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  • Title: NAD(P)H fluorescence lifetime measurements in fixed biological tissues.
    Author: Chacko JV, Eliceiri KW.
    Journal: Methods Appl Fluoresc; 2019 Oct 10; 7(4):044005. PubMed ID: 31553966.
    Abstract:
    Autofluorescence based fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (AF-FLIM) techniques have come a long way from early studies on cancer characterization and have now been widely employed in several cellular and animal studies covering a wide range of diseases. The majority of research in autofluorescence imaging (AFI) study metabolic fluxes in live biological samples. However, tissues from clinical or scientific studies are often chemically fixed for preservation and stabilization of tissue morphology. Fixation is particularly crucial for enzymatic, functional, or histopathology studies. Interpretations of metabolic imaging such as optical redox intensity imaging and AF-FLIM, have often been viewed as potentially unreliable in a fixed sample due to lack of studies in this field. In this study, we carefully evaluate the possibility of extracting microenvironment information in fixed tissues using reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) (NAD(P)H) endogenous fluorescence. The ability to distinguish changes such as metabolism and pH using intrinsic fluorescence in fixed tissues has great pathological value. In this work, we show that the lifetime based metabolic contrast in a sample is preserved after chemical fixation. The fluorescence lifetime of a sample increases with an additive fixative like formaldehyde; however, the fixed tissues retain metabolic signatures even after fixation. This study presents an opportunity to successfully image archived unstained histopathology tissues, and generate useful AF-FLIM signatures. We demonstrate the capability to draw metabolic interpretations in fixed tissues even after long periods of storage.
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