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Zeng Q, Li X, Li J, Shi M, Yao Y, Guo L, Zhi N, Zhang T. Totally Caged Type I Pro-Photosensitizer for Oxygen-Independent Synergistic Phototherapy of Hypoxic Tumors. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2400462. [PMID: 38885361 PMCID: PMC11336908 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Activatable type I photosensitizers are an effective way to overcome the insufficiency and imprecision of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of hypoxic tumors, however, the incompletely inhibited photoactivity of pro-photosensitizer and the limited oxidative phototoxicity of post-photosensitizer are major limitations. It is still a great challenge to address these issues using a single and facile design. Herein, a series of totally caged type I pro-photosensitizers (Pro-I-PSs) are rationally developed that are only activated in tumor hypoxic environment and combine two oxygen-independent therapeutic mechanisms under single-pulse laser irradiation to enhance the phototherapeutic efficacy. Specifically, five benzophenothiazine-based dyes modified with different nitroaromatic groups, BPN 1-5, are designed and explored as latent hypoxia-activatable Pro-I-PSs. By comparing their optical responses to nitroreductase (NTR), it is identified that the 2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl decorated dye (BPN 2) is the optimal Pro-I-PSs, which can achieve NTR-activated background-free fluorescence/photoacoustic dual-modality tumor imaging. Furthermore, upon activation, BPN 2 can simultaneously produce an oxygen-independent photoacoustic cavitation effect and a photodynamic type I process at single-pulse laser irradiation. Detailed studies in vitro and in vivo indicated that BPN 2 can effectively induce cancer cell apoptosis through synergistic effects. This study provides promising potential for overcoming the pitfalls of hypoxic-tumor photodynamic therapy.
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- Qin Zeng
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life ScienceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life ScienceCollege of BiophotonicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510631China
- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital Southern Medical University FoshanGuangdong528244China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life ScienceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life ScienceCollege of BiophotonicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510631China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life ScienceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life ScienceCollege of BiophotonicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510631China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life ScienceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life ScienceCollege of BiophotonicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510631China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life ScienceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life ScienceCollege of BiophotonicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510631China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life ScienceGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life ScienceCollege of BiophotonicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510631China
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional ProbesCollege of BiophotonicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510631China
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Jia T, Tang H, Qin T, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Xun Z, Liu B, Zhang Z, Xu H, Zhao C. FRET-Based Host-Guest Supramolecular Probe for On-Site and Broad-Spectrum Detection of Pyrethroids in the Environment. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:3773-3782. [PMID: 38329040 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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The massive use of pyrethroid pesticides in agriculture has brought growing concerns about food safety due to their several harmful effects on human health, especially through the accumulation of the food chain. To date, most of the available analytical methods for pyrethroids still suffer from insufficient detection universality, complicated sample pretreatment, and detection processes, which severely limit their practical applications. Herein, a novel Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-assisted host-guest supramolecular nanoassembly is reported, for the first time, successfully realizing ratiometric fluorescent detection of pyrethroids in real samples through the indicator displacement assay (IDA) mechanism. This method is capable of detecting a broad spectrum of pyrethroids, including bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, etofenprox, fenvalerate, and permethrin, with ultrahigh detection sensitivity, great selectivity, high anti-interference ability, and, in particular, distinct emission color response from red to green. Such a large chromatic response makes this method available for fast and on-site detection of pyrethroids in real samples with the aid of several simple portable analytical apparatuses.
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- Tianhao Jia
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Hainan Province, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, School of Biological Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Quality Supervision and Testing Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511447, China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Jiang R, Zhang H, Liu Q, Yang X, He L, Yuan L, Cheng D. De Novo Design of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Agents Activated by Peroxynitrite and Glutathione-Responsive Imaging for Diabetic Liver Disease. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2302466. [PMID: 37840532 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Diabetes and its complications, such as diabetes liver disease, is a major problem puzzling people's health. The detection of redox states in its pathological process can effectively help us gain a deeper understanding of the disease. The pair of oxidation-reduction substances peroxynitrite (ONOO- ) and glutathione (GSH) is considered to be closely related to their occurrence and development. Thus, direct visualization of ONOO- and GSH in diabetes liver disease is critical to evaluate the disease at the molecular level. Herein, two activatable agents NTCF-ONOO- and NTCF-GSH are prepared for selectively detecting ONOO- and GSH through protection and deprotection strategies based on hydroxyl and amino groups of near-infrared fluorophore. Fluorescence imaging of exogenous and endogenous ONOO- and GSH changes in living cells and in vivo is observed. The ONOO- and GSH level in the diabetes liver disease cellular model are visualized and the possible redox imbalance mechanism related to the oxidized (NAD+ ) and reduced (NADH) nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides is explored in this process. Moreover, these probes can sensitively recognize ONOO- and GSH in the process of oxidative stress resulting from streptozotocin and streptozotocin/acetaminophen-induced complex diabetic liver disease in vivo. In addition, they can be applied for monitoring the clinical serum sample related with diabetic patients.
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- Renfeng Jiang
- Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, China
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- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, China
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- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, China
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- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, China
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- Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, China
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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Fu YX, Guo WY, Wang N, Dai YJ, Zhang ZY, Sun XL, Yang WC, Yang GF. Diagnosis of Bacterial Plant Diseases via a Nitroreductase-Activated Fluorescent Sensor. Anal Chem 2022; 94:17692-17699. [PMID: 36469707 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Plant diseases caused by bacteria have become one of the serious problems that threaten human food security, which led to the remarkable reduction of agricultural yields and economic loss. Nitroreductase (NTR), as an important biomarker, is highly expressed in bacteria, and the level of NTR is closely related to the progression of pathogen infection. Therefore, the design of small-molecule fluorescent sensors targeting NTR is of great significance for the detection and diagnosis of plant pathogenic bacteria. In this study, a new fluorescent sensor targeting NTR was discovered and then successfully applied to the imaging of zebrafish and pathogenic bacteria. Most importantly, the developed sensor achieved the real-time diagnosis of Brassica napus L. infected with bacteria, which provides a promising tool for examining the temporal and spatial infection of plant pathogens in precision agriculture.
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- Yi-Xuan Fu
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan430079, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan430079, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan430079, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan430079, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan430079, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan430079, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan430079, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan430079, P.R. China
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A benzoindole-based fluorescent probe for nitroreductase imaging in living cells under hypoxia conditions. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.113814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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