A multi-level analytical approach for detection and visualization of intracellular NO production and nitrosation events using diaminofluoresceins
A multi-level analytical approach for detection and visualization of intracellular NO production and nitrosation events using diaminofluoresceins
Diaminofluoresceins are widely used probes for detection and intracellular localization of NO formation in cultured/isolated cells and intact tissues. The fluorinated derivative, 4-amino-5-methylamino-2?,7?-difluorofluorescein (DAF-FM), has gained increasing popularity in recent years due to its improved NO-sensitivity, pH-stability, and resistance to photo-bleaching compared to the first-generation compound, DAF-2. Detection of NO production by either reagent relies on conversion of the parent compound into a fluorescent triazole, DAF-FM-T and DAF-2-T, respectively. While this reaction is specific for NO and/or reactive nitrosating species, it is also affected by the presence of oxidants/antioxidants. Moreover, the reaction with other molecules can lead to the formation of fluorescent products other than the expected triazole. Thus additional controls and structural confirmation of the reaction products are essential. Using human red blood cells as an exemplary cellular system we here describe robust protocols for the analysis of intracellular DAF-FM-T formation using an array of fluorescence-based methods (laser-scanning fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry and fluorimetry) and analytical separation techniques (reversed-phase HPLC and LC-MS/MS). When used in combination, these assays afford unequivocal identification of the fluorescent signal as being derived from NO and are applicable to most other cellular systems without or with only minor modifications.
nitric oxide, fluorescence imaging, daf-fm, daf-2, nitrosation, red blood cells
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Cortese-Krott, Miriam M.
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Rodriguez-Mateos, Ana
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Brown, Geoff
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Cortese-Krott, Miriam M.
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Rodriguez-Mateos, Ana
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Brown, Geoff
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Feelisch, Martin
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Cortese-Krott, Miriam M., Rodriguez-Mateos, Ana, Kuhnle, Gunter, Brown, Geoff, Feelisch, Martin and Kelm, Malte
(2013)
A multi-level analytical approach for detection and visualization of intracellular NO production and nitrosation events using diaminofluoresceins.
Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 53, .
(doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.09.008).
(PMID:23026413)
Abstract
Diaminofluoresceins are widely used probes for detection and intracellular localization of NO formation in cultured/isolated cells and intact tissues. The fluorinated derivative, 4-amino-5-methylamino-2?,7?-difluorofluorescein (DAF-FM), has gained increasing popularity in recent years due to its improved NO-sensitivity, pH-stability, and resistance to photo-bleaching compared to the first-generation compound, DAF-2. Detection of NO production by either reagent relies on conversion of the parent compound into a fluorescent triazole, DAF-FM-T and DAF-2-T, respectively. While this reaction is specific for NO and/or reactive nitrosating species, it is also affected by the presence of oxidants/antioxidants. Moreover, the reaction with other molecules can lead to the formation of fluorescent products other than the expected triazole. Thus additional controls and structural confirmation of the reaction products are essential. Using human red blood cells as an exemplary cellular system we here describe robust protocols for the analysis of intracellular DAF-FM-T formation using an array of fluorescence-based methods (laser-scanning fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry and fluorimetry) and analytical separation techniques (reversed-phase HPLC and LC-MS/MS). When used in combination, these assays afford unequivocal identification of the fluorescent signal as being derived from NO and are applicable to most other cellular systems without or with only minor modifications.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 28 September 2012
Published date: 2013
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nitric oxide, fluorescence imaging, daf-fm, daf-2, nitrosation, red blood cells
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