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Li Y, Su S, Yang C, Liu M, Lo P, Chen Y, Hsu C, Lee Y, Chiang HK, Chan Y. Molecular Design of Ultrabright Semiconducting Polymer Dots with High NIR-II Fluorescence for 3D Tumor Mapping. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2100993. [PMID: 34549550 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202100993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Fluorescence probes emitting in the second near-infrared (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) window with the ability for deep-tissue imaging in mammals herald a new era in surgical methodology. However, the brightness of these NIR-II probes is still far from satisfactory due to their low fluorescence quantum yields (QYs), preventing the observation of high-resolution images such as whole-organ vascular networks in real time. Described here is the molecular engineering of a series of semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) incorporated with aggregation-induced emission moieties to exhibit the QYs as high as 14% in the NIR-II window. Benefiting from the ultrahigh brightness, a 1400 nm long-pass filter is utilized to realize in vivo 3D tumor mapping in mice. To further understand how the geometrical and electron structures of the semiconducting polymers affect their optical properties, the in-depth and thorough density-functional theory calculations are performed to interpret the experimental results. This study lays the groundwork for further molecular design of highly bright NIR-II Pdots.
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- Yi‐Xuan Li
- Department of Applied Chemistry National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30010 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Taipei 11221 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30010 Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences School of Biomedical Engineering National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Taipei 11221 Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30010 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
- National Center for Theoretical Sciences Physics Division Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences School of Biomedical Engineering National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Taipei 11221 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Taipei 11221 Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30010 Taiwan
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30010 Taiwan
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung 80708 Taiwan
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Ma H, Wang J, Zhang XD. Near-infrared II emissive metal clusters: From atom physics to biomedicine. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Li J, Wang R, Sun Y, Xiao P, Yang S, Wang X, Fan Q, Wu W, Jiang X. NIR-II Fluorophore with Dithienylethene as an Electron Donor for Fluorescence/Photoacoustic Dual-Model Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:54830-54839. [PMID: 34767354 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Well-designed second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorophores are promising in optical diagnosis and therapy of tumors. In this work, we synthesized a donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) NIR-II fluorophore named BBTD-BET with dithienylethene as an electron donor and benzobisthiadiazole as an electron acceptor. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of using dithienylethene, a typical photochromic molecule, as a building block for NIR-II fluorophores. We studied the geometrical configuration, electronic state, and optical properties of BBTD-BET by both theoretical and experimental means. BBTD-BET had absorption and emission in the NIR-I and NIR-II spectral ranges, respectively. Using PEGylated BBTD-BET as a theranostic agent, we achieved NIR-II fluorescence/photoacoustic (PA) dual-modal imaging and attained high imaging resolution, desired signal-to-noise ratio, and excellent photothermal therapy (PTT) efficacy. After one PTT treatment, the tumors established in mice were eradicated. This work provides a novel organic conjugated molecule integrating NIR-II/PA dual-modal imaging and PTT functionalities that is very promising in the theranostic of tumors.
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- Jia Li
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Key Lab Organ Elect & Informat Displays, Nanjing University Posts & Telecommun, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Yang S, Tan X, Tang L, Yang Q. Near-Infrared-II Bioimaging for in Vivo Quantitative Analysis. Front Chem 2021; 9:763495. [PMID: 34869206 PMCID: PMC8634491 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.763495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Near-Infrared-II (NIR-II) bioimaging is a newly emerging visualization modality in real-time investigations of biological processes research. Owning to advances in reducing photon scattering and low tissue autofluorescence levels in NIR-II region (1,000-1700 nm), NIR-II bioimaging affords high resolution with increasing tissue penetration depth, and it shows greater application potential for in vivo detection to obtain more detailed qualitative and quantitative parameters. Herein, this review summarizes recent progresses made on NIR-II bioimaging for quantitative analysis. These emergences of various NIR-II fluorescence, photoacoustic (PA), luminescence lifetime imaging probes and their quantitative analysis applications are comprehensively discussed, and perspectives on potential challenges facing in this direction are also raised.
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- Sha Yang
- The First Affiliated Hospital and Center for Molecular Imaging Probe, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
- Department of Pathology and Tumor Pathology Research Group, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital and Center for Molecular Imaging Probe, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital and Center for Molecular Imaging Probe, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital and Center for Molecular Imaging Probe, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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Li S, Cheng D, He L, Yuan L. Recent Progresses in NIR-I/II Fluorescence Imaging for Surgical Navigation. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:768698. [PMID: 34790654 PMCID: PMC8591038 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.768698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer is still one of the main causes of morbidity and death rate around the world, although diagnostic and therapeutic technologies are used to advance human disease treatment. Currently, surgical resection of solid tumors is the most effective and a prior remedial measure to treat cancer. Although medical treatment, technology, and science have advanced significantly, it is challenging to completely treat this lethal disease. Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence, including the first near-infrared region (NIR-I, 650-900 nm) and the second near-infrared region (NIR-II, 1,000-1,700 nm), plays an important role in image-guided cancer surgeries due to its inherent advantages, such as great tissue penetration, minimal tissue absorption and emission light scattering, and low autofluorescence. By virtue of its high precision in identifying tumor tissue margins, there are growing number of NIR fluorescence-guided surgeries for various living animal models as well as patients in clinical therapy. Herein, this review introduces the basic construction and operation principles of fluorescence molecular imaging technology, and the representative application of NIR-I/II image-guided surgery in biomedical research studies are summarized. Ultimately, we discuss the present challenges and future perspectives in the field of fluorescence imaging for surgical navigation and also put forward our opinions on how to improve the efficiency of the surgical treatment.
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- Songjiao Li
- Cancer Research Institute, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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Dai H, Wang X, Shao J, Wang W, Mou X, Dong X. NIR-II Organic Nanotheranostics for Precision Oncotherapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2102646. [PMID: 34382346 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202102646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Precision oncotherapy can remove tumors without causing any apparent iatrogenic damage or irreversible side effects to normal tissues. Second near-infrared (NIR-II) nanotheranostics can simultaneously perform diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in a single nanoplatform, which exhibits prominent perspectives in tumor precision treatment. Among all NIR-II nanotheranostics, NIR-II organic nanotheranostics have shown an exceptional promise for translation in clinical tumor treatment than NIR-II inorganic nanotheranostics in virtue of their good biocompatibility, excellent reproducibility, desirable excretion, and high biosafety. In this review, recent progress of NIR-II organic nanotheranostics with the integration of tumor diagnosis and therapy is systematically summarized, focusing on the theranostic modes and performances. Furthermore, the current status quo, problems, and challenges are discussed, aiming to provide a certain guiding significance for the future development of NIR-II organic nanotheranostics for precision oncotherapy.
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- Hanming Dai
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- Clinical Research Institute, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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Liu RL, Cai RQ. Recent advances in ultrasound-controlled fluorescence technology for deep tissue optical imaging. J Pharm Anal 2021; 12:530-540. [PMID: 36105171 PMCID: PMC9463483 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2021.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Fluorescence imaging is a noninvasive and dynamic real-time imaging technique; however, it exhibits poor spatial resolution in centimeter-deep tissues because biological tissues are highly scattering media for optical radiation. The recently developed ultrasound-controlled fluorescence (UCF) imaging is a novel imaging technique that can overcome this bottleneck. Previous studies suggest that the effective contrast agent and sensitive imaging system are the two pivotal factors for generating high-resolution UCF images ex vivo and/or in vivo. Here, this review highlights the recent advances (2015–2020) in the design and synthesis of contrast agents and the improvement of imaging systems to realize high-resolution UCF imaging of deep tissues. The imaging performances of various UCF systems, including the signal-to-noise ratio, imaging resolution, and imaging depth, are specifically discussed. In addition, the challenges and prospects are highlighted. With continuously increasing research interest in this field and emerging multidisciplinary applications, UCF imaging with higher spatial resolution and larger imaging depth may be developed shortly, which is expected to have a far-reaching impact on disease surveillance and/or therapy. The unique UCF technique in high resolution imaging was described. The contrast agents and imaging systems of UCF imaging were discussed. Recent advances and prospects of NIR-UCF technique were summarized.
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- Rui-Lin Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Corresponding author. School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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Gu C, Wang H, Wang X, Wen S, Liu X, Tan W, Qiu M, Ma J. Dithieno[3,2- b:2',3'- d]silole-based conjugated polymers for bioimaging in the short-wave infrared region. RSC Adv 2021; 11:30798-30804. [PMID: 35498949 PMCID: PMC9041370 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05097d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The short-wave infrared window (SWIR, 900–1700 nm) fluorescence imaging has been demonstrated to have excellent imaging performance in signal/noise ratio and tissue penetration compared to the conventional NIR biological window (NIR-I, 700–900 nm). Conventional organic SWIR fluorescent materials still suffer from low fluorescence quantum efficiency. In this work, a donor unit with sp3 hybrid configuration and an acceptor unit with small hindered alkyl side chains are employed to construct donor–acceptor (D–A) type conjugated polymers P1 and P2, which were substituted with one or two fluorine atoms. These structural features can alleviate the aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) and contribute to charge transfer, resulting in a significantly improved fluorescence quantum efficiency. The SWIR fluorescent quantum efficiencies of P1 and P2 nanoparticles are 3.4% and 4.4%, respectively, which are some of the highest for organic SWIR fluorophores reported so far. Excellent imaging quality has been demonstrated with P2 nanoparticles for SWIR imaging of the vascular system of nude mice. The results indicate that our design strategy of introducing sp3 hybrid configuration and small hindered alkyl side chains to fabricate conjugated polymers is efficient in improving the fluorescent quantum efficiency as SWIR fluorescent imaging agents for potential clinical practice. A D–A type polymer with a SWIR fluorescence quantum efficiency of 4.4% was obtained after structural optimization.![]()
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- Chuantao Gu
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao 266525 P. R. China +86-532-85071673.,CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao 266525 P. R. China +86-532-85071673
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- Qing Dao Municipal Hospital Qingdao 266011 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao 266525 P. R. China +86-532-85071673
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao 266525 P. R. China +86-532-85071673
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education Qingdao 266011 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao 266525 P. R. China +86-532-85071673
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Wang Y, Zhang X, Wan K, Zhou N, Wei G, Su Z. Supramolecular peptide nano-assemblies for cancer diagnosis and therapy: from molecular design to material synthesis and function-specific applications. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:253. [PMID: 34425823 PMCID: PMC8381530 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00999-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Peptide molecule has high bioactivity, good biocompatibility, and excellent biodegradability. In addition, it has adjustable amino acid structure and sequence, which can be flexible designed and tailored to form supramolecular nano-assemblies with specific biomimicking, recognition, and targeting properties via molecular self-assembly. These unique properties of peptide nano-assemblies made it possible for utilizing them for biomedical and tissue engineering applications. In this review, we summarize recent progress on the motif design, self-assembly synthesis, and functional tailoring of peptide nano-assemblies for both cancer diagnosis and therapy. For this aim, firstly we demonstrate the methodologies on the synthesis of various functional pure and hybrid peptide nano-assemblies, by which the structural and functional tailoring of peptide nano-assemblies are introduced and discussed in detail. Secondly, we present the applications of peptide nano-assemblies for cancer diagnosis applications, including optical and magnetic imaging as well as biosensing of cancer cells. Thirdly, the design of peptide nano-assemblies for enzyme-mediated killing, chemo-therapy, photothermal therapy, and multi-therapy of cancer cells are introduced. Finally, the challenges and perspectives in this promising topic are discussed. This work will be useful for readers to understand the methodologies on peptide design and functional tailoring for highly effective, specific, and targeted diagnosis and therapy of cancers, and at the same time it will promote the development of cancer diagnosis and therapy by linking those knowledges in biological science, nanotechnology, biomedicine, tissue engineering, and analytical science.
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- Yan Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, 266071, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Swamy MMM, Murai Y, Monde K, Tsuboi S, Jin T. Shortwave-Infrared Fluorescent Molecular Imaging Probes Based on π-Conjugation Extended Indocyanine Green. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:1541-1547. [PMID: 34309379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recently, shortwave-infrared (SWIR) fluorescence imaging for the optical diagnostics of diseases has attracted much attention as a new noninvasive imaging modality. For this application, the development of SWIR molecular imaging probes with high biocompatibility is crucial. Although many types of biocompatible SWIR fluorescent probes based on organic dyes have been reported, there are no SWIR-emitting molecular imaging probes that can be used for the detection of specific biomolecules in vivo. To apply SWIR-emitting molecular imaging probes to biomedical fields, we developed a biocompatible SWIR fluorescent dye based on π-conjugation extended indocyanine green (ICG), where ICG is the only approved near-infrared dye by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the clinic. Using the π-conjugation extended ICG, we prepared SWIR molecular imaging probes that can be used for in vivo tumor imaging. Herein, we demonstrate noninvasive SWIR fluorescence imaging of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-positive breast tumors using π-conjugation extended ICG and monoclonal antibody conjugates. The presented π-conjugation extended ICG analog probes will be a breakthrough to apply SWIR fluorescence imaging in biomedical fields.
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- Mahadeva M M Swamy
- Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Furuedai 6-2-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0864, Japan
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- Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Furuedai 6-2-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0864, Japan.,Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 11, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Furuedai 6-2-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0864, Japan.,Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 11, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Furuedai 6-2-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0864, Japan
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- Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Furuedai 6-2-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0864, Japan
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Zhuang P, Xiang K, Meng X, Wang G, Li Z, Lu Y, Kan D, Zhang X, Sun SK. Gram-scale synthesis of a neodymium chelate as a spectral CT and second near-infrared window imaging agent for visualizing the gastrointestinal tract in vivo. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:2285-2294. [PMID: 33616148 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb02276d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) tract diseases is frequently performed in the clinic, so it is crucial to develop high-performance contrast agents for real-time and non-invasive imaging examination of the GI tract. Herein, we show a novel method to synthesize a neodymium (Nd) chelate, Nd-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Nd-DTPA), on a large scale without byproducts for spectral computed tomography (CT) and second near-infrared window imaging of the GI tract in vivo. The Nd-DTPA was simply generated by heating the mixture of Nd2O3 and DTPA in water at 85 °C for 2 h. This dual-modal imaging agent has the advantages of a simple and green synthesis route, no need of purification process, high yield (86.24%), large-scale production capability (>10 g in lab synthesis), good chemical stability and excellent water solubility (≈2 g mL-1). Moreover, the Nd-DTPA emitted strong near-infrared fluorescence at 1308 nm, and exhibited superior X-ray attenuation ability compared to clinical iohexol. The proposed Nd-DTPA can integrate the complementary merits of dual-modal imaging to realize spatial-temporal and highly sensitive imaging of the GI tract in vivo, and accurate diagnosis of the location of intestinal obstruction and monitor its recovery after surgery. The developed highly efficient method for the gram-scale synthesis of Nd-DTPA and the proposed spectral CT and second near-infrared window dual-modal imaging strategy provide a promising route for accurate visualization of the GI tract in vivo.
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- Pengrui Zhuang
- Department of Medical imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
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- Department of Medical imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Medical imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Medical imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
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- Department of Medical imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
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- Department of Medical imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
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Liu Q, Tian J, Tian Y, Sun Q, Sun D, Liu D, Wang F, Xu H, Ying G, Wang J, Yetisen AK, Jiang N. Thiophene donor for NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided photothermal/photodynamic/chemo combination therapy. Acta Biomater 2021; 127:287-297. [PMID: 33831570 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Organic fluorophores/photosensitizers have been widely used in biological imaging and photodynamic and photothermal combination therapy in the first near-infrared (NIR-I) window. However, their applications in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window are still limited primarily due to low fluorescence quantum yields (QYs). Here, a boron dipyrromethene (BDP) is created as a molecularly engineered thiophene donor unit with high QYs to the redshift. Thiophene insertion initiates substantial redshifts of the absorbance as compared to its counterparts in which iodine is introduced. The fluorescent molecule can be triggered by an NIR laser with a single wavelength, thereby producing emission in the NIR-II windows. Single NIR laser-triggered phototherapeutic nanoparticles (NPs) are developed by encapsulating the BDP and the chemotherapeutic drug docetaxel (DTX) by using a synthetic amphiphilic poly(styrene-co-chloromethyl styrene)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) functionalized with folic acid (FA). These BDP-T-N-DTX-FA NPs not only show superior solubility and high singlet oxygen QY (ΦΔ=62%) but also demonstrate single NIR laser-triggered multifunctional characteristics. After intravenous administration of the NPs into 4T1 tumor-bearing mice, the accumulation of the NPs in the tumor showed a high signal-to-background ratio (11.8). Furthermore, 4T1 tumors in mice were almost eradicated by DTX released from the BDP-T-N-DTX-FA NPs under single NIR laser excitation and the combination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermic therapy (PTT). STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The application of organic photosensitizers is still limited primarily due to low fluorescence quantum yields (QYs) in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window. Here, a boron dipyrromethene (BDP) as a molecularly engineered thiophene donor unit with high QYs to the redshift is created. Phototherapeutic nanoparticles (NPs) are developed by encapsulating the BDP and docetaxel (DTX) using a synthetic amphiphilic poly(styrene-co-chloromethyl styrene)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) functionalized with folic acid (FA). These BDP-T-N-DTX-FA NPs not only show high singlet oxygen QY (ΦΔ=62%) but also demonstrate single NIR laser-triggered multifunctional characteristics and a high signal-to-background ratio (11.8). Furthermore, 4T1 tumors in mice were almost eradicated by DTX released from the BDP-T-N-DTX-FA NPs under single NIR laser excitation and the PDT/PTT combination therapy.
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- Qiang Liu
- Artemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, CA 94305, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of TCM Evaluation and Translational Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 21198, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Optical Imaging Technology & Center for Biomedical Optics and Molecular Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, CA 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, CA 94305, United States
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, 02139 MA, United States.
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- Artemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The First Affilated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, 518020, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
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Kamimura M. Recent Progress of Near-Infrared Fluorescence in vivo Bioimaging in the Second and Third Biological Window. ANAL SCI 2021; 37:691-697. [PMID: 33455967 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.20scr11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence bioimaging using above to 1000 nm wavelength region is a promising analytical method on visualizing deep tissues. As compared to the short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV: < 400 nm) or visible (VIS: 400 - 700 nm) region, which results in an extremely low absorption or scattering of biomolecules and water in the body, NIR light passes through the tissues. Various fluorescent probes that emit NIR emission in the second (1100 - 1400 nm) or third (1550 - 1800 nm) biological windows have been developed and used for NIR in vivo imaging. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), quantum dots (QDs), rare-earth doped ceramic nanoparticles (RED-CNPs), and organic dye-based probes have been proposed by many researchers, and are used to successfully visualize the bloodstream, organs, and disease-affected regions, such as cancer. NIR imaging in the second and third biological windows is an effective analytical method on visualizing deep tissues.
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- Masao Kamimura
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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Fan X, Li Y, Feng Z, Chen G, Zhou J, He M, Wu L, Li S, Qian J, Lin H. Nanoprobes-Assisted Multichannel NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Resection and Photothermal Ablation of Lymph Nodes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2003972. [PMID: 33977058 PMCID: PMC8097375 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Lymph node metastasis is a major metastatic route of cancer and significantly influences the prognosis of cancer patients. Radical lymphadenectomy is crucial for a successful surgery. However, iatrogenic normal organ injury during lymphadenectomy is a troublesome complication. Here, this paper reports a kind of organic nanoprobes (IDSe-IC2F nanoparticles (NPs)) with excellent second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence and photothermal properties. IDSe-IC2F NPs can effectively label lymph nodes and helped achieve high-contrast lymphatic imaging. More importantly, by jointly using IDSe-IC2F nanoparticles and other kinds of nanoparticles with different excitation/emission properties, a multichannel NIR-II fluorescence imaging modality and imaging-guided lymphadenectomy is proposed. With the help of this navigation system, the iatrogenic injury can be largely avoided. In addition, NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided photothermal treatment ("hot" strategy) can ablate those metastatic lymph nodes which are difficult to deal with during resection ("cold" strategy). Nanoprobes-assisted and multichannel NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided "cold" and "hot" treatment strategy provides a general new basis for the future precision surgery.
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- Xiaoxiao Fan
- Department of General SurgerySir Run Run Shaw HospitalSchool of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310000P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationsCentre for Optical and Electromagnetic ResearchCollege of Optical Science and EngineeringInternational Research Center for Advanced PhotonicsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- Department of General SurgerySir Run Run Shaw HospitalSchool of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310000P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationsCentre for Optical and Electromagnetic ResearchCollege of Optical Science and EngineeringInternational Research Center for Advanced PhotonicsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- Department of General SurgerySir Run Run Shaw HospitalSchool of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310000P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationsCentre for Optical and Electromagnetic ResearchCollege of Optical Science and EngineeringInternational Research Center for Advanced PhotonicsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationsCentre for Optical and Electromagnetic ResearchCollege of Optical Science and EngineeringInternational Research Center for Advanced PhotonicsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationsCentre for Optical and Electromagnetic ResearchCollege of Optical Science and EngineeringInternational Research Center for Advanced PhotonicsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Center of Super‐Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)Department of ChemistryCity University of Hong Kong83 Tat Chee AvenueKowloonHong Kong999077P. R. China
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- Department of General SurgerySir Run Run Shaw HospitalSchool of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310000P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationsCentre for Optical and Electromagnetic ResearchCollege of Optical Science and EngineeringInternational Research Center for Advanced PhotonicsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- Department of General SurgerySir Run Run Shaw HospitalSchool of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310000P. R. China
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Kovalenko AD, Pavlov AA, Ustinovich ID, Kalyakina AS, Goloveshkin AS, Marciniak Ł, Lepnev LS, Burlov AS, Schepers U, Bräse S, Utochnikova VV. Highly NIR-emitting ytterbium complexes containing 2-(tosylaminobenzylidene)-N-benzoylhydrazone anions: structure in solution and use for bioimaging. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:3786-3791. [PMID: 33704306 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03913f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Solution behaviour in DMSO using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy was performed for lanthanide complexes Ln(L)(HL) and Ln(HL)2Cl, containing non-macrocyclic 2-(tosylamino)-benzylidene-N-benzoylhydrazone (H2L), and the structure of [Yb(L)]+ cation in solution was determined. Based on the NMR data, the possibility to obtain novel complexes containing [Ln(L)2]- was predicted, which was successfully synthesized, and the crystal structure of K(C2H5OH)3[Yb(L)2] was determined. Thanks to its high quantum yield of NIR luminescence (1.3 ± 0.2%), high absorption, low toxicity, and the stability of its anion against dissociation in DMSO, K(H2O)3[Yb(L)2] was successfully used for bioimaging.
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- Anton D Kovalenko
- Department of Material Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Wang F, Ma Z, Zhong Y, Salazar F, Xu C, Ren F, Qu L, Wu AM, Dai H. In vivo NIR-II structured-illumination light-sheet microscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2023888118. [PMID: 33526701 PMCID: PMC8017937 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2023888118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Noninvasive optical imaging with deep tissue penetration depth and high spatiotemporal resolution is important to longitudinally studying the biology at the single-cell level in live mammals, but has been challenging due to light scattering. Here, we developed near-infrared II (NIR-II) (1,000 to 1,700 nm) structured-illumination light-sheet microscopy (NIR-II SIM) with ultralong excitation and emission wavelengths up to ∼1,540 and ∼1,700 nm, respectively, suppressing light scattering to afford large volumetric three-dimensional (3D) imaging of tissues with deep-axial penetration depths. Integrating structured illumination into NIR-II light-sheet microscopy further diminished background and improved spatial resolution by approximately twofold. In vivo oblique NIR-II SIM was performed noninvasively for 3D volumetric multiplexed molecular imaging of the CT26 tumor microenvironment in mice, longitudinally mapping out CD4, CD8, and OX40 at the single-cell level in response to immunotherapy by cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG), a Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR-9) agonist combined with OX40 antibody treatment. NIR-II SIM affords an additional tool for noninvasive volumetric molecular imaging of immune cells in live mammals.
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- Feifei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
- Bio-X, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
- Bio-X, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
- Bio-X, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
- Bio-X, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
- Bio-X, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94303
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- Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305;
- Bio-X, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Gupta N, Chan YH, Saha S, Liu MH. Near-Infrared-II Semiconducting Polymer Dots for Deep-tissue Fluorescence Imaging. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:175-184. [PMID: 33331122 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fluorescence imaging, particularly in the NIR-II region (1000-1700 nm), has become an unprecedented tool for deep-tissue in vivo imaging. Among the fluorescent nanoprobes, semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (Pdots) appear to be a promising agent because of their tunable optical and photophysical properties, ultrahigh brightness, minimal autofluorescence, narrow-size distribution, and low cytotoxicity. This review elucidates the recent advances in Pdots for deep-tissue fluorescence imaging and the facing future translation to clinical use.
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- Nidhi Gupta
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Centre of Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan.,Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, 30010, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
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Dai H, Shen Q, Shao J, Wang W, Gao F, Dong X. Small Molecular NIR-II Fluorophores for Cancer Phototheranostics. Innovation (N Y) 2021; 2:100082. [PMID: 34557737 PMCID: PMC8454557 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Phototheranostics integrates deep-tissue imaging with phototherapy (containing photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy), holding great promise in early diagnosis and precision treatment of cancers. Recently, second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence imaging exhibits the merits of high accuracy and specificity, as well as real-time detection. Among the NIR-II fluorophores, organic small molecular fluorophores have shown superior properties in the biocompatibility, variable structure, and tunable emission wavelength than the inorganic NIR-II materials. What's more, some small molecular fluorophores also display excellent cytotoxicity when illuminated with the NIR laser. This review summarizes the progress of small molecular NIR-II fluorophores with different central cores for cancer phototheranostics in the past few years, focusing on the molecular structures and phototheranostic performances. Furthermore, challenges and prospects of future development toward clinical translation are discussed. Phototheranostics combines diagnostic imaging with phototherapy, showing broad applications in the early diagnosis and precise treatment of tumors Small molecular NIR-II fluorophores with good biocompatibility, tunable structure, high imaging quality, and excellent phototoxicity, have shown great potential for cancer phototheranostics Small molecular NIR-II fluorophores with different central cores for cancer phototheranostics are summarized, highlighting the design strategies and phototheranostic performances Challenges and prospects of future development toward clinical translation are discussed
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- Hanming Dai
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China.,School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Dai H, Shen Q, Shao J, Wang W, Gao F, Dong X. Small Molecular NIR-II Fluorophores for Cancer Phototheranostics. INNOVATION (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021. [PMID: 34557737 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100082,] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Phototheranostics integrates deep-tissue imaging with phototherapy (containing photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy), holding great promise in early diagnosis and precision treatment of cancers. Recently, second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence imaging exhibits the merits of high accuracy and specificity, as well as real-time detection. Among the NIR-II fluorophores, organic small molecular fluorophores have shown superior properties in the biocompatibility, variable structure, and tunable emission wavelength than the inorganic NIR-II materials. What's more, some small molecular fluorophores also display excellent cytotoxicity when illuminated with the NIR laser. This review summarizes the progress of small molecular NIR-II fluorophores with different central cores for cancer phototheranostics in the past few years, focusing on the molecular structures and phototheranostic performances. Furthermore, challenges and prospects of future development toward clinical translation are discussed.
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- Hanming Dai
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China.,School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Liu MH, Zhang Z, Yang YC, Chan YH. Polymethine-Based Semiconducting Polymer Dots with Narrow-Band Emission and Absorption/Emission Maxima at NIR-II for Bioimaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:983-989. [PMID: 32990356 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Deep-penetration fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window heralds a new era of clinical surgery, in which high-resolution vascular/lymphatic anatomy and detailed cancerous tissues can be visualized in real time. Described here is a series of polymethine-based semiconducting polymers with intrinsic emission maxima in the NIR-IIa (1300-1400 nm) window and absorption maxima ranging from 1082 to 1290 nm. These polymers were prepared as semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) in aqueous solutions with fluorescence quantum yields of 0.05-0.18 %, and they demonstrate promising applications in noninvasive through-skull brain imaging in live mice with remarkable spatial resolution as well as signal-to-background contrast. This study offers a platform for future design of NIR-IIa or even NIR-IIb emitting Pdots.
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- Ming-Ho Liu
- Department of Applied Chemistry/Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry/Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry/Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30050, Taiwan.,Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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Su MM, Ni J, Guo ZC, Liu SQ, Zhang JJ, Meng CG. Long-wavelength NIR luminescence of 2,2′-bipyridyl-Pt( ii) dimers achieved by enhanced Pt–Pt interaction. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi00546d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Benefiting from the very strong intermolecular Pt–Pt interaction, 2,2′-bipyridyl-Pt(ii) dimers have achieved long-wavelength near-infrared luminescence exceeding 1000 nm for the first time.
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- Meng-Meng Su
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road No. 2, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road No. 2, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road No. 2, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road No. 2, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road No. 2, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road No. 2, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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Xu W, Wang D, Tang BZ. NIR‐II AIEgens: A Win–Win Integration towards Bioapplications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:7476-7487. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Wenhan Xu
- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Division of Life Science The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong China
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- Center for AIE Research College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Division of Life Science The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong China
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Xu W, Wang D, Tang BZ. NIR‐II AIEgens: A Win–Win Integration towards Bioapplications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Wenhan Xu
- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Division of Life Science The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong China
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- Center for AIE Research College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Division of Life Science The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong China
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Piwoński H, Wang Y, Li W, Michinobu T, Habuchi S. Millimeter-Deep Detection of Single Shortwave-Infrared-Emitting Polymer Dots through Turbid Media. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:8803-8810. [PMID: 33206524 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Fluorescence imaging at longer wavelengths, especially in the shortwave-infrared (SWIR: 1000-1700 nm) region, leads to a substantial decrease in light attenuation, scattering, and background autofluorescence, thereby enabling enhanced penetration into biological tissues. The limited selection of fluorescent probes is a major bottleneck in SWIR fluorescence imaging. Here, we develop SWIR-emitting nanoparticles composed of donor-acceptor-type conjugated polymers. The bright SWIR fluorescence of the polymer dots (primarily attributable to their large absorption cross-section and high fluorescence saturation intensity (as high as 113 kW·cm-2)) enables the unprecedented detection of single particles as small as 14 nm through millimeter-thick turbid media. Unlike most SWIR-emitting nanomaterials, which have an excited-state lifetime in the range of microseconds to milliseconds, our polymer dots exhibit a subnanosecond excited-state lifetime. These characteristics enable us to demonstrate new time-gated single-particle imaging with a high signal-to-background ratio. These findings expand the range of potential applications of single-particle deep-tissue imaging.
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- Hubert Piwoński
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Che Y, Feng S, Guo J, Hou J, Zhu X, Chen L, Yang H, Chen M, Li Y, Chen S, Cheng Z, Luo Z, Chen J. In vivo live imaging of bone using shortwave infrared fluorescent quantum dots. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:22022-22029. [PMID: 33141143 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr06261h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Bone plays an increasingly critical role in human health and disease. More noninvasive multi-scale imaging techniques are urgently required for investigations on the substructures and biological functions of bones. Our results firstly revealed that SWIR QDs prepared by us acted as a bone-specific imaging contrast to achieve real-time observation of bone structures both in vivo and ex vivo. The major bone structures of both Balb/C nude mice and Balb/C mice including their skull, spine, pelvis, limbs, and sternum could be rapidly and gradually identified via blood circulation after QD injection in vivo. More importantly, the binding capability of our QDs mainly depended on the biological activities of bone tissues, suggesting that our technique is suitable for in vivo live imaging. In addition, the cell imaging results suggested that the potential mechanism of our bone imaging could be ascribed to the highly specific interaction between QDs and MC3T3-E1 cells. In a word, the skeletal structures and biological activities of bones are anticipated to be observed and monitored with this QD-guided SWIR imaging strategy, respectively. This radiation-free QD-guided SWIR live imaging of bone can add new insights into a comprehensive study of bones in vivo and provide a basis for early diagnosis of bone diseases.
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- Yanjun Che
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. and Department of Orthopedics, Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi, China
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of Fudan University, Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xinghu Hospital, Suzhou industrial park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of Fudan University, Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of Fudan University, Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of Fudan University, Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Bio-X Program, and Department of Radiology, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5344, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of SooChow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of Fudan University, Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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Liu M, Zhang Z, Yang Y, Chan Y. Polymethine‐Based Semiconducting Polymer Dots with Narrow‐Band Emission and Absorption/Emission Maxima at NIR‐II for Bioimaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202011914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Ming‐Ho Liu
- Department of Applied Chemistry/Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30050 Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry/Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30050 Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry/Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30050 Taiwan
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung 80708 Taiwan
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Chen M, Qin A, Lam JW, Tang BZ. Multifaceted functionalities constructed from pyrazine-based AIEgen system. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ye F, Huang W, Li C, Li G, Yang W, Liu SH, Yin J, Sun Y, Yang G. Near‐Infrared Fluorescence/Photoacoustic Agent with an Intensifying Optical Performance for Imaging‐Guided Effective Photothermal Therapy. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Fengying Ye
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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Li C, Chen G, Zhang Y, Wu F, Wang Q. Advanced Fluorescence Imaging Technology in the Near-Infrared-II Window for Biomedical Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:14789-14804. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Chunyan Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Imaging Technology, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Imaging Technology, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Imaging Technology, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Imaging Technology, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Imaging Technology, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230036, China
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Xu Y, Li C, Xu R, Zhang N, Wang Z, Jing X, Yang Z, Dang D, Zhang P, Meng L. Tuning molecular aggregation to achieve highly bright AIE dots for NIR-II fluorescence imaging and NIR-I photoacoustic imaging. Chem Sci 2020; 11:8157-8166. [PMID: 34123087 PMCID: PMC8163436 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03160g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Currently, bright aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) with high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) in the NIR-II region are still limited, and thus an efficient strategy to enhance NIR-II fluorescence performance through tuning molecular aggregation is proposed here. The synthesized donor-acceptor tailored AIEgen (DTPA-TBZ) not only exhibits an excellent absorptivity in the NIR-I region, but also good fluorescence signals in the NIR-II region with an emission extending to 1200 nm. Benefiting from such improved intramolecular restriction and aggregation, a significant absolute PLQY value of 8.98% was obtained in solid DTPA-TBZ. Encouragingly, the resulting AIE dots also exhibit a high relative PLQY of up to 11.1% with IR 26 as the reference (PLQY = 0.5%). Finally, the AIE dots were applied in high performance NIR-II fluorescence imaging and NIR-I photoacoustic (PA) imaging: visualization of abdominal vessels, hind limb vasculature, and cerebral vessels with high signal to background ratios was performed via NIR-II imaging; Moreover, PA imaging has also been performed to clearly observe tumors in vivo. These results demonstrate that by finely tuning molecular aggregation in DTPA-TBZ, a good NIR-I absorptivity and a highly emissive fluorescence in the NIR-II region can be achieved simultaneously, finally resulting in a promising dual-modal imaging platform for real-world applications to achieve precise cancer diagnostics.
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- Yanzi Xu
- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
- Instrumental Analysis Center, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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Han R, Peng J, Xiao Y, Hao Y, Jia Y, Qian Z. Ag2S nanoparticles as an emerging single-component theranostic agent. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bioorthogonal-targeted 1064 nm excitation theranostic nanoplatform for precise NIR-IIa fluorescence imaging guided efficient NIR-II photothermal therapy. Biomaterials 2020; 243:119934. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.119934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Liu MH, Chen TC, Vicente JR, Yao CN, Yang YC, Chen CP, Lin PW, Ho YC, Chen J, Lin SY, Chan YH. Cyanine-Based Polymer Dots with Long-Wavelength Excitation and Near-Infrared Fluorescence beyond 900 nm for In Vivo Biological Imaging. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:3846-3858. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Ming-Ho Liu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Peng XX, Zhu XF, Zhang JL. Near Infrared (NIR) imaging: Exploring biologically relevant chemical space for lanthanide complexes. J Inorg Biochem 2020; 209:111118. [PMID: 32502875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Near Infrared (NIR) imaging agents are extensively used in the biological or preclinical treatment and diagnosis of a wide range of diseases including cancers and tumors. The current arsenal of NIR compounds are most constituted by organic dyes, polymers, inorganic nanomaterials, whereas Ln molecular complexes explore an alternative approach to design NIR probes that are potentially bring new molecular toolkits into the biomedicine. In this review, NIR imaging agents are categorized according to their molecular sizes, constitution and the key properties and features of each class of compounds are briefly defined wherever possible. To better elucidate the features of Ln complexes, we provide a succinct understanding of sensitization process and molecular Ln luminescence at a mechanistic level, which may help to deliver new insights to design NIR imaging probes. Finally, we used our work on NIR ytterbium (Yb3+) probes as an example to raise awareness of exploring biologically relevant chemical space for lanthanide complexes as chemical entities for biological activity.
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- Xin-Xin Peng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China; School of Chemistry and Life Science, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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Jing L, Yang C, Zhang P, Zeng J, Li Z, Gao M. Nanoparticles weaponized with built‐in functions for imaging‐guided cancer therapy. VIEW 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/viw2.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- Lihong Jing
- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Bei Yi Jie 2, Zhong Guan Cun Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Bei Yi Jie 2, Zhong Guan Cun Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Bei Yi Jie 2, Zhong Guan Cun Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD‐X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education InstitutionsSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD‐X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education InstitutionsSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Bei Yi Jie 2, Zhong Guan Cun Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
- Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD‐X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education InstitutionsSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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Tenney SM, Vilchez V, Sonnleitner ML, Huang C, Friedman HC, Shin AJ, Atallah TL, Deshmukh AP, Ithurria S, Caram JR. Mercury Chalcogenide Nanoplatelet-Quantum Dot Heterostructures as a New Class of Continuously Tunable Bright Shortwave Infrared Emitters. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:3473-3480. [PMID: 32293896 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Despite broad applications in imaging, energy conversion, and telecommunications, few nanoscale moieties emit light efficiently in the shortwave infrared (SWIR, 1000-2000 nm or 1.24-0.62 eV). We report quantum-confined mercury chalcogenide (HgX, where X = Se or Te) nanoplatelets (NPLs) can be induced to emit bright (QY > 30%) and tunable (900-1500+ nm) infrared emission from attached quantum dot (QD) "defect" states. We demonstrate near unity energy transfer from NPL to these QDs, which completely quench NPL emission and emit with a high QY through the SWIR. This QD defect emission is kinetically tunable, enabling controlled midgap emission from NPLs. Spectrally resolved photoluminescence demonstrates energy-dependent lifetimes, with radiative rates 10-20 times faster than those of their PbX analogues in the same spectral window. Coupled with their high quantum yield, midgap emission HgX dots on HgX NPLs provide a potential platform for novel optoelectronics in the SWIR.
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- Stephanie M Tenney
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Étude des Matériaux, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8213, ESPCI ParisTech, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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Kang Y, Yu X, Fan X, Zhao S, Tu C, Yan Z, Wang R, Li W, Qiu H. Tetramodal Imaging and Synergistic Cancer Radio-Chemotherapy Enabled by Multiple Component-Encapsulated Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks. ACS NANO 2020; 14:4336-4351. [PMID: 32275394 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The abundant species of functional nanomaterials have attracted tremendous interests as components to construct multifunctional composites for cancer theranostics. However, their distinct chemical properties substantially require a specific strategy to integrate them in harmony. Here, we report the preparation of a distinctive multifunctional composite by encapsulating small-sized semiconducting copper bismuth sulfide (CBS) nanoparticles and rare-earth down-conversion (DC) nanoparticles in larger-sized zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF8) nanoparticles, followed by loading an anticancer drug, doxorubicin (DOX). Such composites can be used for tetramodal imaging, including traditional computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and, recently, for photoacoustic imaging and fluorescence imaging. With a pH-responsive release of the encapsulated components, synergistic radio-chemotherapy with a high (87.6%) tumor inhibition efficiency is achieved at moderate doses of the CBS&DC-ZIF8@DOX composite with X-ray irradiation. This promising strategy highlights the extending capacity of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks to encapsulate multiple distinct components for enhanced cancer imaging and therapy.
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- Yiwei Kang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Joint Research Center for Precision Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital South Campus, Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, 6600th Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai 201499, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Joint Research Center for Precision Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital South Campus, Southern Medical University Affiliated Fengxian Hospital, 6600th Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai 201499, China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Ge X, Lou Y, Su L, Chen B, Guo Z, Gao S, Zhang W, Chen T, Song J, Yang H. Single Wavelength Laser Excitation Ratiometric NIR-II Fluorescent Probe for Molecule Imaging in Vivo. Anal Chem 2020; 92:6111-6120. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Xiaoguang Ge
- Departments of Nuclear Medicine, China−Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, People’s Republic of China
- MOE key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- MOE key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- Departments of Nuclear Medicine, China−Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- Departments of Nuclear Medicine, China−Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- MOE key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- MOE key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- MOE key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- MOE key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China
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Xu P, Kang F, Yang W, Zhang M, Dang R, Jiang P, Wang J. Molecular engineering of a high quantum yield NIR-II molecular fluorophore with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics for in vivo imaging. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:5084-5090. [PMID: 32068224 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09999a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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NIR-II biological imaging (1000-1700 nm) has shown promise for deep tissue penetration, high spatial resolution, and low background noise. Among all the NIR-II probes, organic probes particularly attract huge attention due to their excellent stability and biocompatibility, which have the most potential for clinical translation. However, most previously reported organic NIR-II fluorescent agents often suffer from low quantum yields in aqueous solution. Herein, we developed a novel D-π-A-π-D-type NIR II chromophore XA1 with AIE characteristics based on a new design strategy for NIR-II AIE fluorophores. Owing to their intrinsic aggregation-induced emission enhancement nature, the formulated XA1 NPs show a high fluorescence quantum yield up to 14.8%, which is higher than those of most previously reported organic NIR-II fluorophores. Based on the XA1 NPs, noninvasive imaging of limb and cerebral vessels is achieved with a high signal-to-background ratio and deep penetration. Furthermore, the XA1 NPs can be used as good contrast agents for high resolution imaging of blood vessels of tumors and precise detection of tumors based on the EPR mechanism. Collectively, our work demonstrated a novel strategy for designing and manufacturing NIR-II fluorophores with AIE characteristics and proved that XA1 NPs are highly promising NIR-II probes for biomedical imaging under physiological and pathological conditions.
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- Pengfei Xu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, #127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, Shanxi, P.R. China and Institute of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, P.R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, #127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, #127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, #127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, P.R. China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining Medical University, Jining 272000, P.R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, #127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, Shanxi, P.R. China
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Jin GQ, Ning Y, Geng JX, Jiang ZF, Wang Y, Zhang JL. Joining the journey to near infrared (NIR) imaging: the emerging role of lanthanides in the designing of molecular probes. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi01132c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The recent developments and prospects of near-infrared molecular probes based on luminescent lanthanide coordination complexes in bioimaging are described, which is important to emphasise the importance of lanthanide chemical biology.
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- Guo-Qing Jin
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
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Jiang R, Yang J, Meng Y, Yan D, Liu C, Xu C, Liu Y. X-ray/red-light excited ZGGO:Cr,Nd nanoprobes for NIR-I/II afterglow imaging. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:6074-6083. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00247j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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NIR-I/II afterglow nanoprobes for deep-tissue autofluorescence-free bioimaging were developed based on the persistent energy transfer.
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- Rongyun Jiang
- School of Physics
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
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- School of Physics
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
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- School of Physics
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
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- School of Physics
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
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- School of Physics
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
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- School of Physics
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
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- School of Physics
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
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Yu GT, Luo MY, Li H, Chen S, Huang B, Sun ZJ, Cui R, Zhang M. Molecular Targeting Nanoprobes with Non-Overlap Emission in the Second Near-Infrared Window for in Vivo Two-Color Colocalization of Immune Cells. ACS NANO 2019; 13:12830-12839. [PMID: 31621290 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Monitoring specific immune cells in vivo will provide significant information for improving the therapeutic effect of immunotherapy. Herein, the in vivo two-color fluorescence molecular imaging of an important immune cell, myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC), was realized by using quantum dot (QD)-based nanoprobes with non-overlap emission in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm). NIR-IIa and NIR-IIb QDs were conjugated with two MDSC-specific antibodies, respectively, and targeted the in vivo MDSCs together. Due to the suppressed photon scattering and diminished autofluorescence in the NIR-II window, the distribution of MDSCs in different organs and tissues was clearly revealed in a non-invasive way by the colocalization of two-color fluorescence from nanoprobes. The high-resolution imaging further confirmed the exact distribution of MDSCs in tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). Our results demonstrated that NIR-II fluorescence nanoprobes with molecular targeting ability provided a powerful tool for monitoring the dynamic change of immune cell populations in TIME in vivo, thus guiding the choice of clinical medicine and evaluating the therapeutic effect.
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- Guang-Tao Yu
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430079 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430079 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430079 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences , Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan 430070 , China
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Huang LY, Zhu S, Cui R, Zhang M. Noninvasive In Vivo Imaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window by Inorganic Nanoparticle-Based Fluorescent Probes. Anal Chem 2019; 92:535-542. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Lu-Yao Huang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Yang Y, Chen J, Shang X, Feng Z, Chen C, Lu J, Cai J, Chen Y, Zhang J, Hao Y, Yang X, Li Y, Chen S. Visualizing the Fate of Intra-Articular Injected Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vivo in the Second Near-Infrared Window for the Effective Treatment of Supraspinatus Tendon Tears. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1901018. [PMID: 31592419 PMCID: PMC6774022 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201901018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are capable of exerting strong therapeutic potential for the treatment of supraspinatus tendon tear. However, MSC therapy remains underutilized and perhaps underrated due to the limited evidence of dynamic visualization of cellular behavior in vivo. Here, second near-infrared fluorescence imaging with biocompatible PbS quantum dots (QDs) provides a cellular migration map and information on the biodistribution and clearance processes of three densities of intra-articularly injected, labeled MSCs to treat supraspinatus tendon tear in mice. Intra-articular injection avoids entrapment of MSCs by filter organs and reduces the QD-induced organ toxicity. Notably, the MSCs share a similar migration direction, but the moderate density group is somewhat more efficient, showing the longest residence time and highest cell retention rate around the footprint during the repair stage. Furthermore, quantitative kinetic investigation demonstrates that labeled MSCs are cleared by feces and urine. Histomorphometric analysis demonstrates that the moderate density group achieves maximum therapeutic effect and labeled MSCs do not induce any injury or inflammation to major organs, which suggests that administration of too many or few MSCs may decrease their effectiveness. Such an imaging approach provides spatiotemporal evidence for response to MSC therapy in vivo, facilitating the optimization of MSC therapy.
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- Yimeng Yang
- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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- Department of Anatomy and PhysiologySchool of MedicineShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai200025China
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- Department of Sports MedicineShanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai200233China
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- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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- Department of OrthopedicsAffiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversitySuzhouJiangsu215500China
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- Department of OrthopedicsAffiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversitySuzhouJiangsu215500China
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- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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- Department of Sports MedicineHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai200040China
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