Importance of Matrix Crystal Morphology in Imaging Mass Spectrometry

Matrix effects in biological mass spectrometry imaging: identification and compensation.

Matrix effects in mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) may affect the observed molecular distribution in chemical and biological systems. In this study, we use mouse brain tissue of a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) stroke model to examine matrix effects in nanospray desorption electrospray ionization MSI (nano-DESI MSI). This is achieved by normalizing the intensity of the sodium and potass...

Application of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Imaging Mass Spectrometry

The clarification of metabolic dynamics in lesion areas is important. Many approaches, such as high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, immunohistochemistry, are used to define disease-related abnormalities. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS) is attracting attention as a new valuable tool. MALD...

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Imaging Mass Spectrometry

A new matrix assisted laser desorption ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS) method to spatially profile the location and distribution of multiple N-linked glycan species in tissues is described. Application of an endoglycosidase, peptide N-glycosidase F (PNGaseF), directly on tissues followed by incubation releases N-linked glycan species amenable to detection by MALDI-IMS. The meth...

Imaging with mass spectrometry.

[Imaging mass spectrometry].

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) enables the visualization of the distribution of a range of biomolecules that have varied structures in the cells and tissue sections. This emerging imaging technique was initially developed as a tool for protein imaging, but recently it is increasingly being used for the imaging of small organic molecules. IMS ...