Two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy(TPM),owing to its capacity for subcellular resolution,intrinsic optical sectioning,and superior penetration depth in turbid samples,has revolutionized biomedical research....Two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy(TPM),owing to its capacity for subcellular resolution,intrinsic optical sectioning,and superior penetration depth in turbid samples,has revolutionized biomedical research.However,its layer-by-layer scanning to form a three-dimensional image inherently limits the volumetric imaging speed and increases phototoxicity significantly.In this study,we develop a gradient excitation technique to accelerate TPM volumetric imaging.The axial positions of the fluorophores can be decoded from the intensity ratio of the paired images obtained by sequentially exciting the specimen with two axially elongated two-photon beams of complementary gradient intensities.We achieved a 0.63μm axial localization precision and demonstrate the flexibility of the gradient TPM on various sparsely labeled samples,including bead phantoms,mouse brain tissues,and live macrophages.Compared with traditional TPM,our technique improves volumetric imaging speed(by at least sixfold),decreases photobleaching(i.e.,less than 2.07±2.89%in 25 min),and minimizes photodamages.展开更多
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC0110200)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81822023,81927803,91959121,92159104,82071972)+2 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2019A1515011746,2020B121201010)Scientific Instrument Innovation Team of Chinese Academy of Sciences(GJJSTD20180002)Shenzhen Basic Research Program(QCYJ20180507182432303,RCJC20200714114433058,ZDSY20130401165820357).
文摘Two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy(TPM),owing to its capacity for subcellular resolution,intrinsic optical sectioning,and superior penetration depth in turbid samples,has revolutionized biomedical research.However,its layer-by-layer scanning to form a three-dimensional image inherently limits the volumetric imaging speed and increases phototoxicity significantly.In this study,we develop a gradient excitation technique to accelerate TPM volumetric imaging.The axial positions of the fluorophores can be decoded from the intensity ratio of the paired images obtained by sequentially exciting the specimen with two axially elongated two-photon beams of complementary gradient intensities.We achieved a 0.63μm axial localization precision and demonstrate the flexibility of the gradient TPM on various sparsely labeled samples,including bead phantoms,mouse brain tissues,and live macrophages.Compared with traditional TPM,our technique improves volumetric imaging speed(by at least sixfold),decreases photobleaching(i.e.,less than 2.07±2.89%in 25 min),and minimizes photodamages.
