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ArticleRapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM2018

Correlative mass spectrometry imaging, applying time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and atmospheric pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization to a single tissue section.

N Desbenoit, A Walch, B Spengler, A Brunelle, A Römpp

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Article in Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

N DesbenoitChair of Bioanalytical Sciences and Food Analysis, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
A WalchResearch Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Germany.
B SpenglerChair of Bioanalytical Sciences and Food Analysis, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
A BrunelleInstitut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR2301, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6526-6481
A RömppChair of Bioanalytical Sciences and Food Analysis, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8384-9250
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEUniversité Paris-Sud · FRUniversity of Bayreuth · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleMass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful tool for mapping the surface of a sample. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and atmospheric pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (AP-MALDI) offer complementary capabilities. Here, we present a workflow to apply both techniques to a single tissue section and combine the resulting data for the example of human colon cancer tissue.

methodsFollowing cryo-sectioning, images were acquired using the high spatial resolution (1 μm pixel size) provided by TOF-SIMS. The same section was then coated with a para-nitroaniline matrix and images were acquired using AP-MALDI coupled to an Orbitrap mass spectrometer, offering high mass resolution, high mass accuracy and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) capabilities. Datasets provided by both mass spectrometers were converted into the open and vendor-independent imzML file format and processed with the open-source software MSiReader.

resultsThe TOF-SIMS and AP-MALDI mass spectra show strong signals of fatty acids, cholesterol, phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin. We showed a high correlation between the fatty acid ions detected with TOF-SIMS in negative ion mode and the phosphatidylcholine ions detected with AP-MALDI in positive ion mode using a similar setting for visualization. Histological staining on the same section allowed the identification of the anatomical structures and their correlation with the ion images.

conclusionsThis multimodal approach using two MSI platforms shows an excellent complementarity for the localization and identification of lipids. The spatial resolution of both systems is at or close to cellular dimensions, and thus spatial correlation can only be obtained if the same tissue section is analyzed sequentially. Data processing based on imzML allows a real correlation of the imaging datasets provided by these two technologies and opens the way for a more complete molecular view of the anatomical structures of biological tissues.

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Colonic NeoplasmsHistological TechniquesHumansLipidsSoftwareSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationSpectrometry, Mass, Secondary IonLipids

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PMID29105220
PMCPMC5838509
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