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Protocols
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Immunohistochemistry Protocol for Frozen Tissuepdf iconDOWNLOAD A PDF

This protocol is a recommendation only. Please optimize the procedure since experimental conditions can vary for different tissue samples.

Tissue Preparation

Note: For tissue stored at -80°C, remove from freezer and equilibrate at -20°C for about 15 minutes before sectioning. This prevents cracking of the block during sectioning.

  1. Cut sections at 4-8 μm and place on pre-cleaned and positively charged microscope slides.
  2. Air dry sections on bench for a few minutes to help the sections adhere to the slides.
  3. Fix sections in precooled acetone for 10 minutes at 4°C.
  4. Wash with Tris-Buffered Saline (TBS) to remove all traces of acetone.
Immunostaining

Recommended: Do not allow tissues to dry at any time during the staining procedure.

  1. Rinse slides 2 times with Tris-Buffered Saline + Tween (TBST) for 5 minutes each at RT.
  2. Block with 5% serum or BSA for 2 hours at RT.
  3. Drain blocking buffer from slide.
  4. Incubate slides with the diluted primary antibody overnight at 4°C with gentle agitation.
  5. Wash slides 2 times with TBST for 5 minutes at RT.
  6. Incubate slides with diluted conjugated secondary antibody for 2 hours at RT with gentle agitation.
  7. Wash slides 2 times with TBST for 5 minutes at RT.
  8. Develop with chromogen for 10 minutes at RT.
  9. Wash slides in distilled water for 1 minute at RT.
  10. Counterstain (if required).
  11. Mount coverslips.

 



Immunohistochemistry Protocol for Paraffin Embedded Tissue pdf iconDOWNLOAD A PDF

This protocol is a recommendation only. Please optimize the procedure since experimental conditions can vary for different tissue samples.

Tissue Preparation (Formalin Fixed, Paraffin-embedded Sections)
  1. Cut sections at 4um and place on pre-cleaned and positively charged microscope slides.
  2. Heat in a tissue-drying oven for 45 minutes at 60°C.
Deparaffinization and Rehydration
  1. Wash slides 2 times in Xylene for 3 minutes each time at room temperature (RT).
  2. Wash slides in Xylene 1:1 with 100% ethanol for 3 minutes at RT.
  3. Wash slides 2 times in 100% ethanol for 3 minutes each at RT.
  4. Wash slides 2 times in 95% ethanol for 3 minutes each at RT.
  5. Wash slides in 70% ethanol for 3 minutes at RT.
  6. Wash slides in 50% ethanol for 3 minutes at RT.
  7. Rinse slides gently with running distilled water for 5 minutes at RT.
Antigen Retrieval
  1. Boil slides in 0.01M sodium citrate buffer (pH6) at 100°C for 15-20 minutes. Remove the slides from heat and allow them to stand at RT in buffer for 20 minutes.
  2. Rinse twice with Tris-Buffered Saline + Tween (TBST) for 5 minutes at RT.
Immunostaining

Recommended: Do not allow tissues to dry at any time during the staining procedure.

  1. Block endogenous peroxidase with 3% hydrogen peroxide for 30 minutes.
  2. Block with 5% serum or BSA for 2 hours at RT.
  3. Drain blocking buffer from slide.
  4. Incubate slides with the diluted primary antibody overnight at 4°C with gentle agitation.
  5. Wash slides 2 times with TBST for 5 minutes at RT.
  6. Develop with chromogen for 10 minutes at RT.
  7. Wash slides in distilled water for 1 minute at RT.
  8. Counterstain (if required).
  9. Dehydrate when using a chromogen substrate that is alcohol insoluble by washing slides in 80%, 95%, 100% and Xylene each for 1 minute at RT.
  10. Mount coverslips.