[Histonet] Fw: [IHCRG] Dianova rat anti-mouse CD31

[Kim Merriam]

Hi - someone emailed me about my methodology, but I cant find the email, so here it is:
 
I tried it @ 1:10, 1:25 and 1:50.  All seem viable dilutions for the FFPE xenografts. I used BIocare DIVA (EDTA) HIER in decloaking chamber, primary ab for 2 hours @ RT, Biocare Rat-on-Mouse HRP polymer kit (15 minutes each) + DAB.  The path labs (for my company) that are in California and Seattle used the same retreival but different detection methods and got similar results.


Kim

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Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:23 AM
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Subject: [IHCRG] Dianova rat anti-mouse CD31
 
Hi All,
 
I know there was some buzz a while back about this antibody.  I have tested it on mouse FFPE xenografts, and I must say, it looks very promising.  I compared 2 pieces of the same mouse xenograft; one half of the tumor was fixed in IHC-Zinc (ZInc-Tris) and stained with the BD rat anti-mouse CD31 and the other half of the tumor was fixed in NBF.  The NBF-fixed tumor actually looks better!
 
A couple of other folks that are working at the west coast sites of my company have had similar results.  We are all very encouraged.
 
I still need to do a bit more testing with some other tissues (and perhaps some additional titrations), but I thought I would pass this along to everyone.
 
Kim
 
Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Cambridge, MA