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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2026

Advancing spatial-omics through Pyxis, vendor-neutral software for ion mobility mass spectrometry imaging data analysis.

Sara Tortorella, Sebastian Bessler, Giuseppe Arturi, Giulia Sorbi, Jens Soltwisch, Gabriele Cruciani

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Article in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Sara TortorellaMass Analytica SL, Av. Cerdanyola 92-94, 08173, Sant Cugat del Vallés, Spain. sara.tortorella@mass-analytica.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-8323
Sebastian BesslerInstitute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Robert-Koch-Str. 51, 48149, Münster, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0377-1164
Giuseppe ArturiMass Analytica SL, Av. Cerdanyola 92-94, 08173, Sant Cugat del Vallés, Spain.
Giulia SorbiMolecular Horizon Srl, Via Montelino 30, 06084, Bettona, Perugia, Italy.
Jens SoltwischInstitute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Robert-Koch-Str. 51, 48149, Münster, Germany. Jens.Soltwisch@ukmuenster.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0258-1561
Gabriele CrucianiDepartment of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce Di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4162-8692

Funding

German Science Foundation - Z1 project of the TRR332 project no. 449437943
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful analytical technique suited for simultaneously measuring and assigning functional roles of multiple analytes directly from intact tissue sections. MSI acquisitions often lead to highly complex datasets with numerous isobaric species. Ion mobility (IM) spectrometry crucially helps to unravel these datasets by providing an orthogonal separation thus supplementing the lack of chromatographic separation in MSI. However, the rich, multidimensional data produced by IM-MSI investigations, combined with the lack of comprehensive software solutions that support the entire data analysis workflow, poses a major challenge preventing IM-MSI full exploitation. Here, we discuss the benefits and challenges of IM-MSI data analysis in metabolomic applications. Finally, Pyxis, a novel, vendor-neutral IT solution for IM-MSI data analysis, is introduced and its capabilities demonstrated on mouse kidney tissue and THP-1 monocytes data.

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Ion Mobility SpectrometryMass SpectrometryMetabolomicsSoftwareAnimalsHumansKidneyMiceChemometricsIon mobilityMass spectrometry imagingMetabolomicsSoftware and data analysis tools

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PMID41420743
PMCPMC13619667

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