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ReviewExperimental neurology2019

Surgical preparations, labeling strategies, and optical techniques for cell-resolved, in vivo imaging in the mouse spinal cord.

Yu-Ting Cheng, Kawasi M Lett, Chris B Schaffer

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Review in Experimental neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yu-Ting ChengNancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Kawasi M LettNancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Chris B SchafferNancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Electronic address: cs385@cornell.edu.

Funding

The impact of microvascular (dys)regulation on cerebral flow and oxygen heterogeneityR01NS108472 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI BOAS, DAVID A, SCHAFFER, CHRIS B · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
Three-photon Imaging of Neural Activity in the Spinal Cord of Awake MiceR21NS096669 · NINDS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI SCHAFFER, CHRIS B · 2016 to 2017
$425k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS108472NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS096669
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In vivo optical imaging has enabled detailed studies of cellular dynamics in the brain of rodents in both healthy and diseased states. Such studies were made possible by three advances: surgical preparations that give optical access to the brain; strategies for in vivo labeling of cells with structural and functional fluorescent indicators; and optical imaging techniques that are relatively insensitive to light scattering by tissue. In vivo imaging in the rodent spinal cord has lagged behind than that in the brain, largely due to the anatomy around the spinal cord that complicates the surgical preparation, and to the strong optical scattering of the dorsal white matter that limits the ability to image deep into the spinal cord. Here, we review recent advances in surgical methods, labeling strategies, and optical tools that have enabled in vivo, high-resolution imaging of the dynamic behaviors of cells in the spinal cord in mice. Surgical preparations that enable long-term optical access and robust stabilization of the spinal cord are now available. Labeling strategies that have been used in the spinal cord tend to follow those that have been used in the brain, and some recent advances in genetically-encoded labeling strategies remain to be capitalized on. The optical imaging methods used to date, including two photon excited fluorescence microscopy, are largely limited to imaging the superficial layers of the spinal cord by the optical scattering of the white matter. Finally, we show preliminary data that points to the use of higher-order nonlinear optical processes, such as three photon excited fluorescence, as a means to image deeper into the mouse spinal cord.

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AnimalsMiceNeuroimagingOptical ImagingSpinal CordAnimal modelsChronic imagingIntravital microscopySpinal cordTwo-photon excited fluorescence

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PMID31095935
PMCPMC6588420

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