TY - JOUR
T1 - Intravital 2-photon imaging, leukocyte trafficking, and the beating heart
AU - Li, Wenjun
AU - Goldstein, Daniel R.
AU - Kreisel, Daniel
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Intravital two-photon microscopy allows for the analysis of single-cell dynamics within intact tissues. As it is well recognized that molecular cues that regulate leukocyte trafficking into inflammatory sites differ between various tissues, it is important to study organ-specific responses. Recently, intravital two-photon microscopy has been expanded to moving organs in the mouse such as beating hearts. Unlike previous experimental approaches to image cardiac tissue explants or isolated perfused heart preparations by two-photon microscopy, intravital imaging accounts for the mechanical force transmitted to vessels by the heartbeat and accurately assesses dynamic leukocyte behavior in the coronary vessels and myocardial tissue. Intravital two-photon imaging of beating hearts is a promising experimental tool that will help elucidate cellular and molecular immune processes that contribute to a variety of cardiovascular diseases.
AB - Intravital two-photon microscopy allows for the analysis of single-cell dynamics within intact tissues. As it is well recognized that molecular cues that regulate leukocyte trafficking into inflammatory sites differ between various tissues, it is important to study organ-specific responses. Recently, intravital two-photon microscopy has been expanded to moving organs in the mouse such as beating hearts. Unlike previous experimental approaches to image cardiac tissue explants or isolated perfused heart preparations by two-photon microscopy, intravital imaging accounts for the mechanical force transmitted to vessels by the heartbeat and accurately assesses dynamic leukocyte behavior in the coronary vessels and myocardial tissue. Intravital two-photon imaging of beating hearts is a promising experimental tool that will help elucidate cellular and molecular immune processes that contribute to a variety of cardiovascular diseases.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tcm.2013.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tcm.2013.04.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23706535
AN - SCOPUS:84884815383
SN - 1050-1738
VL - 23
SP - 287
EP - 293
JO - Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
JF - Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
IS - 8
ER -