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ArticleF&S science2020

Photoacoustic laser effects in live mouse blastocysts: pilot safety studies of DNA damage from photoacoustic imaging doses.

Erin Newcomer, Guang Yang, Bei Sun, Hongbo Luo, Duanwen Shen, Samuel Achilefu, Valerie Ratts, Joan Riley, John Yeh, Quing Zhu

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10 authors.

Erin NewcomerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Guang YangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Bei SunSackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hongbo LuoDepartment of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Duanwen ShenDepartment of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Samuel AchilefuDepartment of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Valerie RattsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Joan RileyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
John YehDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Quing ZhuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.

Funding

Coregistered Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging for Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis and Risk ManagementR01CA237664 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI POWELL, MATTHEW A, SIEGEL, CARY L · 2020 to 2024
$2.6M
Improving diagnostic US for reduction of benign breast biopsies using US-guided Optical TomographyR01CA228047 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI POPLACK, STEVEN, ZHU, QUING · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Co-registered photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging for non-invasive ovarian canR01CA151570 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BREWER, MOLLY A., ZHU, QUING · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA151570NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228047NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237664
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the laser safety of photoacoustic imaging. In photoacoustic imaging, a pulsed laser of several nanoseconds is used to illuminate biological tissue, and photoacoustic waves generated by optical absorption are used to form images of the tissue. Photoacoustic imaging is emerging in clinical applications; however, its potential use in reproductive medicine has yet to be reported.

designAssessment of photoacoustic laser safety before its adoption by clinical reproductive medicine.

settingAcademic medical center. ANIMALS: Blastocyst-stage mouse embryos.

interventionsPotential DNA damage of photoacoustic laser exposure on preimplantation mouse blastocyst stage embryos was examined. Different embryos groups were exposed to either 5- or 10-minute 15-Hz laser doses (typical clinical doses) and 1-minute 1-kHz laser dose (significantly higher dose), respectively.

main outcome measuresA terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay was used to identify the rate of DNA damage in the laser-exposed blastocysts.

resultsThe negative control blastocyst group (no laser exposure) had a mean of 10.7 TUNEL-positive nuclei. The 5- and 10-minute 15-Hz laser-exposed groups had a mean of 11.25 and 12.89 TUNEL-positive nuclei, respectively. The embryos exposed to the 1-kHz laser for 1 minute had an average mean of 12.0 TUNEL-positive nuclei.

conclusionWe demonstrated that typical lasers and exposure times used for photoacoustic imaging do not induce increased cell death in mouse blastocysts.

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Photoacoustic TechniquesAnimalsBlastocystDNA DamageIn Situ Nick-End LabelingLasersMicecell deathdevelopmentembryoPhotoacoustic imagingreproductive organsafety

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PMID33089221
PMCPMC7574356

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