Fluorescence imaging of macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques using plasmonic gold nanorose

Tianyi Wang; Veronika Sapozhnikova; J. Jacob Mancuso; Brian Willsey; Jinze Qiu; Li L. Ma; Xiankai Li; Keith P. Johnston; Marc D. Feldman; Thomas E. Milner

doi:10.1117/12.874076

17 February 2011 Fluorescence imaging of macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques using plasmonic gold nanorose

Tianyi Wang, Veronika Sapozhnikova, J. Jacob Mancuso, Brian Willsey, Jinze Qiu, Li L. Ma, Xiankai Li, Keith P. Johnston, Marc D. Feldman, Thomas E. Milner

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Proceedings Volume 7883, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VII; 788331 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874076
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

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Macrophages are one of the most important cell types involved in the progression of atherosclerosis which can lead to myocardial infarction. To detect macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques, plasmonic gold nanorose is introduced as a nontoxic contrast agent for fluorescence imaging. We report macrophage cell culture and ex vivo tissue studies to visualize macrophages targeted by nanorose using scanning confocal microscopy. Atherosclerotic lesions were created in the aorta of a New Zealand white rabbit model subjected to a high cholesterol diet and double balloon injury. The rabbit was injected with nanoroses coated with dextran. A HeNe laser at 633 nm was used as an excitation light source and a acousto-optical beam splitter was utilized to collect fluorescence emission in 650-760 nm spectral range. Results of scanning confocal microscopy of macrophage cell culture and ex vivo tissue showed that nanoroses produce a strong fluorescence signal. The presence of nanorose in ex vivo tissue was further confirmed by photothermal wave imaging. These results suggest that scanning confocal microscopy can identify the presence and location of nanorose-loaded macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques.

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Tianyi Wang, Veronika Sapozhnikova, J. Jacob Mancuso, Brian Willsey, Jinze Qiu, Li L. Ma, Xiankai Li, Keith P. Johnston, Marc D. Feldman, and Thomas E. Milner "Fluorescence imaging of macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques using plasmonic gold nanorose", Proc. SPIE 7883, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VII, 788331 (17 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874076

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Luminescence

Tissues

Particle filters

Confocal microscopy

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Plasmonics

3D image reconstruction

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