TABLE 1 Antibodies Used in Study of Pulmonary Amyloidomas and Lymphomas with Amyloid

From: Nodular Amyloidoma and Primary Pulmonary Lymphoma with Amyloid Production: A Differential Diagnostic Problem

Antigen

Source

Dilution

Antigen Retrieval Method

Specificity

CD3

Dako, Carpinteria, CA

1:400

Microwave in citrate buffera

T cell

CD5

Novocastra, Burlingame, CA

1:80

Microwave in Tris-EDTA

T cell

CD10

Novocastra

1:15

Microwave in citrate

Precursor and germinal center B cell

CD20

Dako

1:60

Microwave in citrate

B cell

CD21

Dako

1:30

Ventana protease 1 for 12 minb

Mantle and marginal zone B cell, FDC

CD23

The Binding Site, San Diego, CA

1:200

None

Mantle and marginal zone B cell, FDC

CD43

Dako

1:400

Microwave in citrate + Ventana protease

T cells, some B cells, myeloid

CD79a

Dako

1:50

Microwave in citrate

B cells

Kappa light chain

Neomarkers, Fremont, CA

1:100

Microwave in Tris-EDTA

B-cell subset

Lambda light chain

Neomarkers

1:100

Microwave in Tris-EDTA

B-cell subset

IgA

Dako

1:600

Microwave in citrate

B-cell subset

IgD

Dako

1:300

Microwave in citrate

B-cell subset

IgG

Dako

1:2000

Microwave in citrate

B-cell subset

IgM

Dako

1:4000

Microwave in citrate

B-cell subset

Cyclin D1

Santa Cruz Biotech, Santa Cruz, CA

1:100

Microwave in Tris-EDTA

Mantle cell lymphoma

  1. FDC, follicular dendritic cells.
  2. a10 mM citrate, pH 6.0 for 15 min.
  3. bVenta proprietary formula.