Quantitative imaging of fibrotic and morphological changes in liver of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) model mice by second harmonic generation (SHG) and auto-fluorescence (AF) imaging using two-photon excitation microscopy (TPEM)

Shin Yamamoto, Yusuke Oshima, Takashi Saitou, Takao Watanabe, Teruki Miyake, Osamu Yoshida, Yoshio Tokumoto, Masanori Abe, Bunzo Matsuura, Yoichi Hiasa, Takeshi Imamura*

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Abstract

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a common liver disorder caused by fatty liver. Because NASH is associated with fibrotic and morphological changes in liver tissue, a direct imaging technique is required for accurate staging of liver tissue. For this purpose, in this study we took advantage of two label-free optical imaging techniques, second harmonic generation (SHG) and auto-fluorescence (AF), using two-photon excitation microscopy (TPEM). Three-dimensional ex vivo imaging of tissues from NASH model mice, followed by image processing, revealed that SHG and AF are sufficient to quantitatively characterize the hepatic capsule at an early stage and parenchymal morphologies associated with liver disease progression, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-283
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemistry and Biophysics Reports
Volume8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016/12/01

Keywords

  • Collagen
  • Fibrosis
  • Fluorescence imaging
  • NASH
  • SHG
  • Two-photon excitation microscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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