Characterization of Human Skin Derived Cells by Raman Micro-Spectroscopy
摘要
Studying human skin biology can aid in understanding the pathophysiology of skin diseases and developing novel therapies, including tissue engineering approaches. Among various optical and spectroscopic techniques, Raman micro-spectroscopy stands out. This non-invasive method requires minimal sample preparation and provides molecular-level information on healthy and diseased cell types. The following chapter aims to provide a comprehensive guide to the basic methods of Raman micro-spectroscopy analysis of human epidermal samples from the perspective of their biochemical-molecular relationship, without the need for a deep and specialized knowledge in the field of spectroscopy. We do this based on two distinct examples: (1) Unstained cell subpopulations identified by hierarchical cluster analysis are compared with antibody treated sorted cell populations, and (2) skin cell type-specific molecular features are determined, and the composition of unknown cellular mixtures is revealed.