Non-destructive Characterization of Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix Morphology by Combining Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging with Tissue Clearing
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Histology is an essential step to visualize and analyze the microstructure of any biological tissue; however, histological processing is often irreversible, and histological samples are unable to be imaged or tested further. In this work, a novel non-destructive protocol is proposed for morphological analysis of skeletal muscles, combining Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging with Tissue Clearing. Imaging combining OCT and Propylene Glycol (PG) as a tissue-clearing agent, was performed on rat tail and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle. The results show that the extracellular matrix morphology of skeletal muscles, including muscular fibers and the whole microstructure architecture were clearly identified. PG improved OCT imaging as measured by image quality metric Contrast Per Pixel CPP (increases by 3.9%), Naturalness Image Quality Evaluator NIQE (decreases by 23%), and Volume of Interest VOI size (higher for CPP and lower for NIQE values). The tendon microstructure was observed with less precision, as collagen fibers could not be clearly detected. The reversibility of the optical effects of the PG on the immersed tissue (in a Phosphate-Buffered Saline solution) was studied comparing native and rehydrated OCT image acquisition from a single EDL sample. Optical properties and microstructure visibility (CPP and NIQE) have been recovered to 99% of the native sample values. Moreover, clearing process caused shrinkage of the tissue recovered to 86% of the original width. Future work will aim to employ the proposed experimental protocol to identify the local mechanical properties of biological tissues.
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