FLUOROCHROME-LABELED TYRAMIDES : USE IN IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY AND FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION

The peroxidase-mediated deposition of hapten- and fluorochrome-labeled tyramides has recently been shown to increase the sensitivity of immunofluoresence and fluorescence in situ hybridization techniques. We have evaluated a number of red, green, and blue fluorescent tyramides for detection of antigens in tissue sections and cytospin preparations and for the detection of hapten- and horseradish peroxidase-labeled probes hybridized in situ to cells and chromosomes. With few exceptions, all fluorescent tyramide-based methods provided a considerable increase in sensitivity compared to conventional immunofluorescence and FISH methods. (J Histochem Cytochem 45:375–382, 1997)