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Yang Z, Yang L, Zhao L, Huang D, Li J, Chen X, Shen X, Wang H. Micro X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) methodology for quantitative elemental imaging of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys with varying chemical compositions. Talanta 2024; 269:125407. [PMID: 37988824 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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The preparation and characterization of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys with varying chemical compositions are helpful for rapid screening of the optimal compositions in the research and development of new materials. The traditional testing methods cannot accurately determine the composition gradient in samples because they have a low spatial resolution or are semi-quantitative and time-consuming. The micro X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) methodology has been used for the elemental imaging of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys with varying chemical compositions. The experimental conditions, including testing voltages, testing currents and the dwell time for each pixel, were optimized systematically to improve the repeatability and accuracy of the μ-XRF methodology. The quantitative elemental imaging of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy rod sample using μ-XRF was performed, and the results were validated by conducting spark optical emission spectroscopy. The limits of detection of μ-XRF for Zn, Mg, and Cu were 0.007 wt%, 0.068 wt%, and 0.002 wt%, respectively. This versatile elemental imaging technique provided an effective means for the component analysis and process evaluation of alloy samples with a composition gradient and thus for research and development of new materials.
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- Zhigang Yang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, 100081, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Metal Materials Characterization, NCS Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, 100081, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Metal Materials Characterization, NCS Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, 100081, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Metal Materials Characterization, NCS Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, 100081, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Metal Materials Characterization, NCS Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3046, Australia
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, 100081, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Metal Materials Characterization, NCS Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, 100081, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Metal Materials Characterization, NCS Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100081, China.
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Schmollinger S, Chen S, Merchant SS. Quantitative elemental imaging in eukaryotic algae. Metallomics 2023; 15:mfad025. [PMID: 37186252 PMCID: PMC10209819 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfad025] [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: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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All organisms, fundamentally, are made from the same raw material, namely the elements of the periodic table. Biochemical diversity is achieved by how these elements are utilized, for what purpose, and in which physical location. Determining elemental distributions, especially those of trace elements that facilitate metabolism as cofactors in the active centers of essential enzymes, can determine the state of metabolism, the nutritional status, or the developmental stage of an organism. Photosynthetic eukaryotes, especially algae, are excellent subjects for quantitative analysis of elemental distribution. These microbes utilize unique metabolic pathways that require various trace nutrients at their core to enable their operation. Photosynthetic microbes also have important environmental roles as primary producers in habitats with limited nutrient supplies or toxin contaminations. Accordingly, photosynthetic eukaryotes are of great interest for biotechnological exploitation, carbon sequestration, and bioremediation, with many of the applications involving various trace elements and consequently affecting their quota and intracellular distribution. A number of diverse applications were developed for elemental imaging, allowing subcellular resolution, with X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM, XRF) being at the forefront, enabling quantitative descriptions of intact cells in a non-destructive method. This Tutorial Review summarizes the workflow of a quantitative, single-cell elemental distribution analysis of a eukaryotic alga using XFM.
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- Stefan Schmollinger
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology and Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology and Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Wang Y, Xin C, Yu S, Xie Y, Zhang W, Fu R. Health Risk Assessment Based on Source Identification of Heavy Metal(loid)s: A Case Study of Surface Water in the Lijiang River, China. TOXICS 2022; 10:toxics10120726. [PMID: 36548559 PMCID: PMC9783363 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10120726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In this study, 24 surface water samples were collected from the main trunk/tributary of the Lijiang River during the wet season (April) and the dry season (December) in 2021. The total concentration of 11 heavy metal(loid)s (Al, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Ni, Co, Cd, Mn, As, and Hg) was determined to investigate their physicochemical properties and spatial-temporal distribution characteristics. The heavy metal evaluation index (HEI) and the positive matrix factorization (PMF) model were employed to evaluate water quality and to reveal quantitatively identified pollution sources for further investigation to obtain a health risk assessment using the hazard index (HI) and carcinogenic risk (CR) of various pollution sources. The mean concentrations of heavy metal(loid)s in surface water in the wet and dry seasons were ranked as: Al > Mn > Zn > Ni > Cd > Cr > Cu > As >Hg = Pb > Co, with the mean concentration of Hg being higher than the national Class II surface water environmental quality standard (GB3838-2002). In terms of time scale, the concentration of most heavy metal(loid)s was higher in the wet season; most heavy metal(loid)s were distributed mainly in the midstream area. HEI index indicated that the main water quality status was “slightly affected” in the study area. Five potential sources of pollution were obtained from the PMF model, including industrial activities, traffic sources, agricultural activities, domestic waste emissions, and natural resources. The source-oriented risk assessment indicated that the largest contributions of HI and CR were agricultural sources in the Lijiang River. This study provides a “target” for the precise control of pollution sources, which has a broad impact on improving the fine management of the water environment in the basin.
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- Yu Wang
- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730070, China
- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China
- International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730070, China
- Correspondence: (C.X.); (S.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China
- International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China
- Correspondence: (C.X.); (S.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China
- International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730070, China
- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China
- International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730070, China
- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China
- International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China
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Gad A, Saleh A, Farhat HI, Dawood YH, Abd El Bakey SM. Spatial Distribution, Contamination Levels, and Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Household Dust in Cairo City, Egypt. TOXICS 2022; 10:toxics10080466. [PMID: 36006146 PMCID: PMC9414935 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10080466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Urban areas’ pollution, which is owing to rapid urbanization and industrialization, is one of the most critical issues in densely populated cities such as Cairo. The concentrations and the spatial distribution of fourteen potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in household dust were investigated in Cairo City, Egypt. PTE exposure and human health risk were assessed using the USEPA’s exposure model and guidelines. The levels of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, and Zn surpassed the background values. Contamination factor index revealed that contamination levels are in the sequence Cd > Hg > Zn > Pb > Cu > As > Mo > Ni > Cr > Co > V > Mn > Fe > Al. The degree of contamination ranges from considerably to very high pollution. Elevated PTE concentrations in Cairo’s household dust may be due to heavy traffic emissions and industrial activities. The calculated noncarcinogenic risk for adults falls within the safe limit, while those for children exceed that limit in some sites. Cairo residents are at cancer risk owing to prolonged exposure to the indoor dust in their homes. A quick and targeted plan must be implemented to mitigate these risks.
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- Ahmed Gad
- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (A.S.)
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- National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Cairo 11421, Egypt
- Correspondence: (A.G.); (A.S.)
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, El Salam City 43518, Egypt
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- Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Biological and Geological Sciences, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11341, Egypt
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Roudeau S, Trist BG, Carmona A, Davies KM, Halliday GM, Rufin Y, Claverol S, Van Malderen SJM, Falkenberg G, Double KL, Ortega R. Native Separation and Metallation Analysis of SOD1 Protein from the Human Central Nervous System: a Methodological Workflow. Anal Chem 2021; 93:11108-11115. [PMID: 34348022 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Studies of the metal content of metalloproteins in tissues from the human central nervous system (CNS) can be compromised by preparative techniques which alter levels of, or interactions between, metals and the protein of interest within a complex mixture. We developed a methodological workflow combining size exclusion chromatography, native isoelectric focusing, and either proton or synchrotron X-ray fluorescence within electrophoresis gels to analyze the endogenous metal content of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) purified from minimal amounts (<20 mg) of post-mortem human brain and spinal cord tissue. Abnormal metallation and aggregation of SOD1 are suspected to play a role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, but data describing SOD1 metal occupancy in human tissues have not previously been reported. Validating our novel approach, we demonstrated step-by-step metal preservation, preserved SOD1 activity, and substantial enrichment of SOD1 protein versus confounding metalloproteins. We analyzed tissues from nine healthy individuals and five CNS regions (occipital cortex, substantia nigra, locus coeruleus, dorsal spinal cord, and ventral spinal cord). We found that Cu and Zn were bound to SOD1 in a ratio of 1.12 ± 0.28, a ratio very close to the expected value of 1. Our methodological workflow can be applied to the study of endogenous native SOD1 in a pathological context and adapted to a range of metalloproteins from human tissues and other sources.
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- Stéphane Roudeau
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CENBG, UMR-5797, F-33170 Gradignan, France
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- Brain and Mind Centre and School of Medical Sciences (Neuroscience), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre and School of Medical Sciences (Neuroscience), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre and Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
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- Plateforme Biochimie et Biophysique (BioProt), Univ. Bordeaux, F-33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Plateforme Proteome, Univ. Bordeaux, Camperdown, F-33076 Bordeaux, France
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- Brain and Mind Centre and School of Medical Sciences (Neuroscience), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CENBG, UMR-5797, F-33170 Gradignan, France
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Goenaga Infante H, Warren J, Chalmers J, Dent G, Todoli JL, Collingwood J, Telling N, Resano M, Limbeck A, Schoenberger T, Hibbert DB, LeGresley A, Adams K, Craston D. Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019). PURE APPL CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2019-0203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Recommendations are given concerning the terminology of concepts and methods used in spectroscopy in analytical chemistry, covering nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, atomic spectroscopy, and vibrational spectroscopy.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Alicante , Alicante , Spain
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- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University , Stoke on Trent , UK
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics , Vienna , Austria
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kingston University , Kingston-upon-Thames , UK
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Stewart TJ. Across the spectrum: integrating multidimensional metal analytics for in situ metallomic imaging. Metallomics 2020; 11:29-49. [PMID: 30499574 PMCID: PMC6350628 DOI: 10.1039/c8mt00235e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To know how much of a metal species is in a particular location within a biological context at any given time is essential for understanding the intricate roles of metals in biology and is the fundamental question upon which the field of metallomics was born. Simply put, seeing is powerful. With the combination of spectroscopy and microscopy, we can now see metals within complex biological matrices complemented by information about associated molecules and their structures. With the addition of mass spectrometry and particle beam based techniques, the field of view grows to cover greater sensitivities and spatial resolutions, addressing structural, functional and quantitative metallomic questions from the atomic level to whole body processes. In this perspective, I present a paradigm shift in the way we relate to and integrate current and developing metallomic analytics, highlighting both familiar and perhaps less well-known state of the art techniques for in situ metallomic imaging, specific biological applications, and their use in correlative studies. There is a genuine need to abandon scientific silos and, through the establishment of a metallomic scientific platform for further development of multidimensional analytics for in situ metallomic imaging, we have an incredible opportunity to enhance the field of metallomics and demonstrate how discovery research can be done more effectively.
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- Theodora J Stewart
- King's College London, Mass Spectrometry, London Metallomics Facility, 4th Floor Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford St., London SE1 9NH, UK.
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Chen A, Hansen TH, Olsen LI, Palmgren M, Husted S, Schjoerring JK, Persson DP. Towards single-cell ionomics: a novel micro-scaled method for multi-element analysis of nanogram-sized biological samples. PLANT METHODS 2020; 16:31. [PMID: 32165911 PMCID: PMC7059671 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-020-00566-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND To understand processes regulating nutrient homeostasis at the single-cell level there is a need for new methods that allow multi-element profiling of biological samples ultimately only available as isolated tissues or cells, typically in nanogram-sized samples. Apart from tissue isolation, the main challenges for such analyses are to obtain a complete and homogeneous digestion of each sample, to keep sample dilution at a minimum and to produce accurate and reproducible results. In particular, determining the weight of small samples becomes increasingly challenging when the sample amount decreases. RESULTS We developed a novel method for sampling, digestion and multi-element analysis of nanogram-sized plant tissue, along with strategies to quantify element concentrations in samples too small to be weighed. The method is based on tissue isolation by laser capture microdissection (LCM), followed by pressurized micro-digestion and ICP-MS analysis, the latter utilizing a stable µL min-1 sample aspiration system. The method allowed for isolation, digestion and analysis of micro-dissected tissues from barley roots with an estimated sample weight of only ~ 400 ng. In the collection and analysis steps, a number of contamination sources were identified. Following elimination of these sources, several elements, including magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and manganese (Mn), could be quantified. By measuring the exact area and thickness of each of the micro-dissected tissues, their volume was calculated. Combined with an estimated sample density, the sample weights could subsequently be calculated and the fact that these samples were too small to be weighed could thereby be circumvented. The method was further documented by analysis of Arabidopsis seeds (~ 20 µg) as well as tissue fractions of such seeds (~ 10 µg). CONCLUSIONS The presented method enables collection and multi-element analysis of small-sized biological samples, ranging down to the nanogram level. As such, the method paves the road for single cell and tissue-specific quantitative ionomics, which allow for future transcriptional, proteomic and metabolomic data to be correlated with ionomic profiles. Such analyses will deepen our understanding of how the elemental composition of plants is regulated, e.g. by transporter proteins and physical barriers (i.e. the Casparian strip and suberin lamellae in the root endodermis).
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- Anle Chen
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Sajnóg A, Hanć A, Barałkiewicz D. Metrological approach to quantitative analysis of clinical samples by LA-ICP-MS: A critical review of recent studies. Talanta 2018; 182:92-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jurowski K, Kochan K, Walczak J, Barańska M, Piekoszewski W, Buszewski B. Analytical Techniques in Lipidomics: State of the Art. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2017; 47:418-437. [PMID: 28340309 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2017.1310613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Current studies related to lipid identification and determination, or lipidomics in biological samples, are one of the most important issues in modern bioanalytical chemistry. There are many articles dedicated to specific analytical strategies used in lipidomics in various kinds of biological samples. However, in such literature, there is a lack of articles dedicated to a comprehensive review of the actual analytical methodologies used in lipidomics. The aim of this article is to characterize the lipidomics methods used in modern bioanalysis according to the methodological point of view: (1) chromatography/separation methods, (2) spectroscopic methods and (3) mass spectrometry and also hyphenated methods. In the first part, we discussed thin layer chromatography (TLC), high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). The second part includes spectroscopic techniques such as Raman spectroscopy (RS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The third part is a synthetic review of mass spectrometry, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI), hyphenated methods, which include liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and also multidimensional techniques. Other aspects are the possibilities of the application of the described methods in lipidomics studies. Due to the fact that the exploration of new methods of lipidomics analysis and their applications in clinical and medical studies are still challenging for researchers working in life science, we hope that this review article will be very useful for readers.
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- Kamil Jurowski
- a Kraków Higher School of Health Promotion , Krakow , Poland
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- b Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET) , Jagiellonian University in Cracow , Cracow , Poland.,c Centre for Biospectroscopy and School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , Victoria , Australia
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- d Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics , Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University , Torun , Poland
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- b Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET) , Jagiellonian University in Cracow , Cracow , Poland.,e Department of Chemical Physics, Faculty of Chemistry , Jagiellonian University in Cracow , Cracow , Poland
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- f Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry , Jagiellonian University in Cracow , Cracow , Poland.,g School of Biomedicine , Far Eastern Federal University , Vladivostok , Russia
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- d Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics , Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University , Torun , Poland
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Jurowski K, Kochan K, Walczak J, Barańska M, Piekoszewski W, Buszewski B. Comprehensive review of trends and analytical strategies applied for biological samples preparation and storage in modern medical lipidomics: State of the art. Trends Analyt Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Sussulini A, Becker JS, Becker JS. Laser ablation ICP-MS: Application in biomedical research. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2017; 36:47-57. [PMID: 26398248 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In the last decade, the development of diverse bioanalytical methodologies based on mass spectrometry imaging has increased, as has their application in biomedical questions. The distribution analysis of elements (metals, semimetals, and non-metals) in biological samples is a point of interest in life sciences, especially within the context of metallomics, which is the scientific field that encompasses the global analysis of the entirety of elemental species inside a cell or tissue. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been efficiently employed to generate qualitative and quantitative maps of elemental distribution in thin tissue sections of a variety of biological samples, for example, brain, cartilage, spinal cord, etc. The combination of elemental with molecular mass spectrometry allows obtaining information about the elements bound to proteins, when they are previously separated by gel electrophoresis (metalloproteomics), and also adding a new dimension to molecular mass spectrometry imaging by the correlation of molecular and elemental distribution maps in definite regions in a biological tissue. In the present review, recent biomedical applications in LA-ICP-MS imaging as a stand-alone technique and in combination with molecular mass spectrometry imaging techniques are discussed. Applications of LA-ICP-MS in the study of neurodegenerative diseases, distribution of contrast agents and metallodrugs, and metalloproteomics will be focused in this review. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Mass Spec Rev 36:47-57, 2017.
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- Alessandra Sussulini
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Analytik (ZEA-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425, Jülich, Germany
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Angrisani N, Reifenrath J, Zimmermann F, Eifler R, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Vano-Herrera K, Vogt C. Biocompatibility and degradation of LAE442-based magnesium alloys after implantation of up to 3.5years in a rabbit model. Acta Biomater 2016; 44:355-65. [PMID: 27497845 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Magnesium as basic implant material has long been the center of orthopedic research. Latest progress is achieved with a European certification and clinical use of a magnesium based compression screw. However, long term studies with implantation duration that exceed one year considerably do not exist. The present examinations analyzed the degradation progress from nine months to 3.5year after implantation of cylindrical pins into the medullary cavity of New Zealand White rabbits. Evaluation included clinical assessment, in vivo μ-computed tomography, analysis of the implants by three-point-bending and examination of the adjacent tissue by means of histology and of inner organs by mass- and optical emission spectrometry using inductively coupled plasma. Clinical acceptance was without objections in all animals. Immoderate reaction of the surrounding bone could be found in neither of the applied techniques. While in vivo μ-computed tomography showed a very slow degradation rate up to 72weeks, three-point-bending revealed a percentage loss of F(max) of 41.1% for implants after 9months implantation and 88.47% for the implant after 3.5years implantation. Although the total amounts of RE detected in the inner organs were very low, the organs of rabbits with LAE442 cylinders showed 10-20-fold increased concentrations of the alloying elements lanthanum, cerium, neodymium and praseodymium compared to animals without any implanted material. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE This is the first animal study investigating the degradation process of a magnesium alloy in vivo for up to 3.5years. Currently available data from different other in vivo studies cover only implantation durations up to one year. Therefore, the analysis of these long-time effects in the present study is highly significant and of great interest. Comprehensive outcome achieved by different techniques was assessed. The degradation process was slow and homogenous. Maximum applied force (F(max)) reduced by 41.1% for implants after 9months and by 88.47% for the implant after 3.5years implantation. Total amounts of RE detected in the inner organs were very low; the organs of rabbits with LAE442 cylinders showed 10-20-fold increased concentrations.
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Jurowski K, Buszewski B, Piekoszewski W. Bioanalytics in Quantitive (Bio)imaging/Mapping of Metallic Elements in Biological Samples. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2016; 45:334-47. [PMID: 25996031 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2014.941455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The aim of this article is to describe selected analytical techniques and their applications in the quantitative mapping/(bio)imaging of metals in biological samples. This work presents the advantages and disadvantages as well as the appropriate methods of scope for research. Distribution of metals in biological samples is currently one of the most important issues in physiology, toxicology, pharmacology, and other disciplines where functional information about the distribution of metals is essential. This issue is a subject of research in (bio)imaging/mapping studies, which use a variety of analytical techniques for the identification and determination of metallic elements. Increased interest in analytical techniques enabling the (bio)imaging of metals in a variety of biological material has been observed more recently. Measuring the distribution of trace metals in tissues after a drug dose or ingestion of poison-containing metals allows for the studying of pathomechanisms and the pathophysiology of various diseases and disorders related to the management of metals in human and animal systems.
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- Kamil Jurowski
- a Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry , Jagiellonian University in Kraków , Kraków , Poland
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