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Matsumoto N, Watanabe K, Konno A, Inoue T, Okazaki S. Complex-Amplitude-Modulation Vectorial Excitation Beam for High-Resolution Observation of Deep Regions in Two-Photon Microscopy. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:880178. [PMID: 35516810 PMCID: PMC9063408 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.880178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In two-photon microscopy, aberration correction is an essential technique for realizing high resolution in deep regions. A spatial light modulator (SLM) incorporated into an optical system for two-photon microscopy performs pre-compensation on the wavefront of the excitation beam, restoring the resolution close to the diffraction limit even in the deep region of a biological sample. If a spatial resolution smaller than the diffraction limit can be achieved along with aberration correction, the importance of two-photon microscopy for deep region observation will increase further. In this study, we realize higher resolution observations in the deep region by combining two resolution-enhancement methods and an aberration correction method. Therefore, a z-polarizer is added to the aberration-correction optical system, and the SLM modulates the amplitude and phase of the excitation beam; in other words, complex-amplitude modulation is performed. The lateral resolution is found to be approximately 20% higher than the diffraction limit obtained using a circularly polarized beam. Verification was conducted by simulation and experimentation using model samples and ex vivo biological samples. The proposed method has the potential to be effective for live imaging and photostimulation of the deep region of the sample, although it requires only minor changes to the conventional optical system that performs aberration correction.
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Affiliation(s)
- Naoya Matsumoto
- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Hamamatsu BioPhotonics Innovation Chair, Institute for Medical Photonics Research, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Hamamatsu BioPhotonics Innovation Chair, Institute for Medical Photonics Research, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Yamaguchi K, Otomo K, Kozawa Y, Tsutsumi M, Inose T, Hirai K, Sato S, Nemoto T, Uji-i H. Adaptive Optical Two-Photon Microscopy for Surface-Profiled Living Biological Specimens. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:438-447. [PMID: 33458495 PMCID: PMC7807736 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
We developed adaptive optical (AO) two-photon excitation microscopy by introducing a spatial light modulator (SLM) in a commercially available microscopy system. For correcting optical aberrations caused by refractive index (RI) interfaces at a specimen's surface, spatial phase distributions of the incident excitation laser light were calculated using 3D coordination of the RI interface with a 3D ray-tracing method. Based on the calculation, we applied a 2D phase-shift distribution to a SLM and achieved the proper point spread function. AO two-photon microscopy improved the fluorescence image contrast in optical phantom mimicking biological specimens. Furthermore, it enhanced the fluorescence intensity from tubulin-labeling dyes in living multicellular tumor spheroids and allowed successful visualization of dendritic spines in the cortical layer V of living mouse brains in the secondary motor region with a curved surface. The AO approach is useful for observing dynamic physiological activities in deep regions of various living biological specimens with curved surfaces.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kazushi Yamaguchi
- Graduate
School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Research
Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido
University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Division
of Biophotonics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 444-8787 Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Research
Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido
University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Division
of Biophotonics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 444-8787 Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Exploratory
Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 444-8787 Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department
of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate
School for Advanced Study, 240-0193 Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute
of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 980-8577 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Research
Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido
University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Division
of Biophotonics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 444-8787 Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Exploratory
Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 444-8787 Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Research
Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido
University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Research
Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido
University, 001-0020 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Institute
of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 980-8577 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Research
Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido
University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Division
of Biophotonics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 444-8787 Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Exploratory
Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 444-8787 Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Department
of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate
School for Advanced Study, 240-0193 Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- KU
Leuven, Department of Chemistry, Celestijinenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Leuven, Belgium
- Research
Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido
University, 001-0020 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Konno A, Matsumoto N, Tomono Y, Okazaki S. Pathological application of carbocyanine dye-based multicolour imaging of vasculature and associated structures. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12613. [PMID: 32724051 PMCID: PMC7387484 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69394-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Simultaneous visualisation of vasculature and surrounding tissue structures is essential for a better understanding of vascular pathologies. In this work, we describe a histochemical strategy for three-dimensional, multicolour imaging of vasculature and associated structures, using a carbocyanine dye-based technique, vessel painting. We developed a series of applications to allow the combination of vessel painting with other histochemical methods, including immunostaining and tissue clearing for confocal and two-photon microscopies. We also introduced a two-photon microscopy setup that incorporates an aberration correction system to correct aberrations caused by the mismatch of refractive indices between samples and immersion mediums, for higher-quality images of intact tissue structures. Finally, we demonstrate the practical utility of our approach by visualising fine pathological alterations to the renal glomeruli of IgA nephropathy model mice in unprecedented detail. The technical advancements should enhance the versatility of vessel painting, offering rapid and cost-effective methods for vascular pathologies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alu Konno
- Institute for Medical Photonics Research, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cell Biology, Shigei Medical Research Institute, Okayama, Japan
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- Institute for Medical Photonics Research, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
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Wei X, Wang Y, Cao Z, Mbemba D, Iqbal A, Wu Z. Large Aberration Correction by Magnetic Fluid Deformable Mirror with Model-Based Wavefront Sensorless Control Algorithm. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E3697. [PMID: 31357727 PMCID: PMC6695980 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20153697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Magnetic fluid is a stable colloidal suspension of nano-sized, single-domain ferri/ferromagnetic particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The liquid can be magnetized by the ferromagnetic particles aligned with the external magnetic field, which can be used as a wavefront corrector to correct the large aberrations up to more than 100 µm in adaptive optics (AO) systems. Since the measuring range of the wavefront sensor is normally small, the application of the magnetic fluid deformable mirror (MFDM) is limited with the WFS based AO system. In this paper, based on the MFDM model and the relationship between the second moment (SM) of the aberration gradients and the far-field intensity distribution, a model-based wavefront sensorless (WFSless) control algorithm is proposed for the MFDM. The correction performance of MFDM using the model-based control algorithm is evaluated in a WFSless AO system setup with a prototype MFDM, where a laser beam with unknown aberrations is supposed to produce a focused spot on the CCD. Experimental results show that the MFDM can be used to effectively compensate for unknown aberrations in the imaging system with the proposed model-based control algorithm.
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- Xiang Wei
- Department of Precision Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Precision Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Precision Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Precision Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H4, Canada
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- Department of Precision Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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Aberration correction considering curved sample surface shape for non-contact two-photon excitation microscopy with spatial light modulator. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9252. [PMID: 29915203 PMCID: PMC6018692 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27693-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
In this paper, excitation light wavefront modulation is performed considering the curved sample surface shape to demonstrate high-quality deep observation using two-photon excitation microscopy (TPM) with a dry objective lens. A large spherical aberration typically occurs when the refractive index (RI) interface between air and the sample is a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. Moreover, the curved sample surface shape and the RI mismatch cause various aberrations, including spherical ones. Consequently, the fluorescence intensity and resolution of the obtained image are degraded in the deep regions. To improve them, we designed a pre-distortion wavefront for correcting the aberration caused by the curved sample surface shape by using a novel, simple optical path length difference calculation method. The excitation light wavefront is modulated to the pre-distortion wavefront by a spatial light modulator incorporated in the TPM system before passing through the interface, where the RI mismatch occurs. Thus, the excitation light is condensed without aberrations. Blood vessels were thereby observed up to an optical depth of 2,000 μm in a cleared mouse brain by using a dry objective lens.
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Konno A, Okazaki S. Aqueous-based tissue clearing in crustaceans. ZOOLOGICAL LETTERS 2018; 4:13. [PMID: 29930867 PMCID: PMC5991465 DOI: 10.1186/s40851-018-0099-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Investigation of the internal tissues and organs of a macroscopic organism usually requires destructive processes, such as dissection or sectioning. These processes are inevitably associated with the loss of some spatial information. Recently, aqueous-based tissue clearing techniques, which allow whole-organ or even whole-body clearing of small rodents, have been developed and opened a new method of three-dimensional histology. It is expected that these techniques will be useful tools in the field of zoology, in which organisms with highly diverse morphology are investigated and compared. However, most of these new methods are optimized for soft, non-pigmented organs in small rodents, especially the brain, and their applicability to non-model organisms with hard exoskeletons and stronger pigmentation has not been tested. RESULTS We explored the possible application of an aqueous-based tissue clearing technique, advanced CUBIC, on small crustaceans. The original CUBIC procedure did not clear the terrestrial isopod, Armadillidium vulgare. Therefore, to apply the whole-mount clearing method to isopods with strong pigmentation and calcified exoskeletons, we introduced several pretreatment steps, including decalcification and bleaching. Thereafter, the clearing capacity of the procedure was dramatically improved, and A. vulgare became transparent. The internal organs, such as the digestive tract and male reproductive organs, were visible through sclerites using an ordinary stereomicroscope. We also found that fluorescent nuclear staining using propidium iodide (PI) helped to visualize the internal organs of cleared specimens. Our procedure was also effective on the marine crab, Philyra sp. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we developed a method to clear whole tissues of crustaceans. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of whole-mount clearing applied to crustaceans using an aqueous-based technique. This technique could facilitate morphological studies of crustaceans and other organisms with calcified exoskeletons and pigmentation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alu Konno
- Department of Medical Spectroscopy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-City, Shizuoka-Pref 431-3192 Japan
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- Department of Medical Spectroscopy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-City, Shizuoka-Pref 431-3192 Japan
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