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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 47, 959-964, July 1999, Copyright © 1999, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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Immunoglobulin and Enzyme-conjugated Dextran Polymers Enhance u-PAR Staining Intensity of Carcinoma Cells in Peripheral Blood Smears

Kim Werthera, Michel Normarkb, Birgit Fischer Hansenb, and Hans Jørgen Nielsena
a Departments of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
b Pathology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence to: Kim Werther, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology 235, Hvidovre Hospital, Univ. of Copenhagen, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark. E-mail: k.werther@forum.dk

The presence of disseminated carcinoma cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood has prognostic importance in patients with carcinomas. Much evidence indicates that dissemination of tumor cells may depend on activation of a variety of degradative enzymes. A strong positive correlation has been shown between the expression of tumor cell proteases and tumor invasion. Therefore, phenotypic characterization of disseminated carcinoma cells for expression of protease activators might define the invasive potential of the cells. We present an immunocytochemically enhanced staining method that allows phenotyping of disseminated carcinoma cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood smears. In the first step, the cells were incubated with antibodies against urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (u-PAR) and subsequently with secondary antibodies conjugated to peroxidase-labeled dextran polymers. A brown color reaction was developed with diaminobenzidine as chromogen. In the second step, the cells were incubated with alkaline phosphatase-conjugated murine monoclonal antibodies against a common cytokeratin epitope and a red color reaction was developed with new fuchsin as substrate. This method allows simultaneous and unambiguous immunolabeling of intracellular cytokeratin and of u-PAR intracellularly and on the surface of carcinoma cells. This novel approach can be used for detection and phenotyping of carcinoma cells in blood smears for u-PAR or, presumably, for any other heterogeneously expressed antigen on the surface of the detected cells. (J Histochem Cytochem 47:959–963, 1999)

Key Words: carcinoma, cytokeratin, double staining, invasion, smears, u-PAR


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