A versatile clearing agent for multi-modal brain imaging

I Costantini, JP Ghobril, AP Di Giovanna… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Extensive map** of neuronal connections in the central nervous system requires high-
throughput µm-scale imaging of large volumes. In recent years, different approaches have …

Astrocyte-secreted IL-33 mediates homeostatic synaptic plasticity in the adult hippocampus

Y Wang, WY Fu, K Cheung, KW Hung, C Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Hippocampal synaptic plasticity is important for learning and memory formation.
Homeostatic synaptic plasticity is a specific form of synaptic plasticity that is induced upon …

Whole-brain vasculature reconstruction at the single capillary level

AP Di Giovanna, A Tibo, L Silvestri, MC Müllenbroich… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The distinct organization of the brain's vascular network ensures that it is adequately
supplied with oxygen and nutrients. However, despite this fundamental role, a detailed …

Deep learning convolutional networks for multiphoton microscopy vasculature segmentation

P Teikari, M Santos, C Poon, K Hynynen - arxiv preprint arxiv:1606.02382, 2016 - arxiv.org
Recently there has been an increasing trend to use deep learning frameworks for both 2D
consumer images and for 3D medical images. However, there has been little effort to use …

A close look at brain dynamics: cells and vessels seen by in vivo two-photon microscopy

S Fumagalli, F Ortolano, MG De Simoni - Progress in Neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
The cerebral vasculature has a unique role in providing a constant supply of oxygen and
nutrients to ensure normal brain functions. Blood vessels that feed the brain are far from …

3D imaging and quantitative analysis of vascular networks: a comparison of ultramicroscopy and micro-computed tomography

J Epah, K Pálfi, FL Dienst, PF Malacarne… - …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Classic histology is the gold standard for vascular network imaging and analysis.
The method however is laborious and prone to artefacts. Here, the suitability of …

Quantitative neuroanatomy of all Purkinje cells with light sheet microscopy and high-throughput image analysis

L Silvestri, M Paciscopi, P Soda, F Biamonte… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Characterizing the cytoarchitecture of mammalian central nervous system on a brain-wide
scale is becoming a compelling need in neuroscience. For example, realistic modeling of …

Combining multiple fluorescence imaging techniques in biology: when one microscope is not enough

CM Hobson, JS Aaron - Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2022 - molbiolcell.org
While fluorescence microscopy has proven to be an exceedingly useful tool in bioscience, it
is difficult to offer simultaneous high resolution, fast speed, large volume, and good …

Optical projection tomography for rapid whole mouse brain imaging

D Nguyen, PJ Marchand, AL Planchette… - Biomedical optics …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
In recent years, three-dimensional mesoscopic imaging has gained significant importance in
life sciences for fundamental studies at the whole-organ level. In this manuscript, we present …