Free-of-Acrylamide SDS-based Tissue Clearing (FASTClear) for three dimensional visualization of myocardial tissue



Perbellini, Filippo, Liu, Alan KL, Watson, Samuel A, Bardi, Ifigeneia, Rothery, Stephen M and Terracciano, Cesare M
(2017) Free-of-Acrylamide SDS-based Tissue Clearing (FASTClear) for three dimensional visualization of myocardial tissue. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7 (1). 5188-.

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Abstract

Several pathologic conditions of the heart lead to cardiac structural remodelling. Given the high density and the opaque nature of the myocardium, deep three dimensional (3D) imaging is difficult to achieve and structural analysis of pathological myocardial structure is often limited to two dimensional images and of thin myocardial sections. Efficient methods to obtain optical clearing of the tissue for 3D visualisation are therefore needed. Here we describe a rapid, simple and versatile Free-of-Acrylamide SDS-based Tissue Clearing (FASTClear) protocol specifically designed for cardiac tissue. With this method 3D information regarding collagen content, collagen localization and distribution could be easily obtained across a whole 300 µm-thick myocardial slice. FASTClear does not induce structural or microstructural distortion and it can be combined with immunostaining to identify the micro- and macrovascular networks. In summary, we have obtained decolorized myocardial tissue suitable for high resolution 3D imaging, with implications for the study of complex cardiac tissue structure and its changes during pathology.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Myocardium, Coronary Vessels, Humans, Collagen, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Microscopy, Confocal, Biopsy, Immunohistochemistry
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2019 08:20
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:24
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05406-w
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05406-w
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3056812