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Assessing Hepatic Steatosis with 3D Fluorescence Lipid Droplet Reconstruction

June 2nd, 2023
1,2,3,4, 1,2,3, 1,2,3, 1,2,3, 1,2,3,4
1Institute of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics & Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 2Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), 4Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School

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Herein, we demonstrate an optimized BODIPY 493/503 fluorescence-based protocol for lipid droplet characterization in liver tissue. Through the use of orthogonal projections and 3D reconstructions, the fluorophore allows for successful discrimination between microvesicular and macrovesicular steatosis and may represent a complementary approach to the classical histological protocols for hepatic steatosis assessment.

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