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Photographs of kINPen-device ® ( a ) and endoscopic plasma device ( b ) during operation; ( c ) Sketch of treatment of a thin tissue section using the kINPen-device ® as shown in ( a ). The plasma covers the whole area of the tissue sections under investigation, approximately 3 × 3 mm² in size. ( d ) The plasma jet of the endoscopic plasma device shown in panel ( b ) is moved across the area of the specimen for treatment of the full section. ( e ) Scheme of the setup used for multimodal nonlinear microscopy combining coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS), second harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon <t>fluorescence</t> <t>lifetime</t> <t>imaging</t> <t>(2P-FLIM).</t> The picosecond (ps) pulse trains of the Ti: sapphire laser/optical parametric oscillator (OPO) system (1) is coupled into the laser scanning microscope (2). The laser light is focused onto the sample by a microscope objective (5) for image acquisition by scanning the specimen (6). Two-photon excited autofluorescence (TPEF) signals are collected by the objective (5) and reflected to the 2P-FLIM detector (4) by a 600 nm short pass dichroic mirror (3). The TP-FLIM signal is filtered from residual laser light by a 650 nm short pass filter and a 458/64 nm bandpass filter (both Semrock, Rochester, MN, USA). The CARS and SHG signals from the sample are collected in a forward direction by a condenser (7), split by a 514 nm long pass dichroic mirror and detected by photomultiplier tube (PMT) modules (9 SHG, 10 CARS) after spectral filtering as described in .
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Article Title: Multimodal Nonlinear Microscopy for Therapy Monitoring of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

Journal: Micromachines

doi: 10.3390/mi10090564

Photographs of kINPen-device ® ( a ) and endoscopic plasma device ( b ) during operation; ( c ) Sketch of treatment of a thin tissue section using the kINPen-device ® as shown in ( a ). The plasma covers the whole area of the tissue sections under investigation, approximately 3 × 3 mm² in size. ( d ) The plasma jet of the endoscopic plasma device shown in panel ( b ) is moved across the area of the specimen for treatment of the full section. ( e ) Scheme of the setup used for multimodal nonlinear microscopy combining coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS), second harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging (2P-FLIM). The picosecond (ps) pulse trains of the Ti: sapphire laser/optical parametric oscillator (OPO) system (1) is coupled into the laser scanning microscope (2). The laser light is focused onto the sample by a microscope objective (5) for image acquisition by scanning the specimen (6). Two-photon excited autofluorescence (TPEF) signals are collected by the objective (5) and reflected to the 2P-FLIM detector (4) by a 600 nm short pass dichroic mirror (3). The TP-FLIM signal is filtered from residual laser light by a 650 nm short pass filter and a 458/64 nm bandpass filter (both Semrock, Rochester, MN, USA). The CARS and SHG signals from the sample are collected in a forward direction by a condenser (7), split by a 514 nm long pass dichroic mirror and detected by photomultiplier tube (PMT) modules (9 SHG, 10 CARS) after spectral filtering as described in .
Figure Legend Snippet: Photographs of kINPen-device ® ( a ) and endoscopic plasma device ( b ) during operation; ( c ) Sketch of treatment of a thin tissue section using the kINPen-device ® as shown in ( a ). The plasma covers the whole area of the tissue sections under investigation, approximately 3 × 3 mm² in size. ( d ) The plasma jet of the endoscopic plasma device shown in panel ( b ) is moved across the area of the specimen for treatment of the full section. ( e ) Scheme of the setup used for multimodal nonlinear microscopy combining coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS), second harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging (2P-FLIM). The picosecond (ps) pulse trains of the Ti: sapphire laser/optical parametric oscillator (OPO) system (1) is coupled into the laser scanning microscope (2). The laser light is focused onto the sample by a microscope objective (5) for image acquisition by scanning the specimen (6). Two-photon excited autofluorescence (TPEF) signals are collected by the objective (5) and reflected to the 2P-FLIM detector (4) by a 600 nm short pass dichroic mirror (3). The TP-FLIM signal is filtered from residual laser light by a 650 nm short pass filter and a 458/64 nm bandpass filter (both Semrock, Rochester, MN, USA). The CARS and SHG signals from the sample are collected in a forward direction by a condenser (7), split by a 514 nm long pass dichroic mirror and detected by photomultiplier tube (PMT) modules (9 SHG, 10 CARS) after spectral filtering as described in .

Techniques Used: Microscopy, Fluorescence, Imaging, Laser-Scanning Microscopy

Results from two-photon time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) fluorescence measurements ( a ) The relative change of the total fluorescence (two-photon excitation at 672.5 nm and 832.2 nm, corresponding to single photon excitation at 336 and 416 nm, fluorescence emission at 426–490 nm) after CAP treatment is plotted for all samples normalized to the total fluorescence of the control (=1.0), i.e., all measurements and experimental conditions (treatment time, plasma source, gas composition, specimen), the two plasma devices kINPen MED ® (using Ar and an Ar–oxygen gas mixture for operation and treatment times from 10–70 s) and the endoscopic plasma device (using Ne and a Ne–oxygen gas mixture for operation and treatment times of 10 and 60 s), treatment times of 10 s (in combination with different CAP devices and gas mixtures), longer treatment times (20 s, 60 s and 70 s) and different gas mixtures. Here, Ar and Ar–oxygen gas mixtures were used with the kINPen-device only, Ne and Ne–oxygen gas mixtures were used with the endoscopic plasma device only. ( b ) Change of the median fluorescence lifetime for the parameters of ( a ) for all samples under investigation and all 12 experimental conditions using a monoexponential decay function and plotting the median lifetime of the whole FLIM image. The experimental conditions are in detail: 1,2: Skin, 10 s kINPen, Ar gas; 3: Mucosa lesion, 10 s kINPen, Ar gas; 4: Mucosa, 10 s kINPen, Ar gas; 5,6: Skin, 10 s kINPen, Ar–oxygen gas mixture; 7: Skin, 20 s kINPen, Ar–oxygen gas mixture; 8: Skin, 70 s kINPen, Ar gas; 9: Skin, 10 s endoscopic plasma source, Ne gas; 10,11: Skin, 1 min endoscopic plasma source, Ne gas; 12: Skin, 1 min endoscopic plasma source, Ne–oxygen gas. In eight cases a lifetime increase was observed, while in four cases the fluorescence lifetime was reduced.
Figure Legend Snippet: Results from two-photon time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) fluorescence measurements ( a ) The relative change of the total fluorescence (two-photon excitation at 672.5 nm and 832.2 nm, corresponding to single photon excitation at 336 and 416 nm, fluorescence emission at 426–490 nm) after CAP treatment is plotted for all samples normalized to the total fluorescence of the control (=1.0), i.e., all measurements and experimental conditions (treatment time, plasma source, gas composition, specimen), the two plasma devices kINPen MED ® (using Ar and an Ar–oxygen gas mixture for operation and treatment times from 10–70 s) and the endoscopic plasma device (using Ne and a Ne–oxygen gas mixture for operation and treatment times of 10 and 60 s), treatment times of 10 s (in combination with different CAP devices and gas mixtures), longer treatment times (20 s, 60 s and 70 s) and different gas mixtures. Here, Ar and Ar–oxygen gas mixtures were used with the kINPen-device only, Ne and Ne–oxygen gas mixtures were used with the endoscopic plasma device only. ( b ) Change of the median fluorescence lifetime for the parameters of ( a ) for all samples under investigation and all 12 experimental conditions using a monoexponential decay function and plotting the median lifetime of the whole FLIM image. The experimental conditions are in detail: 1,2: Skin, 10 s kINPen, Ar gas; 3: Mucosa lesion, 10 s kINPen, Ar gas; 4: Mucosa, 10 s kINPen, Ar gas; 5,6: Skin, 10 s kINPen, Ar–oxygen gas mixture; 7: Skin, 20 s kINPen, Ar–oxygen gas mixture; 8: Skin, 70 s kINPen, Ar gas; 9: Skin, 10 s endoscopic plasma source, Ne gas; 10,11: Skin, 1 min endoscopic plasma source, Ne gas; 12: Skin, 1 min endoscopic plasma source, Ne–oxygen gas. In eight cases a lifetime increase was observed, while in four cases the fluorescence lifetime was reduced.

Techniques Used: Fluorescence

Related Articles

Fluorescence:

Article Title: Multimodal Nonlinear Microscopy for Therapy Monitoring of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Treatment
Article Snippet: The laser passes a long pass dichroic mirror (see e number 3, long pass 600 nm, Zeiss, Germany) before being focused onto the specimen by a 20× microscope objective (see e number 5, Plan-Apochromat, NA 0.8, Zeiss, Germany). .. The fluorescence signal is collected by the microscope objective and filtered from the laser light by the dichroic mirror (see e number 3) and two filters (short pass 650 nm, bandpass 458/64 nm, Semrock, USA) before detection by the FLIM module (see e number 4, Becker & Hickl, Berlin, Germany). ..

Article Title: Multimodal label-free imaging of living dermal equivalents including dermal papilla cells
Article Snippet: .. The two-photon excited fluorescence intensity and FLIM images were obtained using a multiphoton tomography MPTflex (JenLab GmbH, Germany) equipped with a tunable 80 MHz, 200 fs Ti:Sa laser MaiTai, and a TCSPC-based FLIM module (Becker & Hickl GmbH, Germany). ..

Article Title: Genetically encoded far-red fluorescent sensors for caspase-3 activity.
Article Snippet: .. Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) FLIM was performed on a laser scanning confocal microscope (LSM 710; Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) with a FLIM module (Becker & Hickl GmbH., Berlin, Germany). ..

Microscopy:

Article Title: Multimodal Nonlinear Microscopy for Therapy Monitoring of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Treatment
Article Snippet: The laser passes a long pass dichroic mirror (see e number 3, long pass 600 nm, Zeiss, Germany) before being focused onto the specimen by a 20× microscope objective (see e number 5, Plan-Apochromat, NA 0.8, Zeiss, Germany). .. The fluorescence signal is collected by the microscope objective and filtered from the laser light by the dichroic mirror (see e number 3) and two filters (short pass 650 nm, bandpass 458/64 nm, Semrock, USA) before detection by the FLIM module (see e number 4, Becker & Hickl, Berlin, Germany). ..

Article Title: Genetically encoded far-red fluorescent sensors for caspase-3 activity.
Article Snippet: .. Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) FLIM was performed on a laser scanning confocal microscope (LSM 710; Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) with a FLIM module (Becker & Hickl GmbH., Berlin, Germany). ..

other:

Article Title: Convergence of pathology in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer’s disease: a role for the novel interaction of alpha-synuclein and presenilin 1 in disease
Article Snippet: Becker&Hickl FLIM hardware and software were used to acquire the donor lifetime.

Article Title: Distinct Dendritic Spine and Nuclear Phases of Calcineurin Activation after Exposure to Amyloid-β Revealed by a Novel Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Assay
Article Snippet: Becker&Hickl FLIM hardware and software (Becker&Hickl) were used to acquire the donor lifetime information.

Software:

Article Title: PRESENILIN-1 ADOPTS PATHOGENIC CONFORMATION IN NORMAL AGING AND IN SPORADIC ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Article Snippet: .. Multi-exponential analysis of the donor fluorophore lifetimes was performed using Becker&Hickl FLIM software to distinguish between PS1 molecules in different conformational states. ..

Tomography:

Article Title: Multimodal label-free imaging of living dermal equivalents including dermal papilla cells
Article Snippet: .. The two-photon excited fluorescence intensity and FLIM images were obtained using a multiphoton tomography MPTflex (JenLab GmbH, Germany) equipped with a tunable 80 MHz, 200 fs Ti:Sa laser MaiTai, and a TCSPC-based FLIM module (Becker & Hickl GmbH, Germany). ..

Imaging:

Article Title: Genetically encoded far-red fluorescent sensors for caspase-3 activity.
Article Snippet: .. Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) FLIM was performed on a laser scanning confocal microscope (LSM 710; Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) with a FLIM module (Becker & Hickl GmbH., Berlin, Germany). ..



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Plasma membrane viscosity in HeLa Kyoto cells with KillerRed during PDT. ( A ) Representative FLIM images of cells with both localizations of KillerRed. The bar is 40 µm, applicable to all images. ( B ) Quantification of viscosity of plasma membranes in HeLa Kyoto cells. Means ± SD, n = 100 cells for each time point. * p < 0.05 with control; # p < 0.05 with KillerRed-H2B. CNT KR: control with different localization of KillerRed. H2B: cells with nuclear localization of KillerRed. PM: cells with membrane localization of KillerRed.

Journal: Biomedicines

Article Title: Unraveling Microviscosity Changes Induced in Cancer Cells by Photodynamic Therapy with Targeted Genetically Encoded Photosensitizer

doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12112550

Figure Lengend Snippet: Plasma membrane viscosity in HeLa Kyoto cells with KillerRed during PDT. ( A ) Representative FLIM images of cells with both localizations of KillerRed. The bar is 40 µm, applicable to all images. ( B ) Quantification of viscosity of plasma membranes in HeLa Kyoto cells. Means ± SD, n = 100 cells for each time point. * p < 0.05 with control; # p < 0.05 with KillerRed-H2B. CNT KR: control with different localization of KillerRed. H2B: cells with nuclear localization of KillerRed. PM: cells with membrane localization of KillerRed.

Article Snippet: For viscous imaging, a LSM 880 laser scanning microscope (Carl Zeiss, Gottingen, Germany) equipped with a FLIM SPC 150 TCSPC module (Becker & Hickl GmbH, Berlin, Germany) and a Mai Tai HP femtosecond laser (80 MHz, 140 fs, Spectra Physics, Milpitas, CA, USA) were used.

Techniques: Membrane, Viscosity, Control

Plasma membrane microviscosity in HeLa tumor spheroids after PDT with KillerRed localized in the nuclei (H2B) or within the plasma membrane (PM). ( A ) Schematic representation of the spheroid area (shown by the yellow square) imaged by FLIM. The spheroid had adhered to the glass bottom, and the images were acquired from a depth of ~30 μm. Higher-magnification image of the molecular rotor distribution in spheroid cell membranes indicated by the red squares. The scale bar is 80 μm. ( B ) FLIM images and live/dead (LD) assay of control and treated cells in spheroids. Bar = 80 μm. ( C ) Morphology of control and treated spheroids. The scale bar is 80 μm. ( D ) Quantification of membrane microviscosity of spheroid cells after PDT. Means ± SD, n = 4 spheroids, 60 cells in each. ( E ) Quantitative analysis of dead cells in control and treated cell populations, %. * p < 0.05 with control; # p < 0.05 with KillerRed-H2B. CNT KR: control with different localization of KillerRed. H2B: cells with nuclear localization of KillerRed. PM: cells with membrane localization of KillerRed.

Journal: Biomedicines

Article Title: Unraveling Microviscosity Changes Induced in Cancer Cells by Photodynamic Therapy with Targeted Genetically Encoded Photosensitizer

doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12112550

Figure Lengend Snippet: Plasma membrane microviscosity in HeLa tumor spheroids after PDT with KillerRed localized in the nuclei (H2B) or within the plasma membrane (PM). ( A ) Schematic representation of the spheroid area (shown by the yellow square) imaged by FLIM. The spheroid had adhered to the glass bottom, and the images were acquired from a depth of ~30 μm. Higher-magnification image of the molecular rotor distribution in spheroid cell membranes indicated by the red squares. The scale bar is 80 μm. ( B ) FLIM images and live/dead (LD) assay of control and treated cells in spheroids. Bar = 80 μm. ( C ) Morphology of control and treated spheroids. The scale bar is 80 μm. ( D ) Quantification of membrane microviscosity of spheroid cells after PDT. Means ± SD, n = 4 spheroids, 60 cells in each. ( E ) Quantitative analysis of dead cells in control and treated cell populations, %. * p < 0.05 with control; # p < 0.05 with KillerRed-H2B. CNT KR: control with different localization of KillerRed. H2B: cells with nuclear localization of KillerRed. PM: cells with membrane localization of KillerRed.

Article Snippet: For viscous imaging, a LSM 880 laser scanning microscope (Carl Zeiss, Gottingen, Germany) equipped with a FLIM SPC 150 TCSPC module (Becker & Hickl GmbH, Berlin, Germany) and a Mai Tai HP femtosecond laser (80 MHz, 140 fs, Spectra Physics, Milpitas, CA, USA) were used.

Techniques: Membrane, Control