scholarly journals Assessment of pathological response to therapy using lipid mass spectrometry imaging

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Heath Patterson ◽  
Balqis Alabdulkarim ◽  
Anthoula Lazaris ◽  
Aurélien Thomas ◽  
Mieczyslaw M. Marcinkiewicz ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Tiquet ◽  
Raphaël La Rocca ◽  
Daan van Kruining ◽  
Pilar Martinez-Martinez ◽  
Gauthier Eppe ◽  
...  

<p><i>MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful analytical method giving access to the 2D localizations of compounds in a thin section of a sample. To properly discern isobaric compounds in complex biological samples, dynamically harmonized ICR cell (ParaCell©) has been introduce to achieve extreme spectral resolution. However, high resolution MS images realized on a 9.4T FTICR High resolution instrument with recommended parameters suffered from an abnormal shifting of m/z ratios pixel to pixel. Resulting datasets show poor mass accuracy measurements and resolutions under estimations. By following the behavior of the Total Ion Current in function of the number of laser shots, the abnormal mass shifting phenomenon has been linked to the stability of the Total Ion Current (TIC) during images acquisitions. An optimization of laser parameters is proposed in order to limit the observed mass shift to retain machine specifications during MSI analyses. It is also shown that the method has been successfully employed to realize quality MS images with resolution above 1,000,000 in the lipid mass range across the whole image.</i></p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 559-571
Author(s):  
Jihyeon Lim ◽  
Jennifer T. Aguilan ◽  
Rani S. Sellers ◽  
Fnu Nagajyothi ◽  
Louis M. Weiss ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mathieu Tiquet ◽  
Raphaël La Rocca ◽  
Daan van Kruining ◽  
Pilar Martinez-Martinez ◽  
Gauthier Eppe ◽  
...  

<p><i>MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful analytical method giving access to the 2D localizations of compounds in a thin section of a sample. To properly discern isobaric compounds in complex biological samples, dynamically harmonized ICR cell (ParaCell©) has been introduce to achieve extreme spectral resolution. However, high resolution MS images realized on a 9.4T FTICR High resolution instrument with recommended parameters suffered from an abnormal shifting of m/z ratios pixel to pixel. Resulting datasets show poor mass accuracy measurements and resolutions under estimations. By following the behavior of the Total Ion Current in function of the number of laser shots, the abnormal mass shifting phenomenon has been linked to the stability of the Total Ion Current (TIC) during images acquisitions. An optimization of laser parameters is proposed in order to limit the observed mass shift to retain machine specifications during MSI analyses. It is also shown that the method has been successfully employed to realize quality MS images with resolution above 1,000,000 in the lipid mass range across the whole image.</i></p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Eline Berghmans ◽  
Kurt Boonen ◽  
Evelyne Maes ◽  
Inge Mertens ◽  
Patrick Pauwels ◽  
...  

Studying the proteome–the entire set of proteins in cells, tissues, organs and body fluids—is of great relevance in cancer research, as differential forms of proteins are expressed in response to specific intrinsic and extrinsic signals. Discovering protein signatures/pathways responsible for cancer transformation may lead to a better understanding of tumor biology and to a more effective diagnosis, prognosis, recurrence and response to therapy. Moreover, proteins can act as a biomarker or potential drug targets. Hence, it is of major importance to implement proteomic, particularly mass spectrometric, approaches in cancer research, to provide new crucial insights into tumor biology. Recently, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) approaches were implemented in cancer research, to provide individual molecular characteristics of each individual tumor while retaining molecular spatial distribution, essential in the context of personalized disease management and medicine.


Author(s):  
Riccardo Zecchi ◽  
Pietro Franceschi ◽  
Laura Tigli ◽  
Davide Amidani ◽  
Chiara Catozzi ◽  
...  

AbstractCorticosteroids as budesonide can be effective in reducing topic inflammation processes in different organs. Therapeutic use of budesonide in respiratory diseases, like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and allergic rhinitis is well known. However, the pulmonary distribution of budesonide is not well understood, mainly due to the difficulties in tracing the molecule in lung samples without the addition of a label. In this paper, we present a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging protocol that can be used to visualize the pulmonary distribution of budesonide administered to a surfactant-depleted adult rabbit. Considering that budesonide is not easily ionized by MALDI, we developed an on-tissue derivatization method with Girard’s reagent P followed by ferulic acid deposition as MALDI matrix. Interestingly, this sample preparation protocol results as a very effective strategy to raise the sensitivity towards not only budesonide but also other corticosteroids, allowing us to track its distribution and quantify the drug inside lung samples. Graphical abstract


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