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Multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [Formula: see text] events
Rapid imaging of multiple focal planes without sample movement may be achieved through remote refocusing, where imaging is carried out in a plane conjugate to the sample plane. The technique is ideally suited to studying the endothelial and smooth muscle cell layers of blood vessels. These are intri...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6865095/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31799034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.10.005611 |
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author | Lawton, Penelope F. Buckley, Charlotte Saunter, Chris D. Wilson, Calum Corbett, Alexander D. Salter, Patrick S. McCarron, John G. Girkin, John M. |
author_facet | Lawton, Penelope F. Buckley, Charlotte Saunter, Chris D. Wilson, Calum Corbett, Alexander D. Salter, Patrick S. McCarron, John G. Girkin, John M. |
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description | Rapid imaging of multiple focal planes without sample movement may be achieved through remote refocusing, where imaging is carried out in a plane conjugate to the sample plane. The technique is ideally suited to studying the endothelial and smooth muscle cell layers of blood vessels. These are intrinsically linked through rapid communication and must be separately imaged at a sufficiently high frame rate in order to understand this biologically crucial interaction. We have designed and implemented an epifluoresence-based remote refocussing imaging system that can image each layer at up to 20fps using different dyes and excitation light for each layer, without the requirement for optically sectioning microscopy. A novel triggering system is used to activate the appropriate laser and image acquisition at each plane of interest. Using this method, we are able to achieve axial plane separations down to 15 [Formula: see text] m, with a mean lateral stability of [Formula: see text] 0.32 [Formula: see text] m displacement using a 60x, 1.4NA imaging objective and a 60x, 0.7NA reimaging objective. The system allows us to image and quantify endothelial cell activity and smooth muscle cell activity at a high framerate with excellent lateral and good axial resolution without requiring complex beam scanning confocal microscopes, delivering a cost effective solution for imaging two planes rapidly. We have successfully imaged and analysed [Formula: see text] activity of the endothelial cell layer independently of the smooth muscle layer for several minutes. |
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spelling | pubmed-68650952019-12-03 Multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [Formula: see text] events Lawton, Penelope F. Buckley, Charlotte Saunter, Chris D. Wilson, Calum Corbett, Alexander D. Salter, Patrick S. McCarron, John G. Girkin, John M. Biomed Opt Express Article Rapid imaging of multiple focal planes without sample movement may be achieved through remote refocusing, where imaging is carried out in a plane conjugate to the sample plane. The technique is ideally suited to studying the endothelial and smooth muscle cell layers of blood vessels. These are intrinsically linked through rapid communication and must be separately imaged at a sufficiently high frame rate in order to understand this biologically crucial interaction. We have designed and implemented an epifluoresence-based remote refocussing imaging system that can image each layer at up to 20fps using different dyes and excitation light for each layer, without the requirement for optically sectioning microscopy. A novel triggering system is used to activate the appropriate laser and image acquisition at each plane of interest. Using this method, we are able to achieve axial plane separations down to 15 [Formula: see text] m, with a mean lateral stability of [Formula: see text] 0.32 [Formula: see text] m displacement using a 60x, 1.4NA imaging objective and a 60x, 0.7NA reimaging objective. The system allows us to image and quantify endothelial cell activity and smooth muscle cell activity at a high framerate with excellent lateral and good axial resolution without requiring complex beam scanning confocal microscopes, delivering a cost effective solution for imaging two planes rapidly. We have successfully imaged and analysed [Formula: see text] activity of the endothelial cell layer independently of the smooth muscle layer for several minutes. Optical Society of America 2019-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6865095/ /pubmed/31799034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.10.005611 Text en Published by The Optical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI. Published by The Optical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI. |
spellingShingle | Article Lawton, Penelope F. Buckley, Charlotte Saunter, Chris D. Wilson, Calum Corbett, Alexander D. Salter, Patrick S. McCarron, John G. Girkin, John M. Multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [Formula: see text] events |
title | Multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [Formula: see text] events |
title_full | Multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [Formula: see text] events |
title_fullStr | Multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [Formula: see text] events |
title_full_unstemmed | Multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [Formula: see text] events |
title_short | Multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [Formula: see text] events |
title_sort | multi-plane remote refocusing epifluorescence microscopy to image dynamic [formula: see text] events |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6865095/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31799034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.10.005611 |
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