[Histonet] RE:Job Opportunity (Catherine Scott)
Catherine Scott
catherine.scott <@t> mpiresearch.com
Thu Jan 27 10:20:45 CST 2005
We (MPI Research) currently have an opening for Associate Scientist in
our plastics Lab. This person would be responsible for the day-to-day
operations in our newly built Plastics Lab. Candidate must have 5+
years of histology experience along with (ASCP) HT/ HTL certification.
Candidate must have experience working with GMA, MMA, cardiac stents,
undecalcified bone, histomorphometry and special stains. The successful
candidate must be a self-starter, have leadership qualities and
troubleshooting abilities.
If interested please contact me a Catherine.scott <@t> mpiresearch.com,
Also, for more information please check out our web site at
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Today's Topics:
1. cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph nodes
(Van Eyck, Deb)
2. reagent pricing (Jeff Birkner)
3. RE: reagent pricing (Jeff Birkner)
4. RE: reagent pricing (GUTIERREZ, JUAN)
5. Re: Ache staining querry (John Kiernan)
6. Rank-L (Patty Lott)
7. Job opportunity central PA (Linda Hartman)
8. Freezing Biopsies (Amos Brooks)
9. Re: cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph nodes
(Andi Kappeler)
10. Eluting Solution - Glycin-HCl (Melanie Black)
11. RE: Fluorescence staining (C.M. van der Loos)
12. testing connection (Carl Hobbs)
13. subscribe to the histonet please, thanks (Wayne Holland)
14. Hairy Cell Leukemia Spleen Tissue (Barnhart, Tammy)
15. Attn: Roxanne Soto & Emily Smith (Greg Dobbin)
16. Manual fixation/processing of reconstructed skin cultures
grown on polycarbonate filters (Colin Smith)
17. Re: Freezing Biopsies (Kathleen Spencer)
18. Re: cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph nodes
(Andi Kappeler)
19. RMSF (KarBieber <@t> aol.com)
20. Re: Freezing Biopsies (Gayle Callis)
21. Re: RE: Fluorescence staining (Gayle Callis)
22. Re: Freezing Biopsies (ajennings <@t> unmc.edu)
23. RE: Manual fixation/processing of reconstructed skincultures
grown on polycarbonate filters (Elizabeth Chlipala)
24. mouse eye lens (Jarrin Miguel)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:59:04 -0600
From: "Van Eyck, Deb" <deb.vaneyck <@t> phci.org>
Subject: [Histonet] cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph
nodes
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Hi all,
1.I would really appreciate some replies to a couple of questions. One
is
CD15; I thought I had a pretty good antibody going, but it is still
problematic in some cases. I would like to know what others are using
consistently with heme path approval. The same goes for kappa and
lambda
and clonality.
2. The other issue is handling bone marrows and lymph nodes---we have
recently gotten rid of B-5 and we use NBF as our main fixative. I would
like some replies in regards to what is the best fixation/decal
situation
for morphology purposes (does anyone feel that they have reached the b-5
nirvana state for good morphology) and still maintain immuno
staining????
Times and protocols and products would be great.
Thanks----Deb Van Eyck-Anatomic Path
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
725 American Ave.
Waukesha,WI 53188
262-928-2112
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:17:01 -0600
From: Jeff Birkner <jbirkner <@t> colabserv.com>
Subject: [Histonet] reagent pricing
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What is everyone paying for reagent alcohol, xylene and formalin?
We are paying the following per gallon, not including shipping:
Reagent alcohol $15.00
Xylene $28.00
10% NB Formalin $5.45
Jeff Birkner, CT(ASCP)
Pathology Section Manager
Collaborative Laboratory Services, LLC
1005 Pennsylvania Ave.
Ottumwa, IA 52501
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:56:47 -0600
From: Jeff Birkner <jbirkner <@t> colabserv.com>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: reagent pricing
To: "'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'"
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I will put the responses in an excel spreadsheet and share them with
anyone
that wants them.
_____
From: Jeff Birkner
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:17 PM
To: 'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: reagent pricing
What is everyone paying for reagent alcohol, xylene and formalin?
We are paying the following per gallon, not including shipping:
Reagent alcohol $15.00
Xylene $28.00
10% NB Formalin $5.45
Jeff Birkner, CT(ASCP)
Pathology Section Manager
Collaborative Laboratory Services, LLC
1005 Pennsylvania Ave.
Ottumwa, IA 52501
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:14:17 -0600
From: "GUTIERREZ, JUAN" <juan.gutierrez <@t> christushealth.org>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] reagent pricing
To: "Jeff Birkner" <jbirkner <@t> colabserv.com>,
<histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Reagent alcohol 8.73/gal
Xylene 7.85/gal
Formalin 2.92/gal
Say Hi to Radar for me.
Juan C. Gutierrez, HT(ASCP)
Histology Laboratory Supervisor
(210)704-2533
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Subject: [Histonet] reagent pricing
What is everyone paying for reagent alcohol, xylene and formalin?
We are paying the following per gallon, not including shipping:
Reagent alcohol $15.00
Xylene $28.00
10% NB Formalin $5.45
Jeff Birkner, CT(ASCP)
Pathology Section Manager
Collaborative Laboratory Services, LLC
1005 Pennsylvania Ave.
Ottumwa, IA 52501
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:49:42 -0500
From: John Kiernan <jkiernan <@t> uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Ache staining querry
To: Arvind Pundir <arvind <@t> nbrc.res.in>
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Assuming "Ache staining" is acetylcholinesterase activity
histochemistry, not a painful bruise:
The surface of the specimen will have been fixed more than
the inside. AChE activity resists short fixation
in formaldehyde (such as overnight). Perhaps the outside
of the block has had more than is good for the enzyme.
In small specimens of animal tissues, both the choline
esterases (and other esterases) are well preserved by
overnight fixation in formaldehyde.
Human brains need much longer because of the large size,
and this can be expected to wreck enzyme activities. You
might still be able to stain the AChE protein with an
immunohistochemical method.
--
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John A. Kiernan
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
The University of Western Ontario
London, Canada N6A 5C1
kiernan[AT]uwo.ca
http://publish.uwo.ca/~jkiernan/
http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/index.htm
_______________________________
Arvind Pundir wrote:
>
> i do Ache staining frequently on human brain sections, but facing
problem that there is no staining at the edges of my section can anyone
sort what it may be due to
>
>
>
> thanks in advance for any suggestion or advice
>
>
>
> Arvind Singh Pundir
>
> National Brain Research Centre
>
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:30:45 -0600
From: Patty Lott <Patty.Lott <@t> ORTHO.UAB.EDU>
Subject: [Histonet] Rank-L
To: 'histonet' <histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu>
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Does anyone know of an antibody for RANK-L to be used on FFPE mouse
bones?
Patty Lott, Laboratory Supervisor
Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
Center for Metabolic Bone Disease Laboratory
University of Alabama at Birmingham
LHRB B37 0007
1919 7th Ave. South
Birmingham, AL 35294
(205) 934-2007
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:38:45 -0500
From: "Linda Hartman" <lhartman18 <@t> adelphia.net>
Subject: [Histonet] Job opportunity central PA
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, PA has an opening for a
full time histology technician. The applicant will be responsible for
routine histology, frozen sections, special staining and IHC.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is a growing regional medical center
located mid-way between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. State College is
the home of the main campus of Penn State University.
Please check out our website at www.mountnittany.org
Linda Hartman HT(ASCP)
Histology section head
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College, PA 16803
Phone: 814-234-6117
email: lhartman <@t> mountnittany.org
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:07:30 -0500
From: Amos Brooks <amosbrooks <@t> earthlink.net>
Subject: [Histonet] Freezing Biopsies
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Hi,
I'm snap freezing kidney biopsies in OCT using isopentane that
is chilled
with liquid nitrogen. I'm having a problem where the area that the
biopsy
is gets raised up above the surface of the block. I'm not sure what is
going wrong and more importantly what to do about it. Has anyone had
similar problems and how did you solve it?
Thanks,
Amos Brooks
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:52:43 +0100
From: "Andi Kappeler" <kappeler <@t> patho.unibe.ch>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph
nodes
To: "Histonet" <HistoNet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu>, "Van Eyck, Deb"
<deb.vaneyck <@t> phci.org>
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Hi Deb
We use mo-a-CD15, clone MMA, Becton-Dickinson 347420. Working conc. is
2.5
ug Ig/ml, pretreatment is HIER (citrate) in pressure cooker. The
'secret'
with this clone (and most other commercially available CD15 mAbs, such
as
C3D-1, BY87, 80H5, and more) is, that it is of Ig class IgM (and not
IgG1,
IgG2a, as most monoclonals that you commonly use). While most secondary
antibodies show some cross-reactivity with mAbs of Ig class IgM, you
have
to use a mouse-IgM specific secondary antibody to get optimal results
(e.g.
DakoCytomation E 0465, rb-a-mo IgM/Biotin). This applies also to a
couple of
other mAbs: they will work with 'regular' secondary antibodies, however,
they will work better with an IgM-specific secondary antibody. Therefore
it
is always useful to check the SpecSheet for the Ig-class of a given mAb.
If you are using a visualization system that comes from the supplier of
your
staining machine, you may have a problem, depending on the stainer. Some
of
them are obviously very reluctant to let you use secondary reagents of
your
choice... Then it is good to know, that immunos can be done manually ...
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Andi Kappeler
Insitute of Pathology, University of Bern, Switzerland
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From: "Van Eyck, Deb" <deb.vaneyck <@t> phci.org>
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:59 PM
Subject: [Histonet] cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph nodes
>
> Hi all,
> 1.I would really appreciate some replies to a couple of questions.
One is
> CD15; I thought I had a pretty good antibody going, but it is still
> problematic in some cases. I would like to know what others are using
> consistently with heme path approval. The same goes for kappa and
lambda
> and clonality.
>
>
> 2. The other issue is handling bone marrows and lymph nodes---we have
> recently gotten rid of B-5 and we use NBF as our main fixative. I
would
> like some replies in regards to what is the best fixation/decal
situation
> for morphology purposes (does anyone feel that they have reached the
b-5
> nirvana state for good morphology) and still maintain immuno
staining????
> Times and protocols and products would be great.
>
>
> Thanks----Deb Van Eyck-Anatomic Path
> Waukesha Memorial Hospital
> 725 American Ave.
> Waukesha,WI 53188
> 262-928-2112
> fax:262-928-4849
>
>
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:21:12 +0200
From: Melanie Black <ctsblack <@t> capeheart.uct.ac.za>
Subject: [Histonet] Eluting Solution - Glycin-HCl
To: histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu
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Hi There
Can anybody give me a method for making up Glycin-HCl(0.1M, pH 2.2)
to be used an a blocking buffer in double immuno staining???
Many Thanks
Melanie
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:52:21 +0100
From: "C.M. van der Loos" <c.m.vanderloos <@t> amc.uva.nl>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Fluorescence staining
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Dear Eva,
To my knowledge most of the traditional fluorochromes like FITC,
rhodamine, doesn't stand dehydration at all. So in your case it fully
depends on what type of fluorochrome you end up with after the TSA
procedure.
If you end up with FITC, the use of VectaShield
([1]www.vectorlabs.com) for mounting is highly recommended for
the prevention of photobleaching.
Chris van der Loos, PhD
Dept. of Pathology
Academical Medical Center M2-230
Meibergdreef 9
NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone: +31 20 5665631
fax: +31 20 6960389
e-mail: [2]c.m.vanderloos <@t> amc.uva.nl
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From
Eva C Anderson <eca9 <@t> georgetown.edu>
Date
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:10:41 -0500
To
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject
[Histonet] Fluorescence staining
Hi,
We are looking into trying some Fluorescence staining. We want to
try
a TSA Fluorescence System from PerkinElmer. The IHC protocol
does
however leave me with some questions.
We always dehydrate our samples after staining. The protocol
however
doesn't mention this. It only says that the samples can be
counterstained and mounted after incubation with the Fluorophore
Tyramide. Should we dehydrate and is there a particular mounting
media
we should use to prolong the time that fluorescence can be
detected?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for all your help,
Eva
Georgetown University
Research Assistant
References
1. http://www.vectorlabs.com/
2. mailto:c.m.vanderloos <@t> amc.uva.nl
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:09:43 -0000
From: "Carl Hobbs" <carl.hobbs <@t> kcl.ac.uk>
Subject: [Histonet] testing connection
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:10:50 -0500
From: "Wayne Holland" <wayneholland1959 <@t> msn.com>
Subject: [Histonet] subscribe to the histonet please, thanks
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:29:02 -0600
From: "Barnhart, Tammy" <Tbarnhart <@t> primecare.org>
Subject: [Histonet] Hairy Cell Leukemia Spleen Tissue
To: "Histonet (E-mail)" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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I am in need of the above control tissue. We have not had a case here
that
we can find and would like to use it as a control for our TRAcP
antibody.
Willing to pay, hopefully not too much. Or, trade for other tissue :)
Thanks....
Tammy Barnhart, BS, HTL(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
St. Alexius Medical Center
Bismarck, ND
tbarnhart <@t> primecare.org
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:48:59 ADT
From: "Greg Dobbin" <dobbin <@t> upei.ca>
Subject: [Histonet] Attn: Roxanne Soto & Emily Smith
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Roxanne and Emily,
I am getting planning underway again for the Histonet Outpost. I
sent out an e-mail to our `ad hoc' committee members yesterday
and your e-mails bounced. Can you confirm that your e-mail
addresses (below) are correct and if not, provide the proper one so
I can forward you the e-mail again as well as all the replies I
received to it.
Thanks.
Greg
ESmith <@t> CuraGen.com
GREYTRUNK <@t> aol.com
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:07:05 -0000
From: "Colin Smith" <colins <@t> thor.uk.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Manual fixation/processing of reconstructed skin
cultures grown on polycarbonate filters
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Can anyone help?
I am currently setting up a basic histology system for analysing
reconstructed tissues grown in culture on polycarbonate filters, similar
to
Mattek's Epiderm. We currently have begged borrowed or stolen,
equipment-wise:
two water baths (ambient - 100C), a circulating warm air oven, a rocking
microtome and cold blocks, along with glass staining jars/racks, forceps
etc.
At the moment, equipment such as a wax dispenser, purpose built cooling
plates etc are out of the question until I can show that we can show
that the
model we are growing is validated, which will include
immunohistochemistry of
cytokeratin and cell adhesion markers etc. Thus we are in the catch 22
situation of having to prove something without the equipment needed to
do the
job, in order to justify buying the equipment!! But thats accountants
for
you, go figure.
Anyway, can anyone give any useful pointers/protocols for
fixing/processing/embedding/sectioning such tissues using such primative
equipment
Any help, no matter how trivial will be greatfully received.
Many Thanks in Advance,
Colin Smith BSc CBiol MIBiol Eurotox Registered Toxicologist
In Vitro Toxicologist
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:39:59 -0600
From: Kathleen Spencer <kspencer <@t> utmem.edu>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Freezing Biopsies
To: Amos Brooks <amosbrooks <@t> earthlink.net>
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Amos,
The way we did this was to place the biopsy in a plastic mold, add OCT,
grab the huge forceps and plunge it into liquid nitrogen and count to 5
or 10, I can't remember, but it always worked fine. We did not use
isopentane. The surface of the block was always nice and smooth. It had
to be! The biopsies were so tiny. What you can do is get a fresh mold,
put a little OCT in the bottom, put the frozen block in and spray it a
little with cryo spray. You should now have a smooth surface for
sectioning.
Good Luck!
Kathleen Spencer HT (ASCP)
Lab Manager/LCM Supervisor
UTHSC
On Jan 25, 2005, at 8:07 PM, Amos Brooks wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm snap freezing kidney biopsies in OCT using isopentane that
is
> chilled with liquid nitrogen. I'm having a problem where the area that
> the biopsy is gets raised up above the surface of the block. I'm not
> sure what is going wrong and more importantly what to do about it. Has
> anyone had similar problems and how did you solve it?
>
> Thanks,
> Amos Brooks
>
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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:18:31 +0100
From: "Andi Kappeler" <kappeler <@t> patho.unibe.ch>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph
nodes
To: "Histonet" <HistoNet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu>
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We use the rb-a-mo IgM/Biotin in stead of our usual anti-mouse Ig
secondary
antibody (which is gt-a-mo Ig/Biotin). As we still stain manually (yes
that
exists...!) this is no problem. Adding the rb-a-mo IgM to your usual
secondary is theoretically possible, however if your secondary is a
'multi
link' reagent (anti-mouse and anti-rabbit cocktail) then you should not
add
a rb-a-mo IgM/Biotin as it will be bound by the anti-rb component of
your
'multi link' reagent. The system may still work, but I would prefer to
know
what I'm doing rather than to 'let something happen' inside a tube where
I
don't have control. If you want to add an anti-mouse IgM component to
your
'multi link', make sure it does not intefere with any of the components
that
is already in there (e.g. use a gt-a-mo IgM/Biotin).
Our protocol for CD15 looks as follows (in brief):
1. Deparaffinization --> TBS
2. Pretreatment, citrate buffer, pressure cooker, 7 min at 121 C, 1 bar;
cool down, wash
3. Incubate with mo-a-CD15, clone MMA, 2.5 ug Ig/ml
4. Wash
5. Incubate with rb-a-mo IgM (DakoCytomation E 0465, 1:500)
6. Wash
7. Incubate with enzyme system (ABC/HRP, LSAB+/HRP, whatever...)
8. Wash
9. Develop with 3,3'-diaminobenzidin /H2O2
10. Rinse, counterstain, mount
Best regards,
Andi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Van Eyck, Deb" <deb.vaneyck <@t> phci.org>
To: "'Andi Kappeler'" <kappeler <@t> patho.unibe.ch>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:20 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph
nodes
> thanks very much-------for the secondary system do you just use this
with
> another Dako product for example---are you using lsab or lsab +. I
know
> some people use this system and just add the IgM to the
secondary--what
> specifically do you do. this has been a real help Andi!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andi Kappeler [SMTP:kappeler <@t> patho.unibe.ch]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:53 AM
> > To: Histonet; Van Eyck, Deb
> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and
lymph
> > nodes
> >
> > Hi Deb
> >
> > We use mo-a-CD15, clone MMA, Becton-Dickinson 347420. Working conc.
is
2.5
> > ug Ig/ml, pretreatment is HIER (citrate) in pressure cooker. The
'secret'
> > with this clone (and most other commercially available CD15 mAbs,
such
as
> > C3D-1, BY87, 80H5, and more) is, that it is of Ig class IgM (and
not
> > IgG1,
> > IgG2a, as most monoclonals that you commonly use). While most
secondary
> > antibodies show some cross-reactivity with mAbs of Ig class IgM,
you
> > have
> > to use a mouse-IgM specific secondary antibody to get optimal
results
> > (e.g.
> > DakoCytomation E 0465, rb-a-mo IgM/Biotin). This applies also to a
couple
> > of
> > other mAbs: they will work with 'regular' secondary antibodies,
however,
> > they will work better with an IgM-specific secondary antibody.
Therefore
> > it
> > is always useful to check the SpecSheet for the Ig-class of a given
mAb.
> > If you are using a visualization system that comes from the supplier
of
> > your
> > staining machine, you may have a problem, depending on the stainer.
Some
> > of
> > them are obviously very reluctant to let you use secondary reagents
of
> > your
> > choice... Then it is good to know, that immunos can be done manually
...
> > Hope this helps. Good luck.
> >
> > Andi Kappeler
> > Insitute of Pathology, University of Bern, Switzerland
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Van Eyck, Deb" <deb.vaneyck <@t> phci.org>
> > To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:59 PM
> > Subject: [Histonet] cd15 and morphology on bone marrows and lymph
nodes
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > > 1.I would really appreciate some replies to a couple of questions.
One
> > is
> > > CD15; I thought I had a pretty good antibody going, but it is
still
> > > problematic in some cases. I would like to know what others are
using
> > > consistently with heme path approval. The same goes for kappa and
> > lambda
> > > and clonality.
> > >
> > >
> > > 2. The other issue is handling bone marrows and lymph nodes---we
have
> > > recently gotten rid of B-5 and we use NBF as our main fixative. I
would
> > > like some replies in regards to what is the best fixation/decal
> > situation
> > > for morphology purposes (does anyone feel that they have reached
the
b-5
> > > nirvana state for good morphology) and still maintain immuno
> > staining????
> > > Times and protocols and products would be great.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks----Deb Van Eyck-Anatomic Path
> > > Waukesha Memorial Hospital
> > > 725 American Ave.
> > > Waukesha,WI 53188
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Message: 19
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:23:56 EST
From: KarBieber <@t> aol.com
Subject: [Histonet] RMSF
To: histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu
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Does anyone have a good source for an antibody for RMSF?
Thanks,
Karen
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Message: 20
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:25:16 -0700
From: Gayle Callis <gcallis <@t> montana.edu>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Freezing Biopsies
To: Amos Brooks <amosbrooks <@t> earthlink.net>,
Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Message-ID:
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Amos,
We experienced this too. We solved by using Tissue Tek plastic
embedding
molds 10 x 10 mm size. Cut excess edges for a better heat sink around
embedding well except for a small tab to hold onto. Carefully pick a
mold
that is not deformed already - look for the flat ones, not rounded!
Tissue
Tek has newer round molds that do not require trimming, very nice, tidy
and
FLAT!
Unfortunately, other brands of plastic molds we tried had thicker
plastic
compared to Tissue Tek molds and blocks twisted out at freezing.
Coat bottom of mold with a THIN film of OCT. Biopsy is laid out so it
is
as flat as possible in OCT film on bottom. Carefully, slowly - add more
OCT down corner of mold or away from top of biopsy to keep it from
floating
up. Overfilling with OCT results in cracked blocks; fill to top of
well.
We tilt the beaker with cold isopentane , and introduce mold so bottom
makes contact with isopentant first. When OCT starts to turn white ON
BOTTOM, immerse fully -about 10 sec or so. Bottom freezing first
anchors
biopsy and keeps it flat, no lift up syndrome. If frozen block face has
any deformity to it caused by a funky mold - just smear a thin layer of
OCT
over block face to fill in these depressions, etc. to have a flatter
block
face before trimming. Thin layer is important as we tried to avoid any
excess warming of block once it is frozen solid.
Have fun!!
At 07:07 PM 1/25/2005, you wrote:
>Hi,
> I'm snap freezing kidney biopsies in OCT using isopentane that
is
> chilled with liquid nitrogen. I'm having a problem where the area that
> the biopsy is gets raised up above the surface of the block. I'm not
sure
> what is going wrong and more importantly what to do about it. Has
anyone
> had similar problems and how did you solve it?
>
>Thanks,
>Amos Brooks
>
>
>
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MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
Research Histopathology Supervisor
Veterinary Molecular Biology
Montana State University - Bozeman
PO Box 173610
Bozeman MT 59717-3610
406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
406 994-4303 (FAX)
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Message: 21
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:33:09 -0700
From: Gayle Callis <gcallis <@t> montana.edu>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Fluorescence staining
To: "C.M. van der Loos" <c.m.vanderloos <@t> amc.uva.nl>,
Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Chris and Eva,
Vectashield also come in a Hard Set, so you get permanent coverslipping
(no
coverglass sliding around!) as does the Molecular Probes Prolong Gold
ready
to use.
If you want a counterfluorescence marker for nuclei, and have the
appropriate DAPI filter on microscope, you can buy these with DAPI which
"counterstains via fluorescence" the DNA in cells.
At 12:52 AM 1/26/2005, you wrote:
> Dear Eva,
>
> To my knowledge most of the traditional fluorochromes like FITC,
> rhodamine, doesn't stand dehydration at all. So in your case it
fully
> depends on what type of fluorochrome you end up with after the TSA
> procedure.
>
> If you end up with FITC, the use of VectaShield
> ([1]www.vectorlabs.com) for mounting is highly recommended for
> the prevention of photobleaching.
>
> Chris van der Loos, PhD
> Dept. of Pathology
> Academical Medical Center M2-230
> Meibergdreef 9
> NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam
> The Netherlands
>
> phone: +31 20 5665631
> fax: +31 20 6960389
> e-mail: [2]c.m.vanderloos <@t> amc.uva.nl
Gayle Callis
MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
Research Histopathology Supervisor
Veterinary Molecular Biology
Montana State University - Bozeman
PO Box 173610
Bozeman MT 59717-3610
406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
406 994-4303 (FAX)
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Message: 22
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:33:22 -0600
From: ajennings <@t> unmc.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Freezing Biopsies
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu,
histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu, Amos Brooks
<amosbrooks <@t> earthlink.net>
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Bernice from Instrumedics I am sure can give you better insight into
what
use to be called "Gentle Jane" freezing. Helps with heat extraction and
overall consistent freezing.
It may help.
I use to have the same problem with whole mouse embryos, because they
were
freezing from the outside in and by the time the liver froze/expanded it
would pop out of the block. I know biopsies are by far smaller but it
could
be the same general theory with the OCT freezing from the outside around
the sample and the sample having no place else to expand. It actually
helped me to freeze in the lN2 vapor instead of dropping the sample into
isopentane. The time difference was negligible and I didn't get that pop
out peak that I believe you are referring to. The freezing occurred from
the bottom of the boat to the top instead from all sides at once. It
might
not be appropriate for all but it has worked in my lab for many many
years.
just sharing a thought
On Jan 25, 2005, at 8:07 PM, Amos Brooks wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm snap freezing kidney biopsies in OCT using isopentane
that
is
> chilled with liquid nitrogen. I'm having a problem where the area that
> the biopsy is gets raised up above the surface of the block. I'm not
> sure what is going wrong and more importantly what to do about it. Has
> anyone had similar problems and how did you solve it?
>
> Thanks,
> Amos Brooks
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Message: 23
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:36:26 -0700
From: "Elizabeth Chlipala" <liz <@t> premierlab.com>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Manual fixation/processing of reconstructed
skincultures grown on polycarbonate filters
To: "'Colin Smith'" <colins <@t> thor.uk.com>,
<histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Message-ID: <000001c503c5$2e345770$76d48a80 <@t> AMY>
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Colin
We have worked quite a bit with the epioral and epigingival cultures
from Mattek. We have stained with H&E, Ki-67 and Cleaved caspase 3. We
processed these specimens on a tissue processor, but you will be able to
do this by hand. I'm not sure of the size of your culture wells, but we
used an 8mm biopsy punch to remove the constructs from the wells,
processed the construct whole between two biopsy pads and bisected with
a razor blade prior to embedding on end. As far as fixation 10% NBF
will work. The wells were labeled on the side and the entire well was
placed in a 50 ml conical tube with fixative. After adequate fixation
the specimens were grossed, processed and embedded into paraffin. We
processed during the day (not overnight) at 15 minutes per station. We
sectioned at 4 microns and stained with both H&E and various
Immunohistochemical stains, I can send you images if you are interested.
If you need more info, give me a call or e-mail me back. Also we are
writing an article that will be in the spring edition of Histologic that
basically covers the methods (both processing and analysis) we used to
assess proliferation in these in vitro tissue models.
Liz
Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC
Premier Laboratory, LLC
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Office: (303) 735-5001
Fax: (303) 735-3540
liz <@t> premierlab.com
www.premierlab.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Colin
Smith
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 8:07 AM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Manual fixation/processing of reconstructed
skincultures grown on polycarbonate filters
Can anyone help?
I am currently setting up a basic histology system for analysing
reconstructed tissues grown in culture on polycarbonate filters, similar
to
Mattek's Epiderm. We currently have begged borrowed or stolen,
equipment-wise:
two water baths (ambient - 100C), a circulating warm air oven, a rocking
microtome and cold blocks, along with glass staining jars/racks, forceps
etc.
At the moment, equipment such as a wax dispenser, purpose built cooling
plates etc are out of the question until I can show that we can show
that the
model we are growing is validated, which will include
immunohistochemistry of
cytokeratin and cell adhesion markers etc. Thus we are in the catch 22
situation of having to prove something without the equipment needed to
do the
job, in order to justify buying the equipment!! But thats accountants
for
you, go figure.
Anyway, can anyone give any useful pointers/protocols for
fixing/processing/embedding/sectioning such tissues using such primative
equipment
Any help, no matter how trivial will be greatfully received.
Many Thanks in Advance,
Colin Smith BSc CBiol MIBiol Eurotox Registered Toxicologist
In Vitro Toxicologist
Thor Specialities UK Ltd
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Northwich
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Tel: +44 1606 818873
Fax: +44 1606 818801
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Message: 24
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:48:38 -0800 (PST)
From: Jarrin Miguel <migueljarrin <@t> yahoo.com>
Subject: [Histonet] mouse eye lens
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Dear all,
Let me introduce myself. My name is Miguel and I am PhD student. I am
considering to carry out immunochemistry and in situ hybridization
studies in parafin sections of eye lens in adult mouse. I would like
receive futher information about the best fixative that use. I have
certain experience with Paraformaldehide, but I have been advised about
Davison's fixative and Penfix. I never have heared about Penfix before.
Somebody has protocols or receipt for the penfix?
Thanking in advance for your help
Miguel
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