Journal
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
Volume 162, Issue -, Pages 278-291Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.03.0161742-7061
Keywords
Pathological tissue remodeling; Non-destructive imaging; Extracellular matrix; Collagen; Spectral deconvolution; Raman microspectroscopy
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Fibrosis is the excessive deposition of collagen type I (COL I) that replaces healthy tissue structures, often caused by chronic inflammation. This study used Raman spectroscopy to identify a spectroscopic biomarker, the subpeak at 1608 cm-1 in the amide I region of COL I Raman spectra, to discriminate fibrotic and non-fibrotic tissues. These findings offer a potential diagnostic approach for non-invasive tracking and monitoring of fibrosis progression.
Fibrosis is a consequence of the pathological remodeling of extracellular matrix (ECM) structures in the connective tissue of an organ. It is often caused by chronic inflammation, which over time, progressively leads to an excess deposition of collagen type I (COL I) that replaces healthy tissue structures, in many cases leaving a stiff scar. Increasing fibrosis can lead to organ failure and death; therefore, developing methods that potentially allow real-time monitoring of early onset or progression of fibrosis are highly valuable. In this study, the ECM structures of diseased and healthy human tissue from multiple organs were investigated for the presence of fibrosis using routine histology and marker-independent Raman microspectroscopy and Raman imaging. Spectral deconvolution of COL I Raman spectra allowed the dis-crimination of fibrotic and non-fibrotic COL I fibers. Statistically significant differences were identified in the amide I region of the spectral subpeak at 1608 cm -1, which was deemed to be representative for structural changes in COL I fibers in all examined fibrotic tissues. Raman spectroscopy-based methods in combination with this newly discovered spectroscopic biomarker potentially offer a diagnostic approach to non-invasively track and monitor the progression of fibrosis.
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