
Journal of Biomedical Optics
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Paper Abstract
Human and animal stem cells (rat and human adult pancreatic stem cells, salivary gland stem cells, and human dental pulp stem cells) are investigated by femtosecond laser 5-D two-photon microscopy. Autofluorescence and second-harmonic generation (SHG) are imaged with submicron spatial resolution, 270 ps temporal resolution, and 10 nm spectral resolution. In particular, the reduced coenzyme nicotinamide adenine (phosphorylated) dinucleotide [NAD(P)H] and flavoprotein fluorescence is detected in stem cell monolayers and stem cell spheroids. Major emission peaks at 460 and 530 nm with typical long fluorescence lifetimes (τ2) of 1.8 and 2.0 ns, respectively, are measured using spectral imaging and time-correlated single photon counting. Differentiated stem cells produce the extra cellular matrix (ECM) protein collagen, detected by SHG signals at 435 nm. Multiphoton microscopes may become novel noninvasive tools for marker-free optical stem cell characterization and for on-line monitoring of differentiation within a 3-D microenvironment.
Paper Details
Date Published: 1 September 2008
PDF: 8 pages
J. Biomed. Opt. 13(5) 054068 doi: 10.1117/1.3002370
Published in: Journal of Biomedical Optics Volume 13, Issue 5
PDF: 8 pages
J. Biomed. Opt. 13(5) 054068 doi: 10.1117/1.3002370
Published in: Journal of Biomedical Optics Volume 13, Issue 5
Show Author Affiliations
Aisada A. Uchugonova, Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik (Germany)
Karsten König, JenLab GmbH (Germany)
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