Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.104, No.47, 10952-10955, 2000
High-speed imaging of sustained metabolic target patterns in living neutrophils during adherence
Propagation of circular NAD(P)H autofluorescence and proton waves (target patterns) was detected in individual living human neutrophils using high-speed fluorescence microscopy. Waves were initiated at the point where a cell attached to the substrate followed by propagation to the cell's periphery. The time-dependence of wave propagation and critical radius are in reasonable agreement with theoretical expectations. We suggest that physical-chemical self-organization of metabolism is a fundamental aspect of cell function.