Anti-Lysozyme

Anti-Lysozyme stains myeloid cells, histiocytes, granulocytes, macrophages, and monocytes in human tonsil, colon and skin. It is an important marker that may demonstrate the myeloid or monocytic nature of acute leukemia. The restrictive nature of anti-lysozyme antibody staining suggests that lysozyme may be synthesized predominantly in reactive histiocytes rather than in resting, unstimulated phagocytes. Anti-lysozyme may aid in the identification of histiocytic neoplasias, large lymphocytes and classifying lymphoproliferative disorders. Positive control: Lymph Node, Tonsil Staining pattern: Cytoplasmic Protein function: Lysozymes have primarily a bacteriolytic function, those in tissues and body fluids are associated with the monocyte-macrophage system and enhance the activity of immunoagents. [The UniProt Consortium]