Minimizing Visceral Fat Delocalization on Tissue Sections with Porous Aluminum Oxide Slides for Imaging Mass Spectrometry.

Analytical Chemistry
Frédéric FournellePierre Chaurand

Abstract

A high correlation of bioanalytes with their corresponding histologies is the landmark feature of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS). Lipids are one of the most studied classes of biomolecules, and monitoring lipid distribution and abundance in tissue samples can lead to major inputs in the understanding of disease. Lipid delocalization and ion suppression are two major effects that can lead to misinterpretation of the IMS results to an unaware analyst. We and others have observed that tissue specimens containing high amounts of visceral fat are challenging to analyze because of fat delocalization on and off section leading to significant triacylglyceride and phospholipid delocalization and major ion suppression effects. In this work, we introduce a novel and easy to produce reusable porous aluminum oxide sample slide that minimizes visceral fat delocalization after thaw-mounting of tissue sections. Using fatty mouse kidneys and other tissues, we demonstrate its efficacy in minimizing delocalization of triacylglycerides, the primary constituents of fat, and the resulting beneficial effects on phospholipid MALDI IMS.

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