Protein Alterations in Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Revealed by Spatial-Omics

Stephanie T P Mezger, Alma M A Mingels, Matthieu Soulié, Carine J Peutz-Kootstra, Otto Bekers, Paul Mulder, Ron M A Heeren, Berta Cillero-Pastor*

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Abstract

Myocardial infarction is the most common cause of death worldwide. An understanding of the alterations in protein pathways is needed in order to develop strategies that minimize myocardial damage. To identify the protein signature of cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats, we combined, for the first time, protein matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) and label-free proteomics on the same tissue section placed on a conductive slide. Wistar rats were subjected to I/R surgery and sacrificed after 24 h. Protein MALDI-MSI data revealed ischemia specific regions, and distinct profiles for the infarct core and border. Firstly, the infarct core, compared to histologically unaffected tissue, showed a significant downregulation of cardiac biomarkers, while an upregulation was seen for coagulation and immune response proteins. Interestingly, within the infarct tissue, alterations in the cytoskeleton reorganization and inflammation were found. This work demonstrates that a single tissue section can be used for protein-based spatial-omics, combining MALDI-MSI and label-free proteomics. Our workflow offers a new methodology to investigate the mechanisms of cardiac I/R injury at the protein level for new strategies to minimize damage after MI.

Original languageEnglish
Article number13847
Number of pages15
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences
Volume23
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2022

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
  • Myocardial Infarction/pathology
  • Reperfusion Injury
  • Reperfusion

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