Fast Green/Sirius Red Protocol For Leica ST5020 Automated Stainer
Zbigniew Mikulski, Angela Denn
fibrosis
collagen
sirius red
picrosirius
picosirius
fast green
staining
st5020
automated staining
histology
special stain
Abstract
This Sirius Red Fast Green protocol is for the Leica ST5020 Automated multistainer. You can use it as a guide to developing your own protocol, catered to the needs of your researchers. This template can be modified for manual staining but thebest and most reproducible results are easier to achieve with an automated stainer.
This fork describes modifications to obtain high-quality special stain demonstrating collagen in FFPE and frozen tissues.
Before start
Steps
Fast Green/Sirius Red Stain
Perform all required maintenance on the stainer and prepare working solutions
Arrange the reagents in the stainer according to the layout (note dark blue positions for FG/SR cups)
Program the FG/SR protocol into the ST5020 stainer according to the table below
Expected results
Collagen fibers should be stained red and all other non-collagen proteins should be stained green.