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ArticleNeurophotonics2025

Depth-resolved fiber photometry of amyloid plaque signals in freely behaving Alzheimer's disease mice.

Nicole Byron, Niall McAlinden, Filippo Pisano, Marco Pisanello, Jacques Ferreira, Cinzia Montinaro, Keith Mathieson, Massimo De Vittorio, Ferruccio Pisanello, Shuzo Sakata

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Article in Neurophotonics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Nicole ByronUniversity of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Niall McAlindenUniversity of Strathclyde, SUPA, Institute of Photonics, Department of Physics, Glasgow, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0369-8788
Filippo PisanoIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Arnesano (Lecce), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5499-160X
Marco PisanelloOptogeniX s.r.l., Arnesano (Lecce), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2179-7883
Jacques FerreiraUniversity of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Cinzia MontinaroIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Arnesano (Lecce), Italy.
Keith MathiesonUniversity of Strathclyde, SUPA, Institute of Photonics, Department of Physics, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Massimo De VittorioIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Arnesano (Lecce), Italy.
Ferruccio PisanelloIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Arnesano (Lecce), Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1489-7758
Shuzo SakataUniversity of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6796-411X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Significance: Current preclinical evaluation of Alzheimer's disease pathology in mouse models relies on post-mortem analyses, which hinders the development and optimization of therapeutic approaches. Although Aim: We aim to develop an optical approach to address this challenge. Approach: We used flat and tapered optical fibers in an Alzheimer's mouse model. Results: We first confirmed that conventional flat fiber-based photometry can detect amyloid plaque signals across multiple brain regions under anesthesia after injecting a blood-brain-barrier-permeable tracer, Methoxy-X04. The depth profile of Conclusions: Our approach expands the capabilities of fiber photometry to monitor molecular pathologies, such as amyloid plaques, even in a freely behaving condition.

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5xFADAlzheimer’s diseasefiber photometrytapered optical fiber

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PMCPMC12456868

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