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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Two-photon microscopy allows imaging and characterization of cochlear microvasculature in vivo.

Friedrich Ihler, Mattis Bertlich, Bernhard Weiss, Steffen Dietzel, Martin Canis

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Friedrich IhlerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37099 Göttingen, Germany ; Walter-Brendel-Zentrum für Experimentelle Medizin (WBex), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 München, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7066-4994
Mattis BertlichDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37099 Göttingen, Germany ; Walter-Brendel-Zentrum für Experimentelle Medizin (WBex), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 München, Germany.
Bernhard WeissDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37099 Göttingen, Germany.
Steffen DietzelWalter-Brendel-Zentrum für Experimentelle Medizin (WBex), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 München, Germany.
Martin CanisDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Göttingen Medical Center, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37099 Göttingen, Germany ; Walter-Brendel-Zentrum für Experimentelle Medizin (WBex), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 München, Germany.
University of Göttingen · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Impairment of cochlear blood flow has been discussed as factor in the pathophysiology of various inner ear disorders. However, the microscopic study of cochlear microcirculation is limited due to small scale and anatomical constraints. Here, two-photon fluorescence microscopy is applied to visualize cochlear microvessels. Guinea pigs were injected with Fluorescein isothiocyanate- or Texas red-dextrane as plasma marker. Intravital microscopy was performed in four animals and explanted cochleae from four animals were studied. The vascular architecture of the cochlea was visualized up to a depth of 90.0±22.7 μm. Imaging yielded a mean contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of 3.3±1.7. Mean diameter in vivo was 16.5±6.0 μm for arterioles and 8.0±2.4 μm for capillaries. In explanted cochleae, the diameter of radiating arterioles and capillaries was measured with 12.2±1.6 μm and 6.6±1.0 μm, respectively. The difference between capillaries and arterioles was statistically significant in both experimental setups (P<0.001 and P=0.022, two-way ANOVA). Measured vessel diameters in vivo and ex vivo were in agreement with published data. We conclude that two-photon fluorescence microscopy allows the investigation of cochlear microvessels and is potentially a valuable tool for inner ear research.

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AnimalsArteriolesCapillariesCochleaFemaleGuinea PigsImage EnhancementIntravital MicroscopyMicroscopy, Fluorescence, MultiphotonReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and Specificity

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