Picrosirius Red Staining: Revisiting Its Application to the Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Collagen Type I and Type III in Tendon
2021/09/22 by Consuelo M. López de Padilla, Consuelo M. López De Padilla, Michael J. Coenen +6 · 27 citations
Medicine · #Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation #Tendon Structure and Treatment #Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
paper · doi:10.1369/00221554211046777
Abstract
Collagen has a major role in the structural organization of tendons. Picrosirius red (PSR) staining viewed under polarized light microscopy is the standard method to evaluate the organization of collagen fibers in tissues. It is also used to distinguish between type I and type III collagen in tissue sections. However, accurate analysis and interpretation of PSR images are challenging because of technical factors and historical misconceptions. The aim of this study was to clarify whether collagen types I and III can be distinguished by PSR staining in rat Achilles tendons, using double immunohistochemistry as the positive control. Our findings showed that PSR staining viewed with polarized light microscopy was suitable for qualitative and quantitative assessment of total collagen but was not able to distinguish collagen types. We found it critical to use a polarizing microscope equipped with a rotating stage; tendon section orientation at 45° with respect to crossed polarizers was optimal for the qualitative and quantitative assessment of collagen organization. Immunohistochemistry was superior to PSR staining for detection of collagen type III. We also compared formalin and Bouin solution as fixatives. Both produced similar birefringence, but formalin-fixed tendons provided higher quality histological detail with both hematoxylin-eosin and immunostaining.
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