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J Clin Pathol 53:518-524 doi:10.1136/jcp.53.7.518

Immunohistowax processing, a new fixation and embedding method for light microscopy, which preserves antigen immunoreactivity and morphological structures: visualisation of dendritic cells in peripheral organs

Table 2

Antigens successfully detected on Immunohistowax processed mouse tissue sections

Antigens Clones Specificity Dilution Sources
*Fusion protein; °synthesised hapten carrier protein.
Ars, arsenate; BSA, bovine serum albumin; DC, dendritic cell; h, human; IFN-γ, interferon γ; Ig, immunoglobulin; IL, interleukin; L, ligand; MHC, major histocompatibility complex; MΦ, macrophage; NK, natural killer; PMN, polymorphonuclear cell; TCR, T cell receptor; VCAM, vascular cell adhesion molecule.
CD2 12–15 Cell adhesion molecule 10–20 μg/ml Southern Biotechnology Associates, Inc
CD3 7D6 T cells 20–30 μg/ml Coulie and colleagues14
CD4 RM4–5 T helper cells 20 μg/ml Pharmingen
CD8 53–6.7 T cells 20 μg/ml Pharmingen
CD90/Thy 1.2 53–2.1 T cells 10–20 μg/ml Pharmingen
TCRαβ H57–597 T cells (TCR) 20–30 μg/ml Pharmingen
TCRγδ 13D5 T cells (TCR) 20–30 μg/ml Peterman and colleagues15
TCR Vβ8 F23.2 T cells (TCR) 20 μg/ml ATCC
TCR Vβ6 44.22.1 T cells (TCR) 20 μg/ml Payne and colleagues16
B220/CD45R RA3–6B2 B cells 5–10 μg/ml Pharmingen
IgD LoMD6 B cells 5–10 μg/ml Lefebvre and colleagues17
IgM LoMM9 B cells 5–10 μg/ml Lefebvre and colleagues17
MHC-II 14.4.4 B cells, DC, Mφ 5–10 μg/ml ATCC
CD11c N418 Mainly DC 5–10 μg/ml Metlay and colleagues18
CD11c HL3 Mainly DC 5–10 μg/ml Pharmingen
CD11b/Mac-1 M1/70 5–10 μg/ml Pharmingen
NK 5E6 NK cells 10–20 μg/ml Pharmingen
Pan-NK DX5 NK cells 10–20 μg/ml Pharmingen
Ly-6G/GR1 RB6–8C5 Granulocytes 10–20 μg/ml Pharmingen
PMN antigen 7/4 Neutrophils 10–20 μg/ml Caltag
CD40 3/23 B cells, DC, Mφ 10–20 μg/ml Hasbold and colleagues19
Intracytoplasmic granules 2A1 Mature DC 5–10 μg/ml Inaba and colleagues20
Intracytoplasmic granules M342 Mature DC Undiluted supernatant Agger and colleagues21
DEC-205 NLDC-145 Mature DC 20–30 μg/ml Kraal and colleagues22
CD35 8C12 CR1 (Follicular DC) 5–10 μg/ml Pharmingen
CD86/B7.2 GL1 Activated B cells, DC, Mφ 10–20 μg/ml Hathcock and colleagues23
CD25 7D4 Activated T cells, B cells, DC 10–20 μg/ml Pharmingen
Ly-77 GL7 Activated T cells, B cells 10–20 μg/ml Pharmingen
CD44 1M7 Activated T cells 10–20 μg/ml Pharmingen
CD69 H1.2F3 Activated T cells 10–20 μg/ml Pharmingen
Phosphotyrosin 4G10 Activated cells 20–30μg/ml Upstate Biotechnology Incorporation
OX40 mOX40L–hIgG1* Activated T cells 20–30μg/ml Cantab Pharmaceutical Research Ltd
VCAM-1 M/K-2 Adhesion molecule 10–20 μg/ml R&D Systems
Anti-Ars Ig Ars-BSA° Ars specific B cells 20 μg/ml
IL-2 S4B6 Cytokine 20–30 μg/ml Pharmingen
IL-4 11B11 Cytokine 20–30 μg/ml Pharmingen
INF-γ Db1 Cytokine 20–30 μg/ml Paineau and colleagues24
IL-10 JESS-2A5 Cytokine 20–30 μg/ml Pharmingen

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