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Multiphoton Microscopy and Mass Spectrometry for Revealing Metabolic Heterogeneity of Hepatocytes <i>in vivo</i>

Multiphoton Microscopy and Mass Spectrometry for Revealing Metabolic Heterogeneity of Hepatocytes in vivo

Rodimova S.A., Kuznetsova D.S., Bobrov N.V., Gulin A.A., Vasin A.A., Gubina M.V., Scheslavsky V.I., Elagin V.V., Karabut M.M., Zagainov V.E., Zagaynova E.V.
Key words: heterogeneity of hepatocytes; metabolic status of hepatocytes; multiphoton microscopy; FLIM; ToF-SIMS.
2021, volume 13, issue 2, page 18.

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The aim of the investigation was to study the possibility of revealing the heterogeneity of normal liver hepatocytes in terms of metabolic status using the modern methods of multiphoton microscopy and mass spectrometry.

Materials and Methods. Heterogeneity of hepatocytes in terms of total metabolic activity was assessed using multiphoton microscopy based on the autofluorescence intensity of intracellular cofactors NAD(P)H and FAD. Hepatocyte heterogeneity in terms of intensity of intracellular metabolic processes was determined using the fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) method based on the data about fluorescence lifetime contributions of various forms of NAD(P)H. The method of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TоF-SIMS) was used to study the lipid and amino acid composition of hepatocytes.

Results. It has been revealed using multiphoton microscopy that hepatocytes are heterogeneous in terms of general metabolic activity. Using FLIM, it was established that the heterogeneity degree was high in terms of intensity of oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis, and synthetic processes (lipogenesis, nucleic acid synthesis, and the pentose phosphate pathway). The TоF-SIMS method revealed the presence of hepatocyte heterogeneity in terms of amino acid and lipid composition, which points to various intensities of synthetic processes in individual hepatocytes. Moreover, differences in the content of PO3 ions were revealed. The results of ToF-SIMS study correlate with the data obtained by multiphoton microscopy and FLIM, confirming the revealed heterogeneity of hepatocytes in terms of general metabolic activity and intensity of intercellular metabolic processes.

Conclusion. The latest methods of fluorescence bioimaging and mass spectrometry proved to be effective in revealing hepatocyte heterogeneity in terms of metabolic status. The presence of heterogeneity should be taken into account in studying the liver tissue under various conditions with the application of fluorescence bioimaging methods.


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