A study of cell proliferation in formalin-fixed, wax-embedded bone marrow trephine biopsies using the monoclonal antibody PC10, reactive with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)

1992 ◽  
Vol 166 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. Wilkins ◽  
S. Harris ◽  
N. H. Waseem ◽  
D. P. Lane ◽  
D. B. Jones
1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 1261-1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Funato ◽  
M Yoshimura ◽  
Y Ito ◽  
R Okeda ◽  
Y Ihara

Here we report on the presence of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in human leptomeninges from 35 normal subjects with ages ranging from 57 to 94 years. Strong immunoreactivity with PC10 (a monoclonal antibody to PCNA) was detected in the nuclei of meningothelial cells, smooth muscle cells of leptomeningeal vessels, and ependymal cells. An immunoblot of leptomeningeal homogenate with PC10 showed the presence of a single band at 35 KD, the expected molecular mass of PCNA. Ki-67, another marker for cell proliferation, was undetectable in human leptomeninges. These observations point to isolated PCNA expression in tissue in which cells are not actively proliferating.


1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
K M Connolly ◽  
M S Bogdanffy

Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was evaluated as a marker of cell proliferation in formalin-fixed rat liver tissue through a comparative study with the thymidine analogue 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU). The comparison was conducted through the introduction of a dual immunohistochemical procedure that allows the simultaneous detection of the two antigens. The results of this study suggest that although statistically similar indexes for each can be achieved, what has been reported to be the "S-phase fraction" of PCNA-labeled nuclei is significantly different from the population of cells marked by BrdU. The data also suggest that the reason for this difference is that the "S-phase fraction" of PCNA-labeled nuclei is the population of cells in late G1- and early S-phases. BrdU, by comparison, is incorporated into cells only during DNA synthesis. Therefore, although BrdU and PCNA labeling techniques may both be effective for evaluating cell proliferation rates, it must be recognized that labeling indices derived from each are not entirely synonymous. The method presented here for the simultaneous labeling of PCNA and BrdU antigens may have utility in studies of cell cycle perturbations.


Gut ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 530-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
F J Kubben ◽  
A Peeters-Haesevoets ◽  
L G Engels ◽  
C G Baeten ◽  
B Schutte ◽  
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1994 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.R. Titius ◽  
J. Thiele ◽  
H. Schaefer ◽  
H. Kreipe ◽  
R. Fischer

2000 ◽  
Vol 164 (12) ◽  
pp. 6188-6192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefeng Ling ◽  
Salar Kamangar ◽  
Michelle L. Boytim ◽  
Zvi Kelman ◽  
Philip Huie ◽  
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