High-resolution infrared microspectroscopic characterization of cartilage cell microenvironment
Linus, Awuniji; Ebrahimi, Mohammadhossein; Turunen, Mikael J.; Saarakkala, Simo; Joukainen, Antti; Kröger, Heikki; Koistinen, Arto; Finnilä, Mikko A. J.; Afara, Isaac O.; Mononen, Mika E.; Tanska, Petri; Korhonen, Rami K. (2021-08-05)
Awuniji Linus, Mohammadhossein Ebrahimi, Mikael J. Turunen, Simo Saarakkala, Antti Joukainen, Heikki Kröger, Arto Koistinen, Mikko A.J. Finnilä, Isaac O. Afara, Mika E. Mononen, Petri Tanska, Rami K. Korhonen, High-resolution infrared microspectroscopic characterization of cartilage cell microenvironment, Acta Biomaterialia, Volume 134, 2021, Pages 252-260, ISSN 1742-7061, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.08.001
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021111054577
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Abstract
The lateral resolution of infrared spectroscopy has been inadequate for accurate biochemical characterization of the cell microenvironment, a region regulating biochemical and biomechanical signals to cells. In this study, we demonstrate the capacity of a high-resolution Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (HR-FTIR-MS) to characterize the collagen content of this region. Specifically, we focus on the collagen content in the cartilage cell (chondrocyte) microenvironment of healthy and osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage. Human tibial cartilage samples (N = 28) were harvested from 7 cadaveric donors and graded for OA severity (healthy, early OA, advanced OA). HR-FTIR-MS was used to analyze the collagen content of the chondrocyte microenvironment of five distinct zones across the tissue depth. HR-FTIR-MS successfully showed collagen content distribution across chondrocytes and their environment. In zones 2 and 3 (10–50% of the tissue thickness), we observed that collagen content was smaller (P < 0.05) in early OA compared to the healthy tissue in the vicinity of cells (pericellular region). The collagen content loss was extended to the extracellular matrix in advanced OA tissue. No significant differences in the collagen content of the chondrocyte microenvironment were observed between the groups in the most superficial (0–10%) and deep zones (50–100%). HR-FTIR-MS revealed collagen loss in the early OA cartilage pericellular region before detectable changes in the extracellular matrix in advanced OA. HR-FTIR-MS-based compositional assessment enables a better understanding of OA-related changes in tissues. This technique can be used to identify new disease mechanisms enabling better intervention strategies.
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