天狼星红(Picrosirius red)胶原染色
浏览实验方案本方案采用 protocols.io 的天狼星红组织学染色 v1。石蜡包埋组织切片经脱蜡水化、可选磷钨酸预处理与 Weigert 苏木素核染色后,用 0.1% 天狼星红 F3BA/饱和苦味酸溶液染胶原,再经乙酸分化、脱水透明和封片。胶原在明场呈红色并在偏振光下呈双折射;本方案描述染色与显微观察,不把染色本身表述为完整的纤维化面积或分期定量。
适用范围与方法
样本:formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections
- CC042 重度 MASH 模型
- 组织
- liver
- CC G×E 多品系队列 (NZO 背景)
- 组织
- liver
- 高脂高果糖饮食诱导代谢综合征模型(C57BL/6 小鼠)
- 年龄
- 来源研究取材时点
- 组织
- kidney
试剂与材料
实验流程
脱蜡与水化
Dewax and rehydrate tissue sections
磷钨酸预处理
Incubate in 0.2% phosphotungstic acid (PTA) solution PTA solution: 0.2 g PTA in 100 ml distilled water Phosphotungstic acid hydrate Merck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich) Catalog #P4006 This PTA pre-treatment prevents non-specific nuclear staining in PSR, thereby enhancing the distinction between collagen and cellular staining. Elimination of the non-specific staining is particularly beneficial if performing automated digital image analysis, improving rigour of the method.
磷钨酸预处理
Rinse with distilled water
磷钨酸预处理
Rinse with distilled water
磷钨酸预处理
Rinse with distilled water
核染色
Stain in Weigert’s Haematoxylin (combine solution A & B immediately before use) Solution A: 1 g Haematoxylin in 100 ml of 95% Ethanol Solution B: 1.6 g Ferric chloride hexahydrate (Iron III chloride; FeCl3.6H2O) + 95 ml distilled water + 1 ml concentrated HCl Haematoxylin Fronine Laboratory Supplies Catalog #JL555S Ethanol Hurst Scientific Catalog #EIMS95-5L Iron (III) chloride hexahydrate Merck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich) Catalog #F2877 Hydrochloric Acid Banksia Scientific Company (AJAX FineChem) Catalog #AJA256
核染色
Wash with running tap water to remove excess stain
核染色
Differentiate with acid alcohol (5-10 dips) to clear the slides [1% Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) in 70% Ethanol] Hydrochloric Acid Banksia Scientific Company (AJAX FineChem) Catalog #AJA256 Ethanol POCD Scientific Catalog #ETHABS70WV5
核染色
Wash with running tap water It is important to ensure that the slide is completely cleared of excess Weigert's Haematoxylin at this point. If there is carryover into the PSR solution, it becomes contaminated with the ferric chloride, resulting in non-specific red background staining.
胶原染色
Stain with picrosirius red solution Solution: 0.1 g Sirius Red F3BA + 100 ml saturated aqueous picric acid 1.3 Mass Percent, in distilled water Sirius red F3BA BDH Chemicals Ltd Poole England Catalog #34149 CI: 35780 Picric acid May & Baker LTD Sirius red is also known as "Direct Red 80" Solution can be re-used many times. Lasts 20 years. Picric acid is an unstable explosive when dry, where it becomes highly sensitive to shock, heat and friction. Ensure it remains hydrated at all times. Picric acid reacts with metals to form unstable picrate salts which are more explosive. Do not use metal containers, lids or racks. Picric acid is toxic if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Consult the MSDS and follow all recommended safety precautions.
天狼星红分化
Differentiate the PSR staining with 2 changes of a 0.5% acetic acid solution, 5-10 dips each. The timing of this differentiation (or number of dips) should be optimised for each specific tissue. Use a microscope to check that collagen is stained red and cells are stained yellow. Solution: 0.5 ml glacial acetic acid + 99.5 ml distilled water Glacial acetic acid Ajax Finechem (ThermoFisher Scientific) Catalog #AJA1-500ML
天狼星红分化
Drain acetic acid solution from the slides as much as possible
脱水、透明与封片
100% ethanol Note: If you want to maintain the yellow cytoplasmic staining, ensure the dehydration is quick. 10 dips per ethanol step is usually sufficient. Ethanol POCD Scientific Catalog #ETHABS20M
脱水、透明与封片
100% ethanol Ethanol POCD Scientific Catalog #ETHABS20M
脱水、透明与封片
100% ethanol Note: ensure whole slide and slide rack is fully immersed in ethanol to remove all traces of water, preventing water contamination of the xylene Ethanol POCD Scientific Catalog #ETHABS20M
脱水、透明与封片
100% Xylene Xylene POCD Scientific Catalog #XYL5P
脱水、透明与封片
100% Xylene Xylene POCD Scientific Catalog #XYL5P
脱水、透明与封片
Coverslip with a resinous mounting medium, such as DPX DPX Mountant for histology Merck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich) Catalog #06522
结果
Collagen: Red Bone: Red Muscle: Yellow Epithelium: Yellow Erythrocytes: Yellow Nuclei: Brown - Black Note - collagen and bone stained specifically with Sirius Red are birefringent, enabling identification and quantification under polarised light microscopy. [GAA_no W 10x 2.jpeg]]( [GAA_no W 10x 2_Pol.jpeg]]( [GAA_W 20x.jpeg]]( [GAA_W 20x_Pol.jpeg]](
质量控制与输出
切片脱蜡水化完全;磷钨酸预处理后充分冲洗;Weigert 苏木素现配现用,分化后充分水洗以避免铁离子带入天狼星红液;天狼星红/苦味酸溶液保持湿润并避免金属容器;用显微镜检查胶原呈红色、细胞呈黄色,偏振光下胶原呈双折射。
明场下胶原纤维呈红色,骨呈红色,肌肉、上皮和红细胞呈黄色,细胞核呈棕黑色;偏振光下胶原与骨呈双折射。结果用于胶原的定性或半定量观察;本方案不包含完整的纤维化面积、分期或 I/III 型胶原亚型定量。
- 研究设计
- 石蜡包埋组织切片的天狼星红胶原染色。按源方案完成脱蜡水化、可选磷钨酸预处理、可选 Weigert 苏木素核染色、天狼星红/饱和苦味酸染色、乙酸分化、脱水透明与树脂封片;染色时间和分化程度按具体组织优化。样本来源、分组与切片数量按各研究设计确定。
参考文献
- Samson Dowland. Picrosirius red staining for histology. protocols.io. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.ewov11oxpvr2/v1
- López De Padilla CM, Coenen MJ, Tovar A, De la Vega RE, Evans CH, Müller SA. Picrosirius Red Staining: Revisiting Its Application to the Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Collagen Type I and Type III in Tendon. J Histochem Cytochem 2021;69(10):633-643. PMID 34549650. doi:10.1369/00221554211046777