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Effects of histochemical staining in microwave-irradiated tissues

마이크로파 처리 고정 조직의 조직염색 효과

  • Lee, Yoon-Jin (Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Han (Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University)
  • 이윤진 (순천향대학교 생화학교실) ;
  • 이상한 (순천향대학교 생화학교실)
  • Received : 2019.06.14
  • Accepted : 2019.08.02
  • Published : 2019.08.31
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Abstract

Despite its superior ability to show distinct cellular morphology and for long-term storage, conventional tissue fixation by formalin has many drawback, including slower fixation, the exposure to harmful chemicals and extensive protein modification. Herein, we assessed the effects of rapid microwave-assisted tissue fixation on histological examination and on protein integrity by comparing these microwave irradiation fixated tissues with the formalin-fixed tissues. One of the paired mouse tissues (liver and kidney) was fixed in formalin and the other was fixed by using microwave irradiation in phosphate buffered saline. Each slide from the paraffin-embedded tissues was examined by H & E staining for the adequacy of fixation and by immunohistochemical staining for antigenicity in a blinded fashion. Evaluation of protein recovery and the protein quality from the fixed tissues were analyzed by the BCA method and Western blotting, respectively. The results from H & E staining and immunohistochemical staining showed that the sections obtained from microwave-fixed tissues under our experimental conditions were comparable to those of the formalin-fixed tissues except for the integrity of RBCs. Furthermore, proteins were effectively extracted from the microwave-fixed tissues with acceptable preservation of the proteins' quality. Taken together, this microwave-assisted tissue processing yields a quick fixation and better protein recovery in higher amounts, as well as the adequacy of fixation and the antigenicity being comparable to formalin-fixed tissues, and this all suggests that this new fixation technique can be applied in an environment where rapid tissue fixation is required.

포르말린을 사용한 조직 고정 방식은 우수한 세포 형태를 유지하며 장기간 조직을 보관할 수 있는 장점이 있으나, 느린 고정 시간, 유해 화학물질에 노출 및 단백질 변형 등의 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 마우스의 간과 신장 조직을 이용하여 포르말린 고정과 마이크로파 조사에 의한 빠른 고정을 각각 실시한 후 조직학적 검사와 단백질의 보존 상태를 측정하여 그 결과를 비교하였다. 동일 조직을 절단하여 포르말린 고정과 인산염 완충 식염수에서 마이크로파 조사에 의한 고정 과정을 동시에 실시하였으며, 파라핀 포매 조직에서 제조한 슬라이드에서 H & E와 면역화학염색을 시행하여 조직 고정의 적정성과 항원성을 검사하였다. 또한 고정 조직에서 단백질 추출 양과 질을 각각 BCA법 및 Western blotting법으로 평가하였다. H & E 염색과 면역화학염색을 수행한 결과, 적혈구의 부분적 소실을 제외하고는 마이크로파 고정 조직과 포르말린 고정 조직 간에 대등한 결과를 보였다. 특히, 마이크로파 고정 조직에서 단백질은 잘 보존된 상태로 추출되었다. 결론적으로, 마이크로파 조사를 통한 조직 고정은 포르말린 고정과 비교하여 빠른 고정시간과 우수한 단백질 회수율을 보였으며, 조직 고정의 적정성과 항원성에서도 포르말린 고정과 대등한 결과를 보여, 신속한 조직 고정이 필요한 환경에서 적용이 가능함을 제시하고 있다.

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