Figure 5.
Structural organization of a CFA-induced granuloma and PrPSc detection in the adjacent lymphofollicular structure. Granulomas were induced in tg338 mice by two successive injections of CFA emulsified in PBS (50% vol/vol) injected subcutaneously into the abdominal or dorsal face of the animals. (A), Hematoxylin/eosin staining after formalin fixation and paraffin embedding. Slides were scanned using a Hamamatsu digital NanoZoomer. LFS, adjacent lymphoid structure; H, hair follicles. The marked area delineates the underlying magnified insert (panel B). Panels C and D represent immunofluorescence (IF) labeling of PrPSc of granuloma sections from 127 S-infected and uninfected control mice, respectively. The white arrowhead highlights the specific labeling of Sha31 within lymphofollicular zones surrounding the granuloma core.