Ratiometric Imaging of Tissue by Two-Photon Microscopy: Observation of a High Level of Formaldehyde around Mouse Intestinal Crypts

Anal Chem. 2017 Mar 21;89(6):3724-3731. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00044. Epub 2017 Mar 2.

Abstract

Ratiometric imaging by two-photon microscopy can offer a viable tool for the relative quantification of biological analytes inside tissue with minimal influence from environmental factors that affect fluorescence signal. We demonstrate the ratiometric imaging of formaldehyde at the suborgan level using a two-photon fluorescent probe, which involves pixel-to-pixel ratiometric data transformation. This study reveals for the first time a high level of formaldehyde around the crypts of mouse small intestine, implicating its possible protective role along with the released antimicrobials from the Paneth cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Formaldehyde / analysis*
  • Intestine, Small / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Molecular Structure
  • Optical Imaging*
  • Photons*

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Formaldehyde