This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. Epilepsy, affecting about 1% of the population, comprises a group of disorders of the brain characterized by the periodic and unpredictable occurrence of seizures. The detection and localization of seizure foci is an integral part of the treatment for epilepsy. Brainwave patterns during seizures can be detected using recording electrodes, however current technology using these recording electrodes to localize seizure activity is limited. Surface electroencephalography (EEG) can detect seizure activity with electrodes placed on the skin, but cannot provide an exact location of the seizure focus. More exact localization is possible but only through the use of an array of EEG electrodes placed directly on the brain surface across a wide area, a highly invasive surgical procedure. We propose that an alternative to electrical recording can be developed through the use of optical imaging. Our major tool of investigation is an implantable fiberoptic 850nm laser emitter paired to a fiberoptic detector that sends photons to a silicon photodiode. Our experiments have shown seizure activity produces changes in the optical scattering of the brain cortex that can be detected just before and during seizures. These optical changes correlate with seizure activity as recorded with implanted electrodes. Demonstration of this phenomenon is not only interesting from the perspective of elucidating the mechanism for the optic changes, but also as the first step in the development of minimally invasive tools for seizure detection. In this collaboration, we hope to use in vivo 2 photon imaging through a cranial window to demonstrate morphological changes (swelling) in either astrocytes labeled with GFP or sulfarhodamine 101, or mitochondria or both before and during a seizure. This will involve image acquisition and post-hoc analysis from the 2 photon laser microscope at BLI.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR001192-32
Application #
8362701
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SBIB-L (40))
Project Start
2011-04-01
Project End
2012-03-31
Budget Start
2011-04-01
Budget End
2012-03-31
Support Year
32
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$3,112
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Irvine
Department
Physiology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
046705849
City
Irvine
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92697
Paugh, Jerry R; Alfonso-Garcia, Alba; Nguyen, Andrew Loc et al. (2018) Characterization of expressed human meibum using hyperspectral stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Ocul Surf :
Verdel, Nina; Lentsch, Griffin; Balu, Mihaela et al. (2018) Noninvasive assessment of skin structure by combined photothermal radiometry and optical spectroscopy: coregistration with multiphoton microscopy. Appl Opt 57:D117-D122
Friedman, Jacob E; Dobrinskikh, Evgenia; Alfonso-Garcia, Alba et al. (2018) Pyrroloquinoline quinone prevents developmental programming of microbial dysbiosis and macrophage polarization to attenuate liver fibrosis in offspring of obese mice. Hepatol Commun 2:313-328
Kennedy, Gordon T; Lentsch, Griffin R; Trieu, Brandon et al. (2017) Solid tissue simulating phantoms having absorption at 970 nm for diffuse optics. J Biomed Opt 22:76013
Takesh, Thair; Sargsyan, Anik; Lee, Matthew et al. (2017) Evaluating the Whitening and Microstructural Effects of a Novel Whitening Strip on Porcelain and Composite Dental Materials. Dentistry (Sunnyvale) 7:
Jonscher, Karen R; Stewart, Michael S; Alfonso-Garcia, Alba et al. (2017) Early PQQ supplementation has persistent long-term protective effects on developmental programming of hepatic lipotoxicity and inflammation in obese mice. FASEB J 31:1434-1448
Alfonso-García, Alba; Paugh, Jerry; Farid, Marjan et al. (2017) A machine learning framework to analyze hyperspectral stimulated Raman scattering microscopy images of expressed human meibum. J Raman Spectrosc 48:803-812
Takesh, Thair; Sargsyan, Anik; Anbarani, Afarin et al. (2017) Effects of a Novel Whitening Formulation on Dental Enamel. Dentistry (Sunnyvale) 7:
Malacrida, Leonel; Astrada, Soledad; Briva, Arturo et al. (2016) Spectral phasor analysis of LAURDAN fluorescence in live A549 lung cells to study the hydration and time evolution of intracellular lamellar body-like structures. Biochim Biophys Acta 1858:2625-2635
Choi, Bernard; Tan, Wenbin; Jia, Wangcun et al. (2016) The Role of Laser Speckle Imaging in Port-Wine Stain Research: Recent Advances and Opportunities. IEEE J Sel Top Quantum Electron 2016:

Showing the most recent 10 out of 663 publications