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ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2016

In situ visualization of intracellular morphology of epidermal cells using stimulated Raman scattering microscopy.

Mariko Egawa, Kyoya Tokunaga, Junichi Hosoi, Shinya Iwanaga, Yasuyuki Ozeki

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Article in Journal of biomedical optics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Imaging-based evaluation of lipids in the stratum corneum by label-free stimulated Raman scattering microscopy.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mariko EgawaShiseido Global Innovation Center, 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 224-0025, Japan.
Kyoya TokunagaThe University of Tokyo, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Junichi HosoiShiseido Global Innovation Center, 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 224-0025, Japan.
Shinya IwanagaShiseido Global Innovation Center, 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 224-0025, Japan.
Yasuyuki OzekiThe University of Tokyo, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Shiseido Group (Japan) · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visualization of epidermal cells is important because the differentiation patterns of keratinocytes (KCs) are considered to be related to the functions and condition of skin. Optical microscopy has been widely used to investigate epidermal cells, but its applicability is still limited because of the need for sample fixation and staining. Here, we report our staining-free observation of epidermal cells in both tissue and culture by stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy that provides molecular vibrational contrast. SRS allowed us to observe a variety of cellular morphologies in skin tissue, including ladder-like structures in the spinous layer, enucleation of KCs in the granular layer, and three-dimensional cell column structures in the stratum corneum. We noticed that some cells in the spinous layer had a brighter signal in the cytoplasm than KCs. To examine the relevance of the observation of epidermal layers, we also observed cultured epidermal cells, including KCs at various differentiation stages, melanocytes, and Langerhans cell-like cells. Their SRS images also demonstrated various morphologies, suggesting that the morphological differences observed in tissue corresponded to the cell lineage. These results indicate the possible application of SRS microscopy to dermatological investigation of cell lineages and types in the epidermis by cellular-level analysis.

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Epidermal CellsNonlinear Optical MicroscopyAnimalsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCell ShapeCytological TechniquesFemaleHumansKeratinocytesLangerhans CellsMelanocytesSpectrum Analysis, RamanSwine

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PMID27580366
PMCPMC5005979
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