Publication: Characterization of a monoclonal antibody recognizing mast cells
Authors
Oliveira-Nogueira, T. de ; Aubin, J.E.
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Murcia : F. Hernández
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Abstract
Immunohistochemical screening for
monoclonal antibodies prepared by immunization of
mice with a rat osteoblastic cell population led to
identification of one antibody that reacted against a
small population of cells present in the soft connective
tissue compartment of 21 days fetal rat calvaria. The
morphology of the cells and the immunohistochemical
staining characteristics (a distinct intracellular granular
pattern) suggested that the antibody might be reacting
specifically against mast cells. We used combined
histochemistry and immunohistochemistry to further
characterize this antibody, designated RCJ102. Cryosections
containing calvaria bone, soft connective tissues
and skin were prepared from the top of the head of 21
days fetal rats, and from adult rats cryosections of lung,
muscle, adipose tissue and small intestine were prepared.
Some sections were labelled by indirect immunofluorescence
with RCJ102; corresponding sections were
labelled histochemically with toluidine blue. There was a
direct correspondence between mast cells identified
histochemically and cells labelling with RCJ102 in al1
tissues except intestine, in which the mast cell detectable
by histochemistry were not labelled by RCJ102. These
results suggest that the RCJ102 antibody will be a
valuable new reagent for further elucidation of the
heterogeneity described between connective tissue and
intestinal mucosal mast cells.
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