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In Vivo Imaging of Cerebral Energy Metabolism with Two-Photon Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy of NADH

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2013

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Optical Society of America
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Yaseen, Mohammad A., Sava Sakadžić, Weicheng Wu, Wolfgang Becker, Karl A. Kasischke, and David A. Boas. 2013. In vivo imaging of cerebral energy metabolism with two-photon fluorescence lifetime microscopy of NADH. Biomedical Optics Express 4(2): 307-321.

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Minimally invasive, specific measurement of cellular energy metabolism is crucial for understanding cerebral pathophysiology. Here, we present high-resolution, in vivo observations of autofluorescence lifetime as a biomarker of cerebral energy metabolism in exposed rat cortices. We describe a customized two-photon imaging system with time correlated single photon counting detection and specialized software for modeling multiple-component fits of fluorescence decay and monitoring their transient behaviors. In vivo cerebral NADH fluorescence suggests the presence of four distinct components, which respond differently to brief periods of anoxia and likely indicate different enzymatic formulations. Individual components show potential as indicators of specific molecular pathways involved in oxidative metabolism.

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Medical optics and biotechnology, Nonlinear microscopy, Lifetime-based sensing

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