Fast and automatic imaging of immunoenzyme-stained neuronal circuits in the whole brain of Drosophila

J Biomed Opt. 2014 Sep;19(9):90506. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.9.090506.

Abstract

Knowledge of neuronal wiring and morphogenesis in Drosophila is essential to understand brain function and dysfunction. The immunoenzyme method based on horseradish peroxidase/diaminobenzidine (HRP/DAB) provides high-contrast images to resolve details underlying neuronal architecture. However, the poor staining penetration and a lack of corresponding three-dimensional imaging methodology limit its application. Herein, we modified the HRP/DAB method to stain neuronal circuits in the whole brain of Drosophila. Furthermore, we found that imaging with the micro-optical sectioning tomography system provided a fast and automatic method that could dissect cell-specific neuroanatomical architecture at a submicron voxel resolution.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3,3'-Diaminobenzidine / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Brain / cytology*
  • Brain Chemistry
  • Drosophila
  • Histocytochemistry / methods
  • Horseradish Peroxidase / metabolism
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques / methods*
  • Tomography, Optical / methods*

Substances

  • 3,3'-Diaminobenzidine
  • Horseradish Peroxidase