Multiscale photoacoustic tomography of neural activities with GCaMP calcium indicators

Significance: Optical imaging of responses in fluorescently labeled neurons has progressed significantly in recent years. However, there is still a need to monitor neural activities at divergent spatial scales and at depths beyond the optical diffusion limit. Aim: To meet these needs, we aim to deve...

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Published in:Journal of biomedical optics 2022-09, Vol.27 (9), p.096004-096004
Main Authors: Zhang, Ruiying, Li, Lei S., Rao, Bin, Rong, Haoyang, Sun, Min-Yu, Yao, Junjie, Chen, Ruimin, Zhou, Qifa, Mennerick, Steven, Raman, Baranidharan, Wang, Lihong V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Animals
Bandwidths
Brain
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain slice preparation
Calcium
Calcium imaging
Computed tomography
Fluorescence
Genetic code
Hemodynamics
Hemoglobin
Imaging
Indicators
Kinases
Lasers
Medical imaging
Mice
Microscopy
Mouse devices
Neuroimaging
Neurons
Odors
Optical Imaging - methods
Photoacoustic effect
Photoacoustic microscopy
Signal monitoring
Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transgenic mice
Ultrasonic transducers
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Summary:Significance: Optical imaging of responses in fluorescently labeled neurons has progressed significantly in recent years. However, there is still a need to monitor neural activities at divergent spatial scales and at depths beyond the optical diffusion limit. Aim: To meet these needs, we aim to develop multiscale photoacoustic tomography (PAT) to image neural activities across spatial scales with a genetically encoded calcium indicator GCaMP. Approach: First, using photoacoustic microscopy, we show that depth-resolved GCaMP signals can be monitored in vivo from a fly brain in response to odor stimulation without depth scanning and even with the cuticle intact. In vivo monitoring of GCaMP signals was also demonstrated in mouse brains. Next, using photoacoustic computed tomography, we imaged neural responses of a mouse brain slice at depths beyond the optical diffusion limit. Results: We provide the first unambiguous demonstration that multiscale PAT can be used to record neural activities in transgenic flies and mice with select neurons expressing GCaMP. Conclusions: Our results indicate that the combination of multiscale PAT and fluorescent neural activity indicators provides a methodology for imaging targeted neurons at various scales.
ISSN:1083-3668
1560-2281
1560-2281
DOI:10.1117/1.JBO.27.9.096004