Fluorescent Labeling of Renal Cells in vivo
- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Nephron Physiology
- Vol. 103 (2), p91-p96
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000090626
Abstract
In vivo fluorescence imaging, using confocal or multiphoton microscopes, provides a powerful method to analyze kidney function in experimental animals. In this review, the preparation used for physiological studies in rats is described. A variety of fluorescent probes are available to study glomerular permeability, renal blood flow, peritubular capillary permeability, cell ion concentrations, tubule transport properties, and the functional status of renal cells. We have recently used micropuncture techniques and an adenovirus vector to accomplish gene transfer into kidney tubule and endothelial cells; this new methodology will allow the dynamic study of fluorescently-labeled proteins. Two examples of the use of two-photon fluorescence microscopy to study renal pathophysiology, namely polycystic kidney disease and renal ischemia, are presented. Software is available to quantify data collected from in vivo imaging experiments and to construct 3-dimensional images of renal structures. Two-photon or confocal microscopy offers many opportunities for a better understanding of kidney function in health and disease.Keywords
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