2023 article
Lipidomic Analysis of Mouse Brain to Evaluate the Efficacy and Preservation of Different Tissue Preparatory Techniques by IR-MALDESI-MSI
Wang, M. F., Sohn, A. L., Samal, J., Erning, K., Segura, T., & Muddiman, D. C. (2023, March 29). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY.
author keywords: IR-MALDESI; mass spectrometry imaging; sucrose; PFA
MeSH headings : Mice; Animals; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods; Lipidomics; Ice; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods; Ions / chemistry; Lipids / analysis; Brain
TL;DR:
Evidence from these investigations supports sucrose-embedding without ice matrix as an alternative preparatory technique for IR-MALDESI-MSI, and demonstrates improved spatial distribution of ions resulting from the cryo-protective property of sucrose and paraformaldehyde fixation.
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Numerous preparatory methods have been developed to preserve the cellular and structural integrity of various biological tissues for different -omics studies. Herein, two preparatory methods for mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) were evaluated, fresh-frozen and sucrose-embedded, paraformaldehyde (PFA) fixed, in terms of ion abundance, putative lipid identifications, and preservation of analyte spatial distributions. Infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI)-MSI was utilized to compare the preparatory methods of interest with and without the use of the conventional ice matrix. There were 2.5-fold and 1.6-fold more lipid species putatively identified in positive- and negative-ion modes, respectively, for sucrose-embedded, PFA-fixed tissues without an ice matrix relative to the current IR-MALDESI-MSI gold-standard, fresh-frozen tissue preparation with an exogenous ice matrix. Furthermore, sucrose-embedded tissues demonstrated improved spatial distribution of ions resulting from the cryo-protective property of sucrose and paraformaldehyde fixation. Evidence from these investigations supports sucrose-embedding without ice matrix as an alternative preparatory technique for IR-MALDESI-MSI.