, Kurita T, Takei H, Sakatani T, Taruno K, Nakamura S, Hayashida T, Jinno H, Kusakabe M, Handa H, Kameyama K, Kitagawa Y. Magnetically Promoted Rapid Immunofluorescence Staining for Frozen Tissue Sections. J Histochem Cytochem 2019; 67:575-587. [PMID: 30958084 DOI: 10.1369/0022155419841023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Current immunohistochemistry methods for diagnosing abnormal cells, such as cancer cells, require multiple steps and can be relatively slow compared with intraoperative frozen hematoxylin and eosin staining, and are therefore rarely used for intraoperative examination. Thus, there is a need for novel rapid detection methods. We previously demonstrated that functionalized fluorescent ferrite beads (FF beads) magnetically promoted rapid immunoreactions. The aim of this study was to improve the magnetically promoted rapid immunoreaction method using antibody-coated FF beads and a magnet subjected to a magnetic field. Using frozen sections of xenograft samples of A431 human epidermoid cancer cells that express high levels of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and anti-EGFR antibody-coated FF beads, we reduced the magnetically promoted immunohistochemistry procedure to a 1-min reaction and 1-min wash. We also determined the optimum magnetic force for the antibody reaction (from 7.79 × 10-15 N to 3.35 × 10-15 N) and washing (4.78 × 10-16 N), which are important steps in this technique. Furthermore, we stained paraffin-embedded tissue arrays and frozen sections of metastatic breast cancer lymph nodes with anti-pan-cytokeratin antibody-coated FF beads to validate the utility of this system in clinical specimens. Under optimal conditions, this ultra-rapid immunostaining method may provide an ancillary method for pathological diagnosis during surgery. (J Histochem Cytochem 58:XXX-XXX, 2010).
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- Tatsuya Onishi
- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Breast Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Animal Sciences, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Animal Sciences, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Department of Animal Science and Resources, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Matrix Cell Research Institute Inc., Ushiku, Japan
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- Department of Nanoparticle Translational Research, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Carrapita J, Abrantes AM, Campelos S, Gonçalves AC, Cardoso D, Sarmento-Ribeiro AB, Rocha C, Santos JN, Botelho MF, Tralhão JG, Farges O, Barbosa JM. Impact of splenic artery ligation after major hepatectomy on liver function, regeneration and viability. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34731. [PMID: 27725728 PMCID: PMC5057079 DOI: 10.1038/srep34731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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It was reported that prevention of acute portal overpressure in small-for-size livers by inflow modulation results in a better postoperative outcome. The aim is to investigate the impact of portal blood flow reduction by splenic artery ligation after major hepatectomy in a murine model. Forty-eight rats were subjected to an 85% hepatectomy or 85% hepatectomy and splenic artery ligation. Both groups were evaluated at 24, 48, 72 and 120 post-operative hours: liver function, regeneration and viability. All methods and experiments were carried out in accordance with Coimbra University guidelines. Splenic artery ligation produces viability increase after 24 h, induces a relative decrease in oxidative stress during the first 48 hours, allows antioxidant capacity increment after 24 h, which is reflected in a decrease of half-time normalized liver curve at 48 h and at 72 h and in an increase of mitotic index between 48 h and 72 h. Splenic artery ligation combined with 85% hepatectomy in a murine model, allows portal inflow modulation, promoting an increase in hepatocellular viability and regeneration, without impairing the function, probably by inducing a less marked elevation of oxidative stress at first 48 hours.
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- Jorge Carrapita
- General Surgery Department of Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital, Portugal.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Oporto, Portugal
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- Biophysics Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre of Investigation on Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Portugal
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- Pathologic Anatomy Department of Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital, Portugal
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- CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre of Investigation on Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Portugal.,Laboratory of Oncobiology and Hematology (LOH), University Clinic of Hematology and Appied Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre of Investigation on Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Portugal.,Laboratory of Oncobiology and Hematology (LOH), University Clinic of Hematology and Appied Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,Clinical Hematology Department, Coimbra University Hospital Centre (CHUC), Portugal
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- ESTESC-Coimbra Health School Department Complementary Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal.,Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra (INESCC), Portugal
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Oporto, Portugal
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- Biophysics Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre of Investigation on Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Portugal
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- Biophysics Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre of Investigation on Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Portugal.,Surgery A, Surgery Department of Coimbra University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic unit, Beaujon Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Clichy, France
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- General Surgery Department of Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital, Portugal.,Fernando Pessoa University, Oporto, Portugal
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Abdelmonem M, Kassem SH, Gabr H, Shaheen AA, Aboushousha T. Avemar and Echinacea extracts enhance mobilization and homing of CD34(+) stem cells in rats with acute myocardial infarction. Stem Cell Res Ther 2015; 6:172. [PMID: 26369808 PMCID: PMC4570476 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-015-0171-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Activation of endogenous stem cell mobilization can contribute to myocardial regeneration after ischemic injury. This study aimed to evaluate the possible role of Avemar or Echinacea extracts in inducing mobilization and homing of CD34+ stem cells in relation to the inflammatory and hematopoietic cytokines in rats suffering from acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods AMI was developed by two consecutive subcutaneous injections of isoprenaline (85 mg/kg). AMI rats were either post-treated or pre- and post-treated daily with oral doses of Avemar (121 mg/kg) or Echinacea (130 mg/kg). In whole blood, the number of CD34+ cells was measured by flow cytometry and their homing to the myocardium was immunohistochemically assessed. Serum creatine kinase, vascular endothelial growth factor, interleukin-8 and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor were determined on days 1, 7 and 14 after AMI. Sections of the myocardium were histopathologically assessed. Results Rats pre- and post-treated with Avemar or Echinacea exhibited substantial increases in the number of circulating CD34+ cells, peaking on the first day after AMI to approximately 13-fold and 15-fold, respectively, with a decline in their level on day 7 followed by a significant increase on day 14 compared to their corresponding AMI levels. Only post-treatment with Echinacea caused a time-dependent increase in circulating CD34+ cells on days 7 and 14. Such increases in circulating CD34+ cells were accompanied by increased homing to myocardial tissue 14 days after AMI. Interestingly, pre- and post-treatment with Avemar or Echinacea substantially increased serum creatine kinase on day 1, normalized its activity on day 7 and, on continued treatment, only Echinacea markedly increased its activity on day 14 compared to the corresponding AMI values. Moreover, both treatments modified differently the elevated serum vascular endothelial growth factor and the lowered granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor levels of the AMI group but did not affect the level of interleukin-8. These results were supported histopathologically by reduced inflammatory reactions and enhanced neovascularization. Conclusion Avemar and Echinacea extracts can effectively induce mobilization and homing of CD34+ stem cells to the myocardial tissue and thus may help in stem cell-based regeneration of the infarcted myocardium.
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- Maha Abdelmonem
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Pathology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
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Carvajal-Hausdorf D, Schalper KA, Neumeister V, Rimm DL. Quantitative measurement of cancer tissue biomarkers in the lab and in the clinic. J Transl Med 2015; 95:385-96. [PMID: 25502176 PMCID: PMC4383674 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2014.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Detection of biomolecules in tissues provides contextual information and the possibility to assess the interaction of different cell types and markers. Routine qualitative assessment of immune- and oligonucleotide-based methods in research and the clinic has been associated with assay variability because of lack of stringent validation and subjective interpretation of results. As a result, the vast majority of in situ assays in clinical usage are nonquantitative and, although useful, often of questionable scientific validity. Here, we revisit the reporters and methods used for single- and multiplexed in situ visualization of protein and RNA. Then we examine methods for the use of quantitative platforms for in situ measurement of protein and mRNA levels. Finally, we discuss the challenges of the transition of these methods to the clinic and their potential role as tools for development of companion diagnostic tests.
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Lin F, Chen Z. Standardization of Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry: Literature Review and Geisinger Experience. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014; 138:1564-77. [DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2014-0074-ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Context
Immunohistochemistry has become an indispensable ancillary technique in anatomic pathology laboratories. Standardization of every step in preanalytic, analytic, and postanalytic phases is crucial to achieve reproducible and reliable immunohistochemistry test results.
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To standardize immunohistochemistry tests from preanalytic, analytic, to postanalytic phases.
Data Sources
Literature review and Geisinger (Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania) experience.
Conclusions
This review article delineates some critical points in preanalytic, analytic, and postanalytic phases; reiterates some important questions, which may or may not have a consensus at this time; and updates the newly proposed guidelines on antibody validation from the College of American Pathologists Pathology and Laboratory Quality Center. Additionally, the article intends to share Geisinger's experience with (1) testing/optimizing a new antibody and troubleshooting; (2) interpreting and reporting immunohistochemistry assay results; (3) improving and implementing a total immunohistochemistry quality management program; and (4) developing best practices in immunohistochemistry.
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- Fan Lin
- From the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- From the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
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Hatta H, Tsuneyama K, Kondo T, Takano Y. Development of an ultrasound-emitting device for performing rapid immunostaining procedures. J Histochem Cytochem 2010; 58:421-8. [PMID: 20124095 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2010.955096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Although intraoperative rapid diagnosis is conventionally performed using hematoxylin-eosin (HE)-stained specimens, the use of additional special staining, together with immunostaining techniques, has been examined in recent years to improve diagnostic accuracy. In intraoperative rapid diagnosis, immunostaining should be completed within 7-10 min, because the pathologist is typically presented with an HE-stained specimen within the same time period. We hypothesized that ultrasound may enhance antigen-antibody reactions and reduce the number of immunostaining steps. To clarify the ability of ultrasound to support immunostaining, we first created an ultrasonic generator specifically for immunostaining. Next, we explored the optimal conditions for immunostaining of formalin-fixed specimens to examine the utility of the ultrasonic generator. Finally, we tried immunostaining with the ultrasonic generator using frozen specimens to simulate intraoperative rapid diagnosis. We report herein that ultrasound enables immunostaining of frozen specimens in approximately 10 min.
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- Hideki Hatta
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Carcinogenic risk of copper gluconate evaluated by a rat medium-term liver carcinogenicity bioassay protocol. Arch Toxicol 2008; 82:563-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-008-0294-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2007] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Abe M, Suzuki N, Yoshida M, Usuda K, Furukawa S, Juneja LR, Okubo T, Nakae D. Possible carcinogenic risks of copper gluconate and their prevention by co-administered green tea catechins evaluated by a rat medium-term multi-organ carcinogenicity bioassay protocol. Food Chem Toxicol 2008; 46:1760-70. [PMID: 18313194 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2007] [Revised: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Carcinogenic risks of copper gluconate, green tea catechins and their combined exposure were evaluated using a rat medium-term multi-organ carcinogenicity bioassay protocol. Male BrlHan:WIST@Jcl (GALAS) rats were given N-nitrosodiethylamine (DEN), N-methylnitrosourea (MNU), 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH), N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN) and 2,2'-dihydroxy-di-n-propylnitrosamine (DHPN) for a total multiple initiation period of 4 weeks (DMBDD treatment). Rats were then given a diet containing copper gluconate at a concentration of 0, 10, 300, 3000 or 6000 ppm with or without a co-administration of catechins starting 1 week later by admixing in the drinking water at a concentration of 5000 ppm. All survivors were sacrificed at the end of week 29. Number of putatively preneoplastic, glutathione S-transferase placental form-positive, liver lesions significantly increased by copper gluconate of 300 ppm or greater. In addition, both incidence and grade of hyperplasia in the forestomach significantly increased by copper gluconate of 6000 ppm. Catechins, exerting no effects by themselves, inhibited these effects of copper gluconate. The present results indicate that copper gluconate may possess carcinogenic risks for the liver and forestomach at its high dose level, and that co-administered green tea catechins may exert preventive effects.
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- Masayoshi Abe
- Toxicology and Environmental Science Department, Biological Research Laboratories, Nissan Chemical Industries, Limited, Minamisaitama, Saitama, Japan.
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Batard P, Peterson DA, Devêvre E, Guillaume P, Cerottini JC, Rimoldi D, Speiser DE, Winther L, Romero P. Dextramers: New generation of fluorescent MHC class I/peptide multimers for visualization of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells. J Immunol Methods 2006; 310:136-48. [PMID: 16516226 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2006.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2004] [Revised: 12/27/2005] [Accepted: 01/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Direct identification as well as isolation of antigen-specific T cells became possible since the development of "tetramers" based on avidin-fluorochrome conjugates associated with mono-biotinylated class I MHC-peptide monomeric complexes. In principle, a series of distinct class I MHC-peptide tetramers, each labelled with a different fluorochrome, would allow to simultaneously enumerate as many unique antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells. Practically, however, only phycoerythrin and allophycocyanin conjugated tetramers have been generally available, imposing serious constraints for multiple labeling. To overcome this limitation, we have developed dextramers which are multimers based on a dextran backbone bearing multiple fluorescein and streptavidin moieties. Here we demonstrate the functionality and optimization of these new probes on human CD8(+) T cell clones with four independent antigen specificities. Their applications to the analysis of relatively low frequency antigen-specific T cells in peripheral blood, as well as their use in fluorescence microscopy, are demonstrated. The data show that dextramers produce a stronger signal than their fluoresceinated tetramer counterparts. Thus, these could become the reagents of choice as the antigen-specific T cell labeling transitions from basic research to clinical application.
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- Pascal Batard
- Division of Clinical Onco-Immunology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne Branch, University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland
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Haapasalo J, Mennander A, Helen P, Haapasalo H, Isola J. Ultrarapid Ki-67 immunostaining in frozen section interpretation of gliomas. J Clin Pathol 2005; 58:263-8. [PMID: 15735157 PMCID: PMC1770597 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.018606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Astrocytic tumours, the most common gliomas, are often classified intraoperatively using standard morphological staining. The final diagnosis and grading of gliomas on paraffin wax sections is often assisted by Ki-67 immunohistochemistry, but standard immunostaining protocols take too long to be used intraoperatively. AIMS To investigate a new rapid Ki-67 immunohistochemical test for its use in an intraoperative setting. METHODS The new Ki-67 immunostaining (Ultrarapid-Ki67) method on frozen sections can be carried out in 10 minutes. Thirty four pilocytic and diffuse astrocytomas were immunostained by rapid Ki-67 and results were compared with corresponding MIB-1 staining, histological grading, and prognosis. RESULTS The staining protocol was practical to perform and the results were morphologically and quantitatively indistinguishable from those after immunostaining with MIB-1, an antibody recognising Ki-67 in paraffin wax embedded tissue. A comparison of Ultrarapid-Ki67 and MIB-1 immunostaining of paraffin wax sections showed almost identical quantitative correlation in astrocytic gliomas (r = 0.916; p<0.001). The Ultrarapid-Ki67 indices (percentage of positive cells) of low grade (I/II) astrocytomas ranged from 0% to 6.1%, whereas those of representative high grade (III/IV) tumours were significantly higher (range, 5.6-45%; p<0.001). The best prognostic cutoff point for Ultrarapid-Ki67 was 7.5%, which divided diffuse grade II-IV astrocytomas into significantly differing subsets (p = 0.0008). CONCLUSION Ultrarapid-Ki67 immunostaining is a useful adjunct to morphological diagnosis and grading of astrocytic tumours, and as a fast test (approximately 10 minutes for staining plus three to four minutes for scoring), it could be used in routine intraoperative diagnosis of gliomas and other neoplastic diseases.
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- J Haapasalo
- University of Turku, Turku, FIN-20520, Finland
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Watanabe K, Konishi K, Sato I. Distribution of tenascin-C and -X and expression of tenascin-C and X mRNA in the postnatal rat tongue. Ann Anat 2004; 186:547-54. [PMID: 15646290 DOI: 10.1016/s0940-9602(04)80105-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Different distributions of tenascin-C and -X are found in various organs. However, the role of the tenascin family in the process of formation in the papillae epithelium during development is poorly understood. In order to find more information an tenascin-C and -X distributions during tongue development, immunohistocheminical studies have been carried out to demonstrate these distributions. The number of PCNA positive cells gradually increased from 5- to 15-days, and decreased on 21-days in the intercellular space of the epithelal layer in the postnatal development of rat tongue (150 specimens of Wistar male rats (0-, 5-, 10-, 15-, and 21-days). The reaction of tenascin-C was found mainly in the intercellular space of the epithelial layer on contrast to that of tenascin-X which was mainly found an the epithelial layer under a confocal laser scanning microscope. The level of mRNA of tenascin-C (600bp) and tenascin-X (588bp) gradually decreased from 5-days using RT-PCR methods. The different distribution of these extracellular matrices and weakly-regulated expressions may be related to the replication process of the epithelium in the tongue during development.
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- Kazuhiro Watanabe
- Department of Anatomy, School of Dentistry at Tokyo, The Nippon Dental University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8159, Japan
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Nakae D, Kishida H, Enami T, Konishi Y, Hensley KL, Floyd RA, Kotake Y. Effects of phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone and its derivatives on the early phase of hepatocarcinogenesis in rats fed a choline-deficient, L-amino acid-defined diet. Cancer Sci 2003; 94:26-31. [PMID: 12708470 PMCID: PMC11160203 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2003.tb01347.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2002] [Revised: 10/31/2002] [Accepted: 11/12/2002] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The present study examined the effects of various derivatives of a radical trapping agent, phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone, on the early phase of hepatocarcinogenesis in male Wistar rats fed a choline-deficient, L-amino acid-defined diet for 16 weeks. The derivatives used were 4-hydroxyphenyl (a physiologically major metabolite), 3-hydroxyphenyl, 2-hydroxyphenyl and 2-sulfoxyphenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone, and their effects were studied in a comparison with those of the parent compound, phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone. The sizes of putatively preneoplastic, glutathione S-transferase placental form-positive lesions and the levels of extra-nuclear oxidative injury of hepatocytes, using the formation of 2-thiobarbituric acid-reacting substances as a parameter, were decreased by all doses (0.009%, 0.045% and 0.090% in diet) of 4-hydroxyphenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone and only by the highest dose of 3-hydroxyphenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone and phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone. While 4-hydroxyphenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone, 3-hydroxyphenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone and phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone all enhanced and inhibited hepatocellular apoptosis in preneoplastic lesions and their surrounding tissue, respectively, only 4-hydroxyphenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone additionally inhibited hepatocyte proliferation both in preneoplastic lesions and their surrounding tissue. 2-Hydroxyphenyl or 2-sulfoxyphenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone did not exert any of the above effects. These results suggest that the selective induction of apoptosis in preneoplastic hepatocyte populations plays a crucial role in the inhibition of hepatocarcinogenesis derived by phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone and its effective derivatives. Further, the metabolic conversion to 4-hydroxyphenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone may also be important for the inhibitory effects of phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone on hepatocarcinogenesis.
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- Dai Nakae
- Department of Pathology, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, 2-2 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062.
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Puatanachokchai R, Kishida H, Denda A, Murata N, Konishi Y, Vinitketkumnuen U, Nakae D. Inhibitory effects of lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus, Stapf) extract on the early phase of hepatocarcinogenesis after initiation with diethylnitrosamine in male Fischer 344 rats. Cancer Lett 2002; 183:9-15. [PMID: 12049809 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(02)00111-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Effects of lemon grass extract (LGE) on hepatocarcinogenesis were examined in male Fischer 344 rats, administered diethylnitrosamine (DEN) at three weekly intraperitoneal doses of 100 mg/kg body weight and partially hepatectomized at the end of week 5. LGE was given at dietary concentrations of 0, 0.2, 0.6 or 1.8% from the end of week 4 for 10 weeks. All rats were sacrificed at the end of week 14. LGE reduced the number of putatively preneoplastic, glutathione S-transferase placental form-positive lesions and the level of oxidative hepatocyte nuclear DNA injury, as assessed in terms of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine production. In contrast, LGE did not affect the size of the preneoplastic lesions, hepatocyte proliferative activity, activities of phase II enzymes or hepatocyte extra-nuclear oxidative injury. These results suggest inhibitory effects of LGE on the early phase hepatocarcinogenesis in rats after initiation with DEN.
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- Rawiwan Puatanachokchai
- Department of Oncological Pathology, Cancer Center, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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Sanno N, Tahara S, Kurotani R, Matsuno A, Teramoto A, Osamura RY. Cytochemical and molecular biological aspects of the pituitary and pituitary adenomas--cell differentiation and transcription factors. PROGRESS IN HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CYTOCHEMISTRY 2002; 36:263-99. [PMID: 11822191 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6336(00)80003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The anterior pituitary is composed of several cell types, each responsible for the production of specific hormones. Each hormone secreting cells is defined by the activation of its respective hormone genes in a temporally and spatially regulated manner. Recent development in cytochemistry and molecular biology have provided various aspects of human pituitary adenomas, i.e., functional differentiation and classification. The molecular factors that determine hormone production have now been identified as transcription factors. Many novel transcription factors that play a role in anterior pituitary development are implicated. In this review, we focus on the transcriptional factors roles on functional differentiation of the pituitary cells and adenomas and the contribution of cytochemistry and recent development in molecular biological techniques.
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- N Sanno
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School, Sendagi 1-1-5, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
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Ohno T, Kawano K, Yokoyama H, Tahara K, Sasaki A, Aramaki M, Kitano S. Microwave coagulation therapy accelerates growth of cancer in rat liver. J Hepatol 2002; 36:774-9. [PMID: 12044527 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(02)00058-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Although microwave coagulation therapy (MCT) has been performed for liver cancer, there has been no report examining the influence of this therapy on the growth of possible remnant cancer. METHODS A solid cube of AH-130 cells (ascites hepatoma cell line) was implanted into the left lateral lobe of the rat liver. Five days later, MCT was applied to the middle liver lobe of these rats. Tumor growth and cytokine levels in plasma and the liver were compared between rats that underwent MCT and rats that did not. RESULTS The mean tumor weight in the MCT group (222.6+/-51.5 mg, mean+/-SD) was significantly greater than that in the control group (126.7+/-19.7 mg, P<0.01) at postoperative day (POD) 5. Immunohistochemistry for anti-proliferating cell nuclear antigen showed the labeling index in the MCT group (90.4%) to be higher than that in the control group (76.7%, P<0.01). Liver basic fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor-beta 1 levels in the MCT group on POD 3 were significantly higher than levels in the control group. CONCLUSIONS The present study suggests the clinically important finding that MCT accelerates the growth of small residual tumors in the liver.
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- Tsuyoshi Ohno
- Department of Surgery I, Oita Medical University, 1-1 Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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Kämmerer U, Kapp M, Gassel AM, Richter T, Tank C, Dietl J, Ruck P. A new rapid immunohistochemical staining technique using the EnVision antibody complex. J Histochem Cytochem 2001; 49:623-30. [PMID: 11304800 DOI: 10.1177/002215540104900509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Rapid immunohistochemical investigation, in addition to staining with hematoxylin and eosin, would be useful during intraoperative frozen section diagnosis in some cases. This study was undertaken to investigate whether the recently described EnVision system, a highly sensitive two-step immunohistochemical technique, could be modified for rapid immunostaining of frozen sections. Forty-five primary antibodies were tested on frozen sections from various different tissues. After fixation in acetone for 1 min and air-drying, the sections were incubated for 3 min each with the primary antibody, the EnVision complex (a large number of secondary antibodies and horseradish peroxidase coupled to a dextran backbone), and the chromogen (3,3'diaminobenzidine or 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole). All reactions were carried out at 37C. Specific staining was seen with 38 antibodies (including HMB-45 and antibodies against keratin, vimentin, leukocyte common antigen, smooth muscle actin, synaptophysin, CD34, CD3, CD20, and prostate-specific antigen). A modification of the EnVision method allows the detection of a broad spectrum of antigens in frozen sections in less than 13 min. This method could be a useful new tool in frozen section diagnosis and research. (J Histochem Cytochem 49:623-630, 2001)
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- U Kämmerer
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider Str. 4, D-97080 Wuerzburg, Germany.
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Mayer G, Bendayan M. Amplification methods for the immunolocalization of rare molecules in cells and tissues. PROGRESS IN HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CYTOCHEMISTRY 2001; 36:3-85. [PMID: 11194866 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6336(01)80002-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The needs to precisely assign macromolecules to specific locations and domains within tissues and cells and to reveal antigens which are present in low or even in trace amounts, led to the elaboration of a wide spectrum of immunocytochemical amplification procedures. These arise from the successive improvements of tissue preparation techniques, of antigen retrieval procedures and of immunological or non-immunological detection systems. Improvement of detection systems may be the most active in the development of amplification techniques. Since the early work of Coons, in which by the introduction of the indirect technique has started amplifying the signal, different systems have succeeded in increasing the sensitivity of antigens detection. Indeed, amplification techniques such as the multiple antibody layers, the multiple bridges, the enzyme complexes, the avidin-biotin, the silver intensification, and the numerous variations and combinations among these have increased the sensitivity for the detection of scarce tissue antigens. However, as shown by the recent progress carried out with new approaches such as the catalyzed reporter deposition (CARD) and the enhanced polymer one-step staining (EPOS), more efficient methods are still needed. In electron microscopy, few techniques have reached the resolution afforded by the post-embedding immunogold approach. In spite of this and in order to further increase its sensitivity, new probes and novel approaches are allowing combination of the gold marker with the amplification capacity of enzymes afforded by the CARD technique. Immunogold amplification strategies, such as the multiple incubations with the primary antibody and the use of an anti-protein A antibody have also led to enhanced signals displaying the advantages in terms of resolution and possibilities of quantification inherent to the colloidal gold marker.
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- G Mayer
- Département de Pathologie et Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Montréal C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Mori J, Haisa M, Naomoto Y, Takaoka M, Kimura M, Yamatsuji T, Notohara K, Tanaka N. Suppression of tumor growth and downregulation of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor / thymidine phosphorylase in tumor cells by angiogenesis inhibitor TNP-470. Jpn J Cancer Res 2000; 91:643-50. [PMID: 10874218 PMCID: PMC5926400 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2000.tb00994.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We investigated the effects of the angiogenesis inhibitor TNP-470 on human lung squamous cell carcinoma cell lines H226B and H226Br both in vivo and in vitro. H226B was established from human lung squamous cell carcinoma and H226Br was established from a brain metastatic lesion of H226B in nude mice. Nude mice inoculated with these cells were treated with 30 mg / kg of TNP-470 subcutaneously every other day. At this dose, TNP-470 only significantly suppressed the growth of H226Br tumor, but not H226B tumor. Attempts to use a high dose of TNP-470 (100 mg / kg) resulted in a severe loss of body weight. Immunohistochemical studies showed marked tumor vascularization in H226Br tumor, but the formation of new blood vessels was suppressed by 30 mg / kg of TNP-470. Investigation of the mechanism of anti-angiogenic effects of TNP-470 in vivo showed that the expression and the activity of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor / thymidine phosphorylase (PD-ECGF / dThdPase) in H226Br tumor was significantly suppressed by 30 mg / kg of TNP-470. Furthermore, TNP-470 inhibited cell growth of cultured H226Br dose-dependently at concentrations of 1 microg / ml. Immunoblot analysis revealed H226Br cells gave a stronger PD-ECGF signal than H226B cells, and the expression of PD-ECGF / dThdPase in H226Br was also suppressed by treatment with TNP-470 at 0.1 microg / ml. No change in basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was noted in these cell lines. Our results suggested that TNP-470 acts, at least in part, by downregulation of PD-ECGF / dThdPase in this cell line.
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- J Mori
- First Department of Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama City 700-8558, Japan
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Turner HE, Nagy Z, Esiri MM, Wass JA. The enhanced peroxidase one step method increases sensitivity for detection of Ki-67 in pituitary tumours. J Clin Pathol 1999; 52:624-6. [PMID: 10645235 PMCID: PMC500957 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.8.624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIM To compare the Ki-67 labelling index determined using the enhanced peroxidase one step (EPOS) method with that using the standard ABC technique in pituitary tumours. METHODS Adjacent sections were immunostained using the EPOS and ABC techniques with the same Ki-67 antibody and same antigen retrieval method. RESULTS The labelling index measurements with the EPOS Ki-67 antibody were significantly higher than when using the traditional ABC method, and there was a positive correlation between the two techniques when performed on the same cases. This suggests that a higher proportion of cells are within the cell cycle than previously thought, although it gives no direct information on the rate of proliferation of the tumour. CONCLUSIONS It appears that the EPOS system is not only more convenient but may be more sensitive than traditional techniques for detecting Ki-67 in the nuclei of cells, thus demonstrating more accurately which cells have entered the cell cycle.
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- H E Turner
- Department of Endocrinology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK
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Baatar D, Kitano S, Yoshida T, Bandoh T, Ninomiya K, Tsuboi S. The role of nitric oxide in the inhibition of gastric epithelial proliferation in portal hypertensive rats. J Hepatol 1999; 30:1099-104. [PMID: 10406189 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(99)80265-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Portal hypertension is associated with inhibition of gastric epithelial proliferation and increased gastric nitric oxide synthase activity. Whether the nitric oxide inhibits gastric epithelial proliferation is unclear. METHODS Portal vein ligation was performed to induce portal hypertension in rats. The rats were treated for 7 days with either vehicle or N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) at 5 mg/kg or 25 mg/kg doses (gastric gavage, twice a day). Sham-operated rats treated with vehicle served as controls. Hemodynamic parameters were measured using radiolabeled microspheres in anesthetized animals. Gastric epithelial proliferation was assessed by evaluating the proliferative cell nuclear antigen labeling index. RESULTS The cardiac index and gastric fundic blood flow were higher, and the gastric fundic proliferative cell nuclear antigen labeling index was lower in the portal hypertensive rats than in the controls. In portal hypertensive rats, the 5 mg/kg dose of L-NAME decreased the cardiac index and increased the gastric fundic proliferative cell nuclear antigen labeling index to levels similar to those found in the controls, but did not affect gastric fundic blood flow significantly. The 25 mg/kg dose of L-NAME further decreased both the cardiac index and the gastric fundic blood flow, but did not affect the gastric proliferative cell nuclear antigen labeling index significantly. CONCLUSIONS In portal hypertensive rats, the correction of systemic hyperdynamic circulation by NO inhibition is associated with normalization of gastric epithelial proliferation. Excessive nitric oxide may inhibit gastric epithelial proliferation in portal hypertension.
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- D Baatar
- First Department of Surgery, Oita Medical University, Japan.
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Richter T, Nährig J, Komminoth P, Kowolik J, Werner M. Protocol for ultrarapid immunostaining of frozen sections. J Clin Pathol 1999; 52:461-3. [PMID: 10562816 PMCID: PMC501435 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.6.461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Rapid immunostaining of frozen sections within a tolerable time span would be very helpful for intraoperative diagnosis. A protocol was therefore established using the enhanced polymer one-step staining (EPOS) system (Dako) with antibodies against leucocyte common antigen (LCA), cytokeratin (CK), and anti-melanoma (MEL). Best results with reliable and specific immunostaining and a labelling intensity comparable to standard immunostaining protocols were achieved with fixation of samples in 100% acetone for 20 seconds (CK, LCA) or two minutes (MEL), followed by incubation of the primary antibody and development of the chromogen reaction with 3,3'diaminobenzidine (DAB) for three and five minutes at 37 degrees C, respectively. The total procedure takes only 12 minutes, thus enabling rapid immunostaining on intraoperative frozen sections. Apart from its use in tumour classification, this method is especially useful in detecting tumour cells in sentinel lymph nodes.
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- T Richter
- Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany
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Nogami M, Takatsu A, Endo N, Ishiyama I. Immunohistochemistry of neuron-specific enolase in neurons of the medulla oblongata from human autopsies. Acta Histochem 1998; 100:371-82. [PMID: 9842417 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-1281(98)80034-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a glycolytic enzyme specifically expressed in neurons. NSE has been used as a marker for neuronal damage in brain injury. We studied the immunohistochemical localization of this enzyme in the medulla oblongata obtained from human forensic autopsy specimens. Neurons in the dorsal motor nucleus of vagal nerve expressed statistically significantly less NSE immunoreactivity in the cytoplasm than in the hypoglossal nucleus (XII), solitary nucleus, spinal trigeminal nucleus, and lateral cuneate nucleus. Cases of carbon monoxide intoxication by burning showed a higher incidence of NSE immunoreactivity in the cell nucleus of the XII than other cases, while there was no statistically significant correlation between NSE immunoreactivity in the cell nucleus and the Nissl amount. This indicates that the accumulation of NSE immunoreactivity in the cell nucleus might be a vital reaction rather than a postmortem artifact.
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- M Nogami
- Department of Legal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakae D, Denda A, Kobayashi Y, Akai H, Kishida H, Tsujiuchi T, Konishi Y, Suzuki T, Muramatsu M. Inhibition of early-phase exogenous and endogenous liver carcinogenesis in transgenic rats harboring a rat glutathione S-transferase placental form gene. Jpn J Cancer Res 1998; 89:1118-25. [PMID: 9914780 PMCID: PMC5921717 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb00506.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Hepatocarcinogenesis initiated with N-nitrosodiethylamine (DEN) and that initiated by feeding of a choline-deficient, L-amino acid-defined (CDAA) diet were compared in transgenic male Wistar rats harboring a rat glutathione S-transferase placental form (GST-P) gene (GST-P-Tg rats) and non-transgenic (N-Tg) rats. Eight-week-old GST-P-Tg and N-Tg rats were administered DEN intraperitoneally at 100 mg/kg body weight, subjected to a selection procedure with 2-acetylaminofluorene and CCl4, and killed at the end of weeks 5 and 12. Other groups were fed the CDAA diet for 12 weeks and killed. Five weeks after the DEN treatment, numbers and sizes of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT)- or GST-P-positive lesions and 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OHG) levels in the livers were significantly less in GST-P-Tg rats than in N-Tg rats. The lesion numbers were unchanged between the ends of weeks 5 and 12 in GST-P-Tg rats, but decreased in N-Tg rats. The lesion sizes were increased in GST-P-Tg rats, but unchanged in N-Tg rats. While the proliferating cell nuclear antigen labeling indices (PCNA L.I.) in and surrounding the lesions were decreased, more prominently in GST-P-Tg rats than in N-Tg rats, the 8-OHG levels were also decreased but similarly in both cases. After 12 weeks on the CDAA diet, the lesion incidences, numbers and sizes, 8-OHG levels, PCNA L.I. in and surrounding the lesions, and liver injury were significantly less in GST-P-Tg rats than in N-Tg rats. These results indicate that insertion of a rat GST-P transgene alters the early phase of exogenous and endogenous rat hepatocarcinogenesis, presumably due to enhanced detoxification by GST-P expressed both transiently during the initiation and chronically in the altered hepatocyte populations.
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- D Nakae
- Department of Oncological Pathology, Nara Medical University
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Sabattini E, Bisgaard K, Ascani S, Poggi S, Piccioli M, Ceccarelli C, Pieri F, Fraternali-Orcioni G, Pileri SA. The EnVision++ system: a new immunohistochemical method for diagnostics and research. Critical comparison with the APAAP, ChemMate, CSA, LABC, and SABC techniques. J Clin Pathol 1998; 51:506-11. [PMID: 9797726 PMCID: PMC500802 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.7.506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIM To assess a newly developed immunohistochemical detection system, the EnVision++. METHODS A large series of differently processed normal and pathological samples and 53 relevant monoclonal antibodies were chosen. A chessboard titration assay was used to compare the results provided by the EnVision++ system with those of the APAAP, CSA, LSAB, SABC, and ChemMate methods, when applied either manually or in a TechMate 500 immunostainer. RESULTS With the vast majority of the antibodies, EnVision++ allowed two- to fivefold higher dilutions than the APAAP, LSAB, SABC, and ChemMate techniques, the staining intensity and percentage of expected positive cells being the same. With some critical antibodies (such as the anti-CD5), it turned out to be superior in that it achieved consistently reproducible results with differently fixed or overfixed samples. Only the CSA method, which includes tyramide based enhancement, allowed the same dilutions as the EnVision++ system, and in one instance (with the anti-cyclin D1 antibody) represented the gold standard. CONCLUSIONS The EnVision++ is an easy to use system, which avoids the possibility of disturbing endogenous biotin and lowers the cost per test by increasing the dilutions of the primary antibodies. Being a two step procedure, it reduces both the assay time and the workload.
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- E Sabattini
- Haemolymphopathology, Unit, University of Bologna, Italy
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Nogami M, Takatsu A, Ishiyama I. Immunohistochemical study of neuron-specific enolase in human brains from forensic autopsies. Forensic Sci Int 1998; 94:97-109. [PMID: 9670488 DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(98)00060-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Immunohistochemistry using anti-human neuron-specific enolase (NSE) mouse monoclonal antibody was performed in human brains from autopsy cases, which enabled us to assess the neuronal damage besides hematoxylin and eosin or Klüver-Barrera stain. Neurons in cerebral neocortex which showed necrotic changes such as prominent cytoplasmic vacuolization or cellular shrinkage with nuclear pyknosis showed a tendency to be less stained by anti-NSE antibody. Anti-NSE immunostaining was statistically significantly less in the neocortex from CO intoxication than from other causes of death, although morphological necrotic changes were less observed in CO intoxication. Hippocampal CA1 neurons clearly lost NSE immunoreactivity with the progression of necrotic changes. Neurons in CA2 were statistically significantly better stained by anti-NSE antibody than in CA1, 3, and 4. Cerebellar Purkinje cells were poorly stained by anti-NSE antibody, whereas neurons in cerebellar dentate nucleus and inferior olive in medulla oblongata were better stained. Anti-NSE immunostaining was lost in the injured areas of the cerebral neocortex while neurons in the intact areas were better stained in brain injury. These results indicate that anti-NSE immunostaining of neurons could reflect vital reaction and could be useful in evaluating neuronal damage in the hippocampal CA1 region or brain injury.
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- M Nogami
- Department of Legal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
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Oda T, Hotta O, Taguma Y, Kitamura H, Sugai H, Onodera S, Horigome I, Suzuki K, Shouji Y, Furuta T, Chiba S, Yoshizawa N, Nagura H. Clinicopathological significance of intratubular giant macrophages in progressive glomerulonephritis. Kidney Int 1998; 53:1190-200. [PMID: 9573533 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00886.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Very large macrophages, which we have termed "giant macrophages" (G-M phi), have been found in renal tubules, some containing cytoplasmic vacuoles. To elucidate their pathophysiological roles, we examined renal biopsy tissues from various primary glomerulonephritis (GN) and tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) using immunohistochemistry with monoclonal antibodies against M phi and other cell surface markers. Giant macrophages were absent or rare in TIN, minimal change nephrotic syndrome, and minor glomerular abnormalities, but G-M phi was plentiful in progressive glomerulonephrides such as IgA nephropathy with crescents, membranoproliferative GN, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and especially in crescentic GN. These G-M phi were usually seen in the lumen of renal tubules, but occasionally were found in the Bowman's spaces and glomerular tufts, and similar cells were also found in urine. Moreover, they frequently made contact with tubular epithelial cells expressing intercellular adhesion molecule-1, and the tubular epithelial cells in such lesions often had degenerative changes. Giant M phi may damage tubular epithelial cells from the luminal side. Phenotypically, G-M phi showed activated (CD71+) and mature (25F9+) characteristics along with features of M phi (CD68+), and the cytoplasm contained a great deal of lipids. The numbers of G-M phi in renal tissues closely correlated with the degree of hematuria (rho = 0.5, P < 0.001), serum creatinine value (r = 0.63, P < 0.001) in GN patients (N = 96) and with proteinuria in IgA nephropathy patients (r = 0.89, P < 0.001, N = 27). These data suggest that G-M phi are M phi that were activated and matured in certain active inflammatory sites, which flowed into tubules and then into urine. Thus, the existence of G-M phi in biopsy tissue or urine reflect the activity of GN and may have a predictive value for the progression of GN.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Giant Cells/immunology
- Giant Cells/pathology
- Glomerulonephritis/immunology
- Glomerulonephritis/pathology
- Glomerulonephritis/urine
- Glomerulonephritis, IGA/immunology
- Glomerulonephritis, IGA/pathology
- Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/immunology
- Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/pathology
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunophenotyping
- Kidney Tubules/immunology
- Kidney Tubules/pathology
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/pathology
- Nephritis, Interstitial/immunology
- Nephritis, Interstitial/pathology
- Nephrosis, Lipoid/immunology
- Nephrosis, Lipoid/pathology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/urine
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Scavenger
- Urine/cytology
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Affiliation(s)
- T Oda
- Department of Medicine, Japan Self Defense Forces Sendai Hospital, Japan
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Oda T, Yoshizawa N, Takeuchi A, Nakabayashi I, Nishiyama J, Ishida A, Tazawa K, Murayama M, Hotta O, Taguma Y. Glomerular proliferating cell kinetics in acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN). J Pathol 1997; 183:359-68. [PMID: 9422994 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9896(199711)183:3<359::aid-path939>3.0.co;2-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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To investigate the time sequence of glomerular cell proliferation in acute human glomerulonephritis, renal biopsy tissues were examined from 15 acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) patients (who were biopsied 1-31 days after onset), using an immunoperoxidase technique with monoclonal antibodies against proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and various cell surface markers. Few, if any, PCNA+ cells were observed in normal glomeruli, but many cells were positive for PCNA in the acute phase of APSGN. Glomerular PCNA+ cells were observed either within glomerular tufts, or lining Bowman's capsule (parietal epithelial cells); the number of positive cells tended to decrease exponentially as the disease duration increased (r = -0.91, P < 0.0001). PCNA+ cells within glomerular tufts were further identified by double immunostaining. PCNA was not found in PMN or T cells, but a small proportion of macrophages were PCNA+. Most of the remaining PCNA+ cells were resident glomerular cells; the proportion of PCNA+ endothelial cells (CD31+) was over 80 per cent in the early phase, but as the disease continued the proportion of mesangial cells (alpha-smooth muscle actin+) increased to about half of the total PCNA+ cells within the tuft. These data indicate that the hypercellular glomeruli in APSGN are due not only to immune cell infiltration, but also to resident glomerular cell proliferation, probably induced by locally produced growth factors.
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Affiliation(s)
- T Oda
- Department of Medicine, Sendai Hospital National Defence Agency, Japan
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Rott T, Velkavrh D. Our experience with the enhanced polymer one-step staining in frozen sections. ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. SUPPLEMENTUM 1997; 527:114-5. [PMID: 9197497 DOI: 10.3109/00016489709124050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The enhanced polymer one-step staining (EPOS) method is presented with minor modifications for intraoperative frozen sections. It can be applied in almost every department of pathology where there is a necessity, because no special equipment is required. The method is rapid and immunostaining can be performed in less than 15 min. Antibodies are available for more than 20 important tissue and tumor markers. Out of those, antibodies against human cytokeratin, leukocyte common antigen (LCA) and chromogranin A were introduced in routine work. The first 2 antibodies yield excellent results and are a big advantage in routine diagnostic work: the use of cytokeratin is useful for confirmation or exclusion of suspected tumor invasion, especially in cases of atypical hyperplastic lesions, for detection of spindle cell carcinomas, and the detection of lymph node micrometastases. LCA demonstration is helpful in differentiating various round cell tumors, such as poorly differentiated carcinomas, sarcomas, malignant lymphomas, and evaluation of inflammatory response. Chromogranin A may detect neuroendocrine differentiation in the tumors.
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- T Rott
- Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Sano K, Sekine J, Inokuchi T, Pe MB, Ma G. Enhanced polymer one-step staining for proliferating cell nuclear antigen in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Biotech Histochem 1996; 71:273-7. [PMID: 8957552 DOI: 10.3109/10520299609117174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A rapid enhanced polymer one-step staining for proliferating cell nuclear antigen (EPOS-PCNA) in formalin fixed, paraffin embedded sections of tongue squamous cell carcinoma is described. EPOS-PCNA was compared with PCNA immunohistochemistry using the avidin-biotin complex (ABC) method, with or without autoclave pretreatment. Significant correlation of PCNA labeling index (percentage of labeled cells/total cells counted) was observed between EPOS-PCNA and the immunohistochemical protocol using autoclave pretreatment. We consider this method a reliable, timesaving technique that would be useful in quantitative histopathology and in performing double immunostaining.
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- K Sano
- Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, Japan
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