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Shiby E, Reddy KL, Kumar J. A Facile Approach for the Ligand Free Synthesis of Biocompatible Upconversion Nanophosphors. Front Chem 2022; 10:904676. [PMID: 35711953 PMCID: PMC9194556 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.904676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Upconversion nanophosphors, particles that can absorb low energy radiation and emit high energy light through multi-photon absorption processes, have gained augmented attention in recent years. Due to their admirable optical and chemical properties, these nanoparticles are finding wide range of applications in the field of bioimaging, light emitting devices and security printing. However, for any practical application, it is extremely important that a facile synthetic route is developed that can lead to the generation of nanophosphors exhibiting efficient upconversion luminescence under diverse experimental conditions. Herein, we report a new ligand-free approach for the synthesis of lanthanide-based upconversion nanoparticles by adopting a simple solid-state synthetic route. The reaction conditions such as temperature and time were optimized to obtain nanophosphors exhibiting enhanced upconversion luminescence. The synthesized nanoparticles, due to its ligand-free nature, could be well dispersed in both aqueous and organic media. The nanophosphors retained the upconversion luminescence under varying time, pH and temperature, indicating that the absence of ligand had least effect on their stability. The nanophosphors were found to exhibit good cell viability even under high concentrations, unveiling their potential as bioimaging agents in the biomedical research.
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Bae SH, Yoo JE, Choe YH, Kwak SH, Choi JY, Jung J, Hyun YM. Neutrophils infiltrate into the spiral ligament but not the stria vascularis in the cochlea during lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation. Am J Cancer Res 2021; 11:2522-2533. [PMID: 33456557 PMCID: PMC7806478 DOI: 10.7150/thno.49121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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It has been challenging to apply intravital imaging for monitoring the inner ear, as the anatomical location and intricate structure hamper the access of imaging instruments to the inner ear of live mice. By employing intravital imaging of the cochlea in live mice with two-photon microscopy, we investigated neutrophil infiltration into the cochlea tissue and its characteristics under a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory state. Methods: Cochlea inflammation was induced by LPS injection to the middle ear. Using two-photon intravital microscopy with specifically designed surgical exteriorization of the cochlea in live mice, we investigated the dynamic features of neutrophils in the lateral wall of the cochlea. The molecular expression pattern of the cochlea lateral wall was also investigated during the LPS-induce inflammation. Results: Despite the contention of whether neutrophils are recruited to the spiral ligament (SL) during inflammation, we observed that LPS-induced inflammation of the middle ear, which mimics acute otitis media, triggered neutrophil migration to the SL in the lateral wall. Notably, massive neutrophil infiltration to the SL occurred 2 days after LPS inoculation, but there was no neutrophil infiltration into the stria vascularis (SV) region. At 1 day after LPS-induced cochlear inflammation, increased mRNA expression of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6 were identified in both the SL and SV, while the ICAM-1 mRNA expression increased only in the SL. The differential reactivity of ICAM-1 is likely responsible for the different neutrophil recruitment pattern in the cochlea. Conclusion: Intravital imaging of the cochlea revealed that neutrophil recruitment and infiltration during inflammation are spatially controlled and exclusively observed in the SL but not in the SV and organ of Corti.
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Gu B. Light up the embryos: knock-in reporter generation for mouse developmental biology. Anim Reprod 2020; 17:e20200055. [PMID: 33029220 PMCID: PMC7534580 DOI: 10.1590/1984-3143-ar2020-0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Developmental biology seeks to understand the sophisticated regulated process through which a single cell – a fertilized egg – generates a highly organized organism. The most effective way to reveal the nature of these processes is to follow single cells and cell lineages in real-time. Recent advances in imaging equipment, fluorescent tags and computational tools have made long term multi-color imaging of cells and embryos possible. However, there is still one major challenging for achieving live imaging of mammalian embryos- the generation of embryos carrying reporters that recapitulate the endogenous expression pattern of marker genes. Recent developments of genome editing technology played important roles in enabling efficient generation of reporter mouse models. This mini review discusses recent developments of technologies for efficiently generate knock-in reporter mice and the application of these models in live imaging development. With these developments, we are starting to realize the long-sought promises of realtime analysis of mammalian development.
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- Bin Gu
- Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Michigan, USA.,Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, Michigan, USA
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Embryo-Based Large Fragment Knock-in in Mammals: Why, How and What's Next. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11020140. [PMID: 32013077 PMCID: PMC7073597 DOI: 10.3390/genes11020140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Endonuclease-mediated genome editing technologies, most notably CRISPR/Cas9, have revolutionized animal genetics by allowing for precise genome editing directly through embryo manipulations. As endonuclease-mediated model generation became commonplace, large fragment knock-in remained one of the most challenging types of genetic modification. Due to their unique value in biological and biomedical research, however, a diverse range of technological innovations have been developed to achieve efficient large fragment knock-in in mammalian animal model generation, with a particular focus on mice. Here, we first discuss some examples that illustrate the importance of large fragment knock-in animal models and then detail a subset of the recent technological advancements that have allowed for efficient large fragment knock-in. Finally, we envision the future development of even larger fragment knock-ins performed in even larger animal models, the next step in expanding the potential of large fragment knock-in in animal models.
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Lou X, Zhao Z, Tang BZ. Organic Dots Based on AIEgens for Two-Photon Fluorescence Bioimaging. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:6430-6450. [PMID: 27356782 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Two-photon fluorescence imaging technique is a powerful bioanalytical approach in terms of high photostability, low photodamage, high spatiotemporal resolution. Recently, fluorescent organic dots comprised of organic emissive cores and a polymeric matrix are emerging as promising contrast reagents for two-photon fluorescence imaging, owing to their numerous merits of high and tunable fluorescence, good biocompatibility, strong photobleaching resistance, and multiple surface functionality. The emissive core is crucial for organic dots to get high brightness but many conventional chromophores often encounter a severe problem of fluorescence quenching when they form aggregates. To solve this problem, fluorogens featuring aggregation-induced emission (AIE) can fluoresce strongly in aggregates, and thus become ideal candidates for fluorescent organic dots. In addition, two-photon absorption property of the dots can be readily improved by just increase loading contents of AIE fluorogen (AIEgen). Hence, organic dots based on AIEgens have exhibited excellent performances in two-photon fluorescence in vitro cellular imaging, and in vivo vascular architecture visualization of mouse skin, muscle, brain and skull bone. In view of the rapid advances in this important research field, here, we highlight representative fluorescent organic dots with an emissive core of AIEgen aggregate, and discuss their great potential in bioimaging applications.
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- Xiaoding Lou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Hong Kong, China
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Li G, Wu B, Ward MG, Chong ACN, Mukherjee S, Chen S, Hao M. Multifunctional in vivo imaging of pancreatic islets during diabetes development. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:2865-75. [PMID: 27270669 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.190843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Pancreatic islet dysfunction leading to insufficient glucose-stimulated insulin secretion triggers the clinical onset of diabetes. How islet dysfunction develops is not well understood at the cellular level, partly owing to the lack of approaches to study single islets longitudinally in vivo Here, we present a noninvasive, high-resolution system to quantitatively image real-time glucose metabolism from single islets in vivo, currently not available with any other method. In addition, this multifunctional system simultaneously reports islet function, proliferation, vasculature and macrophage infiltration in vivo from the same set of images. Applying our method to a longitudinal high-fat diet study revealed changes in islet function as well as alternations in islet microenvironment. More importantly, this label-free system enabled us to image real-time glucose metabolism directly from single human islets in vivo for the first time, opening the door to noninvasive longitudinal in vivo studies of healthy and diabetic human islets.
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- Ge Li
- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Li Z, Dai J. Biophotons Contribute to Retinal Dark Noise. Neurosci Bull 2016; 32:246-52. [PMID: 27059222 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-016-0029-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The discovery of dark noise in retinal photoreceptors resulted in a long-lasting controversy over its origin and the underlying mechanisms. Here, we used a novel ultra-weak biophoton imaging system (UBIS) to detect biophotonic activity (emission) under dark conditions in rat and bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) retinas in vitro. We found a significant temperature-dependent increase in biophotonic activity that was completely blocked either by removing intracellular and extracellular Ca(2+) together or inhibiting phosphodiesterase 6. These findings suggest that the photon-like component of discrete dark noise may not be caused by a direct contribution of the thermal activation of rhodopsin, but rather by an indirect thermal induction of biophotonic activity, which then activates the retinal chromophore of rhodopsin. Therefore, this study suggests a possible solution regarding the thermal activation energy barrier for discrete dark noise, which has been debated for almost half a century.
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- Zehua Li
- Wuhan Institute for Neuroscience and Neuroengineering, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China.,Department of Neurobiology, College of Life Sciences, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Wuhan Institute for Neuroscience and Neuroengineering, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China. .,Department of Neurobiology, College of Life Sciences, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Sandoval RM, Wang E, Molitoris BA. Finding the bottom and using it: Offsets and sensitivity in the detection of low intensity values in vivo with 2-photon microscopy. INTRAVITAL 2014; 2. [PMID: 25313346 DOI: 10.4161/intv.23674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Maximizing 2-photon parameters used in acquiring images for quantitative intravital microscopy, especially when high sensitivity is required, remains an open area of investigation. Here we present data on correctly setting the black level of the photomultiplier tube amplifier by adjusting the offset to allow for accurate quantitation of low intensity processes. When the black level is set too high some low intensity pixel values become zero and a nonlinear degradation in sensitivity occurs rendering otherwise quantifiable low intensity values virtually undetectable. Initial studies using a series of increasing offsets for a sequence of concentrations of fluorescent albumin in vitro revealed a loss of sensitivity for higher offsets at lower albumin concentrations. A similar decrease in sensitivity, and therefore the ability to correctly determine the glomerular permeability coefficient of albumin, occurred in vivo at higher offset. Finding the offset that yields accurate and linear data are essential for quantitative analysis when high sensitivity is required.
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- Ruben M Sandoval
- Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapolis, IN USA ; The Roudebush VA; Indianapolis, IN USA
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- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology; University of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio, TX USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapolis, IN USA ; The Roudebush VA; Indianapolis, IN USA
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Gudeloglu A, Brahmbhatt JV, Parekattil SJ. Robotic-assisted microsurgery for an elective microsurgical practice. Semin Plast Surg 2014; 28:11-9. [PMID: 24872774 PMCID: PMC3946016 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1368162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Robotic-assisted microsurgery can be utilized for either intracorporal or extracorporeal surgical procedures. Three-dimensional high-definition magnification, a stable ergonomic platform, elimination of physiologic tremor, and motion scaling make the robotic platform attractive for microsurgeons for complex procedures. Additionally, robotic assistance enables the microsurgeon to take microsurgery to challenging intracorporeal locations in a minimally invasive manner. Recent adjunctive technological developments offer the robotic platform enhanced optical magnification, improved intraoperative imaging, and more precise ablation techniques for microsurgical procedures. The authors present the current state-of-the art tools available in the robotic-assisted microsurgical platform.
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- Ahmet Gudeloglu
- The PUR Clinic (Personalized Urology & Robotics) & South Lake Hospital, Clermont, Florida
- The PUR Clinic (Personalized Urology & Robotics), Ankara, Turkey
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- The PUR Clinic (Personalized Urology & Robotics) & South Lake Hospital, Clermont, Florida
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- The PUR Clinic (Personalized Urology & Robotics) & South Lake Hospital, Clermont, Florida
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Benninger RK, Piston DW. Two-photon excitation microscopy for the study of living cells and tissues. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN CELL BIOLOGY 2013; Chapter 4:4.11.1-4.11.24. [PMID: 23728746 PMCID: PMC4004770 DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb0411s59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Two-photon excitation microscopy is an alternative to confocal microscopy that provides advantages for three-dimensional and deep tissue imaging. This unit will describe the basic physical principles behind two-photon excitation and discuss the advantages and limitations of its use in laser-scanning microscopy. The principal advantages of two-photon microscopy are reduced phototoxicity, increased imaging depth, and the ability to initiate highly localized photochemistry in thick samples. Practical considerations for the application of two-photon microscopy will then be discussed, including recent technological advances. This unit will conclude with some recent applications of two-photon microscopy that highlight the key advantages over confocal microscopy and the types of experiments which would benefit most from its application.
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Wang ZW, Lee SH, Elkins JG, Li Y, Hamilton-Brehm S, Morrell-Falvey JL. Continuous live cell imaging of cellulose attachment by microbes under anaerobic and thermophilic conditions using confocal microscopy. J Environ Sci (China) 2013; 25:849-56. [PMID: 24218813 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(12)60104-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Live cell imaging methods provide important insights into the dynamics of cellular processes that cannot be derived easily from population-averaged datasets. In the bioenergy field, much research is focused on fermentation of cellulosic biomass by thermophilic microbes to produce biofuels; however, little effort is dedicated to the development of imaging tools to monitor this dynamic biological process. This is, in part, due to the experimental challenges of imaging cells under both anaerobic and thermophilic conditions. Here an imaging system is described that integrates confocal microscopy, a flow cell device, and a lipophilic dye to visualize cells. Solutions to technical obstacles regarding suitable fluorescent markers, photodamage during imaging, and maintenance of environmental conditions during imaging are presented. This system was utilized to observe cellulose colonization by Clostridium thermocellum under anaerobic conditions at 60 degrees C. This method enables live cell imaging of bacterial growth under anaerobic and thermophilic conditions and should be widely applicable to visualizing different cell types or processes in real time.
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- Zhi-Wu Wang
- BioEnergy Science Center Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.
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Zhang Y, Yang J. Design Strategies for Fluorescent Biodegradable Polymeric Biomaterials. J Mater Chem B 2013; 1:132-148. [PMID: 23710326 PMCID: PMC3660738 DOI: 10.1039/c2tb00071g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The marriage of biodegradable polymer and fluorescent imaging has resulted in an important area of polymeric biomaterials: biodegradable fluorescent polymers. Researchers have put significant efforts on developing versatile fluorescent biomaterials due to their promising in biological/biomedical labeling, tracking, monitoring, imaging, and diagnostic applications, especially in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and cancer imaging applications. Biodegradable fluorescent polymers can function not only as implant biomaterials but also as imaging probes. Currently, there are two major classes of biodegradable polymers used as fluorescent materials. The first class is the combination of non-fluorescent biodegradable polymers and fluorescent agents such as organic dyes and quantum dots. Another class of polymers shows intrinsic photoluminescence as polymers by themselves carrying integral fluorescent chemical structures in or pendent to their polymer backbone, such as Green Fluorescent protein (GFP), and the recently developed biodegradable photoluminescent polymer (BPLP). Thus there is no need to conjugate or encapsulate additional fluorescent materials for the latter. In the present review, we will review the fluorescent biodegradable polymers with emphases on material fluorescence mechanism, design criteria for fluorescence, and their cutting-edge applications in biomedical engineering. We expect that this review will provide insightful discussion on the fluorescent biomaterial design and lead to innovations for the development of the next generation of fluorescent biomaterials and fluorescence-based biomedical technology.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76010
- Joint Biomedical Engineering Program, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and The University of Texas at Arlington, Dallas, TX 75390
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- Department of Bioengineering, Materials Research Institute, The Huck Institutes of The Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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Soulet D, Paré A, Coste J, Lacroix S. Automated filtering of intrinsic movement artifacts during two-photon intravital microscopy. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53942. [PMID: 23326545 PMCID: PMC3543396 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In vivo imaging using two-photon microscopy is an essential tool to explore the dynamic of physiological events deep within biological tissues for short or extended periods of time. The new capabilities offered by this technology (e.g. high tissue penetrance, low toxicity) have opened a whole new era of investigations in modern biomedical research. However, the potential of using this promising technique in tissues of living animals is greatly limited by the intrinsic irregular movements that are caused by cardiac and respiratory cycles and muscular and vascular tone. Here, we show real-time imaging of the brain, spinal cord, sciatic nerve and myenteric plexus of living mice using a new automated program, named Intravital_Microscopy_Toolbox, that removes frames corrupted with motion artifacts from time-lapse videos. Our approach involves generating a dissimilarity score against precalculated reference frames in a specific reference channel, thus allowing the gating of distorted, out-of-focus or translated frames. Since the algorithm detects the uneven peaks of image distortion caused by irregular animal movements, the macro allows a fast and efficient filtering of the image sequence. In addition, extra features have been implemented in the macro, such as XY registration, channel subtraction, extended field of view with maximum intensity projection, noise reduction with average intensity projections, and automated timestamp and scale bar overlay. Thus, the Intravital_Microscopy_Toolbox macro for ImageJ provides convenient tools for biologists who are performing in vivo two-photon imaging in tissues prone to motion artifacts.
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- Denis Soulet
- Centre de recherche du CHUQ-CHUL, Axe neurosciences, Québec, Canada
- Département de psychiatrie et neurosciences, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- * E-mail: (DS); (SL)
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- Centre de recherche du CHUQ-CHUL, Axe neurosciences, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHUQ-CHUL, Axe neurosciences, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHUQ-CHUL, Axe neurosciences, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- * E-mail: (DS); (SL)
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Ishikawa-Ankerhold HC, Ankerhold R, Drummen GPC. Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques--FRAP, FLIP, FLAP, FRET and FLIM. Molecules 2012; 17:4047-132. [PMID: 22469598 PMCID: PMC6268795 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17044047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Revised: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fluorescence microscopy provides an efficient and unique approach to study fixed and living cells because of its versatility, specificity, and high sensitivity. Fluorescence microscopes can both detect the fluorescence emitted from labeled molecules in biological samples as images or photometric data from which intensities and emission spectra can be deduced. By exploiting the characteristics of fluorescence, various techniques have been developed that enable the visualization and analysis of complex dynamic events in cells, organelles, and sub-organelle components within the biological specimen. The techniques described here are fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), the related fluorescence loss in photobleaching (FLIP), fluorescence localization after photobleaching (FLAP), Förster or fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and the different ways how to measure FRET, such as acceptor bleaching, sensitized emission, polarization anisotropy, and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). First, a brief introduction into the mechanisms underlying fluorescence as a physical phenomenon and fluorescence, confocal, and multiphoton microscopy is given. Subsequently, these advanced microscopy techniques are introduced in more detail, with a description of how these techniques are performed, what needs to be considered, and what practical advantages they can bring to cell biological research.
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- Hellen C. Ishikawa-Ankerhold
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schillerstr. 42, 80336 München, Germany
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- Carl Zeiss Microimaging GmbH, Kistlerhofstr. 75, 81379 München, Germany
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- Bionanoscience and Bio-Imaging Program, Cellular Stress and Ageing Program, Bio&Nano-Solutions, Helmutstr. 3A, 40472 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Intravital three-dimensional dynamic pathology of experimental colitis in living mice using two-photon laser scanning microscopy. J Gastrointest Surg 2011; 15:1842-50. [PMID: 21796457 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1632-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 07/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intravital three-dimensional (3D) visualization of treatment efficacy in experimental colitis in living mice using two-photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM) has not been described. METHODS Colitis was induced with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgenic mice. The 3D tomographic image of DSS-induced colitis with or without prednisolone was obtained intravitally using TPLSM. A serosal-approaching method was developed, by which we could observe all layers of the cecum from serosa to luminal mucosa without opening and everting the cecum. The dynamic pathology and treatment efficacy were assessed in the same mouse on several occasions. RESULTS The time-lapse 3D tomographic movie of DSS-induced colitis was obtained in living mice at a magnification of greater than ×600, which demonstrated irregularity of crypts, disappearance of crypts, inflammatory cell infiltrates in the lamina propria, and abscess formation at the bottom of crypts. Intravital TPLSM in the same mice demonstrated fewer infiltrating leukocytes and crypt abscesses on day 14 in the steroid group compared with the nonsteroid group. CONCLUSIONS Intravital 3D tomographic visualization of experimental colitis using TPLSM in combination with the serosal-approaching method can provide dynamic pathology at a high magnification, which may be useful in evaluating treatment efficacy in the same living mice.
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Absolute quantification of gene expression in individual bacterial cells using two-photon fluctuation microscopy. Anal Biochem 2011; 419:250-9. [PMID: 21907700 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Revised: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Quantification of promoter activity or protein expression in gene regulatory networks is generally achieved via measurement of fluorescent protein (FP) intensity, which is related to the true FP concentration by an unknown scaling factor, thereby limiting analysis and interpretation. Here, using approaches originally developed for eukaryotic cells, we show that two-photon (2p) fluorescence fluctuation microscopy, specifically scanning number and brightness (sN&B) analysis, can be applied to determine the absolute concentrations of diffusing FPs in live bacterial cells. First, we demonstrate the validity of the approach, despite the small size of the bacteria, using the central pixels and spatial averaging. We established the lower detection limit at or below 75 nM (~3 molecules of FP/vol(ex)) and the upper detection limit at approximately 10 μM, which can be extended using intensity measurements. We found that the uncertainty inherent in our measurements (<5%) was smaller than the high cell-cell variations observed for stochastic leakage from FP fusions of the lac promoter in the repressed state or the 10 to 25% variation observed on induction. This demonstrates that a reliable and absolute measure of transcriptional noise can be made using our approach, which should make it particularly appropriate for the investigation of stochasticity in gene expression networks.
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- Yoon-Young Jang
- From the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center; Stem Cell Program, Institute for Cell Engineering; and Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center; Stem Cell Program, Institute for Cell Engineering; and Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center; Stem Cell Program, Institute for Cell Engineering; and Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Hwang YJ, Kolettis N, Yang M, Gillard ER, Sanchez E, Sun CH, Tromberg BJ, Krasieva TB, Lyubovitsky JG. Multiphoton imaging of actin filament formation and mitochondrial energetics of human ACBT gliomas. Photochem Photobiol 2011; 87:408-17. [PMID: 21143483 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00873.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We studied the three-dimensional (3D) distribution of actin filaments and mitochondria in relation to ACBT glioblastoma cells migration. We embedded the cells in the spheroid form within collagen hydrogels and imaged them by in situ multiphoton microscopy (MPM). The static 3D overlay of the distribution of actin filaments and mitochondria provided a greater understanding of cell-to-cell and cell-to-substrate interactions and morphology. While imaging mitochondria to obtain ratiometric redox index based on cellular fluorescence from reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and oxidized flavin adenine dinucleotide we observed differential sensitivity of the migrating ACBT glioblastoma cells to femtosecond laser irradiation employed in MPM. We imaged actin-green fluorescent protein fluorescence in live ACBT glioma cells and for the first time observed dynamic modulation of the pools of actin during migration in 3D. The MPM imaging, which probes cells directly within the 3D cancer models, could potentially aid in working out a link between the functional performance of mitochondria, actin distribution and cancer invasiveness.
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- Yu-Jer Hwang
- Cell Molecular and Developmental Biology Program, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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Chromophores for the Delivery of Bioactive Molecules with Two-Photon Excitation. NEUROMETHODS 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-031-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The intravital microscopy is a valuable tool to capture images of cells in living organisms and to make studies of molecular determinants of leukocyte trafficking easier. Using this technique, we can directly visualize and measure each step of the leukocyte recruitment paradigm, including leukocyte rolling flux, rolling velocity, adhesion, and emigration. Thus, it is possible to understand the process involved in leukocyte homing as well as the cell recruitment to inflammatory tissues. Nowadays, two types of intravital microscopy are used routinely. The light microscopy is used to assess migration of intravascular cells in thin, tissues which must be sufficiently translucent. Epifluorescence microscopy allows the visualization of the microcirculation while permitting the distinction of leukocyte subpopulations in solid organs.
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Li K, Jiang Y, Ding D, Zhang X, Liu Y, Hua J, Feng SS, Liu B. Folic acid-functionalized two-photon absorbing nanoparticles for targeted MCF-7 cancer cell imaging. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:7323-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10739a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Buibas M, Silva GA. A framework for simulating and estimating the state and functional topology of complex dynamic geometric networks. Neural Comput 2010; 23:183-214. [PMID: 20964542 DOI: 10.1162/neco_a_00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We introduce a framework for simulating signal propagation in geometric networks (networks that can be mapped to geometric graphs in some space) and developing algorithms that estimate (i.e., map) the state and functional topology of complex dynamic geometric networks. Within the framework, we define the key features typically present in such networks and of particular relevance to biological cellular neural networks: dynamics, signaling, observation, and control. The framework is particularly well suited for estimating functional connectivity in cellular neural networks from experimentally observable data and has been implemented using graphics processing unit high-performance computing. Computationally, the framework can simulate cellular network signaling close to or faster than real time. We further propose a standard test set of networks to measure performance and compare different mapping algorithms.
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Quantifying subcellular distribution of fluorescent fusion proteins in cells migrating within tissues. Immunol Cell Biol 2010; 89:549-57. [PMID: 20956985 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2010.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The movement of proteins within cells can provide dynamic indications of cell signaling and cell polarity, but methods are needed to track and quantify subcellular protein movement within tissue environments. Here we present a semiautomated approach to quantify subcellular protein location for hundreds of migrating cells within intact living tissue using retrovirally expressed fluorescent fusion proteins and time-lapse two-photon microscopy of intact thymic lobes. We have validated the method using GFP-PKCζ, a marker for cell polarity, and LAT-GFP, a marker for T-cell receptor signaling, and have related the asymmetric distribution of these proteins to the direction and speed of cell migration. These approaches could be readily adapted to other fluorescent fusion proteins, tissues and biological questions.
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Wang BG, König K, Halbhuber KJ. Two-photon microscopy of deep intravital tissues and its merits in clinical research. J Microsc 2010; 238:1-20. [PMID: 20384833 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03330.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Multiphoton excitation laser scanning microscopy, relying on the simultaneous absorption of two or more photons by a molecule, is one of the most exciting recent developments in biomedical imaging. Thanks to its superior imaging capability of deeper tissue penetration and efficient light detection, this system becomes more and more an inspiring tool for intravital bulk tissue imaging. Two-photon excitation microscopy including 2-photon fluorescence and second harmonic generated signal microscopy is the most common multiphoton microscopic application. In the present review we take diverse ocular tissues as intravital samples to demonstrate the advantages of this approach. Experiments with registration of intracellular 2-photon fluorescence and extracellular collagen second harmonic generated signal microscopy in native ocular tissues are focused. Data show that the in-tandem combination of 2-photon fluorescence and second harmonic generated signal microscopy as two-modality microscopy allows for in situ co-localization imaging of various microstructural components in the whole-mount deep intravital tissues. New applications and recent developments of this high technology in clinical studies such as 2-photon-controlled drug release, in vivo drug screening and administration in skin and kidney, as well as its uses in tumourous tissues such as melanoma and glioma, in diseased lung, brain and heart are additionally reviewed. Intrinsic emission two-modal 2-photon microscopy/tomography, acting as an efficient and sensitive non-injurious imaging approach featured by high contrast and subcellular spatial resolution, has been proved to be a promising tool for intravital deep tissue imaging and clinical studies. Given the level of its performance, we believe that the non-linear optical imaging technique has tremendous potentials to find more applications in biomedical fundamental and clinical research in the near future.
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- B-G Wang
- Laser Microscopy Research Unit, Institute of Microscopic Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. Teichgraben 7, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Sun Y, Wang C, Dai J. Biophotons as neural communication signals demonstrated by in situ biophoton autography. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2010; 9:315-22. [PMID: 20221457 DOI: 10.1039/b9pp00125e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cell to cell communication by biophotons has been demonstrated in plants, bacteria, animal neutrophil granulocytes and kidney cells. Whether such signal communication exists in neural cells is unclear. By developing a new biophoton detection method, called in situ biophoton autography (IBA), we have investigated biophotonic activities in rat spinal nerve roots in vitro. We found that different spectral light stimulation (infrared, red, yellow, blue, green and white) at one end of the spinal sensory or motor nerve roots resulted in a significant increase in the biophotonic activity at the other end. Such effects could be significantly inhibited by procaine (a regional anaesthetic for neural conduction block) or classic metabolic inhibitors, suggesting that light stimulation can generate biophotons that conduct along the neural fibers, probably as neural communication signals. The mechanism of biophotonic conduction along neural fibers may be mediated by protein-protein biophotonic interactions. This study may provide a better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of neural communication, the functions of the nervous system, such as vision, learning and memory, as well as the mechanisms of human neurological diseases.
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- Yan Sun
- Wuhan Institute for Neuroscience and Neuroengineering, South-Central University for Nationalities, Minyuan Road 708, Wuhan 430074, China
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Gunawardana SC, Benninger RKP, Piston DW. Subcutaneous transplantation of embryonic pancreas for correction of type 1 diabetes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2009; 296:E323-32. [PMID: 19066321 PMCID: PMC2645017 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90544.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2008] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Islet transplantation is a promising therapeutic approach for type 1 diabetes. However, current success rates are low due to progressive graft failure in the long term and inability to monitor graft development in vivo. Other limitations include the necessity of initial invasive surgery and continued immunosuppressive therapy. We report an alternative transplantation strategy with the potential to overcome these problems. This technique involves transplantation of embryonic pancreatic tissue into recipients' subcutaneous space, eliminating the need for invasive surgery and associated risks. Current results in mouse models of type 1 diabetes show that embryonic pancreatic transplants in the subcutaneous space can normalize blood glucose homeostasis and achieve extensive endocrine differentiation and vascularization. Furthermore, modern imaging techniques such as two-photon excitation microscopy (TPEM) can be employed to monitor transplants through the intact skin in a completely noninvasive manner. Thus, this strategy is a convenient alternative to islet transplantation in diabetic mice and has the potential to be translated to human clinical applications with appropriate modifications.
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- Subhadra C Gunawardana
- Dept. of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt Univ. School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Bakota L, Brandt R. Chapter 2 Live‐Cell Imaging in the Study of Neurodegeneration. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 276:49-103. [DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(09)76002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Benninger RK, Ashby WJ, Ring EA, Piston DW. Single-photon-counting detector for increased sensitivity in two-photon laser scanning microscopy. OPTICS LETTERS 2008; 33:2895-7. [PMID: 19079484 PMCID: PMC2749309 DOI: 10.1364/ol.33.002895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present the use and characterization of a photon-counting detector for increased sensitivity at low signal levels in fluorescence laser scanning microscopy (LSM). Conventional LSM photomultiplier tube detectors utilize analog current integration and thus suffer from excessive noise at low signal levels, introduced during current measurement. In this Letter we describe the implementation of a fast single-photon-counting (SPC) detector on a conventional two-photon laser scanning microscope and detail its use in imaging low fluorescence intensities. We show that for a low photon flux, the SPC detector is shot-noise limited and thus provides increased detection sensitivity compared with analog current integration.
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 37232, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 37232, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 37232, USA
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Developmental neurobiology has been greatly invigorated by a recent string of breakthroughs in molecular biology and optical physics that permit direct in vivo observation of neural circuit assembly. The imaging done thus far suggests that as brains are built, a significant amount of unbuilding is also occurring. We offer the view that this tumult is the result of the intersecting behaviors of the many single-celled creatures (i.e., neurons, glia, and progenitors) that inhabit brains. New tools will certainly be needed if we wish to monitor the myriad cooperative and competitive interactions at play in the cellular society that builds brains.
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- Jeff W Lichtman
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Nyman LR, Wells KS, Head WS, McCaughey M, Ford E, Brissova M, Piston DW, Powers AC. Real-time, multidimensional in vivo imaging used to investigate blood flow in mouse pancreatic islets. J Clin Invest 2008; 118:3790-7. [PMID: 18846254 DOI: 10.1172/jci36209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The pancreatic islets of Langerhans are highly vascularized micro-organs that play a key role in the regulation of blood glucose homeostasis. The specific arrangement of endocrine cell types in islets suggests a coupling between morphology and function within the islet. Here, we established a line-scanning confocal microscopy approach to examine the relationship between blood flow and islet cell type arrangement by real-time in vivo imaging of intra-islet blood flow in mice. These data were used to reconstruct the in vivo 3D architecture of the islet and time-resolved blood flow patterns throughout the islet vascular bed. The results revealed 2 predominant blood flow patterns in mouse islets: inner-to-outer, in which blood perfuses the core of beta cells before the islet perimeter of non-beta cells, and top-to-bottom, in which blood perfuses the islet from one side to the other regardless of cell type. Our approach included both millisecond temporal resolution and submicron spatial resolution, allowing for real-time imaging of islet blood flow within the living mouse, which has not to our knowledge been attainable by other methods.
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- Lara R Nyman
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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