Affiliation:
1. Department of Pathology, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi, India
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
To test the performance characteristics of 69 primary immunohistochemistry antibodies after expiration and compare with fresh primary antibodies wherever possible.
Methods
A total of 69 expired primary antibodies were evaluated for specificity, background staining, and intensity. An optimal staining result corresponded to a semiquantitatively scored 2+ or 3+ intensity, with intact specificity devoid of moderate or strong background staining. Any deviation from a normal staining pattern was also considered to be a suboptimal result.
Results
Nearly half of the antibodies studied showed an optimally positive staining result after expiration (34/69, 49.2%). Overall, 10.1% (7/69) of antibodies could be compared with fresh primary antibodies of the same clone with equivalent results. Eight of 69 (11.6%) expired antibodies showed splotchy or granular staining.
Conclusions
Evidence from this study and previous work point to maintained functionality of a fair number of primary immunohistochemical antibodies after expiration. Decisions about the use of such reagents should be guided by a thorough assessment of functionality by the pathologist rather than a manufacturer-specified deadline. Quality maintenance should imply a sensible balance between histopathologic performance and economics.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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