Journal: Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology
Article Title: Accelerated instability testing reveals quantitative mass spectrometry overcomes specimen storage limitations associated with PD-L1 immunohistochemistry
doi: 10.1038/s41374-019-0366-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: Placenta and tonsil FFPE sections incubated in the acceleration chamber under different environmental conditions at day 28; a – d : 100% oxygen and 80% humidity at either 20 °C or 37 °C, then stained for PD-L1 (E1L3N) or pan-CK (AE1/AE3): a Placenta PD-L1, b Tonsil PD-L1, c Placenta pan-CK, d Tonsil pan-CK. 100% oxygen and 37 °C at either 45% or 80% humidity at day 28, e Placenta PD-L1, f Tonsil PD-L1. Control conditions: 20 °C, atmospheric humidity and oxygen. Bar represents mean ± SEM. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. PD-L1 programmed-death-ligand-1, CK cytokeratin, FFPE formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded.
Article Snippet: FFPE tissue blocks of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), gastric carcinoma, placenta, and tonsil tissue were commercially acquired from Asterand Bioscience (Detroit, MI, USA), US Biomax (Rockville, MD, USA), Tristar Technology Group (Washington, DC, USA), and Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital biobank (Indianapolis, IN, USA) in either tissue microarray (TMA) or whole section format.
Techniques: Incubation, Staining, Formalin-fixed Paraffin-Embedded