Zappacosta Roberta, Aiello Francesca B, D'Antuono Tommaso, Procopio Antonio D, Durum Scott K, Conti Pio, Rosini Sandra
Department of Oncology and Experimanetal Medicine, Section of Cytopathology "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti Scalo, Italy.
Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2011 Fall;41(4):353-9.
Immunofluorescence is the most frequently utilized technique to analyze protein expression. Fixed immunofluorescent cell suspensions, however, can only be stored for a week. We investigated whether liquid-based cytology could be used to detect antigens in cultured cells after a long storage period. Murine and human cells were fixed in PreservCyt solution, stored for various periods, and then used to perform an automated immunocytochemical analysis. Phosphorylation of the nuclear transcription factor Stat-5 induced by IL-7 was detected up to 4 months after IL-7 stimulation. Simultaneous nuclear positivity for the proliferation index MIB-1 and membrane positivity for the CD30 antigen were evident three months after fixation. Liquid-based cytology thus ensures long-lasting nuclear and membrane antigen immunoreactivity and permits the storage of cells from laborious experiments at room temperature for future analyses.
免疫荧光是分析蛋白质表达最常用的技术。然而,固定的免疫荧光细胞悬液只能保存一周。我们研究了液基细胞学是否可用于检测长期保存后的培养细胞中的抗原。将小鼠和人类细胞固定在PreservCyt溶液中,保存不同时间,然后用于进行自动免疫细胞化学分析。在IL-7刺激后长达4个月仍可检测到IL-7诱导的核转录因子Stat-5的磷酸化。固定三个月后,增殖指数MIB-1的核阳性和CD30抗原的膜阳性同时明显。因此,液基细胞学可确保核和膜抗原的长期免疫反应性,并允许将费力实验获得的细胞在室温下保存以备将来分析。