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Limitations of Sulforhodamine 101 for Brain Imaging

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Title
Limitations of Sulforhodamine 101 for Brain Imaging
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Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, February 2017
DOI 10.3389/fncel.2017.00044
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Swen Hülsmann, Liya Hagos, Heike Heuer, Christian Schnell

Abstract

Since 2004, the red fluorescent dye Sulforhodamine 101 (SR101) has been boosting the functional analysis of astrocytes in a functional environment in an unprecedented way. However, two major limitations have been challenging the usefulness of this tool for cellular imaging: (i) SR101 is not as specific for astrocytes as previously reported; and (ii) discoveries of severe excitatory side effects of SR101 are bearing the risk of unwanted alteration of the system of interest. In this article, we summarize the current knowledge about SR101-labeling protocols and discuss the problems that arise from varying of the staining protocols. Furthermore, we provide a testable hypothesis for the observed hyper-excitability that can be observed when using SR101.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 83 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 23%
Researcher 14 17%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 11%
Student > Master 9 11%
Student > Bachelor 6 7%
Other 9 11%
Unknown 17 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Neuroscience 36 43%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 8%
Engineering 3 4%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 4%
Other 5 6%
Unknown 22 27%
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