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ArticleChemical & biomedical imaging2024

Monitoring Macrophage Polarization with Gene Expression Reporters and Bioluminescence Phasor Analysis.

Giulia Tedeschi, Mariana X Navarro, Lorenzo Scipioni, Tanvi K Sondhi, Jennifer A Prescher, Michelle A Digman

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Article in Chemical & biomedical imaging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The M1/M2 Test System for Determining Macrophage Phenotypes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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6 authors.

Giulia TedeschiLaboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92617, United States.
Mariana X NavarroDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92617, United States.
Lorenzo ScipioniLaboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92617, United States.
Tanvi K SondhiDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92617, United States.
Jennifer A PrescherDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92617, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9250-4702
Michelle A DigmanLaboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92617, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-7100

Funding

purchase of an All-in-One Fluorescence MicroscopeR01GM107630 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI PRESCHER, JENNIFER · 2013 to 2021
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NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107630
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrophages exhibit a spectrum of behaviors upon activation and are generally classified as one of two types: inflammatory (M1) or anti-inflammatory (M2). Tracking these phenotypes in living cells can provide insight into immune function but remains a challenging pursuit. Existing methods are mostly limited to static readouts or are difficult to employ for multiplexed imaging in complex 3D environments while maintaining cellular resolution. We aimed to fill this void using bioluminescent technologies. Here we report genetically engineered luciferase reporters for the long-term monitoring of macrophage polarization via spectral phasor analysis. M1- and M2-specific promoters were used to drive the expression of bioluminescent enzymes in macrophage cell lines. The readouts were multiplexed and discernible in both 2D and 3D formats with single-cell resolution in living samples. Collectively, this work expands the toolbox of methods for monitoring macrophage polarization and provides a blueprint for monitoring other multifaceted networks in heterogeneous environments.

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