TY - CONF A1 - Traub, Heike T1 - Studying nanoparticle-cell interaction by ICP-MS based techniques N2 - Nanoparticles (NPs) have found a wide range of applications in research and industry. Thereby the interaction of NPs with biological systems like cells has become a major field of interest, ranging from medical applications to nanotoxicology. Size, shape and surface modification of the nanomaterials determine the uptake rate and pathway into the cells, and therefore impact specific cell components and processes. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is an established quantitative multi-elemental analysis and mapping technique. In recent years, it was shown that LA-ICP-MS can provide quantitative as well as distribution information of metal containing nanoparticles (NPs) in cell samples. Here LA-ICP-MS was applied for the imaging of individual fibroblast cells to study the uptake and intracellular processing of NPs. Our results show that LA-ICP-MS can be used to localize nanoparticle aggregates within cellular compartments. The studied NPs accumulate in the perinuclear region in the course of intracellular processing, but do not enter the cell nucleus. The uptake efficiency depends strongly on the physico-chemical properties of the nanostructures as well as on the incubation conditions like concentration and incubation time. ICP-MS was used to determine the composition of the nanomaterials as well as the number of NPs in cells after acid digestion of the samples. T2 - 13. Symposium „Massenspektrometrische Verfahren der Element­spurenanalyse“ & 26. ICP-MS-Anwendertreffen CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 03.09.2018 KW - ICP-MS KW - Nanoparticle KW - Cell KW - Laser ablation PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45860 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Blanchard, V. A1 - Traub, Heike T1 - Central project for biochemical analysis of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans and for element-specific microscopy N2 - Nearly all disease processes are associated with variations of components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) that are typically observed during the development of inflammation. This concerns for example proteoglycans and their associated glycosaminoglycans (GAG), which have been shown to bind to cationic metal imaging probes due to their strong complexing activity. The complexing activity largely depends on the degree of GAG sulfation and/or carboxylation as well as on the GAG isomericity. In this central project, we investigate GAG structures from inflammatory disorders (namely cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory intestinal diseases and neuroinflammation) provided by researchers of the Collaborative Research Center at the molecular disaccharidic level using chromatographic and mass spectrometric methods. In parallel, the spatial localization and quantification of metal-based imaging probes are evaluated by LA-ICP-MS imaging. T2 - 1st International Symposium In vivo Visualization of Extracellular Matrix Pathology CY - Online Meeting DA - 27.05.2021 KW - Laser ablation KW - ICP-MS KW - MALDI PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52716 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Traub, Heike T1 - LA-ICP-MS investigation of the the interaction of MRI contrast agents with extracellular matrix components N2 - In clinical magnetic resonance imaging, non-specific Gd-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are frequently used to improve image quality. However, the interaction of GBCAs with tissue components is not yet fully understood. Many diseases, including inflammation, fibrosis, and tumor invasion, are associated with characteristic changes of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is a three-dimensional scaffold that embeds the cells of all mammalian tissues. It is composed of structural proteins (e.g., collagen, elastin) and proteoglycans, which consist of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) covalently bound to a protein core. GAGs are characterized by their ability to form complexes with cations such as lanthanides. Thus, GAGs could be a potential binding partner for GBCAs as a whole or for dechelated Gd. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LA/ICP-ToF-MS) was used to investigate the uptake and distribution of different GBCAs in spheroids mimicking biological tissue and exhibiting different ECM expressions. Spheroids from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and GAG-depleted CRL-2242 cells were incubated with gadolinium chloride and various linear and macrocyclic GBCAs. Although all spheroids were exposed to identical Gd concentrations, differences in the amount of Gd taken up were observed. Gadolinium chloride is more strongly absorbed and accumulates mainly in the outer regions of the spheroids. In contrast, after incubation with linear and macrocyclic GBCAs, Gd is detected in the interior of both types of spheroids. Furthermore, differences in the Gd amount were found depending on the GBCA used. However, further studies are needed to elucidate such complex interactions, also using other (bio)analytical techniques. T2 - 2nd Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Integrated Topics, IMSIS-2024 CY - Münster, Germany DA - 09.09.2024 KW - ICP-MS KW - Laser ablation KW - Contrast agent KW - Spheroid KW - Extracellular matrix PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61049 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Traub, Heike T1 - LA-ICP-TOFMS to study the interaction of MRI contrast agents with extracellular matrix components N2 - Non-specific Gd-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been used in clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for more than 35 years. However, the interaction of such contrast agents with tissue components is not yet fully understood. Many diseases are associated with characteristic changes of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is a three-dimensional network of macromolecules providing structural and biochemical support of the surrounding cells in all mammalian tissues. It is composed of structural proteins (e.g., collagen, elastin) and proteoglycans, which consist of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) covalently bound to a protein core. GAGs are long, linear polysaccharides composed of repeating disaccharide units that differ in molecular mass, disaccharide structure and degree of sulfation. GAGs are also characterized by their ability to form complexes with cations such as lanthanides. Thus, GAGs could be a potential binding partner for GBCAs as a whole or for dechelated Gd. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-TOFMS) was used to investigate the uptake and distribution of ionic Gd and various linear and macrocyclic GBCAs in spheroids mimicking biological tissue and exhibiting different ECM expressions. In addition to Gd, other relevant elements such as Cu, Fe, P and Zn were also monitored. Spheroids from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and GAG-depleted CRL-2242 cells were incubated with gadolinium chloride and various GBCAs. Although all spheroids were exposed to identical Gd concentrations, differences were observed in the spatial distribution and the amount of Gd taken up. After incubation with linear and macrocyclic GBCAs, Gd is detected in the interior of both types of spheroids. In contrast, incubation with gadolinium chloride leads to an enrichment in the outer regions of the spheroids as well as to much higher Gd contents compared to incubation with GBCAs. LA-ICP-TOFMS can make an important contribution to better understand the relationship between the affinity of GBCAs and ECM components such as GAGs. However, to elucidate such complex interactions, further studies are needed, also with other (bio-)analytical techniques. T2 - 20th European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry (EWCPS-2025) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 02.03.2025 KW - ICP-MS KW - Laser ablation KW - Contrast agent KW - Spheroid KW - Extracellular matrix PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62692 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -