Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy of angiogenesis in a transgenic mouse model

  • Song Hu
  • , Sunday Oladipupo
  • , Junjie Yao
  • , Andrea C. Santeford
  • , Konstantin Maslov
  • , Joanna Kovalski
  • , Jeffrey M. Arbeit
  • , Lihong V. Wang

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Abstract

A major obstacle in studying angiogenesis is the inability to noninvasively image neovascular development in an individual animal. We applied optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM) to determine the kinetics of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1)-mediated angiogenesis in a transgenic mouse model. During continuous 30-day activation of HIF-1α, we used OR-PAM to monitor alterations in microvasculature in transgenic mice compared to nontransgenic mice. OR-PAM has demonstrated the potential to precisely monitor antiangiogenic therapy of human cancers, allowing for rapid determinations of therapeutic efficacy or resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotons Plus Ultrasound
Subtitle of host publicationImaging and Sensing 2010
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819479600
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 11 2010
EventPhotons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2010 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Jan 24 2010Jan 26 2010

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume7564
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferencePhotons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period01/24/1001/26/10

Keywords

  • Angiogenesis
  • Chronic imaging
  • HIF-1α
  • Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy

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