Study of melanoma invasion by FTIR spectroscopy

Y. Yang; J. Sulé-Suso; G. D Sockalingum

doi:10.1117/12.763770

29 February 2008 Study of melanoma invasion by FTIR spectroscopy

Y. Yang, J. Sulé-Suso, G. D Sockalingum

Proceedings Volume 6859, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues VI; 68591U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763770
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Compared to other forms of skin cancer, a malignant melanoma has a high risk of spreading to other parts of the body. Melanoma invasion is a complex process involving changes in cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interaction and cell-cell interactions. To fully understand the factors which control the invasion process, a human skin model system was reconstructed. HBL (a commercially available cell line) melanoma cells were seeded on a skin model with and without the presence of keratinocytes and/or fibroblasts. After 14 days culture, the skin specimens were fixed, parafin embedded and cut into 7 µm sections. The de-parafinised sections were investigated by synchrotron Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy to study skin cell invasion behaviour. The advantage of using FTIR is its ability to obtain the fingerprint information of the invading cells in terms of protein secondary structure in comparison to non-invading cells and the concentration of the enzyme (matrix-metalloproteinase) which digests protein matrix, near the invading cells. With aid of the spectral mapping images, it is possible to pinpoint the cells in non-invasion and invasion area and analyse the respective spectra. It has been observed that the protein bands in cells and matrix shifted between non-invasive and invasive cells in the reconstructed skin model. We hypothesise that by careful analysis of the FTIR data and validation by other models, FTIR studies can reveal information on which type of cells and proteins are involved in melanoma invasion. Thus, it is possible to trace the cell invasion path by mapping the spectra along the interface of cell layer and matrix body by FTIR spectroscopy.

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Y. Yang, J. Sulé-Suso, and G. D Sockalingum "Study of melanoma invasion by FTIR spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 6859, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues VI, 68591U (29 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763770

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