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MALDI-ToF Mass Spectrometry of Phosphorylated Lipids in Tear Samples Richard B. Cole 1,* , Bryan M. Ham 1 , Jean T. Jacob 2 Dept. of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 2. Dept. of Ophthalmology, LSU-HSC, New Orleans, LA. Objectives.
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MALDI-ToF Mass Spectrometry of • Phosphorylated Lipids in Tear Samples • Richard B. Cole1,*, Bryan M. Ham1, Jean T. Jacob2 • Dept. of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA • 2. Dept. of Ophthalmology, LSU-HSC, New Orleans, LA
Objectives • Develop new MALDI-ToF matrix for improved MS detection of phospholipids • Develop novel method for efficient extraction of low-level phospholipids • Apply above methodology to identify and compare phosphorylated lipids in normal and “dry eye” model tears
(d) [16:0/16:0-PE+H]+ (a) [16:0/16:0-PE+Na]+ [PE+H]+ (b) [16:0/16:0-PE+Na]+ (e) [16:0/16:0-PE+H]+ [PE+H]+ (c) [16:0/16:0-PE+H]+ (f) Comparison of six MALDI matrixes for the analysis of 16:0/16:0-phosphatidyl-ethanolamine (PE) in positive ion mode: (a) DHB; (b) -CHCA/DHB plus TFA; (c) PNA; (d) PNA plus TFA; (e) PNA-butyric acid solid ionic crystal; (f) PNA-butyric acid plus TFA.
O O O N P O O R 1 O O O O R 2 O H O P h o s p h a t i d y l c h o l i n e ( P C ) O N P O H O O R 1 H O O R O 2 H O N a O N P P h o s p h a t i d y l s e r i n e ( P S ) O H O O R 1 H O O O R O 2 H O P O O R O 1 O P h o s p h a t i d y l e t h a n o l a m i n e ( P E ) N a O R 2 P h o s p h a t i d i c a c i d ( P A ) O O O O N P O O R O H 1 O O O O H O O P O O R 1 O O P l a t e l e t a c t i v a t i ng f a c t o r ( P A F ) O R 2 N a O O P h o s p h a t i d y l g l y c e r o l ( P G ) O O N P O O R H O H 1 O O H H O H H O L y s o p h o s p h a t i d y l c h o l i n e ( L y s o P C ) O H O O H O P H O H O O R 1 O H O O H H O O R 2 N a R N P 1 O P h o s p h a t i d y l i n o s i t o l ( P I ) O O N R 2 H O S p h i n g o m y e l i n ( S M ) Zwitterionic Phosphorylated Lipids Anionic Phosphorylated Lipids
(a) (a) [PNA+H]+ [PNA+H]+ (b) [14:0/14:0-DMPC+H]+ [16:0-LysoPC+H]+ (b) [16:0-LysoPC+H]+ [14:0/14:0-DMPC+H]+ MALDI-TOF mass spectra of: (a) para-nitroaniline/butyric acid matrix preparation showing background peaks originating from matrix; (b) 2-component mixture of 16:0-lyso PC and 14:0/14:0-DMPC showing protonated 16:0-lyso PC at m/z 496, and protonated 14:0/14:0-DMPC at m/z 678 using PNA-butyric acid matrix.
PNA/butyric acid solid ionic crystal matrix • High sensitivity, simultaneous detection of phosphorylated lipids in mixtures • Reliable appearance of MH+ of lipids containing PC head group • Reliable appearance of [M+Na]+ adducts of anionic phospholipids • Potential for use as matrix in MALDI imaging
Extraction of phosphorylated lipids • Developed method based on use of immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) media (“ZipTip”, Millipore Inc., Bedford, MA) originally intended for phosphopeptides • Binding solution changed from 0.1% acetic acid (aq) to 0.1% acetic acid in 1:1 MeOH:ACN • Elution solution changed from 0.3 N NH4OH (aq) to 0.3 N NH4OH in 1:1 MeOH:ACN • IMAC media soluble in CHCl3, so CHCl3 must be removed prior to contact with ZipTip
Efficient extraction, isolation, clean-up and recovery of an equimolar 4-component phosphorylated lipid standard mixture using IMAC ZipTip. Protonated 16:0-lyso phosphatidylcholine at m/z 496, protonated dimyristyl phosphatidylcholine at m/z 678, protonated dipalmitoyl phosphatidylethanolamine at m/z 692, and protonated 16:0-sphingomyelin at m/z 731.
Outer Tear Film Lipid Layer McCulley, J.P., Shine, W. Tr. Am. Ophth. Soc. 1997, 95, 79-93
“Dry Eye” Model • Dry eye syndrome afflicts 12 million in US • Tear samples obtained from normal & dry eyes of female New Zealand white rabbits • Experimental dry eye induced by removal of main and accessory lacrimal glands and nictitating membranes • All animal studies conducted in accordance with Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology guidelines
(a) Normal eye tear extracted lipids (b) Dry eye tear extracted lipids (c) Sphingomyelin standard
[M+H]+ [M+H-C17H34O2]+ [M+H-O]+ PSD of m/z 605 from sphingomyelin standard.
N H N 3 O C H O 2 P O C H O O H O (a) PSD of m/z 678 (normal eye, also in dry) (b) PSD of m/z 828 (dry eye only) MI-NL of 87 Da m/z 741
Table 1. Major phosphorylated analyte peaks observed in the MALDI-TOF mass spectra for both normal and dry eye rabbit tears with tentative assignments. **The assignment of major or minor to the presence of the phospholipids is qualitative and is derived from the relative intensity of the peak in mass spectra. - = not detected
Conclusions • Two major SM peaks (m/z 605, 621) detected in dry eye tears were not found in normal tears. • Two other SM peaks (m/z 637, 659) found as major peaks in dry eye were minor in normal eye. • A minor PS peak (m/z 828) appeared in dry eye but was absent in normal eye. • Increased presence of phospholipids SM and PS in dry eye could indicate over-stimulation of meibomian gland and release of excess phospholipids to stabilize tear film.
Financial Support • Louisiana Board of Regents Health Excellence Fund HEF(2001-06)-08. (RBC) • USPHS grants R03EY014021 (JTJ) • P30EY002377 (LSU Eye Center Core grant) • National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland • Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York (LSU Eye Center).