Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 16, Issue 4, 2243003(2023)

Quantitative analysis of collagen morphology in breast cancer from millimeter scale using multiphoton microscopy

Yulan Liu1... Shunwu Xu2, Deyong Kang3, Xingxin Huang1, Shuoyu Xu4, Lianhuang Li1, Liqin Zheng1, Lida Qiu1,5, Zhenlin Zhan1, Xiahui Han1,* and Jianxin Chen1,** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
  • 2School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Fujian Polytechnic Normal University, Fuqing, Fujian 350300, P. R. China
  • 3Department of Pathology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001 P. R. China
  • 4Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, P. R. China
  • 5College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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    The tumor microenvironment (TME) is now recognized as an important participant of tumor progression. As the most abundant extracellular matrix component in TME, collagen plays an important role in tumor development. The imaging study of collagen morphological feature in TME is of great significance for understanding the state of tumor. Multiphoton microscopy (MPM), based on second harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon excitation fluorescence (TPEF), can be used to monitor the morphological changes of biological tissues without labeling. In this study, we used MPM for large-scale imaging of early invasive breast cancer from the tumor center to normal tissues far from the tumor. We found that there were significant differences in collagen morphology between breast cancer tumor boundary, near tumor transition region and normal tissues far from the tumor. Furthermore, the morphological feature of eight collagen fibers was extracted to quantify the variation trend of collagen in three regions. These results may provide a new perspective for the optimal negative margin width of breast-conserving surgery and the understanding of tumor metastasis.

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    Yulan Liu, Shunwu Xu, Deyong Kang, Xingxin Huang, Shuoyu Xu, Lianhuang Li, Liqin Zheng, Lida Qiu, Zhenlin Zhan, Xiahui Han, Jianxin Chen. Quantitative analysis of collagen morphology in breast cancer from millimeter scale using multiphoton microscopy[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2023, 16(4): 2243003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 16, 2022

    Accepted: Jun. 29, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: Han Xiahui (hxiahui@fjnu.edu.cn), Chen Jianxin (chenjianxin@fjnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1142/S1793545822430039

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