Offsetting ROS-mediated arrest of endothelial fenestration dynamics permits long-term optical super-resolution- and AFM-imaging
Kiel, A.; Luty, M.; Kralemann-Kohler, A.; Helweg, L. P.; Schurstedt-Seher, J.; Kotlinowski, J.; Pospisil, J.; Lekka, M.; Ly, T.-D.; Huser, T.; Schulte am Esch, J.; Hubner, W.; Szafranska, K.; Zapotoczny, B.
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Advances in cell biology demand methods that resolve the structure and dynamics of subcellular organelles in living cells. Live-cell super-resolution fluorescence microscopy meets this need but is constrained by phototoxicity, which disturbs cellular function and biases interpretation. Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), with their physiologically critical and highly dynamic fenestrations, represent a particularly challenging model system. We show that photoactivation-generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) are the primary cause of fenestration arrest during fluorescence imaging. Using three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy (3D SR-SIM), we systematically evaluated fluorophores and ROS scavengers to optimize imaging conditions. A combination of BioTracker staining and CO2-independent medium supplemented with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) preserved fenestration dynamics without altering fenestration number or size. Complementary atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirmed ROS-dependent impairment of fenestration dynamics and revealed nanomechanical changes upon illumination. These findings establish the mechanism underlying imaging-induced artefacts in LSECs and provide a broadly applicable strategy to extend live-cell super-resolution microscopy.
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