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Applying harmonic optical microscopy for spatial alignment of atrial collagen fibers.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrosis creates a vulnerable tissue for atrial fibrillation (AF), but the spatial disarray of collagen fibers underlying atrial fibrosis is not fully elucidated.

Objective

This study hypothesizes that harmonics optical microscopy can illuminate the spatial mal-alignment of collagen fibers in AF via a layer-by-layer approach.

Patients and methods

Atrial tissues taken from patients who underwent open-heart surgery were examined by harmonics optical microscopy. Using the two-dimensional Fourier transformation method, a spectral-energy description of image texture was constituted and its entropy was used to quantify the mal-alignment of collagen fibers. The amount of collagen fiber was derived from its area ratio to total atrial tissue in each image. Serum C-terminal pro-collagen pro-peptide (CICP), pro-matrix metalloproteinase-1 (pro-MMP-1), and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) were also evaluated.

Results

46 patients were evaluated, including 20 with normal sinus rhythm and 26 with AF. The entropy of spectral-energy distribution of collagen alignment was significantly higher in AF than that in sinus rhythm (3.97 ± 0.33 vs. 2.80 ± 0.18, p<0.005). This difference was more significant in the permanent AF group. The amount of collagen was also significantly higher in AF patients (0.39 ± 0.13 vs. 0.18 ± 0.06, p<0.005) but serum markers of cardiac fibrosis were not significantly different between the two groups.

Conclusions

Harmonics optical microscopy can quantify the spatial mal-alignment of collagen fibers in AF. The entropy of spectral-energy distribution of collagen alignment is a potential tool for research in atrial remodeling.

SUBMITTER: Chiu YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2976704 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Applying harmonic optical microscopy for spatial alignment of atrial collagen fibers.

Chiu Yu-Wei YW   Lo Men Tzung MT   Tsai Ming-Rung MR   Chang Yi-Chung YC   Hsu Rong-Bin RB   Yu Hsu-Yu HY   Sun Chi-Kuang CK   Ho Yi-Lwun YL  

PloS one 20101109 11


<h4>Background</h4>Atrial fibrosis creates a vulnerable tissue for atrial fibrillation (AF), but the spatial disarray of collagen fibers underlying atrial fibrosis is not fully elucidated.<h4>Objective</h4>This study hypothesizes that harmonics optical microscopy can illuminate the spatial mal-alignment of collagen fibers in AF via a layer-by-layer approach.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Atrial tissues taken from patients who underwent open-heart surgery were examined by harmonics optical microsco  ...[more]

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