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Mass Spectrometry-Based Lipidomics

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Attention for Chapter 11: Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Meibomian Gland Lipids.
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Chapter title
Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Meibomian Gland Lipids.
Chapter number 11
Book title
Mass Spectrometry-Based Lipidomics
Published in
Methods in molecular biology, January 2021
DOI 10.1007/978-1-0716-1410-5_11
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Book ISBNs
978-1-07-161409-9, 978-1-07-161410-5
Authors

Jianzhong Chen, Chen, Jianzhong

Abstract

The precorneal tear film keeps the eye surface moist and helps to maintain normal eye function. The outermost lipid layer of the tear film, which attenuates tear film evaporation, contains meibum secreted from the meibomian gland. Most meibum lipids are neutral, including wax esters (WEs), cholesteryl esters (CEs), and diesters (DEs), along with some polar lipids including free fatty acids (FFAs), O-acyl-ω-hydroxy fatty acids (OAHFAs), and trace phospholipids. Detection of neutral lipids by mass spectrometry (MS) is challenging due to interference from impurities, particularly when working with minute-volume meibum samples. Here, we describe procedures for sample preparation and MS analysis of these elusive meibum lipids that can be used to examine dry eye disease mechanisms. Because the method described here minimizes impurity peaks for lipids generally, neutral and otherwise, it may be applied to high-sensitivity analysis of other biological samples.

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Unknown 4 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Postgraduate 1 25%
Unknown 3 75%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 25%
Unknown 3 75%
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