IN VIVO FLOW CYTOMETRY BASED ON CELLULAR AUTOFLUORESCENCE

The present invention generally provides methods and systems for performing in vivo flow cytometry by using blood vessels as flow chambers through which flowing cells can be monitored in a live subject in vivo without the need for withdrawing a blood sample. In some embodiments, one or more blood ve...

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Hauptverfasser:	CARLSON ALICIA L, LIN CHARLES P, BISS DAVID P, ALT CLEMENS, LI CHUNQIANG, PITSILLIDES COSTAS M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	COLORIMETRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES RADIATION PYROMETRY TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention generally provides methods and systems for performing in vivo flow cytometry by using blood vessels as flow chambers through which flowing cells can be monitored in a live subject in vivo without the need for withdrawing a blood sample. In some embodiments, one or more blood vessels are illuminated with radiation so as to cause a multi-photon excitation of an exogenous fluorophore that was previously introduced into the subject to label one or more cell types of interest. In some other embodiments, rather than utilizing an exogenous fluorophore, endogenous (intrinsic) cellular fluorescence can be employed for in vivo flow cytometry. The emission of fluorescence radiation from such fluorophores in response to the excitation can be detected and analyzed to obtain information regarding a cell type of interest.