title: Multiphoton redox ratio imaging for metabolic monitoring in vivo.
abstract: Metabolic monitoring at the cellular level in live tissues is important for understanding cell function, disease processes, and potential therapies. Multiphoton imaging of the relative amounts of NADH and FAD (the primary electron donor and acceptor, respectively, in the electron transport chain) provides a noninvasive method for monitoring cellular metabolic activity with high resolution in three dimensions in vivo. NADH and FAD are endogenous tissue fluorophores, and thus this method does not require exogenous stains or tissue excision. We describe the principles and protocols of multiphoton redox ratio imaging in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, CIEMAS, Durham, NC, USA. melissa.skala@duke.edu
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skala
authors.forename: Nirmala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramanujam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005182:Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D036641:Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton / Q000379:methods*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D009243:NAD; D005182:Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide