ABSTRACT
Background Antigen retrieval method is the key of improving the successful rate of immunohistochemical assay in paraffin sections.To study an available method of antigen retrieval is a goal to achieve both good immunochemistry result and preserving retinal proteins.ObjectiveThe aim of present study is to investigate tyrosin digestion,high-temperature heat pressure,water bath heating and microwave repair in antigen retrieval for retinal tissues.MethodsRetinal tissue was isolated and obtained from clean Chinchilla rabbits.Four hundreds retinal paraffin sections were prepared.Four kinds of antigen retrieval methods for retinal tissue including tyrosin digestion,high-temperature heat pressure,water bath heating and microwave repair were used respectively.The depigmentated retinal paraffin section without antigen retrieval was used as control.The positive rates of expression of CRALBP,Rhodopsin and opsin proteins were evaluated and compared among four kinds of antigen retrieval methods by immunochemistry.ResultsCRALBP,Rhodopsin and opsin protein was positively expressed in cytoplasm of retinal pigment epithelial cells and the outer segment of photoreceptor respectively.No significant difference was found in the positive expression rates of these three proteins among four kinds of antigen retrieval methods (P＞0.05),but the differences in tissue integrity and background staining were statistically significant (P＜0.01).The structural damage of retina included loss and pucker of scalera,crack of nucleus and abnormal background stain in high-temperature heat pressure method,water bath heating method and microwave retrieval method.However,stable CRALBP,Rhodopsin and opsin protein expression and strain effectiveness,clear background without unspecific staining and integrated tissue were seen in tyrosin digestion method.ConclusionDuring the clinical pathology analysis of retinal tissue,the application of tyrosin digestion in antigen retrieval could obtain a better effectiveness.