Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Article Title: Anti-VEGF Agents Clearance Through the Aqueous Outflow Pathway in a Rat Model
doi: 10.1167/iovs.66.6.1
Figure Lengend Snippet: Negative and positive control groups. Negative control samples were processed with secondary antibodies alone. As expected, no immunofluorescent signal was seen. The only fluorescent staining is of DAPI blue, which represents nuclei in the tissue. Bevacizumab (A2), aflibercept, and ranibizumab are presented in the middle. Magnification × 20, Zoom 1. Positive control samples were processed with all primary and secondary antibodies. Magnification × 20, Zoom 1. A fluorescent signal is seen from all types of antibodies. Bevacizumab (A1, B3) detection in green (anti-human IgG antibody) and endothelial cells in red (anti CD31); corresponding H&E (B1) areas with illustration (B2) of trabecular meshwork (TM), Schlemm’s canal (SC) and episcleral veins in the rat’s aqueous drainage tract. Aflibercept and ranibizumab: smooth muscle in green (mouse monoclonal anti-αSMA, abbreviated αSMA), aflibercept in red (rabbit polyclonal anti-human IgG, abbreviated Rb); ranibizumab in red (goat polyclonal anti-human IgG-Fab, abbreviated G Fab), and pale blue (rabbit polyclonal anti-human IgG [H/L], “Rb IgG”). BF = brightfield.
Article Snippet: The primary and secondary antibodies for anti-VEGF agents were as follows : bevacizumab – primary antibody: human IgG (709-545-149; Jackson ImmunoResearch, West Grove, PA, USA); secondary antibody: donkey anti-human IgG labeled with Alexa Fluor 488 (Jackson ImmunoResearch); aflibercept – primary antibody: rabbit polyclonal anti-human IgG (269A, 711-165-152; Cell Marque); secondary antibody: donkey anti-rabbit Cy3: excitation 554 nm, emission 568 nm (Jackson ImmunoResearch); ranibizumab – primary antibodies: goat polyclonal anti-human IgG-Fab (A80-114A; Fortis Life Sciences, Waltham, MA, USA) and rabbit polyclonal anti-human IgG (H/L) (STAR195; Bio-Rad, Netiv HaOr, Haifa, Israel); secondary antibodies: donkey anti-goat Cy3, excitation 554 nm, emission 568 nm, and donkey anti-rabbit Cy5: excitation 649 nm, emission 667 nm (Jackson ImmunoResearch).
Techniques: Positive Control, Negative Control, Staining