Monoclonal antibody WGM1 directed against proteinase 3: An immunohistochemical marker for naphthol ASD chloroacetate

Matthias G. Braun*, Elena Csernok, Wiebke Rögener-Schwarz, Wolf Dieter Ludwig, Hans Konrad Müller-Hermelink, Wolfgang L. Gross, Alfred C. Feller

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

Enzyme histochemistry for naphthol ASD chloroacetate (NASDCA, 'Leder's stain') is used to identify the granulocyte lineage ranging from promyelocytes to mature neutrophils and is an additional tool for the characterization of leukemias. We demonstrated for the first time that NASDCA activity can be detected by routine immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry using the monoclonal antibody WGM1 directed against proteinase 3 (PR3; synonyms: Wegener's autoantigen, myeloblastin). Immunohisto- and immunocytochemical staining with WGM1 against PR3 and enzyme histochemistry for NASDCA produced identical staining patterns in normal myelomonocytic cells and cells of myeloid leukemia. This was additionally proven by double immunostainings. We have also shown that PR3 is one of the specific proteinases responsible for hydrolysis of NASDCA.

Original languageEnglish
JournalHematological Oncology
Volume14
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)83-90
Number of pages8
ISSN0278-0232
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 06.1996

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