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Materials and Methods: Preparation of Tissue Sections: Tissue samples were essentially prepared as previously described (Schnekenburger, et al., 2008). Samples derived from biopsies taken in the course of surgeries were fixed with buffered formaldehyde solution, washed and embedded in paraffin for archival storage. Samples from paraffin-blocks were cut into 4-µm-thick sections (HM315 Microtom, Microm international GmbH, Germany), mounted on polylysinecoated microscope slides (Menzel, Germany), thoroughly air-dried and stored until use as previously described (Mayerle, et al., 2005). Paraffin was removed from sections, by immersion three times for 10 minutes in 98.5% isomeric xylene (Carl Roth, Germany). To rehydrate the tissue, slides were progressively incubated in decreasing concentrations of graded ethanol (5 min 100%, 5 min 96%, and 5 min 70%), washed in deionized water and transferred to phosphate buffered saline (PBS; 137 mM sodium chloride, 81 mM di-sodium hydrogenphosphate, 27 mM potassium chloride, 15 mM potassium dihydrogenphosphate, pH 7.2 - 7.4). To allow for retrieval of antigenic sites, the sections were immersed in Tris/EDTA retrieval buffer at pH 9 (EnVision FLEX Target Retrieval Solution, high pH, DAKO, Denmark) and heated in a steamer (BraunMultiGourmet FS20, Braun GmbH, Germany) for 35 minutes. The temperature was then adjusted to room temperature and the slides transferred into PBS. Sudan Black Treatment A fresh, saturated solution of Sudan Black B (Sudanschwarz B C.I. 26150, Carl Roth, Germany) was prepared (0.25% (w/v) Sudan Black B in 70% isopropyl alcohol) and stirred over night at room temperature. Non-solubilized dye particles were precipitated by centrifugation at 3000xg for 20 minutes. The supernatant was filtered (595½ filter, Whatman® Schleicher and Schuell, Germany) and stored air-tight sealed in the dark until usage. Solutions older than 3 to 4 weeks were discarded to avoid accumulation of polyazo derivates that may form during prolonged storage (Horobin RW, 2002). Tissue sections on slides were transferred into the Sudan Black solution and incubated air-tight sealed for indicated periods in the dark (incubation time of 90 minutes was used as a standard protocol). Afterwards, specimen were - 7 -

once briefly dipped in 70% isopropyl alcohol, to avoid precipitation of Sudan Black grains. Excessive Sudan Black was wiped off manually from the back and along the edges of the slides with non-pilling tissues. Before mounting or specific immunolabeling, slides were rinsed four times briefly in PBS. All samples shown were embedded in glycerol without supplements. However, in order to reduce photobleaching effects during prolonged light exposition, we recommend the use of 8% (w/v) n-propyl gallate (Sigma-Aldrich, Germany), dissolved in 120 mM sodium acetate (pH 7.2), 90% glycerol. Aliquots of this embedding medium can be stored in the dark, at -20ºC for several months, or kept at 4ºC for not more than one to two weeks, until usage. Cupric Sulphate Treatment The slides with sections were immersed in 10, 20, 50, or 100 mM of cupric sulphate (copper II sulphate pentahydrate, Sigma-Aldrich, Germany) solved in 50 mM ammonium acetate, pH 5.0, for 60 to 90 minutes in the dark and were washed in PBS before mounting (Schnell, et al., 1999). Fresh cupric sulphate solution was prepared before each experiment. Toluidine Blue Treatment Tissue sections were stained for 8 hours with 0.1% (w/v) Toluidine Blue O (Carl Roth, Germany) solution which was freshly prepared in 70% isopropyl alcohol. Afterwards slides were briefly rinsed in 70% isopropyl alcohol and washed in PBS. Photobleaching Irradiation of the tissue sections was performed before removal of paraffin on a 302 nm UV transilluminator (model IL350M, 180 W, Bachofer, Germany). For this purpose, slides were positioned for 2 hours with the tissue sections upside-down facing the transilluminator screen, without any cover and keeping a distance of 4 mm to the screen surface to avoid excessive heating of the specimen. Combination of Sudan Black with other Methods For combined Sudan Black and Toluidine Blue treatment, 0.1% (w/v) Toluidine Blue O was dissolved in a saturated Sudan Black B solution and tissue slides were incubated for 90 minutes. Treatment with cupric sulphate and Sudan Black was - 8 -

Materials and Methods:<br />

Preparation of Tissue Sections:<br />

Tissue samples were essentially prepared as previously described (Schnekenburger,<br />

et al., 2008). Samples derived from biopsies taken in the course of surgeries were<br />

fixed with buffered formaldehyde solution, washed and embedded in paraffin for<br />

archival storage. Samples from paraffin-blocks were cut into 4-µm-thick sections<br />

(HM315 Microtom, Microm international GmbH, Germany), mounted on polylysinecoated<br />

microscope slides (Menzel, Germany), thoroughly air-dried and stored until<br />

use as previously described (Mayerle, et al., 2005).<br />

Paraffin was removed from sections, by immersion three times for 10 minutes in<br />

98.5% isomeric xylene (Carl Roth, Germany). To rehydrate the tissue, slides were<br />

progressively incubated in decreasing concentrations of graded ethanol (5 min 100%,<br />

5 min 96%, and 5 min 70%), washed in deionized water and transferred to phosphate<br />

buffered saline (PBS; 137 mM sodium chloride, 81 mM di-sodium<br />

hydrogenphosphate, 27 mM potassium chloride, 15 mM potassium dihydrogenphosphate,<br />

pH 7.2 - 7.4). To allow for retrieval of antigenic sites, the<br />

sections were immersed in Tris/EDTA retrieval buffer at pH 9 (EnVision FLEX<br />

Target Retrieval Solution, high pH, DAKO, Denmark) and heated in a steamer<br />

(BraunMultiGourmet FS20, Braun GmbH, Germany) for 35 minutes. The temperature<br />

was then adjusted to room temperature and the slides transferred into PBS.<br />

Sudan Black Treatment<br />

A fresh, saturated solution of Sudan Black B (Sudanschwarz B C.I. 26150, Carl Roth,<br />

Germany) was prepared (0.25% (w/v) Sudan Black B in 70% isopropyl alcohol) and<br />

stirred over night at room temperature. Non-solubilized dye particles were<br />

precipitated by centrifugation at 3000xg for 20 minutes. The supernatant was filtered<br />

(595½ filter, Whatman® Schleicher and Schuell, Germany) and stored air-tight<br />

sealed in the dark until usage. Solutions older than 3 to 4 weeks were discarded to<br />

avoid accumulation of polyazo derivates that may form during prolonged storage<br />

(Horobin RW, 2002). Tissue sections on slides were transferred into the Sudan Black<br />

solution and incubated air-tight sealed for indicated periods in the dark (incubation<br />

time of 90 minutes was used as a standard protocol). Afterwards, specimen were<br />

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