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Mass spectrometry (MS) is an ideal tool for analyzing multiple types of (bio)molecular information simultaneously in complex biological systems. In addition, MS provides structural information on targets, and can easily discriminate between true analytes and background. Therefore, imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) enables not only visualization of tissues to give positional information on targets but also allows for molecular analysis of targets by affording the molecular weights. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) MS is particularly effective and is generally used for IMS. However, the requirement for an organic matrix raises several limitations that get in the way of accurate and reliable images and hampers imaging of small molecules such as drugs and their metabolites. To overcome these problems, various organic matrix-free LDI IMS systems have been developed, mostly utilizing nanostructured surfaces and inorganic nanoparticles as an alternative to the organic matrix. This minireview highlights and focuses on the progress in organic matrix-free LDI IMS and briefly discusses the use of other IMS techniques such as desorption electrospray ionization, laser ablation electrospray ionization, and secondary ion mass spectrometry.
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- Eunjin Kim
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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Jayathirtha M, Dupree EJ, Manzoor Z, Larose B, Sechrist Z, Neagu AN, Petre BA, Darie CC. Mass Spectrometric (MS) Analysis of Proteins and Peptides. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2020; 22:92-120. [PMID: 32713333 DOI: 10.2174/1389203721666200726223336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The human genome is sequenced and comprised of ~30,000 genes, making humans just a little bit more complicated than worms or flies. However, complexity of humans is given by proteins that these genes code for because one gene can produce many proteins mostly through alternative splicing and tissue-dependent expression of particular proteins. In addition, post-translational modifications (PTMs) in proteins greatly increase the number of gene products or protein isoforms. Furthermore, stable and transient interactions between proteins, protein isoforms/proteoforms and PTM-ed proteins (protein-protein interactions, PPI) add yet another level of complexity in humans and other organisms. In the past, all of these proteins were analyzed one at the time. Currently, they are analyzed by a less tedious method: mass spectrometry (MS) for two reasons: 1) because of the complexity of proteins, protein PTMs and PPIs and 2) because MS is the only method that can keep up with such a complex array of features. Here, we discuss the applications of mass spectrometry in protein analysis.
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- Madhuri Jayathirtha
- Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY, United States
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- Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY, United States
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- Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY, United States
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- Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY, United States
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- Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY, United States
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- Laboratory of Animal Histology, Faculty of Biology, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania, Center for Fundamental Research and Experimental Development in Translation Medicine - TRANSCEND, Regional Institute of Oncology, Iasi, Romania
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- Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY, United States
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Vijayalakshmi K, Shankar V, Bain RM, Nolley R, Sonn GA, Kao CS, Zhao H, Tibshirani R, Zare RN, Brooks JD. Identification of diagnostic metabolic signatures in clear cell renal cell carcinoma using mass spectrometry imaging. Int J Cancer 2020; 147:256-265. [PMID: 31863456 PMCID: PMC8571954 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common and lethal subtype of kidney cancer. Intraoperative frozen section (IFS) analysis is used to confirm the diagnosis during partial nephrectomy. However, surgical margin evaluation using IFS analysis is time consuming and unreliable, leading to relatively low utilization. In our study, we demonstrated the use of desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (DESI-MSI) as a molecular diagnostic and prognostic tool for ccRCC. DESI-MSI was conducted on fresh-frozen 23 normal tumor paired nephrectomy specimens of ccRCC. An independent validation cohort of 17 normal tumor pairs was analyzed. DESI-MSI provides two-dimensional molecular images of tissues with mass spectra representing small metabolites, fatty acids and lipids. These tissues were subjected to histopathologic evaluation. A set of metabolites that distinguish ccRCC from normal kidney were identified by performing least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) and log-ratio Lasso analysis. Lasso analysis with leave-one-patient-out cross-validation selected 57 peaks from over 27,000 metabolic features across 37,608 pixels obtained using DESI-MSI of ccRCC and normal tissues. Baseline Lasso of metabolites predicted the class of each tissue to be normal or cancerous tissue with an accuracy of 94 and 76%, respectively. Combining the baseline Lasso with the ratio of glucose to arachidonic acid could potentially reduce scan time and improve accuracy to identify normal (82%) and ccRCC (88%) tissue. DESI-MSI allows rapid detection of metabolites associated with normal and ccRCC with high accuracy. As this technology advances, it could be used for rapid intraoperative assessment of surgical margin status.
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, and Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
- Present address: Dow Chemical Co. Midland, Michigan 48674 USA
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- Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
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- Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
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- Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, and Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
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- Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA
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Validation of Breast Cancer Margins by Tissue Spray Mass Spectrometry. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124568. [PMID: 32604966 PMCID: PMC7349349 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Current methods for the intraoperative determination of breast cancer margins commonly suffer from the insufficient accuracy, specificity and/or low speed of analysis, increasing the time and cost of operation as well the risk of cancer recurrence. The purpose of this study is to develop a method for the rapid and accurate determination of breast cancer margins using direct molecular profiling by mass spectrometry (MS). Direct molecular fingerprinting of tiny pieces of breast tissue (approximately 1 × 1 × 1 mm) is performed using a home-built tissue spray ionization source installed on a Maxis Impact quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (qTOF MS) (Bruker Daltonics, Hamburg, Germany). Statistical analysis of MS data from 50 samples of both normal and cancer tissue (from 25 patients) was performed using orthogonal projections onto latent structures discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). Additionally, the results of OPLS classification of new 19 pieces of two tissue samples were compared with the results of histological analysis performed on the same tissues samples. The average time of analysis for one sample was about 5 min. Positive and negative ionization modes are used to provide complementary information and to find out the most informative method for a breast tissue classification. The analysis provides information on 11 lipid classes. OPLS-DA models are created for the classification of normal and cancer tissue based on the various datasets: All mass spectrometric peaks over 300 counts; peaks with a statistically significant difference of intensity determined by the Mann–Whitney U-test (p < 0.05); peaks identified as lipids; both identified and significantly different peaks. The highest values of Q2 have models built on all MS peaks and on significantly different peaks. While such models are useful for classification itself, they are of less value for building explanatory mechanisms of pathophysiology and providing a pathway analysis. Models based on identified peaks are preferable from this point of view. Results obtained by OPLS-DA classification of the tissue spray MS data of a new sample set (n = 19) revealed 100% sensitivity and specificity when compared to histological analysis, the “gold” standard for tissue classification. “All peaks” and “significantly different peaks” datasets in the positive ion mode were ideal for breast cancer tissue classification. Our results indicate the potential of tissue spray mass spectrometry for rapid, accurate and intraoperative diagnostics of breast cancer tissue as a means to reduce surgical intervention.
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Ščupáková K, Balluff B, Tressler C, Adelaja T, Heeren RM, Glunde K, Ertaylan G. Cellular resolution in clinical MALDI mass spectrometry imaging: the latest advancements and current challenges. Clin Chem Lab Med 2020; 58:914-929. [PMID: 31665113 PMCID: PMC9867918 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2019-0858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mass spectrometry (MS) is the workhorse of metabolomics, proteomics and lipidomics. Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), its extension to spatially resolved analysis of tissues, is a powerful tool for visualizing molecular information within the histological context of tissue. This review summarizes recent developments in MSI and highlights current challenges that remain to achieve molecular imaging at the cellular level of clinical specimens. We focus on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-MSI. We discuss the current status of each of the analysis steps and remaining challenges to reach the desired level of cellular imaging. Currently, analyte delocalization and degradation, matrix crystal size, laser focus restrictions and detector sensitivity are factors that are limiting spatial resolution. New sample preparation devices and laser optic systems are being developed to push the boundaries of these limitations. Furthermore, we review the processing of cellular MSI data and images, and the systematic integration of these data in the light of available algorithms and databases. We discuss roadblocks in the data analysis pipeline and show how technology from other fields can be used to overcome these. Finally, we conclude with curative and community efforts that are needed to enable contextualization of the information obtained.
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- Klára Ščupáková
- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Corresponding author: Ron M.A. Heeren, Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands,
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; and The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Unit Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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Guns PJD, Guth BD, Braam S, Kosmidis G, Matsa E, Delaunois A, Gryshkova V, Bernasconi S, Knot HJ, Shemesh Y, Chen A, Markert M, Fernández MA, Lombardi D, Grandmont C, Cillero-Pastor B, Heeren RMA, Martinet W, Woolard J, Skinner M, Segers VFM, Franssen C, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Volders PGA, Pauwelyn T, Braeken D, Yanez P, Correll K, Yang X, Prior H, Kismihók G, De Meyer GRY, Valentin JP. INSPIRE: A European training network to foster research and training in cardiovascular safety pharmacology. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2020; 105:106889. [PMID: 32565326 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2020.106889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Safety pharmacology is an essential part of drug development aiming to identify, evaluate and investigate undesirable pharmacodynamic properties of a drug primarily prior to clinical trials. In particular, cardiovascular adverse drug reactions (ADR) have halted many drug development programs. Safety pharmacology has successfully implemented a screening strategy to detect cardiovascular liabilities, but there is room for further refinement. In this setting, we present the INSPIRE project, a European Training Network in safety pharmacology for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), funded by the European Commission's H2020-MSCA-ITN programme. INSPIRE has recruited 15 ESR fellows that will conduct an individual PhD-research project for a period of 36 months. INSPIRE aims to be complementary to ongoing research initiatives. With this as a goal, an inventory of collaborative research initiatives in safety pharmacology was created and the ESR projects have been designed to be complementary to this roadmap. Overall, INSPIRE aims to improve cardiovascular safety evaluation, either by investigating technological innovations or by adding mechanistic insight in emerging safety concerns, as observed in the field of cardio-oncology. Finally, in addition to its hands-on research pillar, INSPIRE will organize a number of summer schools and workshops that will be open to the wider community as well. In summary, INSPIRE aims to foster both research and training in safety pharmacology and hopes to inspire the future generation of safety scientists.
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- Pieter-Jan D Guns
- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Drug Discovery Sciences, Biberach an der Riss, Germany
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- UCB Biopharma SRL, Early Solutions, Development Science, Non-Clinical Safety Evaluation, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
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- UCB Biopharma SRL, Early Solutions, Development Science, Non-Clinical Safety Evaluation, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
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- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Drug Discovery Sciences, Biberach an der Riss, Germany
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Vivonics Preclinical Ltd, BioCity, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; Cardiovascular Diseases, GENCOR, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; Cardiovascular Diseases, GENCOR, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, CARIM, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research Affairs & Innovation, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Safety Pharmacology Society, Reston, Virginia, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), London, UK
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- Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany; Marie Curie Alumni Association, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- UCB Biopharma SRL, Early Solutions, Development Science, Non-Clinical Safety Evaluation, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
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Park S, Yoon S, Min H, Moon SM, Choi YJ, Kim IS, Lee GH, Kim MS, Seo J, Jung W, Lee CY. Compartmentalized Arrays of Matrix Droplets for Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Adsorbed Peptides. Anal Chem 2020; 92:8715-8721. [PMID: 32449357 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) based on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) provides information on the identification and spatial distribution of biomolecules. Quantitative analysis, however, has been challenging largely due to heterogeneity in both the size of the matrix crystals and the extraction area. In this work, we present a compartmentalized elastomeric stamp for quantitative MALDI-MSI of adsorbed peptides. Filling the compartments with matrix solution and stamping onto a planar substrate extract and concentrate analytes adsorbed in each compartment into a single analyte-matrix cocrystal over the entire stamped area. Walls between compartments help preserve spatial information on the adsorbates. The mass intensity of the cocrystals directly correlates with the surface coverage of analytes, which enables not only quantitative analysis but estimation of an equilibrium constant for the adsorption. We demonstrate via MALDI-MSI relative quantitation of peptides adsorbed along a microchannel with varying surface coverages.
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- Sanghwan Park
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- In Vivo Research Center, UNIST Central Research Facilities, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- In Vivo Research Center, UNIST Central Research Facilities, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Scientific Instrumentation, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Scientific Instrumentation, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Kuwata K, Itou K, Kotani M, Ohmura T, Naito Y. DIUTHAME enables matrix-free mass spectrometry imaging of frozen tissue sections. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2020; 34:e8729. [PMID: 31951673 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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RATIONALE A recently developed matrix-free laser desorption/ionization method, DIUTHAME (desorption ionization using through-hole alumina membrane), was examined for the feasibility of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) applied to frozen tissue sections. The permeation behavior of DIUTHAME is potentially useful for MSI as positional information may not be distorted during the extraction of analytes from a sample. METHODS The through-hole porous alumina membranes used in the DIUTHAME chips were fabricated by wet anodization, were 5 μm thick, and had the desired values of 200 nm through-hole diameter and 50% open aperture ratio. Mouse brain frozen tissue sections on indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated slides were covered using the DIUTHAME chips and were subjected to MSI experiments in commercial time-of-flight mass spectrometers equipped with solid-state UV lasers after thawing and drying without matrix application. RESULT Mass spectra and mass images were successfully obtained from the frozen tissue sections using DIUTHAME as the ionization method. The mass spectra contained rich peaks in the phospholipid mass range free from the chemical background owing to there being no matrix-derived peaks in that range. DIUTHAME-MSI delivered high-quality mass images that reflected the anatomy of the brain tissue. CONCLUSIONS Analytes can be extracted from frozen tissue by capillary action of the through-holes in DIUTHAME and moisture contained in the tissue without distorting positional information of the analytes. The sample preparation for frozen tissue sections in DIUTHAME-MSI is simple, requiring no specialized skills or dedicated apparatus for matrix application. DIUTHAME can facilitate MSI at a low mass, as there is no interference from matrix-derived peaks, and should provide high-quality, reproducible mass images more easily than MALDI-MSI.
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- Keiko Kuwata
- Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsu-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Fragkaki AG, Petropoulou G, Athanasiadou I, Kiousi P, Kioukia‐Fougia N, Archontaki H, Bakeas E, Angelis YS. Determination of anabolic androgenic steroids as imidazole carbamate derivatives in human urine using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2020; 43:2154-2161. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202000036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Argyro G. Fragkaki
- Doping Control Laboratory of AthensInstitute of Biosciences & ApplicationsNational Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” Athens Greece
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- Doping Control Laboratory of AthensInstitute of Biosciences & ApplicationsNational Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” Athens Greece
- Laboratory of Analytical ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryNational & Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- Doping Control Laboratory of AthensInstitute of Biosciences & ApplicationsNational Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” Athens Greece
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- Doping Control Laboratory of AthensInstitute of Biosciences & ApplicationsNational Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” Athens Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryNational & Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryNational & Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece
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- Doping Control Laboratory of AthensInstitute of Biosciences & ApplicationsNational Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” Athens Greece
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Pace CL, Horman B, Patisaul H, Muddiman DC. Analysis of neurotransmitters in rat placenta exposed to flame retardants using IR-MALDESI mass spectrometry imaging. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:3745-3752. [PMID: 32300844 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02626-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Chemical exposures can adversely impact fetal development. For many compounds, including common flame retardants, the mechanisms by which this occurs remain unclear, but emerging evidence suggests that disruption at the level of the placenta may play a role. Understanding how the placenta might be vulnerable to chemical exposures is challenging due to its complex structure. The primary objective of this study was to develop a method for detecting placental neurotransmitters and related metabolites without chemical derivatization so changes in the abundance and spatial distribution of neurotransmitters in rat placenta following chemical exposure could be determined using infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI) mass spectrometry imaging. Without chemical derivatization, 49 neurotransmitters and their related metabolites were putatively identified in untreated rat placenta sections using mass measurement accuracy and spectral accuracy. A few neurotransmitters were less abundant in placentas that were exposed to various flame retardants and were further investigated by KEGG metabolic pathway analysis. Many of these downregulated neurotransmitters shared the same enzyme responsible for metabolism, aromaticl-amino acid decarboxylase, suggesting a mechanistic role. These data constitute a new approach that could help identify novel mechanisms of toxicity in complex tissues. Graphical abstract.
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- Crystal L Pace
- FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
- Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
- Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
- Molecular Education, Technology and Research Innovation Center (METRIC), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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Berghmans E, Jacobs J, Deben C, Hermans C, Broeckx G, Smits E, Maes E, Raskin J, Pauwels P, Baggerman G. Mass Spectrometry Imaging Reveals Neutrophil Defensins as Additional Biomarkers for Anti-PD-(L)1 Immunotherapy Response in NSCLC Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E863. [PMID: 32252405 PMCID: PMC7225984 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12040863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Therapeutic blocking of the interaction between programmed death-1 (PD-1) with its ligand PD-L1, an immune checkpoint, is a promising approach to restore the antitumor immune response. Improved clinical outcomes have been shown in different human cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Unfortunately, still a high number of NSCLC patients are treated with immunotherapy without obtaining any clinical benefit, due to the limitations of PD-L1 protein expression as the currently sole predictive biomarker for clinical use; (2) Methods: In this study, we applied mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) to discover new protein biomarkers, and to assess the possible correlation between candidate biomarkers and a positive immunotherapy response by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) MSI in 25 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) pretreatment tumor biopsies (Biobank@UZA); (3) Results: Using MALDI MSI, we revealed that the addition of neutrophil defensin 1, 2 and 3 as pretreatment biomarkers may more accurately predict the outcome of immunotherapy treatment in NSCLC. These results were verified and confirmed with immunohistochemical analyses. In addition, we provide in-vitro evidence of the immune stimulatory effect of neutrophil defensins towards cancer cells; and (4) Conclusions: With proteomic approaches, we have discovered neutrophil defensins as additional prospective biomarkers for an anti-PD-(L)1 immunotherapy response. Thereby, we also demonstrated that the neutrophil defensins contribute in the activation of the immune response towards cancer cells, which could provide a new lead towards an anticancer therapy.
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- Eline Berghmans
- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium;
- Health Unit, VITO, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; (J.J.); (C.D.); (C.H.); (G.B.); (E.S.); (P.P.)
- Pathology Department, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; (J.J.); (C.D.); (C.H.); (G.B.); (E.S.); (P.P.)
- Pathology Department, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; (J.J.); (C.D.); (C.H.); (G.B.); (E.S.); (P.P.)
- Pathology Department, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; (J.J.); (C.D.); (C.H.); (G.B.); (E.S.); (P.P.)
- Pathology Department, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; (J.J.); (C.D.); (C.H.); (G.B.); (E.S.); (P.P.)
- Center for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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- Food & Bio-Based Products, AgResearch Ltd., Lincoln 7674, New Zealand;
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- Thoracic Oncology Department, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium;
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; (J.J.); (C.D.); (C.H.); (G.B.); (E.S.); (P.P.)
- Pathology Department, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium
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- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium;
- Health Unit, VITO, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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Veličković D, Chu RK, Myers GL, Ahkami AH, Anderton CR. An approach for visualizing the spatial metabolome of an entire plant root system inspired by the Swiss-rolling technique. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2020; 55:e4363. [PMID: 31018010 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The spatial configuration and morphology of roots are commonly monitored for a better understanding of plant health and development. However, this approach provides minimal details about the biochemistry regulating the observable traits. Therefore, the ability to metabolically map the entire root structure would be of major value. Here, we developed a sample preparation approach that enables imaging of the entire root within a restricted space (width of microscope slide), which was influenced by the Swiss-rolling technique. We were able to image and confidently identify molecules along the entire root structure from rolled-root tissue sections using multiple spatially resolved mass spectrometry approaches.
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- Dušan Veličković
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
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Johnson J, Sharick JT, Skala MC, Li L. Sample preparation strategies for high-throughput mass spectrometry imaging of primary tumor organoids. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2020; 55:e4452. [PMID: 31661714 PMCID: PMC7254934 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Patient-derived 3D organoids show great promise for understanding patient heterogeneity and chemotherapy response in human-derived tissue. The combination of organoid culture techniques with mass spectrometry imaging provides a label-free methodology for characterizing drug penetration, patient-specific response, and drug biotransformation. However, current methods used to grow tumor organoids employ extracellular matrices that can produce small molecule background signal during mass spectrometry imaging analysis. Here, we develop a method to isolate 3D human tumor organoids out of a Matrigel extracellular matrix into gelatin mass spectrometry compatible microarrays for high-throughput mass spectrometry imaging analysis. The alignment of multiple organoids in the same z-axis is essential for sectioning organoids together and for maintaining reproducible sample preparation on a single glass slide for up to hundreds of organoids. This method successfully removes organoids from extracellular matrix interference and provides an organized array for high-throughput imaging analysis to easily identify organoids by eye for area selection and further analysis. With this method, mass spectrometry imaging can be readily applied to organoid systems for preclinical drug development and personalized medicine research initiatives.
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- Jillian Johnson
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Lingjun Li (), Phone: 608-265-8491, Fax: 608-262-5345
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Fournelle F, Yang E, Dufresne M, Chaurand P. Minimizing Visceral Fat Delocalization on Tissue Sections with Porous Aluminum Oxide Slides for Imaging Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2020; 92:5158-5167. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Frédéric Fournelle
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2V 0B3
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2V 0B3
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2V 0B3
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Veličković D, Zhang G, Bezbradica D, Bhattacharjee A, Paša-Tolić L, Sharma K, Alexandrov T, Anderton CR. Response Surface Methodology As a New Approach for Finding Optimal MALDI Matrix Spraying Parameters for Mass Spectrometry Imaging. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:508-516. [PMID: 32126772 PMCID: PMC7293970 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.9b00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Automated spraying devices have become ubiquitous in laboratories employing matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI), in part because they permit control of a number of matrix application parameters that can easily be reproduced for intra- and interlaboratory studies. Determining the optimal parameters for MALDI matrix application, such as temperature, flow rate, spraying velocity, number of spraying cycles, and solvent composition for matrix application, is critical for obtaining high-quality MALDI-MSI data. However, there are no established approaches for optimizing these multiple parameters simultaneously. Instead optimization is performed iteratively (i.e., one parameter at a time), which is time-consuming and can lead to overall nonoptimal settings. In this report, we demonstrate the use a novel experimental design and the response surface methodology to optimize five parameters of MALDI matrix application using a robotic sprayer. Thirty-two combinations of MALDI matrix spraying conditions were tested, which allowed us to elucidate relationships between each of the application parameters as determined by MALDI-MS (specifically, using a 15 T Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer). As such, we were able to determine the optimal automated spraying parameters that minimized signal delocalization and enabled high MALDI sensitivity. We envision this optimization strategy can be utilized for other matrix application approaches and MALDI-MSI analyses of other molecular classes and tissue types.
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- Dušan Veličković
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Center for Renal Precision Medicine, University of Texas Health-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78284, United States
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Center for Renal Precision Medicine, University of Texas Health-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78284, United States
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg 69117, Germany
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
- Center for Renal Precision Medicine, University of Texas Health-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78284, United States
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Schäfermann J, Kliewer G, Lösch J, Bednarz H, Giampà M, Niehaus K. Immersion by rotation-based application of the matrix for fast and reproducible sample preparations and robust results in mass spectrometry imaging. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2020; 55:e4488. [PMID: 31826308 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Automated matrix deposition for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is crucial for producing reproducible analyte ion signals. Here we report an innovative method employing an automated immersion apparatus, which enables a robust matrix deposition within 5 minutes and with scalable throughput by using MAPS matrix and non-polar solvents. MSI results received from mouse heart and rat brain tissues were qualitatively similar to those from nozzle sprayed samples with respect to peak number and quality of the ion images. Overall, the immersion-method enables a fast and careful matrix deposition and has the future potential for implementation in clinical tissue diagnostics.
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- Johanna Schäfermann
- MSI Diagnostics GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- MSI Diagnostics GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Andrews WT, Donahue D, Holmes A, Balsara R, Castellino FJ, Hummon AB. In situ metabolite and lipid analysis of GluN2D -/- and wild-type mice after ischemic stroke using MALDI MSI. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:6275-6285. [PMID: 32107573 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02477-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is a crucial mediator of pathological glutamate-driven excitotoxicity and subsequent neuronal death in acute ischemic stroke. Although the roles of the NMDAR's composite GluN2A-C subunits have been investigated in this phenomenon, the relative importance of the GluN2D subunit has yet to be evaluated. Herein, GluN2D-/- mice were studied in a model of ischemic stroke using MALDI FT-ICR mass spectrometry imaging to investigate the role of the GluN2D subunit of the NMDA receptor in brain ischemia. GluN2D-/- mice underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and brain tissue was subsequently harvested, frozen, and cryosectioned. Tissue sections were analyzed via MALDI FT-ICR mass spectrometry imaging. MALDI analyses revealed increases in several calcium-related species, namely vitamin D metabolites, LysoPC, and several PS species, in wild-type mouse brain tissue when compared to wild type. In addition, GluN2D-/- mice also displayed an increase in PC, as well as a decrease in DG, suggesting reduced free fatty acid release from brain ischemia. These trends indicate that GluN2D-/- mice show enhanced rates of neurorecovery and neuroprotection from ischemic strokes compared to wild-type mice. The cause of neuroprotection may be the result of an increase in PGP in knockout mice, contributing to greater cardiolipin synthesis and decreased sensitivity to apoptotic signals. Graphical abstract.
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- William T Andrews
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 236 Cavanaugh Dr, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 236 Cavanaugh Dr, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 236 Cavanaugh Dr, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 236 Cavanaugh Dr, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 236 Cavanaugh Dr, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, 414 Biomedical Research Tower, 460 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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Eveque-Mourroux MR, Rocha B, Barré FPY, Heeren RMA, Cillero-Pastor B. Spatially resolved proteomics in osteoarthritis: State of the art and new perspectives. J Proteomics 2020; 215:103637. [PMID: 31926309 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.103637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common diseases worldwide caused by chronic degeneration of the joints. Its high prevalence and the involvement of several tissues define OA as a highly heterogeneous disease. New biological markers to evaluate the progression of the pathology and improve its prognosis are needed. Among all the different -omic strategies applied to OA, solution phase bottom-up proteomics has made an extensive contribution to the field of biomarker research. However, new technologies for protein analysis should be considered for a better understanding of the disease. This review focuses on complementary proteomic methodologies and new technologies for translational research of OA and other rheumatic pathologies, especially mass spectrometry imaging and protein imaging methods not applied by the OA community yet.
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- M R Eveque-Mourroux
- The Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229, ER, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Proteomics Group-ProteoRed/ISCIII, Grupo de Investigación de Reumatología (GIR), INIBIC - Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- The Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229, ER, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- The Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229, ER, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- The Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229, ER, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Tortorella S, Tiberi P, Bowman AP, Claes BSR, Ščupáková K, Heeren RMA, Ellis SR, Cruciani G. LipostarMSI: Comprehensive, Vendor-Neutral Software for Visualization, Data Analysis, and Automated Molecular Identification in Mass Spectrometry Imaging. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:155-163. [PMID: 32881505 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.9b00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) is an established and powerful MS technique that enables molecular mapping of tissues and cells finding widespread applications in academic, medical, and pharmaceutical industries. As both the applications and MSI technology have undergone rapid growth and improvement, the challenges associated both with analyzing large datasets and identifying the many detected molecular species have become apparent. The lack of readily available and comprehensive software covering all necessary data analysis steps has further compounded this challenge. To address this issue we developed LipostarMSI, comprehensive and vendor-neutral software for targeted and untargeted MSI data analysis. Through user-friendly implementation of image visualization and co-registration, univariate and multivariate image and spectral analysis, and for the first time, advanced lipid, metabolite, and drug metabolite (MetID) automated identification, LipostarMSI effectively streamlines biochemical interpretation of the data. Here, we introduce LipostarMSI and case studies demonstrating the versatility and many capabilities of the software.
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- Sara Tortorella
- Molecular Horizon Srl, Via Montelino 30, 06084 Bettona, Perugia, Italy
- Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Molecular Discovery Ltd., Centennial Park, WD6 3FG Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Fincher JA, Korte AR, Yadavilli S, Morris NJ, Vertes A. Multimodal imaging of biological tissues using combined MALDI and NAPA-LDI mass spectrometry for enhanced molecular coverage. Analyst 2020; 145:6910-6918. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an00836b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sequential imaging of a tissue section by MALDI and NAPA-LDI mass spectrometry provides enhanced molecular coverage.
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- Jarod A. Fincher
- Department of Chemistry
- The George Washington University
- Washington
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- The George Washington University
- Washington
- USA
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- Research Center for Genetic Medicine
- Children's National Medical Center
- Washington
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- The George Washington University
- Washington
- USA
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Vaneckova T, Bezdekova J, Han G, Adam V, Vaculovicova M. Application of molecularly imprinted polymers as artificial receptors for imaging. Acta Biomater 2020; 101:444-458. [PMID: 31706042 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Medical diagnostics aims at specific localization of molecular targets as well as detection of abnormalities associated with numerous diseases. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) represent an approach of creating a synthetic material exhibiting selective recognition properties toward the desired template. The fabricated target-specific MIPs are usually well reproducible, economically efficient, and stable under critical conditions as compared to routinely used biorecognition elements such as fluorescent proteins, antibodies, enzymes, or aptamers and can even be created to those targets for which no antibodies are available. In this review, we summarize the methods of polymer fabrication. Further, we provide key for selection of the core material with imaging function depending on the imaging modality used. Finally, MIP-based imaging applications are highlighted and presented in a comprehensive form from different aspects. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: In this review, we summarize the methods of polymer fabrication. Key applications of Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) in imaging are highlighted and discussed with regard to the selection of the core material for imaging as well as commonly used imaging targets. MIPs represent an approach of creating a synthetic material exhibiting selective recognition properties toward the desired template. The fabricated target-specific MIPs are usually well reproducible, economically efficient, and stable under critical conditions as compared to routinely used biorecognition elements, e.g., antibodies, fluorescent proteins, enzymes, or aptamers, and can even be created to those targets for which no antibodies are available.
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Mass spectrometry (MS) is an indispensable analytical technique for bioanalysis. Based on the measurement of mass/charge ratios (m/z) of ions, MS can be used for sensitive detection and accurate identification of species of interest. In traditional studies, MS is utilized to measure analytes in prepared solutions or gas-phase samples. Benefited from recent development of sampling and ionization approaches, MS has been extensively applied to the analysis of broad ranges of biological samples. We have developed a new device, the Single-probe, that can be used for in situ, real-time MS analysis of metabolites inside individual living cells. The Single-probe is a miniaturized multifunctional sampling and ionization device that is directly coupled to the mass spectrometer. With a sampling tip size smaller than 10 μm, we can insert the Single-probe tip into single cells to extract intracellular compounds, which are analyzed using MS in real-time. We have successfully used the Single-probe MS technique to detect a variety of endogenous and exogenous cellular metabolites in individual eukaryotic cells. Single cell mass spectrometry (SCMS) is a new scientific technology that has the potential to reshape approaches in biological and pharmaceutical bioanalytical research.
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- Ning Pan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
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Armstrong JPK, Stevens MM. Emerging Technologies for Tissue Engineering: From Gene Editing to Personalized Medicine. Tissue Eng Part A 2019; 25:688-692. [PMID: 30794069 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2019.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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IMPACT STATEMENT History has shown us how tissue engineering can be advanced by embracing technological innovation. In this perspective, we highlight some of the most promising emerging technologies and discuss how they can be integrated into existing tissue engineering protocols. The proposed technologies offer the opportunity to reshape how we currently design, engineer, and characterize tissue grafts for improved in vivo regeneration.
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- James P K Armstrong
- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Claes BSR, Takeo E, Fukusaki E, Shimma S, Heeren RMA. Imaging Isomers on a Biological Surface: A Review. Mass Spectrom (Tokyo) 2019; 8:A0078. [PMID: 32158629 PMCID: PMC7035452 DOI: 10.5702/massspectrometry.a0078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Mass spectrometry imaging is an imaging technology that allows the localization and identification of molecules on (biological) sample surfaces. Obtaining the localization of a compound in tissue is of great value in biological research. Yet, the identification of compounds remains a challenge. Mass spectrometry alone, even with high-mass resolution, cannot always distinguish between the subtle structural differences of isomeric compounds. This review discusses recent advances in mass spectrometry imaging of lipids, steroid hormones, amino acids and proteins that allow imaging with isomeric resolution. These improvements in detailed identification can give new insights into the local biological activity of isomers.
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- Britt S. R. Claes
- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS), Maastricht University
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS), Maastricht University
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Guo S, Tang W, Hu Y, Chen Y, Gordon A, Li B, Li P. Enhancement of On-tissue Chemical Derivatization by Laser-Assisted Tissue Transfer for MALDI MS Imaging. Anal Chem 2019; 92:1431-1438. [PMID: 31800227 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The development of on-tissue chemical derivatization methods for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of small endogenous metabolites in tissues has attracted great attention for their advantages in improving detection sensitivity and ionization efficiency of poorly ionized and low abundant metabolites. Herein, a laser-assisted tissue transfer (LATT) technique was developed to enhance on-tissue derivatization of small molecules. Using a focused blue laser, a thin-layer tissue film (∼1 μm) was transferred to an acceptor slide from a 6 μm dry tissue section preliminarily coated with derivatization and matrix reagents. The acceptor slide with its ablated constituents was then imaged by MALDI MS. On-tissue chemical derivatization with amino-specific derivatization reagent 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamaldehyde (CA) was carried out on LATT system. 20-235 folds increase in signal intensity for CA derivatized metabolites such as amino acids, neurotransmitters, and dipeptides were observed from rat brain tissues in comparison with conventional incubation-based derivatization. This technique was further extended to derivatize steroids with Girard reagent T (GirT). The remarkable derivatization efficiency can mainly be attributed to the minimization of ion suppression effects due to the reduced thickness of tissue section and endogenous components. Additionally, shorter derivatization time with no obvious metabolite delocalization was achieved using LATT method. These results demonstrate the advantages of LATT in the enhancement of on-tissue derivatization for the more specific and sensitive imaging of small metabolites in tissues with MALDI MS.
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- Shuai Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 210009 , China.,School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 211198 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 210009 , China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 211198 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 210009 , China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 211198 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 210009 , China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 211198 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 210009 , China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 211198 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 210009 , China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 211198 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 210009 , China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing , 211198 , China
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Yang J, Zhang W, Zhang H, Zhong M, Cao W, Li Z, Huang X, Nie Z, Liu J, Li P, Ma X, Ouyang Z. Polydopamine-Modified Substrates for High-Sensitivity Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:46140-46148. [PMID: 31729222 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b16260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) serves as a powerful tool for biological research, and laser desorption ionization (LDI) is used as a major sampling ionization method. Study of materials for LDI represents a major field in the MSI research, either for matrices in matrix-assisted LDI (MALDI) or sample substrates allowing matrix-free LDI. In this study, we developed a composite substrate using polydopamine (PDA) film to coat an antireflection (AR) surface for LDI-MSI. The AR material has been previously shown to confine UV energy within the micro-/nanostructures, leading to a highly localized temperature rise to facilitate analyte thermal desorption. PDA coating on the AR material further enhances the light-to-heat conversion and improves the contact between the substrate surface and the biological sample materials. With this substrate, desorption and ionization of lipids from raw human plasma samples and biological tissue sections have been achieved. Matrix-free LDI-MSI of around 30 lipid species in mouse brain sections was achieved with a significantly simplified MSI procedure at a spatial resolution of 50 μm. This method was applied to determine mouse fatty liver disease through monitoring the abundances and distributions of triacylglycerols and glycerophospholipids. Dramatic differences in the lipid profiles were subsequently identified between the liver tissues from the wild-type and obese mice.
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- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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- Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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Application of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Food Analysis. Foods 2019; 8:foods8120633. [PMID: 31810360 PMCID: PMC6963588 DOI: 10.3390/foods8120633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Food contains various compounds, and there are many methods available to analyze each of these components. However, the large amounts of low-molecular-weight metabolites in food, such as amino acids, organic acids, vitamins, lipids, and toxins, make it difficult to analyze the spatial distribution of these molecules. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) imaging is a two-dimensional ionization technology that allows the detection of small metabolites in tissue sections without requiring purification, extraction, separation, or labeling. The application of MALDI-MS imaging in food analysis improves the visualization of these compounds to identify not only the nutritional content but also the geographical origin of the food. In this review, we provide an overview of some recent applications of MALDI-MS imaging, demonstrating the advantages and prospects of this technology compared to conventional approaches. Further development and enhancement of MALDI-MS imaging is expected to offer great benefits to consumers, researchers, and food producers with respect to breeding improvement, traceability, the development of value-added foods, and improved safety assessments.
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Holzlechner M, Eugenin E, Prideaux B. Mass spectrometry imaging to detect lipid biomarkers and disease signatures in cancer. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2019; 2:e1229. [PMID: 32729258 PMCID: PMC7941519 DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Current methods to identify, classify, and predict tumor behavior mostly rely on histology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular determinants. However, better predictive markers are required for tumor diagnosis and evaluation. Due, in part, to recent technological advancements, metabolomics and lipid biomarkers have become a promising area in cancer research. Therefore, there is a necessity for novel and complementary techniques to identify and visualize these molecular markers within tumors and surrounding tissue. RECENT FINDINGS Since its introduction, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has proven to be a powerful tool for mapping analytes in biological tissues. By adding the label-free specificity of mass spectrometry to the detailed spatial information of traditional histology, hundreds of lipids can be imaged simultaneously within a tumor. MSI provides highly detailed lipid maps for comparing intra-tumor, tumor margin, and healthy regions to identify biomarkers, patterns of disease, and potential therapeutic targets. In this manuscript, recent advancement in sample preparation and MSI technologies are discussed with special emphasis on cancer lipid research to identify tumor biomarkers. CONCLUSION MSI offers a unique approach for biomolecular characterization of tumor tissues and provides valuable complementary information to histology for lipid biomarker discovery and tumor classification in clinical and research cancer applications.
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- Matthias Holzlechner
- Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and AnatomyThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)GalvestonTexas
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- Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and AnatomyThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)GalvestonTexas
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- Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and AnatomyThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)GalvestonTexas
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Xiao Z, Li H, Kottos T, Alù A. Enhanced Sensing and Nondegraded Thermal Noise Performance Based on PT-Symmetric Electronic Circuits with a Sixth-Order Exceptional Point. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:213901. [PMID: 31809159 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.213901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An exceptional point (EP) is a non-Hermitian degeneracy where both eigenvalues and their corresponding eigenvectors coalesce. It was recently proposed and demonstrated that such spectral singularity can be utilized for enhanced sensing. Potential drawbacks of EP sensing include both fundamental resolution limit and noise effects that might mask the hypersensitive resonant splitting. Here, we address these issues by proposing a parity-time (PT)-symmetric sensing circuit bearing a sixth-order EP. By employing capacitive coupling channel as a sensing platform, we achieve an enhanced resonance shift proportional to the fourth-order root of the perturbation strength and maintain a high resolution for weak perturbation. Due to the low-pass feature of our circuit, thermal noise is mitigated down to a level comparable to its Hermitian counterpart, despite the presence of highly noisy gain and loss elements. Our EP sensing scheme offers combined enhanced sensitivity, improved resolution and nondegraded thermal noise performance, showing an exciting prospect for next-generation sensing technologies.
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- Zhicheng Xiao
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, USA
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- Deaprtment of Physics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
- Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, USA
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Wang T, Cheng X, Xu H, Meng Y, Yin Z, Li X, Hang W. Perspective on Advances in Laser-Based High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2019; 92:543-553. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Tongtong Wang
- Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Sun C, Liu W, Mu Y, Wang X. 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diamine as a novel MALDI matrix to enhance the in situ imaging of metabolic heterogeneity in lung cancer. Talanta 2019; 209:120557. [PMID: 31892065 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Profile the spatial distributions of endogenous metabolites in heterogeneous tissues is critical to elucidate the complex metabolic mechanisms during pathological progression. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) is a label-free technique for tissue imaging that allows simultaneous localisation and quantification of metabolites in different histological regions of interest. In the present study, 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diamine (BNDM) was developed as a novel MALDI matrix for the detection and imaging of metabolites because of its low background interference, high sensitivity, and applicability in both positive and negative ion modes. 301 negative metabolite ions and 175 positive metabolite ions, including amino acids, organic acids, nucleosides, nucleotides, nitrogenous bases, cholesterols, peptides, fatty acids, cholines, carnitines, polyamines, creatine, phospholipids, etc., were imaged in rat brain when BDMN was used as matrix. Furthermore, BNDM-assisted MALDI-MSI of mouse lung cancer tissue successfully characterized the spatial features of numerous metabolites in viable, necrotic, and connective tissue areas. Importantly, our results demonstrate that the viable area of lung cancer tissue contained a higher abundance of K+ adducts, while the necrotic area showed a stronger Na+ adducts intensity. Data-driven segmentation analysis based on the in situ tissue metabolic fingerprints clearly visualized the underlying metabolic heterogeneity of lung cancer, which may provide new insights into the profiling of tumor microenvironment. All these results suggest that the newly developed matrix has great potential application in the field of biomedical research.
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- Chenglong Sun
- Shandong Key Laboratory of TCM Quality Control Technology, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of TCM Quality Control Technology, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of TCM Quality Control Technology, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of TCM Quality Control Technology, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China.
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Chen G, Fan M, Liu Y, Sun B, Liu M, Wu J, Li N, Guo M. Advances in MS Based Strategies for Probing Ligand-Target Interactions: Focus on Soft Ionization Mass Spectrometric Techniques. Front Chem 2019; 7:703. [PMID: 31709232 PMCID: PMC6819514 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The non-covalent interactions between small drug molecules and disease-related proteins (ligand-target interactions) mediate various pharmacological processes in the treatment of different diseases. The development of the analytical methods to assess those interactions, including binding sites, binding energies, stoichiometry and association-dissociation constants, could assist in clarifying the mechanisms of action, precise treatment of targeted diseases as well as the targeted drug discovery. For the last decades, mass spectrometry (MS) has been recognized as a powerful tool to study the non-covalent interactions of the ligand-target complexes with the characteristics of high sensitivity, high-resolution, and high-throughput. Soft ionization mass spectrometry, especially the electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS), could achieve the complete transformation of the target analytes into the gas phase, and subsequent detection of the small drug molecules and disease-related protein complexes, and has exerted great advantages for studying the drug ligands-protein targets interactions, even in case of identifying active components as drug ligands from crude extracts of medicinal plants. Despite of other analytical techniques for this purpose, such as the NMR and X-ray crystallography, this review highlights the principles, research hotspots and recent applications of the soft ionization mass spectrometry and its hyphenated techniques, including hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS), chemical cross-linking mass spectrometry (CX-MS), and ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry (IMS-MS), in the study of the non-covalent interactions between small drug molecules and disease-related proteins.
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- Guilin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Center for Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Research of Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Research of Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Research of Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Barré FPY, Paine MRL, Flinders B, Trevitt AJ, Kelly PD, Ait-Belkacem R, Garcia JP, Creemers LB, Stauber J, Vreeken RJ, Cillero-Pastor B, Ellis SR, Heeren RMA. Enhanced Sensitivity Using MALDI Imaging Coupled with Laser Postionization (MALDI-2) for Pharmaceutical Research. Anal Chem 2019; 91:10840-10848. [PMID: 31355633 PMCID: PMC6706868 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Visualizing the distributions of drugs and their metabolites is one of the key emerging application areas of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) within pharmaceutical research. The success of a given MALDI-MSI experiment is ultimately determined by the ionization efficiency of the compounds of interest, which in many cases are too low to enable detection at relevant concentrations. In this work we have taken steps to address this challenge via the first application of laser-postionisation coupled with MALDI (so-called MALDI-2) to the analysis and imaging of pharmaceutical compounds. We demonstrate that MALDI-2 increased the signal intensities for 7 out of the 10 drug compounds analyzed by up to 2 orders of magnitude compared to conventional MALDI analysis. This gain in sensitivity enabled the distributions of drug compounds in both human cartilage and dog liver tissue to be visualized using MALDI-2, whereas little-to-no signal from tissue was obtained using conventional MALDI. This work demonstrates the vast potential of MALDI-2-MSI in pharmaceutical research and drug development and provides a valuable tool to broaden the application areas of MSI. Finally, in an effort to understand the ionization mechanism, we provide the first evidence that the preferential formation of [M + H]+ ions with MALDI-2 has no obvious correlation with the gas-phase proton affinity values of the analyte molecules, suggesting, as with MALDI, the occurrence of complex and yet to be elucidated ionization phenomena.
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- Florian P Y Barré
- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry , Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 50 , 6229 ER Maastricht , The Netherlands
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry , Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 50 , 6229 ER Maastricht , The Netherlands
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry , Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 50 , 6229 ER Maastricht , The Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , Australia
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- University Medical Centre (UMC) Utrecht , Department of Orthopedics , Heidelberglaan 100 , 3584 CX Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- University Medical Centre (UMC) Utrecht , Department of Orthopedics , Heidelberglaan 100 , 3584 CX Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry , Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 50 , 6229 ER Maastricht , The Netherlands.,Discovery Sciences , Janssen Research and Development , Beerse , Belgium
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry , Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 50 , 6229 ER Maastricht , The Netherlands
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry , Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 50 , 6229 ER Maastricht , The Netherlands
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry , Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 50 , 6229 ER Maastricht , The Netherlands
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Gyngard F, Steinhauser ML. Biological explorations with nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY 2019; 34:1534-1545. [PMID: 34054180 PMCID: PMC8158666 DOI: 10.1039/c9ja00171a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Investigation of biological processes at the single cell or subcellular level is critical in order to better understand heterogenous cell populations. Nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS) enables multiplexed, quantitative imaging of the elemental composition of a sample surface at high resolution (< 50 nm). Through measurement of two different isotopic variants of any given element, NanoSIMS provides nanoscale isotope ratio measurements. When coupled with stable isotope tracer methods, the measurement of isotope ratios functionally illuminates biochemical pathways at suborganelle resolution. In this review, we describe the practical application of NanoSIMS to study biological processes in organisms ranging from microbes to humans, highlighting experimental applications that have provided insight that is largely unattainable by other methods.
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- Frank Gyngard
- Center for NanoImaging, Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Center for NanoImaging, Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Chen K, Baluya D, Tosun M, Li F, Maletic-Savatic M. Imaging Mass Spectrometry: A New Tool to Assess Molecular Underpinnings of Neurodegeneration. Metabolites 2019; 9:metabo9070135. [PMID: 31295847 PMCID: PMC6681116 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9070135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neurodegenerative diseases are prevalent and devastating. While extensive research has been done over the past decades, we are still far from comprehensively understanding what causes neurodegeneration and how we can prevent it or reverse it. Recently, systems biology approaches have led to a holistic examination of the interactions between genome, metabolome, and the environment, in order to shed new light on neurodegenerative pathogenesis. One of the new technologies that has emerged to facilitate such studies is imaging mass spectrometry (IMS). With its ability to map a wide range of small molecules with high spatial resolution, coupled with the ability to quantify them at once, without the need for a priori labeling, IMS has taken center stage in current research efforts in elucidating the role of the metabolome in driving neurodegeneration. IMS has already proven to be effective in investigating the lipidome and the proteome of various neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Here, we review the IMS platform for capturing biological snapshots of the metabolic state to shed more light on the molecular mechanisms of the diseased brain.
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- Kevin Chen
- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Chemical Imaging Research Core at MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience and Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Neumann EK, Do TD, Comi TJ, Sweedler JV. Exploring the Fundamental Structures of Life: Non-Targeted, Chemical Analysis of Single Cells and Subcellular Structures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:9348-9364. [PMID: 30500998 PMCID: PMC6542728 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201811951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Cells are a basic functional and structural unit of living organisms. Both unicellular communities and multicellular species produce an astonishing chemical diversity, enabling a wide range of divergent functions, yet each cell shares numerous aspects that are common to all living organisms. While there are many approaches for studying this chemical diversity, only a few are non-targeted and capable of analyzing hundreds of different chemicals at cellular resolution. Here, we review the non-targeted approaches used to perform comprehensive chemical analyses, provide chemical imaging information, or obtain high-throughput single-cell profiling data. Single-cell measurement capabilities are rapidly increasing in terms of throughput, limits of detection, and completeness of the chemical analyses; these improvements enable their application to understand ever more complex physiological phenomena, such as learning, memory, and behavior.
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- Elizabeth K. Neumann
- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 405 N. Mathews Avenue, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, 1420 Circle Drive, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 405 N. Mathews Avenue, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 405 N. Mathews Avenue, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Tucker LH, Hamm GR, Sargeant RJE, Goodwin RJA, Mackay CL, Campbell CJ, Clarke DJ. Untargeted Metabolite Mapping in 3D Cell Culture Models Using High Spectral Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2019; 91:9522-9529. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Lulu H. Tucker
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge CB4 0WG, United Kingdom
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- Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge CB4 0WG, United Kingdom
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- Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge CB4 0WG, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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Berghmans E, Van Raemdonck G, Schildermans K, Willems H, Boonen K, Maes E, Mertens I, Pauwels P, Baggerman G. MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging Linked with Top-Down Proteomics as a Tool to Study the Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Tumor Microenvironment. Methods Protoc 2019; 2:mps2020044. [PMID: 31164623 PMCID: PMC6632162 DOI: 10.3390/mps2020044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is generally linked with a poor prognosis and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Since only a minority of the patients respond well to chemotherapy and/or targeted therapies, immunotherapy might be a valid alternative in the lung cancer treatment field, as immunotherapy attempts to strengthen the body’s own immune response to recognize and eliminate malignant tumor cells. However, positive response patterns to immunotherapy remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrate how immune-related factors could be visualized from single NSCLC tissue sections (Biobank@UZA) while retaining their spatial information by using matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), in order to unravel the molecular profile of NSCLC patients. In this way, different regions in lung cancerous tissues could be discriminated based on the molecular composition. In addition, we linked visualization (MALDI MSI) and identification (based on liquid chromatography higher resolution mass spectrometry) of the molecules of interest for the correct biological interpretation of the observed molecular differences within the area in which these molecules are detected. This is of major importance to fully understand the underlying molecular profile of the NSCLC tumor microenvironment.
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- Eline Berghmans
- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
- Health Unit, VITO, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
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- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
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- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
- Health Unit, VITO, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
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- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
- Health Unit, VITO, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
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- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
- Health Unit, VITO, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
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- Food & Bio-Based Products, AgResearch Ltd., 8140 Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
- Health Unit, VITO, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.
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- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
- Health Unit, VITO, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
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Siekkeri Vandikas M, Hellström E, Malmberg P, Osmancevic A. Imaging of vitamin D in psoriatic skin using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS): A pilot case study. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 189:154-160. [PMID: 30826378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Recently it has been recognized that there is a need of investigating in detail the vitamin D synthesis and metabolism directly in the skin with respect to its possible autocrine and paracrine actions. The potential effects the active metabolite of vitamin D exerts in pathological skin conditions like psoriasis needs to be clarified. Under ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation skin can autonomously synthesize, activate and degrade vitamin D. In this pilot case study, we used for the first time Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) in the analysis of skin biopsies from a patient with psoriasis before and after UVB phototherapy. We were able to visualize vitamin D3 and its metabolites in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. At the same time information about their localization at subcellular level and morphology of the skin was received. This study proves that ToF-SIMS is a promising powerful tool to be used when investigating vitamin D´s role in dermatological diseases through skin biopsies.
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- Maria Siekkeri Vandikas
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Farooq QUA, Haq NU, Aziz A, Aimen S, Inam ul Haq M. Mass Spectrometry for Proteomics and Recent Developments in ESI, MALDI and other Ionization Methodologies. CURR PROTEOMICS 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1570164616666190204154653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Background:
Mass spectrometry is a tool used in analytical chemistry to identify components
in a chemical compound and it is of tremendous importance in the field of biology for high
throughput analysis of biomolecules, among which protein is of great interest.
Objective:
Advancement in proteomics based on mass spectrometry has led the way to quantify multiple
protein complexes, and proteins interactions with DNA/RNA or other chemical compounds which
is a breakthrough in the field of bioinformatics.
Methods:
Many new technologies have been introduced in electrospray ionization (ESI) and Matrixassisted
Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) techniques which have enhanced sensitivity, resolution
and many other key features for the characterization of proteins.
Results:
The advent of ambient mass spectrometry and its different versions like Desorption Electrospray
Ionization (DESI), DART and ELDI has brought a huge revolution in proteomics research.
Different imaging techniques are also introduced in MS to map proteins and other significant biomolecules.
These drastic developments have paved the way to analyze large proteins of >200kDa easily.
Conclusion:
Here, we discuss the recent advancement in mass spectrometry, which is of great importance
and it could lead us to further deep analysis of the molecules from different perspectives and
further advancement in these techniques will enable us to find better ways for prediction of molecules
and their behavioral properties.
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- Qurat ul Ain Farooq
- Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Mezger STP, Mingels AMA, Bekers O, Cillero-Pastor B, Heeren RMA. Trends in mass spectrometry imaging for cardiovascular diseases. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:3709-3720. [PMID: 30980090 PMCID: PMC6594994 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01780-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a widely established technology; however, in the cardiovascular research field, its use is still emerging. The technique has the advantage of analyzing multiple molecules without prior knowledge while maintaining the relation with tissue morphology. Particularly, MALDI-based approaches have been applied to obtain in-depth knowledge of cardiac (dys)function. Here, we discuss the different aspects of the MSI protocols, from sample handling to instrumentation used in cardiovascular research, and critically evaluate these methods. The trend towards structural lipid analysis, identification, and “top-down” protein MSI shows the potential for implementation in (pre)clinical research and complementing the diagnostic tests. Moreover, new insights into disease progression are expected and thereby contribute to the understanding of underlying mechanisms related to cardiovascular diseases.
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- Stephanie T P Mezger
- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Neumann EK, Do TD, Comi TJ, Sweedler JV. Erforschung der fundamentalen Strukturen des Lebens: Nicht zielgerichtete chemische Analyse von Einzelzellen und subzellulären Strukturen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201811951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Elizabeth K. Neumann
- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 405 N. Mathews Avenue Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Tennessee 1420 Circle Drive Knoxville TN 37996 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 405 N. Mathews Avenue Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 405 N. Mathews Avenue Urbana IL 61801 USA
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Mika A, Sledzinski T, Stepnowski P. Current Progress of Lipid Analysis in Metabolic Diseases by Mass Spectrometry Methods. Curr Med Chem 2019; 26:60-103. [PMID: 28971757 DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666171003121127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome are associated with lipid alterations, and they affect the risk of long-term cardiovascular disease. A reliable analytical instrument to detect changes in the composition or structures of lipids and the tools allowing to connect changes in a specific group of lipids with a specific disease and its progress, is constantly lacking. Lipidomics is a new field of medicine based on the research and identification of lipids and lipid metabolites present in human organism. The primary aim of lipidomics is to search for new biomarkers of different diseases, mainly civilization diseases. OBJECTIVE We aimed to review studies reporting the application of mass spectrometry for lipid analysis in metabolic diseases. METHOD Following an extensive search of peer-reviewed articles on the mass spectrometry analysis of lipids the literature has been discussed in this review article. RESULTS The lipid group contains around 1.7 million species; they are totally different, in terms of the length of aliphatic chain, amount of rings, additional functional groups. Some of them are so complex that their complex analyses are a challenge for analysts. Their qualitative and quantitative analysis of is based mainly on mass spectrometry. CONCLUSION Mass spectrometry techniques are excellent tools for lipid profiling in complex biological samples and the combination with multivariate statistical analysis enables the identification of potential diagnostic biomarkers.
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- Adriana Mika
- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Poland.,Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Poland
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‘What did I do wrong?’ An empirical evaluation of sample preparation methodologies in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging. Future Sci OA 2019. [DOI: 10.4155/fsoa-2018-0095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aim: This guide aims to broaden the uptake of MALDI-MSI biomedical research by removing the initial ‘lag phase’ associated with empirical determination in sample preparation and data analysis. Methods: Samples from several tissue types were prepared for lipid, protein and peptide MSI analysis. Broadly, samples were cryo sectioned, mounted onto conductive MALDI slides and sublimed with an analyte specific matrix, recrystallised and analyzed in a Bruker UltrafleXtreme MALDI TOF/TOF. Results/conclusion: Here we present a general guide that serves as the first comprehensive, explanatory index for curation and verification of both sample preparation and data generation during the MALDI-MSI process.
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Chen YT, Tsai CH, Chen CL, Yu JS, Chang YH. Development of biomarkers of genitourinary cancer using mass spectrometry-based clinical proteomics. J Food Drug Anal 2019; 27:387-403. [PMID: 30987711 PMCID: PMC9296213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Prostate, bladder and kidney cancer are the three most common types of genitourinary cancer in the world. Of these, prostate and bladder cancers are within the top 10 most common cancers in men. Notably, kidney cancer causes no obvious symptoms in the early stages. To satisfy clinical-management requirements, researchers have developed numerous biomarkers by applying proteomic approaches using clinical serum, urine and tissue specimens, as well as cell and animal models. Through application of biomarker pipeline protocols, including discovery, verification and validation phases, and mass-spectrometric based proteomic platforms coupled with multiplexed quantification assays, these studies have led to recent rapid progress in this area. With improvements in mass-spectrometric based proteomic techniques, numerous promising biomarker candidates and marker panels for various clinical purposes have been proposed. Verification of novel protein biomarker candidates is very resource demanding (e.g. on the clinical and laboratory sides). With the support of national consortia, it is now possible to investigate the future clinical use of such biomarker strategies and assess their cost-effectiveness in personalized medicine.
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- Yi-Ting Chen
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taiwan University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- Corresponding author. Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou,
Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan,
Taiwan
- Corresponding author. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. E-mail addresses: (Y.-T. Chen), (Y.-H. Chang)
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Yu W, Gao CZ, Jiang T, Zou Y, Wang JG, Wu Y, Wei B. A theoretical study of Ar 8+-acetylene collisions at 1.2 MeV: Ionization and dissociation dynamics. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:124304. [PMID: 30927893 DOI: 10.1063/1.5082729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
We theoretically study Ar8+-induced dissociation of C2H2 molecule at 1.2 MeV using the time-dependent density-functional theory non-adiabatically coupled to nuclear dynamics. We find that molecular dissociation depends strongly on the ionization at the initial stage and the collision configuration. A detailed analysis shows a correspondence between the charge state of [C2H2]q+ and the final fragments. A remarkable impact parameter effect provides deep insights of bond breakup and electronic transport. We analyze two typical sequential dissociation channels reported in experiments by tracking structural and electronic dynamics in real time. Our results provide better understanding of experiments. Moreover, the comparison between various exchange-correlation functionals reveals that electrons' correlation and self-interaction do not significantly impact the initial ionization and fragment distribution in the present study.
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- W Yu
- Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Schmitt ND, Rawlins CM, Randall EC, Wang X, Koller A, Auclair JR, Kowalski JM, Kowalski PJ, Luther E, Ivanov AR, Agar NYR, Agar JN. Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Proteins Enable High-Throughput Assignment of Cell Cohorts Directly from MALDI-MS Images. Anal Chem 2019; 91:3810-3817. [PMID: 30839199 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) provides a unique in situ chemical profile that can include drugs, nucleic acids, metabolites, lipids, and proteins. MSI of individual cells (of a known cell type) affords a unique insight into normal and disease-related processes and is a prerequisite for combining the results of MSI and other single-cell modalities (e.g. mass cytometry and next-generation sequencing). Technological barriers have prevented the high-throughput assignment of MSI spectra from solid tissue preparations to their cell type. These barriers include obtaining a suitable cell-identifying image (e.g. immunohistochemistry) and obtaining sufficiently accurate registration of the cell-identifying and MALDI-MS images. This study introduces a technique that overcame these barriers by assigning cell type directly from mass spectra. We hypothesized that, in MSI from mice with a defined fluorescent protein expression pattern, the fluorescent protein's molecular ion could be used to identify cell cohorts. A method was developed for the purification of enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP) from mice. To determine EYFP's molecular mass for MSI studies, we performed intact mass analysis and characterized the protein's primary structure and post-translational modifications through various techniques. MALDI-MSI methods were developed to enhance the detection of EYFP in situ, and by extraction of EYFP's molecular ion from MALDI-MS images, automated, whole-image assignment of cell cohorts was achieved. This method was validated using a well-characterized mouse line that expresses EYFP in motor and sensory neurons and should be applicable to hundreds of commercially available mice (and other animal) strains comprising a multitude of cell-specific fluorescent labels.
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- Nicholas D Schmitt
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Radiology , Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States.,Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory (BATL) , Northeastern University Innovation Campus , Burlington , Massachusetts 01803 , United States
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- Bruker Daltonics , 40 Manning Road , Billerica , Massachusetts 01821 , United States
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- Bruker Daltonics , 40 Manning Road , Billerica , Massachusetts 01821 , United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Radiology , Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States.,Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Cancer Biology , Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts 02115 , United States
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Starr NJ, Abdul Hamid K, Wibawa J, Marlow I, Bell M, Pérez-García L, Barrett DA, Scurr DJ. Enhanced vitamin C skin permeation from supramolecular hydrogels, illustrated using in situ ToF-SIMS 3D chemical profiling. Int J Pharm 2019; 563:21-29. [PMID: 30885652 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a naturally occurring, powerful anti-oxidant with the potential to deliver numerous benefits to the skin when applied topically. However, topical use of this compound is currently restricted by an instability in traditional formulations and the delivery and eventual fate of precursor compounds has been largely unexplored. Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is an emerging technique in the field of skin research and offers detailed chemical analysis, with high mass and spatial resolution, as well as profiling capabilities that allow analysis as a function of sample depth. This work demonstrates the successful use of ToF-SIMS to obtain, in situ, accurate 3D permeation profiles of both ascorbic acid and a popular precursor, ascorbyl glucoside, from ex vivo porcine skin. The significant permeation enhancing effect of a supramolecular hydrogel formulation, produced from an amphiphilic gemini imidazolium-based surfactant, was also demonstrated for both compounds. Using ToF-SIMS, it was also possible to detect and track the breakdown of ascorbyl glucoside into ascorbic acid, elucidating the ability of the hydrogel formulation to preserve this important conversion until the targeted epidermal layer has been reached. This work demonstrates the potential of ToF-SIMS to provide 3D permeation profiles collected in situ from ex vivo tissue samples, offering detailed analysis on compound localisation and degradation. This type of analysis has significant advantages in the area of skin permeation, but can also be readily translated to other tissue types.
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- Nichola J Starr
- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Walgreens Boots Alliance, Nottingham NG90 1BS, UK
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- Walgreens Boots Alliance, Nottingham NG90 1BS, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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Ren L, Dowlatshahi Pour M, Malmberg P, Ewing AG. Altered Lipid Composition of Secretory Cells Following Exposure to Zinc Can Be Correlated to Changes in Exocytosis. Chemistry 2019; 25:5406-5411. [PMID: 30762272 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
A micromolar concentration of zinc has been shown to significantly change the dynamics of exocytosis as well as the vesicle contents in a model cell line, providing direct evidence that zinc regulates neurotransmitter release. To provide insight into how zinc modulates these exocytotic processes, neurotransmitter release and vesicle content were compared with single cell amperometry and intracellular impact vesicle cytometry with a range of zinc concentrations. Additionally, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) images of lipid distributions in the cell membrane after zinc treatment correlate to changes in exocytosis. By combining electrochemical techniques and mass spectrometry imaging, we proposed a mechanism by which zinc changes the fusion pore and the rate of neurotransmitter release by changing lipid distributions and results in the modulation of synaptic strength and plasticity.
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- Lin Ren
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Chemical Imaging Infrastructure, CII, University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Chemical Imaging Infrastructure, CII, University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Chemical Imaging Infrastructure, CII, University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 10, 41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Kemivägen 10, 41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
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van Smaalen TC, Ellis SR, Mascini NE, Siegel TP, Cillero-Pastor B, Hillen LM, van Heurn LWE, Peutz-Kootstra CJ, Heeren RMA. Rapid Identification of Ischemic Injury in Renal Tissue by Mass-Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2019; 91:3575-3581. [PMID: 30702282 PMCID: PMC6581420 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The increasing analytical speed of mass-spectrometry imaging (MSI) has led to growing interest in the medical field. Acute kidney injury is a severe disease with high morbidity and mortality. No reliable cut-offs are known to estimate the severity of acute kidney injury. Thus, there is a need for new tools to rapidly and accurately assess acute ischemia, which is of clinical importance in intensive care and in kidney transplantation. We investigated the value of MSI to assess acute ischemic kidney tissue in a porcine model. A perfusion model was developed where paired kidneys received warm (severe) or cold (minor) ischemia ( n = 8 per group). First, ischemic tissue damage was systematically assessed by two blinded pathologists. Second, MALDI-MSI of kidney tissues was performed to study the spatial distributions and compositions of lipids in the tissues. Histopathological examination revealed no significant difference between kidneys, whereas MALDI-MSI was capable of a detailed discrimination of severe and mild ischemia by differential expression of characteristic lipid-degradation products throughout the tissue within 2 h. In particular, lysolipids, including lysocardiolipins, lysophosphatidylcholines, and lysophosphatidylinositol, were dramatically elevated after severe ischemia. This study demonstrates the significant potential of MSI to differentiate and identify molecular patterns of early ischemic injury in a clinically acceptable time frame. The observed changes highlight the underlying biochemical processes of acute ischemic kidney injury and provide a molecular classification tool that can be deployed in assessment of acute ischemic kidney injury.
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- T. C. van Smaalen
- Department
of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical
Center+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- The
Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division
of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht
University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- The
Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division
of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht
University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- The
Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division
of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht
University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- The
Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division
of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht
University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pathology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
- GROW-School
for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical
Center+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pathology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- The
Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Division
of Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Maastricht
University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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