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Description

Tissue section of human prostate containing adenocarcinoma that has been immunostained for the cell-surface antigen CD90. Nuclei are stained in blue. This image is part of a large collection of images generated from numerous specimens to characterize the distribution of CD90 in human prostate tissue. It was noted in Liu et al. (Am J Pathol 165 (2004) 1543-1556) that stromal fibromuscular cells associated with primary prostate cancer differ from stromal cells in benign prostate tissue by an increased level of expression of the cell activation molecule, CD90. A summary of the entire data set is provided below.

Cell Type % intense % equivocal % none # assays
Atrophic glands 0 0 100 11
Hyperplastic glands 0 0 100 11
Normal glands 0 0 100 11
Basal Epithelial Cells 0 0 100 11
Stromal Endothelial Cells 70 1 29 11
Stromal Fibromuscular Cells 15 0 85 11
Stromal Nerve Sheath Cells 60 2 38 11
Stromal Perineural Cells 0 0 100 11
Gleason Pattern 3 0 0 100 9
Gleason Pattern 4 0 0 100 6
Gleason Pattern 5 0 0 100 1

The table indicates the percent of each cell type with the indicated staining intensity. Staining intensity levels were classified as intense, equivocal (weak or very focal) or none. Not all of the cell types and staining patterns are visible in each image.

This image is part of a large collection of immunohistochemistry images of cell-surface antigens generated by the SCGAP Urologic Epithelial Stem Cells (UESC) Project. The overall goal of the project is to characterize and isolate epithelial stem cell populations from two urologic organs, the prostate and bladder. Links are provided below for the UESC Project database, the entire human prostate immunostain summary, the CD90 immunostain summary, and information on the specimen that this image is from. Other images of CD90 human prostate immunostains are accessible following the group link.

Technical Details

The "Image ID" for this image is provided in the Attribution section. Because the images are systematically named, information such as the antibody used in staining, the organism, tissue type, tissue block, and magnification are all encoded in the Image ID. As an example, the image 'CD44 98-395F HP ba 100.jpg' was stained with anti-CD44, was derived from human prostate tissue block 98-395F, is human prostate tissue (HP), and an image of microscopic field of view b within field a was captured at 100× magnification.

Complete technical details available in the Protocol Section of SCGAP UESC website (link provided). Briefly, radical prostatectomy specimens were transverse-sectioned 3mm thick and tissue blocks were embedded in precooled OCT (Tissue-tek) medium. Frozen tissue blocks were thin-sectioned (5µ) and fixed in cold acetone. A monoclonal primary antibody (PharMingen) was used followed by a biotinylated secondary antibody. Bound antibody was detected using avidin-biotin-peroxidase (Vector Labs) and diaminobenzidine (DAB). Sections were lightly counterstained with hematoxylin. Images were acquired using a digital camera and either an Olympus BX41 or Olympus BH2 microscope.

Biological Context
Human Disease
prostate adenocarcinoma
Attribution
Names
Larry True
Eric Deutsch
Laura Pascal
Tracy Sherertz
Laura Walashek
David Campbell
Alvin Liu
Link
SCGAP UESC (Urologic Epithelial Stem Cells) P...
UESC Database Publication
OTHER
Image ID: CD90 99-004D HP ea 200
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL34077
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil34077
Grouping This image is part of a group.
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
widefield illumination
bright-field microscopy
Parameters Imaged
absorption of illumination
Source of Contrast
differences in adsorption or binding of stain
distribution of a specific protein
differences in intrinsic optical density
Visualization Methods
hematoxylin
primary antibody plus labeled secondary antibody
3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB)
horseradish peroxidase
biotin-avidin amplification
Processing History
unprocessed raw data
Data Qualifiers
raw, unprocessed data
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 1600px ——
Y 1200px ——