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ReviewHistochemistry and cell biology2017

Aptahistochemistry in diagnostic pathology: technical scrutiny and feasibility.

Bakhtiar A Bukari, Marimuthu Citartan, Ewe Seng Ch'ng, Mawethu P Bilibana, Timofey Rozhdestvensky, Thean-Hock Tang

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Review in Histochemistry and cell biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Bakhtiar A BukariAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, 13200, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Marimuthu CitartanAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, 13200, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Ewe Seng Ch'ngAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, 13200, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. chngeweseng@hotmail.com.
Mawethu P BilibanaAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, 13200, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Timofey RozhdestvenskyInstitute of Experimental Pathology, Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), University of Münster, Münster, D-48149, Germany.
Thean-Hock TangAdvanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, 13200, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. tangth@usm.my.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibodies have been the workhorse for diagnostic immunohistochemistry to specifically interrogate the expression of certain protein to aid in histopathological diagnosis. This review introduces another dimension of histochemistry that employs aptamers as the core tool, the so-called aptahistochemistry. Aptamers are an emerging class of molecular recognition elements that could recapitulate the roles of antibodies. The many advantageous properties of aptamers suited for this diagnostic platform are scrutinized. An in-depth discussion on the technical aspects of aptahistochemistry is provided with close step-by-step comparison to the more familiarized immunohistochemical procedures, namely functionalization of the aptamer as a probe, antigen retrieval, optimization with emphasis on incubation parameters and visualization methods. This review offers rationales to overcome the anticipated challenges in transition from immunohistochemistry to aptahistochemistry, which is deemed feasible for an average diagnostic pathology laboratory.

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AntibodiesAptamers, PeptideFeasibility StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryPathology, ClinicalAntibodiesAptamers, PeptideAptahistochemistryAptamerDiagnostic pathology

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