Holistic characterization of a Salmonella typhimurium infection model using integrated molecular imaging

Strittmatter, N. et al. (2021) Holistic characterization of a Salmonella typhimurium infection model using integrated molecular imaging. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 32(12), pp. 2791-2802. (doi: 10.1021/jasms.1c00240) (PMID:34767352)

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Abstract

A more complete and holistic view on host–microbe interactions is needed to understand the physiological and cellular barriers that affect the efficacy of drug treatments and allow the discovery and development of new therapeutics. Here, we developed a multimodal imaging approach combining histopathology with mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) and same section imaging mass cytometry (IMC) to study the effects of Salmonella Typhimurium infection in the liver of a mouse model using the S. Typhimurium strains SL3261 and SL1344. This approach enables correlation of tissue morphology and specific cell phenotypes with molecular images of tissue metabolism. IMC revealed a marked increase in immune cell markers and localization in immune aggregates in infected tissues. A correlative computational method (network analysis) was deployed to find metabolic features associated with infection and revealed metabolic clusters of acetyl carnitines, as well as phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogen species, which could be associated with pro-inflammatory immune cell types. By developing an IMC marker for the detection of Salmonella LPS, we were further able to identify and characterize those cell types which contained S. Typhimurium.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Goodwin, Dr Richard
Authors: Strittmatter, N., Kanvatirth, P., Inglese, P., Race, A. M., Nilsson, A., Dannhorn, A., Kudo, H., Goldin, R. D., Ling, S., Wong, E., Seeliger, F., Serra, M. P., Hoffmann, S., Maglennon, G., Hamm, G., Atkinson, J., Jones, S., Bunch, J., Andrén, P. E., Takats, Z., Goodwin, R. J.A., and Mastroeni, P.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
Journal Name:Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Publisher:American Chemical Society
ISSN:1044-0305
ISSN (Online):1879-1123
Published Online:12 November 2021

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