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Lee LCC, Lo KKW. Shining New Light on Biological Systems: Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes for Bioimaging and Biosensing Applications. Chem Rev 2024. [PMID: 39052606 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
Abstract
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science research and clinical diagnosis. In recent years, luminescent transition metal complexes have gained significant attention for diagnostic and therapeutic applications due to their unique photophysical and photochemical properties. In this Review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the recent development of luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications, with a focus on transition metal centers with a d6, d8, and d10 electronic configuration. We elucidate the structure-property relationships of luminescent transition metal complexes, exploring how their structural characteristics can be manipulated to control their biological behavior such as cellular uptake, localization, biocompatibility, pharmacokinetics, and biodistribution. Furthermore, we introduce the various design strategies that leverage the interesting photophysical properties of luminescent transition metal complexes for a wide variety of biological applications, including autofluorescence-free imaging, multimodal imaging, organelle imaging, biological sensing, microenvironment monitoring, bioorthogonal labeling, bacterial imaging, and cell viability assessment. Finally, we provide insights into the challenges and perspectives of luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications, as well as their use in disease diagnosis and treatment evaluation.
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- Lawrence Cho-Cheung Lee
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited, Units 1503-1511, 15/F, Building 17W, Hong Kong Science Park, New Territories, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Szymaszek P, Tyszka-Czochara M, Ortyl J. Iridium(III) complexes as novel theranostic small molecules for medical diagnostics, precise imaging at a single cell level and targeted anticancer therapy. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 276:116648. [PMID: 38968786 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
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Medical applications of iridium (III) complexes include their use as state-of-the-art theranostic agents - molecules that combine therapeutic and diagnostic functions into a single entity. These complexes offer a promising avenue in medical diagnostics, precision imaging at single-cell resolution and targeted anticancer therapy due to their unique properties. In this review we report a short summary of their application in medical diagnostics, imaging at single-cell level and targeted anticancer therapy. The exceptional photophysical properties of Iridium (III) complexes, including their brightness and photostability, make them excellent candidates for bioimaging. They can be used to image cellular processes and the microenvironment within single cells with unprecedented clarity, aiding in the understanding of disease mechanisms at the molecular level. Moreover the iridium (III) complexes can be designed to selectively target cancer cells,. Upon targeting, these complexes can act as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT), generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon light activation to induce cell death. The integration of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities in Iridium (III) complexes offers the potential for a holistic approach to cancer treatment, enabling not only the precise eradication of cancer cells but also the real-time monitoring of treatment efficacy and disease progression. This aligns with the goals of personalized medicine, offering hope for more effective and less invasive cancer treatment strategies.
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- Patryk Szymaszek
- Department of Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155, Kraków, Poland; Photo HiTech Ltd., Bobrzyńskiego 14, 30-348, Kraków, Poland; Photo4Chem ltd., Juliusza Lea 114/416A-B, 31-133, Kraków, Poland.
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Mishra S, Tripathy SK, Paul D, Laha P, Santra MK, Patra S. Asymmetrically Coordinated Heterodimetallic Ir-Ru System: Synthesis, Computational, and Anticancer Aspects. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:7003-7013. [PMID: 37097171 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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Herein, we present an unprecedented formation of a heterodinuclear complex [{(ppy)2IrIII}(μ-phpy){RuII(tpy)}](ClO4)2 {[1](ClO4)2} using terpyridyl/phenylpyridine as ancillary ligands and asymmetric phpy as a bridging ligand. The asymmetric binding mode (N∧N-∩-N∧N∧C-) of the phpy ligand in {[1](ClO4)2} is confirmed by 1H, 13C, 1H-1H correlated spectroscopy (COSY), high-resolution mass spectrum (HRMS), single-crystal X-ray crystallography techniques, and solution conductivity measurements. Theoretical investigation suggests that the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the least unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of [1]2+ are located on iridium/ppy and phpy, respectively. The complex displays a broad low energy charge transfer (CT) band within 450-575 nm. The time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) analysis suggests this as a mixture of metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) and ligand-to-ligand charge transfer (LLCT), where both ruthenium, iridium, and ligands are involved. Complex {[1](ClO4)2} exhibits RuIIIrIII/RuIIIIrIII- and RuIIIIrIII/RuIIIIrIV-based oxidative couples at 0.83 and 1.39 V, respectively. The complex shows anticancer activity and selectivity toward human breast cancer cells (IC50; MCF-7: 9.3 ± 1.2 μM, and MDA-MB-231: 8.6 ± 1.2 μM) over normal breast cells (MCF 10A: IC50 ≈ 21 ± 1.3 μM). The Western blot analysis and fluorescence microscopy images suggest that combined apoptosis and autophagy are responsible for cancer cell death.
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- Saumyaranjan Mishra
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni 752050, Odisha, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni 752050, Odisha, India
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- National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Pune University Campus Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni 752050, Odisha, India
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- National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Pune University Campus Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni 752050, Odisha, India
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Schreier MR, Pfund B, Steffen DM, Wenger OS. Photocatalytic Regeneration of a Nicotinamide Adenine Nucleotide Mimic with Water-Soluble Iridium(III) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:7636-7643. [PMID: 36731131 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Nicotinamide adenine nucleotide (NADH) is involved in many biologically relevant redox reactions, and the photochemical regeneration of its oxidized form (NAD+) under physiological conditions is of interest for combined photo- and biocatalysis. Here, we demonstrate that tri-anionic, water-soluble variants of typically very lipophilic iridium(III) complexes can photo-catalyze the reduction of an NAD+ mimic in a comparatively efficient manner. In combination with a well-known rhodium co-catalyst to facilitate regioselective reactions, these iridium(III) photo-reductants outcompete the commonly used [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) photosensitizer in water by up to 1 order of magnitude in turnover frequency. This improved reactivity is attributable to the strong excited-state electron donor properties and the good chemical robustness of the tri-anionic iridium(III) sensitizers, combined with their favorable Coulombic interaction with the di-cationic rhodium co-catalyst. Our findings seem relevant in the greater context of photobiocatalysis, for which access to strong, efficient, and robust photoreductants with good water solubility can be essential.
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- Mirjam R Schreier
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Street Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.,National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Street Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Street Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Street Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.,National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Recent advances on organelle specific Ru(II)/Ir(III)/Re(I) based complexes for photodynamic therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lee LCC, Lo KKW. Luminescent and Photofunctional Transition Metal Complexes: From Molecular Design to Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:14420-14440. [PMID: 35925792 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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There has been emerging interest in the exploitation of the photophysical and photochemical properties of transition metal complexes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. In this Perspective, we highlight the major recent advances in the development of luminescent and photofunctional transition metal complexes, in particular, those of rhenium(I), ruthenium(II), osmium(II), iridium(III), and platinum(II), as bioimaging reagents and phototherapeutic agents, with a focus on the molecular design strategies that harness and modulate the interesting photophysical and photochemical behavior of the complexes. We also discuss the current challenges and future outlook of transition metal complexes for both fundamental research and clinical applications.
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- Lawrence Cho-Cheung Lee
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P.R. China.,Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited, Units 1503-1511, 15/F, Building 17W, Hong Kong Science Park, New Territories, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P.R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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Metal Peptide Conjugates in Cell and Tissue Imaging and Biosensing. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2022; 380:30. [PMID: 35701677 PMCID: PMC9197911 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00384-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Metal complex luminophores have seen dramatic expansion in application as imaging probes over the past decade. This has been enabled by growing understanding of methods to promote their cell permeation and intracellular targeting. Amongst the successful approaches that have been applied in this regard is peptide-facilitated delivery. Cell-permeating or signal peptides can be readily conjugated to metal complex luminophores and have shown excellent response in carrying such cargo through the cell membrane. In this article, we describe the rationale behind applying metal complexes as probes and sensors in cell imaging and outline the advantages to be gained by applying peptides as the carrier for complex luminophores. We describe some of the progress that has been made in applying peptides in metal complex peptide-driven conjugates as a strategy for cell permeation and targeting of transition metal luminophores. Finally, we provide key examples of their application and outline areas for future progress.
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Schreier MR, Guo X, Pfund B, Okamoto Y, Ward TR, Kerzig C, Wenger OS. Water-Soluble Tris(cyclometalated) Iridium(III) Complexes for Aqueous Electron and Energy Transfer Photochemistry. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1290-1300. [PMID: 35414170 PMCID: PMC9069695 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
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Cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes are frequently employed in
organic light emitting diodes, and they are popular photocatalysts
for solar energy conversion and synthetic organic chemistry. They
luminesce from redox-active excited states that can have high triplet
energies and long lifetimes, making them well suited for energy transfer
and photoredox catalysis. Homoleptic tris(cyclometalated) iridium(III)
complexes are typically very hydrophobic and do not dissolve well
in polar solvents, somewhat limiting their application scope. We developed
a family of water-soluble sulfonate-decorated variants with tailored
redox potentials and excited-state energies to address several key
challenges in aqueous photochemistry. First, we aimed at combining
enzyme with photoredox catalysis to
synthesize enantioenriched products in a cyclic reaction network.
Since the employed biocatalyst operates best in aqueous solution,
a water-soluble photocatalyst was needed. A new tris(cyclometalated)
iridium(III) complex provided enough reducing power for the photochemical
reduction of imines to racemic mixtures of amines and furthermore
was compatible with monoamine oxidase (MAO-N-9), which deracemized
this mixture through a kinetic resolution of the racemic amine via
oxidation to the corresponding imine. This process led to the accumulation
of the unreactive amine enantiomer over time. In subsequent studies,
we discovered that the same iridium(III) complex photoionizes under
intense irradiation to give hydrated electrons as a result of consecutive
two-photon excitation. With visible light as energy input, hydrated
electrons become available in a catalytic fashion, thereby allowing
the comparatively mild reduction of substrates that would typically
only be reactive under harsher conditions. Finally, we became interested
in photochemical upconversion in aqueous solution, for which it was
desirable to obtain water-soluble iridium(III) compounds with very
high triplet excited-state energies. This goal was achieved through
improved ligand design and ultimately enabled sensitized triplet–triplet
annihilation upconversion unusually far into the ultraviolet spectral
range. Studies of photoredox catalysis, energy transfer catalysis,
and
photochemical upconversion typically rely on the use of organic solvents.
Water could potentially be an attractive alternative in many cases,
but photocatalyst development lags somewhat behind for aqueous solution
compared to organic solvent. The purpose of this Account is to provide
an overview of the breadth of new research perspectives that emerged
from the development of water-soluble fac-[Ir(ppy)]3 complexes (ppy = 2-phenylpyridine) with sulfonated ligands.
We hope to inspire the use of some of these or related coordination
compounds in aqueous photochemistry and to stimulate further conceptual
developments at the interfaces of coordination chemistry, photophysics,
biocatalysis, and sustainable chemistry.
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- Mirjam R. Schreier
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Zhu JH, Xu GX, Shum J, Lee LCC, Lo KKW. Tuning the organelle specificity and cytotoxicity of iridium(III) photosensitisers for enhanced phototheranostic applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:12008-12011. [PMID: 34709253 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04982h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Luminescent cyclometallated iridium(III) complexes with a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) unit were designed as efficient theranostic agents that displayed tuneable organelle-targeting properties, minimal dark cytotoxicity and substantial photocytotoxicity even under hypoxic conditions.
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- Jing-Hui Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, P. R. China.
- State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimetre Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- Centre of Functional Photonics, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Holden L, Burke CS, Cullinane D, Keyes TE. Strategies to promote permeation and vectorization, and reduce cytotoxicity of metal complex luminophores for bioimaging and intracellular sensing. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:1021-1049. [PMID: 34458823 PMCID: PMC8341117 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00049g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Transition metal luminophores are emerging as important tools for intracellular imaging and sensing. Their putative suitability for such applications has long been recognised but poor membrane permeability and cytotoxicity were significant barriers that impeded early progress. In recent years, numerous effective routes to overcoming these issues have been reported, inspired in part, by advances and insights from the pharmaceutical and drug delivery domains. In particular, the conjugation of biomolecules but also other less natural synthetic species, from a repertoire of functional motifs have granted membrane permeability and cellular targeting. Such motifs can also reduce cytotoxicity of transition metal complexes and offer a valuable avenue to circumvent such problems leading to promising metal complex candidates for application in bioimaging, sensing and diagnostics. The advances in metal complex probes permeability/targeting are timely, as, in parallel, over the past two decades significant technological advances in luminescence imaging have occurred. In particular, super-resolution imaging is enormously powerful but makes substantial demands of its imaging contrast agents and metal complex luminophores frequently possess the photophysical characteristics to meet these demands. Here, we review some of the key vectors that have been conjugated to transition metal complex luminophores to promote their use in intra-cellular imaging applications. We evaluate some of the most effective strategies in terms of membrane permeability, intracellular targeting and what impact these approaches have on toxicity and phototoxicity which are important considerations in a luminescent contrast or sensing agent.
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- Lorcan Holden
- School of Chemical Sciences, and National Centre for Sensor Research Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, and National Centre for Sensor Research Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, and National Centre for Sensor Research Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, and National Centre for Sensor Research Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland
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Gou Y, Huang G, Li J, Yang F, Liang H. Versatile delivery systems for non-platinum metal-based anticancer therapeutic agents. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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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
Affiliation(s)
- 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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Kritchenkov IS, Solomatina AI, Kozina DO, Porsev VV, Sokolov VV, Shirmanova MV, Lukina MM, Komarova AD, Shcheslavskiy VI, Belyaeva TN, Litvinov IK, Salova AV, Kornilova ES, Kachkin DV, Tunik SP. Biocompatible Ir(III) Complexes as Oxygen Sensors for Phosphorescence Lifetime Imaging. Molecules 2021; 26:2898. [PMID: 34068190 PMCID: PMC8153025 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26102898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Synthesis of biocompatible near infrared phosphorescent complexes and their application in bioimaging as triplet oxygen sensors in live systems are still challenging areas of organometallic chemistry. We have designed and synthetized four novel iridium [Ir(N^C)2(N^N)]+ complexes (N^C-benzothienyl-phenanthridine based cyclometalated ligand; N^N-pyridin-phenanthroimidazol diimine chelate), decorated with oligo(ethylene glycol) groups to impart these emitters' solubility in aqueous media, biocompatibility, and to shield them from interaction with bio-environment. These substances were fully characterized using NMR spectroscopy and ESI mass-spectrometry. The complexes exhibited excitation close to the biological "window of transparency", NIR emission at 730 nm, and quantum yields up to 12% in water. The compounds with higher degree of the chromophore shielding possess low toxicity, bleaching stability, absence of sensitivity to variations of pH, serum, and complex concentrations. The properties of these probes as oxygen sensors for biological systems have been studied by using phosphorescence lifetime imaging experiments in different cell cultures. The results showed essential lifetime response onto variations in oxygen concentration (2.0-2.3 μs under normoxia and 2.8-3.0 μs under hypoxia conditions) in complete agreement with the calibration curves obtained "in cuvette". The data obtained indicate that these emitters can be used as semi-quantitative oxygen sensors in biological systems.
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- Ilya S. Kritchenkov
- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii av., 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (I.S.K.); (A.I.S.); (D.O.K.); (V.V.P.); (V.V.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii av., 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (I.S.K.); (A.I.S.); (D.O.K.); (V.V.P.); (V.V.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii av., 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (I.S.K.); (A.I.S.); (D.O.K.); (V.V.P.); (V.V.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii av., 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (I.S.K.); (A.I.S.); (D.O.K.); (V.V.P.); (V.V.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii av., 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (I.S.K.); (A.I.S.); (D.O.K.); (V.V.P.); (V.V.S.)
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhskiy Research Medical University, Minin and Pozharsky sq. 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (M.V.S.); (M.M.L.); (A.D.K.); (V.I.S.)
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhskiy Research Medical University, Minin and Pozharsky sq. 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (M.V.S.); (M.M.L.); (A.D.K.); (V.I.S.)
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhskiy Research Medical University, Minin and Pozharsky sq. 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (M.V.S.); (M.M.L.); (A.D.K.); (V.I.S.)
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhskiy Research Medical University, Minin and Pozharsky sq. 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (M.V.S.); (M.M.L.); (A.D.K.); (V.I.S.)
- Becker&Hickl GmbH, Nunsdorfer Ring 7-9, 12277 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky av. 4, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia; (T.N.B.); (I.K.L.); (A.V.S.); (E.S.K.)
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky av. 4, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia; (T.N.B.); (I.K.L.); (A.V.S.); (E.S.K.)
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky av. 4, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia; (T.N.B.); (I.K.L.); (A.V.S.); (E.S.K.)
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky av. 4, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia; (T.N.B.); (I.K.L.); (A.V.S.); (E.S.K.)
- Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnical University, Khlopina Str. 11, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya emb., 7/9, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii av., 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (I.S.K.); (A.I.S.); (D.O.K.); (V.V.P.); (V.V.S.)
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Luengo A, Marzo I, Reback M, Daubit IM, Fernández‐Moreira V, Metzler‐Nolte N, Gimeno MC. Luminescent Bimetallic Ir III /Au I Peptide Bioconjugates as Potential Theranostic Agents. Chemistry 2020; 26:12158-12167. [PMID: 32542887 PMCID: PMC7540463 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Diverse iridium peptide bioconjugates and the corresponding iridium/gold bimetallic complexes have been synthesized starting from a cyclometallated carboxylic acid substituted IrIII complex [Ir(ppy)2 (Phen-5-COO)] by solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). The selected peptide sequences were an enkephalin derivative Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu together with the propargyl-substituted species Tyr-Gly-Pgl-Phe-Leu to allow gold coordination (Pgl: propyrgyl-glycine, HC≡C-Gly), and a specific short peptide, Ala-Cys-Ala-Phen, containing a cysteine residue. Introduction of the gold center has been achieved via a click reaction with the alkynyl group leading to an organometallic Au-C(triazole) species, or by direct coordination to the sulfur atom of the cysteine. The photophysical properties of these species revealed predominantly an emission originating from the Ir complex, using mixed metal-to-ligand and ligand-to-ligand charge transfer excited states of triplet multiplicity. The formation of the peptide bioconjugates caused a systematic redshift of the emission profiles. Lysosomal accumulation was observed for all the complexes, in contrast to the expected mitochondrial accumulation triggered by the gold complexes. Only the cysteine-containing Ir/Au bioconjugate displayed cytotoxic activity. The absence of activity may be related to the lack of endosomal/lysosomal escape for the cationic peptide conjugates. Interestingly, the different coordination sphere of the gold atom may play a crucial role, as the Au-S(cysteine) bond may be more readily cleaved in a biological environment than the Au-C(triazole) bond, and thus the Au fragment could be released from or trapped in the lysosomes, respectively. This work represents a starting point in the development of bimetallic peptide bioconjugates as theranostics and in the knowledge of factors that contribute to anti-proliferative activity.
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- Andrés Luengo
- Departamento de Química InorgánicaInstituto de Síntesis QuímicayCatálisis Homogénea (ISQCH)CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza50009ZaragozaSpain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología CelularUniversidad de Zaragoza-CSIC50009ZaragozaSpain
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- Inorganic Chemistry I—Bioinorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr-Universität BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044801BochumGermany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I—Bioinorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr-Universität BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044801BochumGermany
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- Departamento de Química InorgánicaInstituto de Síntesis QuímicayCatálisis Homogénea (ISQCH)CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza50009ZaragozaSpain
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- Inorganic Chemistry I—Bioinorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr-Universität BochumUniversitätsstrasse 15044801BochumGermany
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- Departamento de Química InorgánicaInstituto de Síntesis QuímicayCatálisis Homogénea (ISQCH)CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza50009ZaragozaSpain
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Lu H, Jiang X, Chen Y, Peng K, Huang Y, Zhao H, Chen Q, Lv F, Liu L, Wang S, Ma Y. Cyclometalated iridium(iii) complex nanoparticles for mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:14061-14067. [PMID: 32582896 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03398g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cyclometalated Ir(iii) complexes, with a long triplet state lifetime and good photophysical properties, are good candidates for simultaneous imaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Herein, we synthesize a cyclometalated Ir(iii) complex, Ir(tiq)2ppy, whose triplet excited state lifetime is 2.9 μs and singlet oxygen generation quantum yield is approximately 100% (compared to tetraphenylporphyrin). Ir(tiq)2ppy nanoparticles (Ir(tiq)2ppy NPs) are prepared to achieve water solubility and mitochondria-targeting ability by co-precipitating with polystyrene grafted with carboxyl-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PS-PEG). Ir(tiq)2ppy NPs have higher PDT efficiency than Ir(tiq)2ppy at concentrations as low as 1.6 μg mL-1 for MCF-7 breast cancer cells under white light irradiation at quite low light intensity (5 mW cm-2). Besides, it is worth noting that the emission quenching of Ir(tiq)2ppy in aqueous solution has been conquered by using Ir(tiq)2ppy NPs, thus the distribution of the therapeutic agents in mitochondria can be tracked by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The mechanism of killing cancer cells under irradiation is investigated, and the results indicate that cell death is caused by mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, which is induced by the ROS generated under light irradiation.
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- Huan Lu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Lab of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China.
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Ho PY, Ho CL, Wong WY. Recent advances of iridium(III) metallophosphors for health-related applications. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cullinane D, Gkika KS, Byrne A, Keyes TE. Photostable NIR emitting ruthenium(II) conjugates; uptake and biological activity in live cells. J Inorg Biochem 2020; 207:111032. [PMID: 32311630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A photostable Ru(2,2-biquinoline)2(3-(2-pyridyl)-5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,2,4-triazolate) (Ru(biq)2(trzbenzCOOH)) complex that exhibits near-infrared (NIR) emission centred at 786 nm is reported. The parent complex was conjugated via amide coupling to a cell-penetrating peptide sequence octa-arginine (R8), and two signal peptide sequences; the nuclear localizing sequence (NLS) VQRKRQKLMP and the mitochondria penetrating peptide (MPP) FrFKFrFK(Ac) (r = D isomer of arginine, Ac = terminal lysine amine acetyl blocked). Notably, none of the peptide conjugates were cell-permeable as chloride salts but efficient and rapid membrane permeation was observed post ion exchange with perchlorate counterion. Also, surprisingly, all three peptide conjugates exhibited potent dark cytotoxicity in both CHO and HeLa cell lines. The peptide conjugates induce cell death through a caspase dependent apoptotic pathway. At the minimum concentration of dye (approx. 15 μM) required for cell imaging, only 20% of the cells were viable after a 24 h incubation period. To overcome cytotoxicity, the parent complex was PEGylated; this dramatically decreased cytotoxicity, where 50% of cells were viable even at 150 μM concentration after 24 h. Confocal luminescence microscopy indicated that all four bioconjugates, peptides in perchlorate form and polyethylene glycol (PEG) in chloride form, were rapidly internalized within the cell. However, interestingly the precise localisation by the signal peptides observed in related complexes was not observed here and the peptide conjugates were unsuitable as luminescent probes for cell microscopy due to their high cell toxicity. The poor targeting of signal peptides in this instance is attributed to the high lipophilicity of the metal centre.
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- David Cullinane
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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Wang L, Cui P, Lystrom L, Lu J, Kilina S, Sun W. Heteroleptic cationic iridium( iii) complexes bearing phenanthroline derivatives with extended π-conjugation as potential broadband reverse saturable absorbers. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03877a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Fluorenyl substitution at the diimine ligand broadened the excited-state absorption to near-IR, and enhanced reverse saturable absorption at 532 nm for the cationic Ir(iii) complexes.
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- Li Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- North Dakota State University
- Fargo
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- North Dakota State University
- Fargo
- USA
- Materials and Nanotechnology Program
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- North Dakota State University
- Fargo
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- North Dakota State University
- Fargo
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- North Dakota State University
- Fargo
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- North Dakota State University
- Fargo
- USA
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Liu C, Zhou L, Wei F, Li L, Zhao S, Gong P, Cai L, Wong KMC. Versatile Strategy To Generate a Rhodamine Triplet State as Mitochondria-Targeting Visible-Light Photosensitizers for Efficient Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:8797-8806. [PMID: 30730131 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b20224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Through the use of a rhodamine-appended chelate, bpy-Rho, a versatile strategy has been demonstrated to readily form mitochondria-targeting photosensitizers via the incorporation of a variety of luminescent transition-metal systems, M-Rho, such as Re(I), Ir(III), Pt(II), and Rh(III). The emission from the rhodamine singlet excited state and the transition-metal triplet excited state is partially quenched by the depopulation of them into the dark rhodamine triplet excited state. The generation of the triplet excited state of a rhodamine moiety endows the complexes with mitochondria-targeting photosensitizing ability to form singlet oxygen (1O2) for use as a photodynamic therapy (PDT) agent upon visible-light irradiation. The combination of the rhodamine organic dye and luminescent transition-metal centers in such hybrid systems exhibits the synergistic merits for the biological applications, including low dark cytotoxicity, selective tumor cell uptake, high molar absorptivity suitable for low-energy excitation in the visible region, and high photostability. The corresponding in vitro photocytotoxicity and in vivo photo-antitumor efficacy have also been studied to demonstrate the potential PDT application of M-Rho.
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- Chuangjun Liu
- Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , 1088 Xueyuan Blvd. , Shenzhen 518055 , China
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering , Huanghuai University , 463000 Zhumadian , China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials , Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , 1088 Xueyuan Blvd. , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , 1088 Xueyuan Blvd. , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , 1088 Xueyuan Blvd. , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials , Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials , Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , 1088 Xueyuan Blvd. , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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Li SPY, Shum J, Lo KKW. Iridium(iii) polypyridine complexes with a disulfide linker as biological sensors and cytotoxic agents. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:9692-9702. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00793h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The synthesis, characterization, and photophysical properties of novel iridium(iii) polypyridine complexes as thiol-sensing probes and cytotoxic agents are reported.
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- Steve Po-Yam Li
- Department of Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves
- City University of Hong Kong
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McGoorty M, Singh A, Deaton TA, Peterson B, Taliaferro CM, Yingling YG, Castellano FN. Bathophenanthroline Disulfonate Ligand-Induced Self-Assembly of Ir(III) Complexes in Water: An Intriguing Class of Photoluminescent Soft Materials. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:14027-14038. [PMID: 31458098 PMCID: PMC6645117 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Strong evidence of concentration-induced and dissolved electrolyte-induced chromophore aggregation has been universally observed in numerous water soluble bis-cyclometalated Ir(III) photosensitizers bearing the sulfonated diimine ligands bathophenanthroline disulfonate and bathocuproine disulfonate. This new class of aqueous-based soft materials was highly photoluminescent in their aggregated state where detailed spectroscopic investigations of this phenomenon revealed significant blue shifts of their respective photoluminescence emission spectra with concomitant increases in excited-state lifetimes and quantum yields initiating even at micromolar chromophore concentrations in water or upon the addition of a strong electrolyte. A combination of nanoscale particle characterization techniques, static and dynamic photoluminescence spectroscopic studies, along with atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of these soft materials suggests the formation of small, heterogeneous nanoaggregate structures, wherein the sulfonated diimine ancillary ligand serves as a pro-aggregating subunit in all instances. Importantly, the experimental and MD findings suggest the likelihood of discovering similar aqueous aggregation phenomena occurring in all transition-metal complexes bearing these water-solubilizing diimine ligands.
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M. McGoorty
- Department
of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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Schibilla F, Holthenrich A, Song B, Linard Matos AL, Grill D, Rota Martir D, Gerke V, Zysman-Colman E, Ravoo BJ. Phosphorescent cationic iridium(iii) complexes dynamically bound to cyclodextrin vesicles: applications in live cell imaging. Chem Sci 2018; 9:7822-7828. [PMID: 30429991 PMCID: PMC6194495 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc02875c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We report cationic Ir(iii) complexes functionalized with adamantyl groups designed to bind to β-cyclodextrin vesicles (CDV) with high affinity (K a = 1 × 106 M-1). The emission of the complexes is tuned by changing the nature of the cyclometalating ligands. The host-guest adduct of CDV and Ir(iii) complexes shows increased and significantly blue-shifted emission due to the lower mobility of the Ir(iii)-complexes residing in the less polar environment of the vesicle surface. Ir(iii)-decorated CDV are efficiently taken up by cells and can be used in live cell imaging. The CDV act as carriers to transport the phosphorescent complexes into cells where they selectively stain mitochondria.
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- Frauke Schibilla
- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Correnstrasse 40 , 48149 Münster , Germany .
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry , Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation , Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence (EXC1003-CiM) , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Von-Esmarch-Strasse 56 , 48149 Münster , Germany
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre , EaStCHEM School of Chemistry , University of St Andrews , St. Andrews , Fife KY16 9ST , UK .
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry , Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation , Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence (EXC1003-CiM) , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Von-Esmarch-Strasse 56 , 48149 Münster , Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry , Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation , Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence (EXC1003-CiM) , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Von-Esmarch-Strasse 56 , 48149 Münster , Germany
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre , EaStCHEM School of Chemistry , University of St Andrews , St. Andrews , Fife KY16 9ST , UK .
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry , Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation , Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence (EXC1003-CiM) , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Von-Esmarch-Strasse 56 , 48149 Münster , Germany
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre , EaStCHEM School of Chemistry , University of St Andrews , St. Andrews , Fife KY16 9ST , UK .
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- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Correnstrasse 40 , 48149 Münster , Germany .
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Huang H, Banerjee S, Sadler PJ. Recent Advances in the Design of Targeted Iridium(III) Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy. Chembiochem 2018; 19:1574-1589. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Huaiyi Huang
- Department of Chemistry; University of Warwick; Gibbet Hill Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warwick; Gibbet Hill Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warwick; Gibbet Hill Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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Yip AMH, Lo KKW. Luminescent rhenium(I), ruthenium(II), and iridium(III) polypyridine complexes containing a poly(ethylene glycol) pendant or bioorthogonal reaction group as biological probes and photocytotoxic agents. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Huang ZA, Lan Q, Hua Y, Chen Z, Zhang H, Lin Z, Xia H. Color-Tuning Strategy for Iridapolycycles [(N∧N)Ir(C∧C)ClPPh3]+ by the Synergistic Modifications on Both the C∧C and N∧N Units. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Zi-Ao Huang
- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Shewring JR, Cankut AJ, McKenzie LK, Crowston BJ, Botchway SW, Weinstein JA, Edwards E, Ward MD. Multimodal Probes: Superresolution and Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging of Mitochondria, and Oxygen Mapping of Cells, Using Small-Molecule Ir(III) Luminescent Complexes. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:15259-15270. [PMID: 29199820 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We describe an Ir(III)-based small-molecule, multimodal probe for use in both light and electron microscopy. The direct correlation of data between light- and electron-microscopy-based imaging to investigate cellular processes at the ultrastructure level is a current challenge, requiring both dyes that must be brightly emissive for luminescence imaging and scatter electrons to give contrast for electron microscopy, at a single working concentration suitable for both methods. Here we describe the use of Ir(III) complexes as probes that provide excellent image contrast and quality for both luminescence and electron microscopy imaging, at the same working concentration. Significant contrast enhancement of cellular mitochondria was observed in transmission electron microscopy imaging, with and without the use of typical contrast agents. The specificity for cellular mitochondria was also confirmed with MitoTracker using confocal and 3D-structured illumination microscopy. These phosphorescent dyes are part of a very exclusive group of transition-metal complexes that enable imaging beyond the diffraction limit. Triplet excited-state phosphorescence was also utilized to probe the O2 concentration at the mitochondria in vitro, using lifetime mapping techniques.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC Research Complex at Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus , Didcot OX11 0FA, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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Venkatesh V, Berrocal-Martin R, Wedge CJ, Romero-Canelón I, Sanchez-Cano C, Song JI, Coverdale JPC, Zhang P, Clarkson GJ, Habtemariam A, Magennis SW, Deeth RJ, Sadler PJ. Mitochondria-targeted spin-labelled luminescent iridium anticancer complexes. Chem Sci 2017; 8:8271-8278. [PMID: 29568475 PMCID: PMC5857930 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc03216a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mitochondria generate energy but malfunction in many cancer cells, hence targeting mitochondrial metabolism is a promising approach for cancer therapy. Here we have designed cyclometallated iridium(iii) complexes, containing one TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl) spin label [C43H43N6O2Ir1·PF6]˙ (Ir-TEMPO1) and two TEMPO spin labels [C52H58N8O4Ir1·PF6]˙ (Ir-TEMPO2). Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy revealed spin-spin interactions between the TEMPO units in Ir-TEMPO2. Both Ir-TEMPO1 and Ir-TEMPO2 showed bright luminescence with long lifetimes (ca. 35-160 ns); while Ir-TEMPO1 displayed monoexponential decay kinetics, the biexponential decays measured for Ir-TEMPO2 indicated the presence of more than one energetically-accessible conformation. This observation was further supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The antiproliferative activity of Ir-TEMPO2 towards a range of cancer cells was much greater than that of Ir-TEMPO1, and also the antioxidant activity of Ir-TEMPO2 is much higher against A2780 ovarian cancer cells when compared with Ir-TEMPO1. Most notably Ir-TEMPO2 was particularly potent towards PC3 human prostate cancer cells (IC50 = 0.53 μM), being ca. 8× more active than the clinical drug cisplatin, and ca. 15× more selective towards cancer cells versus normal cells. Confocal microscopy showed that both Ir-TEMPO1 and Ir-TEMPO2 localise in the mitochondria of cancer cells.
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- V Venkatesh
- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore-560012 , India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences , University of Huddersfield , Huddersfield HD1 3DH , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
- School of Pharmacy , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston B15 2TT , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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- School of Chemistry , WestCHEM , University of Glasgow , Glasgow G12 8QQ , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK .
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Wu Y, Zeng G, Lvyue N, Wu W, Jiang T, Wu R, Guo W, Li X, Fan X. Triethylene glycol-modified iridium(iii) complexes for fluorescence imaging of Schistosoma japonicum. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:4973-4980. [PMID: 32264013 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00662d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Schistosomiasis, an infectious disease caused by the Schistosoma parasitic worm, presents a serious public health issue. To date, investigation of anti-Schistosomiasis drug mechanisms through fluorescence imaging remains challenging due to the lack of appropriate dyes as fluorescent probes. Phosphorescent Ir(iii) complexes have been attracting substantial attention among various classes of fluorophores given their excellent photophysical properties. Herein, four phosphorescent Ir(iii) complexes were synthesized, two of which contained a triethylene glycol (TEG) hydrophilic group. The phosphorescent emission range of the four complexes lay between 500 and 750 nm, and their quantum yields ranged from 0.031 to 0.146. Furthermore, under the experimental concentration conditions, the TEG-modified complexes had low cytotoxicity. Cell fluorescence labeling experiments indicated that the TEG-modified complexes had good membrane permeability. Finally, the TEG-modified complexes showed remarkable labeling effects in adult Schistosoma fluorescence imaging. Thus, TEG-modified Ir(iii) complexes could be used as a new class of bilharzial fluorescent probes.
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- Yongquan Wu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, P. R. China.
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Zhang DY, Zheng Y, Tan CP, Sun JH, Zhang W, Ji LN, Mao ZW. Graphene Oxide Decorated with Ru(II)-Polyethylene Glycol Complex for Lysosome-Targeted Imaging and Photodynamic/Photothermal Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:6761-6771. [PMID: 28150943 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The combination of photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) can kill cancer cells more efficiently as compared with PTT or PDT treatment alone. In this work, we use nanohybrid rGO-Ru-PEG composed of reduced nanographene oxide (rGO) sheet and a phosphorescent polyethylene glycol modified Ru(II) complex (Ru-PEG) for combined PTT and PDT of cancer. Photosensitizer and imaging agent Ru-PEG is decorated onto delivery and PTT agent rGO via π-π stacking and hydrophobic interactions. The chemical structure and morphology have been characterized by various methods. The release of Ru-PEG from rGO surface is pH-dependent, and irradiation can increase the release rate considerably. The combined effects of PDT and PTT have been evaluated by cytotoxicity assay under serial irradiation at 808 nm (PTT) and 450 nm (PDT). Mechanism investigation shows that the nanohybrid can induce apoptosis through generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cathepsin-initiated apoptotic signaling pathways under light excitation. rGO-Ru-PEG can be applied to in vivo photothermal imaging, and high treatment efficacy was achieved for in vivo antitumor experiments when irradiated with an 808 nm laser and a 450 nm laser. Our work provides an effective strategy for the construction of multifunctional imaging and phototherapeutic nanohybrids for the treatment of cancer.
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- Dong-Yang Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Tso KKS, Leung KK, Liu HW, Lo KKW. Photoactivatable cytotoxic agents derived from mitochondria-targeting luminescent iridium(iii) poly(ethylene glycol) complexes modified with a nitrobenzyl linkage. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:4557-60. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc00918b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Novel photoactivatable luminescent iridium(iii) complexes were designed to show minimal cytotoxic activity in the dark and become significantly cytotoxic upon irradiation.
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- Karson Ka-Shun Tso
- Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
- State Key Lab of Millimeter Waves
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Zhang S, Duan W, Xi Y, Yang T, Gao B. Cell membrane permeable fluorescent perylene bisimide derivatives for cell lysosome imaging. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra20444a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The cellular uptake of Lyso-APBIprobes is improved by PEG chains, and the double morpholine moieties make Lyso-APBI probes have higher acid activation ratio and better cell lysosome specificity.
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- Shuchen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis (Hebei University)
- Ministry of Education
- Baoding
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science
- Hebei University
- Baoding
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science
- Hebei University
- Baoding
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis (Hebei University)
- Ministry of Education
- Baoding
- China
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis (Hebei University)
- Ministry of Education
- Baoding
- China
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province
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Burke CS, Keyes TE. An efficient route to asymmetrically diconjugated tris(heteroleptic) complexes of Ru(ii). RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra06086b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A highly efficient and versatile route to the preparation of tris(heteroleptic) Ru(ii) polypyridyl complexes is described which permits access to two or more independently conjugatable termini in the final structure.
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- Christopher S. Burke
- School of Chemical Sciences
- National Centre for Sensor Research
- Dublin City University
- Dublin 9
- Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- National Centre for Sensor Research
- Dublin City University
- Dublin 9
- Ireland
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Ma Y, Li J, Hou S, Zhang J, Shi Z, Jiang T, Wei X. pH-Sensitive perylene tetra-(alkoxycarbonyl) probes for live cell imaging. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj00153j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel perylene pH probe for imaging of living cells in neutral to weak basic pH changes.
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- Yongshan Ma
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan 250014
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan 250014
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering
- Shandong Jianzhu University
- Jinan 250101
- P. R. China
- Co-Innovation Center of Green Building
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering
- Shandong Jianzhu University
- Jinan 250101
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan 250014
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering
- Shandong Jianzhu University
- Jinan 250101
- P. R. China
- Co-Innovation Center of Green Building
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering
- Shandong Jianzhu University
- Jinan 250101
- P. R. China
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Tripathy SK, De U, Dehury N, Laha P, Panda MK, Kim HS, Patra S. Cyclometallated iridium complexes inducing paraptotic cell death like natural products: synthesis, structure and mechanistic aspects. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:15122-15136. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt00929h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mononuclear cyclometallated iridium complexes of polypyridyl-phenazine based ligands have been synthesized and characterized which display excellent anticancer activity through paraptosis.
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- Suman Kumar Tripathy
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
- Bhubaneswar-751007
- India
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- Division of Toxicology
- School of Pharmacy
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Gyeonggi-do
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
- Bhubaneswar-751007
- India
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- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
- Bhubaneswar-751007
- India
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- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST)
- Thiruvananthapuram – 695 019
- India
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- Division of Toxicology
- School of Pharmacy
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Gyeonggi-do
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
- Bhubaneswar-751007
- India
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McGoorty MM, Khnayzer RS, Castellano FN. Enhanced photophysics from self-assembled cyclometalated Ir(iii) complexes in water. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:7846-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc03932d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Two water-soluble anionic cyclometalated Ir(iii) complexes, Ir(ppy)2BPS [1] and Ir(F-mppy)2BPS [2] have been synthesized and display clear evidence of self-assembly in water.
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- Department of Natural Sciences
- Lebanese American University
- Beirut 1102-2801
- Lebanon
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Lo KKW. Luminescent Iridium(III) and Rhenium(I) Complexes as Biomolecular Probes and Imaging Reagents. ADVANCES IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adioch.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lo KKW. Luminescent Rhenium(I) and Iridium(III) Polypyridine Complexes as Biological Probes, Imaging Reagents, and Photocytotoxic Agents. Acc Chem Res 2015; 48:2985-95. [PMID: 26161527 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 391] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Although the interactions of transition metal complexes with biological molecules have been extensively studied, the use of luminescent transition metal complexes as intracellular sensors and bioimaging reagents has not been a focus of research until recently. The main advantages of luminescent transition metal complexes are their high photostability, long-lived phosphorescence that allows time-resolved detection, and large Stokes shifts that can minimize the possible self-quenching effect. Also, by the use of transition metal complexes, the degree of cellular uptake can be readily determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. For more than a decade, we have been interested in the development of luminescent transition metal complexes as covalent labels and noncovalent probes for biological molecules. We argue that many transition metal polypyridine complexes display triplet charge transfer ((3)CT) emission that is highly sensitive to the local environment of the complexes. Hence, the biological labeling and binding interactions can be readily reflected by changes in the photophysical properties of the complexes. In this laboratory, we have modified luminescent tricarbonylrhenium(I) and bis-cyclometalated iridium(III) polypyridine complexes of general formula [Re(bpy-R(1))(CO)3(py-R(2))](+) and [Ir(ppy-R(3))2(bpy-R(4))](+), respectively, with reactive functional groups and used them to label the amine and sulfhydryl groups of biomolecules such as oligonucleotides, amino acids, peptides, and proteins. Additionally, using a range of biological substrates such as biotin, estradiol, and indole, we have designed luminescent rhenium(I) and iridium(III) polypyridine complexes as noncovalent probes for biological receptors. The interesting results generated from these studies have prompted us to investigate the possible applications of luminescent transition metal complexes in intracellular systems. Thus, in the past few years, we have developed an interest in the cytotoxic activity, cellular uptake, and bioimaging applications of these complexes. Additionally, we and other research groups have demonstrated that many transition metal complexes have facile cellular uptake and organelle-localization properties and that their cytotoxic activity can be readily controlled. For example, complexes that can target the nucleus, nucleolus, mitochondria, lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus have been identified. We anticipate that this selective localization property can be utilized in the development of intracellular sensors and bioimaging reagents. Thus, we have functionalized luminescent rhenium(I) and iridium(III) polypyridine complexes with various pendants, including molecule-binding moieties, sugar molecules, bioorthogonal functional groups, and polymeric chains such as poly(ethylene glycol) and polyethylenimine, and examined their potentials as biological reagents. This Account describes our design of luminescent rhenium(I) and iridium(III) polypyridine complexes and explains how they can serve as a new generation of biological reagents for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
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- Kenneth Kam-Wing Lo
- Department of Biology and
Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Lee LCC, Lau JCW, Liu HW, Lo KKW. Conferring Phosphorogenic Properties on Iridium(III)-Based Bioorthogonal Probes through Modification with a Nitrone Unit. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201509396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Lawrence Cho-Cheung Lee
- Department of Biology and Chemistry; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong (P.R. China
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Lee LCC, Lau JCW, Liu HW, Lo KKW. Conferring Phosphorogenic Properties on Iridium(III)-Based Bioorthogonal Probes through Modification with a Nitrone Unit. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 55:1046-9. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Lawrence Cho-Cheung Lee
- Department of Biology and Chemistry; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves; City University of Hong Kong; Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong (P.R. China
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Pandrala M, Sundaraneedi MK, Ammit AJ, Woodward CE, Wallace L, Keene FR, Collins JG. Differential Anticancer Activities of the Geometric Isomers of Dinuclear Iridium(III) Complexes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201501069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tu Z, Liu M, Qian Y, Yang G, Cai M, Wang L, Huang W. Easily fixed simple small ESIPT molecule with aggregation induced emission for fast and photostable “turn-on” bioimaging. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra14405h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An easily fixed simple small ESIPT molecule with aggregation induced emission has been demonstrated for fast and photostable “turn-on” bioimaging.
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- Zhenzhen Tu
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM)
- Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications
- Nanjing
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- Department of Radiation Oncology
- The First Hospital
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM)
- Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications
- Nanjing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100080
- China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM)
- Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications
- Nanjing
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM)
- Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications
- Nanjing
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM)
- Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications
- Nanjing
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Tang TSM, Leung KK, Louie MW, Liu HW, Cheng SH, Lo KKW. Phosphorescent biscyclometallated iridium(iii) ethylenediamine complexes functionalised with polar ester or carboxylate groups as bioimaging and visualisation reagents. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:4945-56. [DOI: 10.1039/c4dt02890b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Four new phosphorescent biscyclometallated iridium(iii) ethylenediamine complexes were designed as bioimaging and visualization reagents.
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- Tommy Siu-Ming Tang
- Centre for Functional Photonics and Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Functional Photonics and Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Functional Photonics and Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Functional Photonics and Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Functional Photonics and Department of Biomedical Sciences
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Functional Photonics and Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- People's Republic of China
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Li C, Wang S, Huang Y, Wen Q, Wang L, Kan Y. Photoluminescence properties of a novel cyclometalated iridium(III) complex with coumarin-boronate and its recognition of hydrogen peroxide. Dalton Trans 2014; 43:5595-602. [PMID: 24549180 DOI: 10.1039/c3dt53498g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A novel neutral iridium(III) complex-based phosphorescent probe (Ir-2) for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been designed and synthesized by incorporating a benzeneboronic acid pinacol ester (bpe) moiety into 3-(benzothiazol-2-yl)-7-hydroxy-coumarin (Bthc) as a cyclometalated ligand (Bthc-bpe). The photophysical behavior of Ir-2 was investigated by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and quantum mechanical calculations. The absorption spectra of the complex Ir-2 are dominated by the cyclometalated ligand; thus it shows an intense absorption band in the visible region at 460 nm with a molar extinction coefficient (ε) of about 3 × 10(4) M(-1) cm(-1), which is rarely found for typical polypyridine iridium(III) complexes. The complex Ir-2 displays efficient phosphorescent emission at 560 nm at room temperature originating from a mixed triplet metal-to-ligand charge-transfer ((3)MLCT, dπ(Ir) → π* (Bthc-bpe)) and triplet intraligand ((3)ILCT, π-π* (Bthc-bpe)) excited states as suggested by the DFT computational studies. Upon reaction with H2O2, the complex displays an emission decrease induced by an intense intermolecular aggregation due to the cleavage of the bulky benzeneboronic acid pinacol ester substituent, indicating that Ir-2 could act as an ON-OFF-type phosphorescent probe for H2O2. Additionally, selectivity studies reveal that the complex Ir-2 possesses high selectivity toward H2O2 over other reactive oxygen species (ROS).
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- Chunxiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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Omae I. Applications of five-membered ring products of cyclometalation reactions as anticancer agents. Coord Chem Rev 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Phosphorescent Iridium(III) Complexes for Bioimaging. LUMINESCENT AND PHOTOACTIVE TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES AS BIOMOLECULAR PROBES AND CELLULAR REAGENTS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/430_2014_166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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