Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 17, Issue 5, 2450006(2024)
In vivo 3-photon fluorescence microscopy of white matter in mouse brain excited at the 1700 nm window
White matter, a densely packed collection of myelinated axons, plays an essential part in neural networks. With high spatial resolution and deep penetration, multi-photon microscopy (MPM) is promising for white matter imaging in animal models in vivo. The third harmonic generation (THG) signal can be generated from white matter, but the bottom part of the white matter layer generates weak THG due to its high scattering. Here, we demonstrate an in vivo labeling and imaging technology, capable of visualizing the white matter layer in the mouse brain, combining fluorescence labeling with MitoTracker Red and three-photon fluorescence (3PF) microscopy excited at the 1700 nm window. 3PF signals are several times higher than THG signals, resulting in deeper imaging of the white matter layer with the former. Our results indicate that 3PF microscopy is a promising technology for white matter imaging in the deep brain in vivo.
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Jie Huang, Jincheng Zhong, Shen Tong, Yingxian Zhang, Ping Qiu, Ke Wang. In vivo 3-photon fluorescence microscopy of white matter in mouse brain excited at the 1700 nm window[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2024, 17(5): 2450006
Category: Research Articles
Received: Mar. 5, 2024
Accepted: Mar. 24, 2024
Published Online: Aug. 8, 2024
The Author Email: Qiu Ping (pingqiu@szu.edu.cn), Wang Ke (kewangfs@szu.edu.cn)