PMID: 9163887May 1, 1997Paper

Immunohistochemical detection of VHS virus in paraffin-embedded specimens of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): the influence of primary antibody, fixative, and antigen unmasking on method sensitivity

Veterinary Pathology
Øystein Evensen, N J Olesen

Abstract

The influence of the primary antibody, the fixative, and the antigen unmasking technique on the method sensitivity of immunohistochemistry as a method for the identification of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus in paraffin-embedded specimens of naturally infected rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was examined. Fish (200-300 g) were collected during an outbreak of VHS. Parallel specimens from liver, spleen, kidney, and brain were fixed by immersion in 10% phosphate-buffered formalin, periodate-lysine-paraformaldehyde (PLP), Bouin's fluid, or absolute ethanol. Virus cultivation was also performed on parallel specimens, and the virus titer (TCID50/ml) was determined. Purified nucleocapsid protein (N-protein) of the virus was incorporated in an artificial antigen substrate polymerized bovine serum albumin), fixed as described above, and embedded in paraffin wax. Microwave unmasking was performed on formalin-, PLP-, and Bouin's fluid-fixed specimens. The presence of virus peptides in situ or N-protein in the artificial antigen substrates was visualized using an immunohistochemical method based on alkaline phosphatase or peroxidase and one polyclonal and five monoclonal polypeptide-specific antibodies. VHS virus was identifi...Continue Reading

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