Machine learning-assisted high-content imaging analysis of 3D MCF7 microtissues for estrogenic effect prediction

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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) pose a significant threat to human well-being and the ecosystem. However, in managing the many thousands of uncharacterized chemical entities, the high-throughput screening of EDCs using relevant biological endpoints remains challenging. Three-dimensional (3D) culture technology enables the development of more physiologically relevant systems in more realistic biochemical microenvironments. The high-content and quantitative imaging techniques enable quantifying endpoints associated with cell morphology, cell-cell interaction, and microtissue organization. In the present study, 3D microtissues formed by MCF-7 breast cancer cells were exposed to the model EDCs estradiol (E2) and propyl pyrazole triol (PPT). A 3D imaging and image analysis pipeline was established to extract quantitative image features from estrogen-exposed microtissues. Moreover, a machine-learning classification model was built using estrogenic-associated differential imaging features. Based on 140 common differential image features found between the E2 and PPT group, the classification model predicted E2 and PPT exposure with AUC-ROC at 0.9528 and 0.9513, respectively. Deep learning-assisted analysis software was developed to characterize microtissue gland lumen formation. The fully automated tool can accurately characterize the number of identified lumens and the total luminal volume of each microtissue. Overall, the current study established an integrated approach by combining non-supervised image feature profiling and supervised luminal volume characterization, which reflected the complexity of functional ER signaling and highlighted a promising conceptual framework for estrogenic EDC risk assessment.

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UpdateOf: Res Sq. 2023 Oct 06;:. - PMID 37886543

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 06. Feb., Seite 2999

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Seada, Haitham [VerfasserIn]
Madnick, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, He [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhaozeng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Fengcheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Hall, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Boekelheide, Kim [VerfasserIn]

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2DI9HA706A
4TI98Z838E
Endocrine Disruptors
Estradiol
Estrogens
Estrone
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Date Completed 07.02.2024

Date Revised 19.02.2024

published: Electronic

UpdateOf: Res Sq. 2023 Oct 06;:. - PMID 37886543

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-53323-6

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NLM368061159