Table 1 Antibodies used in this study

From: Pleomorphic mesothelioma: report of 10 cases

Marker

Source

Type

Dilution

Antigen retrieval

Calretinin

Zymed (South San Francisco, CA, USA)

PAb (rabbit)

1:20

Yes (citrate)

Pan-keratin

Dako (Carpinteria, CA, USA)

AE1/AE3 MAbs

1:50

Yes (citrate)

Keratin 7

Dako

OV-TL 12/30

1:100

Yes (enzymatic digestion)

Keratin 5/6

Dako

D5/16B4 MAb

1:100

Yes (citrate)

WT1

Dako

6F-H2 MAb

1:40

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

Podoplanin

Signet Laboratories (Dedham, MA, USA)

D2-40 MAb

1:25

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

Mesothelin

Novocastra (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK)

5B2

1:30

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

MOC-31

Dako

MAb

1:50

Yes (citrate)

CEA

Lab Vision (Fremont, CA, USA)

PAb (rabbit)

1:200

No

CD15

Becton-Dickinson (Mountainview, CA, USA)

Leu-M1 MAb

1:40

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

TAG-72

BioGenex (San Ramon, CA, USA)

B72.3 MAb

1:300

No

TTF-1

Dako

8G7G3/1 MAb

1:25

Yes (citrate)