Featured Publications
Label-free in vivo imaging of myelinated axons in health and disease with spectral confocal reflectance microscopy
Schain AJ, Hill RA, Grutzendler J. Label-free in vivo imaging of myelinated axons in health and disease with spectral confocal reflectance microscopy. Nature Medicine 2014, 20: 443-449. PMID: 24681598, PMCID: PMC3981936, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBrainHumansMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, InterferenceMyelin SheathNerve Fibers, MyelinatedPeripheral NervesSpinal Cord
2012
In Vivo Imaging of Cerebral Microvascular Plasticity from Birth to Death
Harb R, Whiteus C, Freitas C, Grutzendler J. In Vivo Imaging of Cerebral Microvascular Plasticity from Birth to Death. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2012, 33: 146-156. PMID: 23093067, PMCID: PMC3597363, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular stabilityYoung adult miceFirst postnatal monthDegenerative neurological disordersVessel formationHypoxia-induced angiogenesisCerebral functionPostnatal monthAdult brainAdult miceIntact brainMicrovascular plasticityNeurological disordersFirst monthMicrovessel formationOlder adultsMetabolic challengesTwo-photon microscopyNew vesselsBaseline turnoverLong-term adaptive responsesIndividual microvesselsMiceVivo patternBrain
2011
Transcranial Two-Photon Imaging of the Living Mouse Brain
Grutzendler J, Yang G, Pan F, Parkhurst CN, Gan WB. Transcranial Two-Photon Imaging of the Living Mouse Brain. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2011, 2011: pdb.prot065474. PMID: 21880826, PMCID: PMC4641516, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot065474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeuroimagingSkullConceptsMouse brainAxonal varicositiesSurgical proceduresDendritic spinesSide effectsBrain cellsTwo-photon imagingInvasive methodBlood vesselsSame animalsPathological conditionsTwo-photon microscopyIntact skullBrainTranscranialImagingMicrogliaSurgeryVaricositiesImaging methodNeuronsLong time intervalsSpine
2010
Thinned-skull cranial window technique for long-term imaging of the cortex in live mice
Yang G, Pan F, Parkhurst CN, Grutzendler J, Gan WB. Thinned-skull cranial window technique for long-term imaging of the cortex in live mice. Nature Protocols 2010, 5: 201-208. PMID: 20134419, PMCID: PMC4690457, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-photon laser scanning microscopyHigh optical resolutionThinned-skull cranial windowImportant experimental toolOptical resolutionLiving brainCranial window techniqueLive miceLong-term imagingCranial windowExperimental toolInvasive approachAvoids exposureFunctional changesCortical structuresLongitudinal imagingPathological conditionsCortexBrainLaser scanning microscopyScanning microscopyMiceImagingMicroscopyResolution
2007
Various Dendritic Abnormalities Are Associated with Fibrillar Amyloid Deposits in Alzheimer's Disease
GRUTZENDLER J, HELMIN K, TSAI J, GAN W. Various Dendritic Abnormalities Are Associated with Fibrillar Amyloid Deposits in Alzheimer's Disease. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2007, 1097: 30-39. PMID: 17413007, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1379.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyloid depositsAlzheimer's diseasePSAPP miceFibrillar amyloid depositsAmyloid depositionDendritic abnormalitiesHuman AD tissueFibrillar amyloid depositionHuman AD brainsTransgenic mouse modelHuman postmortem brainDystrophic neuritesSpine lossAD brainAD tissueAmyloid plaquesCommon abnormalityMouse modelPostmortem brainsDendritic spinesNeuronal circuitsVaricosity formationSynaptic structureDiseaseDendritic branches