title: Multiphoton microscopic imaging of in vivo hair mouse skin based on two-photon excited fluorescence and second harmonic generation.
abstract: Mouse is an important animal model to investigate skin physiological and pathological states. In this article, multiphoton microscopic imaging of in vivo hair mouse skin based on two-photon excited fluorescence and second harmonic generation was examined. Our results show that multiphoton microscopy can clearly display microstructure of stratum corneum, stratum spinosum, and dermis of in vivo mouse skin. The main components of epidermis and dermis such as corneocytes, spinosum cell, collagen fibers, and hair follicles can be distinctly identified in MPM images. Using the optional HRZ 200 fine focusing stage, thickness of different layers can be easily assessed. The results demonstrate that MPM can be regarded as an efficient method for in vivo investigation of skin physiological and pathological states by using hair mouse animal model.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics Technology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xingshan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Shuangmu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhuo
authors.forename: Ren'an
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jianxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D048429:Cell Size; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D005453:Fluorescence; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D036641:Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton / Q000379:methods*; D017785:Photons; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen