Endothelial dysfunction contributes to the pathophysiology of multiple civilization diseases. Biochemical changes of the dysfunctional endothelium are linked to cellular organelles, including mitochondria, nucleus or lysosomes, so organelle-specific insight is needed for better understanding of endothelial pathobiology. Raman imaging, combining chemical specificity with microscopic resolution, is able to detect biochemical changes at subcellular level. However, the detection of spectroscopic markers associated with specific cell organelles, while desirable, cannot easily be achieved by Raman imaging without labeling. Hence, our work focused on development of Raman reporters that opens a new possibilities in subcellular investigation using labeled Raman microscopy with improved specificity.
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