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Localization of sterols and oxysterols in mouse brain reveals distinct spatial cholesterol metabolism
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Roberto Angelini ,
Mark Baumert,
Natalia Mast,
Irina Pikuleva,
Jillian Newton,
Malcolm R. Clench,
David Skibinski ,
Owain Howell ,
Yuqin Wang ,
William Griffiths
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume: 117, Issue: 11, Pages: 5749 - 5760
Swansea University Authors:
Eylan Yutuc , Roberto Angelini , David Skibinski , Owain Howell , Yuqin Wang , William Griffiths
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DOI (Published version): 10.1073/pnas.1917421117
Abstract
Dysregulated cholesterol metabolism is implicated in a number of neurological disorders. Many sterols, including cholesterol and its precursors and metabolites, are biologically active and important for proper brain function. However, spatial cholesterol metabolism in brain and the resulting sterol...
| Published in: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
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| ISSN: | 0027-8424 1091-6490 |
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2020
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Dysregulated cholesterol metabolism is implicated in a number of neurological disorders. Many sterols, including cholesterol and its precursors and metabolites, are biologically active and important for proper brain function. However, spatial cholesterol metabolism in brain and the resulting sterol distributions are poorly defined. To better understand cholesterol metabolism in situ across the complex functional regions of brain, we have developed on-tissue enzyme-assisted derivatization in combination with microliquid extraction for surface analysis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to locate sterols in tissue slices (10 µm) of mouse brain. The method provides sterolomic analysis at 400-µm spot diameter with a limit of quantification of 0.01 ng/mm2 It overcomes the limitations of previous mass spectrometry imaging techniques in analysis of low-abundance and difficult-to-ionize sterol molecules, allowing isomer differentiation and structure identification. Here we demonstrate the spatial distribution and quantification of multiple sterols involved in cholesterol metabolic pathways in wild-type and cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase knockout mouse brain. The technology described provides a powerful tool for future studies of spatial cholesterol metabolism in healthy and diseased tissues. |
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| Keywords: |
liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, brain, cholesterol, 24Shydroxycholesterol, 24S,25-epoxycholesterol |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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UKRI, BB/N015932/1 |
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11 |
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5749 |
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5760 |