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Kasprzyk P, Wróbel PM, Dudała J, Geraki K, Szczerbowska-Boruchowska M, Radwańska E, Krzyżewski RM, Adamek D, Lankosz M. Elemental Composition of Skeletal Muscle Fibres Studied with Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Fluorescence (SR-XRF). Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23147931. [PMID: 35887280 PMCID: PMC9320641 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Diseases of the muscle tissue, particularly those disorders which result from the pathology of individual muscle cells, are often called myopathies. The diversity of the content of individual cells is of interest with regard to their role in both biochemical mechanisms and the structure of muscle tissue itself. These studies focus on the preliminary analysis of the differences that may occur between diseased tissues and tissues that have been recognised as a reference group. To do so, 13 samples of biopsied human muscle tissues were studied: 3 diagnosed as dystrophies, 6 as (non-dystrophic) myopathy and 4 regarded as references. From these sets of muscle biopsies, 135 completely measured muscle fibres were separated altogether, which were subjected to investigations using synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF). Muscle fibres were analysed in terms of the composition of elements such as Br, Ca, Cl, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, P, S and Zn. The performed statistical tests indicate that all three groups (dystrophies—D; myopathies—M; references—R) show statistically significant differences in their elemental compositions, and the greatest impact, according to the multivariate discriminate analysis (MDA), comes from elements such as Ca, Cu, K, Cl and S.
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- Paula Kasprzyk
- Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicz 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (P.M.W.); (J.D.); (M.S.-B.)
- Correspondence: (P.K.); (M.L.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicz 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (P.M.W.); (J.D.); (M.S.-B.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicz 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (P.M.W.); (J.D.); (M.S.-B.)
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, Oxfordshire, UK;
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- Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicz 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (P.M.W.); (J.D.); (M.S.-B.)
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- Chair of Pathomorphology, Department of Neuropathology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Grzegórzecka 16 Str., 31-531 Krakow, Poland; (E.R.); (D.A.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Jakubowskiego 2 Str., 30-688 Krakow, Poland;
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- Chair of Pathomorphology, Department of Neuropathology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Grzegórzecka 16 Str., 31-531 Krakow, Poland; (E.R.); (D.A.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicz 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (P.M.W.); (J.D.); (M.S.-B.)
- Correspondence: (P.K.); (M.L.)
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de Jesus JR, Arruda MAZ. Unravelling neurological disorders through metallomics-based approaches. Metallomics 2020; 12:1878-1896. [PMID: 33237082 DOI: 10.1039/d0mt00234h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Understanding the biological process involving metals and biomolecules in the brain is essential for establishing the origin of neurological disorders, such as neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. From this perspective, this critical review presents recent advances in this topic, showing possible mechanisms involving the disruption of metal homeostasis and the pathogenesis of neurological disorders. We also discuss the main challenges observed in metallomics studies associated with neurological disorders, including those related to sample preparation and analyte quantification.
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Hartnell D, Gillespie-Jones K, Ciornei C, Hollings A, Thomas A, Harrild E, Reinhardt J, Paterson DJ, Alwis D, Rajan R, Hackett MJ. Characterization of Ionic and Lipid Gradients within Corpus Callosum White Matter after Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat. ACS Chem Neurosci 2020; 11:248-257. [PMID: 31850738 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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There is increased recognition of the effects of diffuse traumatic brain injury (dTBI), which can initiate yet unknown biochemical cascades, resulting in delayed secondary brain degeneration and long-term neurological sequela. There is limited availability of therapies that minimize the effect of secondary brain damage on the quality of life of people who have suffered TBI, many of which were otherwise healthy adults. Understanding the cascade of biochemical events initiated in specific brain regions in the acute phase of dTBI and how this spreads into adjacent brain structures may provide the necessary insight into drive development of improved therapies. In this study, we have used direct biochemical imaging techniques (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging) and elemental mapping (X-ray fluorescence microscopy) to characterize biochemical and elemental alterations that occur in corpus callosum white matter in the acute phase of dTBI. The results provide direct visualization of differential biochemical and ionic changes that occur in the highly vulnerable medial corpus callosum white matter relative to the less vulnerable lateral regions of the corpus callosum. Specifically, the results suggest that altered ionic gradients manifest within mechanically damaged medial corpus callosum, potentially spreading to and inducing lipid alterations to white matter structures in lateral brain regions.
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- David Hartnell
- Curtin Institute for Functional Molecules and Interfaces, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6845
- Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, AUS 6102
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- Neuroscience Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3168
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- Neuroscience Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3168
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- Curtin Institute for Functional Molecules and Interfaces, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6845
- Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, AUS 6102
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- Curtin Institute for Functional Molecules and Interfaces, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6845
- Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, AUS 6102
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- Curtin Institute for Functional Molecules and Interfaces, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6845
- Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, AUS 6102
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3168
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Centre of Excellence for Advanced Molecular Imaging, Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3086
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3168
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- Neuroscience Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3168
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- Neuroscience Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3168
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- Curtin Institute for Functional Molecules and Interfaces, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6845
- Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, AUS 6102
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Skallberg A, Bunnfors K, Brommesson C, Uvdal K. Neutrophils Activated by Nanoparticles and Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: Work Function Mapping and Element Specific Imaging. Anal Chem 2019; 91:13514-13520. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- A. Skallberg
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Division of Molecular Surface Physics and Nano Science, Linköping University, Linköping SE-581 83, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Division of Molecular Surface Physics and Nano Science, Linköping University, Linköping SE-581 83, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Division of Molecular Surface Physics and Nano Science, Linköping University, Linköping SE-581 83, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Division of Molecular Surface Physics and Nano Science, Linköping University, Linköping SE-581 83, Sweden
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Chwiej J, Palczynska M, Skoczen A, Janeczko K, Cieslak J, Simon R, Setkowicz Z. Elemental changes of hippocampal formation occurring during postnatal brain development. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2018; 49:1-7. [PMID: 29895356 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this paper the elemental changes of rat hippocampal formation occurring during the postnatal development were examined. Three groups of animals were used in the study. These were naive Wistar rats at the age of 6-, 30- and 60-days and the chosen life periods corresponded to the neonatal period, childhood and early adulthood in humans, respectively. For the topographic and quantitative elemental analysis X-ray fluorescence microscopy was applied and the measurements were done at the FLUO beamline of ANKA. The detailed quantitative and statistical analysis was done for four areas of hippocampal formation, namely sectors 1 and 3 of the Ammon's horn (CA1 and CA3, respectively), dentate gyrus (DG) and its internal area (hilus of DG, H). The obtained results showed that among the all examined elements (P, S, K, Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn and Se), only the levels of Fe and Zn changed significantly during postnatal development of the hippocampal formation and both the elements were significantly higher in young adults comparing to the rats in neonatal period. The increased Fe areal density was found in all examined hippocampal areas whilst Zn was elevated in CA3, DG and H. In order to follow the dynamics of age-dependent elemental changes, the statistical significance of differences in their accumulation between subsequent moments of time was examined. The obtained results showed statistically relevant increase of Zn level only in the first observation period (between 6th and 30th day of life). Afterwards the areal density of the element did not change significantly. The increase of Fe areal density took place in both examined periods, however the observed changes were small and usually not statistically relevant.
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- J Chwiej
- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland.
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland
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- Institut fur Synchrotronstrahlung, Research Centre Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Jagiellonian University, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Krakow, Poland
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Surowka AD, Ziomber A, Czyzycki M, Migliori A, Kasper K, Szczerbowska-Boruchowska M. Molecular and elemental effects underlying the biochemical action of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in appetite control. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 195:199-209. [PMID: 29414579 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.01.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Recent studies highlight that obesity may alter the electric activity in brain areas triggering appetite and craving. Transcranial direct current brain stimulation (tDCS) has recently emerged as a safe alternative for treating food addiction via modulating cortical excitability without any high-risk surgical procedure to be utilized. As for anodal-type tDCS (atDCS), we observe increased excitability and spontaneous firing of the cortical neurons, whilst for the cathodal-type tDCS (ctDCS) a significant decrease is induced. Unfortunately, for the method to be fully used in a clinical setting, its biochemical action mechanism must be precisely defined, although it is proposed that molecular remodelling processes play in concert with brain activity changes involving the ions of: Na, Cl, K and Ca. Herein, we proposed for the first time Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (SRXRF) microprobes for a combined molecular and elemental analysis in the brain areas implicated appetite control, upon experimental treatment by either atDCS or ctDCS. The study, although preliminary, shows that by stimulating the prefrontal cortex in the rats fed high-caloric nutrients, the feeding behavior can be significantly changed, resulting in significantly inhibited appetite. Both, atDCS and ctDCS produced significant molecular changes involving qualitative and structural properties of lipids, whereas atDCS was found with a somewhat more significant effect on protein secondary structure in all the brain areas investigated. Also, tDCS was reported to reduce surface masses of Na, Cl, K, and Ca in almost all brain areas investigated, although the atDCS deemed to have a stronger neuro-modulating effect. Taken together, one can report that tDCS is an effective treatment technique, and its action mechanism in the appetite control seems to involve a variety of lipid-, protein- and metal/non-metal-ion-driven biochemical changes, regardless the current polarization.
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- Artur D Surowka
- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Medicine, Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland; Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy; International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Science and Instrumentation Laboratory, Seibersdorf, Austria
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- International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Science and Instrumentation Laboratory, Seibersdorf, Austria
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Krakow, Poland
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Imaging XPS and photoemission electron microscopy; surface chemical mapping and blood cell visualization. Biointerphases 2017; 12:02C408. [DOI: 10.1116/1.4982644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Salgado P, Contreras D, Mansilla HD, Márquez K, Vidal G, Cobos CJ, Mártire DO. Experimental and computational investigation of the substituent effects on the reduction of Fe3+by 1,2-dihydroxybenzenes. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj01322a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study reports on the kinetics of the early steps of the reactions between substituted 1,2-dihydroxybenzenes (1,2-DHB) and Fe3+.
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- Pablo Salgado
- Grupo de Ingeniería y Biotecnología Ambiental
- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Centro EULA-Chile
- Universidad de Concepción
- Casilla 160-C
- Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Universidad de Concepción
- Casilla 160-C
- Chile
- Centro de Biotecnología
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Universidad de Concepción
- Casilla 160-C
- Chile
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- Grupo de Ingeniería y Biotecnología Ambiental
- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Centro EULA-Chile
- Universidad de Concepción
- Casilla 160-C
- Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA)
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Universidad Nacional de la Plata
- CONICET
- 1900 La Plata
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA)
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Universidad Nacional de la Plata
- CONICET
- 1900 La Plata
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Combined in-situ imaging of structural organization and elemental composition of substantia nigra neurons in the elderly. Talanta 2016; 161:368-376. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wróbel PM, Bała S, Czyzycki M, Golasik M, Librowski T, Ostachowicz B, Piekoszewski W, Surówka A, Lankosz M. Combined micro-XRF and TXRF methodology for quantitative elemental imaging of tissue samples. Talanta 2016; 162:654-659. [PMID: 27837886 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Local differences in structural properties of biological specimens pose a major limitation to quantitative X-ray fluorescence imaging. This is because both the various tissue compartments of different density and variation in the sample thickness upon frequently used freeze-drying come up with the different values of the sample mass per unit area to be taken into account. Even though several solutions to tackle this problem based on the home-made standards for quantification in terms of thickness- and density-independent elemental mass fractions have been proposed, this issue is not addressed enough due to the samples' heterogeneity. In our recent study, we propose a calculation scheme based on combined external-standard micro X-ray fluorescence (micro-XRF) imaging and internal-standard total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) analysis to determine the corrected elemental mass fraction distributions in commonly analysed rat tissues: kidney, liver and spleen. The results of TXRF analysis of digested large tissue sections together with the mean values of elemental masses per unit area obtained with micro-XRF were employed to determine the average masses per unit area of the samples. The correction for variation of the tissue thickness and density was done through with the use of Compton intensities. Importantly, by its versatility, our novel approach can be used to produce elemental contrast in a variety of biological specimens where local variations in either the sample density or thickness are no longer the issue.
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- Paweł M Wróbel
- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; Physics Section, Nuclear Science and Instrumentation Laboratory (NSIL), IAEA Laboratories, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical College, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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