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Tan Y, Liu P, Li D, Wang D, Tang BZ. NIR-II Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens for Tumor Phototheranostics. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:46. [PMID: 35049674 PMCID: PMC8774032 DOI: 10.3390/bios12010046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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As an emerging and powerful material, aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens), which could simultaneously provide a precise diagnosis and efficient therapeutics, have exhibited significant superiorities in the field of phototheranostics. Of particular interest is phototheranostics based on AIEgens with the emission in the range of second near-infrared (NIR-II) range (1000-1700 nm), which has promoted the feasibility of their clinical applications by virtue of numerous preponderances benefiting from the extremely long wavelength. In this minireview, we summarize the latest advances in the field of phototheranostics based on NIR-II AIEgens during the past 3 years, including the strategies of constructing NIR-II AIEgens and their applications in different theranostic modalities (FLI-guided PTT, PAI-guided PTT, and multimodal imaging-guided PDT-PTT synergistic therapy); in addition, a brief conclusion of perspectives and challenges in the field of phototheranostics is given at the end.
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- Yonghong Tan
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (Y.T.); (P.L.); (D.L.)
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (Y.T.); (P.L.); (D.L.)
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (Y.T.); (P.L.); (D.L.)
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (Y.T.); (P.L.); (D.L.)
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- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China;
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Mule RD, Kumar A, Sancheti SP, Senthilkumar B, Kumar H, Patil NT. BQ-AurIPr: a redox-active anticancer Au( i) complex that induces immunogenic cell death. Chem Sci 2022; 13:10779-10785. [PMID: 36320699 PMCID: PMC9491088 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03756d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Immunogenic Cell Death (ICD) is a unique cell death mechanism that kills cancer cells while rejuvenating the anticancer immunosurveillance, thereby benefiting the clinical outcomes of various immuno-chemotherapeutic regimens. Herein, we report development of a library of benzo[a]quinolizinium-based Au(i) complexes through an intramolecular amino-auration reaction of pyridino-alkynes. We tested 40 candidates and successfully identified BQ-AurIPr as a novel redox-active Au(i) complex with potent anticancer properties. BQ-AurIPr efficiently triggered generation of DAMPs – the hallmarks of ICD – and was superior in terms of efficiency compared to FDA-approved drugs known to induce ICD. BQ-AurIPr significantly increased immunogenicity of cancer cells enhancing their phagocytosis when co-cultured with immune cells. Our investigation reveals that BQ-AurIPr induces oxidative stress inside mitochondria leading to mitophagy, as the mechanism for immunogenic cell death in A549 cells. A redox-active anticancer Au(i) complex that induces immunogenic cell death in non-small cell lung cancer cells has been identified. Mitochondrial oxidative stress leading to mitophagy-dependent secretion of various DAMPs is implicated as the main mechanism inducing ICD.![]()
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- Ravindra D. Mule
- Division of Organic Chemistry, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune – 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad – 201 002, India
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, Bhopal – 462 066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal – 462 066, India
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune – 411008, India
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, Bhopal – 462 066, India
- Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Osaka – 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal – 462 066, India
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Zeng W, Lin M, Zhu L, Lin M. A Triphenylphosphonium Functionalized
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Conjugated Macrocyclic Tetramaleimide for Mitochondrial‐targeting Bioimaging. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Wei Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350116 China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350116 China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350116 China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350116 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350116 China
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Chen Z, Cao X, Chen S, Yu S, Lin Y, Lin S, Wang Z. Design, Synthesis and Application of Trisubstituted Olefinic Aggregation-Induced Emission Molecules. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202203028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wu W, Liu X, Li W. Progress and challenges in functional nanomaterial‐based suspension array technology for multiplexed biodetection. VIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20200140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Weijie Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai P. R. China
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Li Y, Tang K, Zhang X, Pan W, Li N, Tang B. A dendritic cell-like biomimetic nanoparticle enhances T cell activation for breast cancer immunotherapy. Chem Sci 2021; 13:105-110. [PMID: 35059157 PMCID: PMC8694320 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03525h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cancer immunotherapy has remarkably improved the therapeutic effect of melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer in the clinic. Nevertheless, it showed disappointing clinical outcomes for treating immunosuppressive tumors, wherein aggressive T cells are rather limited in tumor sites. Therefore, regulating the behavior of T cells in tumor sites to increase their attack ability for suppressing the immunosuppressive tumor is highly desirable. Inspiringly, we designed a dendritic cell-like biomimetic nanoparticle (DMSNs3@HA) to regulate the behavior of T cells for improving the immunotherapy effect against immunosuppressive tumors. In this work, anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 were responsible for mimicking dendritic cells to activate T cells, and anti-PD-1 for blocking the pathway of PD-1/PD-L1 to break the immune “brake”, which synergistically regulated the behavior of T cells to attack cancer cells. Experimental results indicated that DMSNs3@HA can effectively activate T cells and improve their immune response to significantly inhibit the growth of breast cancer. Moreover, it also proved that T cell activation combining immune checkpoint blocking induced the “1 + 1 >2” immunotherapy effect against immunosuppressive tumors. We expect that this strategy will provide new insights into tumor immunotherapy by modulating T cell behavior. A dendritic cell-like biomimetic nanoparticle has been designed to regulate the behavior of T cells for improving the immunotherapy effect against immunosuppressive tumors.![]()
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- Yanhua Li
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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Ji S, Li J, Duan X, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Song M, Li S, Chen H, Ding D. Targeted Enrichment of Enzyme‐Instructed Assemblies in Cancer Cell Lysosomes Turns Immunologically Cold Tumors Hot. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Shenglu Ji
- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials School of Life Science and Technology Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials School of Life Science and Technology Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials School of Life Science and Technology Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials School of Life Science and Technology Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Wu F, Huang Y, Yang X, Hu JJ, Lou X, Xia F, Song Y, Jiang L. Tunning Intermolecular Interaction of Peptide-Conjugated AIEgen in Nano-Confined Space for Quantitative Detection of Tumor Marker Secreted from Cells. Anal Chem 2021; 93:16257-16263. [PMID: 34809422 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Determining the expression level of biomarkers is crucial for disease diagnosis. However, the low abundance of biomarkers in the early stage makes the detection extremely difficult by traditional aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based fluorescent probes. Here, by tuning the intermolecular interaction, a two steps-based MP/NPs-SLIPS sensing system is designed for ultrasensitive detection of the tumor marker matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2). During the sensing process, aggregation of AIE residual could be intensified through the electrostatic absorption by negatively charged nanoparticles (NPs), as well as the confined space formed by the self-assembly of NPs to photonic crystals (PCs) on slippery lubricant-infused porous substrates (SLIPS). The fluorescent signals obviously increased with a strengthened aggregation degree, which contributes to improved sensitivity. Thus, the limit of detection is decreased to 3.7 ng/mL for MP/NPs-SLIPS sensing system, which could be used for detecting the MMP-2 secreted by tumor cells directly. This strategy also demonstrated its potential applications as high-throughput detection devices and will be of significance for the ultrasensitive analysis of biomarkers.
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- Feng Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China.,Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou, 311305, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China.,Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou, 311305, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Zha M, Yang G, Li Y, Zhang C, Li B, Li K. Recent Advances in AIEgen-Based Photodynamic Therapy and Immunotherapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2101066. [PMID: 34519181 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cancer, one of the leading causes of death, has seriously threatened public health. However, there is still a lack of effective treatments. Nowadays, photodynamic therapy (PDT), relying on photosensitizers to trigger the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for killing cancer cells, has been emerging as a noninvasive anti-cancer strategy. To enhance the overall anti-cancer efficacy of PDT, various approaches including molecular design and combination with other therapeutic techniques have been proposed and implemented. Especially, photodynamic immunotherapy that can effectively evoke the body's immune response has attracted much attention. Recently, a class of photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) character have shown unique promises, taking advantage of their profound fluorescence and ROS-generating ability in the aggregation state. Despite the promising results demonstrated by several groups, the associated studies are few and the mechanism of such AIEgen-based photodynamic immunotherapy has not been fully understood. This review discusses the recent advances in the AIEgen-based enhanced PDT with a special focus on the AIE photosensitizers for photodynamic immunotherapy, aiming to inspire more opportunities for in-depth investigation of the working principles in this emerging anti-cancer approach.
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- Menglei Zha
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology Shandong University Central Hospital of Zibo NO.10 South Shanghai Road Zibo 255000 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) No. 1088 Xueyuan Rd. Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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Dai J, Dong X, Wang Q, Lou X, Xia F, Wang S. PEG-Polymer Encapsulated Aggregation-Induced Emission Nanoparticles for Tumor Theranostics. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2101036. [PMID: 34414687 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the field of tumor imaging and therapy, the aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect of fluorescent dyes at high concentration is a great challenge. In this regard, the aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) show great potential, since AIEgens effectively overcome the ACQ effect and have better fluorescence quantum yield, photobleaching resistance, and photosensitivity. Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-polymer is the most commonly used carrier to prepare nanoparticles (NPs). The advantage of PEGylation is that it can greatly prolong the metabolic half-life and reduce immunogenicity and toxicity. Considering that the hydrophobicity of most AIEgens hinders their application in organisms, the use of PEG-polymer encapsulation is an effective strategy to overcome this obstacle. Importantly, bioactive functional groups can be modified on PEG-polymers to enhance the biological effect of NPs. The combination of powerful AIEgens and PEG-polymers provides a new strategy for tumor imaging and therapy, which is promising for clinical application.
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- Jun Dai
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology 1095 Jiefang Avenue Wuhan 430032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences 388 Lumo Road Wuhan 430074 China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology 1095 Jiefang Avenue Wuhan 430032 China
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Wang Y, Xia B, Huang Q, Luo T, Zhang Y, Timashev P, Guo W, Li F, Liang X. Practicable Applications of Aggregation-Induced Emission with Biomedical Perspective. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2100945. [PMID: 34418321 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202100945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Considerable efforts have been made into developing aggregation-induced emission fluorogens (AIEgens)-containing nano-therapeutic systems due to the excellent properties of AIEgens. Compared to other fluorescent molecules, AIEgens have advantages including low background, high signal-to-noise ratio, good sensitivity, and resistance to photobleaching, in addition to being exempt from concentration quenching or aggregation-caused quenching effects. The present review outlines the major developments in the biomedical applications of AIEgens-containing systems. From a literature survey, the recent AIE works are reviewed and the reasons why AIEgens are chosen in various biomedical applications are highlighted. The research activities on AIEgens-containing systems are increasing rapidly, therefore, the present review is timely.
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- Yuqing Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Sino‐Danish Center for Education and Research Sino‐Danish College of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Sino‐Danish Center for Education and Research Sino‐Danish College of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Medicine Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
- Department of Interventional Ultrasound Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing 100853 China
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- Laboratory of Clinical Smart Nanotechnologies Institute for Regenerative Medicine Sechenov University Moscow 119991 Russia
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- Laboratory of Clinical Smart Nanotechnologies Institute for Regenerative Medicine Sechenov University Moscow 119991 Russia
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- Translational Medicine Center Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou 510260 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Wang HP, Chen X, Qi YL, Huang LW, Wang CX, Ding D, Xue X. Aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-guided dynamic assembly for disease imaging and therapy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 179:114028. [PMID: 34736987 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.114028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The phenomenon of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is inseparable from molecular aggregation and self-assembly. Therefore, the combination of AIE and supramolecular self-assembly is well-matched. AIE-guided dynamic assembly (AGDA) could effectively respond to the endogenous stimuli (such as pH, enzymes, redox molecules) and exogenous stimuli (temperature, light, ultrasound) in the disease microenvironment, so as to achieve specific imaging and diagnosis of the disease lesions. Moreover, AGDA also dynamically adjust the intramolecular motions of AIE molecules, thereby adjusting the energy dissipation pathways and realizing the switch between photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy for superior therapeutic effects. In this review, we aim to give an overview of the constructing strategies, stimuli-responsive imaging, regulation of intramolecular motion of AGDA in recent years, which is expected to grasp the research status and striving directions of AGDA for imaging and therapy.
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- He-Ping Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China.
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He Z, Gao Y, Zhang H, Xue Y, Meng F, Luo L. Mitochondrion-Anchored Photosensitizer with Near Infrared-I Aggregation-Induced Emission for Near Infrared-II Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2101056. [PMID: 34569175 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Two-photon photodynamic therapy (2P-PDT) that employs photosensitizers (PSs) with 2P absorption is particularly intriguing in cancer treatment, in that 2P excitation enables precise spatial localization and deep tissue penetration. Here, a donor-π-acceptor PS (named TPBPy) with near infrared (NIR) aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is designed and synthesized for imaging-guided 2P-PDT. The maximal photoluminescence (PL) peak of TPBPy is as high as 720 nm when it is encapsulated in liposomes. Upon 2P irradiation by a laser in NIR-II window (λ = 1000 nm), TPBPy exhibits strong NIR-I PL in a multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTSs) model, showing an imaging depth of 210 µm that is significantly higher than upon one-photon irradiation. Moreover, TPBPy localizes specifically on mitochondrion, an important organelle in cell oxidative metabolism and apoptosis. When exposed to the NIR-II irradiation, TPBPy can efficiently generate singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) and trigger cell death. The efficacy of TPBPy-mediated 2P-PDT has also been validated using 4T1 tumor mouse model, the growth of which is significantly suppressed upon NIR-II laser irradiation. TPBPy herein serves as an excellent candidate to suppress deep tumor tissues through NIR-II 2P-PDT, and also renders a new paradigm to construct mitochondrion-anchored AIE luminogens for future cancer theranostic applications.
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- Zhenyan He
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine College of Life Science and Technology Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano‐Geomaterials of the Ministry of Education Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine College of Life Science and Technology Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine College of Life Science and Technology Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine College of Life Science and Technology Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine College of Life Science and Technology Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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Su X, Wang WJ, Cao Q, Zhang H, Liu B, Ling Y, Zhou X, Mao ZW. A Carbonic Anhydrase IX (CAIX)-Anchored Rhenium(I) Photosensitizer Evokes Pyroptosis for Enhanced Anti-Tumor Immunity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202115800. [PMID: 34842317 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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An ideal cancer treatment should not only destroy primary tumors but also improve the immunogenicity of the tumor microenvironment to achieve a satisfactory anti-tumor immune effect. We designed a carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX)-anchored rhenium(I) photosensitizer, named CA-Re, that not only performs type-I and type-II photodynamic therapy (PDT) with high efficiency under hypoxia (nanomolar-level phototoxicity), but also evokes gasdermin D (GSDMD) mediated pyroptotic cell death to effectively stimulate tumor immunogenicity. CA-Re could disrupt and self-report the loss of membrane integrity simultaneously. This promoted the maturation and antigen-presenting ability of dendritic cells (DCs), and fully activated T cells dependent adaptive immune response in vivo, eventually eliminating distant tumors at the same time as destroying primary tumors. To the best of our knowledge, CA-Re is the first metal complex-based pyroptosis inducer.
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- Xuxian Su
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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Yang G, Lu SB, Li C, Chen F, Ni JS, Zha M, Li Y, Gao J, Kang T, Liu C, Li K. Type I macrophage activator photosensitizer against hypoxic tumors. Chem Sci 2021; 12:14773-14780. [PMID: 34820093 PMCID: PMC8597846 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04124j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Photodynamic immunotherapy has emerged as a promising strategy to treat cancer. However, the hypoxic nature of most solid tumors and notoriously immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment could greatly compromise the efficacy of photodynamic immunotherapy. To address this challenge, we rationally synthesized a type I photosensitizer of TPA-DCR nanoparticles (NPs) with aggregation-enhanced reactive oxygen species generation via an oxygen-independent pathway. We demonstrated that the free radicals produced by TPA-DCR NPs could reprogram M0 and M2 macrophages into an anti-tumor state, which is not restricted by the hypoxic conditions. The activated M1 macrophages could further induce the immunogenic cell death of cancer cells by secreting pro-inflammatory cytokines and phagocytosis. In addition, in vivo anti-tumor experiments revealed that the TPA-DCR NPs could further trigger tumor immune response by re-educating tumor-associated macrophages toward M1 phenotype and promoting T cell infiltration. Overall, this work demonstrates the design of type I organic photosensitizers and mechanistic investigation of their superior anti-tumor efficacy. The results will benefit the exploration of advanced strategies to regulate the tumor microenvironment for effective photodynamic immunotherapy against hypoxic tumors.
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- Guang Yang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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Li Y, Liu X, Zhang X, Pan W, Li N, Tang B. Immunogenic cell death inducers for enhanced cancer immunotherapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:12087-12097. [PMID: 34714302 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04604g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inducing the immunogenic cell death (ICD) of cancer cells is an important method to improve the immunogenicity of tumor cells for enhanced cancer immunotherapy. Therefore, we discuss the ICD process and then highlight various ICD inducers and strategies for triggering the ICD of cancer cells. We hope that this Feature Article will inspire readers to develop more effective ICD inducers.
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- Yanhua Li
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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Zeng W, Liu C, Wang S, Wang Z, Huang Q. SnFe 2O 4 Nanozyme Based TME Improvement System for Anti-Cancer Combination Thermoradiotherapy. Front Oncol 2021; 11:768829. [PMID: 34746011 PMCID: PMC8564484 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.768829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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High doses of radiotherapy (RT) are associated with resistance induction. Therefore, highly selective and controllable radiosensitizers are urgently needed. To address this issue, we developed a tin ferrite (SFO)-based tumor microenvironment (TME)-improved system (SIS) that can be used in combination with low-dose radiation. The SIS was delivered via intratumoral injection directly to the tumor site, where it was stored as a ration depot. Due to the photothermal properties of SFO, SIS steadily dissolved under near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation. Simultaneously, the dual glutathione oxidase (GSH-OXD) and catalase (CAT) activities of the SFO nanozyme significantly lowered the content of GSH in tumor tissues and efficiently catalyzed the conversion of intracellular hydrogen peroxide to produce a large amount of oxygen (O2) for intracellular redox homeostasis disruption, thus reducing radiotherapy resistance. Our in vivo and in vitro studies suggested that combining the SIS and NIR irradiation with RT (2Gy) significantly reduced tumor proliferation without side effects such as inflammation. To conclude, this study revealed that SFO-based nanozymes show great promise as a catalytic, radiosensitizing anti-tumor therapy.
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- Wen Zeng
- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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N,N-Bis(4′-(hexyloxy)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)thiophen-2-amine. MOLBANK 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/m1290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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N,N-Diarylthiophen-2-amine units are of great interest for the synthesis of optoelectronic devices. In this communication, N,N-bis (4′-(hexyloxy)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)thiophen-2-amine was obtained by means of a Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling reaction of bis(4′-(hexyloxy)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)amine and 2-bromothiophene in the presence of tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0), tri-tert-butyl phosphine and sodium tert-butanolate. The structure of newly synthesized compounds was established by means of elemental analysis, high-resolution mass spectrometry, 1H, 13C NMR, IR and UV spectroscopy and mass-spectrometry.
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Hu R, Zhang G, Qin A, Tang BZ. Aggregation-induced emission (AIE): emerging technology based on aggregate science. PURE APPL CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2021-0503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Functional materials serve as the basic elements for the evolution of technology. Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), as one of the top 10 emerging technologies in chemistry, is a scientific concept coined by Tang, et al. in 2001 and refers to a photophysical phenomenon with enhanced emission at the aggregate level compared to molecular states. AIE-active materials generally present new properties and performance that are absent in the molecular state, providing endless possibilities for the development of technological applications. Tremendous achievements based on AIE research have been made in theoretical exploration, material development and practical applications. In this review, AIE-active materials with triggered luminescence of circularly polarized luminescence, aggregation-induced delayed fluorescence, room-temperature phosphorescence, and clusterization-triggered emission at the aggregate level are introduced. Moreover, high-tech applications in optoelectronic devices, responsive systems, sensing and monitoring, and imaging and therapy are briefly summarized and discussed. It is expected that this review will serve as a source of inspiration for innovation in AIE research and aggregate science.
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- Rong Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , China
- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shenzhen 518172 , China
- Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong , China
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Chen Z, Li W, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Zhu W, Zeng M, Li Y. Aggregation-Induced Radical of Donor-Acceptor Organic Semiconductors. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9783-9790. [PMID: 34596405 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Narrow bandgap donor-acceptor organic semiconductors are generally considered to show a closed-shell singlet ground state, and their radicals are reported as impurities, defects, polarons, and charge transfer monoradicals. Herein, we systematically investigated the open-shell singlet diradical electronic ground state of two diketopyrrolopyrrole-based compounds via the combination of electron spin resonance (ESR), nuclear magnetic resonance, superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry, and theoretical calculations. It is widely known that the quinoidal character will be significantly enhanced in the aggregation state accompanied by improved planarity and enhanced delocalization. We proposed an aggregation-induced radical and captodative effect as the driving force for the formation and stabilization of the open-shell quinoid diradical based on the ESR test in different proportions of mixed solvents. Our results provided a novel view for understanding the intrinsic chemical structure of donor-acceptor organic semiconductors, the open-shell singlet and thermally excited triplet electronic states, and the unexpected physical processes between the ground state and the excited state.
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- Zhongxin Chen
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Ji S, Li J, Duan X, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Song M, Li S, Chen H, Ding D. Targeted Enrichment of Enzyme-Instructed Assemblies in Cancer Cell Lysosomes Turns Immunologically Cold Tumors Hot. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26994-27004. [PMID: 34643312 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Lysosome-relevant cell death induced by lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) has recently attracted increasing attention. However, nearly no studies show that currently available LMP inducers can evoke immunogenic cell death (ICD) or convert immunologically cold tumors to hot. Herein, we report a LMP inducer named TPE-Py-pYK(TPP)pY, which can respond to alkaline phosphatase (ALP), leading to formation of nanoassembies along with fluorescence and singlet oxygen turn-on. TPE-Py-pYK(TPP)pY tends to accumulate in ALP-overexpressed cancer cell lysosomes as well as induce LMP and rupture of lysosomal membranes to massively evoke ICD. Such LMP-induced ICD effectively converts immunologically cold tumors to hot as evidenced by abundant CD8+ and CD4+ T cells infiltration into the cold tumors. Exposure of ALP-catalyzed nanoassemblies in cancer cell lysosomes to light further intensifies the processes of LMP, ICD and cold-to-hot tumor conversion. This work thus builds a new bridge between lysosome-relevant cell death and cancer immunotherapy.
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- Shenglu Ji
- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Wang Y, Li Y, Zhang Z, Wang L, Wang D, Tang BZ. Triple-Jump Photodynamic Theranostics: MnO 2 Combined Upconversion Nanoplatforms Involving a Type-I Photosensitizer with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Potent Cancer Treatment. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2103748. [PMID: 34423484 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The development of multifunctional nanoplatforms has been recognized as a promising strategy for potent photodynamic theranostics. Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) photosensitizers undergoing Type-I reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation pathway appear as potential candidates due to their capability of hypoxia-tolerance, efficient ROS production, and fluorescence imaging navigation. To further improve their performance, a facile and universal method of constructing a type of glutathione (GSH)-depleting and near-infrared (NIR)-regulated nanoplatform for dual-modal imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) is presented. The nanoplatforms are obtained through the coprecipitation process involving upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and AIE-active photosensitizers, followed by in situ generation of MnO2 as the outer shell. The introduction of UCNPs actualizes the NIR-activation of AIE-active photosensitizers to produce ·OH as a Type-I ROS. Intracellular upregulated GSH-responsive decomposition of the MnO2 shell to Mn2+ realizes GSH-depletion, which is a distinctive approach for elevating intracellular ·OH. Meanwhile, the generated Mn2+ can implement T1 -weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in specific tumor sites, and mediate the conversion of intracellular H2 O2 to ·OH. These outputs reveal a triple-jump ·OH production, and this approach brings about distinguished performance in FLI-MRI-guided PDT with high-efficacy, which presents great potential for future clinical translations.
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- Yuanwei Wang
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China
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Xiao X, Liang S, Zhao Y, Pang M, Ma P, Cheng Z, Lin J. Multifunctional carbon monoxide nanogenerator as immunogenic cell death drugs with enhanced antitumor immunity and antimetastatic effect. Biomaterials 2021; 277:121120. [PMID: 34508956 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The limited effect of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) immunotherapy is subjected to the immuno-suppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). It is still a challenge to reverse the immune-suppressive state in clinical cancer therapy. Immunogenic cell death (ICD) is a way for inducing the therapeutical tumor immune system. In this work, carbon monoxide (CO) gas therapy is used to boost antitumor immunity for tumor control, metastasis and recurrence prevention. Briefly, CO2-g-C3N4-Au@ZIF-8@F127 (CCAZF) is proposed to integrate gas therapy and immunotherapy into a photocatalytic nanogenerator for overcoming the limitations of monotherapy. CCAZF exhibits a highly effective light-controllable release behavior of CO, which gradually aggravates the oxidative stress in tumor cells to induce ICD. With the induction of ICD, CO therapy enhances immune responses and enables efficient immune cells activated. When combined with ICB, CCAZF displays an enhanced immune effect, which mediates the regression of primary and distal tumors. This strategy of in-situ photocatalytic CO therapy furthest avoids the toxicity from CO leakage and provides a new method to design novel ICD inducers.
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- Xiao Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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Gu P, Wu H, Jing T, Li Y, Wang Z, Ye S, Lai W, Ferbinteanu M, Wang S, Huang W. (4,5,8)-Connected Cationic Coordination Polymer Material as Explosive Chemosensor Based on the in Situ Generated AIE Tetrazolyl-Tetraphenylethylene Derivative. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:13359-13365. [PMID: 34492766 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A multidentate tetrazole molecule based on a TPE core, tetrakis[4-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethylene (H4ttpe) with combined advantages of two functional groups, was synthesized by cycloaddition reaction of the corresponding organic benzonitrile derivative and azide salt. Coordination self-assembly of the in situ formed aggregation-induced emission polytetrazole luminogen with cadmium(II) ion produces an unprecedented tetrazolyl-TPE-based microporous cationic metal-organic framework (MOF) with an unusual (4,5,8T14)-connected net of {[Cd4(H4ttpe)2Cl5]·(N3)3}, in which the H4ttpe serves as the first undeprotonated tetrazole ligand of octa-coordinating bridging mode. We investigate, for the first time, the utilization of the luminescent MOF containing a TPE core decorated with tetrazolyl terminals for explosive detection based on the change in fluorescence intensity, which shows high selectivity and efficiency in fluorescence quenching toward TNP detection in water solution.
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- Pengfei Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Dumbrava Rosie 23, Bucharest 020462, Romania
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Song G, Liao S, Qin Q, Zhao Y, Shi L, Guan K, Gong X, Wang P, Yin X, Chen Q, Zhang X. Cyclic Amplification of the Afterglow Luminescent Nanoreporter Enables the Prediction of Anti‐cancer Efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Youjuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China
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Duan C, Hu J, Liu R, Dai J, Duan M, Yuan L, Xia F, Lou X. Spatial Order of Functional Modules Enabling Diverse Intracellular Performance of Fluorescent Probes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Chong Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430078 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430078 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430078 China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan 430071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430078 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430078 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430078 China
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Wang Y, Song G, Liao S, Qin Q, Zhao Y, Shi L, Guan K, Gong X, Wang P, Yin X, Chen Q, Zhang XB. Cyclic Amplification of the Afterglow Luminescent Nanoreporter Enables the Prediction of Anti-cancer Efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19779-19789. [PMID: 34233057 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We developed a cyclic amplification method for an organic afterglow nanoreporter for the real-time visualization of self-generated reactive oxygen species (ROS). We promoted semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (PFODBT) as a candidate for emitting near-infrared afterglow luminescence. Introduction of a chemiluminescent substrate (CPPO) into PFODBT (PFODBT@CPPO) resulted in a significant enhancement of afterglow intensity through the dual cyclic amplification pathway involving singlet oxygen (1 O2 ). 1 O2 produced by PFODBT@CPPO induced cancer cell necrosis and promoted the release of damage-related molecular patterns, thereby evoking immunogenic cell death (ICD)-associated immune responses through ROS-based oxidative stress. The afterglow luminescent signals of the nanoreporter were well correlated with light-driven 1 O2 generation and anti-cancer efficiency. This imaging strategy provides a non-invasive tool for predicting the therapeutic outcome that occurs during ROS-mediated cancer therapy.
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- Youjuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/ Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Xu X, Deng G, Sun Z, Luo Y, Liu J, Yu X, Zhao Y, Gong P, Liu G, Zhang P, Pan F, Cai L, Tang BZ. A Biomimetic Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer with Antigen-Presenting and Hitchhiking Function for Lipid Droplet Targeted Photodynamic Immunotherapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2102322. [PMID: 34247428 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202102322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising alternative approach for effective cancer treatment that is associated with an antitumor immune response. However, immunosuppression of the tumor microenvironment limits the immune response induced by PDT. Stimulation and proliferation of T cells is a critical step for generating immune responses and depends on the efficient presentation of tumor antigens and co-stimulatory molecules by antigen-presenting cells (APCs). Here, biomimetic aggregation-induced emission (AIE) photosensitizers with antigen-presenting and hitchhiking abilities (DC@AIEdots) are developed by coating dendritic cell (DC) membranes on the nanoaggregates of the AIEgens. Notably, the inner AIE molecules can selectively accumulate in lipid droplets of tumor cells, and the outer cell membrane can facilitate the hitchhiking of DC@AIEdots onto the endogenous T cells and enhance the tumor delivery efficiency by about 1.6 times. Furthermore, DC@AIEdots can stimulate the in vivo proliferation and activation of T cells and trigger the immune system. The potential applications of therapeutic agents targeting lipid droplets for immunotherapy are indicated and a new hitchhiking approach for drug delivery is provided. Lastly, the study presents a photoactive and artificial antigen-presenting platform for effective T cell stimulation and cancer photodynamic immunotherapy.
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- Xiuli Xu
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science & Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study and Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study and Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, 264000, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study and Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study and Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study and Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Human-Machine Intelligence-Synergy Systems, Neural Engineering Center, Institute of Advanced Integration Technology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, P. R. China
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study and Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS-HK Joint Lab of Biomaterials, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhuhai, 519003, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study and Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Institute of Molecular Aggregate Science and Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong, 518172, China
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Zou R, Li J, Yang T, Zhang Y, Jiao J, Wong KL, Wang J. Biodegradable manganese engineered nanocapsules for tumor-sensitive near-infrared persistent luminescence/magnetic resonance imaging and simultaneous chemotherapy. Theranostics 2021; 11:8448-8463. [PMID: 34373752 PMCID: PMC8344013 DOI: 10.7150/thno.59840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Rationale: Near-Infrared persistent luminescence (NIR-PL) nanomaterials that can continually emit low-energy photons after ceasing excitation has emerged as a new generation of theranostic nanoparticle drug delivery systems (NDDSs) for imaging-guided cancer therapy, which stems from their special ability to completely avoid tissue autofluorescence interference. However, unresponsive diagnostic capability, inefficient drug delivery, and poor biodegradability limit the efficacy of most reported NIR-PL-based NDDSs. Methods: Herein, a multifaceted tumor microenvironment (TME)-degradable theranostic drug delivery nanocapsule based on an ultrasmall persistent phosphor with a hollow mesoporous manganese-doped, DOX-loaded silica shell (Mn-ZGOCS-PEG) is developed to overcome the above drawbacks. Results: We demonstrate that the well-designed nanocapsule enables tumor-responsive controlled drug release with ameliorated therapeutic efficacy, TME-responsive autofluorescence interference-free NIR-PL tracing, and manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance (Mn-MR) monitoring for practical dual-modality image-guided antitumor treatment in vivo. Conclusion: Our results indicate that Mn-ZGOCS-PEG nanocapsules enable tumor-targeting augmented chemotherapy under the guidance of TME-responsive dual-MR/NIR-PL-modality imaging in vivo. We believe that our work provides a new paradigm for the development of smart NIR-PL-based NDDSs with ultrasensitive multimodal diagnostic capability, enhanced anticancer effect, and efficient biodegradability.
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- Rui Zou
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong S.A.R. 999077, P.R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong S.A.R. 999077, P.R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China
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Tu Y, Xia W, Wu X, Wang L. A lysosome-targeted near-infrared photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy and two-photon fluorescence imaging. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:6098-6107. [PMID: 34160527 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00684c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Organelle-targeted two-photon near-infrared photosensitizers are highly desirable for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. Herein, in this contribution, we have developed a 2-dicyanomethylenethiazole-based D-π-A structured near-infrared photosensitizer (TTR). TTR exhibits near-infrared emission (704 nm), a large Stokes shift (200 nm), and smaller ΔES1-T1 (the energy gap between S1 and T1) (0.717 eV). In vitro results show that TTR can specifically target lysosomes in living cells for near-infrared fluorescence imaging. With efficient ROS generation, excellent biocompatibility, two-photon imaging capability, and depth imaging (21 μm in vitro and 210 μm in vivo), TTR can effectively kill tumor cells and inhibit the growth of subcutaneous tumors. The hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining and blood biochemical parameter results further prove the biocompatibility of TTR. Hence, TTR can be a promising photosensitizer for PDT.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Gaungdong 510515, China.
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Gaungdong 510515, China.
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.
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Refractoriness of STING therapy is relieved by AKT inhibitor through effective vascular disruption in tumour. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4405. [PMID: 34285232 PMCID: PMC8292391 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24603-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) promotes anti-tumour immunity by linking innate and adaptive immunity, but it remains unclear how intratumoural treatment with STING agonists yields anti-tumour effects. Here we demonstrate that intratumoural injection of the STING agonist cGAMP induces strong, rapid, and selective apoptosis of tumour endothelial cells (ECs) in implanted LLC tumour, melanoma and breast tumour, but not in spontaneous breast cancer and melanoma. In both implanted and spontaneous tumours, cGAMP greatly increases TNFα from tumour-associated myeloid cells. However, compared to spontaneous tumour ECs, implanted tumour ECs are more vulnerable to TNFα-TNFR1 signalling-mediated apoptosis, which promotes effective anti-tumour activity. The spontaneous tumour's refractoriness to cGAMP is abolished by co-treatment with AKT 1/2 inhibitor (AKTi). Combined treatment with cGAMP and AKTi induces extensive tumour EC apoptosis, leading to extensive tumour apoptosis and marked growth suppression of the spontaneous tumour. These findings propose an advanced avenue for treating primary tumours that are refractory to single STING agonist therapy.
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Niu J, Sun H, Xia H, Zhu Y, Chen J, Zhu C, Bai W. Visualization of Bulk Polymerization by Fluorescent Probe with Aggregation-induced Emission Characteristics. Chem Res Chin Univ 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-021-1216-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Duan C, Hu JJ, Liu R, Dai J, Duan M, Yuan L, Xia F, Lou X. Spatial Order of Functional Modules Enabling Diverse Intracellular Performance of Fluorescent Probes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18280-18288. [PMID: 34081387 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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To overcome a series of challenges in tumor therapy, modular-agent probes (MAPs) comprised of various functional modules have been proposed. Researchers have tried to optimize the MAPs by exploiting the new modules or increasing the numbers of module, while neglecting the configuration of various modules. Here, we focus on the different spatial arrangements of existing modules. By utilizing a tetraphenylethylene (TPE) derivative with stereochemical structure and dual modifiable end-group sites as small molecule scaffold, two MAPs with same modular agents (module T for enhancing the internalization of MAPs by tumor cells and module M for causing mitochondrial dysfunction) but different spatial arrangements (on the one side, TM-AIE, and two sides, T-AIE-M, of the molecule scaffold) are designed. T-AIE-M with larger RGD binding angle performed higher specificity, while TM-AIE characterizing longer α-helix structure displayed superior toxicity.
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- Chong Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, China
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Ding B, Zheng P, Li D, Wang M, Jiang F, Wang Z, Ma P, Lin J. Tumor microenvironment-triggered in situ cancer vaccines inducing dual immunogenic cell death for elevated antitumor and antimetastatic therapy. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10906-10915. [PMID: 34128036 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02018h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Cancer vaccines are made from tumor-specific antigens, which are then injected back into the body to activate immune responses for cancer immunotherapy. Despite the high specificity and therapeutic efficiency, the vaccine has huge challenges such as complex preparation process, expensiveness and limited durational effects. Herein, a strategy to develop in situ cancer vaccines by enhancing the immunomodulatory effects for immunogenic cell death (ICD) is presented. First, amorphous iron oxide-packaged oxaliplatin (AIOoxp) nanoprodrugs with a high drug loading efficiency of 12.9% were prepared. By utilizing tumor microenvironment (TME) as an endogenous stimulus, this inorganic nanoprodrug can effectively realize TME-responsive combined treatments of chemotherapy and chemodynamic therapy (CDT), and thus achieve dual and precise ICD induction. Further, in vivo immunopotentiation performances further prove that this enhanced ICD effect is able to efficiently promote the maturity of dendritic cells (DCs), T cell activation and correlative cytokine secretion. Furthermore, the obtained nanoprodrugs not only reduce systemic toxicities of Oxp and achieve T1/T2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but also dramatically inhibit tumor growth and lung metastasis. We believe that the design of in situ cancer vaccines by enhancing the ICD effects will inspire future studies on cancer vaccines.
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- Binbin Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China. and University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Zhang L, Ding D. Recent advances of transition Ir(III) complexes as photosensitizers for improved photodynamic therapy. VIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20200179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Liping Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education and College of Life Sciences Nankai University Tianjin P. R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neurosurgery Shenzhen Second People's Hospital Shenzhen P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education and College of Life Sciences Nankai University Tianjin P. R. China
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Kulhánek J, Pytela O, Bureš F, Klikar M. Small Heterocyclic D‐π‐D‐π‐A Push‐Pull Molecules with Complex Electron Donors. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jiří Kulhánek
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice Studentská 573 Pardubice 53210 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice Studentská 573 Pardubice 53210 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice Studentská 573 Pardubice 53210 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice Studentská 573 Pardubice 53210 Czech Republic
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Zheng Y, Zhang Z, Liu Q, Wang Y, Hao J, Kang Z, Wang C, Zhao X, Liu Y, Shi L. A near-infrared light-excitable immunomodulating nano-photosensitizer for effective photoimmunotherapy. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:4191-4198. [PMID: 33982683 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00569c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy has great potential for tumor ablation and the activation of antitumor immune responses. However, its overall therapeutic efficiency is often limited by the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. We developed a near-infrared light-excitable immunomodulating nano-photosensitizer (NeINP) that can improve reactive oxygen species production and regulate the immunosuppressive TME to improve photoimmunotherapy. The NeINP is composed of a photosensitive core and a pH-responsive polymer shell, which allows for NeINP loading and delivery of small-molecular immunomodulators to tumor sites for regulation of the immunosuppressive TME and effective photoimmunotherapy. Through the co-delivery of celecoxib and the NIR-triggered photodynamic core to tumors, the NeINP was shown to regulate the immunosuppressive TME and enhance antitumor immunity, leading to the elimination of residual tumor and reduction of metastasis and recurrence. The NeINP can be optimized to co-deliver other immunomodulators, and thus has potential as a universal platform for efficient, precise photoimmunotherapy.
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- Yadan Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Gao H, Gao Z, Jiao D, Zhang J, Li X, Tang Q, Shi Y, Ding D. Boosting Room Temperature Phosphorescence Performance by Alkyl Modification for Intravital Orthotopic Lung Tumor Imaging. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2005449. [PMID: 33599120 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202005449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pure organic persistent room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials have attracted wide attention owing to their great potential in various applications, particularly in bioimaging. However, it is still a challenge to manufacture organic RTP materials possessing quite high efficiency and long lifetime, owing to the high requirements for triplet excitons. In this study, a series of keto derivatives with efficient RTP in crystals are developed through the regulation of molecular aggregation states by simple alkyl groups, resulting in impressive luminescence performance with a longer lifetime and higher efficiency of up to 868 ms and 51.59%, respectively. All the alkyl-substituted derivatives exhibit bright RTP intensities after heavy grinding with a pestle, indicating their robust RTP features, which are suitable for many fields. Encouraged by the excellent RTP performance of these luminogens in the crystalline state, successful orthotopic lung tumor imaging with a high signal-to-background ratio (SBR) of 65 is demonstrated in this study to provide the promise of pure organic RTP materials for disease diagnosis, which hold the advantages of low autofluorescence interference and high signal-to-background ratio.
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- Heqi Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Geriatric Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Geriatric Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China
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Zhu Z, Wang Q, Liao H, Liu M, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Zhu WH. Trapping endoplasmic reticulum with amphiphilic AIE-active sensor via specific interaction of ATP-sensitive potassium (K ATP). Natl Sci Rev 2021; 8:nwaa198. [PMID: 34691658 PMCID: PMC8288166 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The current aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) sometimes suffer from poor targeting selectivity due to undesirable aggregation in the hydrophilic biosystem with 'always-on' fluorescence or unspecific aggregation in the lipophilic organelle with prematurely activated fluorescence. Herein, we report an unprecedented 'amphiphilic AIEgen' sensor QM-SO3-ER based on the AIE building block of quinoline-malononitrile (QM). The introduced hydrophilic sulfonate group can well control the specific solubility in a hydrophilic system with desirable initial 'fluorescence-off' state. Moreover, the incorporated p-toluenesulfonamide group plays two roles: enhancing the lipophilic dispersity, and behaving as binding receptor to the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium (KATP) on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane to generate the docking assay confinement effect with targetable AIE signal. The amphiphilic AIEgen has for the first time settled down the predicament of unexpected 'always-on' fluorescence in the aqueous system and the untargetable aggregation signal in the lipophilic organelle before binding to ER, thus successfully overcoming the bottleneck of AIEgens' targetability.
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- Zhirong Zhu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Jiang R, Dai J, Dong X, Wang Q, Meng Z, Guo J, Yu Y, Wang S, Xia F, Zhao Z, Lou X, Tang BZ. Improving Image-Guided Surgical and Immunological Tumor Treatment Efficacy by Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapies Based on a Multifunctional NIR AIEgen. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101158. [PMID: 33904232 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Multimodal therapy is attracting increasing attention to improve tumor treatment efficacy, but generally requires various complicated ingredients combined within one theranostic system to achieve multiple functions. Herein, a multifunctional theranostic nanoplatform based on a single aggregation-induced-emission luminogen (AIEgen), DDTB, is designed to integrate near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence, photothermal, photodynamic, and immunological effects. Intravenously injected AIEgen-based nanoparticles can efficiently accumulate in tumors with NIR fluorescence to provide preoperative diagnosis. Most of the tumors are excised under intraoperative fluorescence navigation, whereafter, some microscopic residual tumors are completely ablated by photodynamic and photothermal therapies for maximally killing the tumor cells and tissues. Up to 90% of the survival rate can be achieved by this synergistic image-guided surgery and photodynamic and photothermal therapies. Importantly, the nanoparticles-mediated photothermal/photodynamic therapy plus programmed death-ligand 1 antibody significantly induce tumor elimination by enhancing the effect of immunotherapy. This theranostic strategy on the basis of a single AIEgen significantly improves the survival of cancer mice with maximized therapeutic outcomes, and holds great promise for clinical cancer treatment.
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- Ruming Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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He Z, Tian S, Gao Y, Meng F, Luo L. Luminescent AIE Dots for Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy. Front Chem 2021; 9:672917. [PMID: 34113602 PMCID: PMC8185329 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.672917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging effective strategy for cancer treatment. Compared with conventional cancer therapies, such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, PDT has shown great promise as a next-generation cancer therapeutic strategy owing to its many advantages such as non-invasiveness, negligible observed drug resistance, localized treatment, and fewer side effects. One of the key elements in photodynamic therapy is the photosensitizer (PS) which converts photons into active cytotoxic species, namely, reactive oxygen species (ROS). An ideal PS for photodynamic therapy requires the efficient generation of ROS, high stability against photo bleaching, and robust performance in different environments and concentrations. PSs with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics have drawn significant attention, in that they can overcome the aggregation- caused quenching effect that is commonly seen in the case of fluorescence dyes and provide excellent performance at high concentrations or in their condensed state. Moreover, organic nanomaterials with AIE characteristics, or AIE dots, have played an increasingly significant role in assisting PDT based on its excellent ROS generation efficiency and simultaneous imaging feature. This review summarizes the recent advances on the molecular design of AIE PSs and AIE dots-based probes, as well as their emerging applications for enhanced anticancer PDT theranostics.
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- Zhenyan He
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Jung E, Lee J, Lee Y, Seon S, Park M, Song C, Lee D. Tumor-Targeting H 2O 2-Responsive Photosensitizing Nanoparticles with Antiangiogenic and Immunogenic Activities for Maximizing Anticancer Efficacy of Phototherapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:4450-4461. [PMID: 35006857 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Phototherapy including photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses photosensitizers and light to kill cancer cells and has become a promising therapeutic modality because of advantages such as minimal invasiveness and high cancer selectivity. However, PTT or PDT as a single treatment modality has insufficient therapeutic efficacy. Moreover, oxygen consumption by PDT activates angiogenic factors and leads to cancer recurrence and progression. Therefore, the therapeutic outcomes of phototherapy would be maximized by employing photosensitizers for concurrent PTT and PDT and suppressing angiogenic factors. Therefore, integrating photosensitive agents and antiangiogenic agents in a single nanoplatform would be a promising strategy to maximize the therapeutic efficacy of phototherapy. In this study, we developed hyaluronic acid-coated fluorescent boronated polysaccharide (HA-FBM) nanoparticles as a combination therapeutic agent for phototherapy and antiangiogenic therapy. Upon a single near-infrared laser irradiation, HA-FBM nanoparticles generated heat and singlet oxygen simultaneously to kill cancer cells and also induced immunogenic cancer cell death. Beside their fundamental roles as photosensitizers, HA-FBM nanoparticles exerted antiangiogenic effects by suppressing the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and cancer cell migration. In a mouse xenograft model, intravenously injected HA-FBM nanoparticles targeted tumors by binding CD44-overexpressing cancer cells and suppressed angiogenic VEGF expression. Upon laser irradiation, HA-FBM nanoparticles remarkably eradicated tumors and increased anticancer immunity. Given their synergistic effects of phototherapy and antiangiogenic therapy from tumor-targeting HA-FBM nanoparticles, we believe that integrating the photosensitizers and antiangiogenic agents into a single nanoplatform presents an attractive strategy to maximize the anticancer therapeutic efficacy of phototherapy.
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- Eunkyeong Jung
- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekjedaero 567, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Discovery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekjedaero 567, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekjedaero 567, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekjedaero 567, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronics Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekjedaero 567, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekjedaero 567, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea.,Department of Polymer Nano Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Baekjedaero 567, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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Zhen X, Qu R, Chen W, Wu W, Jiang X. The development of phosphorescent probes for in vitro and in vivo bioimaging. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:285-300. [PMID: 32756681 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00819b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Phosphorescence is a process that slowly releases the photoexcitation energy after the removal of the excitation source. Although transition metal complexes and purely organic room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials show excellent phosphorescence property, their applications in in vitro and in vivo bioimaging are limited due to their poor solubility in water. To overcome this issue, phosphorescent materials are modified with amphiphilic or hydrophilic polymers to endow them with biocompatibility. This review focuses on recent advances in the development of phosphorescent probes for in vitro and in vivo bioimaging. The photophysical mechanism and the design principles of transition metal complexes and purely organic RTP materials for the stabilization of the triplet excited state for enhanced phosphorescence are first discussed. Then, the applications in in vitro and in vivo bioimaging using transition metal complexes including iridium(iii) complexes, platinum(ii) complexes, rhodium(i) complexes, and purely organic RTP materials are summarized. Finally, the current challenges and perspectives for these emerging materials in bioimaging are discussed.
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- Xu Zhen
- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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Liu L, Wang X, Wang LJ, Guo L, Li Y, Bai B, Fu F, Lu H, Zhao X. One-for-All Phototheranostic Agent Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Multimodal Imaging-Guided Synergistic Photodynamic/Photothermal Cancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:19668-19678. [PMID: 33896183 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Phototheranostics represents a promising direction for modern precision medicine, which has recently received considerable attention for cancer research. The ingenious integration of all phototheranostic modalities in a single molecule with precise spatial colocalization is a tremendously challenging task, which mainly arises from the complexity of molecular design and energy dissipation. Reports on a single molecular one-for-all theranostic agent are still very rare. Herein, we designed two novel aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active fluorogens (AIEgens, named DPMD and TPMD) with a cross-shaped donor-acceptor structure via a facile synthetic method and constructed versatile nanoparticles (NPs) by encapsulating AIEgen with an amphiphilic polymer. The AIEgen TPMD with a twisted structure, high donor-acceptor (D-A) strength, small singlet-triplet energy gap, and abundant intramolecular rotators and vibrators was selected as an ideal candidate for balancing and utilizing the radiative and nonradiative energy dissipations. Notably, TPMD NPs simultaneously possess adequate near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence emission at 821 nm for fluorescence imaging, effective reactive oxygen species generation for photodynamic therapy (PDT), and outstanding photothermal effect for photoacoustic imaging, photothermal imaging, and photothermal therapy (PTT), which demonstrates the superior potential of AIE NPs in multimodal imaging-guided synergistic PDT/PTT therapy.
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- Luqi Liu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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He G, Xu N, Ge H, Lu Y, Wang R, Wang H, Du J, Fan J, Sun W, Peng X. Red-Light-Responsive Ru Complex Photosensitizer for Lysosome Localization Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:19572-19580. [PMID: 33900720 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Photoresponsive ruthenium (Ru) complexes have been extensively studied in the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. The metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) absorption maximum of most Ru complexes is located in the short-wavelength visible region, which is well suited for superficial tumors but shows inefficient therapeutic effects for more deep-seated ones. Moreover, Ru complexes are primarily located in the mitochondria or nucleus, always resulting in high levels of dark toxicity and DNA mutation. Herein, we reported a new ruthenium complex (Ru-I) for red-light-triggered PDT. The activation wavelength of Ru-I is successfully extended to 660 nm. Importantly, the complex photosensitizer can be quickly taken up by cancer cells and selectively accumulated in the lysosome, an ideal localization for PDT purposes. Intratumoral injection of Ru-I into tumor-bearing mice achieved excellent therapeutic effects and thus holds great promise for applications in lysosome localization photodynamic therapy.
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- Guangli He
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, 26 Yucai Road, Jiangbei District, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, 26 Yucai Road, Jiangbei District, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, 26 Yucai Road, Jiangbei District, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Ke L, Wei F, Liao X, Rees TW, Kuang S, Liu Z, Chen Y, Ji L, Chao H. Nano-assembly of ruthenium(II) photosensitizers for endogenous glutathione depletion and enhanced two-photon photodynamic therapy. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:7590-7599. [PMID: 33884385 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00773d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising noninvasive cancer treatment. PDT in the clinic faces several hurdles due to the unique tumor environment, a feature of which is high levels of glutathione (GSH). An excess amount of GSH consumes reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by photosensitizers (PSs), reducing PDT efficiency. Herein, nano-photosensitizers (RuS1 NPs and RuS2 NPs) are reported. These consist of ruthenium complexes joined by disulfide bonds forming GSH sensitive polymer nanoparticles. The NPs achieve enhanced uptake compared to their constituent monomers. Inside cancer cells, high levels of GSH break the S-S bonds releasing PS molecules in the cell. The level of GSH is also then reduced leading to excellent PDT activity. Furthermore, RuS2 NPs functionalized with tumor targeting hyaluronic acid (HA@RuS2 NPs) assessed in vivo were highly effective with minimal side effects. To the best of our knowledge, RuS NPs are the first metal complex-based nano-assembled photosensitizers which exhibit enhanced specificity and consume endogenous GSH simultaneously, thus achieving excellent two-photon PDT efficiency in vitro and in vivo.
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- Libing Ke
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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Yuan Y, Hou W, Sun Z, Liu J, Ma N, Li X, Yin S, Qin W, Wu C. Measuring Cellular Uptake of Polymer Dots for Quantitative Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:7071-7078. [PMID: 33905656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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There is a great deal of interest in the development of nanoparticles for biomedicine. The question of how many nanoparticles are taken up by cells is important for biomedical applications. Here, we describe a fluorescence method for the quantitative measurement of the cellular uptake of polymer dots (Pdots) and a further estimation of intracellular Pdots photosensitizer for fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy. The approach relies on the high brightness, excellent stability, minimal aggregation quenching, and metalloporphyrin doping properties of the Pdots. We correlated the single-cell fluorescence brightness obtained from fluorescence spectrometry, confocal microscopy, and flow cytometry with the number of endocytosed Pdots, which was validated by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Our results indicated that, on average, ∼1.3 million Pdots were taken up by single cells that were incubated for 4 h with arginine 8-Pdots (40 μg/mL, ∼20 nm diameter). The absolute number of endocytosed Pdots of individual cells could be estimated from confocal microscopy by comparing the single-cell brightness with the average intensity. Furthermore, we investigated the cell viability as a result of an intracellular Pdots photosensitizer, from which the half maximal inhibitory concentration was determined to be ∼7.2 × 105 Pdots per cell under the light dose of 60 J/cm2. This study provides an effective method for quantifying endocytosed Pdots, which can be extended to investigate the cellular uptake of various conjugated polymer carriers in biomedicine.
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- Ye Yuan
- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Oncology, Fourth Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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Hu Q, He C, Lu Z, Xu L, Fu Z. Mitochondria and Endoplastic Reticulum Targeting Strategy for Enhanced Phototherapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:3015-3026. [PMID: 35014389 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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To ensure improved efficacy and minimized toxicity of therapeutic molecules, it is generally accepted that specifically delivering them to the subcellular site of their action will be attractive. Phototherapy has received considerable attention because of its noninvasiveness, high temporal-spatial resolution, and minimal drug resistance. As important functional organelles in cells, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) participate in fundamental cellular processes, which make them much more sensitive to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hyperthermia. Thus, mitochondria- or ER-targeted phototherapy will be rational strategies for synergetic cancer therapy. In this review, we focus on the latest advances in molecules and nanomaterials currently used for mitochondria- and ER-targeted phototherapy.
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- Qinglian Hu
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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Geng K, Xie Q, Zhao Y, Yang L, Song Y, Hou H. Unlocking the Remarkable Influence of Intramolecular Group Rotation for Third-order Nonlinear Optical Properties. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:981-987. [PMID: 33751826 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This work exposes for the first time the remarkable influence of intramolecular group rotation on third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) performance. In order to prove the role of group rotation, we designed and synthesized two photo-response compounds tetramethyl 5,5'-(((diazene-1,2-diylbis(4,1-phenylene))bis(oxy))bis(methylene))diisophthalate (1) and 5,5'-(((diazene-1,2-diylbis(4,1-phenylene))bis(oxy))bis(methylene))diisophthalic acid (2) and investigated their NLO performance under different substituent (benzyloxy group) rotation states. 1 and 2 have dynamic benzyloxy group rotation in dilute solution and shows reverse saturated absorption (RSA). When the benzyloxy group rotation of 1 and 2 was restricted by PMMA, their NLO performance not only converted into saturated absorption (SA) and NLO refraction behaviours, but also hardly changed after isomerization. Interestingly, we also restricted the benzyloxy group rotation in solution to a certain extent through photo-induced trans→cis isomerization, and found that the NLO performances of cis isomers of 1 and 2 exhibit SA and positive refraction and are similar to those of 1-PMMA and 2-PMMA. This work provides a new exploratory method for studying the influencing factors of third-order NLO performance.
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- Kangshuai Geng
- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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