Label-Free Nanoimaging of Neuromelanin in the Brain by Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy

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A hallmark of Parkinson's disease is the death of neuromelanin-pigmented neurons, but the role of neuromelanin is unclear. The in situ characterization of neuromelanin remains dependent on detectable pigmentation, rather than direct quantification of neuromelanin. We show that direct, label-free nanoscale visualization of neuromelanin and associated metal ions in human brain tissue can be achieved using synchrotron scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM), through a characteristic feature in the neuromelanin x-ray absorption spectrum at 287.4 eV that is also present in iron-free and iron-laden synthetic neuromelanin. This is confirmed in consecutive brain sections by correlating STXM neuromelanin imaging with silver nitrate-stained neuromelanin. Analysis suggests that the 1s-σ* (C-S) transition in benzothiazine groups accounts for this feature. This method illustrates the wider potential of STXM as a label-free spectromicroscopy technique applicable to both organic and inorganic materials.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 59(2020), 29 vom: 13. Juli, Seite 11984-11991

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brooks, Jake [VerfasserIn]
Everett, James [VerfasserIn]
Lermyte, Frederik [VerfasserIn]
Tjhin, Vindy Tjendana [VerfasserIn]
Banerjee, Samya [VerfasserIn]
O'Connor, Peter B [VerfasserIn]
Morris, Christopher M [VerfasserIn]
Sadler, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Telling, Neil D [VerfasserIn]
Collingwood, Joanna F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

95IT3W8JZE
E1UOL152H7
Iron
Journal Article
Melanins
Metals
Neuromelanin
Parkinson's disease
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Silver Nitrate
Synchrotron imaging
X-ray absorption spectroscopy

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Date Completed 25.03.2021

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202000239

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308133498