Scientific article
English

Multiplex quantitative imaging of human myocardial infarction by mass spectrometry-immunohistochemistry

Published inInternational Journal of Legal Medicine, vol. 132, no. 6, p. 1675-1684
Publication date2018
Abstract

Simultaneous assessment of a panel of protein markers is becoming essential in order to enhance biomarker research and improve diagnostics. Specifically, postmortem diagnostics of early myocardial ischemia in sudden cardiac death cases could benefit from a multiplex marker assessment in the same tissue section. Current analytical antibody-based techniques (immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence) limit multiplex analysis usually to not more than three antibodies. In this study, mass spectrometry-immunohistochemistry (MS-IHC) was performed by combining laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) with rare-metal-isotope-tagged antibodies as a technique for multiplex analysis of human postmortem myocardial tissue samples. Tissue sections with myocardial infarction were simultaneously analyzed for seven primary, rare-metal-isotope-tagged antibodies (troponin T, myoglobin, fibronectin, C5b-9, unphosphorylated connexin 43, VEGF-B, and JunB). Comparison between the MS-IHC approach and chromogenic IHC showed similar patterns in ionic and optical images. In addition, absolute quantification was performed by MS-IHC, providing a proportional relationship between the signal intensity and the local marker concentration in tissue sections. These data demonstrated that LA-ICP-MS combined with rare-metal-isotope-tagged antibodies is an efficient strategy for simultaneous testing of multiple markers and allows not only visualization of molecules within the tissue but also quantification of the signal. Such imaging approach has a great potential in both diagnostics and pathology-related research.

Citation (ISO format)
ALJAKNA KHAN, Aleksandra et al. Multiplex quantitative imaging of human myocardial infarction by mass spectrometry-immunohistochemistry. In: International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2018, vol. 132, n° 6, p. 1675–1684. doi: 10.1007/s00414-018-1813-9
Main files (1)
Article (Published version)
accessLevelPrivate
Identifiers
Journal ISSN0937-9827
449views
0downloads

Technical informations

Creation31/10/2018 11:01:00
First validation31/10/2018 11:01:00
Update15/03/2023 15:06:42
Status update15/03/2023 15:06:41
Last indexation31/10/2024 12:00:09
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack