Imaging of human differentiated 3D neural aggregates using light sheet fluorescence microscopy

The development of three dimensional (3D) cell cultures represents a big step for the better understanding of cell behavior and disease in a more natural like environment, providing not only single but multiple cell type interactions in a complex 3D matrix, highly resembling physiological conditions...

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Authors: Gualda Manzano, Emilio José|||0000-0001-5948-5493, Brito, Catarina, Simão, Daniel, Pinto, Catarina, Alves, Paula M.
Format: article
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/344024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/344024
https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2014.00221
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Microscopy, Fluorescence
Fluorescence microscopy
Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy
3D neural aggregates
Calcium imaging
Live/dead assays
Microscòpia de fluorescència
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Neurologia
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Summary:The development of three dimensional (3D) cell cultures represents a big step for the better understanding of cell behavior and disease in a more natural like environment, providing not only single but multiple cell type interactions in a complex 3D matrix, highly resembling physiological conditions. Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) is becoming an excellent tool for fast imaging of such 3D biological structures. We demonstrate the potential of this technique for the imaging of human differentiated 3D neural aggregates in fixed and live samples, namely calcium imaging and cell death processes, showing the power of imaging modality compared with traditional microscopy.