Evaluating Differentiation Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Label-Free Microscopy System and Machine Learning

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play a crucial role in tissue engineering, as their differentiation status directly affects the quality of the final cultured tissue, which is critical to the success of transplantation therapy. Furthermore, the precise control of MSC differentiation is essential for st...

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Main Authors: Yawei Kong, Jianpeng Ao, Qiushu Chen, Wenhua Su, Yinping Zhao, Yiyan Fei, Jiong Ma, Minbiao Ji, Lan Mi
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/12/11/1524
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author Yawei Kong
Jianpeng Ao
Qiushu Chen
Wenhua Su
Yinping Zhao
Yiyan Fei
Jiong Ma
Minbiao Ji
Lan Mi
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Jianpeng Ao
Qiushu Chen
Wenhua Su
Yinping Zhao
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Jiong Ma
Minbiao Ji
Lan Mi
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description Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play a crucial role in tissue engineering, as their differentiation status directly affects the quality of the final cultured tissue, which is critical to the success of transplantation therapy. Furthermore, the precise control of MSC differentiation is essential for stem cell therapy in clinical settings, as low-purity stem cells can lead to tumorigenic problems. Therefore, to address the heterogeneity of MSCs during their differentiation into adipogenic or osteogenic lineages, numerous label-free microscopic images were acquired using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), and an automated evaluation model for the differentiation status of MSCs was built based on the K-means machine learning algorithm. The model is capable of highly sensitive analysis of individual cell differentiation status, so it has great potential for stem cell differentiation research.
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spelling doaj.art-9676e3cb99d54472b8d7241730c6856f2023-11-18T07:41:14ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092023-05-011211152410.3390/cells12111524Evaluating Differentiation Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Label-Free Microscopy System and Machine LearningYawei Kong0Jianpeng Ao1Qiushu Chen2Wenhua Su3Yinping Zhao4Yiyan Fei5Jiong Ma6Minbiao Ji7Lan Mi8Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaKey Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaKey Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaHuman Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaKey Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaKey Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaKey Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play a crucial role in tissue engineering, as their differentiation status directly affects the quality of the final cultured tissue, which is critical to the success of transplantation therapy. Furthermore, the precise control of MSC differentiation is essential for stem cell therapy in clinical settings, as low-purity stem cells can lead to tumorigenic problems. Therefore, to address the heterogeneity of MSCs during their differentiation into adipogenic or osteogenic lineages, numerous label-free microscopic images were acquired using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), and an automated evaluation model for the differentiation status of MSCs was built based on the K-means machine learning algorithm. The model is capable of highly sensitive analysis of individual cell differentiation status, so it has great potential for stem cell differentiation research.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/12/11/1524MSCslabel-freeFLIMSRSmachine learning
spellingShingle Yawei Kong
Jianpeng Ao
Qiushu Chen
Wenhua Su
Yinping Zhao
Yiyan Fei
Jiong Ma
Minbiao Ji
Lan Mi
Evaluating Differentiation Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Label-Free Microscopy System and Machine Learning
Cells
MSCs
label-free
FLIM
SRS
machine learning
title Evaluating Differentiation Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Label-Free Microscopy System and Machine Learning
title_full Evaluating Differentiation Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Label-Free Microscopy System and Machine Learning
title_fullStr Evaluating Differentiation Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Label-Free Microscopy System and Machine Learning
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating Differentiation Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Label-Free Microscopy System and Machine Learning
title_short Evaluating Differentiation Status of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Label-Free Microscopy System and Machine Learning
title_sort evaluating differentiation status of mesenchymal stem cells by label free microscopy system and machine learning
topic MSCs
label-free
FLIM
SRS
machine learning
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/12/11/1524
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