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Mayer, Moritz N.S. ; Köhler, Lisa M. ; Paulus, Michael G. ; Iberl, Sabine ; Heinrich, Maria ; Wagner, Stefan ; Maier, Lars S. ; Dietl, Alexander

MATLAB-based Methods Allow Precise, High-Throughput Quantification of Nuclear Morphology and Texture in Tachycardiomyopathy

Mayer, Moritz N.S., Köhler, Lisa M., Paulus, Michael G. , Iberl, Sabine, Heinrich, Maria, Wagner, Stefan , Maier, Lars S. and Dietl, Alexander (2025) MATLAB-based Methods Allow Precise, High-Throughput Quantification of Nuclear Morphology and Texture in Tachycardiomyopathy. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry 73 (3-4), pp. 115-128.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 02 Jun 2025 08:43
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.76803


Abstract

The understanding of cardiomyopathies is hindered by a lack of quantitative histologic data. To address this methodical gap, we wrote a MATLAB-based image analysis platform to quantify nuclear and cellular disarray. We validated its utility in an animal model of tachycardiomyopathy (T-CM), whose ultrastructural remodeling processes have only partially been characterized and differ substantially ...

The understanding of cardiomyopathies is hindered by a lack of quantitative histologic data. To address this methodical gap, we wrote a MATLAB-based image analysis platform to quantify nuclear and cellular disarray. We validated its utility in an animal model of tachycardiomyopathy (T-CM), whose ultrastructural remodeling processes have only partially been characterized and differ substantially from more prevalent cardiomyopathies. Six rabbits received right ventricular pacemaker implants. Three animals were paced incrementally up to 380 bpm for 30 days to induce T-CM. In three control rabbits, the pacemaker remained inactive (SHAM). Left ventricular tissue was collected, fixed in formalin, embedded in paraffin, stained, and digitized for nuclear morphometry, texture analysis, orientation analysis, and vascular architecture evaluation. Nuclear segmentation performed by the software was highly accurate, closely matching manual counts (mean manual nuclear count per slide = 81.3 ± 3.8, mean automated nuclear count per slide = 81.9 ± 4.3, r = 0.981, p<0.001). In T-CM, nuclei were enlarged [SHAM (a.u.) = 2362, T-CM (a.u.) = 2660, p=0.0042]. Texture patterns differed between the groups with higher nuclear contrast in T-CM [SHAM (a.u.) = 0.0169, T-CM (a.u.) = 0.0247, p=0.0149], highlighting structural remodeling at the nuclear level. Median vessel size increased in T-CM [SHAM (a.u.) = 1532, T-CM (a.u.) = 2421, p<0.0001]. In conclusion, our MATLAB-based image analysis platform allows high-throughput quantification of nuclear and extracellular disarray. It identified enlargement of nuclei and increased nuclear contrast as part of ultrastructural remodeling in tachycardiomyopathy:



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleJournal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
Publisher:Sage
Open Access Type:SAGE (Hybrid)
Volume:73
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:3-4
Page Range:pp. 115-128
Date11 April 2025
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin II
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (519332007)
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10.1369/00221554251332331DOI
Keywordsdigital image analysis, hypertrophy, nuclear morphometry, tachycardiomyopathy, texture
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-768035
Item ID76803

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