Image based Machine Learning for identification of macrophage subsets

Abstract Macrophages play a crucial rule in orchestrating immune responses against pathogens and foreign materials. Macrophages have remarkable plasticity in response to environmental cues and are able to acquire a spectrum of activation status, best exemplified by pro-inflammatory (M1) and anti-inf...

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Autores principales: Hassan M. Rostam, Paul M. Reynolds, Morgan R. Alexander, Nikolaj Gadegaard, Amir M. Ghaemmaghami
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c40e5b4b86d9463c9c5fe172079ddcaf2021-12-02T16:06:00ZImage based Machine Learning for identification of macrophage subsets10.1038/s41598-017-03780-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/c40e5b4b86d9463c9c5fe172079ddcaf2017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03780-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Macrophages play a crucial rule in orchestrating immune responses against pathogens and foreign materials. Macrophages have remarkable plasticity in response to environmental cues and are able to acquire a spectrum of activation status, best exemplified by pro-inflammatory (M1) and anti-inflammatory (M2) phenotypes at the two ends of the spectrum. Characterisation of M1 and M2 subsets is usually carried out by quantification of multiple cell surface markers, transcription factors and cytokine profiles. These approaches are time-consuming, require large numbers of cells and are resource intensive. In this study, we used machine learning algorithms to develop a simple and fast imaging-based approach that enables automated identification of different macrophage functional phenotypes using their cell size and morphology. Fluorescent microscopy was used to assess cell morphology of different cell types which were stained for nucleus and actin distribution using DAPI and phalloidin respectively. By only analysing their morphology we were able to identify M1 and M2 phenotypes effectively and could distinguish them from naïve macrophages and monocytes with an average accuracy of 90%. Thus we suggest high-content and automated image analysis can be used for fast phenotyping of functionally diverse cell populations with reasonable accuracy and without the need for using multiple markers.Hassan M. RostamPaul M. ReynoldsMorgan R. AlexanderNikolaj GadegaardAmir M. GhaemmaghamiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
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Hassan M. Rostam
Paul M. Reynolds
Morgan R. Alexander
Nikolaj Gadegaard
Amir M. Ghaemmaghami
Image based Machine Learning for identification of macrophage subsets
description Abstract Macrophages play a crucial rule in orchestrating immune responses against pathogens and foreign materials. Macrophages have remarkable plasticity in response to environmental cues and are able to acquire a spectrum of activation status, best exemplified by pro-inflammatory (M1) and anti-inflammatory (M2) phenotypes at the two ends of the spectrum. Characterisation of M1 and M2 subsets is usually carried out by quantification of multiple cell surface markers, transcription factors and cytokine profiles. These approaches are time-consuming, require large numbers of cells and are resource intensive. In this study, we used machine learning algorithms to develop a simple and fast imaging-based approach that enables automated identification of different macrophage functional phenotypes using their cell size and morphology. Fluorescent microscopy was used to assess cell morphology of different cell types which were stained for nucleus and actin distribution using DAPI and phalloidin respectively. By only analysing their morphology we were able to identify M1 and M2 phenotypes effectively and could distinguish them from naïve macrophages and monocytes with an average accuracy of 90%. Thus we suggest high-content and automated image analysis can be used for fast phenotyping of functionally diverse cell populations with reasonable accuracy and without the need for using multiple markers.
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author Hassan M. Rostam
Paul M. Reynolds
Morgan R. Alexander
Nikolaj Gadegaard
Amir M. Ghaemmaghami
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Paul M. Reynolds
Morgan R. Alexander
Nikolaj Gadegaard
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title Image based Machine Learning for identification of macrophage subsets
title_short Image based Machine Learning for identification of macrophage subsets
title_full Image based Machine Learning for identification of macrophage subsets
title_fullStr Image based Machine Learning for identification of macrophage subsets
title_full_unstemmed Image based Machine Learning for identification of macrophage subsets
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