Abstract
The effect of melanin bleaching on the immunoreactivity of the MIB1-Ki67 antigen in pigmented melanocytic lesions was investigated. Eight paired non-pigmented and heavily pigmented malignant melanomas (6 primary melanomas and 2 secondary melanomas) were selected. Avidin-biotin immunoperoxidase complex (ABC) and microwave antigen retrieval were used in immunostaining. Sections were incubated with 10% H2O2 for 24h before immunostaining with primary antibody MIB1, or after the completion of immunostaining. Non-bleached controls were obtained by conducting the identical staining but omitting the bleaching procedure. In all heavily pigmented lesions bleached by 10% H2O2 before or after immunostaining, the melanin was bleached effectively and MIB1-positively stained cells were clearly seen. Cell counting in the non-pigmented group found that there were no significant differences in the percentage of MIB1-positive melanoma cells (%MIB1) between non-bleached controls and those sections which had been bleached by 10% H2O2 either before or after the immunostaining. The results suggest that hydrogen peroxide can effectively bleach melanin in pigmented melanocytic lesions without significantly affecting MIB1-Ki67 immunolabelling.
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