MALDI imaging mass spectrometry of human tissue: method challenges and clinical perspectives
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The molecular complexity of biological tissue and the spatial and temporal variation in the biological processes involved in human disease requires new technologies and new approaches to provide insight into disease processes. Imaging mass spectrometry is an effective tool that provides molecular images of tissues in the molecular discovery process. The analysis of human tissue presents special challenges and limitations because the heterogeneity among human tissues and diseases is much greater than that observed in animal models, and discoveries made in animal tissues might not translate well to their human counterparts. In this article, we briefly review the challenges of imaging human tissue using mass spectrometry and suggest approaches to address these issues.
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- Authors
- Seeley, E. H., & Caprioli, R. M.
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Caprioli, Richard M.
- Venue
- Trends in Biotechnology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-03
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- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 136-143
- ISSN
- 0167-7799 (ISSN-L)
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- PMC3072073
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- 2.05
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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- Trends in biotechnology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (P30 CA 68485, P30CA068485)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM058008, 5R01 GM 58008)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
- Keywords
- MALDI mass spectrometry imaging, human tissue, tissue heterogeneity, disease mechanisms, translational research, clinical application
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Diagnostic Imaging, Humans, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
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