Shi Rui, Chen Yanyan, Wu Wenlong, Diao Xin, Chen Leijian, Liu Xingxing, Wu Haijiang, Wang Jianing, Zhu Lin, Cai Zongwei
State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China.
Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo 315200, China.
Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Feb 4;59(4):1957-1968. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c09874. Epub 2025 Jan 22.
The distribution and bioaccumulation of environmental pollutants are essential to understanding their toxicological mechanism. However, achieving spatial resolution at the subtissue level is still challenging. Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) is a persistent environmental pollutant with widespread occurrence. The bioaccumulation behavior of PFOS is complicated by its dual affinity for phospholipids and protein albumin. It is intriguing to visualize the distribution preference of PFOS and investigate the differential microenvironment responses at a subtissue level. Herein, we developed a mass-spectrometry (MS)-based spatial multiomics workflow, integrating matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization MS imaging, laser microdissection, and liquid chromatography MS analysis. This integrated workflow elucidates the spatial distribution of PFOS in mouse cardiac tissue, highlighting its preferential accumulation in the pericardium over the myocardium. This distribution pattern results in greater toxicity to the pericardium, significantly altering cardiolipin levels and disrupting energy metabolism and lipid transport pathways. Our integrated approach provides novel insights into the bioaccumulation behavior of PFOS and demonstrates significant potential for revealing complex molecular mechanisms underlying the health impacts of environmental pollutants.
环境污染物的分布和生物累积对于理解其毒理学机制至关重要。然而,在亚组织水平实现空间分辨率仍具有挑战性。全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)是一种广泛存在的持久性环境污染物。PFOS对磷脂和蛋白质白蛋白具有双重亲和力,其生物累积行为较为复杂。可视化PFOS的分布偏好并研究亚组织水平上不同的微环境反应很有意思。在此,我们开发了一种基于质谱(MS)的空间多组学工作流程,整合了基质辅助激光解吸/电离质谱成像、激光显微切割和液相色谱质谱分析。这种整合的工作流程阐明了PFOS在小鼠心脏组织中的空间分布,突出了其在心包中比心肌中更易积累的特性。这种分布模式导致心包毒性更大,显著改变心磷脂水平并扰乱能量代谢和脂质转运途径。我们的整合方法为PFOS的生物累积行为提供了新的见解,并展示了揭示环境污染物对健康影响背后复杂分子机制的巨大潜力。