Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:07:30 BST CiteULike: jyuh's Diamantis http://www.citeulike.org/user/jyuh/author/Diamantis CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/jyuh/article/2784499 <i>Methods (San Diego, Calif.), Vol. 44, No. 3. (March 2008), pp. 255-261.</i><br /><br />Cell death induction by apoptosis is an important process in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis as well as tissue destruction during various pathological processes. Consequently, detection of apoptotic cells in situ represents an important technique to assess the extent and impact of cell death in the respective tissue. While scoring of apoptosis by histological assessment of apoptotic cells is still a widely used method, it is likely biased by sensitivity problems and observed-based variations. The availability of caspase-mediated neo-epitope-specific antibodies offers new tools for the detection of apoptosis in situ. Here, we discuss the use of immunohistochemical detection of cleaved caspase 3 and lamin A for the assessment of apoptotic cells in paraffin-embedded liver tissue. Furthermore, we evaluate the effect of tissue pretreatment and antigen retrieval on the sensitivity of apoptosis detection, background staining and maintenance of tissue morphology. Detection of apoptosis in vivo using antibodies against caspase-induced neo-epitopes. S Jakob N Corazza E Diamantis A Kappeler T Brunner doi:10.1016/j.ymeth.2007.11.004 Methods (San Diego, Calif.), Vol. 44, No. 3. (March 2008), pp. 255-261. 2008-05-11T14:37:02-00:00 2008 Methods (San Diego, Calif.) 1046-2023 44 3 255 261 no-tag