Multimodal Imaging of Metals in a Retinal Degeneration Model to Inform on Ocular Disease

The metallome has been involved in the pathological investigation into ocular tissue for decades; however, as technologies advance, more information can be ascertained from individual tissue sections that were not previously possible. Herein, a demonstration of complementary techniques has been util...

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Main Authors: Joshua Millar, Luke Gibbons, Catia Costa, Ella Schneider, Johanna von Gerichten, Melanie J. Bailey, Susan Campbell, Catherine Duckett, Sarah Doyle, Laura M. Cole
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Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
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author Joshua Millar
Luke Gibbons
Catia Costa
Ella Schneider
Johanna von Gerichten
Melanie J. Bailey
Susan Campbell
Catherine Duckett
Sarah Doyle
Laura M. Cole
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Catia Costa
Ella Schneider
Johanna von Gerichten
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Sarah Doyle
Laura M. Cole
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description The metallome has been involved in the pathological investigation into ocular tissue for decades; however, as technologies advance, more information can be ascertained from individual tissue sections that were not previously possible. Herein, a demonstration of complementary techniques has been utilized to describe the distribution and concentrations of essential metals in both wildtype (WT) and rhodopsin (<i>Rho<sup>−/−</sup></i>) ocular tissues. The multimodal approach described is an example of complementary datasets that can be produced when employing a multifaceted analytical approach. Heterogenous distributions of copper and zinc were observable within both WT and <i>Rho<sup>−/−</sup></i> tissue by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), and the distributions of further trace elements notoriously problematic for ICP-MS analysis (phosphorous, Sulfur, chlorine, potassium, calcium, iron, and aluminum) were analysed by particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE).
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spelling doaj.art-cd9d9cdaae364613b307ba81de363f2a2023-11-19T09:13:30ZengMDPI AGAnalytica2673-45322023-07-014326427910.3390/analytica4030021Multimodal Imaging of Metals in a Retinal Degeneration Model to Inform on Ocular DiseaseJoshua Millar0Luke Gibbons1Catia Costa2Ella Schneider3Johanna von Gerichten4Melanie J. Bailey5Susan Campbell6Catherine Duckett7Sarah Doyle8Laura M. Cole9Centre for Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UKImmunobiology Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), D02 R590 Dublin, IrelandIon Beam Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UKIon Beam Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UKDepartment of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UKDepartment of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UKCentre for Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UKCentre for Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UKImmunobiology Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), D02 R590 Dublin, IrelandCentre for Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UKThe metallome has been involved in the pathological investigation into ocular tissue for decades; however, as technologies advance, more information can be ascertained from individual tissue sections that were not previously possible. Herein, a demonstration of complementary techniques has been utilized to describe the distribution and concentrations of essential metals in both wildtype (WT) and rhodopsin (<i>Rho<sup>−/−</sup></i>) ocular tissues. The multimodal approach described is an example of complementary datasets that can be produced when employing a multifaceted analytical approach. Heterogenous distributions of copper and zinc were observable within both WT and <i>Rho<sup>−/−</sup></i> tissue by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), and the distributions of further trace elements notoriously problematic for ICP-MS analysis (phosphorous, Sulfur, chlorine, potassium, calcium, iron, and aluminum) were analysed by particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE).https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4532/4/3/21multimodallaser ablationICP-MSPIXEIBAocular tissue
spellingShingle Joshua Millar
Luke Gibbons
Catia Costa
Ella Schneider
Johanna von Gerichten
Melanie J. Bailey
Susan Campbell
Catherine Duckett
Sarah Doyle
Laura M. Cole
Multimodal Imaging of Metals in a Retinal Degeneration Model to Inform on Ocular Disease
Analytica
multimodal
laser ablation
ICP-MS
PIXE
IBA
ocular tissue
title Multimodal Imaging of Metals in a Retinal Degeneration Model to Inform on Ocular Disease
title_full Multimodal Imaging of Metals in a Retinal Degeneration Model to Inform on Ocular Disease
title_fullStr Multimodal Imaging of Metals in a Retinal Degeneration Model to Inform on Ocular Disease
title_full_unstemmed Multimodal Imaging of Metals in a Retinal Degeneration Model to Inform on Ocular Disease
title_short Multimodal Imaging of Metals in a Retinal Degeneration Model to Inform on Ocular Disease
title_sort multimodal imaging of metals in a retinal degeneration model to inform on ocular disease
topic multimodal
laser ablation
ICP-MS
PIXE
IBA
ocular tissue
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4532/4/3/21
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