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Digital Image Analysis for Morphometric Evaluation of Tissue Response after Implanting Alloplastic Vascular Prostheses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2006

Roland Zippel ,
Andreas Hoene ,
Uwe Walschus ,
Raymond Jarchow ,
Torsten Ueberrueck ,
Maciej Patrzyk ,
Michael Schlosser  and
Lutz Wilhelm
Roland Zippel
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Hospital Riesa/Grossenhain, D-01589 Riesa, Germany
Andreas Hoene
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
Uwe Walschus
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
Raymond Jarchow
Affiliation:
Computation Centre, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
Torsten Ueberrueck
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07747 Jena, Germany
Maciej Patrzyk
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
Michael Schlosser
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
Lutz Wilhelm
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the suitability of digital image analysis, using the KS400 software system, for the morphometric evaluation of the tissue response after prosthesis implantation in an animal model. Twenty-four female pigs aged 10 weeks were implanted with infrarenal Dacron® prostheses for 14, 21, 28, and 116 days. Following the explantation and investigation of the neointima region, the expression of beta-1-integrin, the proliferation rate by means of Ki-67 positive cells, and the intima thickness were evaluated as exemplary parameters of the tissue response after implantation. Frozen tissue sections were immunohistochemically stained and subsequently examined using computer-aided image analysis. A maximum expression of 32.9% was observed for beta-1-integrin 14 days after implantation, gradually declining over time to 9.8% after 116 days. The proliferation rate was found to be 19% on day 14, increasing to 39% on day 21 with a subsequent gradual decline to 5% after 116 days. The intima thickness increased from 189.9 μm on day 14 to 1228.0 μm on day 116. In conclusion, digital image analysis was found to be an efficient and reproducible method for the morphometric evaluation of a peri-prosthetic tissue response.

Keywords

vascular prosthesisdigital imagingmorphometryimmunohistochemistrybeta-1-integrinKi-67tissue response
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BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 12 , Issue 5 , October 2006 , pp. 366 - 375
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© 2006 Microscopy Society of America

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