Spatial MALDI-MSI Reveals a Coordinated Vicious Cycle of Oxidative Membrane Damage and Ceramide-Driven Sphingolipid Dysregulation in the Chronically Neuroinflamed Brain
Kent Brown, Brayden Storey, Jacob Williams, Derrick Simet, Muhammad Bilal Umar, Emma Madsen, Zhiying Jenny Shan, Lanrong Bi
This study uses MALDI-MSI to show that chronic neuroinflammation causes spatial lipidomic changes in rat brains, including oxidative stress and sphingolipid dysregulation, particularly in the hippocampus and white matter.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience