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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2022

Atmospheric-Pressure Infrared Laser-Ablation Plasma-Postionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) and Fresh-Frozen Tissue Sections with No Sample Preparation.

Rory T Steven, Marcel Niehaus, Adam J Taylor, Ammar Nasif, Efstathios Elia, Richard J A Goodwin, Zoltan Takats, Josephine Bunch

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Article in Analytical chemistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rory T StevenNational Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW12 0WL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6754-2424
Marcel NiehausNational Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW12 0WL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4876-6190
Adam J TaylorNational Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW12 0WL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0501-8886
Ammar NasifNational Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW12 0WL, United Kingdom.
Efstathios EliaNational Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW12 0WL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2769-7066
Richard J A GoodwinImaging and Data Analytics, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge CB2 0WG, United Kingdom.
Zoltan TakatsFaculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0795-3467
Josephine BunchNational Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW12 0WL, United Kingdom.
National Physical Laboratory · GBAstraZeneca (United Kingdom) · GBRosalind Franklin Institute · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK A24034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) encompasses a powerful suit of techniques which provide spatially resolved atomic and molecular information from almost any sample type. MSI is now widely used in preclinical research to provide insight into metabolic phenotypes of disease. Typically, fresh-frozen tissue preparations are considered optimal for biological MSI and other traditional preservation methods such as formalin fixation, alone or with paraffin embedding (FFPE), are considered less optimal or even incompatible. Due to the prevalence of FFPE tissue storage, particularly for rare and therefore high-value tissue samples, there is substantial motivation for optimizing MSI methods for analysis of FFPE tissue. Here, we present a novel modality, atmospheric-pressure infrared laser-ablation plasma postionization (AP-IR-LA-PPI), with the first proof-of-concept examples of MSI for FFPE and fresh-frozen tissues, with no post-sectioning sample preparation. We present ion images from FFPE and fresh tissues in positive and negative ion modes. Molecular annotations (via the Metaspace annotation engine) and on-tissue MS/MS provide additional confidence that the detected ions arise from a broad range of metabolite and lipid classes from both FFPE and fresh-frozen tissues.

Indexed as

FormaldehydeTandem Mass SpectrometryLasersParaffin EmbeddingTissue FixationFormaldehyde

Identifiers

PMID35798333
PMCPMC9310026
OpenAlexW4284896571

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