J Biomed Opt. 2013 Jun;18(6):060501. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.18.6.060501.
A method to investigate the metabolic activity of intracellular tryptophan (TRP) and coenzyme-NADH using three-photon (3P) fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is presented. Through systematic analysis of FLIM data from tumorigenic and nontumorigenic cells, a statistically significant decrease in the fluorescence lifetime of TRP was observed in response to the increase in protein-bound NADH as cells were treated with glucose. The results demonstrate the potential use of 3P-FLIM-FRET as a tool for label-free screening of the change in metabolic flux occurring in human diseases or other clinical conditions.
介绍了一种使用三光子(3P)荧光寿命成像(FLIM)和Förster 共振能量转移(FRET)研究细胞内色氨酸(TRP)和辅酶-NADH 代谢活性的方法。通过对致瘤和非致瘤细胞的 FLIM 数据进行系统分析,发现随着细胞中葡萄糖处理后蛋白结合的 NADH 增加,TRP 的荧光寿命明显下降。结果表明,3P-FLIM-FRET 有可能成为一种无标记筛选工具,用于检测人类疾病或其他临床情况下发生的代谢通量变化。