title: Nanoparticle-assisted laser desorption/ionization based mass imaging with cellular resolution.
abstract: Today, two-dimensional mass spectrometry analysis of biological tissues by means of a technique called mass imaging, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), or imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) has found application in investigating the distribution of moleculesMSI with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and secondary ion MS (SIMS). However, the size of the matrix crystal and the migration of analytes can decrease the spatial resolution in MALDI, and SIMS can only ionize compounds with relatively low molecular weights. To overcome these problems, we developed a nanoparticle-assisted laser desorption/ionization (nano-PALDI)-based MSI. We used nano-PALDI MSI to visualize lipids and peptides at a resolution of 15 microm in mammalian tissues.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Gerontology Group, Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences (MITILS), Machida, Tokyo 194-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moritake
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimma
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichiyanagi
authors.forename: Mitsutoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Setou
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D007834:Lasers; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D008055:Lipids