Microscopic structural study of collagen aging in isolated fibrils using polarized second harmonic generation

J Biomed Opt. 2012 Aug;17(8):080506-1. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.17.8.080506.

Abstract

Polarization resolved second harmonic generation (PSHG) is developed to study, at the microscopic scale, the impact of aging on the structure of type I collagen fibrils in two-dimensional coatings. A ribose-glycated collagen is also used to mimic tissue glycation usually described as an indicator of aging. PSHG images are analyzed using a generic approach of the molecular disorder information in collagen fibrils, revealing significant changes upon aging, with a direct correlation between molecular disorder and fibril diameters.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aging / pathology*
  • Fibrillar Collagens / ultrastructure*
  • Microscopy, Polarization / methods*
  • Protein Conformation

Substances

  • Fibrillar Collagens