Table 1 Antibodies used in this study

From: Mesothelioma with signet-ring cell features: report of 23 cases

Marker

Source

Type

Dilution

Antigen retrieval

Calretinin

Zymed (South San Francisco, CA, USA)

PAb (rabbit)

1:20

Yes (citrate)

CD15

Becton Dickinson (Mountainview, CA, USA)

Leu-M1 MAb

1:40

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

CDX2

BioGenex (San Ramon, CA, USA)

CDX2-88 MAb

1:50

Yes (citrate)

CEA

Lab Vision (Fremont, CA, USA)

PAb (rabbit)

1:175

No

Keratin 5/6

Dako Corporation (Carpinteria, CA)

D5/16B4 MAb

1:100

Yes (citrate)

Keratin 7

Dako Corporation

OV-TL 12/30 MAb

1:100

Yes (enzymatic digestion)

Keratin 20

Dako Corporation

Ks 20.8 MAb

1:40

Yes (enzymatic digestion)

Mesothelin

Novocastra (Buffalo Grove, IL, USA)

5B2 MAb

1:30

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

MOC-31

Dako Corporation

MAb

1:50

Yes (citrate)

Napsin A

Novocastra

IP64

1:300

Yes (citrate)

Podoplanin

Signet Laboratories (Dedham, MA, USA)

D2-40 MAb

1:50

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

TAG-72

BioGenex

B72.3 MAb

1:300

No

TTF-1

Dako Corporation

8G7G3/1 MAb

1:25

Yes (citrate)

WT1

Dako Corporation

6F-H2 MAb

1:40

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

  1. Abbreviations: PAb=polyclonal antibody; MAb=monoclonal antibody; CEA=carcinoembryonic antigen; TTF-1=thyroid transcription factor-1; WT=Wilms tumor.