Analytical Use of Fluorescent Probes in Oncology

1. Overview: Workshop on Analytical Use of Fluorescent Probes.- 2. Detection of Breast Tumors by Absorption and Fluorescence of Photon Diffusive Waves.- 3. Fluorescence-Lifetime Based Sensing in Tissues and Other Random Media with Measurements of Photon Migration.- 4. Spectroscopy and Tomography of Tissues in the Frequency-Domain.- 5. Fret Microscopy in Cellular Signal Transduction.- 6. Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Applied to Biological Materials.- 7. Recent Developments in Fluorescence Spectroscopy: Long-Lived Metal-Ligand Probes, Multi-Photon Excitation, and Control of the Excited State.- 8. Photonic Pathology: Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy for Tissue Diagnosis and Characterization.- 9. In Vivo Application PD-Porphine for Measurement of Oxygen Concentrations in the Gut.- 10. Laser Scanning Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy of Cell Function.- 11. Sub-Cellular Localization of Second Generation PDT Photosensitizers Studied by Microspectrofluorometry.- 12. Photofrin Uptake as a Function of Tumor Size and the Detection of Microscopic Nests of Tumor Cells by Photofrin Fluorescence: Mechanistic Implications for PDT.- 13. The Detection of Apoptotic Cells and Their Quantification by Flow Cytometry.- 14. Adhesion Stabilization of Blood Borne Cancer Cells in the Microcirculation.- 15. Probing of Connexin Channels: Evidence for Involvement of Junctional Coupling in Pancreatic Secretion.- 16. The Analysis of Drug-Induced Cell Cycle Perturbations by Flow Cytometry.- 17. The Effects of Tumor Heterogeneity on the Flow Cytometric Analysis of Clinical Specimens.- 18. Videomicrofluorometry of Progesterone Receptors and Their Genes in Breast Cancer Cells.- 19. Immunophotodetection of Cancer by Antibody-Indocyanin Conjugates: Experimental and Preliminary Clinical Results.- 20. Three-Dimensional Optical Functional Imaging of Tissue with Two-Photon Excitation Laser Scanning Microscopy.- 21. Estrogen Receptor Imaging Using Intrinsically Fluorescent Ligands.- 22. Videomicrofluorometry and Intracellular Ionic Concentration in Single Living Cells: From Toy to Tool.- 23. Multiwavelength Microfluorometry to Investigate Cytotoxic Processes on Sensitive and Resistant Human Lymphoblastoid CCRF-Cem Lines.- 24. Laser-Induced Auto Fluorescence of Normal and Tumor Bladder Cells and Tissues: In Vitro and in Vivo Studies.- 25. Fluorescent Imaging of Membrane Potential Components.- 26. Probing of Microtubule Structures with Monoclonal Antibodies and Immunofluorescence Microscopy.- 27. Immunofluorescence Detection of Cytoskeletal Structures.- 28. Cell Expression System in V79 Cells Transfected with Cytochrome P450 and Its Performance in Metabolism Studies.- 29. Direct Transfer of Control and Multidrug Resistance.- 30. Instrumentation Design for Study of Metabolie Control in Living Cells.- 31. Use of Fluorescent Derivatives for Labeling Cells; Diagnosing, Preventing, and Correcting Genetic Diseases; Photosynthesizing and Killing of Tumors, Parasites, and Viruses.- 32. Ca2+ Signaling and Cytoskeleton Reorganization in Endothelial Cells Stimulated by Bradykinin.- 33. Integration of Optical Techniques in Scanning Probe Microscopes: The Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope (SNOM).- 34. Perfusion, Temperature, and PO2 Control in a Leiden Culture Bath for Single Cell Measurements and Manipulations.- 35. Immunofluorescence Study of Intermediate Filament Protein Expression under Normal and Pathological Conditions.- 36. The Use of Fluorescent Probes in Characterizing Drug Resistance in Cultured Cells.- 37. A High Resolution Multimode Digital Imaging System for Fluorescence Studies of Mitosis.- 38. Use of Photodiode Array Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Biochemistry, Pharmacology, and Oncology.- 39. Hydrophobic Photosensitizers Delivery to Tumor Tissues by an Amphiphilic Peptide: In Vitro and in Vivo Fluorimetric Studies.- 40. Merocyanine 540—A Fluorescent Dye and a Biological Probe.- 41. High Pressure Infrared Spectroscopy in Biological and Biomedical Studies.- 42. Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Diagnosis of Cancerous Tissues.- 43. Solvent-Dependent Excited State Properties of Psoralens: A Model to Their Antiproliferative Action.- 44. Fluorescent Probes in Breast Tumor.- 45. Use of Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization for Mapping and Ordering YAC Clones from Chromosomal Regions with Suspected Tumor-Suppressor Activity.- 46. Photochemical and Photophysical Studies of an Anthocyanin: Fast Excited—State Proton Transfer from 4-Methyl 7-Hydroxyflavylium Chloride to Water.- 47. Selectivity and Localization of Anthracyclines in Cardiac-Muscle and Non-Muscle Cells Relevance to Multidrug Resistance.