Formalin fixed, paraffin-embedded intestinal (cecal, ileum) tissue sections (4 μm) were incubated overnight at 4 °C with a primary antibody targeting the mouse antigens (1) histamine receptor 2 (
AHR-002, Alomone labs, Israel), (2) Tryptase (
ab2378, Abcam, USA), after antigen retrieval according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Samples were washed and subsequently incubated with secondary antibody for 45 min at RT (Histofine simple stain anti-rabbit, 414341F, Nacalai, USA and Alexa fluor® 647, ab150131, Abcam, USA). Sections were counter-stained either with the
diaminobenzidine substrate kit (Nacalai, USA) followed by hematoxylin, or sections were stained with
6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI, Thermo Fisher, USA) as previously described for visualization of cell nuclei.
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