Neuroscience
Visualization of cell tracking, drug delivery, and pharmacodynamics in the brain.
CFT for neuroscience research
Cryo-Fluorescence Tomography (CFT) is a powerful imaging tool for neuroscience, where fluorescence reporters can aid in visualization of cell tracking, drug delivery, and pharmacodynamics in the brain. CFT can be used to study the physiology, anatomy, and molecular biology of the brain. In addition, neurodegenerative diseases and other pathologies that affect different regions of the brain and neurological pathways can also be visualized.
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Whole-body AAV biodistribution in non-human primates
Findings: Whole-body CFT imaging of marmosets dosed intravenously with AAV8 or AAV9 expressing tdTomato shows the full spatial pattern of expression, and CFT signal correlates with ddPCR measurements from the same animal.

Findings: Using 3D Cryo-Fluorescence Tomography, researchers visualized whole-body GFP expression across multiple neurotropic AAV serotypes, revealing remarkable expression throughout the central nervous system and peripheral tissues. By comparing spatial expression patterns across vector designs, researchers gain valuable insight into whole-body transgene expression at sub-organ level resolution, supporting the development of next-generation gene therapies.

Intracerebral GFP-expressing cell injection
Findings: Imaging of isolated tissue samples with CFT provides higher resolution than whole-body. In this example, a mouse head was intracerebrally injected with GFP-expressing cells and imaged at 20 µm.


Cell-specific fluorescence reporter imaging
Findings: GAD67-GFP (line G42) mice selectively express enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in the parvalbumin (Pv)-expressing subclass of basket interneurons (soma, dendrites, and axons) and also in putative presynaptic boutons.


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Neurotropic AAV serotypesCNS and peripheral expression Open