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ArticleFrontiers in imaging (Lausanne, Switzerland)2025

Novel imaging approach for simultaneous tracking of cell dynamics in distinct tissue layers reveals cells involved in colonic peristalsis.

Salah A Baker, Peter J Blair, Sharif Amit Kamran, Kenton M Sanders

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Article in Frontiers in imaging (Lausanne, Switzerland), 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Salah A BakerDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, United States.
Peter J BlairDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, United States.
Sharif Amit KamranDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, United States.
Kenton M SandersDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, United States.

Funding

Role of interstitial cells of Cajal in patterned colonic motor activityR01DK120759 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI Sal Baker, KENTON M SANDERS · 2019 to 2026
$3.4M
Novel Targets for GI Hormones and Neuropeptides in Regulation of Intestinal MotilityR01DK143049 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI BAKER, SAL · 2025 to 2025
$2.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK120759NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK143049
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have developed a novel approach for high-resolution confocal imaging across multiple tissue planes simultaneously. By combining confocal microscopy, piezo actuators, and optogenetic sensors, we can simultaneously capture images of dynamic fluorescence signals from various cell populations in different tissue layers (Z planes). This enables the decoding of cell-to-cell communication through complex tissues, offering a significant advancement in understanding how cells in distinct layers of tissue communicate and coordinate their functions and produce integrated behaviors. For example, our technique sheds light on myogenic coordination underlying colonic motility. Examining various cell types, such as interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and smooth muscle cells (SMC), distributed through the thickness of muscle layers, we demonstrate distinct Ca

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calcium imagingconfocal microscopydeep tissue imagingdynamic fluorescence signalssimultaneous tissue layer imaging

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PMCPMC12834056

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