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Xu S, Pan W, Song ZL, Yuan L. Molecular Engineering of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes for Cell Membrane Imaging. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041906. [PMID: 36838896 PMCID: PMC9960866 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Cell membrane (CM) is a phospholipid bilayer that maintains integrity of a whole cell and relates to many physiological and pathological processes. Developing CM imaging tools is a feasible method for visualizing membrane-related events. In recent decades, small-molecular fluorescent probes in the near-infrared (NIR) region have been pursued extensively for CM staining to investigate its functions and related events. In this review, we summarize development of such probes from the aspect of design principles, CM-targeting mechanisms and biological applications. Moreover, at the end of this review, the challenges and future research directions in designing NIR CM-targeting probes are discussed. This review indicates that more efforts are required to design activatable NIR CM-targeting probes, easily prepared and biocompatible probes with long retention time regarding CM, super-resolution imaging probes for monitoring CM nanoscale organization and multifunctional probes with imaging and phototherapy effects.
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- Shuai Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
- Correspondence: (S.X.); (L.Y.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Correspondence: (S.X.); (L.Y.)
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Zhang D, Wang S, Yang F, Qi Q, Li Y, Huang W. A fluorescent probe for alkylating agents and its quantification of triflate as a genotoxic impurity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:2130-2133. [PMID: 36723292 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06221f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The responses of a reaction-based fluorescent probe BI-Py towards alkyl halide, epoxide, carbonate, sulfate, sulphonate and triflate were evaluated and the probe achieved selective detection of ethyl triflate in acetonitrile with a LOD of 1.08 μM. BI-Py exhibited great potential for detecting triflate as a genotoxic impurity in drug substances.
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- Dan Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China.
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China.
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Gu H, Wang W, Wu W, Wang M, Liu Y, Jiao Y, Wang F, Wang F, Chen X. Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT)-based fluorescent probes for biomarker detection: design, mechanism, and application. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:2056-2071. [PMID: 36723346 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06556h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Biomarkers are essential in biology, physiology, and pharmacology; thus, their detection is of extensive importance. Fluorescent probes provide effective tools for detecting biomarkers exactly. Excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), one of the significant photophysical processes that possesses specific photoisomerization between Keto and Enol forms, can effectively avoid annoying interference from the background with a large Stokes shift. Hence, ESIPT is an excellent choice for biomarker monitoring. Based on the ESIPT process, abundant probes were designed and synthesized using three major design methods. In this review, we conclude probes for 14 kinds of biomarkers based on ESIPT explored in the past five years, summarize these general design methods, and highlight their application for biomarker detection in vitro or in vivo.
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- Hao Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Xu L, Chu H, Gao D, Wu Q, Sun Y, Wang Z, Ma P, Song D. Chemosensor with Ultra-High Fluorescence Enhancement for Assisting in Diagnosis and Resection of Ovarian Cancer. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2949-2957. [PMID: 36695319 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Fluorescence imaging-guided diagnostics is one of the most promising approaches for facile detection of tumors in situ owing to its simple operation and non-invasiveness. As a crucial biomarker for primary ovarian cancers, β-galactosidase (β-gal) has been demonstrated to be the significant molecular target for visualization of ovarian tumors. Herein, a membrane-permeable fluorescent chemosensor (namely, LAN-βgal) was synthesized for β-gal-specific detection using the d-galactose residue as a specific recognition unit and LAN-OH (ΦF = 0.47) as a fluorophore. After β-gal was digested, the fluorescence of the initially quenched LAN-βgal (ΦF < 0.001) was enhanced by up to more than 2000-fold, which exceeded the fluorescence enhancement of other previously reported probes. We also demonstrated that the chemosensor LAN-βgal could visualize endogenous β-gal and distinguish ovarian cancer cells from normal ovarian cells. Further, the chemosensor LAN-βgal was successfully applied to visualize the back tumor-bearing mouse model and peritoneal metastatic ovarian cancer model in vivo. More importantly, through in situ spraying, the proposed chemosensor was successfully employed to assist in the surgical resection of ovarian cancer tumors due to its high tumor-to-normal (T/N) tissue fluorescence ratio of 218. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest T/N tissue fluorescence ratio ever reported. We believe that the LAN-βgal chemosensor can be utilized as a new tool for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- Lanlan Xu
- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- Nanomedicine and Translational Research Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- Nanomedicine and Translational Research Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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Kim TI, Cho S, Jin H, Bae J, Park C, Kim Y. Activatable Fluorescent Probes Targeting Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor on the Cell Membrane. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203739. [PMID: 36734188 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) is a glycolipid-anchored protein located on the cell surface that is implicated in the promotion of metastasis. New fluorescent probes for the detection of uPAR expression that feature a rapid "turn-on" response are reported here. They consist of a donor-π-acceptor-based fluorophore conjugated with a uPAR-binding AE105 peptide. The resulting AE105-coupled uPAR-targeting probes are weakly emissive in aqueous buffer solutions; however, a fluorescence "turn-on" signal is instantly triggered upon specific binding to uPAR (KD =63.2 nM for P1 and 49.5 nM for P2), which restricts the rotational deactivation of the fluorophore. Applications of the probes were demonstrated in the imaging of uPAR overexpressed on the membrane of cancer cell and in a cell-based uPAR inhibitor assay.
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- Tae-Il Kim
- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, 977 Park Road, Yanji, Jilin Province, 133002, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Korea
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- Metareceptome Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Korea
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Practical Guidance for Developing Small-Molecule Optical Probes for In Vivo Imaging. Mol Imaging Biol 2023; 25:240-264. [PMID: 36745354 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-023-01800-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The WMIS Education Committee (2019-2022) reached a consensus that white papers on molecular imaging could be beneficial for practitioners of molecular imaging at their early career stages and other scientists who are interested in molecular imaging. With this consensus, the committee plans to publish a series of white papers on topics related to the daily practice of molecular imaging. In this white paper, we aim to provide practical guidance that could be helpful for optical molecular imaging, particularly for small molecule probe development and validation in vitro and in vivo. The focus of this paper is preclinical animal studies with small-molecule optical probes. Near-infrared fluorescence imaging, bioluminescence imaging, chemiluminescence imaging, image-guided surgery, and Cerenkov luminescence imaging are discussed in this white paper.
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Hydrogen-bond-driven self-assembly of chemiluminophore affording long-lasting in vivo imaging. Biomaterials 2023; 293:121955. [PMID: 36565600 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Developing chemiluminescence probe with a slow kinetic profile, even a constant emission within analytical time, would improve the analytical sensitivity, but still remains challenging. This work reports a novel strategy to afford long-lasting in vivo imaging by developing a self-assembled chemiluminophore HPQCL-Cl via the introduction of the hydrogen-bond-driven self-assembled dye HPQ to Schaap's dioxetane. Compared with classical chemiluminophore HCL, self-assembled HPQCL-Cl was isolated from the physiological environment, thereby lowering its deprotonation and prolonging its half-life. Based on HPQCL-Cl, the long-lasting in vivo imaging of 9L-lacz tumor was achieved by developing a β-gal-responsive probe. Its signals remained constant (<5% change) for about 20 min, which may provide a wide time window for the determination of β-gal. This probe also showed high tumor-to-normal tissue ratio throughout tumor resection, highlighting its potential in image-guided clinical surgery.
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An enzyme activated fluorescent probe for LTA 4H activity sensing and its application in cancer screening. Talanta 2023; 253:123887. [PMID: 36088846 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Early diagnosis of cancer is an efficient strategy to prevent tumor progression and improve the survival rate of patients. However, to discovery of reliable tumor-specific biomarkers remains a great challenge. Leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) is a bifunctional zinc metalloenzyme with epoxide hydrolase activity and aminopeptidase activity, which plays important roles in allergic and inflammatory reactions and showed strong relevance with carcinoma progression. We thus sought to investigate the possibility of application LTA4H activity detection in cancer diagnosis. To achieve this, we herein develop an enzyme activated fluorescent probe for LTA4H activity sensing by incorporating the specific recognition unit of LTA4H with a red-emitting fluorophore. The acquired probe (named as ADMAB) showed high sensitivity and specificity toward LTA4H in vitro. By further application of ADMAB in living cells, significantly elevated LTA4H activity in cancer cell lines was observed when compared with normal cell lines and in vivo tracing A549 tumor in nude mice was also realized by ADMAB. Meanwhile, the wound-healing assay further revealed the importance of LTA4H in tumor metastasis. Moreover, the LTA4H activity in human serum sample was successfully detected by ADMAB and significantly elevated LTA4H activity in patients diagnosed with cancer was firstly found, which demonstrated ADMAB to be a useful tool for cancer diagnosis and LTA4H related biological study.
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Recent advances in small-molecule fluorescent probes for diagnosis of cancer cells/tissues. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Wang SM, Lou X, Xu S, Song ZL, Ren TB, Huan SY, Yuan L, Zhang XB. Engineering of a novel D-A type fluorophore with hydrogen bond-induced enhanced emission property for sensitively detecting endogenous HOCl in living cells and tissues. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023:10.1007/s00216-023-04550-9. [PMID: 36707448 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04550-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Fluorescence imaging has been widely employed for biomedical research and clinical diagnostics. With ease of synthesis and excellent photophysical properties, D-A type fluorophores are widely designed for fluorescence imaging. However, traditional D-A type fluorophores are solvatochromic which reduces the fluorescence brightness in the biological system. To solve this problem and build on our previous work, we devised a novel HIEE fluorophore MTC with typical anti-solvatochromic fluorescence. Furthermore, the activated fluorescent probe designed based on MTC showed excellent imaging performance. We believe that the strategy based on the fluorophores with typical anti-solvatohromic fluorescence can be a useful platform for designing fluorescent probes for high-brightness imaging in the biological system.
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- Si-Min Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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Jiahong L, Jialu S, Chenhui P, Guoze Y. The Materials and Application of Artificial Light Harvesting System Based on Supramolecular Self‐assembly. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Liu Jiahong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology GuangZhou GuangDong China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology GuangZhou GuangDong China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology GuangZhou GuangDong China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology GuangZhou GuangDong China
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Shen Y, Zhang X, Zhang C, Tang Y. An ESIPT-based reversible ratiometric fluorescent sensor for detecting HClO/H 2S redox cycle in living cells. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 285:121881. [PMID: 36152505 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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HClO and H2S, as two kinds of crucial small biomolecules, are endowed various roles in biological organisms. The redox balance between HClO and H2S is closely related to the physiological and pathological processes. Thus, it is significant to monitor the redox process between HClO and H2S. Inspired by the advantages of ratiometric fluorescent probes, we firstly developed a reversible ratiometric fluorescent probe (BT-Se) for HClO and H2S via combination of phenyl selenide as the response group and 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole dye as the fluorophore. The proposed probe BT-Se could detect HClO with well-separated dual emission (110 nm), fast response, good selectivity and sensitivity owing to the oxidation reaction of the Se atom induced by HClO. Moreover, only H2S could effectively recover the fluorescence of the detection system to the original state via H2S induced-reduction of selenoxide. Cell imaging studies demonstrated that the probe BT-Se was capable of ratiometric monitoring the changes of intracellular HClO/H2S, which suggested that it has great potential for researching the biological functions of HClO and H2S.
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- Youming Shen
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, PR China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, PR China
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Liu Q, Yuan J, Jiang R, He L, Yang X, Yuan L, Cheng D. γ-Glutamyltransferase-Activatable Fluoro-Photoacoustic Reporter for Highly Sensitive Diagnosis of Acute Liver Injury and Tumor. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2062-2070. [PMID: 36633322 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) has been recognized as an important clinical biomarker that is closely related to many diseases. Visualizing the GGT fluctuation facilitates early disease-related diagnosis and therapy. Herein, an activated probe (NIR-GGT) for the imaging of GGT activity was prepared. The probe consists of a stable NIR fluorophore with the tunable amino group decorated with the γ-glutamate group as a GGT-sensing unit linked by a self-elimination group. NIR-GGT can sensitively recognize GGT and cause a strong turn-on fluorescent and photoacoustic signal. The up-regulation of the GGT expression in acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury was imaged using NIR-GGT. The probe can track changes in the GGT level in the early stages of drug-induced acute liver injury (DIALI) and its remedy process by fluorescent and photoacoustic dual-modality imaging with a high temporal-spatial resolution. NIR-GGT can also be used to differentiate between tumor and para-carcinowa tissues in vivo. The probe may be a potential tool for the diagnosis of early-stage DIALI and accurate tumor resection in the clinical field.
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- Qian Liu
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Chen JT, Chen SS, Wang ZQ, Yu G, Mao GJ, Fei J, Li CY. Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanoprobes for Adenosine Triphosphate-Guided Imaging in Cancer and Fatty Liver Mice. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2119-2127. [PMID: 36622664 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), as an indispensable biomolecule, is the main energy source of cells and is used as a marker for diseases such as cancer and fatty liver. It is of great significance to design a near-infrared fluorescent nanoprobe with excellent performance and apply it to various disease models. Here, a near-infrared fluorescent nanoprobe (ZIF-90@SiR) based on a zeolitic imidazole framework is proposed. The fluorescent nanoprobes are synthesized by encapsulating the dye (SiR) into the framework of ZIF-90. Upon the addition of ATP, the structure of the ZIF-90@SiR nanoprobe is disrupted and SiR is released to generate near-infrared fluorescence at 670 nm. In the process of ATP detection, ZIF-90@SiR shows high sensitivity and good selectivity. Moreover, the ZIF-90@SiR nanoprobe has good biocompatibility due to its low toxicity to cells. It is used for fluorescence imaging of ATP in living cells and thus distinguishing normal cells and cancer cells, as well as distinguishing fatty liver cells. Due to excellent near-infrared fluorescence properties, the ZIF-90@SiR nanoprobe can not only distinguish normal mice and tumor mice but also differentiate normal mice and fatty liver mice for the first time.
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- Jun-Tao Chen
- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China
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Cai X, Zhang Z, Dong Y, Hao T, Yi L, Yang X. A biotin-guided near-infrared fluorescent probe for imaging hydrogen sulfide and differentiating cancer cells. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:332-338. [PMID: 36533549 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob02034c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Imaging cancer specific biomarkers with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes can help inaccurate diagnosis. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been reported to be involved in many physiological and pathological processes and is considered as one of the key gasotransmitters during the development of cancer. To achieve specific H2S detection in cancer cells, we reported a biotin-guided NIR fluorescent sensor P1 targeting a cancer cell surface biomarker, based on the H2S-specific thiolysis of the NBD-amine-hemicyanine conjugate. The probe showed a fast turn-on signal at 754 nm upon H2S activation and good selectivity towards H2S over millimolar levels of other biothiols. We successfully employed P1 to image endogenous H2S and demonstrated its tumor-targeting ability in live cells. P1 could differentiate multiple cancer cells with various levels of H2S from normal cells, indicating its potential for cancer imaging.
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- Xuekang Cai
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China. .,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
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Ma Y, Wu Y, Wang X, Gao G, Zhou X. Research Progress of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes Based on 1,3-Dichloro-7-hydroxy-9,9-dimethyl-2(9 H)-acridone (DDAO). CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202206044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Wen X, Li F. Fluorescent Determination of Esterase in Living Cells by A Low-Dosage, Ultra-Sensitive Probe Based on Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE). ANAL LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2022.2151613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Xiaoye Wen
- Department of Chemistry, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Juvekar V, Lee HW, Lee DJ, Kim HM. Two-photon fluorescent probes for quantitative bio-imaging analysis in live tissues. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Li H, Kim H, Zhang C, Zeng S, Chen Q, Jia L, Wang J, Peng X, Yoon J. Mitochondria-targeted smart AIEgens: Imaging and therapeutics. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Rong X, Liu C, Li X, Zhu H, Wang K, Zhu B. Recent advances in chemotherapy-based organic small molecule theranostic reagents. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Chen X, Yuwen Z, Zhao Y, Li H, Chen K, Liu H. In situ detection of alkaline phosphatase in a cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury model with a fluorescent/photoacoustic bimodal molecular probe. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1068533. [PMID: 36507263 PMCID: PMC9727191 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1068533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Kidneys play an important part in drug metabolism and excretion. High local concentration of drugs or drug allergies often cause acute kidney injury (AKI). Identification of effective biomarkers of initial stage AKI and constructing activable molecular probes with excellent detection properties for early evaluation of AKI are necessary, yet remain significant challenges. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), a key hydrolyzing protease, exists in the epithelial cells of the kidney and is discharged into the urine following kidney injury. However, no studies have revealed its level in drug-induced AKI. Existing ALP fluorescent molecular probes are not suitable for testing and imaging of ALP in the AKI model. Drug-induced AKI is accompanied by oxidative stress, and many studies have indicated that a large increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) occur in the AKI model. Thus, the probe used for imaging of AKI must be chemically stable in the presence of ROS. However, most existing near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) ALP probes are not stable in the presence of ROS in the AKI model. Hence, we built a chemically stable molecular sensor (CS-ALP) to map ALP level in cisplatin-induced AKI. This novel probe is not destroyed by ROS generated in the AKI model, thus allowing high-fidelity imaging. In the presence of ALP, the CS-ALP probe generates a new absorbance peak at 685 nm and a fluorescent emission peak at 716 nm that could be used to "turn on" photoacoustic (PA) and NIRF imaging of ALP in AKI. Levels of CS-ALP build up rapidly in the kidney, and CS-ALP has been successfully applied in NIRF/PA bimodal in vivo imaging. Through the NIRF/PA bimodal imaging results, we demonstrate that upregulated expression of ALP occurs in the early stages of AKI and continues with injury progression.
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- Xingwang Chen
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China,*Correspondence: Hongwen Liu, ; Kang Chen, ; Haixia Li,
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China,*Correspondence: Hongwen Liu, ; Kang Chen, ; Haixia Li,
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China,*Correspondence: Hongwen Liu, ; Kang Chen, ; Haixia Li,
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Cao J, Wu Q, Chang X, Chu H, Zhang H, Fang X, Chen F. Ratiometric detection and imaging of endogenous alkaline phosphatase activity by fluorescein-coumarin-based fluorescence probe. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 281:121615. [PMID: 35841857 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a type of enzyme that widely exists in various tissues of the human body; it plays an important role in regulating many cell functions. The development of a sensitive and accurate tool to detect the changes of ALP activity in organisms can contribute to research in the fields of biochemistry, cytology, clinical medicine, etc. In this paper, a small organic molecule-based ratiometric fluorescent probe (FCP) was designed based on the hydroxyl electron-donating group in fluorescein-coumarin protected by the phosphate group. ALP can trigger the fluorescence change through the enzyme-catalyzed cleavage of phosphoryl ester groups, and the ratio of ALP can be measured at wavelengths of 465 nm and 530 nm. The probe had high selectivity and sensitivity to ALP, and the detection limit measured under the optimal conditions in an aqueous medium reached 0.006 mU/mL. The ALP activity of human serum samples was determined using the probe and found to be in good agreement with that measured using commercial ALP kits. Finally, the probe was also successfully applied to image ALP in living hepatocytes with good selectivity and sensitivity.
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- Jingrui Cao
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Sendai Street 126, Changchun 130033, China
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- Nanomedicine Translational Research Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Sendai Street 126, Changchun 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Sendai Street 126, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Sendai Street 126, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Xinmin Street 71, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Sendai Street 126, Changchun 130033, China.
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- Nanomedicine Translational Research Center, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Sendai Street 126, Changchun 130033, Jilin, China
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Activity-Based Fluorescent Probes Based on Hemicyanine for Biomedical Sensing. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27227750. [PMID: 36431849 PMCID: PMC9695617 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In recent years, fluorescent probes, as an analytical tool that can target and rapidly detect analytes, have been increasingly used for applications related to medical treatment, detection, and bioimaging. Researchers are interested in hemicyanine-based fluorescent probes because of their high quantum yield, tunable spectrum characteristics, absorption and emission in the near-infrared (NIR) region, and good photo-stability. The development of these dyes and their derivatives as NIR fluorescent probes for biological applications has advanced significantly in the last ten years. This review introduces processes for making hemicyanine dyes and the methodology for creating functional activity-based fluorescent probes. A variety of hemicyanine-based probes have been systematically developed for the detection of small biomolecules in various illnesses. Finally, the potential drawbacks of hemicyanine-based functional probes, and the prospects for future research and translation into clinical medicine, are also discussed. This study is intended to provide strategies for the development and design of novel fluorescence probes.
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Li J, Ling J, Yao C. Recent advances in NIR-II fluorescence based theranostic approaches for glioma. Front Chem 2022; 10:1054913. [PMID: 36438867 PMCID: PMC9682463 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1054913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Gliomas are among the most common malignant tumors in the central nervous system and lead to poor life expectancy. However, the effective treatment of gliomas remains a considerable challenge. The recent development of near infrared (NIR) II (1000-1700 nm) theranostic agents has led to powerful strategies in diagnosis, targeted delivery of drugs, and accurate therapy. Because of the high capacity of NIR-II light in deep tissue penetration, improved spatiotemporal resolution can be achieved to facilitate the in vivo detection of gliomas via fluorescence imaging, and high contrast fluorescence imaging guided surgery can be realized. In addition to the precise imaging of tumors, drug delivery nano-platforms with NIR-II agents also allow the delivery process to be monitored in real-time. In addition, the combination of targeted drug delivery, photodynamic therapy, and photothermal therapy in the NIR region significantly improves the therapeutic effect against gliomas. Thus, this mini-review summarizes the recent developments in NIR-II fluorescence-based theranostic agents for glioma treatment.
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- Jiaying Li
- Department of Nosocomial Infection Management, Nantong Third People’s Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province, Co-innovation Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province, Co-innovation Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Fu YX, Zhang ZY, Guo WY, Dai YJ, Wang ZY, Yang WC, Yang GF. In vivo fluorescent screening for HPPD-targeted herbicide discovery. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:4947-4955. [PMID: 36054619 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), playing a critical role in vitamin E and plastoquinone biosynthesis in plants, has been recognized as one of the most important targets for herbicide discovery for over 30 years. Structure-based rational design of HPPD inhibitors has received more and more research interest. However, a critical challenge in the discovery of new HPPD inhibitors is the common inconsistency between molecular-level HPPD-based bioevaluation and the weed control efficiency in fields, due to the unpredictable biological processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. RESULTS In this study, we developed a fluorescent-sensing platform of efficient in vivo screening for HPPD-targeted herbicide discovery. The refined sensor has good capability of in situ real-time fluorescence imaging of HPPD in living cells and zebrafish. More importantly, it enabled the direct visible monitoring of HPPD inhibition in plants in a real-time manner. CONCLUSION We developed a highly efficient in vivo fluorescent screening method for HPPD-targeted herbicide discovery. This discovery not only offers a promising tool to advance HPPD-targeted herbicide discovery, but it also demonstrates a general path to develop the highly efficient, target-based, in vivo screening for pesticide discovery. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yi-Xuan Fu
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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Chen M, Zhou K, Dai SY, Tadepalli S, Balakrishnan PB, Xie J, Rami FEI, Dai T, Cui L, Idoyaga J, Rao J. In vivo bioluminescence imaging of granzyme B activity in tumor response to cancer immunotherapy. Cell Chem Biol 2022; 29:1556-1567.e6. [PMID: 36103874 PMCID: PMC9588750 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2022.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of cancer, but only a small subset of patients benefits from this new treatment regime. Imaging tools are useful for early detection of tumor response to immunotherapy and probing the dynamic and complex immune system. Here, we report a bioluminescence probe (GBLI-2) for non-invasive, real-time, longitudinal imaging of granzyme B activity in tumors receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors. GBLI-2 is made of the mouse granzyme B tetrapeptide IEFD substrate conjugated to D-luciferin through a self-immolative group. GBLI-2 was evaluated for imaging the dynamics of the granzyme B activity and predicting therapeutic efficacy in a syngeneic mouse model of CT26 murine colorectal carcinoma. The GBLI-2 signal correlated with the change in the population of PD-1- and granzyme B-expressing CD8+ T cells in tumors.
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- Min Chen
- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Pervez M, Pearce AK, Husband JT, Male L, Torrent‐Sucarrat M, O'Reilly RK. Enhancing Dual-State Emission in Maleimide Fluorophores through Fluorocarbon Functionalisation. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201877. [PMID: 35857384 PMCID: PMC9804613 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Herein, a library of trifluoroethyl substituted aminomaleimide derivatives are reported with small size and enhanced emissions in both solution and solid-state. A diCH2 CF3 substituted aminochloromaleimide exhibits the most efficient dual-state emission (Φf >50 % in solution and solid-state), with reduced quenching from protic solvents. This is attributed to the reduction of electron density on the maleimide ring and suppressed π-π stacking in the solid-state. This mechanism was explored in-depth by crystallographic analysis, and modelling of the electronic distribution of HOMO-LUMO isosurfaces and NCI plots. Hence, these dual-state dyes overcome the limitations of single-state luminescence and will serve as an important step forward for this rapidly developing nascent field.
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- Maria Pervez
- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUnited Kingdom
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUnited Kingdom
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUnited Kingdom
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Organic Chemistry IUniversidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)Manuel Lardizabal Ibilbidea 3Donostia20018Spain,IkerbasqueBasque Foundation for SciencePlaza Euskadi, 5Bilbao48009Spain
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUnited Kingdom
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Wang K, Jiao Y, Ma Q, Shu W, Xiao H, Zhang T, Liu Y. Construction and Application of a New Polarity‐Sensitive Fluorescent Probe Based on the Excited‐State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Mechanism. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Kai Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255049 P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255049 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255049 P. R. China
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Lu S, Wei L, He W, Bi Z, Qian Y, Wang J, Lei H, Li K. Recent Advances in the Enzyme-Activatable Organic Fluorescent Probes for Tumor Imaging and Therapy. Chemistry 2022; 11:e202200137. [PMID: 36200519 PMCID: PMC9535506 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The exploration of advanced probes for cancer diagnosis and treatment is of high importance in fundamental research and clinical practice. In comparison with the traditional "always-on" probes, the emerging activatable probes enjoy advantages in promoted accuracy for tumor theranostics by specifically releasing or activating fluorophores at the targeting sites. The main designing principle for these probes is to incorporate responsive groups that can specifically react with the biomarkers (e. g., enzymes) involved in tumorigenesis and progression, realizing the controlled activation in tumors. In this review, we summarize the latest advances in the molecular design and biomedical application of enzyme-responsive organic fluorescent probes. Particularly, the fluorophores can be endowed with ability of generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) to afford the photosensitizers, highlighting the potential of these probes in simultaneous tumor imaging and therapy with rational design. We hope that this review could inspire more research interests in the development of tumor-targeting theranostic probes for advanced biological studies.
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- Song‐Bo Lu
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Shenzhen518055P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Shenzhen518055P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Shenzhen518055P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Shenzhen518055P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Shenzhen518055P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Shenzhen518055P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Shenzhen518055P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)Shenzhen518055P. R. China
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Gong W, Zhang C, Zhang X, Shen Y. Mitochondria-targetable colorimetric and far-red fluorescent sensor for rapid detection of SO 2 derivatives in food samples and living cells. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 278:121386. [PMID: 35597160 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sulfur dioxide (SO2) derivatives are intertwined with many physiological and pathological processes in living systems, and excess intake of them are associated with various diseases. Herein, we have rationally constructed a novel colorimetric and far-red fluorescent probe for HSO3- based on a rhodamine analogue skeleton bearing a 3-quinolinium carboxaldehyde moiety. The novel probe exhibited a significant far-red fluorescence "Turn-on" response to HSO3-, along with obvious color change from reddish to purple via the specific 1,4-nucleophilic addition reaction of HSO3- with the quinolinium moiety in 3-(4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-7-(diethylamino)chromenylium-2-yl)-1-methylquinolin-1-ium hypochlorite trifluoromethanesulfonate (AQCB). The AQCB had excellent water-solubility, and presented rapid response (<15 s),highsensibility(LOD = 49 nM) and selectivity toward HSO3-. In addition, the probe was able to detect the content of HSO3- in food samples with satisfactory results. Furthermore, the probe possessed good cell membrane and could be successfully applied for imaging HSO3- in the mitochondria of living cells.
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- Wenping Gong
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, PR China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Treatment Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, PR China.
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Orthogonally-tunable and ER-targeting fluorophores detect avian influenza virus early infection. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5841. [PMID: 36192426 PMCID: PMC9529605 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33586-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Cell-based assays can monitor virus infection at a single-cell level with high sensitivity and cost-efficiency. For this purpose, it is crucial to develop molecular probes that respond selectively to physiological changes in live cells. We report stimuli-responsive light-emitters built on a T-shaped benzimidazole platform, and consecutive borylation reactions to produce a library of homologs displaying systematic changes in fluorescence quantum yield and environmental sensitivity. We find that certain fluorophores localize selectively at the endoplasmic reticulum, and interact with proteins involved in the stress signaling pathways. Notably, the mono-borylated compound responds selectively to the stress conditions by enhancing fluorescence, and detects avian influenza virus infection at the single-cell level. Our findings demonstrate the unprecedented practical utility of the stress-responsive molecular probes to differentiate cellular states for early diagnosis. Methods to detect and distinguish the early stage of viral infection often involve complicated and time-consuming protocols. Here, the authors disclose a class of fluorescent molecules that enable fast detection of avian influenza virus infection by selectively localizing at the endoplasmic reticulum in the cell.
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Surfactant-induced excimer emission: A versatile platform for the design of fluorogenic probes. Biomaterials 2022; 289:121749. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Design of NIR-II high performance organic small molecule fluorescent probes and summary of their biomedical applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lee KW, Chen H, Wan Y, Zhang Z, Huang Z, Li S, Lee CS. Innovative probes with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for sensing gaseous signaling molecules. Biomaterials 2022; 289:121753. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang X, Jiang K, Jiang S, Zhao F, Chen P, Huang P, Lin J. In Vivo Near-Infrared Fluorescence/Ratiometric Photoacoustic Duplex Imaging of Lung Cancer-Specific hNQO1. Anal Chem 2022; 94:13770-13776. [PMID: 36173742 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Overexpressing human NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (hNQO1) in lung cancer tissues is deemed to be an attractive biomarker, which is directly connected to cancerous pathological processes. Monitoring of hNQO1 activity is crucial to early diagnosis and prognosis of lung cancer. In this study, an activatable hemi-cyanine dye-based probe (denoted as the LET-10 probe) was synthesized for near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) and ratiometric photoacoustic (RPA) imaging of hNQO1. LET-10 can realize the NIRF and PA signal opening in the presence of hNQO1. Taking the octabutoxy naphthalocyanine in the LET-10 probe as a built-in reference signal, the LET-10 probe further demonstrated a double-signal self-calibration process for RPA imaging. Finally, the LET-10 probe was successfully applied for NIRF/RPA duplex imaging in the hNQO1-positive A549 lung cancer model, which suggests that the LET-10 probe is a promising tool for in vivo hNQO1 detection, especially for lung cancer diagnosis.
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- Xinming Zhang
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China.,Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Xu W, Liu S, Chen Z, Wu F, Cao W, Tian Y, Xiong H. Bichromatic Imaging with Hemicyanine Fluorophores Enables Simultaneous Visualization of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metastatic Intestinal Cancer. Anal Chem 2022; 94:13556-13565. [PMID: 36124440 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Simultaneous detection of different diseases via a single fluorophore is challenging. We herein report a bichromatic fluorophore named Cy-914 for the simultaneous diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metastatic intestinal cancer by leveraging its NIR-I/NIR-II dual-color imaging capability. Cy-914 with a pKa of 6.98 exhibits high sensitivity to pH and viscosity, showing turn-on NIR-I fluorescence at 795 nm in an acidic tumor microenvironment, meanwhile displaying intense NIR-II fluorescence at 914/1030 nm under neutral to slightly basic viscous conditions. Notably, Cy-914 could sensitively and noninvasively monitor viscosity variations in the progression of NAFLD. More importantly, it was able to simultaneously visualize NAFLD (ex/em = 808/1000-1700 nm) and intestinal metastases (ex/em = 570/810-875 nm) in two independent channels without spectral cross interference after topical spraying, further improving fluorescence-guided surgery of tiny metastases less than 3 mm. This strategy may provide an understanding for developing multi-color fluorophores for multi-disease diagnosis.
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- Weijia Xu
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Zhao J, Ma T, Chang B, Fang J. Recent Progress on NIR Fluorescent Probes for Enzymes. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27185922. [PMID: 36144654 PMCID: PMC9503431 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The majority of diseases’ biomarkers are enzymes, and the regulation of enzymes is fundamental but crucial. Biological system disorders and diseases can result from abnormal enzymatic activity. Given the biological significance of enzymes, researchers have devised a plethora of tools to map the activity of particular enzymes in order to gain insight regarding their function and distribution. Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging studies on enzymes may help to better understand their roles in living systems due to their natural imaging advantages. We review the NIR fluorescent probe design strategies that have been attempted by researchers to develop NIR fluorescent sensors of enzymes, and these works have provided deep and intuitive insights into the study of enzymes in biological systems. The recent enzyme-activated NIR fluorescent probes and their applications in imaging are summarized, and the prospects and challenges of developing enzyme-activated NIR fluorescent probes are discussed.
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Liang C, Shu W, Han R, Kang H, Zhang X, Jing J, Zhang R, Zhang X. A xanthene-based fluorescent probe for detection of peroxynitrite in living cells and zebrafish. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 277:121264. [PMID: 35439675 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) is one of quite critical reactive oxygen species that acts critical roles in a number of diverse biological functions and pathological events. Notably, excessive ONOO- will lead to sorts of diseases. Thus, monitoring of endogenous ONOO- levels will be conducive to exploring the physiological activities and functions of ONOO-. Here, a simple turn-on fluorescent probe named DMX is reported using CN bond as the ONOO- recognition site and xanthene as the fluorophore. DMX possessed a good linear dependence with ONOO- concentration (0-9 μM), highly sensitive detection (DL = 37 nM), and excellent selectivity towards ONOO-. What is more, the biological experiments reveal that DMX is able to be utilized to track exogenous/endogenous ONOO- employing confocal laser scanning microscopy. Visualization of ONOO- in zebrafish was also successfully conducted, suggesting that DMX might be used to study ONOO- roles in vivo. We believe that DMX will have potential for exploring the pivotal role of ONOO- during all sorts of physiological and pathological activities.
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- Chenlu Liang
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic/Electro Photonic Conversion Materials, Analytical and Testing Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic/Electro Photonic Conversion Materials, Analytical and Testing Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic/Electro Photonic Conversion Materials, Analytical and Testing Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic/Electro Photonic Conversion Materials, Analytical and Testing Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic/Electro Photonic Conversion Materials, Analytical and Testing Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic/Electro Photonic Conversion Materials, Analytical and Testing Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic/Electro Photonic Conversion Materials, Analytical and Testing Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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Chang H, Mei Y, Li Y, Shang L. An AIE and ESIPT based neuraminidase fluorescent probe for influenza virus detection and imaging. Talanta 2022; 247:123583. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cheng C, Sun Q, Wang X, He B, Jiang T. Enzyme-manipulated hydrogelation of small molecules for biomedical applications. Acta Biomater 2022; 151:88-105. [PMID: 35970483 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Enzyme-manipulated hydrogelation based on self-assembly of small molecules is an attractive methodology for development of functional biomaterials. Upon the catalysis of enzymes, small-molecular precursors are converted into assemblable building blocks, which arrange into high-ordered nanofibers via non-covalent interactions at the molecular level, and further trap water to form hydrogels at the macroscopic level. Such approach has numerous advantages of region- and enantioselectivity, and mild reaction conditions for encapsulation of biomedications or cells that are fragile to environmental change. In addition to the common applications as drug reservoirs or cell scaffolds, the utilization of endogenous enzymes as stimuli to initiate self-assembly in the living cells and tissue is considered as an intelligent spatiotemporally controllable hydrogelation strategy for biomedical applications. The enzyme-instructed in situ self-assembly and hydrogelation can modulate the cell behavior, and even present therapeutic bioactivities, which provides a new perspective in the field of disease treatment. In this review, we categorize distinct enzymatic stimuli and elaborate substrate design, catalytic characteristics, and mechanisms of self-assembly and hydrogelation. The biomedical applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering, bioimaging, and in situ gelation-produced bioactivity are outlined. Advantages and limitations regarding the state-of-the-art enzyme-driven hydrogelation technologies and future perspectives are also discussed. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Hydrogel is a semi-solid soft material containing a large amount of water. Due to the features of adjustable flexibility, extremely porous architecture, and the high similarity of structure to natural extracellular matrices, the hydrogel has broad application prospects in biomedicine. In recent 20 years, enzyme-manipulated hydrogelation based on self-assembly of small molecules has developed rapidly as an attractive methodology for the construction of functional biomaterials. Upon the catalysis of enzymes, small-molecular precursors are converted into assemblable building blocks, which arrange into high-ordered nanofibers via non-covalent interactions at the molecular level, and further trap water to form hydrogels at the macroscopic level. This review summarized the characteristics of enzymatic hydrogel, as well as the traditional application and emerging prospect of enzyme-instructed self-assembly and hydrogelation.
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- Cheng Cheng
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Recent Advancements in Developments of Novel Fluorescent Probes: In Cellulo Recognitions of Alkaline Phosphatases. Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14081634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is one of the vital phospho-ester bond cleaving biocatalysts that has inevitable significance in cellular systems, viz., early-stage osteoblast differentiation, cell integrity in tissues, bone mineralization, cancer biomarker, liver dysfunction, cellular osmotic pressure, protein folding and many more. Variation from optimal levels of ALP in intra and extracellular fluids can cause severe diseases, including death. Due to these reasons, ALP is considered as a vital biomarker for various preclinical and medical diagnosis. Fluorescence image-based diagnosis is the most widely used method, owing to its simplicity, robustness, non-invasive properties and excellent spatio-temporal resolution (up to the nM/pM level), as compared to conventional analytical techniques, such as the electroanalytical method, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Most of the reviews reported for ALP’s recognition in the literature scarcely explain the structurally related, photophysical and biophysical parameters; and the sub-cellular localizations. Considering these facts, in order to enhance the opto-analytical parameters of fluorescence-based diagnostic materials at the cellular level, herein we have systematically documented recent developments in the opto-analytical capabilities of quencher-free probes for ALP, used in in vitro (biological buffers) to in cellulo conditions, along with in vivo models.
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Feng L, Deng Y, Song S, Sun Y, Cui J, Ma X, Jin L, Wang Y, James TD, Wang C. Visual Identification of Trichosporon asahii, a Gut Yeast Associated with Obesity, Using an Enzymatic NIR Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2022; 94:11216-11223. [PMID: 35920602 PMCID: PMC9386680 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lipase found in the gut microbiota participates in the
digestion
and absorption of dietary fats. As such, the gut microbiota is involved
in the regulation of the host metabolism, affecting the levels of
lipids and free fatty acids, ultimately resulting in obesity. In this
study, an enzymatic activatable near-infrared fluorescent probe, DDAO-C6, was developed for visually sensing endogenous lipase
from gut microbes. Using DDAO-C6, a cultivated intestinal
yeast strain was rapidly identified from human feces that exhibited
high lipase expression and was identified as Trichosporon
asahii Y2. We then determined that the colonization
of the gut of mice with T. asahii Y2
increased lipase activity in the digestive tract and promoted obesity
and hyperlipidemia when the mice were fed high fat diets. Above all,
the present research resulted in a fluorescence visualization tool
for the functional investigation of gut microbiota associated with
obesity and disorders of lipid metabolism.
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- Lei Feng
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China.,Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China.,Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China.,Dalian Key Laboratory of Metabolic Target Characterization and Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention, College of Pharmacy, College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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Xie B, Meng Q, Yu H, Shen K, Cheng Y, Dong C, Zhou HB. Estrogen receptor β-targeted hypoxia-responsive near-infrared fluorescence probes for prostate cancer study. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 238:114506. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lou X, Ren TB, Chen H, Huan SY, Yuan L, Zhang XB. High-fidelity imaging of lysosomal enzyme through in situ ordered assembly of small molecular fluorescent probes. Biomaterials 2022; 287:121657. [PMID: 35853360 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
As an organelle in cells, lysosomes play an important role in the degradation of biological macromolecules and pathogens. To elucidate the function of lysosomes in normal or disease states, recently, various fluorescent probes have been reported for imaging lysosomal analytes. However, because of the particularity of the lysosomal environment, most of the reported lysosomal fluorescent probes suffered from a series of practical issues such as easy diffusion, low detection signal-to-background ratio and false signal. To address these issues, based on an optimized in situ ordered assembly solid-state fluorophore HDPQ, we herein put forward a new strategy for the design of lysosomal enzymes probes. As a proof concept, we synthesized a fluorescent probe HDPQ-GLU for lysosomal enzyme β-glucuronidase (GLU). Experiment results displayed that compared with general lysosomal probe, the novel lysosomal probe not only exhibited excellent anti-pH interference ability and high signal-to-noise ratio in aqueous solution, but also has excellent long-term in situ imaging ability in the living system. Using this probe, we have realized high-fidelity and long-term in situ tracking GLU in lysosomes of living cells and evaluated the dynamic changes of GLU during the growth period of zebrafish. We anticipate that the new strategy based on the novel in situ ordered assembly solid-state fluorophore HDPQ may be a potential platform for developing fluorescent probes for high-fidelity imaging of lysosomal enzymes.
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- Xiaofeng Lou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China.
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Zhang Z, Zhang D, Qi Q, Li Z, Huang W. A colorimetric and fluorometric probe for phenylhydrazine and its application in real samples. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8540-8543. [PMID: 35815642 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02348b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A fluorescent probe for phenylhydrazine detection was developed with aldehyde as the recognition group and good selectivity towards phenylhydrazine over hydrazine, hydroxylamine and other amines was observed. Its application in real water samples and fast visualization of phenylhydrazine using a probe-loaded paper strip were demonstrated.
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- Zichang Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China.
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China.
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Li Q, Hong J, Feng S, Gong S, Feng G. Polarity-Sensitive Cell Membrane Probe Reveals Lower Polarity of Tumor Cell Membrane and Its Application for Tumor Diagnosis. Anal Chem 2022; 94:11089-11095. [PMID: 35900192 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cancer is a health threat worldwide, and it is urgent to develop more sensitive cancer detection methods. Herein, a polarity-sensitive cell membrane probe (named COP) was developed for detecting cancer cells and tumors sensitively and selectively at the cell membrane level. The probe shows a strong polarity-dependent fluorescence and excellent cell membrane targeting ability to visualize cell membrane with red fluorescence with a non-washing process. Notably, COP can selectively light up the tumor cell membranes, which reveals that cancer cell membranes have lower polarity than normal cell membranes. The giant unilamellar vesicle model and cell imaging studies proved this. Moreover, COP can effectively and selectively light up tumors. Overall, this work demonstrates that the polarity of the tumor cell membrane is quite different to normal cell membranes, and based on this, sensitive membrane probes can be developed to selectively visualize cancer cells and tumors, which opens up a new way for tumor diagnosis at the cellular level.
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- Qianhua Li
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China
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Yuan D, Xu Z, Zhang B, Yin X, Ye J, Zhou X, Wang L. A ratiometric fluorescence probe for selective and sensitive detection of leucine aminopeptidase in lysosome. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8364-8367. [PMID: 35792051 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02214a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We designed a novel ratiometric fluorescent probe P1-Leu with a donor-acceptor-donor fluorophore for the detection of leucine aminopeptidase in lysosomes. P1-Leu exhibits a lower detection limit than the ratiometric donor-π-acceptor probe, due to the low ratiometric background. Besides, P1-Leu has good lysosome-targeting ability and realizes the distinction of LAP levels in different cells.
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- Di Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
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Walker E, Linders DGJ, Abenojar E, Wang X, Hazelbag HM, Straver ME, Bijlstra OD, March TL, Vahrmeijer AL, Exner A, Bogyo M, Basilion JP, Straight B. Formulation of a Thermosensitive Imaging Hydrogel for Topical Application and Rapid Visualization of Tumor Margins in the Surgical Cavity. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14143459. [PMID: 35884520 PMCID: PMC9323389 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14143459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Simple Summary We have developed a formulation for an innovative, quenched, cathepsin-targeted, fluorescent molecular probe to enhance resection quality for several solid-tumor cancers. Unlike other formulations for imaging probes or tracers in development and entering the clinic, which require systemic administration hours before the procedure, this current formulation is applied topically into the surgical cavity immediately after a standard of care resection. Within minutes of application, the probe activates in the presence of residual cancer in the surgical wound and provides a strong fluorescent signal that precisely delineates any remaining cancer, enabling a more complete resection. Utilization of this imaging gel formulation for topical application to detect breast cancer in the surgical cavity during surgery has the potential to reduce re-excisions, with consequent savings in healthcare costs and enhancement in patient quality of life. Abstract Background: Tumor-positive surgical margins during primary breast cancer (BCa) surgery are associated with a two-fold increase in the risk of local recurrence when compared with tumor-negative margins. Pathological microscopic evaluation of the samples only assesses about 1/10 of 1% of the entire volume of the removed BCa specimens, leading to margin under-sampling and potential local recurrence in patients with pathologically clean margins, i.e., false negative margins. In the case of tumor-positive margins, patients need to undergo re-excision and/or radiation therapy, resulting in increases in complications, morbidity, and healthcare costs. Development of a simple real-time imaging technique to identify residual BCa in the surgical cavity rapidly and precisely could significantly improve the quality of care. Methods: A small-molecule, fluorescently quenched protease-substrate probe, AKRO-QC-ICG, was tested as part of a thermosensitive imaging gel formulated for topical application and imaging of the BCa surgical cavity. Results: More than forty formulations of gel mixtures were investigated to enable easy fluid application and subsequent solidification once applied, preventing dripping and pooling in the surgical cavity. The final formulation was tested using human BCa orthotopic implants in nude and NSG patient-derived xenografts (PDX) mice. This formulation of Pluronic F-127/DMSO/AKRO-QC-ICG imaging gel was found to be a good solvent for the probe, with a desirable thermo-reversible solid–gel transition and mechanical strength for distribution of AKRO-QC-ICG on the surfaces of tissue. It demonstrated excellent ability to detect BCa tissue after 10 min exposure, with a high signal-to-noise ratio both in mouse xenografts and freshly excised human lumpectomy tissue. The in vivo efficacy of the AKRO-QC-ICG imaging gel to detect BCa revealed the levels of sensitivity/specificity = 0.92/1 in 12 nude mice, which was corroborated with the sensitivity/specificity = 0.94/1 in 10 PDX mice. Conclusions: Utilization of Pluronic F-127/DMSO/AKRO-QC-ICG imaging gel for topical application to detect BCa in the surgical cavity during surgery has the potential to reduce re-excisions, with consequent savings in healthcare costs and enhancement in patient quality of life.
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- Ethan Walker
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; (E.W.); (X.W.); (A.E.); (J.P.B.)
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (D.G.J.L.); (O.D.B.); (A.L.V.)
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- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; (E.W.); (X.W.); (A.E.); (J.P.B.)
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- Department of Pathology, Haaglanden Medical Center, 2512 VA The Hague, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Surgery, Haaglanden Medical Center, 2512 VA The Hague, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (D.G.J.L.); (O.D.B.); (A.L.V.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands; (D.G.J.L.); (O.D.B.); (A.L.V.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; (E.W.); (X.W.); (A.E.); (J.P.B.)
- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; (E.W.); (X.W.); (A.E.); (J.P.B.)
- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
- Akrotome Imaging Inc., Charlotte, NC 28205, USA
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- Akrotome Imaging Inc., Charlotte, NC 28205, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-216-983-3264
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Guo S, Zhu T, Wang R, Gao J, Sun J, Ou-Yang Z, Liu Y, Gu X, Zhao C. A water-soluble fluorescent probe for real-time visualization of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activity in living cells. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2022; 68:128762. [PMID: 35490954 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is a kind of cell-surface enzyme that is overexpressed in many cancer cells. It is of great significance to develop an ideal tool for the diagnosis of GGT-rich cancer cells. Here, we reported a simple-structured but effective imaging probe for the detection of GGT activity. In the presence of GGT, the γ-glutamyl linkage could be cleaved specifically to produce amino-substituted product, resulting in significant fluorescence enhancement at 578 nm. Moreover, we successfully employed the probe to monitor GGT activity in HepG2 cells. We envisaged that such a simple but effective imaging tool could improve the practical applications for bioimaging.
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- Shiyuan Guo
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, PR China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China.
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Li YX, Xie DT, Yang YX, Chen Z, Guo WY, Yang WC. Development of Small-Molecule Fluorescent Probes Targeting Enzymes. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144501. [PMID: 35889374 PMCID: PMC9324355 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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As biological catalysts, enzymes are vital in controlling numerous metabolic reactions. The regulation of enzymes in living cells and the amount present are indicators of the metabolic status of cell, whether in normal condition or disease. The small-molecule fluorescent probes are of interest because of their high sensitivity and selectivity, as well as their potential for automated detection. Fluorescent probes have been useful in targeting particular enzymes of interest such as proteases and caspases. However, it is difficult to develop an ideal fluorescent probe for versatile purposes. In the future, the design and synthesis of enzyme-targeting fluorescent probes will focus more on improving the selectivity, sensitivity, penetration ability and to couple the fluorescent probes with other available imaging molecules/technologies.
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- Yuan-Xiang Li
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418008, China; (Y.-X.L.); (D.-T.X.); (Y.-X.Y.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418008, China; (Y.-X.L.); (D.-T.X.); (Y.-X.Y.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418008, China; (Y.-X.L.); (D.-T.X.); (Y.-X.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China; (Z.C.); (W.-Y.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China; (Z.C.); (W.-Y.G.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418008, China; (Y.-X.L.); (D.-T.X.); (Y.-X.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China; (Z.C.); (W.-Y.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-27-67867706; Fax: +86-27-67867141
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