From static to dynamic:live observation of the support system after ischemic stroke by two photon-excited fluorescence laser-scanning microscopy

Ischemic stroke is one of the most common causes of mortality and disability worldwide.However,treatment efficacy and the progress of research remain unsatisfactory.As the critical support system and essential components in neurovascular units,glial cells and blood vessels(including the bloodbrain barrier)together maintain an optimal microenvironment for neuronal function.They provide nutrients,regulate neuronal excitability,and prevent harmful substances from entering brain tissue.The highly dynamic networks of this support system play an essential role in ischemic stroke through processes including brain homeostasis,supporting neuronal function,and reacting to injuries.However,most studies have focused on postmortem animals,which inevitably lack critical information about the dynamic changes that occur after ischemic stroke.Therefore,a high-precision technique for research in living animals is urgently needed.Two-photon fluorescence laser-scanning microscopy is a powerful imaging technique that can facilitate live imaging at high spatiotemporal resolutions.Twophoton fluorescence laser-scanning microscopy can provide images of the whole-cortex vascular 3D structure,information on multicellular component interactions,and provide images of structure and function in the cranial window.This technique shifts the existing research paradigm from static to dynamic,from flat to stereoscopic,and from single-cell function to multicellular intercommunication,thus providing direct and reliable evidence to identify the pathophysiological mechanisms following ischemic stroke in an intact brain.In this review,we discuss exciting findings from research on the support system after ischemic stroke using two-photon fluorescence laser-scanning microscopy,highlighting the importance of dynamic observations of cellular behavior and interactions in the networks of the brain’s support systems.We show the excellent application prospects and advantages of two-photon fluorescence laser-scanning microscopy and predict future research developments and directions in the study of ischemic stroke.

Observation of Insulin Exocytosis by a Pancreatic β Cell Line with Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy

INSULIN secretion was traditionally measured with biochemical and immunological methods such as enzyme linked immunosorbant assay and radioimmunoassay. However, these methods can only tell the amount of insulin secreted; they give no information about the secretion process or mechanism of exocytosis. In recent years, an imaging technique known as total internal reflection fluorescence （TIRF） microscopy has been employed to study insulin secretion.

Super-resolution fluorescence polarization microscopy

Fluorescence polarization is related to the dipole orientation of chromophores,making fuores-cence polarization microscopy possible to_reveal structures and functions of tagged cellularorganelles and biological macromolecules.Several recent super resolution techniques have beenapplied to fluorescence polarization microscopy,achieving dipole measurement at nanoscale.In this review,we summarize both difraction limited and super resolution fluorescence polari-zation microscopy techniques,as well as their applications in biological imaging.

Cholesterol crystal binding of biliary immunoglobulin A: visualization by fluorescence light microscopy

AIM: To assess potential contributions of biliary IgA for crystal agglomeration into gallstones, we visualized cholesterol crystal binding of biliary IgA. METHODS: Crystal binding biliary proteins were extracted from human gallbladder bile using lectin affinity chromatography.Biliary IgA was isolated from the bound protein fraction by immunoaffinity chromatography. Pure cholesterol monohydrate crystals were incubated with biliary IgA and fluoresceine isothiocyanate (FITC)conjugated anti IgA at 37 degree. Samples were examined under polarizing and fluorescence light microscopy with digital image processing. RESULTS: Binding of biliary IgA to cholesterol monohydrate crystals could be visualized with FITC conjugated anti IgA antibodies.Peak fluorescence occurred at crystal edges and dislocations. Controls without biliary IgA or with biliary IgG showed no significant fluorescence. CONCLUSION: Fluorescence light microscopy provided evidence for cholesterol crystal binding of biliary IgA. Cholesterol crystal binding proteins like IgA might be important mediators of crystal agglomeration and growth of cholesterol gallstones by modifying the evolving crystal structures in vivo.

Monitoring microenvironment of Hep G2 cell apoptosis using two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy

Apoptosis is very important for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and is closely related to the occurrence and treatment of many diseases.Mitochondria in cells play a crucial role in programmed cell death and redox processes.Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(NAD(P)H)is the primary producer of energy in mitochondria,changing NAD(P)H can directly reflect the physiological state of mitochondria.Therefore,NAD(P)H can be used to evaluate metabolic response.In this paper,we propose a noninvasive detection method that uses two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy(TP-FLIM)to characterize apoptosis by observing the binding kinetics of cellular endogenous NAD(P)H.The result shows that the average fluorescence lifetime of NAD(P)H and the fluorescence lifetime of protein-bound NAD(P)H will be affected by the changing pH,serum content,and oxygen concentration in the cell culture environment,and by the treatment with reagents such as H2O2 and paclitaxel.Taxol(PTX).This noninvasive detection method realized the dynamic detection of cellular endogenous substances and the assessment of apoptosis.

Improved Detection of Sleeping Sickness Cases by LED Fluorescence Microscopy: Evidence from a Prospective Multi-Centric Study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Background: Confirmatory diagnosis of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is based on demonstration of parasites by microscopy. However, the sensitivity of routine microscopy methods is very low, and many cases are missed and left untreated. A clinical study was conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to evaluate the accuracy of improved microscopy methods in diagnosis of HAT. These included examination by fluorescence microscopy (FM) of acridine orange (AO) stained smears of whole blood and smears made following a new procedure for concentrating trypanosomes by selective lysis of red blood cells (RBC). Methodology/Principal Findings: Venous blood was collected from 213 HAT cases, 101 HAT suspects and 95 controls and used to determine the accuracy of four microscopy methods: bright field microscopy of Giemsa-stained thick blood smears, FM of AO-stained thick blood smears, FM of AO-stained thick blood smears prepared after RBC lysis and concentration, and FM of AO-stained thin blood smears prepared after RBC lysis and concentration. The sensitivity of FM using thick blood smears stained with AO was 3 times higher than bright field microscopy using Giemsa-stained thick blood smears [19.7% (95% CI: 14.9% - 25.6%) versus 6.1% (95% CI: 3.6% - 10.2%)]. When the RBC lysis and concentration procedure was included, sensitivity of the test was further enhanced to 23.0% (95% CI: 17.9% - 29.1%) with thick blood smears and 34.3% (95% CI: 28.2% - 40.9%) with thin blood smears. Specificity of all four microscopy methods was 100% (95% CI: 96.1% - 100.0%). However, the miniature anion exchange chromatography technique (mAECT) and capillary tube centrifugation (CTC) method remained more sensitive. Conclusions: These new methods have practical advantages, including shorter staining time, ease of demonstration of parasites, and the possibility of archiving slides. They could, therefore, be alternative methods to improve case detection where concentration procedures such as mAECT or CTC are not performed.

3D fluorescence emission difference microscopy based on spatial light modulator

We report three-dimensional fluorescence emission difference(3D-FED)microscopy using a spatial light modulator(SLM).Zero phase,0–2
vortex phase and binary 0-pi phase are loaded on the SLM to generate the corresponding solid,doughnut and z-axis hollow excitation spot,respectively.Our technique achieves super-resolved image by subtracting three di®erently acquired images with proper subtractive factors.Detailed theoretical analysis and simulation tests are proceeded to testify the performance of 3D-FED.Also,the improvement of lateral and axial resolution is demonstrated by imaging 100 nm°uorescent beads.The experiment yields lateral resolution of 140 nm and axial resolution of approximate 380 nm.

Fluorescence life-time imaging microscopy(FLIM)monitors tumor cell death triggered by photothermal therapy with MoS_(2) nanosheets

Recently,photothermal therapy(PTT)has been proved to have great potential in tumor therapy.In the last several years,MoS_(2),as one novel member of nanomaterials,has been applied into PTT due to its excellent photothermal conversion efficacy.In this work,we applied fuorescence lifetime imaging microscopy(FLIM)techniques into monitoring the PPT-triggered cell death under MoS_(2) nanosheet treatment.Two types of MoS_(2) nanosheets(single layer nanosheets and few layer nanosheets)were obtained,both of which exhibited presentable photothermal conversion fficacy,leading to high cell death rates of 4T1 cells(mouse breast cancer cells)under PTT.Next,live cell images of 4T1 cells were obtained via directly labeling the mitochondria with Rodamine123,which were then continuously observed with FLIM technique.FLIM data showed that the fuorescence lifetimes of mitochondria targeting dye in cells treated with each type of MoS_(2) nanosheets significantly increased during PTT treatment.By contrast,the fuorescence lifetime of the same dye in control cells(without nanomaterials)remained constant after laser irradiation.These findings suggest that FLIM can be of great value in monitoring cell death process during PTT of cancer cells,which could provide dynamic data of the cellular microenvironment at single cell level in multiple biomedical applications.

Preliminary Study of the CAS-LIBB Single-Particle Microbeam Ⅱ Endstation: Ⅰ. Proposed Multi-Dimensional Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy

Single-particle microbeam as a powerful tool can open a research field to find answers to many enigmas in radiobiology. A single-particle microbeam facility has been constructed at the Key Laboratory of Ion Beam Bioengineering （LIBB）, Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS）, China. However there has been less research activities in this field concerning the original process of the interaction between low-energy ions and complicated organisms. To address this challenge, an in situ multi-dimensional quantitative fluorescence microscopy system combined with the CAS-LIBB single-particle microbeam II endstation is proposed. In this article, the rationale, logistics and development of many aspects of the proposed system are discussed.

Transparent Electrode Materials for Simultaneous Amperometric Detection of Exocytosis and Fluorescence Microscopy

We have developed and tested transparent microelectrode arrays capable of simultaneous amperometric measurement of oxidizable molecules and fluorescence imaging through the electrodes. Surface patterned microelectrodes were fabricated from three different conducting materials: Indium-tin-oxide (ITO), nitrogen-doped diamond-like carbon (DLC) deposited on top of ITO, or very thin (12 - 17 nm) gold films on glass substrates. Chromaffin cells loaded with lysotracker green or acridine orange dye were placed atop the electrodes and vesicle fluorescence imaged with total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy while catecholamine release from single vesicles was measured as amperometric spikes with the surface patterned electrodes. Electrodes fabricated from all three materials were capable of detecting amperometric signals with high resolution. Unexpectedly, amperometric spikes recorded with ITO electrodes had only about half the amplitude and about half as much charge as those detected with DLC or gold electrodes, indicating that the ITO electrodes are not as sensitive as gold or DLC electrodes for measurement of quantal catecholamine release. The lower sensitivity of ITO electrodes was confirmed by chronoamperometry measurements comparing the currents in the presence of different analytes with the different electrode materials.

Field Evaluation of LED Fluorescence Microscopy for Demonstration of <i>Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</i>in Patient Blood

Diagnosis of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis requires demonstration of parasites in body fluids by microscopy. The microscopy methods that are routinely used are difficult to deploy in resource-limited settings due to practical challenges, including lengthy and tedious procedures, and the need for specific equipment to centrifuge samples in glass capillary tubes. We report here on a study that was conducted in a rural region of eastern Uganda to evaluate new methods that take advantage of a field-deployable LED fluorescence microscope. Examination of acridine orange-stained blood smears by LED fluorescence microscopy resulted in a diagnostic accuracy that was similar to that of routine methods, while the time needed to identify parasites was shortened significantly. These findings make these new microscopy methods attractive alternatives to procedures that are currently used for diagnosis of T. b. rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis.

Fluorescence emission difference microscopy based on polarization modulation

In this paper,we propose a new fluorescence emission difference microscopy(FED)technique based on polarization modulation.An electro-optical modulator(EOM)is used to switch the excitation beam between the horizontal and vertical polarization states at a high frequency,which leads to solid-and donut-shaped beams after spatial light modulation.Experiment on the fluorescent nanoparticles demonstrates that the proposed method can achieve~λ=4 spatial resolution.Using the proposed system,the dynamic imaging of subcellular structures in living cells over time is achieved.

Analysis of Organic Inclusions Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Micro-FT. IR Techniques

Organic inclusions from the Shahejie Formation of the Eogene period in the Bohai Gulf Basin, eastern China, were examined using micro\|FT. IR and fluorescence microscopy in addition to the measurement of their homogenization temperatures (T\-h). Two populations of organic inclusions were recognized, the primary and the secondary organic inclusions. The primary organic inclusions contain organic materials with relatively long alkyl chains (the carbon atom number is 15 to 17), whereas the secondary organic inclusions contain a certain amount of H\-2S besides organic materials which have relatively short alkyl chains with the carbon atom number of 5 to 6. The T\-h values of the primary organic inclusions are within the range of 87-91℃, lower than those of the secondary organic inclusions (T\-h=98-105℃), suggesting that the primary organic inclusions experienced a lower degree of thermal evolution than the secondary inclusions. This inference is consistent with the fluorescence spectroscopic characteristics and parameters (T\-\{max\}, Q values) of the organic inclusions. Data from the organic inclusions together with the petroleum geology setting revealed that the primary inclusions resulted from the migration of hydrocarbons generated within the strata they are hosted, whereas the secondary organic inclusions were trapped in the process of secondary hydrocarbons expelled out of the source rocks to the locations where they were accumulated. The thermal properties of the organic inclusions are consistent with the maturation of the oil generated from the Shahejie Formation. The abundance of the organic inclusions and their characteristics indicate that the member Es3 of the Shahejie Formation is highly potential for oil accumulation. The results could provide essential clues to petroleum exploration in the Bohai Gulf Basin.

Recentdevelopments in fluorescence- basedmicroscopy applied in biomedical sciences

The present short review aims to give an overview of the most recent developments in fluorescence microscopy and its applications in biomedical sciences. Apart from improvements in well established methods based on conventional fluorescence microscopy and confocal microscopy (fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH), tyramide signal amplification (TSA) in immunocytochemistry, new fluorophores), more recently introduced techniques like fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), multiphoton microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) will be discussed.

Advancing biological fluorescence microscopy with deep learning:a bibliometric perspective

Background:Fluorescence microscopy has increasingly promising applications in life science.This bibliometrics-based review focuses on deep learning assisted fluorescence microscopy imaging techniques.Methods:Papers on this topic retrieved by Core Collection on Web of Science between 2017 and July 2022 were used for the analysis.In addition to presenting the representative papers that have received the most attention,the process of development of the topic,the structure of authors and institutions,the selection of journals,and the keywords are analyzed in detail in this review.Results:The analysis found that this topic gained immediate popularity among scholars from its emergence in 2017,gaining explosive growth within three years.This phenomenon is because deep learning techniques that have been well established in other fields can be migrated to the analysis of fluorescence micrographs.From 2020 onwards,this topic tapers off but has attracted a few stable research groups to tackle the remaining challenges.Although this topic has been very popular,it has not attracted scientists from all over the world.The USA,China,Germany,and the UK are the key players in this topic.Keyword analysis and clustering are applied to understand the different focuses on this topic.Conclusion:Based on the bibliometric analysis,the current state of this topic to date and future perspectives are summarized at the end.

Lipid droplets imaging with three-photon microscopy

Lipid droplets(LDs)participate in many physiological processes,the abnormality of which will cause chronic diseases and pathologies such as diabetes and obesity.It is crucial to monitor the distribution of LDs at high spatial resolution and large depth.Herein,we carried three-photon imaging of LDs in fat liver.Owing to the large three-photon absorption cross-section of the luminogen named NAP-CF_(3)(1:67×10^(-79) cm^(6) s^(2)),three-photon fluorescence fat liver imaging reached the largest depth of 80μm.Fat liver diagnosis was successfully carried out with excellent performance,providing great potential for LDs-associated pathologies research.

沥青老化前后宏-微观性能相关性

为探索沥青老化过程中微观结构变化对其宏观力学性能的内在影响机制,结合动态剪切流变仪测定的流变学参数与红外光谱仪及荧光显微镜获取的化学官能团和微观结构数据,揭示了基质沥青与SBS改性沥青在不同老化阶段的宏-微观性能关联。研究发现,SBS改性沥青的微观空间网络结构赋予其卓越的黏弹特性。识别了SBS改性剂特有的红外光谱特征峰,为快速识别和评估SBS改性沥青提供了一种方法。通过灰色关联度分析,发现官能团指数与复数剪切模量的关联度排序为:亚砜基官能团指数>芳香环官能团指数>羰基官能团指数,与沥青表面能的关联度顺序为:芳香环官能团指数>羰基官能团指数>亚砜基官能团指数。研究进一步证实,沥青老化过程中官能团的氧化和微观形貌的重构是影响其复数剪切模量变化的关键因素,为沥青材料的老化行为提供了新的理论解释。

LungPoint导航联合吲哚菁绿荧光成像在Ⅰa期非小细胞肺癌淋巴结采样中的应用价值

目的:寻找一种准确定位Ⅰa期非小细胞肺癌患者(NSCLC)前哨淋巴结(SLN)的方法,验证SLN作为淋巴结取样样本的合理性。方法:采用前瞻性研究方法,参照入组标准纳入2021年1月至2023年12月在山东省公共卫生临床中心胸外科临床分期为Ⅰa期NSCLC住院患者50例,术前借助LungPoint导航气管镜下肿瘤周围注射示踪剂吲哚菁绿,通过荧光胸腔镜成像完成SLN定位,并对包括SLN在内的区域淋巴结行病理学检查,使用该方法对SLN的识别率、准确率与假阴性率等验证其作为淋巴结取样样本的合理性。结果:50例患者中,41例检测到SLN,识别率为82.0%(41/50),经病理检测发现3例共计9枚SLN有淋巴结转移(阳性),其中1例亦检出非前哨淋巴结(N-SLN)阳性2枚。9例患者未检测到SLN,清扫淋巴结54枚,未发现转移淋巴结,故SLN准确率为100.0%(41/41),假阴性率为0(0/3)。结论:借助LungPoint气管镜在肿瘤周围注射示踪剂吲哚菁绿,通过荧光胸腔镜成像探寻SLN技术具有较高的区域淋巴结转移预测性,有望成为指导Ⅰa期NSCLC系统性淋巴结采样的依据。

4种含笑叶片叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm特性的比较

对深山含笑、阔瓣含笑、金叶含笑和峨眉含笑幼树叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm在不同季节的日变化及其与光照(PAR)、气温(Ta)和大气相对湿度(RH)的相关性进行了测定和分析。结果表明,4种含笑幼树叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm在春季日变化小,各个时刻的测定值均大于0.75,荧光参数Fv/Fm在春季与其PAR、Ta和RH均无显著相关性。4种含笑叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm在夏季的日变化均呈先降后升的趋势,最低值(<0.75)出现在12:00～14:00之间。深山含笑和阔瓣含笑叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm与夏季的Ta和RH均分别呈显著负相关和显著正相关,但金叶含笑夏季叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm与PAR和Ta呈显著负相关。从叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm的日变化趋势和测定值看,深山含笑、阔瓣含笑和金叶含笑的光合机构在夏季12:00～14:00均受到可逆性胁迫影响。峨眉含笑夏季叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm与Ta和RH分别呈极显著负相关和极显著正相关,且Fv/Fm的测定值在一天中各个时刻均低于0.75,表明其光合机构在夏季受到不可逆性胁迫影响。峨眉含笑叶片叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm在秋季日变化呈先降后升的趋势,最低值(0.72)出现在14:00,且与RH呈显著正相关,其它3种含笑的Fv/Fm在秋季的日变化小,各个时刻的测定值均在0.75以上,且与其PAR、Ta和RH无显著相关性。4种含笑叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm在冬季的日变化均呈先升后降的趋势,且均与Ta呈显著正相关。从叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm的日变化趋势和测定值看,4种含笑的光合机构在冬季只受到了可逆性胁迫影响。

露珠杜鹃繁育系统及杂交亲和性

为种质资源保护和乡土园林树种推广提供技术支持,对野生露珠杜鹃(Rhododendron irroratum)繁育系统和杂交亲和性进行研究,试验包括开花生物学特性,繁育系统特性,与高山杜鹃优良园艺品种杂交授粉,荧光显微镜观察授粉花粉萌发及花粉管生长过程,以及坐果率和结实率统计。结果表明(:1)露珠杜鹃开花时间为4月下旬到5月下旬,花粉活力与柱头可授粉性随开花时间的延长逐渐下降。(2)杂交指数(OCI)为3,P/O值为343.47。(3)主要传粉者为膜翅目中华蜜蜂(Apis cerana),繁育系统为兼性异交型,自交亲和,需要传粉者,属虫媒花。(4)人工控制授粉发现不存在无融合生殖,能自动自花授粉,异株异花、同株异花、自花授粉坐果率分别为46.96%、45.03%、37.16%,人工授粉平均坐果率与自然传粉坐果率基本一致。(5)露珠杜鹃作为亲本进行人工杂交授粉表现出杂交不亲和,母本花粉管中存在胼胝质栓塞,导致花粉管不能延伸至子房。通过观察发现,露珠杜鹃杂交亲和难点在于花粉管生长过程。