Characterization of the Distance Relationship Between Localized Serotonin Receptors and Glia Cells on Fluorescence Microscopy Images of Brain Tissue

Jaroslaw Jacak, Susanne Schaller, Daniela Martina Borgmann, Stephan Winkler

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Abstract

We here present two new methods for the characterization of fluorescent localization microscopy images obtained from immunostained brain tissue sections. Direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy images of 5-HT1A serotonin receptors and glial fibrillary acidic proteins in healthy cryopreserved brain tissues are analyzed. In detail, we here present two image processing methods for characterizing differences in receptor distribution on glial cells and their distribution on neural cells: One variant relies on skeleton extraction and adaptive thresholding, the other on k-means based discrete layer segmentation. Experimental results show that both methods can be applied for distinguishing classes of images with respect to serotonin receptor distribution. Quantification of nanoscopic changes in relative protein expression on particular cell types can be used to analyze degeneration in tissues caused by diseases or medical treatment.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)826-836
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftMicroscopy and Microanalysis
Jahrgang21
Ausgabenummer4
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 30 Apr. 2015

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