DHL细胞中5-ALA代谢PpⅨ的定位分析

采用共聚焦显微技术中的双光子激发荧光方法获得DHL细胞中5-氨基酮戊酸(5-ALA)代谢原卟啉Ⅸ(PpⅨ)荧光图像.结合Rhodamine123、DioC6(3)和LysoTraeker Green三种细胞器荧光探针的使用,采用双标的标记方法观察DHL细胞中5-ALA代谢PpⅨ在DHL细胞的定位分布,进而利用Matlab软件对获得的定位的融合荧光图像进行相关系数计算.通过Matlab软件编写程序对获得的定位图像进行边缘检测、提取和分割等处理,计算获得的线粒体相关系数r=0.564;内质网相关系数r=0.465;溶酶体相关系数r=0.366;可以认为5=ALA代谢PpⅨ在线粒体、内质网、溶酶体三种细胞器区域均有分布,但PpⅨ在不同细胞器聚集程度存在比较大的差异,经过3 h的孵育代谢PpⅨ主要积聚于线粒体,而溶酶体中积聚的最少.研究表明双光子激发荧光可成为定性或定量研究DHL细胞中5-ALA代谢PpⅨ以及PpⅨ在细胞定位的重要方法.     

7-羟基喹啉的双光子荧光光谱特性

利用超快激光脉冲作为激发光源,研究了激发态质子转移有机分子7-羟基喹啉溶液的双光子吸收光谱特性。实验发现在波长为532nm的脉冲激光作用下,该溶液在波长约为380nm和550nm处出现了两个荧光峰,研究证明,峰波长为380nm处的荧光是7-羟基喹啉醇式结构下分子从激发态返回基态时发射的荧光,而峰波长为550nm处的荧光是该溶液的酮式结构分子从激发态返回基态时发射的荧光。     

双光子激发SO2气体激光诱导色散荧光光谱研究

以脉冲染料激光器579 nm激光为激发源,采用双光子激光诱导色散荧光光谱方法,对SO2分子第一激发带A对称电子态的激发及复杂退激发过程进行了实验研究.基态SO2分子吸收两个579 nm光子被激发至A1A2态,通过能量内转换或碰撞弛豫实现在A1 A2,B1 B1与a3B1态多个振转能级的再布居.三个电子态基振动能级向基态X1A1不同振动能级跃迁形成了305和425 nm处荧光包络与以347nm为中心的规则序列.另外,还观测到了SO2分子的三光子激发过程X1A1 →C1B2,此激发产生了200～278nm处的荧光包络和425nm处的谱线叠加现象.由实验数据计算出了SO2分子有关电子态的对称振动和弯曲振动模式的基振动角频率及非谐性常数.     

双光子激发时间分辨荧光光谱测量技术

建立了一台基于高重复频率扫描相机的双光子激发时间分辨荧光光谱测量系统，能够同时测量样品的荧光光谱和寿命. 该系统的时间分辨率为6.5—200ps，光谱分辨率为1—3nm，能够实现快速数据采集以及可靠和可重复的寿命和光谱测量. 利用标准荧光染料(若丹明6G、香豆素314)及其混合溶液对该系统进行了测试，所得到的荧光光谱分布和寿命值与文献报道一致. 实验结果表明，该系统能有效区分多组分荧光团. 这为鉴别多荧光团或多组分生物组织提供了一种独特的对比方法，可用于多光谱分辨荧光寿命成像和荧光共振能量转移成像等方面. 关键词： 荧光寿命 荧光光谱 双光子激发 高重复频率扫描相机     

双光子阵列点激发同时多维荧光信息的处理

五维同时荧光信息显微成像方法是一种新的荧光信息获取技术，它采用了双光子阵列点激发方式.这一方法可同时获取激发阵列点每点荧光的位置信息、荧光光谱信息和荧光寿命信息，弥补了现有荧光检测技术的不同功能信息不具有同时性的缺陷.给出了从这种技术的复合信息中提取复合光谱几何强度结构图像、不同光谱几何强度结构图像、不同光谱寿命图像的方法.提出了一种激发荧光强度修正系数矩阵方法，消除阵列点激发光强不均匀对激发荧光强弱产生的不利影响，取得明显效果.实验对实际样品做了数据采集和处理，给出图像结果，表明处理的效果良好.对存在的问题也作了讨论. 关键词： 荧光信息处理 双光子 荧光光谱 荧光寿命     

基于双光子激发荧光的单分子探测技术研究

介绍采用双光子激发荧光方法进行单分子探测的原理和自行研制的实验装置,激发光聚焦和荧光收集采用共焦方式。选择香豆素C445水溶液作为研究对象,从样品流速、浓度、激光功率、信噪比和检测限等方面探讨了双光子激发荧光的特性。该谱仪目前己达到探测灵敏区内C445的平均分子数为1.5个的检测限     

NO分子双光子诱导荧光的自吸收现象

以皮秒Nd:YAG激光器抽运的光学参量发生/放大器为激发光源,获得了在452.4 nm波长激光激发下,NO分子的双光子激光诱导色散荧光光谱(LIDFS)。并由此得到了NO分子基电子态的振动基频和振动非谐性系数分别为ω″_e=(1 904.7±7.3) cm-1, ω″_eχ″_e=(14.2±1.2) cm-1, ω″ey″_e=-(0.021 8±0.009 1) cm-1。在NO分子双光子LIDFS实验研究中,首次观测到了NO分子强烈的自吸收现象,在较高样品气压条件下,色散荧光光谱图中对应A 2Σ(v′＝0)→X 2Π(v″＝0)跃迁的谱线消失。实验结果表明,自吸收现象导致的该跃迁谱线强度的变化,随样品气压、激光场和样品作用区到荧光接收窗口距离的减小而减小。     

双光子激发荧光成像技术对小鼠植入前胚胎的实时观测

双光子激发的蓝移效应可使利用同一束超快激光同时激发多种不同荧光特性的生物荧光染料的设想得以实现。选取锁模飞秒掺钛蓝宝石(Ti-sapphire)激光器输出的730nm激光,分别激发Hoechst33342,Fluo-4,PI和Indo-1四种常用生物荧光染料,分别利用(455±15)nm,(540±15)nm,(580±16)nm和(500±15)nm四种滤光片获得特异性荧光图像。结合双光子激发荧光成像技术穿透深,光损伤小,信噪比好等优势,选取合适的荧光染料组,应用单束激光激发、双染双通道成像方法,对小鼠植入前胚胎内细胞中的钙信号和染色体进行三维、四维实时成像,为探究小鼠植入前胚胎发育规律提供一种全新的多参数观测手段。     

乙醇溶液的荧光光谱研究

分别从理论和实验上对乙醇水溶液在可见波段产生的荧光光谱及其特性进行了分析研究结果表明,在波长为253.7nm的紫外光激励下,乙醇溶液可以产生两个较强的荧光峰,即278～493nm和534～665nm荧光峰随乙醇溶液浓度的变化而变化,但在溶液的高浓度区和低浓度区,荧光的变化规律不同经理论分析认为,乙醇在253.7nm的激励下发出的荧光是由乙醇分子中C-OH基团的孤对电子产生的研究乙醇溶液的荧光光谱及其特性可为其作为有机溶剂对有机高分子的荧光光谱进行研究提供参考.     

Fluorescence of Styryl Dyes-DNA Complexes Induced by Single- and Two-Photon Excitation

The series of novel monomer and homodimer styryl dyes based on (p-dimethylaminostyryl) benzothiazolium residues were synthesized and studied as possible fluorescent probes for nucleic acids detection. Spectral-luminescent and spectral-photometric properties of obtained dyes in the unbound state and in DNA presence were studied. Fluorescence emission induced by two-photon excitation of dye-DNA complexes in aqueous buffer solution was registered. Two-photon absorption cross section values of the studied dyes in DNA presence were evaluated.     

Molecular Dynamics of Biological Probes by Fluorescence Correlation Microscopy with Two-Photon Excitation

We report on the application of fluorescence correlation microscopy under two-photon excitation of fluorophores of biological interest: FITC–dextran (MW, from 20 to 150 kDa), green fluorescent protein (MW, 27 kDa), and fluorescein (MW, 330 Da). Under these experimental conditions, the translational diffusion coefficients of these molecules in aqueous solutions derived from the fluorescence intensity autocorrelation function were determined for the first time and were found to be 24 × 10^–7, 8.2 × 10^–7, and 3 × 10^–7 cm² s^–1 for 150-kDa FITC–dextran, green fluorescent protein, and fluorescein, respectively. These results are discussed in connection with previously reported results obtained by different methods. The great sensibility of the system has been applied to single-molecule detection of the smaller fluorophore, fluorescein.     

Fluorescence Analysis with Quantum Dot Probes for Hepatoma Under One- and Two-Photon Excitation

A new class of fluorescent probe produced by conjugating semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) with protein molecule is proposed as an alternative to conventional organic labels. However the fluorescence characteristics of the QD bioconjugates are not clear while they are excitied with one- or two-photon laser pulse. We synthesized specific immunofluorescent probes by linking QDs to alpha fetoprotein (AFP) antibody for specific binding alpha-fetoprotein -an important marker for hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines, and archived specific fluorescence detection with the QDs-Anti-AFP in nude mice. Then, we have analyzed the fluorescence characteristics of QDs-Anti-AFP and original QDs both under one- and two-photon excitations. The results demonstrated that QDs-Anti-AFP's fluorescent spectral and lifetime haven't varied much from that of original QDs. Moreover, QDs-Anti-AFP have exhibited higher fluorescence efficiency than QDs under two-photon examination.     

Two-Photon Two-Focus Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy with a Tunable Distance Between the Excitation Volumes

In the present work, a Michelson interferometer was combined with a two-photon excitation microscope to perform two-focus Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. This simple and original approach allows us to tune the distance between the two excitation volumes and determine absolute diffusion constants. The technique was validated on different model systems that demonstrate the sensitivity of the approach.     

Effect of Polystyrene Microsphere Surface to Fluorescence Lifetime Under Two-Photon Excitation

Molecular assays such as immunoassays are often performed using solid carriers and fluorescent labels. In such an assay format a question can be raised on how much the fluorescence of the label is influenced by the bio-affinity binding events and the solid carrier surface. Since changes in fluorescence intensity as labels bind to surfaces are notoriously difficult to quantify other approaches are preferred. A good indicator, independent of the fluorescence intensity of the label, is the fluorescence lifetime of the marker fluorophore. Changes in fluorescence lifetime reliably indicate the presence of dynamic quenching, energy transfer or other de-excitation processes. A microsphere based assay system is studied under two-photon excitation. Changes in fluorescence lifetime are studied as labeled protein conjugates bind on microsphere surfaces – both direct on the surface and with a few nanometer distance from the surface. Fluorescence signal is measured from individual polystyrene microspheres and the fluorescence lifetime histogram is simultaneously recorded. The results indicate that self-quenching and quenching by the polystyrene surface are both present in such a system. However, the effect of the surface can be avoided by increasing the distance between the surface and the label. Typical distances achieved by a standard sandwich type of assay, are already sufficient to overcome the surface induced quenching in fluorescence detection.     

One- and Two-Photon Fluorescence Anisotropy of Selected Fluorene Derivatives

The steady-state excitation anisotropy spectra of fluorene derivatives were measured in viscous solvents, under the one- and two-photon excitation, over a broad spectral range (UV–Visible). The orientation of their absorption transition moments for the first, S₀S₁, and second, S₀S₂, excited states were determined. It was shown experimentally that a decrease in the angle between S₀S₁and S₀S₂ transitions corresponded to an increased value of two-photon absorption (2PA) cross section for these molecules. Two-photon excitation anisotropy was nearly constant over the spectral region investigated (in contrast to one-photon excitation anisotropy spectra) and can be roughly explained by a simple model of 2PA based on the single intermediate state approximation. For comparison, the same trend in two-photon excitation anisotropy was observed for Rhodamine B inglycerol.     

Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence and Molecular Reorientations in Liquid Solutions

Theoretical expressions are derived that relate the two-photon excited fluorescence depolarisation experiments to the molecular symmetry and the rotational motions of fluorescent molecules. Diffusive rotational motions in liquid solvents are considered, as well as the influence of fast unresolved motions (e.g. librations). The results obtained are compared with one-photon excited fluorescence depolarisation experiments. The derived theoretical expressions can be applied for detailed analyses of the molecular rotation in solvent. Several of the results are useful for determining and assigning the components of two-photon absorption tensors.