Fast Adipogenesis Tracking System (FATS)—a robust, high-throughput, automation-ready adipogenesis quantification technique

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Fast Adipogenesis Tracking System (FATS)—a robust, high-throughput, automation-ready adipogenesis quantification technique
Title:
Fast Adipogenesis Tracking System (FATS)—a robust, high-throughput, automation-ready adipogenesis quantification technique
Journal Title:
Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Publication Date:
22 January 2019
Citation:
Yuan, C., Chakraborty, S., Chitta, K.K. et al. Fast Adipogenesis Tracking System (FATS)—a robust, high-throughput, automation-ready adipogenesis quantification technique. Stem Cell Res Ther 10, 38 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-019-1141-0
Abstract:
Adipogenesis is essential in in vitro experimentation to assess differentiation capability of stem cells, and therefore, its accurate measurement is important. Quantitative analysis of adipogenic levels, however, is challenging and often susceptible to errors due to non-specific reading or manual estimation by observers. To this end, we developed a novel adipocyte quantification algorithm, named Fast Adipogenesis Tracking System (FATS), based on computer vision libraries. The FATS algorithm is versatile and capable of accurately detecting and quantifying percentage of cells undergoing adipogenic and browning differentiation even under difficult conditions such as the presence of large cell clumps or high cell densities. The algorithm was tested on various cell lines including 3T3-L1 cells, adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs), and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cells. The FATS algorithm is particularly useful for adipogenic measurement of embryoid bodies derived from pluripotent stem cells and was capable of accurately distinguishing adipogenic cells from false-positive stains. We then demonstrate the effectiveness of the FATS algorithm for screening of nuclear receptor ligands that affect adipogenesis in the high-throughput manner. Together, the FATS offer a universal and automated image-based method to quantify adipocyte differentiation of different cell lines in both standard and high-throughput workflows.
License type:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Funding Info:
The work was supported by intramural core funding from Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) of A*STAR.
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ISSN:
1757-6512
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