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Kret P, Bodzon-Kulakowska A, Drabik A, Ner-Kluza J, Suder P, Smoluch M. Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Biomaterials. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:6343. [PMID: 37763619 PMCID: PMC10534324 DOI: 10.3390/ma16186343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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The science related to biomaterials and tissue engineering accounts for a growing part of our knowledge. Surface modifications of biomaterials, their performance in vitro, and the interaction between them and surrounding tissues are gaining more and more attention. It is because we are interested in finding sophisticated materials that help us to treat or mitigate different disorders. Therefore, efficient methods for surface analysis are needed. Several methods are routinely applied to characterize the physical and chemical properties of the biomaterial surface. Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) techniques are able to measure the information about molecular composition simultaneously from biomaterial and adjacent tissue. That is why it can answer the questions connected with biomaterial characteristics and their biological influence. Moreover, this kind of analysis does not demand any antibodies or dyes that may influence the studied items. It means that we can correlate surface chemistry with a biological response without any modification that could distort the image. In our review, we presented examples of biomaterials analyzed by MSI techniques to indicate the utility of SIMS, MALDI, and DESI-three major ones in the field of biomaterials applications. Examples include biomaterials used to treat vascular system diseases, bone implants with the effects of implanted material on adjacent tissues, nanofibers and membranes monitored by mass spectrometry-related techniques, analyses of drug-eluting long-acting parenteral (LAPs) implants and microspheres where MSI serves as a quality control system.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Krakow, A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (A.B.-K.); (A.D.); (J.N.-K.); (P.S.)
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Pasterski MJ, Lorenz M, Ievlev AV, Wickramasinghe RC, Hanley L, Kenig F. The Determination of the Spatial Distribution of Indigenous Lipid Biomarkers in an Immature Jurassic Sediment Using Time-of-Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. ASTROBIOLOGY 2023; 23:936-950. [PMID: 37459147 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2022.0145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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The ability to detect and map lipids, including potential lipid biomarkers, within a sedimentary matrix using mass spectrometry (MS) imaging may be critical to determine whether potential lipids detected in samples returned from Mars are indigenous to Mars or are contaminants. Here, we use gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and time-of-flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) datasets collected from an organic-rich, thermally immature Jurassic geologic sample to constrain MS imaging analysis of indigenous lipid biomarkers in geologic samples. GC-MS data show that the extractable fractions are dominated by C27-C30 steranes and sterenes as well as isorenieratene derivatives. ToF-SIMS spectra from organic matter-rich laminae contain a strong, spatially restricted signal for ions m/z 370.3, m/z 372.3, and m/z 386.3, which we assign to C27 sterenes, cholestane (C27), and 4- or 24-methyl steranes (C28), respectively, as well as characteristic fragment ions of isorenieratene derivatives, including m/z 133.1, m/z 171.1, and m/z 237.1. We observed individual steroid spatial heterogeneity at the scale of tens to hundreds of microns. The fine-scale heterogeneity observed implies that indigenous lipid biomarkers concentrated within specific regions may be detectable via ToF-SIMS in samples with even low amounts of organic carbon, including in samples returned from Mars.
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- M Joseph Pasterski
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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McKinnon JC, Milioli HH, Purcell CA, Chaffer CL, Wadie B, Alexandrov T, Mitchell TW, Ellis SR. Enhancing metabolite coverage in MALDI-MSI using laser post-ionisation (MALDI-2). ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:4311-4320. [PMID: 37605803 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01046e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) of metabolites can reveal how metabolism is altered throughout heterogeneous tissues. Here negative ion mode MALDI-MSI has been coupled with laser post-ionisation (MALDI-2) and applied to the MSI of low molecular weight (LMW) metabolites (
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- J C McKinnon
- Molecular Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- St. Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- St. Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- St. Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Molecular Horizons, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Science, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Molecular Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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Ossoliński K, Ruman T, Ossoliński T, Ossolińska A, Arendowski A, Kołodziej A, Płaza-Altamer A, Nizioł J. Monoisotopic silver nanoparticles-based mass spectrometry imaging of human bladder cancer tissue: Biomarker discovery. Adv Med Sci 2022; 68:38-45. [PMID: 36566601 DOI: 10.1016/j.advms.2022.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Bladder cancer (BC) is the 10th most common form of cancer worldwide and the 2nd most common cancer of the urinary tract after prostate cancer, taking into account both incidence and prevalence. MATERIALS/METHODS Tissues from patients with BC and also tissue extracts were analyzed by laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (LDI-MSI) with monoisotopic silver-109 nanoparticles-enhanced target (109AgNPET). RESULTS Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses revealed 10 metabolites that differentiated between tumor and normal tissues from six patients with diagnosed BC. Selected metabolites are discussed in detail in relation to their mass spectrometry (MS) imaging results. The pathway analysis enabled us to link these compounds with 17 metabolic pathways. CONCLUSIONS According to receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of biomarkers, 10 known metabolites were identified as the new potential biomarkers with areas under the curve (AUC) higher than >0.99. In both univariate and multivariate analysis, it was predicted that these compounds could serve as useful discriminators of cancerous versus normal tissue in patients diagnosed with BC.
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- Rzeszów University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Urology, John Paul II Hospital, Kolbuszowa, Poland
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- Rzeszów University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Rzeszów University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszów, Poland; Doctoral School of Engineering and Technical Sciences at the Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Rzeszów University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszów, Poland; Doctoral School of Engineering and Technical Sciences at the Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Rzeszów University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszów, Poland.
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Huang L, Nie L, Dai Z, Dong J, Jia X, Yang X, Yao L, Ma SC. The application of mass spectrometry imaging in traditional Chinese medicine: a review. Chin Med 2022; 17:35. [PMID: 35248086 PMCID: PMC8898510 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-022-00586-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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AbstractMass spectrometry imaging is a frontier technique which connects classical mass spectrometry with ion imaging. Various types of chemicals could be visualized in their native tissues using mass spectrometry imaging. Up to now, the most commonly applied mass spectrometry imaging techniques are matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging, desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging and secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging. This review gives an introduction to the principles, development and applications of commonly applied mass spectrometry imaging techniques, and then illustrates the application of mass spectrometry imaging in the investigation of traditional Chinese medicine. Recently, mass spectrometry imaging has been adopted to explore the spatial distribution of endogenous metabolites in traditional Chinese medicine. Data collected from mass spectrometry imaging can be further utilized to search for marker components of traditional Chinese medicine, discover new compounds from traditional herbs, and differentiate between medicinal plants that are similar in botanical features. Moreover, mass spectrometry imaging also plays a role in revealing the pharmacological and toxicological mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine.
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Clift CL, McLaughlin S, Muñoz M, Suuronen EJ, Rotstein BH, Mehta AS, Drake RR, Alarcon EI, Angel PM. Evaluation of Therapeutic Collagen-Based Biomaterials in the Infarcted Mouse Heart by Extracellular Matrix Targeted MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2746-2754. [PMID: 34713699 PMCID: PMC8639787 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The goal of this study was to develop strategies to localize human collagen-based hydrogels within an infarcted mouse heart, as well as analyze its impact on endogenous extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. Collagen is a natural polymer that is abundantly used in bioengineered hydrogels because of its biocompatibility, cell permeability, and biodegradability. However, without the use of tagging techniques, collagen peptides derived from hydrogels can be difficult to differentiate from the endogenous ECM within tissues. Imaging mass spectrometry is a robust tool capable of visualizing synthetic and natural polymeric molecular structures yet is largely underutilized in the field of biomaterials outside of surface characterization. In this study, our group leveraged a recently developed matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI IMS) technique to enzymatically target collagen and other ECM peptides within the tissue microenvironment that are both endogenous and hydrogel-derived. Using a multimodal approach of fluorescence microscopy and ECM-IMS techniques, we were able to visualize and relatively quantify significantly abundant collagen peptides in an infarcted mouse heart that were localized to regions of therapeutic hydrogel injection sites. On-tissue MALDI MS/MS was used to putatively identify sites of collagen peptide hydroxyproline site occupancy, a post-translational modification that is critical in collagen triple helical stability. Additionally, the technique could putatively identify over 35 endogenously expressed ECM peptides that were expressed in hydrogel-injected mouse hearts. Our findings show evidence for the use of MALDI-IMS in assessing the therapeutic application of collagen-based biomaterials.
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- Cassandra L Clift
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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Ender AM, Kaygisiz K, Räder HJ, Mayer FJ, Synatschke CV, Weil T. Cell-Instructive Surface Gradients of Photoresponsive Amyloid-like Fibrils. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:4798-4808. [PMID: 34515483 PMCID: PMC8512672 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gradients of bioactive molecules play a crucial role in various biological processes like vascularization, tissue regeneration, or cell migration. To study these complex biological systems, it is necessary to control the concentration of bioactive molecules on their substrates. Here, we created a photochemical strategy to generate gradients using amyloid-like fibrils as scaffolds functionalized with a model epitope, that is, the integrin-binding peptide RGD, to modulate cell adhesion. The self-assembling β-sheet forming peptide (CKFKFQF) was connected to the RGD epitope via a photosensitive nitrobenzyl linker and assembled into photoresponsive nanofibrils. The fibrils were spray-coated on glass substrates and macroscopic gradients were generated by UV-light over a centimeter-scale. We confirmed the gradient formation using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectroscopy imaging (MALDI-MSI), which directly visualizes the molecular species on the surface. The RGD gradient was used to instruct cells. In consequence, A549 adapted their adhesion properties in dependence of the RGD-epitope density.
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- Adriana Maria Ender
- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Francischini DS, Arruda MA. When a picture is worth a thousand words: Molecular and elemental imaging applied to environmental analysis – A review. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Plug-and-play laser ablation-mass spectrometry for molecular imaging by means of dielectric barrier discharge ionization. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1177:338770. [PMID: 34482891 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The plug-and-play hyphenation of UV-laser ablation (LA) and mass spectrometry is presented, using dielectric barrier discharge ionization (DBDI). The DBDI source employed here is characterized by its unique geometry, being directly mounted onto the inlet capillary of a mass spectrometer. In the literature, this particular kind of DBDI source is also referred to as active capillary plasma ionization. It has been commercialized as soft ionization by chemical reaction in transfer (SICRIT) and will be addressed as DBDI in this study. LA-DBDI-MS was used for the direct, molecule-specific and spatially resolved analysis of various solid samples, such as coffee beans and pain killer tablets without extensive sample preparation. The combination of fast washout UV-laser ablation and the principle of the DBDI source used here allowed for highly efficient soft ionization as well as high spatial resolution down to 10 μm for molecular imaging.
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Vos DRN, Ellis SR, Balluff B, Heeren RMA. Experimental and Data Analysis Considerations for Three-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Biomedical Research. Mol Imaging Biol 2021; 23:149-159. [PMID: 33025328 PMCID: PMC7910367 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-020-01541-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) enables the visualization of molecular distributions on complex surfaces. It has been extensively used in the field of biomedical research to investigate healthy and diseased tissues. Most of the MSI studies are conducted in a 2D fashion where only a single slice of the full sample volume is investigated. However, biological processes occur within a tissue volume and would ideally be investigated as a whole to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the spatial and molecular complexity of biological samples such as tissues and cells. Mass spectrometry imaging has therefore been expanded to the 3D realm whereby molecular distributions within a 3D sample can be visualized. The benefit of investigating volumetric data has led to a quick rise in the application of single-sample 3D-MSI investigations. Several experimental and data analysis aspects need to be considered to perform successful 3D-MSI studies. In this review, we discuss these aspects as well as ongoing developments that enable 3D-MSI to be routinely applied to multi-sample studies.
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- D R N Vos
- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Molecular Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- The Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Perez CJ, Bagga AK, Prova SS, Yousefi Taemeh M, Ifa DR. Review and perspectives on the applications of mass spectrometry imaging under ambient conditions. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2019; 33 Suppl 3:27-53. [PMID: 29698560 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Ambient mass spectrometry (AMS)-based techniques are performed under ambient conditions in which the ionization and desorption occur in the open environment allowing the direct analysis of molecules with minimal or no sample preparation. A selected group of AMS techniques demonstrate imaging capabilities that can provide information about the localization of molecules on complex sample surfaces such as biological tissues. 2D, 3D, and multimodal imaging have unlocked an array of applications to systematically address complex problems in many areas of research such as drug monitoring, natural products, forensics, and cancer diagnostics. In the present review, we summarize recent advances in the field with respect to the implementation of new ambient ionization techniques and current applications in the last 5 years. In more detail, we mainly focus on imaging applications in topics related to animal whole bodies and tissues, single cells, cancer diagnostics and biomarkers, microbial cultures and co-cultures, plant and natural product metabolomics, and forensic applications. Finally, we discuss new areas of research, future perspectives, and the overall direction that the field may take in the years to come.
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- Consuelo J Perez
- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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Kadesch P, Quack T, Gerbig S, Grevelding CG, Spengler B. Lipid Topography in Schistosoma mansoni Cryosections, Revealed by Microembedding and High-Resolution Atmospheric-Pressure Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2019; 91:4520-4528. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Patrik Kadesch
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Parasitology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, BFS, Schubertstrasse 81, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Parasitology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, BFS, Schubertstrasse 81, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Feider CL, DeHoog RJ, Sans M, Zhang J, Krieger A, Eberlin LS. DESI Spray Stability in the Negative Ion Mode Is Dependent on Relative Humidity. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:376-380. [PMID: 30569427 PMCID: PMC6362844 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-018-2105-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ambient ionization mass spectrometry (MS) techniques, such as desorption electrospray ionization (DESI), have been increasingly used due to their simplicity, minimal sample preparation requirements, and potential applications in the field and the clinic. However, due to their intrinsic nature, the performance of these methods is susceptible to variations in ambient conditions. Here, we present data that suggests DESI-MS analysis becomes inconsistent below a relative humidity (RH) level of ~ 35%. At low RH, we hypothesize that the DESI spray is subjected to frequent electrical discharges, resulting in unstable ionization and atypical mass spectra. Consequentially, poor image quality is observed when used for tissue imaging. Our results suggest that RH control should be considered in DESI-MS experiments to assure data quality. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Clara L Feider
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th St. NHB 6.334, Stop A1590, Austin, TX, 78712-1597, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th St. NHB 6.334, Stop A1590, Austin, TX, 78712-1597, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th St. NHB 6.334, Stop A1590, Austin, TX, 78712-1597, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th St. NHB 6.334, Stop A1590, Austin, TX, 78712-1597, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th St. NHB 6.334, Stop A1590, Austin, TX, 78712-1597, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th St. NHB 6.334, Stop A1590, Austin, TX, 78712-1597, USA.
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Mass spectrometric imaging of cysteine rich proteins in human skin. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 125:270-277. [PMID: 30517841 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.11.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Revised: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Looking insight pathological processes, metallothioneins (MTs) are considered to be potential biomarkers for monitoring of a development of various types of diseases, such as cancer. The early identification of the MTs in biological tissues could be important tool for the estimation of appropriate clinical therapy. Therefore, here we investigated the application of matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI MSI) together with immunohistochemical analyses (IHC) using MT-1/2 antibody for MT detection in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy specimens of human skin. Principal component analyses revealed differences in the peptide/protein profiles separating healthy skin from the carcinoma specimens. Statistically significant ion peaks at m/z 6038, 6300, 6676, and 7026 were more frequently detected in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and melanoma. Using IHC, we found that MT-1/2 was significantly higher in SCC and melanoma compared to healthy skin. Surprisingly, significantly low levels of MT-1/2 were found in BCC. On one side, the results indicate important role of MTs in melanoma occurrence and progression, as on the second side, there are hidden processes associated with MTs based on differences of the occurrence of the MS peaks, which could be associated with cycling of MTs isoforms.
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Zhang S, Merino N, Okamoto A, Gedalanga P. Interkingdom microbial consortia mechanisms to guide biotechnological applications. Microb Biotechnol 2018; 11:833-847. [PMID: 30014573 PMCID: PMC6116752 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Microbial consortia are capable of surviving diverse conditions through the formation of synergistic population-level structures, such as stromatolites, microbial mats and biofilms. Biotechnological applications are poised to capitalize on these unique interactions. However, current artificial co-cultures constructed for societal benefits, including biosynthesis, agriculture and bioremediation, face many challenges to perform as well as natural consortia. Interkingdom microbial consortia tend to be more robust and have higher productivity compared with monocultures and intrakingdom consortia, but the control and design of these diverse artificial consortia have received limited attention. Further, feasible research techniques and instrumentation for comprehensive mechanistic insights have only recently been established for interkingdom microbial communities. Here, we review these recent advances in technology and our current understanding of microbial interaction mechanisms involved in sustaining or developing interkingdom consortia for biotechnological applications. Some of the interactions among members from different kingdoms follow similar mechanisms observed for intrakingdom microbial consortia. However, unique interactions in interkingdom consortia, including endosymbiosis or interkingdom-specific cell-cell interactions, provide improved mitigation to external stresses and inhibitory compounds. Furthermore, antagonistic interactions among interkingdom species can promote fitness, diversification and adaptation, along with the production of beneficial metabolites and enzymes for society. Lastly, we shed light on future research directions to develop study methods at the level of metabolites, genes and meta-omics. These potential research methods could lead to the control and utilization of highly diverse microbial communities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shu Zhang
- Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials ScienceNational Institute for Material Science1‐1 NamikiTsukubaIbarakiJapan
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and ImmunologyNorris Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of Southern California1441 Eastlake StreetLos AngelesCA90033USA
- Present address:
Section of Infection and ImmunityHerman Ostrow School of DentistryUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCA90089‐0641USA
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- Earth‐Life Science InstituteTokyo Institute of Technology, 2‐12‐1‐I7E‐323Ookayama, Meguro‐kuTokyo 152‐8550Japan
- Department of Earth SciencesUniversity of Southern California, 835 Bloom Walk, SHS 562Los AngelesCA 90089‐0740USA
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- Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials ScienceNational Institute for Material Science1‐1 NamikiTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of Health ScienceCalifornia State University Fullerton, 800 North State College BoulevardFullertonCA 92831‐3599USA
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Comparison between thaw-mounting and use of conductive tape for sample preparation in ToF-SIMS imaging of lipids in Drosophila microRNA-14 model. Biointerphases 2018; 13:03B414. [PMID: 29602282 DOI: 10.1116/1.5019597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) imaging elucidates molecular distributions in tissue sections, providing useful information about the metabolic pathways linked to diseases. However, delocalization of the analytes and inadequate tissue adherence during sample preparation are among some of the unfortunate phenomena associated with this technique due to their role in the reduction of the quality, reliability, and spatial resolution of the ToF-SIMS images. For these reasons, ToF-SIMS imaging requires a more rigorous sample preparation method in order to preserve the natural state of the tissues. The traditional thaw-mounting method is particularly vulnerable to altered distributions of the analytes due to thermal effects, as well as to tissue shrinkage. In the present study, the authors made comparisons of different tissue mounting methods, including the thaw-mounting method. The authors used conductive tape as the tissue-mounting material on the substrate because it does not require heat from the finger for the tissue section to adhere to the substrate and can reduce charge accumulation during data acquisition. With the conductive-tape sampling method, they were able to acquire reproducible tissue sections and high-quality images without redistribution of the molecules. Also, the authors were successful in preserving the natural states and chemical distributions of the different components of fat metabolites such as diacylglycerol and fatty acids by using the tape-supported sampling in microRNA-14 (miR-14) deleted Drosophila models. The method highlighted here shows an improvement in the accuracy of mass spectrometric imaging of tissue samples.
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