title: Signal amplification of FISH for automated detection using image cytometry.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to improve the detection of FISH signals, in order that spot counting by a fully automated image cytometer be comparable to that obtained visually under the microscope. Two systems of spot scoring, visual and automated counting, were investigated in parallel on stimulated human lymphocytes with FISH using a biotinylated centromeric probe for chromosome 3. Signal characteristics were first analyzed on images recorded with a coupled charge device (CCD) camera. Number of spots per nucleus were scored visually on these recorded images versus automatically with a DISCOVERY image analyzer. Several fluochromes, amplification and pretreatments were tested. Our results for both visual and automated scoring show that the tyramide amplification system (TSA) gives the best amplification of signal if pepsin treatment is applied prior to FISH. Accuracy of the automated scoring, however, remained low (58% of nuclei containing two spots) compared to the visual scoring because of the high intranuclear variation between FISH spots.
authors.affiliation: Institut Curie-CNRS UMR 147, Paris, France.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boenders
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Maciorowski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vielh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dutrillaux
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malfoy
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
mesh_terms: D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D019044:Image Cytometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010434:Pepsin A; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D010434:Pepsin A; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate