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Transcranial in vivo detection of Aβ at single plaque resolution with large-field multifocal illumination fluorescence microscopy

Ni, R.; Chen, Z.; Shi, G.; Villois, A.; Zhou, Q.; Arosio, P.; Nitsch, R. M.; Nilsson, P. R.; Klohs, J.; Razansky, D.

2020-02-02 neuroscience
10.1101/2020.02.01.929844 bioRxiv
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The abnormal deposition of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain is one of the major histopathological hallmarks of Alzheimers disease. Currently available intravital microscopy techniques for high-resolution plaque visualization commonly involve highly invasive procedures and are limited to a small field-of-view within the rodent brain. Here, we report the transcranial detection of amyloid-beta deposits at the whole brain scale with 20 m resolution in APP/PS1 and arcA{beta} mouse models of Alzheimers disease amyloidosis using a large-field multifocal (LMI) fluorescence microscopy technique. Highly sensitive and specific detection of amyloid-beta deposits at a single plaque level in APP/PS1 and arcA{beta} mice was facilitated using luminescent conjugated oligothiophene HS-169. Immunohistochemical staining with HS-169, anti-A{beta} antibody 6E10, and conformation antibodies OC (fibrillar) of brain tissue sections further showed that HS-169 resolved compact parenchymal and vessel-associated amyloid deposits. The novel imaging platform offers new prospects for in vivo studies into Alzheimers disease mechanisms in animal models as well as longitudinal monitoring of therapeutic responses at a single plaque level.

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