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Peris M, Benseny-Cases N, Manich G, Zerpa O, Almolda B, Perálvarez-Marín À, González B, Castellano B. Roadmap for Postnatal Brain Maturation: Changes in Gray and White Matter Composition during Development Measured by Fourier Transformed Infrared Microspectroscopy. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:3088-3102. [PMID: 37540627 PMCID: PMC10485886 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
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Key events in postnatal brain development, such as neuronal migration, synaptogenesis, and myelination, shape the adult brain. These events are reflected in changes in gray and white matter (GM and WM) occurring during this period. Therefore, precise knowledge of GM and WM composition in perinatal brain development is crucial to characterizing brain formation as well as the neurodevelopmental disruption observed in diseases such as autism and schizophrenia. In this study, we combined histochemical and immunohistochemical staining with biochemical and biophysical analyses using Fourier transform infrared (IR) microspectroscopy (μFTIR) to better understand the chemical changes during postnatal developmental myelination. For this purpose, we analyzed the GM and WM in the mouse brain and cerebellum (strain C57BL/6) from postnatal day 0 (P0) to day P28 and established presumed correlations between staining and IR data. IR spectra allowed the (i) quantification of lipid and protein content through the CH2/amide I ratio, (ii) determination of chemical characteristics of lipids, such as the presence of unsaturated bonds in the carbonate chain or carbonyls from ester groups in the polar head, and (iii) determination of the protein secondary structure (α-helix and intramolecular β-sheets). The results indicate that the increase in the CH2/amide I ratio calculated from the μFTIR data correlates well with lipid histochemical staining. IR data indicated a change in the lipid composition in WM since carbonyl and unsaturated olefinic groups do not increase when lipids accumulate during myelination. Our correlation analysis between IR data and immunohistochemical staining of myelin-associated proteins revealed that myelin oligodendrocyte protein correlated well with lipid accumulation, while myelin basic protein appeared before lipid modifications, which indicated that myelin-associated proteins and lipid deposition were not synchronic. These events were related to a decrease in the intramolecular β/α protein ratio. Our results indicate that lipids and proteins in WM substantially change their composition due to primary myelination, and according to results obtained from staining, these modifications are better described by lipid histochemical staining than by immunohistochemistry against myelin-related proteins. In conclusion, μFTIR can be a useful technique to study WM during perinatal development and provide detailed information about alterations in the chemical composition related to neurodevelopmental diseases.
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- Marta Peris
- Department
of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neuroscience, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Biophysics
Unit. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Morphological Sciences, Universitat Autònoma
de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neuroscience, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neuroscience, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Biophysics
Unit. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neuroscience, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Neuroscience, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Magalhaes CM, Dučić T, Pereira RB, González-Berdullas P, Rodríguez-Borges JE, Pereira DM, Esteves da Silva JCG, Algarra M, Pinto da Silva L. Synchrotron-based FTIR evaluation of biochemical changes in cancer and noncancer cells induced by brominated marine coelenteramine. Arch Biochem Biophys 2023:109660. [PMID: 37263463 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2023.109660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The mode of action toward gastric cancer cells of brominated Coelenteramine, an analog of a metabolic product of a marine bioluminescent reaction, was investigated by synchrotron radiation-based FTIR. This method revealed that the anticancer activity of brominated Coelenteramine is closely connected with cellular lipids, by affecting their organization and composition. More specifically, there is an increasing extent of oxidative stress, which result in changes in membrane polarity, lipid chain packing and lipid composition. However, this effect was not observed in a noncancer cell line, helping to explain its selectivity profile. Thus, synchrotron radiation-based FTIR helped to identity the potential of this Coelenteramine analog in targeting membrane lipids, while proving to be a powerful technique to probe the mechanism of anticancer drugs.
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- Carla M Magalhaes
- Chemistry Research Unit (CIQUP), Institute of Molecular Sciences (IMS), Department of Geosciences, Environment and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, Nº 228, 4050-213, Porto, Portugal
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- Chemistry Research Unit (CIQUP), Institute of Molecular Sciences (IMS), Department of Geosciences, Environment and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, Nº 228, 4050-213, Porto, Portugal
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- Chemistry Research Unit (CIQUP), Institute of Molecular Sciences (IMS), Department of Geosciences, Environment and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- INAMAT2 - Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics, Department of Science, Public University of Navarra, Campus de Arrosadia, 31006, Pamplona, Spain.
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- Chemistry Research Unit (CIQUP), Institute of Molecular Sciences (IMS), Department of Geosciences, Environment and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
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Andjelic S, Kreuzer M, Hawlina M, Lumi X. Characterization of Different Types of Epiretinal Proliferations by Synchrotron Radiation-Based Fourier Transform Infrared Micro-Spectroscopy. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054834. [PMID: 36902265 PMCID: PMC10003457 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Pathological tissue on the surface of the retina that can be of different etiology and pathogenesis can cause changes in the retina that have a direct consequence on vision. Tissues of different etiology and pathogenesis have different morphological structures and also different macromolecule compositions usually characteristic of specific diseases. In this study, we evaluated and compared biochemical differences among samples of three different types of epiretinal proliferations: idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERMi), membranes in proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVRm), and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDRm). The membranes were analyzed by using synchrotron radiation-based Fourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopy (SR-FTIR). We used the SR-FTIR micro-spectroscopy setup, where measurements were set to achieve a high resolution that was capable of showing clear biochemical spectra in biological tissue. We were able to identify differences between PVRm, PDRm, and ERMi in protein and lipid structure; collagen content and collagen maturity; differences in proteoglycan presence; protein phosphorylation; and DNA expression. Collagen showed the strongest expression in PDRm, lower expression in ERMi, and very low expression in PVRm. We also demonstrated the presence of silicone oil (SO) or polydimethylsiloxane in the structure of PVRm after SO endotamponade. This finding suggests that SO, in addition to its many benefits as an important tool in vitreoretinal surgery, could be involved in PVRm formation.
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- Sofija Andjelic
- Eye Hospital, University Medical Centre, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- CELLS-ALBA, Synchrotron Light Source, 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona, Spain
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- Eye Hospital, University Medical Centre, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Eye Hospital, University Medical Centre, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +386-15221911; Fax: +386-15221900
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Application of Synchrotron Radiation-Based Fourier-Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy for Thermal Imaging of Polymer Thin Films. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15030536. [PMID: 36771835 PMCID: PMC9919785 DOI: 10.3390/polym15030536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The thermal imaging of surfaces with microscale spatial resolution over micro-sized areas remains a challenging and time-consuming task. Surface thermal imaging is a very important characterization tool in mechanical engineering, microelectronics, chemical process engineering, optics, microfluidics, and biochemistry processing, among others. Within the realm of electronic circuits, this technique has significant potential for investigating hot spots, power densities, and monitoring heat distributions in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) platforms. We present a new technique for remote non-invasive, contactless thermal field mapping using synchrotron radiation-based Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy. We demonstrate a spatial resolution better than 10 um over areas on the order of 12,000 um2 measured in a polymeric thin film on top of CaF2 substrates. Thermal images were obtained from infrared spectra of poly(methyl methacrylate) thin films heated with a wire. The temperature dependence of the collected infrared spectra was analyzed via linear regression and machine learning algorithms, namely random forest and k-nearest neighbor algorithms. This approach speeds up signal analysis and allows for the generation of hyperspectral temperature maps. The results here highlight the potential of infrared absorbance to serve as a remote method for the quantitative determination of heat distribution, thermal properties, and the existence of hot spots, with implications in CMOS technologies and other electronic devices.
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Jadhav AC, Kounatidis I. Correlative Cryo-imaging Using Soft X-Ray Tomography for the Study of Virus Biology in Cells and Tissues. Subcell Biochem 2023; 106:169-196. [PMID: 38159227 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40086-5_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that depend on their host cell machinery and metabolism for their replicative life cycle. Virus entry, replication, and assembly are dynamic processes that lead to the reorganisation of host cell components. Therefore, a complete understanding of the viral processes requires their study in the cellular context where advanced imaging has been proven valuable in providing the necessary information. Among the available imaging techniques, soft X-ray tomography (SXT) at cryogenic temperatures can provide three-dimensional mapping to 25 nm resolution and is ideally suited to visualise the internal organisation of virus-infected cells. In this chapter, the principles and practices of synchrotron-based cryo-soft X-ray tomography (cryo-SXT) in virus research are presented. The potential of the cryo-SXT in correlative microscopy platforms is also demonstrated through working examples of reovirus and hepatitis research at Beamline B24 (Diamond Light Source Synchrotron, UK) and BL09-Mistral beamline (ALBA Synchrotron, Spain), respectively.
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- Archana C Jadhav
- Beamline B24, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Beamline B24, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK.
- School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
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Chavez-Angel E, Puertas B, Kreuzer M, Soliva Fortuny R, Ng RC, Castro-Alvarez A, Sotomayor Torres CM. Spectroscopic and Thermal Characterization of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Adulterated with Edible Oils. Foods 2022; 11:foods11091304. [PMID: 35564027 PMCID: PMC9100626 DOI: 10.3390/foods11091304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The substitution of extra virgin olive oil with other edible oils is the primary method for fraud in the olive-oil industry. Developing inexpensive analytical methods for confirming the quality and authenticity of olive oils is a major strategy towards combatting food fraud. Current methods used to detect such adulterations require complicated time- and resource-intensive preparation steps. In this work, a comparative study incorporating Raman and infrared spectroscopies, photoluminescence, and thermal-conductivity measurements of different sets of adulterated olive oils is presented. The potential of each characterization technique to detect traces of adulteration in extra virgin olive oils is evaluated. Concentrations of adulterant on the order of 5% can be detected in the Raman, infrared, and photoluminescence spectra. Small changes in thermal conductivity were also found for varying amounts of adulterants. While each of these techniques may individually be unable to identify impurity adulterants, the combination of these techniques together provides a holistic approach to validate the purity and authenticity of olive oils.
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- Emigdio Chavez-Angel
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain; (R.C.N.); (C.M.S.T.)
- Correspondence: (E.C.-A.); (A.C.-A.)
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- Departamento de Calidad, Döehler Fraga, Member of Döehler Group, Collidors S/N, 22520 Fraga, Spain;
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source Experiment Division—MIRAS Beamline Cerdanyola del Valles, 08290 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Agrotecnio-CeRCA Center, Department of Food Technology, University of Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain;
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain; (R.C.N.); (C.M.S.T.)
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- Centro de Excelencia en Medicina Traslacional, Laboratorio de Bioproductos Farmacéuticos y Cosméticos, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco 4780000, Chile
- Correspondence: (E.C.-A.); (A.C.-A.)
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain; (R.C.N.); (C.M.S.T.)
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Nešić MD, Dučić T, Gonçalves M, Stepić M, Algarra M, Soto J, Gemović B, Bandosz TJ, Petković M. Biochemical changes in cancer cells induced by photoactive nanosystem based on carbon dots loaded with Ru complex. Chem Biol Interact 2022; 360:109950. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Perez-Berna AJ, Benseny-Cases N, Rodríguez MJ, Valcarcel R, Carrascosa JL, Gastaminza P, Pereiro E. Monitoring reversion of hepatitis C virus-induced cellular alterations by direct-acting antivirals using cryo soft X-ray tomography and infrared microscopy. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2021; 77:1365-1377. [PMID: 34726165 PMCID: PMC8561738 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798321009955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an enveloped RNA virus. One of the hallmarks of HCV infection is a rearrangement of the host cell membranes, known as the `membranous web'. Full-field cryo soft X-ray tomography (cryo-SXT) in the water-window energy range (284-543 eV) was performed on the MISTRAL beamline to investigate, in whole unstained cells, the morphology of the membranous rearrangements induced in HCV replicon-harbouring cells in conditions close to the living physiological state. All morphological alterations could be reverted by a combination of sofosbuvir/daclatasvir, which are clinically approved antivirals (direct-acting antivirals; DAAs) for HCV infection. Correlatively combining cryo-SXT and 2D synchrotron-based infrared microscopy provides critical information on the chemical nature of specific infection-related structures, which allows specific patterns of the infection process or the DAA-mediated healing process to be distinguished.
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- Ana J. Perez-Berna
- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2–26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2–26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Campus de Cantoblanco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2–26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Campus de Cantoblanco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Campus de Cantoblanco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2–26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain
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Barba C, Oliver MA, Martí M, Kreuzer M, Coderch L. Lipid distribution on ethnic hairs by Fourier transform infrared synchrotron spectroscopy. Skin Res Technol 2021; 28:75-83. [PMID: 34549464 PMCID: PMC9907587 DOI: 10.1111/srt.13093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND A synchrotron-based Fourier transform infrared micro-spectrometer (μ-FTIR) allows the spatial determination of lipids across the different layers of ethnic hairs and differentiates between the lipid order arrangement and quantity. MATERIALS AND METHODS The three ethnic fibers were delipidized, the lipid extracts were characterized, and the delipidized fibers were studied by dynamic vapor sorption experiments (DVS) and FTIR-synchrotron techniques. RESULTS The average spectra from the different hair regions exhibited the most intense CH2 sym peaks on the medulla, followed by those from the cuticle and cortex for all hairs of different ethnicities. Differences in the lipid fraction of the three hair types have been observed, and they can explain some barrier properties. African virgin hair was demonstrated to have more lipids mainly in the medulla, which implies an important hydrophobicity with low hysteresis between absorption and desorption water vapor processes. In addition, these lipids are highly disordered, mainly in the cuticle, which can be related to its high water vapor diffusion. Asian and Caucasian virgin hairs presented a similar lipid order in all regions, with similar diffusion coefficients. Results indicate that the higher order of the lipid bilayer hinders water permeation kinetics in some way. CONCLUSION The differences in the presence and organization of the lipids in the different regions of the African hair can account for its differentiation with regards to moisturization and swelling from the other types of fibers.
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- Clara Barba
- Department of Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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Sanchez-Molina P, Almolda B, Benseny-Cases N, González B, Perálvarez-Marín A, Castellano B. Specific microglial phagocytic phenotype and decrease of lipid oxidation in white matter areas during aging: Implications of different microenvironments. Neurobiol Aging 2021; 105:280-295. [PMID: 34139605 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Physiological aging is characterized by an imbalance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators leading to neuroinflammation. Microglial cells, which are highly regulated by the local microenvironment, undergo specific changes depending upon the brain area during aging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of age over microglial cells along different brain areas and microenvironments. For this purpose, transgenic mice with overproduction of either the anti-inflammatory IL-10 cytokine or the pro-inflammatory IL-6 cytokine were used. Our results show that, during aging, microglial cells located in white matter (WM) areas maintain their phagocytic capacity but present a specific phagocytic phenotype with receptors involved in myelin recognition, arguing for aging-derived myelin damage. Whereas IL-10 overproduction anticipates the age-related microglial phagocytic phenotype, maintaining it over time, IL-6 overproduction exacerbates this phenotype in aging. These modifications were linked with a higher efficiency of myelin engulfment by microglia in aged transgenic animals. Moreover, we show, in a novel way, lower lipid oxidation during aging in WM areas, regardless of the genotype. The novelty of the insights presented in this study open a window to deeply investigate myelin lipid oxidation and the role of microglial cells in its regulation during physiological aging.
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- Paula Sanchez-Molina
- Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Álvarez-Marimon E, Castillo-Michel H, Reyes-Herrera J, Seira J, Aso E, Carmona M, Ferrer I, Cladera J, Benseny-Cases N. Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence and FTIR Signatures for Amyloid Fibrillary and Nonfibrillary Plaques. ACS Chem Neurosci 2021; 12:1961-1971. [PMID: 33990138 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amyloid plaques are one of the principal hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease and are mainly composed of Aβ amyloid peptides together with other components such as lipids, cations, or glycosaminoglycans. The structure of amyloid peptide's aggregates is related to the peptide toxicity and highly depends on the aggregation conditions and the presence of cofactors. While fibrillary aggregates are nowadays considered nontoxic, oligomeric/granular (nonfibrillary) aggregates have been found to be toxic. In this work we have characterized in situ two different types of amyloid deposits analyzing sections of the cortex of patients in advanced stages of Alzheimer disease. By combining SR-μFTIR for the study of the secondary structure of the peptide and ThS fluorescence as an indicator of fibrillary structures, we found two types of plaques: ThS positive plaques with a clear infrared band at 1630 cm-1 that would correspond to fibrillary plaques and ThS negative plaques showing a mixture of nonfibrillar β-sheet and unordered aggregated structures that would correspond to the nonfibrillary plaques (plaques with increased unordered structure). The analysis of the FTIR spectra has allowed correlation of lipid oxidation with the presence of nonfibrillary plaques. The metal composition of the two types of plaques has been analyzed using SR-nano-XRF and XANES. The results have shown higher accumulation of iron (mainly Fe2+) in fibrillary plaques than in nonfibrillary ones. However, in nonfibrillary plaques Fe3+ has been found to predominate over Fe2+. The identification of different types of aggregated forms and the different composition of metals found in the different types of plaques could be of paramount importance for the understanding of the development of Alzheimer disease.
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- Elena Álvarez-Marimon
- Unitat de Biofísica, Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- ID21, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- ID21, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Unitat de Biofísica, Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Neuropatologia, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, 08907 Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Neuropatologia, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, 08907 Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Neuropatologia, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, 08907 Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat de Biofísica, Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Consorcio para la Construccion Equipamiento y Explotacion del Laboratorio de Luz Sincrotron, ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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UV Effect on Human Anterior Lens Capsule Macro-Molecular Composition Studied by Synchrotron-Based FTIR Micro-Spectroscopy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22105249. [PMID: 34065666 PMCID: PMC8156142 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is an important risk factor in cataractogenesis. Lens epithelial cells (LECs), which are a highly metabolically active part of the lens, play an important role in UV-induced cataractogenesis. The purpose of this study was to characterize cell compounds such as nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids in human UV C-irradiated anterior lens capsules (LCs) with LECs, as well as to compare them with the control, non-irradiated LCs of patients without cataract, by using synchrotron radiation-based Fourier transform infrared (SR-FTIR) micro-spectroscopy. In order to understand the effect of the UV C on the LC bio-macromolecules in a context of cataractogenesis, we used the SR-FTIR micro-spectroscopy setup installed on the beamline MIRAS at the Spanish synchrotron light source ALBA, where measurements were set to achieve a single-cell resolution with high spectral stability and high photon flux. UV C irradiation of LCs resulted in a significant effect on protein conformation with protein formation of intramolecular parallel β-sheet structure, lower phosphate and carboxyl bands in fatty acids and amino acids, and oxidative stress markers with significant increase of lipid peroxidation and diminishment of the asymmetric CH3 band.
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SR-FTIR spectro-microscopic interaction study of biochemical changes in HeLa cells induced by Levan-C60, Pullulan-C60, and their cholesterol-derivatives. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:2541-2549. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kreuzer M, Stamenković S, Chen S, Andjus P, Dučić T. Lipids status and copper in a single astrocyte of the rat model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Correlative synchrotron-based X-ray and infrared imaging. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2020; 13:e202000069. [PMID: 32463554 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000069] [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: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, causing death of motor neurons controlling voluntary muscles. The pathological mechanisms of the disease are only partially understood. The hSOD1-G93A ALS rat model is characterized by an overexpression of human mutated SOD1, causing increased vulnerability by forming intracellular protein aggregates, inducing excitotoxicity, affecting oxidative balance and disturbing axonal transport. In this study we followed the bio-macromolecular organic composition and compartmentalization together with trace metal distribution in situ in single astrocytes from the ALS rat model and compared them to the control astrocytes from nontransgenic littermates by simultaneous use of two synchrotron radiation-based methods: Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (SR-FTIR) and hard X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XRF). We show that ALS cells contained more Cu, which colocalized with total lipids, increased carbonyl groups and oxidized lipids, thus implying direct involvement of Cu in oxidative stress of lipidic components without direct connection to protein aggregation in situ.
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- Martin Kreuzer
- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Experimental division- MIRAS beamline, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Biology, Center for laser microscopy - CLM, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Center for laser microscopy - CLM, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Experimental division- MIRAS beamline, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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Kreuzer M, Dučić T, Hawlina M, Andjelic S. Synchrotron-based FTIR microspectroscopy of protein aggregation and lipids peroxidation changes in human cataractous lens epithelial cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15489. [PMID: 32968091 PMCID: PMC7511928 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72413-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide but the mechanisms involved in the process of cataractogenesis are not yet fully understood. Two most prevalent types of age-related cataracts are nuclear (N) and cortical (C) cataracts. A common environmental factor in most age-related cataracts is believed to be oxidative stress. The lens epithelium, the first physical and biological barrier in the lens, is build from lens epithelial cells (LECs). LECs are important for the maintenance of lens transparency as they control energy production, antioxidative mechanisms and biochemical transport for the whole lens. The purpose of this study is to characterize compounds in LECs originated from N and C cataracts, by using the synchrotron radiation-based Fourier Transform Infrared (SR-FTIR) microspectroscopy, in order to understand the functional importance of their different bio-macromolecules in cataractogenesis. We used the SR-FTIR microspectroscopy setup installed on the beamline MIRAS at the Spanish synchrotron light source ALBA, where measurements were set to achieve single cell resolution, with high spectral stability and high photon flux. The results showed that protein aggregation in form of fibrils was notably pronounced in LECs of N cataracts, while oxidative stress and the lipids peroxidation were more pronounced in LECs of C cataracts.
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- Martin Kreuzer
- CELLS-ALBA, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, Cerdanyola del Valles, 08290, Barcelona, Spain
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- CELLS-ALBA, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, Cerdanyola del Valles, 08290, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Eye Hospital, University Medical Centre, Grablovičeva 46, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Eye Hospital, University Medical Centre, Grablovičeva 46, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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From Mouse to Human: Comparative Analysis between Grey and White Matter by Synchrotron-Fourier Transformed Infrared Microspectroscopy. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10081099. [PMID: 32722088 PMCID: PMC7464184 DOI: 10.3390/biom10081099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Fourier Transform Infrared microspectroscopy (μFTIR) is a very useful method to analyze the biochemical properties of biological samples in situ. Many diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS) have been studied using this method, to elucidate alterations in lipid oxidation or protein aggregation, among others. In this work, we describe in detail the characteristics between grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) areas of the human brain by μFTIR, and we compare them with the mouse brain (strain C57BL/6), the most used animal model in neurological disorders. Our results show a clear different infrared profile between brain areas in the lipid region of both species. After applying a second derivative in the data, we established a 1.5 threshold value for the lipid/protein ratio to discriminate between GM and WM areas in non-pathological conditions. Furthermore, we demonstrated intrinsic differences of lipids and proteins by cerebral area. Lipids from GM present higher C=CH, C=O and CH3 functional groups compared to WM in humans and mice. Regarding proteins, GM present lower Amide II amounts and higher intramolecular β-sheet structure amounts with respect to WM in both species. However, the presence of intermolecular β-sheet structures, which is related to β-aggregation, was only observed in the GM of some human individuals. The present study defines the relevant biochemical properties of non-pathological human and mouse brains by μFTIR as a benchmark for future studies involving CNS pathological samples.
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In situ structural characterization of early amyloid aggregates in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice and Octodon degus. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5888. [PMID: 32246090 PMCID: PMC7125182 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62708-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Amyloid plaques composed of Aβ amyloid peptides and neurofibrillary tangles are a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. In situ identification of early-stage amyloid aggregates in Alzheimer’s disease is relevant for their importance as potential targets for effective drugs. Synchrotron-based infrared imaging is here used to identify early-stage oligomeric/granular aggregated amyloid species in situ in the brain of APP/PS1 transgenic mice and Octodon degus for the first time. Also, APP/PS1 mice show fibrillary aggregates at 6 and 12 months whereas very little formation of fibrils is found in aged Octodon degus. Finally, significant decreased burden of early-stage aggregates and fibrillary aggregates is obtained following treatment with G4-His-Mal dendrimers (a neurodegenerative protector) in 6-month-old APP/PS1 mice, thus demonstrating putative therapeutic properties of G4-His-Mal dendrimers in AD models. Identification, localization, and characterization using infrared imaging of these non-fibrillary species in the cerebral cortex at early stages of AD progression in transgenic mice point to their relevance as putative pharmacological targets. No less important, early detection of these structures may be useful in the search for markers for non-invasive diagnostic techniques.
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Oliver MA, Coderch L, Carrer V, Barba C, Marti M. Ethnic hair: Thermoanalytical and spectroscopic differences. Skin Res Technol 2020; 26:617-626. [PMID: 32162430 DOI: 10.1111/srt.12842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to characterize and detect the possible differences among the hair of three different ethnicities: African, Asiatic and Caucasian. MATERIALS AND METHODS The differences in water adsorption/desorption behaviour of hairs were studied using a thermogravimetric balance and compared with the analysis of the lipid distribution and order using synchrotron-based Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy. Besides, the thermal thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses on human hair were executed. RESULTS Differences in the diffusion coefficients were evidenced. African hair exhibited increased permeability. Caucasian hair displayed a higher water absorption capability with increasing humidity but with a slow diffusion rate. The Asian fibre appeared to be more resistant to hydration changes. The spectroscopic analysis showed notable differences in the cuticle lipids. The African cuticle exhibited more lipids with a lower order bilayer. The outmost layer of Caucasian fibres contained more ordered lipids, and the Asian fibres show a very low level of lipids on the cuticle region. The DSC results indicate no difference in the thermal stability and TG showed higher water content in the Caucasian fibre and a possible lower cysteine disulphide bond content in the African hair matrix. CONCLUSION The triple approach demonstrated the permeability differences among the ethnic fibres and their correlation with the properties of their cuticle lipids. These differences could have particular relevance to the hair care cosmetic market.
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- Marc A Oliver
- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, IQAC-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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Oliver MA, Marti M, Coderch L, Carrer V, Kreuzer M, Barba C. Lipid loses and barrier function modifications of the brown-to-white hair transition. Skin Res Technol 2019; 25:517-525. [PMID: 30758871 DOI: 10.1111/srt.12681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The main objective of this study was to determine the lipid profile of brown and white Caucasian hair fibres and the effects of lipids on the properties of fibres. MATERIALS AND METHODS To determine the structures of white and brown hair lipid bilayers, cross sections of fibres of both hair types were examined using synchrotron-based μ-FTIR mapping. Dynamic vapour sorption (DVS) analyses were also performed to determine the differences in the barrier function of both fibres. RESULTS Spatial identification of lipids showed that a great amount of lipids was present in the medulla of fibres of both hair types, but important differences were also observed between cuticles of the different fibres. The cuticle of a white hair fibre showed a significant decrease in its lipid content, but did not show differences in the lateral packing order with respect to the cuticle of a brown hair fibre. The cortex and medulla of the white hair fibre also exhibited a significant decrease in its lipid content but with a higher lateral packing order than brown hair. Using DVS analysis, it was found that the water dynamics of white hair fibres differed from those of brown hair fibres, showing a decrease in their total capacity to absorb water and an increase in the velocity of the exchange of water with the environment. CONCLUSION The results of both techniques demonstrated a high correlation between the characteristics of the lipids located in the cuticle and the water dynamics of the fibres.
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- Marc A Oliver
- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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Synchrotron radiation-based FTIR spectro-microscopy of the brainstem of the hSOD1 G93A rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2019; 48:475-484. [PMID: 31243482 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-019-01380-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pathological mechanisms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease, are still poorly understood. One subset of familial ALS cases is caused by mutations in the metallo-enzyme copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1), increasing the susceptibility of the SOD1 protein to form insoluble intracellular aggregates. Here, we employed synchrotron radiation-based Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and microscopy to investigate brainstem cross-sections from the transgenic hSOD1 G93A rat model of ALS that overexpresses human-mutated SOD1. We compared the biomacromolecular organic composition in brainstem tissue cross-sections of ALS rats and their non-transgenic littermates (NTg). We demonstrate that the proteins and especially their antiparallel β-sheet structure significantly differed in all three regions: the facial nucleus (FN), the gigantocellular reticular nucleus (GRN) and the trigeminal motor nucleus (TMN) in the brainstem tissue of ALS rats. The protein levels varied between different brainstem areas, with the highest concentration observed in the region of the FN in the brainstem tissue of NTg animals. Furthermore, the concentration of lipids and esters was significantly decreased in the TMN and FN of ALS animals. A similar pattern was detected for choline and phosphate assigned to nucleic acids with the highest concentrations in the FN of NTg animals. The spectroscopic analysis showed significant differences in phosphates, amide and lipid structure in the FN of NTg animals in comparison with the same area of ALS rats. These results show that the hG93A SOD1 mutation causes metabolic cellular changes and point to a link between bioorganic composition and hallmarks of protein aggregation.
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Dučić T, Stamenković S, Lai B, Andjus P, Lučić V. Multimodal Synchrotron Radiation Microscopy of Intact Astrocytes from the hSOD1 G93A Rat Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Anal Chem 2018; 91:1460-1471. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Tanja Dučić
- CELLS − ALBA, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Center for Laser Microscopy−CLM, Studentski Trg 3, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Center for Laser Microscopy−CLM, Studentski Trg 3, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 1, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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Benseny-Cases N, Álvarez-Marimon E, Castillo-Michel H, Cotte M, Falcon C, Cladera J. Synchrotron-Based Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy (μFTIR) Study on the Effect of Alzheimer’s Aβ Amorphous and Fibrillar Aggregates on PC12 Cells. Anal Chem 2018; 90:2772-2779. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Núria Benseny-Cases
- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2−26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unitat
de Biofísica, Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Facultat
de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- ID21, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- ID21, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8220, Laboratoire d’Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale (LAMS), 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Carrer de la Llum 2−26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unitat
de Biofísica, Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Facultat
de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Marín-García M, Benseny-Cases N, Camacho M, Perrie Y, Suades J, Barnadas-Rodríguez R. Metallosomes for biomedical applications by mixing molybdenum carbonyl metallosurfactants and phospholipids. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:14293-14303. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01584h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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New photo-CORM metallosomes with low cell toxicity were prepared from organometallic metallosurfactants and phospholipids.
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- M. Marín-García
- Biophysics Unit/Center for Biophysical Studies
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Faculty of Medicine
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- 08193 Cerdanyola
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- Laboratory of Angiology
- Vascular Biology and Inflammation/Institute of Biomedical Research
- Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- 08025 Barcelona
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow G4 0RE
- UK
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- Departament de Química
- Edifici C
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- 08193 Cerdanyola
- Spain
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- Biophysics Unit/Center for Biophysical Studies
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Faculty of Medicine
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- 08193 Cerdanyola
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