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Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration: A Comparison of Histology, Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Micro-Indentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nano-Indentation

We have determined the sensitivity and detection limit of a new fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based optoelectronic micro-indenter for biomechanical testing of cartilage and compared the results to indentation-type atomic force microscopy (IT-AFM) and histological staining. As test samples, we used bovin...

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Autores principales: Hartmann, Bastian, Marchi, Gabriele, Alberton, Paolo, Farkas, Zsuzsanna, Aszodi, Attila, Roths, Johannes, Clausen-Schaumann, Hauke
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7582717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33036285
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197384
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author Hartmann, Bastian
Marchi, Gabriele
Alberton, Paolo
Farkas, Zsuzsanna
Aszodi, Attila
Roths, Johannes
Clausen-Schaumann, Hauke
author_facet Hartmann, Bastian
Marchi, Gabriele
Alberton, Paolo
Farkas, Zsuzsanna
Aszodi, Attila
Roths, Johannes
Clausen-Schaumann, Hauke
author_sort Hartmann, Bastian
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description We have determined the sensitivity and detection limit of a new fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based optoelectronic micro-indenter for biomechanical testing of cartilage and compared the results to indentation-type atomic force microscopy (IT-AFM) and histological staining. As test samples, we used bovine articular cartilage, which was enzymatically degraded ex vivo for five minutes using different concentrations of collagenase (5, 50, 100 and 500 µg/mL) to mimic moderate extracellular matrix deterioration seen in early-stage osteoarthritis (OA). Picrosirius Red staining and polarization microscopy demonstrated gradual, concentration-dependent disorganization of the collagen fibrillar network in the superficial zone of the explants. Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) grading of histopathological changes did not discriminate between undigested and enzymatically degraded explants. IT-AFM was the most sensitive method for detecting minute changes in cartilage biomechanics induced by the lowest collagenase concentration, however, it did not distinguish different levels of cartilage degeneration for collagenase concentrations higher than 5 µg/mL. The FBG micro-indenter provided a better and more precise assessment of the level of cartilage degeneration than the OARSI histological grading system but it was less sensitive at detecting mechanical changes than IT-AFM. The FBG-sensor allowed us to observe differences in cartilage biomechanics for collagenase concentrations of 100 and 500 µg/mL. Our results confirm that the FBG sensor is capable of detecting small changes in articular cartilage stiffness, which may be associated with initial cartilage degeneration caused by early OA.
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spelling pubmed-75827172020-10-28 Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration: A Comparison of Histology, Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Micro-Indentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nano-Indentation Hartmann, Bastian Marchi, Gabriele Alberton, Paolo Farkas, Zsuzsanna Aszodi, Attila Roths, Johannes Clausen-Schaumann, Hauke Int J Mol Sci Article We have determined the sensitivity and detection limit of a new fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based optoelectronic micro-indenter for biomechanical testing of cartilage and compared the results to indentation-type atomic force microscopy (IT-AFM) and histological staining. As test samples, we used bovine articular cartilage, which was enzymatically degraded ex vivo for five minutes using different concentrations of collagenase (5, 50, 100 and 500 µg/mL) to mimic moderate extracellular matrix deterioration seen in early-stage osteoarthritis (OA). Picrosirius Red staining and polarization microscopy demonstrated gradual, concentration-dependent disorganization of the collagen fibrillar network in the superficial zone of the explants. Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) grading of histopathological changes did not discriminate between undigested and enzymatically degraded explants. IT-AFM was the most sensitive method for detecting minute changes in cartilage biomechanics induced by the lowest collagenase concentration, however, it did not distinguish different levels of cartilage degeneration for collagenase concentrations higher than 5 µg/mL. The FBG micro-indenter provided a better and more precise assessment of the level of cartilage degeneration than the OARSI histological grading system but it was less sensitive at detecting mechanical changes than IT-AFM. The FBG-sensor allowed us to observe differences in cartilage biomechanics for collagenase concentrations of 100 and 500 µg/mL. Our results confirm that the FBG sensor is capable of detecting small changes in articular cartilage stiffness, which may be associated with initial cartilage degeneration caused by early OA. MDPI 2020-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7582717/ /pubmed/33036285 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197384 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hartmann, Bastian
Marchi, Gabriele
Alberton, Paolo
Farkas, Zsuzsanna
Aszodi, Attila
Roths, Johannes
Clausen-Schaumann, Hauke
Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration: A Comparison of Histology, Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Micro-Indentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nano-Indentation
title Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration: A Comparison of Histology, Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Micro-Indentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nano-Indentation
title_full Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration: A Comparison of Histology, Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Micro-Indentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nano-Indentation
title_fullStr Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration: A Comparison of Histology, Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Micro-Indentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nano-Indentation
title_full_unstemmed Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration: A Comparison of Histology, Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Micro-Indentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nano-Indentation
title_short Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration: A Comparison of Histology, Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Micro-Indentation, and Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Nano-Indentation
title_sort early detection of cartilage degeneration: a comparison of histology, fiber bragg grating-based micro-indentation, and atomic force microscopy-based nano-indentation
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7582717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33036285
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197384
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