免疫组化染色阳性对照的设立、制作与应用

目的探讨如何设立免疫组化染色的阳性对照,使操作更简单、结果可靠和方法实用。方法选取阑尾、乳腺和扁桃体等不同类型的组织,通过HE切片观察,选取合适相应抗原表达的区域,将组织切成0.3cm*0.3cm大小,重新作石蜡包埋,连续切片厚4μm,贴在待检查组织旁边作为对照,进行CK、CK19、SMA、CD20、CD3、ER、PR、等36种抗体的免疫组化染色,并观察组织中抗原的表达是否正确,筛选出适合作为免疫组化染色阳性对照的组织。结果乳腺皮肤和扁桃体组织仅部分抗体染色阳性,而阑尾组织中有多种抗原表达,34种抗体染色均呈阳性,染色阳性的其他相对区域的组织细胞呈阴性染色。结论阑尾组织可作为大多抗体染色的阳性对照和阴性对照。方法简单,操作方便,节省抗体,适用于临床批量工作,对免疫组化的染色过程起到很好的质控作用。但对于某些抗体染色,如ER、PR等抗体的阳性对照,则应选用相应的组织如含正常导管上皮乳腺导管癌组织作对照。     

超声快速石蜡病理切片免疫组织化学染色的分析讨论

超声快速石蜡病理制片方法简便快捷,切片质量好,组织染色清晰,与常规制片无明显差别,是目前国内手术中快速制片常用方法之一。手术中快速病理检查常常因为肿瘤组织较小而全部做成快速石蜡切片,在临床没有后续标本送检的情况下,使得赖以诊断的免疫组织化学就必须在快速石蜡切片上进行。因此,超声快速石蜡切片对免疫组化染色的影响是一个值得探讨的问题。     

一种改良的BrdU免疫组织化学染色抗原热修复技术

目的：探索一种简单有效的行BrdU免疫组织化学染色抗原热修复的方法。方法：本实验探索了三种抗原热修复方法：1）漂片煮沸法,2）贴片煮沸法,3）贴片改良法。将贴有冰冻组织切片的玻片置于恒温封闭体系中进行热修复。之后行BrdU免疫组化染色,栗集图像对这三种热修复方法进行比较。针对贴片改良法行BrdU与NeuN、P。CERB和DCX的荧光双标,采集图像以观察该方法在免疫荧光甄标实验中应用的可行性。结果：1）漂片煮沸法脑组织切片在经过热修复处理后,切片卷起皱缩,不能进行后续实验步骤;2）贴片煮沸法可见少量BrdU阳性细胞,但背景深,且少数脑片起泡,假阳性现象严重;3）贴片改良法B-U免疫组化及与NeuN、P-CERB和DCX的免疫荧光双标染色背景浅,阳性细胞明显。结论：采用改良的热修复法能充分暴露BrdU抗原,DAB显色及免疫荧光染色结果理想。此方法为一种较好的行BrdU免疫组织化学染色抗原热修复方法。     

金胺O荧光染色在石蜡组织切片麻风病诊断中的应用

目的为了验证金胺O荧光染色法应用于石蜡组织切片麻风杆菌检测的可行性。方法用金胺O荧光法对6例确诊为麻风病的病理组织切片进行染色,并与抗酸染色结果进行对比。结果荧光染色法6例结果均为阳性,在暗背景下麻风杆菌显示明亮淡绿色荧光;在菌量较少荧光染色片中寻找单根麻风杆菌,较抗酸染色片更为容易。结论金胺O荧光染色法可用于石蜡组织切片麻风病的诊断,麻风杆菌单根散在时比抗酸染色法有一定优势。     

冰冻切片的H&E和LFB染色技术的优化及其在自身免疫疾病中的应用

该文旨在探讨基于冰冻切片样品进行苏木素–伊红(hematoxylin-eosin,HE)染色和快蓝(luxol fast blue,LFB)染色方法的优化及其在实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis,EAE)组织病理分析中的应用。取正常及EAE建模后的C57BL/6小鼠脊髓样品各5份,每份脊髓样品一分为二,分别制成冰冻切片和石蜡切片样品,通过设置不同优化条件对这两组切片进行HE和LFB染色,比较两组切片染色的结果。石蜡切片经过HE染色和LFB染色后细胞的形态结构和组织结构清晰,冰冻切片HE染色和LFB染色后细胞结构清晰度几乎和石蜡切片一致,进一步将该方法应用于分析β-arrestin2基因敲除对于小鼠EAE发生中的病理变化,发现能够很好地重复出基因敲除加重EAE疾病这一现象。冰冻切片染色优化后,基于冰冻切片进行HE染色和LFB染色可以达到石蜡切片类似的效果,并且实验过程简洁快速,大大缩短了实验时间,提高了效率,可以较好地应用于分析自身免疫疾病病理变化,该优化方法将在自身免疫疾病特别是多发性硬化动物模型的研究中有广泛的应用。     

一种在两栖类胚胎的免疫组织化学研究中有多种用途的方法

本文介绍了我们最近发展的一项用于两栖类胚胎的免疫组织化学研究的技术。两栖类胚胎经过适当的化学固定以后,用振动切片机可以得到50—100 μ的切片。我们用这样的切片进行免疫萤光和免疫酶标染色,均得到满意的结果,可以进行光镜(共聚焦显微镜,普通显微镜)及透射电镜的观察。由于在整个过程中避免了使用有机溶剂及包埋剂,所以最大限度地保存了抗原性。与传统的各种免疫组化技术比较,切片的各部分组织均能迅速与抗体反应,组织保存相当完好,可以满足电镜观察的要求。运用这种方法,还可以将同一胚胎的不同切片分别用于光镜和电镜观察,使结果更具说服力。     

碱性磷酸酶钙-钴法染色的不同包埋方法比较

目的探讨石蜡切片、冰冻切片及碳蜡(聚乙二醇)包埋切片在碱性磷酸酶染色中的应用,综合分析几种组织处理方法的优缺点,以便在病理诊断及科研工作中能找到更适合的碱性磷酸酶染色方法。方法取新鲜乳腺组织及肝组织,每份标本各取3块组织,根据包埋方法的不同,分为3组:石蜡切片碱性磷酸酶染色、冰冻切片碱性磷酸酶染色、碳蜡包埋切片碱性磷酸酶染色。结果 3组切片均可见黑色碱性磷酸酶的存在,其中肝组织内显示碱性磷酸酶呈黑色,沿胆小管分布;乳腺组织内显示碱性磷酸酶呈黑色沉淀弥漫分布于乳腺间质中。结论碳蜡包埋切片在碱性磷酸酶染色中,具有冰冻切片和石蜡切片的优点,并弥补了常规冰冻切片和石蜡切片染色的缺点和局限性,在病理诊断及科研工作中具有一定的应用价值。     

三种不同脂肪染色方法的比较

目的探讨碳蜡(聚乙二醇)包埋技术、冰冻切片及饿酸染色在脂肪染色中的应用,综合比较几种方法的优缺点,以便在病理工作及科研工作中能找到更适合的脂肪染色方法。方法取新鲜脂肪组织及肝组织,每份标本各取3块组织,分为A、B、C三组:A组和B组标本分别进行碳蜡包埋切片和常规冰冻切片,油红O法染色;C组以饿酸浸染组织块后进行石蜡包埋切片及眦复染。结果 A组切片脂肪滴呈红色,细胞核呈蓝色;B组切片脂肪滴呈红色,细胞核呈蓝色;C组切片脂肪滴呈黑色。结论饿酸染色和碳蜡包埋技术在脂肪染色中,具有冰冻切片和石蜡切片的优点,弥补了常规冰冻切片脂肪染色的缺点和局限性,在病理检验及科研中具有一定应用价值。     

快速石蜡切片法在免疫组化染色中的应用

免疫组化染色在病理诊断中发挥着重要的作用,较多的应用于肿瘤的诊断和鉴别诊断,而制作出良好的组织切片是免疫组化染色的基础和前提。快速石蜡制片是病理检验的常规技术之一,我们将常     

尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)NCCRP-1在多种组织中表达的免疫组化研究

非特异性细胞毒性细胞(non-specific cytotoxic cell,NCC)是硬骨鱼中一类淋巴细胞,在非特异性免疫中通过上调炎症反应释放细胞因子发挥重要的作用,是哺乳动物中NK细胞的等价物。鱼类NCC在体内多个组织器官中均有分布,其细胞毒性是自发的,可杀死多种靶细胞,例如同种异源或异种异源肿瘤细胞,寄生性原生动物和被病原侵染的细胞。NCCRP-1是NCC上的一种标志性受体。本研究对尼罗罗非鱼的脑,头肾,肝脏和脾脏进行切片,对NCCRP-1进行染色,通过免疫组化分析得知NCC在这些组织中的分布情况。另外采用Percoll非连续密度梯度法分离纯化得到头肾NCC,采用免疫组化染色和FITC标签标记,与组织中的染色结果分布相同。相较于qPCR等技术,本研究更直观地观察NCC在组织中的分布特点,为深入研究NCC的功能奠定了基础。     

Correlative light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry on the same section with colloidal gold

Ultrastructural localization of growth hormone in rat anterior pituitary and of muscle-specific actin in rabbit arterial smooth muscle cells was accomplished with a post-embedment procedure using colloidal gold. Plastic sections (2 microns) were mounted on slides, deplasticized, immunostained with immunoglobulin-colloidal gold particles, re-embedded in Epon, and sectioned for electron microscopy. This procedure enabled light and electron microscopic localization of these intracellular antigens on the same section. Positive immunostaining was demonstrated with this procedure with a muscle-specific actin antibody which previously failed to localize antigenic sites by EM. The procedure described yielded staining of high specificity, with minimal background and well-preserved ultrastructure. This re-embedding technique is useful in situations where problems with post-embedding EM immunostaining exist and where correlative LM and EM immunostaining is essential.     

A method for immunohistochemical detection of osteogenic markers in undecalcified bone sections

To evaluate the osteogenic potential of novel implant materials, it is important to examine their effect on osteoblastic differentiation. Characterizing the tissue response at the bone-biomaterial interface in vivo at a molecular level would contribute significantly to enhancing our understanding of tissue integration of endosseous implant materials. We describe here a new technique that overcomes difficulties commonly associated with performing immunohistochemistry on undecalcified sawed sections of bone. Sheep mandible specimens were fixed in an ethanol based fixative to maintain adequate antigenicity of the tissue. As a result, it was possible to omit antigen retrieval at high temperature for recovery of antigenicity, and detachment of sections from the slides was avoided. Following dehydration and infiltration, the specimens were embedded in a resin composed of polymethylmethacrylate and polybutylmethacrylate. Polymerization was achieved by adding benzoylperoxide and N,N-dimethyl-toluidine. This resin was selected because it maintained the antigenicity of the tissue, provided adequate properties for cutting 50 µm thick sections, and it facilitated deacrylizing the sawed sections. Acid-resistant acrylic slides were glued to the blocks using an epoxy resin based two-component adhesive to avoid detachment of the slides during the deacrylation procedure. Samples were stained for alkaline phosphatase, type I collagen, osteonectin, osteopontin, osteocalcin and bone sialoprotein. The EnVision + ™ dextran polymer conjugate two-step visualization system was applied for immunohistochemical detection of these bone matrix proteins. This procedure yielded positive staining for the osteogenic markers in cells and matrix components. The protocol described here facilitates the use of immunohistochemistry on resin embedded sawed sections of bone and provides a convenient and reliable method that can be used routinely for immunohistochemical analysis of hard tissue specimens containing implant materials.     

Microwave oven antigen retrieval applied to the immunostaining of cytopathology specimens

Microwave oven antigen retrieval has been developed to extend the range of antibodies that can be used upon sections of fixed and processed tissue. It has the additional advantages of improving immunostain intensity and reducing background positivity. It can also be employed as an alternative to proteolytic digestion. In this study the effects of microwave oven heating upon immunochemical staining of cytopathological specimens with a range of selected antibodies have been investigated. Microwaving did not result in loss of cells, and there was no need to use adhesive-coated slides. the method improved the staining intensity and reduced background with antibodies against a variety of antigens that are difficult or impossible to detect in formaldehyde-fixed cytological material. Microwave heating was also used successfully as an alternative to trypsin digestion, and had the advantage of reduced morphological distortion. the technique was useful in demonstrating the soluble formalin-sensitive antigen p19 on cytospins fixed in formaldehyde vapour. Microwave oven heating thus shows promise of extending the scope of immunostaining in clinical cytopathology.     

A simple post-embedding system for the rapid demonstration of tissue antigens under the electron microscope

A simple and versatile technique for the preparation of ultra-thin sections, which can be stained immunohistochemically directly on electron microscope grids, is presented. An anti-hapten immunoperoxidase procedure has been adapted for use on tissue fixed in a purified monomeric glutaraldehyde--picric acid mixture, and embedded in 'L R White', a recently formulated plastic resin. This plastic tolerates the use of partial dehydration of tissue, resulting in higher antigenic yields. In addition, no etching of ultra-thin sections is necessary, and the whole immunostaining procedure can be completed in less than 2 h. A comparison of commonly used fixatives is discussed. High-resolution micrographs showing general staining (uranyl acetate--lead citrate) of rat pancreas, and immunostaining of insulin and TSH in storage granules in perfusion-fixed rat tissue and of lambda-chain immunoreactive cells in immersion-fixed human tonsil are included as examples.     

Antigen retrieval in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues: an enhancement method for immunohistochemical staining based on microwave oven heating of tissue sections.

We describe a new approach for retrieval of antigens from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues and their subsequent staining by immunohistochemical techniques. This method of antigen retrieval is based on microwave heating of tissue sections attached to microscope slides to temperatures up to 100 degrees C in the presence of metal solutions. Among 52 monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies tested by this method, 39 antibodies demonstrated a significant increase in immunostaining, nine antibodies showed no change, and four antibodies showed reduced immunostaining. In particular, excellent immunostaining results were obtained with a monoclonal antibody to vimentin as well as several different keratin antibodies on routine formalin-fixed tissue sections after pre-treatment of the slides with this method. These results showed that after antigen retrieval: (a) enzyme predigestion of tissues could be omitted; (b) incubation times of primary antibodies could be significantly reduced, or dilutions of primary antibodies could be increased; (c) adequate staining could be achieved in long-term formalin-fixed tissues that failed to stain by conventional methods; and (d) certain antibodies which were typically unreactive with formalin-fixed tissues gave excellent staining.     

Effect of temperature on argyrophil impregnation: development of a high temperature rapid argyrophil procedure

Our studies on the effects of temperature on the demonstration of neurosecretory granules using argyrophil stains indicate an inverse relationship between the time needed for staining and temperature of the silver and reducing solutions. Careful monitoring of the temperature of silver solutions during the Grimelius procedure and its modifications show long incubation times serve in large part only to bring the solutions to reaction temperature. Tissue sections added when this temperature has been reached will stain with the same intensity as sections impregnated for the entire incubation period. We have modified the argyrophil procedure so that double-impregnation with solutions preheated to 60-70 C and development in Bodian's reducer prepared with preheated water rapidly demonstrates secretory granules. Our method does not require a microwave oven and much shorter incubation periods are required than with usual procedures. It is not necessary to incubate sections in hot solutions for extended periods of time, which can lead to detachment of sections, nonspecific staining and decomposition of the silver solution. Rinsing after impregnation and before development greatly increases contrast of argyrophil cells by reducing background staining. Our procedure results in more reliable staining of argyrophil and argentaffin cells and takes only ten minutes.     

Effect of Temperature on Argyrophil Impregnation: Development of A High Temperature Rapid Argyrophil Procedure

Out studies on the effects of temperature on the demonstration of neurosecretory granules using argyrophil stains indicate an inverse relationship between the time needed for staining and temperature of the silver and reducing solutions. Careful monitoring of the temperature of silver solutions during the Grimelius procedure and its modifications show long incubation times serve in large part only to bring the solutions to reaction temperature. Tissue sections added when this temperature has been reached will stain with the same intensity as sections impregnated for the entire incubation period. We have modified the argyrophil procedure so that double-impregnation with solutions preheated to 60-70 C and development in Bodian's reducer prepared with preheated water rapidly demonstrates secretory granules. Our method does not require a microwave oven and much shorter incubation periods are required than with usual procedures. It is not necessary to incubate sections in hot solutions for extended periods of time, which can lead to detachment of sections, nonspecific staining and decomposition of the silver solution. Rinsing after impregnation and before development greatly increases contrast of argyrophil cells by reducing background staining. Our procedure results in more reliable staining of argyrophil and argentaffin cells and takes only ten minutes.     

A method for the preparation of serial thick sections of plastic-embedded plant tissues.

A procedure is described in which thick sections (2-10 mu or more) of plastic-embedded plant tissues are mounted in serial order on slides for use in routine light microscopy. Sections are cut with a steel knife on a rotary microtome while the block and blade are bathed with 40% alcohol. The cut sections are placed, in order, in 50% alcohol in the small wells of modified plastic trays where they become flat, pliable and suitable for subsequent handling. Sections remain separate and in correct order in the trays while they are stained, washed, and prepared for final mounting on slides. Mounting involves a simple and rapid procedure of transferring the sections to a slide and heating first on a 70-75 C hot plate (to slowly evaporate the water around the section and to partially affix the section) and then on a C hot plate. This second heating ensures adhesion when xylene-base mounting media, which tend to loosen weakly adhered plastic from the slides, are used. The technique of staining the sections loose provides the following advantages: (1) the problems of section loss and entrapment of stain between section and slide during staining are eliminated, (2) relatively high staining temperature, alkalinity, and alcohol concentration of the stain solvent (all of which promote loosening of pre-affixed sections from slides during staining) is allowed, and (3) staining is more even and selective. The procedure has been found to be reliable and fast enough to be of value in a significant variety of routine light microscope studies.     

A Method for the Preparation of Serial Thick Sections of Plastic-Embedded Plant Tissues

A procedure is described in which thick sections (2-10μ or more) of plastic-embedded plant tissues are mounted in serial order on slides for use in routine light microscopy. Sections are cut with a steel knife on a rotary microtome while the block and blade are bathed with 40% alcohol. The cut sections are placed, in order, in 50% alcohol in the small wells of modified plastic trays where they become flat, pliable and suitable for subsequent handling. Sections remain separate and in correct order in the trays while they are stained, washed, and prepared for final mounting on slides. Mounting involves a simple and rapid procedure of transferring the sections to a slide and heating first on a 70-75 C hot plate (to slowly evaporate the water around the section and to partially affix the section) and then on a 100 C hot plate. This second heating ensures adhesion when xylene-base mounting media, which tend to loosen weakly adhered plastic from the slides, are used. The technique of staining the sections loose provides the following advantages: (1) the problems of section loss and entrapment of stain between section and slide during staining are eliminated, (2) relatively high staining temperature, akalinity, and alcohol concentration of the stain solvent (all of which promote loosening of pm-affixed sections from slides during staining) is allowed, and (3) staining is more even and selective. The procedure has been found to be reliable and fast enough to be of value in a significant variety of routine light microscope studies.     

Colloidal gold immunostaining on deplasticized ultra-thin sections

We localized tissue antigens on ultra-thin sections by deplasticizing the sections while on the grid, incubating in primary antiserum followed by immunoglobulin-conjugated colloidal gold, and ultimately re-embedding in dilute Epon. This procedure permitted ultrastructural localization of tissue antigens that were previously masked by the embedding plastic surrounding tissue components. In addition, replacement of the plastic matrix on the thin section after immunostaining prevented development of the drying artifacts that occur in unsupported tissue sections. Optimal preservation of components in the tissue sections was achieved despite extensive steps involved in plastic removal and immunostaining. This method may be useful in situations where the number of exposed epitopes on the surface of a thin section is low. The procedure also allows the use of antisera at greater dilutions and provides enhanced immunostaining specificity with low background.