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Tata A, Perez CJ, Hamid TS, Bayfield MA, Ifa DR. Analysis of metabolic changes in plant pathosystems by imprint imaging DESI-MS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 26:641-8. [PMID: 25510927 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-1039-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The response of plants to microbial pathogens is based on the production of secondary metabolites. The complexity of plant-pathogen interactions makes their understanding a challenging task for metabolomic studies requiring powerful analytical approaches. In this paper, the ability of ambient mass spectrometry to provide a snapshot of plant metabolic response to pathogen invasion was tested. The fluctuations of glycoalkaloids present in sprouted potatoes infected by the phytopathogen Pythium ultimum were monitored by imprint imaging desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS). After 8 d from the inoculation, a decrease of the relative abundance of potato glycoalkaloids α-solanine (m/z 706) and α-chaconine (m/z 722) was observed, whereas the relative intensity of solanidine (m/z 398), solasodenone (m/z 412), solanaviol (m/z 430), solasodiene (m/z 396), solaspiralidine (m/z 428), γ-solanine/γ-chaconine (m/z 560) , β-solanine (m/z 706), and β-chaconine (m/z 722) increased. The progression of the disease, expressed by the development of brown necrotic lesions on the potato, led to the further decrease of all the glycoalkaloid metabolites. Therefore, the applicability of imprint imaging DESI-MS in studying the plant metabolic changes in a simple pathosystem was demonstrated with minimal sample preparation.
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- Alessandra Tata
- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Srimany A, Jayashree B, Krishnakumar S, Elchuri S, Pradeep T. Identification of effective substrates for the direct analysis of lipids from cell lines using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2015; 29:349-356. [PMID: 26406347 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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RATIONALE Various disease conditions, particularly tumours, can be understood easily by studying changes in the lipid profile of cells. While lipid profiles of tissues have been recorded by desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometric (DESI-MS) imaging, there is paucity in standardized protocols for sample preparation involving cell cultures to generate reliable results. In this study, we report a method for the direct analysis of lipids from cultured cells by incorporating them onto Whatman 42 filter paper as a substrate for reliable DESI-MS analysis. METHODS The WERI-RB1 cell line was spotted on commonly used substrates for DESI-MS analysis, such as glass slides, Teflon coated glass slides, thin layer chromatography (TLC) plates, and Whatman 42 filter paper. A comparison of mass spectrometric images with two different lipids was made to understand the behaviour of different surfaces when the same sample was spotted on them. Relative intensities of different lipid peaks in the WERI-RB1 cell line were compared and relative lipid abundances were also compared across two different human retinoblastoma cell lines; WERI-RB1 and Y79. RESULTS The study demonstrates that good lipid signals can be obtained by DESI-MS when the cells are spotted on Whatman 42 filter paper. Tandem mass spectrometry was performed to identify the lipids as glycerophosphocholines (PC). Better lipid images from assembly of cells were obtained with distinct boundary when they were spotted on Whatman 42 filter paper than other surfaces. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate the use of a simple substrate for reliable DESI-MS analysis of cultured cells. This method has the potential to understand various interactions of cells with other external agents. The current method would help in the application of DESI-MS for biology in general and medical sciences in particular.
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- Amitava Srimany
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 600006, India
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 600006, India
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 600006, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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Barry JA, Groseclose MR, Robichaud G, Castellino S, Muddiman DC. Assessing drug and metabolite detection in liver tissue by UV-MALDI and IR-MALDESI mass spectrometry imaging coupled to FT-ICR MS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 377:448-155. [PMID: 26056514 PMCID: PMC4456684 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2014.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Determining the distribution of a drug and its metabolites within tissue is a key facet of evaluating drug candidates. Drug distribution can have a significant implication in appraising drug efficacy and potential toxicity. The specificity and sensitivity of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) make it a perfect complement to the analysis of drug distributions in tissue. The detection of lapatinib as well as several of its metabolites in liver tissue was determined by MSI using infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI) coupled to high resolving power Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometers. IR-MALDESI required minimal sample preparation while maintaining high sensitivity. The effect of the electrospray solvent composition on IR-MALDESI MSI signal from tissue analysis was investigated and an empirical comparison of IR-MALDESI and UV-MALDI for MSI analysis is also presented.
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- Jeremy A. Barry
- W.M. Keck FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Department of Drug Metabolism& Pharmacokinetics, Platform Science & Technology, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- W.M. Keck FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Department of Drug Metabolism& Pharmacokinetics, Platform Science & Technology, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- W.M. Keck FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Author for Correspondence David C. Muddiman, Ph.D. W.M. Keck FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Laboratory Department of Chemistry North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Phone: 919-513-0084 Fax: 919-513-7993
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Nilsson A, Goodwin RJA, Shariatgorji M, Vallianatou T, Webborn PJH, Andrén PE. Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Drug Development. Anal Chem 2015; 87:1437-55. [DOI: 10.1021/ac504734s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Anna Nilsson
- Biomolecular
Imaging and Proteomics, National Center for Mass Spectrometry Imaging,
Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 591 BMC, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Drug Safety & Metabolism, Innovative Medicines, AstraZeneca, Darwin Building 310, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 OWG, U.K
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- Biomolecular
Imaging and Proteomics, National Center for Mass Spectrometry Imaging,
Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 591 BMC, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Biomolecular
Imaging and Proteomics, National Center for Mass Spectrometry Imaging,
Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 591 BMC, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Drug Safety & Metabolism, Innovative Medicines, AstraZeneca, Darwin Building 310, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 OWG, U.K
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- Biomolecular
Imaging and Proteomics, National Center for Mass Spectrometry Imaging,
Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 591 BMC, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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Wang B, Dearring CL, Wager-Miller J, Mackie K, Trimpin S. Drug detection and quantification directly from tissue using novel ionization methods for mass spectrometry. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2015; 21:201-10. [PMID: 26307700 PMCID: PMC4762651 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Solvent assisted ionization inlet (SAII) and matrix assisted ionization vacuum (MAIV) were used to quantify rapidly an antipsychotic drug, clozapine, directly from surfaces with minimal sample preparation. This simple surface analysis method based on SAII- and MAIV-mass spectrometry (MS) was developed to allow the detection of endogenous lipids, metabolites, and clozapine directly from sections of mouse brain tissue. A rapid surface assessment was achieved by SAII with the assistance of heat applied to the mass spectrometer inlet. MAIV provided an improved reproducibility without the need of a heated inlet. In addition, isotope dilution and standard addition were used without sample clean-up, and the results correlate well with liquid chromatography tandem MS using sample work-up. Using the simple surface methods, standard solutions containing clozapine and a deuterated internal standard (clozapine-d8) at different concentration ratios were used in the extraction and quantification of clozapine from brain tissue sections of a drug-treated mouse using different tissue thicknesses. The amount of clozapine extracted by these surface methods was independent of tissue thickness.
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- Beixi Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202.
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202. Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201.
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Barry JA, Robichaud G, Bokhart MT, Thompson C, Sykes C, Kashuba AD, Muddiman DC. Mapping antiretroviral drugs in tissue by IR-MALDESI MSI coupled to the Q Exactive and comparison with LC-MS/MS SRM assay. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014; 25:2038-47. [PMID: 24744212 PMCID: PMC4201889 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-0884-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This work describes the coupling of the IR-MALDESI imaging source with the Q Exactive mass spectrometer. IR-MALDESI MSI was used to elucidate the spatial distribution of several HIV drugs in cervical tissues that had been incubated in either a low or high concentration. Serial sections of those analyzed by IR-MALDESI MSI were homogenized and analyzed by LC-MS/MS to quantify the amount of each drug present in the tissue. By comparing the two techniques, an agreement between the average intensities from the imaging experiment and the absolute quantities for each drug was observed. This correlation between these two techniques serves as a prerequisite to quantitative IR-MALDESI MSI. In addition, a targeted MS(2) imaging experiment was also conducted to demonstrate the capabilities of the Q Exactive and to highlight the added selectivity that can be obtained with SRM or MRM imaging experiments.
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- Jeremy A. Barry
- W.M. Keck FT Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- W.M. Keck FT Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- W.M. Keck FT Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- W.M. Keck FT Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Author for Correspondence: David C. Muddiman, Ph.D., W.M. Keck FT Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, Phone: 919-513-0084, Fax: 919-513-7993,
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Buse J, Purves RW, Verrall RE, Badea I, Zhang H, Mulligan CC, Peru KM, Bailey J, Headley JV, El-Aneed A. The development and assessment of high-throughput mass spectrometry-based methods for the quantification of a nanoparticle drug delivery agent in cellular lysate. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2014; 49:1171-1180. [PMID: 25395133 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The safe use of lipid-based drug delivery agents requires fast and sensitive qualitative and quantitative assessment of their cellular interactions. Many mass spectrometry (MS) based analytical platforms can achieve such task with varying capabilities. Therefore, four novel high-throughput MS-based quantitative methods were evaluated for the analysis of a small organic gene delivery agent: N,N-bis(dimethylhexadecyl)-1,3-propane-diammonium dibromide (G16-3). Analysis utilized MS instruments that detect analytes using low-resolution tandem MS (MS/MS) analysis (i.e. QTRAP or linear ion trap in this work) or high-resolution MS analysis (i.e. time of flight (ToF) or Orbitrap). Our results indicate that the validated fast chromatography (FC)-QTRAP-MS/MS, FC- LTQ-Orbitrap-MS, desorption electrospray ionization-collision-induced dissociation (CID)-MS/MS and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-ToF/ToF-MS MS methods were superior in the area of method development and sample analysis time to a previously developed liquid chromatography (LC)-CID-MS/MS. To our knowledge, this is the first evaluation of the abilities of five MS-based quantitative methods that target a single pharmaceutical analyte. Our findings indicate that, in comparison to conventional LC-CID-MS/MS, the new MS-based methods resulted in a (1) substantial reduction in the analysis time, (2) reduction in the time required for method development and (3) production of either superior or comparable quantitative data. The four new high-throughput MS methods, therefore, were faster, more efficient and less expensive than a conventional LC-CID-MS/MS for the quantification of the G16-3 analyte within tissue culture. When applied to cellular lysate, no significant change in the concentration of G16-3 gemini surfactant within PAM212 cells was observed between 5 and 53 h, suggesting the absence of any metabolism/excretion from PAM212 cells.
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- Joshua Buse
- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada
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Challenges and recent advances in mass spectrometric imaging of neurotransmitters. Bioanalysis 2014; 6:525-40. [PMID: 24568355 DOI: 10.4155/bio.13.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mass spectrometric imaging (MSI) is a powerful tool that grants the ability to investigate a broad mass range of molecules, from small molecules to large proteins, by creating detailed distribution maps of selected compounds. To date, MSI has demonstrated its versatility in the study of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides of different classes toward investigation of neurobiological functions and diseases. These studies have provided significant insight in neurobiology over the years and current technical advances are facilitating further improvements in this field. Herein, we briefly review new MSI studies of neurotransmitters, focusing specifically on the challenges and recent advances of MSI of neurotransmitters.
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Gurdak E, Green FM, Rakowska PD, Seah MP, Salter TL, Gilmore IS. VAMAS Interlaboratory Study for Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (DESI MS) Intensity Repeatability and Constancy. Anal Chem 2014; 86:9603-11. [DOI: 10.1021/ac502075t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Elzbieta Gurdak
- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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Tata A, Montemurro C, Porcari AM, Silva KC, Lopes de Faria JB, Eberlin MN. Spatial distribution of theobromine - a low MW drug - in tissues via matrix-free NALDI-MS imaging. Drug Test Anal 2014; 6:949-52. [DOI: 10.1002/dta.1691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Alessandra Tata
- ThoMSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry; University of Campinas; Campinas SP Brazil
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- Renal Pathophysiology Laboratory, Investigation on Diabetes Complications, Faculty of Medical Sciences; State University of Campinas; Campinas SP Brazil
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- ThoMSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry; University of Campinas; Campinas SP Brazil
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- Renal Pathophysiology Laboratory, Investigation on Diabetes Complications, Faculty of Medical Sciences; State University of Campinas; Campinas SP Brazil
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- Renal Pathophysiology Laboratory, Investigation on Diabetes Complications, Faculty of Medical Sciences; State University of Campinas; Campinas SP Brazil
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- ThoMSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry; University of Campinas; Campinas SP Brazil
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Lanekoff I, Stevens SL, Stenzel-Poore MP, Laskin J. Matrix effects in biological mass spectrometry imaging: identification and compensation. Analyst 2014; 139:3528-32. [PMID: 24802717 PMCID: PMC4078919 DOI: 10.1039/c4an00504j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Matrix effects in mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) may affect the observed molecular distribution in chemical and biological systems. In this study, we use mouse brain tissue of a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) stroke model to examine matrix effects in nanospray desorption electrospray ionization MSI (nano-DESI MSI). This is achieved by normalizing the intensity of the sodium and potassium adducts of endogenous phosphatidylcholine (PC) species to the intensity of the corresponding adduct of the PC standard supplied at a constant rate with the nano-DESI solvent. The use of MCAO model with an ischemic region localized to one hemisphere of the brain enables immediate comparison of matrix effects within one ion image. Furthermore, significant differences in sodium and potassium concentrations in the ischemic region in comparison with the healthy tissue allowed us to distinguish between two types of matrix effects. Specifically, we discuss matrix effects originating from variations in alkali metal concentrations and matrix effects originating from variations in the molecular composition of the tissue. Compensation for both types of matrix effects was achieved by normalizing the signals corresponding to endogenous PC to the signals of the standards. This approach, which does not introduce any complexity in sample preparation, efficiently compensates for signal variations resulting from differences in the local concentrations of sodium and potassium in tissue sections and from the complexity of the extracted analyte mixture derived from local variations in molecular composition.
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- Ingela Lanekoff
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, K8-88, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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In situ assessment of atorvastatin impurity using MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI). Anal Chim Acta 2014; 818:32-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A reflection on fit-for-purpose metabolite investigation at different stages of drug development. Bioanalysis 2014; 6:591-4. [DOI: 10.4155/bio.14.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Liu J, Gingras J, Ganley KP, Vismeh R, Teffera Y, Zhao Z. Whole-body tissue distribution study of drugs in neonate mice using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2014; 28:185-190. [PMID: 24338966 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Revised: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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RATIONALE Although Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) is uniquely suited for whole-body (WB) tissue distribution study of drugs, success in this area has been difficult. Here, we present WB tissue distribution studies using DESI-MSI and a new histological tissue-friendly solvent system. METHODS Neonate pups were dosed subcutaneously (SC) with clozapine, compound 1, compound 2, or compound 3. Following euthanization by hypothermia, neonates underwent a transcardiac perfusion (saline) to remove blood. After cryosectioning, DESI-MSI was conducted for the WB tissue slides, followed sequentially by histological staining. RESULTS Whole-body tissue imaging showed that clozapine and its N-oxide metabolite were distributed in significant amounts in the brain, spinal cord, liver, heart (ventricle), and lungs. Compound 1 was distributed mainly in the liver and muscle, and its mono-oxygenated metabolite was detected by DESI-MSI exclusively in the liver. Compound 2 was distributed mainly in the muscle and fatty tissue. Compound 3 was distributed mainly in fatty tissue and its metabolites were also mainly detected in the same tissue. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate the successful application of DESI-MSI in whole-body tissue distribution studies of drugs and metabolites in combination with sequential histology staining for anatomy. The results also identified lipophilicity as the driving force in the tissue distribution of the three Amgen compounds.
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- Jingzhou Liu
- Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, Amgen Inc., 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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Automated liquid microjunction surface sampling-HPLC-MS/MS analysis of drugs and metabolites in whole-body thin tissue sections. Bioanalysis 2014; 5:819-26. [PMID: 23534426 DOI: 10.4155/bio.13.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this work was to develop a fully automated liquid extraction-based surface sampling system utilizing a commercially available autosampler coupled with HPLC-MS/MS detection. RESULTS Discrete spots selected for droplet-based sampling and automated sample queue generation, for both the autosampler and MS, were enabled by using in-house developed software. In addition, co-registration of spatially resolved sampling positions and HPLC-MS information to generate heat maps of compounds monitored for subsequent data analysis was also available in the software. The system was evaluated with whole-body thin tissue sections from propranolol-dosed rats. CONCLUSION The spatial distributions of both the drug and its hydroxypropranolol glucuronide metabolites were consistent with previous studies employing other liquid extraction-based surface sampling methodologies.
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Lanekoff I, Thomas M, Laskin J. Shotgun Approach for Quantitative Imaging of Phospholipids Using Nanospray Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2014; 86:1872-80. [DOI: 10.1021/ac403931r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Ingela Lanekoff
- Physical
Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, K8-88, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Computational
Science and Mathematics Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Physical
Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, K8-88, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Romanova EV, Aerts JT, Croushore CA, Sweedler JV. Small-volume analysis of cell-cell signaling molecules in the brain. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014; 39:50-64. [PMID: 23748227 PMCID: PMC3857641 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Revised: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Modern science is characterized by integration and synergy between research fields. Accordingly, as technological advances allow new and more ambitious quests in scientific inquiry, numerous analytical and engineering techniques have become useful tools in biological research. The focus of this review is on cutting edge technologies that aid direct measurement of bioactive compounds in the nervous system to facilitate fundamental research, diagnostics, and drug discovery. We discuss challenges associated with measurement of cell-to-cell signaling molecules in the nervous system, and advocate for a decrease of sample volumes to the nanoliter volume regimen for improved analysis outcomes. We highlight effective approaches for the collection, separation, and detection of such small-volume samples, present strategies for targeted and discovery-oriented research, and describe the required technology advances that will empower future translational science.
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- Elena V Romanova
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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Ferreira CR, Wu L, Vogt FG, Bornancini ER, Cooks RG. Fiducial Markers for Distribution of Drug and Excipient on Tablet Surfaces by Multimodal Desorption Electrospray Ionization–Mass Spectrometry (DESI–MS) Imaging. ANAL LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2013.832269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Škrášková K, Heeren RM. A review of complementary separation methods and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging: Lowering sample complexity. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1319:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A critical evaluation of the current state-of-the-art in quantitative imaging mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 406:1275-89. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7478-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Imaging mass spectrometry: challenges in visualization of drug distribution in solid tumors. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2013; 13:807-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Revised: 06/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Yao C, Na N, Huang L, He D, Ouyang J. High-throughput detection of drugs binding to proteins using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 794:60-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Krieger S, Hayen H, Schmitz OJ. Quantification of coumarin in cinnamon and woodruff beverages using DIP-APCI-MS and LC-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:8337-45. [PMID: 23912829 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7238-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 07/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The use of the direct inlet probe-atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization (DIP-APCI) ion source developed in our laboratory coupled to a high resolution Q-TOF MS for the quantitative analysis of coumarin in different cinnamon samples was demonstrated in this study. Extraction of coumarin from various cinnamon samples was followed by DIP-APCI-mass spectrometry (MS) and liquid chromatography (LC)-MS analysis. For quantification, an external calibration with and without the use of stable isotope-labeled coumarin as internal standard was compared. The results obtained by DIP-APCI-MS and LC-MS were in good agreement. Even without the use of an internal standard satisfying linearity (R(2) > 0.997), recovery (94-104% for spiking levels between 100 and 5,000 mg/kg) and intra- and interday repeatability (2.2-13.8%RSD) was demonstrated using DIP-APCI-MS. To reduce the number of samples requiring quantitative analysis, the possibility of semi-quantitative screening of coumarin directly from powdered cinnamon using DIP-APCI-MS was shown. The analysis of woodruff-flavored beverages and cinnamon-flavored chewing gum by DIP-APCI-MS resulted in the formation of an artifact interfering with coumarin detection. As with other ambient ionization methods, special attention has to be paid to possible spectral interferences due to isobaric substances present in the sample matrix or formed from matrix components after ionization. The temperature-programmed vaporization in DIP-APCI-MS combined with the use of stable isotope-labeled coumarin as internal standard helped in recognizing this interference.
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- Sonja Krieger
- Institute for Pure and Applied Mass Spectrometry, University of Wuppertal, Gauss-Str. 20, 42119, Wuppertal, Germany
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Lietz CB, Gemperline E, Li L. Qualitative and quantitative mass spectrometry imaging of drugs and metabolites. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2013; 65:1074-85. [PMID: 23603211 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Mass spectrometric imaging (MSI) has rapidly increased its presence in the pharmaceutical sciences. While quantitative whole-body autoradiography and microautoradiography are the traditional techniques for molecular imaging of drug delivery and metabolism, MSI provides advantageous specificity that can distinguish the parent drug from metabolites and modified endogenous molecules. This review begins with the fundamentals of MSI sample preparation/ionization, and then moves on to both qualitative and quantitative applications with special emphasis on drug discovery and delivery. Cutting-edge investigations on sub-cellular imaging and endogenous signaling peptides are also highlighted, followed by perspectives on emerging technology and the path for MSI to become a routine analysis technique.
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Weaver EM, Hummon AB. Imaging mass spectrometry: from tissue sections to cell cultures. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2013; 65:1039-55. [PMID: 23571020 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Revised: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) has been a useful tool for investigating protein, peptide, drug and metabolite distributions in human and animal tissue samples for almost 15years. The major advantages of this method include a broad mass range, the ability to detect multiple analytes in a single experiment without the use of labels and the preservation of biologically relevant spatial information. Currently the majority of IMS experiments are based on imaging animal tissue sections or small tumor biopsies. An alternative method currently being developed is the application of IMS to three-dimensional cell and tissue culture systems. With new advances in tissue culture and engineering, these model systems are able to provide increasingly accurate, high-throughput and cost-effective models that recapitulate important characteristics of cell and tissue growth in vivo. This review will describe the most recent advances in IMS technology and the bright future of applying IMS to the field of three-dimensional cell and tissue culture.
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de Rijke E, Hooijerink D, Sterk SS, Nielen MW. Confirmation and 3D profiling of anabolic steroid esters in injection sites using imaging desorption electrospray ionisation (DESI) mass spectrometry. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2013; 30:1012-9. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.794307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cabral EC, Mirabelli MF, Perez CJ, Ifa DR. Blotting assisted by heating and solvent extraction for DESI-MS imaging. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013; 24:956-65. [PMID: 23605686 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0616-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Imprints of potato sprout (Solanum tuberosum L.), gingko leaves (Gingko biloba L.) and strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) were successfully imaged by desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) on TLC plates through blotting assisted by heating and/or solvent extraction. Ion images showing the distribution of significant compounds such as glycoalkaloid toxins in potato sprout, ginkgolic acids and flavonoids in ginkgo leaves, and sugars and anthocyanidin in strawberry were obtained. Practical implications of this work include analysis of a wide range of irregular or soft materials by different imprinting conditions without requiring the addition of matrices or use of specific kinds of surfaces.
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- Elaine C Cabral
- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wu C, Dill AL, Eberlin LS, Cooks RG, Ifa DR. Mass spectrometry imaging under ambient conditions. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2013; 32:218-43. [PMID: 22996621 PMCID: PMC3530640 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has emerged as an important tool in the last decade and it is beginning to show potential to provide new information in many fields owing to its unique ability to acquire molecularly specific images and to provide multiplexed information, without the need for labeling or staining. In MSI, the chemical identity of molecules present on a surface is investigated as a function of spatial distribution. In addition to now standard methods involving MSI in vacuum, recently developed ambient ionization techniques allow MSI to be performed under atmospheric pressure on untreated samples outside the mass spectrometer. Here we review recent developments and applications of MSI emphasizing the ambient ionization techniques of desorption electrospray ionization (DESI), laser ablation electrospray ionization (LAESI), probe electrospray ionization (PESI), desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization (DAPPI), femtosecond laser desorption ionization (fs-LDI), laser electrospray mass spectrometry (LEMS), infrared laser ablation metastable-induced chemical ionization (IR-LAMICI), liquid microjunction surface sampling probe mass spectrometry (LMJ-SSP MS), nanospray desorption electrospray ionization (nano-DESI), and plasma sources such as the low temperature plasma (LTP) probe and laser ablation coupled to flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow (LA-FAPA). Included are discussions of some of the features of ambient MSI for example the ability to implement chemical reactions with the goal of providing high abundance ions characteristic of specific compounds of interest and the use of tandem mass spectrometry to either map the distribution of targeted molecules with high specificity or to provide additional MS information on the structural identification of compounds. We also describe the role of bioinformatics in acquiring and interpreting the chemical and spatial information obtained through MSI, especially in biological applications for tissue diagnostic purposes. Finally, we discuss the challenges in ambient MSI and include perspectives on the future of the field.
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- Chunping Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J1P3, Canada
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Liu J, Ouyang Z. Mass spectrometry imaging for biomedical applications. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:5645-53. [PMID: 23539099 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6916-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The development of technologies for mass spectrometry imaging is of substantial research interest. Mass spectrometry is potentially capable of providing highly specific information about the distribution of compounds in tissues, with high sensitivity. The in-situ analysis needed for tissue imaging requires MS to be performed under conditions different from the traditional ones, typically with intensive sample preparation and optimized for pharmaceutical applications. In this paper we critically review the current status of MS imaging with different methods of sample ionization and discuss the 3D and quantitative imaging capabilities which need further development, the importance of the multi-modal imaging, and the balance between the pursuit of high-resolution imaging and the practical application of MS imaging in biomedicine.
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- Jiangjiang Liu
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Monge ME, Harris GA, Dwivedi P, Fernández FM. Mass Spectrometry: Recent Advances in Direct Open Air Surface Sampling/Ionization. Chem Rev 2013; 113:2269-308. [DOI: 10.1021/cr300309q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 404] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- María Eugenia Monge
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332,
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- Department
of Biochemistry and
the Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332,
United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332,
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Lanekoff I, Thomas M, Carson JP, Smith JN, Timchalk C, Laskin J. Imaging nicotine in rat brain tissue by use of nanospray desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Anal Chem 2013; 85:882-9. [PMID: 23256596 DOI: 10.1021/ac302308p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Imaging mass spectrometry offers simultaneous spatially resolved detection of drugs, drug metabolites, and endogenous substances in a single experiment. This is important when evaluating effects of a drug on a complex organ system such as the brain, where there is a need to understand how regional drug distribution impacts function. Nanospray desorption electrospray ionization, nano-DESI, is a new ambient technique that enables spatially resolved analysis of a variety of samples without special sample pretreatment. This study introduces an experimental approach for accurate spatial mapping of drugs and metabolites in tissue sections by nano-DESI imaging. In this approach, an isotopically labeled standard is added to the nano-DESI solvent to compensate for matrix effects and ion suppression. The analyte image is obtained by normalizing the analyte signal to the signal of the standard in each pixel. We demonstrate that the presence of internal standard enables online quantification of analyte molecules extracted from tissue sections. Ion images are subsequently mapped to the anatomical brain regions in the analyzed section by use of an atlas mesh deformed to match the optical image of the section. Atlas-based registration accounts for the physical variability between animals, which is important for data interpretation. The new approach was used for mapping the distribution of nicotine in rat brain tissue sections following in vivo drug administration. We demonstrate the utility of nano-DESI imaging for sensitive detection of the drug in tissue sections with subfemtomole sensitivity in each pixel of a 27 μm × 150 μm area. Such sensitivity is necessary for spatially resolved detection of low-abundance molecules in complex matrices.
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- Ingela Lanekoff
- Chemical and Materials Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
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Ye H, Gemperline E, Li L. A vision for better health: mass spectrometry imaging for clinical diagnostics. Clin Chim Acta 2012; 420:11-22. [PMID: 23078851 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful tool that grants the ability to investigate a broad mass range of molecules from small molecules to large proteins by creating detailed distribution maps of selected compounds. Its usefulness in biomarker discovery towards clinical applications has obtained success by correlating the molecular expression of tissues acquired from MSI with well-established histology. RESULTS To date, MSI has demonstrated its versatility in clinical applications, such as biomarker diagnostics of different diseases, prognostics of disease severities and metabolic response to drug treatment, etc. These studies have provided significant insight in clinical studies over the years and current technical advances are further facilitating the improvement of this field. Although the underlying concept is simple, factors such as choice of ionization method, sample preparation, instrumentation and data analysis must be taken into account for successful applications of MSI. Herein, we briefly reviewed these key elements yet focused on the clinical applications of MSI that cannot be addressed by other means. CONCLUSIONS Challenges and future perspectives in this field are also discussed to conclude that the ever-growing applications with continuous development of this powerful analytical tool will lead to a better understanding of the biology of diseases and improvements in clinical diagnostics.
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- Hui Ye
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705-2222, USA
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