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- Title
Morphological and Chemical Investigation of Ovarian Structures in a Bovine Model by Contrast-Enhanced X-ray Imaging and Microscopy.
- Authors
Gianoncelli, Alessandra; Sena Souza, Gabriela; Kourousias, George; Pascotto, Ernesto; Tafforeau, Paul; Longo, Elena; Barroso, Regina Cely; Salomé, Murielle; Stebel, Marco; Zingaro, Federica; Calligaro, Carla; Ricci, Giuseppe; Pascolo, Lorella
- Abstract
An improved understanding of an ovary's structures is highly desirable to support advances in folliculogenesis knowledge and reproductive medicine, with particular attention to fertility preservation options for prepubertal girls with malignant tumors. Although currently the golden standard for structural analysis is provided by combining histological sections, staining, and visible 2D microscopic inspection, synchrotron radiation phase-contrast microtomography is becoming a new challenge for three-dimensional studies at micrometric resolution. To this aim, the proper use of contrast agents can improve the visualization of internal structures in ovary tissues, which normally present a low radiopacity. In this study, we report a comparison of four staining protocols, based on iodine or tungsten containing agents, applied to bovine ovarian tissues fixed in Bouin's solution. The microtomography (microCT) analyses at two synchrotron facilities under different set-ups were performed at different energies in order to maximize the image contrast. While tungsten-based agents allow large structures to be well identified, Iodine ones better highlight smaller features, especially when acquired above the K-edge energy of the specific metal. Further scans performed at lower energy where the setup was optimized for overall quality and sensitivity from phase-contrast still provided highly resolved visualization of follicular and intrafollicular structures at different maturation stages, independent of the staining protocol. The analyses were complemented by X-ray Fluorescence mapping on 2D sections, showing that the tungsten-based agent has a higher penetration in this type of tissues.
- Subjects
X-ray imaging; X-ray microscopy; CONTRAST media; FERTILITY preservation; BOS; X-ray fluorescence; SYNCHROTRONS; SYNCHROTRON radiation
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 4, p3545
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms24043545