Raman microscopy for dynamic molecular imaging of living cells

K Hamada, K Fujita, NI Smith… - … of biomedical optics, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
K Hamada, K Fujita, NI Smith, M Kobayashi, Y Inouye, S Kawata
Journal of biomedical optics, 2008spiedigitallibrary.org
We demonstrate dynamic imaging of molecular distribution in unstained living cells using
Raman scattering. By combining slit-scanning detection and optimizing the excitation
wavelength, we imaged the dynamic molecular distributions of cytochrome c, protein beta
sheets, and lipids in unstained HeLa cells with a temporal resolution of 3 minutes. We found
that 532-nm excitation can be used to generate strong Raman scattering signals and to
suppress autofluorescence that typically obscures Raman signals. With this technique, we …
We demonstrate dynamic imaging of molecular distribution in unstained living cells using Raman scattering. By combining slit-scanning detection and optimizing the excitation wavelength, we imaged the dynamic molecular distributions of cytochrome c, protein beta sheets, and lipids in unstained HeLa cells with a temporal resolution of . We found that excitation can be used to generate strong Raman scattering signals and to suppress autofluorescence that typically obscures Raman signals. With this technique, we reveal time-resolved distributions of cytochrome c and other biomolecules in living cells in the process of cytokinesis without the need for fluorescent labels or markers.
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