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ReviewMolecular metabolism2016

Microscopy tools for the investigation of intracellular lipid storage and dynamics.

Sabine Daemen, Marc A M J van Zandvoort, Sapun H Parekh, Matthijs K C Hesselink

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Review in Molecular metabolism, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sabine DaemenDepartment of Human Movement Sciences and Human Biology, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: sabine.daemen@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Marc A M J van ZandvoortDepartment of Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Electronic address: mamj.vanzandvoort@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Sapun H ParekhDepartment of Molecular Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: parekh@mpip-mainz.mpg.de.
Matthijs K C HesselinkDepartment of Human Movement Sciences and Human Biology, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: matthijs.hesselink@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Maastricht University · NLMax Planck Institute for Polymer Research · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExcess storage of lipids in ectopic tissues, such as skeletal muscle, liver, and heart, seems to associate closely with metabolic abnormalities and cardiac disease. Intracellular lipid storage occurs in lipid droplets, which have gained attention as active organelles in cellular metabolism. Recent developments in high-resolution microscopy and microscopic spectroscopy have opened up new avenues to examine the physiology and biochemistry of intracellular lipids. SCOPE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to give an overview of recent technical advances in microscopy, and its application for the visualization, identification, and quantification of intracellular lipids, with special focus to lipid droplets. In addition, we attempt to summarize the probes currently available for the visualization of lipids. MAJOR

conclusionsThe continuous development of lipid probes in combination with the rapid development of microscopic techniques can provide new insights in the role and dynamics of intracellular lipids. Moreover, in situ identification of intracellular lipids is now possible and promises to add a new dimensionality to analysis of lipid biochemistry, and its relation to (patho)physiology.

Indexed as

BODIPY, Boron-dipyrrometheneCARS, coherent anti-stokes Raman scatteringCLEM, correlative light electron microscopyCLSM, confocal laser scanning microscopyDIC, differential interference microscopyFA, fatty acidFIB-SEM, focused ion beam scanning electron microscopyFLIP, fluorescence loss in photobleachingFluorescent lipid probesFRAP, fluorescent recovery after photobleachingFRET, fluorescence resonance energy transferGFP, green fluorescent proteinHCV, hepatitis C virusLD, lipid dropletLipid dropletsLive-cell imagingMetabolic diseaseNBD, nitro-benzoxadiazolylPALM, photoactivation localization microscopySBEM, serial block face scanning electron microscopySIMS, Secondary Ion Mass SpectrometrySRS, Stimulated Raman ScatteringSTED, stimulated emission depletionSTORM, stochastic optical reconstruction microscopySuper-resolutionTAG, triacylglycerolTEM, transmission electron microscopyTOF-SIMS, time-of-flight SIMSTPLSM, two-photon laser scanning microscopyVibrational microscopy

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PMID26977387
PMCPMC4770264
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