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ArticleScience advances2025

Tissue stiffness mapping by light sheet elastography.

Min Zhu, Kaiwen Zhang, Evan C Thomas, Ran Xu, Brian Ciruna, Sevan Hopyan, Yu Sun

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Min ZhuProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1283-1269
Kaiwen ZhangProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
Evan C ThomasProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
Ran XuProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
Brian CirunaProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7918-0953
Sevan HopyanProgram in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7201-8902
Yu SunDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7895-0741

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Abstract

Tissue stiffness plays a crucial role in regulating morphogenesis. The ability to measure and monitor the dynamic progression of tissue stiffness is important for generating and testing mechanistic hypotheses. Methods to measure tissue properties in vivo have been emerging but present challenges with spatial and temporal resolution especially in 3D, by their reliance on highly specialized equipment, and/or due to their invasive nature. Here, we introduce light sheet elastography, a noninvasive method that couples low-frequency shear waves with light sheet fluorescence microscopy by adapting commercially available instruments. With this method, we achieved in toto stiffness mapping of organ-stage mouse and zebrafish embryos at cellular resolution. Versatility of the method enabled time-lapse stiffness mapping during tissue remodeling and of the beating embryonic heart. This method expands the spectrum of tools available to biologists and presents opportunities for uncovering the mechanical basis of morphogenesis.

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Elasticity Imaging TechniquesAnimalsEmbryo, NonmammalianHeartMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMorphogenesisZebrafish

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PMID40085703
PMCPMC11908498

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