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Zhao H, Guo J, Huai J, Li R, Han H, Huang X, Jiang Y, Shuang S. A novel pH-sensitive hemi-cyanine containing tetrahydropyridine ring near-infrared fluorescence probe with lysosome-targeting ability. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 314:124162. [PMID: 38522377 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
Abstract
In recent years, hemi-cyanine dyes have been widely used as biological probes due to their red-light emission characteristics and high fluorescence quantum yield. In this study, we synthesized a novel hemi-cyanine dye containing a tetrahydropyridine ring. A lysosomal target was introduced into its structure to create a new pH-sensitive near-infrared fluorescent probe that successfully targeted lysosomes. The results showed that when the probe solution was excited at the absorption wavelength of 650 nm, its fluorescence emission wavelength was about 700 nm, and the peak intensity changed with different pH values in a wide range. Therefore, this probe enabled non-invasive detection of changes in the acidic environment of lysosomes in living organisms and showed good imaging capabilities. Moreover, the probe displays high sensitivity and good stability. The theoretical calculation of a probe structure has also been completed to discuss the relationship between structure and property.
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- Hongwei Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Shanxi Science and Technology Resources and Large-Scale Instrument Open-Sharing Center, Taiyuan, 03006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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Gong Y, Wang P, Zhai H, Xiao Y, Wang Q, Ma N, Zhang G, Zhang H. Equivalent Response Strategy for Sensing Total Biothiols in Human Serums and Living Cells Using a Hemicyanine-Based Self-Immolative Probe. Anal Chem 2024; 96:1009-1018. [PMID: 38181328 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Biothiols including cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH) are crucial in maintaining the redox balance in the body, and the metabolism and transportation of biothiols rely on the coreaction of diverse proteins and enzymes. The abnormal concentrations and metabolism of biothiols are closely associated with many diseases. However, due to the same active reaction site of the sulfydryl group in biothiols, it is inevitable to bear a confused signal of mutual influence on both nonselective detection and discriminate detection, which presents a serious challenge of accurately sensing or imaging the three biothiols. By assigning an α,β-unsaturated ketone moiety as a Michael acceptor to trigger thiols to complete the irreversible equivalent domino response processes of nucleophilic addition, olefinic bond migration, and self-immolation, a targeted strategy was rationally pointed out, and herein, a hemicyanine-based probe CyOCy was prepared as a proof of strategy demonstration. The new probe could be equivalently lit up by Cys, Hcy, GSH, and even biothiol combinations (Cys/Hcy, Cys/GSH, Hcy/GSH, or Cys/Hcy/GSH) with unified linear ranges, detection limits, and response times. The probe CyOCy has been successfully used for the accurate quantification of total biothiols in the serum samples of healthy persons and coronary heart disease patients. In addition, the probe has been applied for cell screening, exogenous biothiol imaging, and monitoring drug-induced biothiol fluctuations. The purposive thinking of this work may provide an effective avenue for the accurate sensing of multicomponent samples.
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- Yijun Gong
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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Valand RS, Sivaiah A. Recent progress in the development of small-molecule fluorescent probes for detection and imaging of selenocysteine and application in thyroid disease diagnosis. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:2614-2630. [PMID: 36877143 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00035d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Selenocysteine (SeCys) is the 21st genetically encoded amino acid present in proteins and is involved in various biological functions. Inappropriate levels of SeCys can be considered as a sign of various diseases. Therefore, small molecular fluorescent probes for the detection and imaging of SeCys in vivo in biological systems are considered to be of significant interest for understanding the physiological role of SeCys. Thus, this article mainly provides a critical evaluation of recent advances made in SeCys detection along with the biomedical applications based on small molecular fluorescent probes published in the literature during the past half a dozen years. Therefore, the article primarily deals with the rational design of fluorescent probes, wherein these were selective towards SeCys over other biologically abundant molecules, in particular the thiol-based ones. The detection has been monitored by different spectral techniques, such as fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy and in some cases even visual color changes. Further, the detection mechanism and the utility of fluorescent probes for in vitro and in vivo cell imaging applications are addressed. For clarity, the main features have been conveniently divided into four categories based on the chemical reactions of the probe, viz., in terms of the cleavage of the responsive group by the SeCys nucleophile: (i) 2,4-dinitrobene sulphonamide group, (ii) 2,4-dinitrobenesulfonate ester group, (iii) 2,4-dinitrobenzeneoxy group and (iv) miscellaneous types. Overall this article deals with the analysis of more than two dozen fluorescent probes demonstrated for selective detection of SeCys along with their applications towards disease diagnosis.
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- Ravinkumar Sunilbhai Valand
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, Surat-Dumas road, Surat-395007, Gujarat, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, Surat-Dumas road, Surat-395007, Gujarat, India.
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Khan Z, Sekar N. Deep Red to NIR Emitting Xanthene Hybrids: Xanthene‐Hemicyanine Hybrids and Xanthene‐Coumarin Hybrids. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Zeba Khan
- Department of Dyestuff Technology (Currently named as Department of Specialty Chemicals Technology) Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga (E) Mumbai Maharashtra India, PIN 400019
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- Department of Dyestuff Technology (Currently named as Department of Specialty Chemicals Technology) Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga (E) Mumbai Maharashtra India, PIN 400019
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Chung CZ, Krahn N. The selenocysteine toolbox: A guide to studying the 21st amino acid. Arch Biochem Biophys 2022; 730:109421. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2022.109421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Liu Z, Wang H, Sun C, He Y, Xia T, Wang J, Xiong X, Zhang Q, Yang S, Liu L. ZWZ-3, a Fluorescent Probe Targeting Mitochondria for Melanoma Imaging and Therapy. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:829684. [PMID: 35281928 PMCID: PMC8905922 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.829684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The increased drug resistance and metastasis of melanoma resulted in poor prognosis of patients. Here, we designed and synthesized a novel hemicyanine-based fluorescent probe ZWZ-3, and investigated its application for melanoma imaging and treatment both in vitro and in vivo. ZWZ-3 preferentially accumulated in melanoma cells via a process that depended on the organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP), which targeted mitochondria on the hemicyanine cationic nitrogen. In addition, we investigated the effect and molecular mechanism of ZWZ-3 in melanoma. In vitro studies showed that ZWZ-3 promoted the generation of reactive oxygen species and induced mitochondrial-mediated cell apoptosis by upregulating Bax and activating caspase-3, caspase-9, and PARP. Importantly, ZWZ-3 also induced autophagy by upregulating LC-3II and Atg5 and downregulating P62. It significantly suppressed tumor growth of A375 xenograft tumor in mice without notable side effects. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that ZWZ-3 induced apoptosis and inhibited tumor cell proliferation. Thus, ZWZ-3 represents a novel theranostic agent that can be used to effectively targeting, detecting, and treating melanoma. It could also help monitoring disease progression and response to treatment.
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- Zengjin Liu
- National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Base and Drug Research Center of the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Base and Drug Research Center of the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Base and Drug Research Center of the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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Li H, Kim H, Xu F, Han J, Yao Q, Wang J, Pu K, Peng X, Yoon J. Activity-based NIR fluorescent probes based on the versatile hemicyanine scaffold: design strategy, biomedical applications, and outlook. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1795-1835. [PMID: 35142301 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00307k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The discovery of a near-infrared (NIR, 650-900 nm) fluorescent chromophore hemicyanine dye with high structural tailorability is of great significance in the field of detection, bioimaging, and medical therapeutic applications. It exhibits many outstanding advantages including absorption and emission in the NIR region, tunable spectral properties, high photostability as well as a large Stokes shift. These properties are superior to those of conventional fluorogens, such as coumarin, fluorescein, naphthalimides, rhodamine, and cyanine. Researchers have made remarkable progress in developing activity-based multifunctional fluorescent probes based on hemicyanine skeletons for monitoring vital biomolecules in living systems through the output of fluorescence/photoacoustic signals, and integration of diagnosis and treatment of diseases using chemotherapy or photothermal/photodynamic therapy or combination therapy. These achievements prompted researchers to develop more smart fluorescent probes using a hemicyanine fluorogen as a template. In this review, we begin by describing the brief history of the discovery of hemicyanine dyes, synthetic approaches, and design strategies for activity-based functional fluorescent probes. Then, many selected hemicyanine-based probes that can detect ions, small biomolecules, overexpressed enzymes and diagnostic reagents for diseases are systematically highlighted. Finally, potential drawbacks and the outlook for future investigation and clinical medicine transformation of hemicyanine-based activatable functional probes are also discussed.
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- Haidong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,The Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, 637457, Singapore. .,Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,Research Institute of Dalian University of Technology in Shenzhen, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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Zhao M, Shi D, Hu W, Ma T, He L, Lu D, Hu Y, Zhou L. A two-photon "turn-on" fluorescent probe for both exogenous and endogenous selenocysteine detection and imaging in living cells and zebrafish. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 260:119983. [PMID: 34052765 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Selenocysteine (Sec) is recognized as the 21st amino acid employing as an essential building block for selenoproteins (SePs), which plays a significant role in various physiological processes. Therefore, there is an urgent need to reasonably develop some reliable and rapid methods for Sec detection in biological systems. In this work, we reported a new two-photon (TP) fluorescent probe BNT-Sec for Sec detection and imaging in living cells and zebrafish with two part: (1) a D-π-A-structured naphthalene derivative as a TP fluorophore; (2) a well-know Sec responsive site with strong intromolecular charge transfer effect (ICT) to selectively detect endogenous and exogenous. In the presence of Sec, probe BNT-Sec can initiate a Se-dependent specific aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction, which exhibited BNT-Sec had a large fluorescence intensity enhancement with ~18.9-fold at 510 nm, a high sensitivity low LOD value' 10.6 nM, good light stability, strong specificity, pH stability and low cytotoxicity. In addition, BNT-Sec can be conveniently used to detect Sec in living cells and zebrafish for TP imaging due to the great TP measurement properties of fluorophore, exhibiting it has the potential to reveal the role of selenocysteine in physiological and pathological processes in further biological applications.
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- Mei Zhao
- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China
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- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, PR China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China.
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Process of Rice and Byproducts, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, PR China.
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Wang Z, Yang S, Liu X, Yang T, Han T, He X, Jiang Y, Hao Y. A near-infrared turn-on fluorescent probe for the rapid detection of selenocysteine and its application of imaging in living cells and mice. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Du Y, Zhang Y, Huang M, Wang S, Wang J, Liao K, Wu X, Zhou Q, Zhang X, Wu YD, Peng T. Systematic investigation of the aza-Cope reaction for fluorescence imaging of formaldehyde in vitro and in vivo. Chem Sci 2021; 12:13857-13869. [PMID: 34760171 PMCID: PMC8549814 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04387k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Increasing evidence has highlighted the endogenous production of formaldehyde (FA) in a variety of fundamental biological processes and its involvement in many disease conditions ranging from cancer to neurodegeneration. To examine the physiological and pathological relevance and functions of FA, fluorescent probes for FA imaging in live biological samples are of great significance. Herein we report a systematic investigation of 2-aza-Cope reactions between homoallylamines and FA for identification of a highly efficient 2-aza-Cope reaction moiety and development of fluorescent probes for imaging FA in living systems. By screening a set of N-substituted homoallylamines and comparing them to previously reported homoallylamine structures for reaction with FA, we found that N-p-methoxybenzyl homoallylamine exhibited an optimal 2-aza-Cope reactivity to FA. Theoretical calculations were then performed to demonstrate that the N-substituent on homoallylamine greatly affects the condensation with FA, which is more likely the rate-determining step. Moreover, the newly identified optimal N-p-methoxybenzyl homoallylamine moiety with a self-immolative β-elimination linker was generally utilized to construct a series of fluorescent probes with varying excitation/emission wavelengths for sensitive and selective detection of FA in aqueous solutions and live cells. Among these probes, the near-infrared probe FFP706 has been well demonstrated to enable direct fluorescence visualization of steady-state endogenous FA in live mouse brain tissues and elevated FA levels in a mouse model of breast cancer. This study provides the optimal aza-Cope reaction moiety for FA probe development and new chemical tools for fluorescence imaging and biological investigation of FA in living systems.
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- Yimeng Du
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory Shenzhen 518132 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory Shenzhen 518132 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 China
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Zeng Z, Liew SS, Wei X, Pu K. Hemicyanine‐Based Near‐Infrared Activatable Probes for Imaging and Diagnosis of Diseases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202107877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Ziling Zeng
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 70 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637457 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 70 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637457 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 70 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637457 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 70 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637457 Singapore
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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Zeng Z, Liew SS, Wei X, Pu K. Hemicyanine-Based Near-Infrared Activatable Probes for Imaging and Diagnosis of Diseases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26454-26475. [PMID: 34263981 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202107877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Molecular activatable probes with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence play a critical role in in vivo imaging of biomarkers for drug screening and disease diagnosis. With structural diversity and high fluorescence quantum yields, hemicyanine dyes have emerged as a versatile scaffold for the construction of activatable optical probes. This Review presents a survey of hemicyanine-based NIR activatable probes (HNAPs) for in vivo imaging and early diagnosis of diseases. The molecular design principles of HNAPs towards activatable optical signaling against various biomarkers are discussed with a focus on their broad applications in the detection of diseases including inflammation, acute organ failure, skin diseases, intestinal diseases, and cancer. This progress not only proves the unique value of HNAPs in preclinical research but also highlights their high translational potential in clinical diagnosis.
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- Ziling Zeng
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore.,School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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Dual channel mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe for detection of nitric oxide in living cells and zebrafish. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Guo RY, Wang HM, Dong X, Hu Y, Li J, Zang Y, Li X. Selectivity Comparison of Tumor-Imaging Probes Designed Based on Various Tumor-Targeting Strategies: A Proof of Concept Study. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:2058-2065. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Rui-Ying Guo
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Open Studio for Druggability Research of Marine Natural Products, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), 1 Wenhai Road, Aoshanwei, Jimo, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Sun P, Zhang H, Sun Y, Liu J. The recent development of fluorescent probes for the detection of NADH and NADPH in living cells and in vivo. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 245:118919. [PMID: 32977107 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and its phosphate ester (NADPH) participate in numerous metabolic processes in living cells as electron carriers. The levels of NADH and NADPH in a cell are closely related to its metabolic and pathological state. It is important to monitor the levels of NADH and NADPH in living cells and in vivo in real-time. This review mainly focuses on fluorescent probes developed for monitoring NADH and NADPH in living cells and in vivo, and classifies them according to the recognition units. These fluorescence probes can rapidly respond to changes in NADH and NADPH levels without interference from other biomolecules, both in cell culture and in vivo. These probes have been employed to monitor NADH and NADPH levels in living cells, tumor spheroids, and in vivo; moreover, some of them can be used to discriminate normal cells from cancer cells, and detect cancer cell death due to reductive stress induced by natural antioxidants. This review is expected to inspire the generation of novel fluorescent probes for the detection of NADH and NADPH, and stimulate more attention in the development of fluorescent probes based on carbon dots and nanoparticles, as well as metal complex-based, time-gated luminescent probes for monitoring NADH and NADPH in both living cells and in vivo.
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- Pengjuan Sun
- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Construction of Functional Molecules and Their Bioanalytical Applications, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Construction of Functional Molecules and Their Bioanalytical Applications, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Liu Y, Yu Y, Zhao Q, Tang C, Zhang H, Qin Y, Feng X, Zhang J. Fluorescent probes based on nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions for reactive sulfur and selenium species: Recent progress, applications, and design strategies. Coord Chem Rev 2021; 427:213601. [PMID: 33024340 PMCID: PMC7529596 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Reactive sulfur species (RSS) and reactive selenium species (RSeS) are important substances for the maintenance of physiological balance. Imbalance of RSS and RSeS is closely related to a series of human diseases, so it is considered to be an important biomarker in early diagnosis, treatment, and stage monitoring. Fast and accurate quantitative analysis of different RSS and RSeS in complex biological systems may promote the development of personalized diagnosis and treatment in the future. One way to explore the physiological function of various types of RSS and RSeS in vivo is to detect them at the molecular level, and one of the most effective methods for this is to use fluorescent probes. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) reactions are commonly exploited as a detection mechanism for RSS and RSeS in fluorescent probes. In this review, we cover recent progress in fluorescent probes for RSS and RSeS based on SNAr reactions, and discuss their response mechanisms, properties, and applications. Benzenesulfonate, phenyl-O ether, phenyl-S ether, phenyl-Se ether, 7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD), benzoate, and selenium-nitrogen bonds are all good detection groups. Moreover, based on an integration of different reports, we propose the design and synthesis of RSS- and RSeS-selective probes based on SNAr reactions, current challenges, and future research directions, considering the selection of active sites, the effect of substituents on the benzene ring, and the introduction of other functional groups.
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- Yuning Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Wang S, Wu X, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Xie B, Pan Z, Ouyang K, Peng T. Discovery of a highly efficient nitroaryl group for detection of nitroreductase and imaging of hypoxic tumor cells. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:3469-3478. [PMID: 33899896 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00356a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hypoxia is a pathological hallmark of solid tumors. Detection of hypoxia is therefore of great interest for tumor diagnosis and treatment. As a well-established biomarker of hypoxia, nitroreductase (NTR) has been widely exploited in the development of hypoxia-responsive fluorescent probes on the basis of its enzymatic activity to reduce nitroaryl groups. However, studies on the relationship between the nitroaryl structure and the probe performance for optimal probe design are still rare. Here we report a comparative investigation of nitroaryl groups and identification of the optimal nitroaryl structure for developing new fluorescent probes with extremely high efficiency in the detection of NTR and the imaging of hypoxic tumor cells. Specifically, we synthesized a series of resorufin-based fluorescent probes containing different nitroaryl groups, compared their fluorescence responses to NTR, and identified 2-nitro-N-methyl-imidazolyl as the optimal nitroaryl group that is much more efficient than the most widely used 4-nitrophenyl for NTR detection. The structure-performance relationship was then studied by theoretical molecular docking, revealing the unique features of 2-nitro-N-methyl-imidazolyl in binding and reaction with NTR. We further incorporated the 2-nitro-N-methyl-imidazolyl group into a near-infrared (NIR) hemicyanine fluorophore and developed a NIR fluorescent probe NFP-7 for the detection of NTR and hypoxic tumor cells. NFP-7 exhibits a strong fluorescence increase toward NTR in vitro with an ultrafast (within 40 seconds to fluorescence maximum) and ultrasensitive (0.2 ng mL-1 detection limit) response. NFP-7 has also been demonstrated for imaging the degree of hypoxia in live tumor cells and, more importantly, in a murine tumor model. Our study provides important insights into hypoxia probe development and new tools for hypoxia imaging.
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- Shushu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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A novel weak acid activated probe for highly selective monitoring selenocysteine in living cells. Talanta 2020; 219:121287. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Li H, Conde J, Guerreiro A, Bernardes GJL. Tetrazine Carbon Nanotubes for Pretargeted In Vivo “Click‐to‐Release” Bioorthogonal Tumour Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- He Li
- Department of Chemistry University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa Av. Prof. Egas Moniz 1649-028 Lisboa Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa Av. Prof. Egas Moniz 1649-028 Lisboa Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa Av. Prof. Egas Moniz 1649-028 Lisboa Portugal
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Wang Z, Zheng H, Zhang C, Tang D, Wu Q, Dessie W, Jiang Y. A Red Emissive Fluorescent Turn-on Sensor for the Rapid Detection of Selenocysteine and Its Application in Living Cells Imaging. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20174768. [PMID: 32846934 PMCID: PMC7506812 DOI: 10.3390/s20174768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The content of selenocysteine in cells has an important effect on a variety of human diseases, and the detection of selenocysteine by fluorescent sensors in vivo has shown many advantages. In order to further develop fast-reaction-time, good-selectivity, and high-sensitivity long-wavelength selenocysteine fluorescent sensors, we designed and synthesized the compound YZ-A4 as a turn-on fluorescent sensor to detect the content of selenocysteine. The quantitative detection range of the sensor YZ-A4 to selenocysteine was from 0 to 32 μM, and the detection limit was as low as 11.2 nM. The sensor displayed a rapid turn-on response, good selectivity, and high sensitivity to selenocysteine. Finally, we have demonstrated that YZ-A4 could be used for fluorescence imaging of selenocysteine in living cells.
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- Zongcheng Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Z.W.); (C.Z.); (Q.W.)
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou 425199, China; (H.Z.); (D.T.); (W.D.)
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou 425199, China; (H.Z.); (D.T.); (W.D.)
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Z.W.); (C.Z.); (Q.W.)
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou 425199, China; (H.Z.); (D.T.); (W.D.)
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Z.W.); (C.Z.); (Q.W.)
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou 425199, China; (H.Z.); (D.T.); (W.D.)
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Z.W.); (C.Z.); (Q.W.)
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Li H, Conde J, Guerreiro A, Bernardes GJL. Tetrazine Carbon Nanotubes for Pretargeted In Vivo "Click-to-Release" Bioorthogonal Tumour Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:16023-16032. [PMID: 32558207 PMCID: PMC7540421 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The bioorthogonal inverse‐electron‐demand Diels–Alder (IEDDA) cleavage reaction between tetrazine and trans‐cyclooctene (TCO) is a powerful way to control the release of bioactive agents and imaging probes. In this study, a pretargeted activation strategy using single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) that bear tetrazines (TZ@SWCNTs) and a TCO‐caged molecule was used to deliver active effector molecules. To optimize a turn‐on signal by using in vivo fluorescence imaging, we developed a new fluorogenic near‐infrared probe that can be activated by bioorthogonal chemistry and image tumours in mice by caging hemicyanine with TCO (tHCA). With our pretargeting strategy, we have shown selective doxorubicin prodrug activation and instantaneous fluorescence imaging in living cells. By combining a tHCA probe and a pretargeted bioorthogonal approach, real‐time, non‐invasive tumour visualization with a high target‐to‐background ratio was achieved in a xenograft mice tumour model. The combined advantages of enhanced stability, kinetics and biocompatibility, and the superior pharmacokinetics of tetrazine‐functionalised SWCNTs could allow application of targeted bioorthogonal decaging approaches with minimal off‐site activation of fluorophore/drug.
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- He Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.,Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Portugal
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Liu Y, Feng X, Yu Y, Zhao Q, Tang C, Zhang J. A review of bioselenol-specific fluorescent probes: Synthesis, properties, and imaging applications. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1110:141-150. [PMID: 32278389 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bioselenols are important substances for the maintenance of physiological balance and offer anticancer properties; however, their causal mechanisms and effectiveness have not been assessed. One way to explore their physiological functions is the in vivo detection of bioselenols at the molecular level, and one of the most efficient ways to do so is to use fluorescent probes. Various types of bioselenol-specific fluorescent probes have been synthesized and optimized using chemical simulations and by improving biothiol fluorescent probes. Here, we review recent advances in bioselenol-specific fluorescent probes for selenocysteine (Sec), thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), and hydrogen selenide (H2Se). In particular, the molecular design principles of different types of bioselenols, their corresponding sensing mechanisms, and imaging applications are summarized.
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- Yuning Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China; Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China; Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China; Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China; Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China; Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China; Scientific Observing and Experiment Station of Animal Genetic Resources and Nutrition in North China of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Zhao X, Yuan G, Ding H, Zhou L, Lin Q. A TP-FRET-based fluorescent sensor for ratiometric visualization of selenocysteine derivatives in living cells, tissues and zebrafish. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 381:120918. [PMID: 31421550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Selenium is a biologically essential micronutrient element serving as an essential building block for selenoproteins (SePs), which is playing a key role in various cellular functions. Hence, it is of great significance to developing a reliable and rapid method for detection of Sec in biosystems. Compared with the previously reported probes that have been developed for selective detection of Sec, two-photon (TP) ratiometric Sec-specific probes would be advantageous for the NIR excitation and built-in correction of the dual emission bands. To quantitatively and selectively detect Sec over biothiols with rapid and sensitive response, we for the first time report a new fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based TP ratiometric fluorescence probe CmNp-Sec, which was constructed by conjugating a TP fluorophore 6 (coumarin derivative with a D-π-A-structure) with a naphthalimide fluorophore 9 via a non-conjugated linker, and employed a 4-dinitrobenzene-ether (DNB) with a strong ICT effect as Sec responsive moiety. It exhibits quantitatively detect Sec in a wide range (0-50 μM) with a limit of detection of 7.88 nM within 10 min. More impressively, this probe can be conveniently used to detect Sec in living cells, tissues and zebrafish, demonstrating it has the latent capability in further biological applications.
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- Xiongjie Zhao
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Process of Rice and Byproducts, Hunan Key Laboratory of Grain-oil Deep Process and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 41004, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Process of Rice and Byproducts, Hunan Key Laboratory of Grain-oil Deep Process and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 41004, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Process of Rice and Byproducts, Hunan Key Laboratory of Grain-oil Deep Process and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 41004, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Processed Food for Special Medical Purpose, National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Process of Rice and Byproducts, Hunan Key Laboratory of Grain-oil Deep Process and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 41004, China
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Wang X, Zha J, Zhang W, Zhang W, Tang B. In vivo pharmacodynamic evaluation of antidepressants based on flux mitochondrial Cys in living mice via near infrared fluorescence imaging. Analyst 2020; 145:6119-6124. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an01364a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We proposed a new strategy for in vivo evaluation of antidepressants through NIRF imaging for mitochondrial Cys in the mouse brain.
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- Xin Wang
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan 250014
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan 250014
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan 250014
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan 250014
- People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Zhang L, Chen L. Glutathione Peroxidase-Activatable Two-Photon Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Redox Mechanism Research in Aging and Mercury Exposure Mice Models. Anal Chem 2019; 92:1997-2004. [PMID: 31858778 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Solid evidence confirms that glutathione peroxidase (GPx) is a kind of vital protease in the first-line antioxidant defense system and participates in regulation of redox homeostasis as well as the pentose phosphate pathway. However, the current methods cannot achieve real-time and in situ visualization studies of GPx. In addition, GPx is highly reactive and susceptible to external interference, and there is rare research for exploring the roles of GPx under environmental factor exposure. Herein, we report a novel two-photon ratiometric fluorescent probe (TP-SS) for GPx detection for the first time. Using TP-SS, we explore the reversible catalytic cycle and the antioxidant mechanisms of GPx/GSH redox pool in aging and mercury exposure models. We detect the concentration fluctuation of GPx in aging and mercury exposure mice models. Also, we perform GPx detection in deep brain tissue and the imaging depth up to 100 μm. We believe that the novel two-photon ratiometric fluorescent probe TP-SS can facilitate the development of GPx-targeting tools and offer great advances in exploring the physiological/pathological functions of GPx.
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- Yue Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology , Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai 264003 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology , Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai 264003 , China.,Center for Ocean Mega-Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Qingdao 266071 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology , Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai 264003 , China.,School of Pharmacy , Binzhou Medical University , Yantai 264003 , China.,Center for Ocean Mega-Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Qingdao 266071 , China.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165 , China
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Zhang L, Shi Y, Sheng Z, Zhang Y, Kai X, Li M, Yin X. Bioluminescence Imaging of Selenocysteine in Vivo with a Highly Sensitive Probe. ACS Sens 2019; 4:3147-3155. [PMID: 31701738 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Selenocysteine (Sec), a vital member of reactive selenium species, is closely implicated in diverse pathophysiological states, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and male infertility. Monitoring Sec in vivo is of significant interest for understanding the physiological roles of Sec and the mechanisms of human diseases associated with abnormal levels of Sec. However, no bioluminescence probe for real-time monitoring of Sec in vivo has been reported. Herein, we present a novel bioluminescent probe BF-1 as an effective tool for the determination of Sec in living cells and in vivo for the first time. BF-1 has advantages of high sensitivity (a detection limit of 8 nM), remarkable bioluminescence enhancement (580-fold), reasonable selectivity, low cytotoxicity, and high signal-to-noise ratio imaging feasibility of Sec in living cells and mice. More importantly, BF-1 affords high sensitivity for monitoring Sec stimulated by Na2SeO3 in tumor-bearing mice. These results demonstrate that our new probe could serve as a powerful tool to selectively monitor Sec in vivo, thus providing a valuable approach for exploring the physiological and pathological functions and anticancer mechanisms of selenium.
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- Ling Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Jiangsu Center for the Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer Biotherapy, School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, PR China
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Luo X, Wang R, Lv C, Chen G, You J, Yu F. Detection of Selenocysteine with a Ratiometric near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe in Cells and in Mice Thyroid Diseases Model. Anal Chem 2019; 92:1589-1597. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Xianzhu Luo
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
- Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, College of Clinical Medicine, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, College of Clinical Medicine, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, College of Clinical Medicine, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
- Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, College of Clinical Medicine, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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Tian Y, Li Y, Jiang WL, Zhou DY, Fei J, Li CY. In-Situ Imaging of Azoreductase Activity in the Acute and Chronic Ulcerative Colitis Mice by a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2019; 91:10901-10907. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ren R, Xu HC, Dong H, Peng HT, Wu PP, Qiu Y, Yang SG, Sun Q, She NF. Ultrafast 2,7-Naphthyridine-Based fluorescent probe for detection of thiophenol with a remarkable Stokes shift and its application In vitro and in vivo. Talanta 2019; 205:120067. [PMID: 31450443 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.06.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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2,7-Naphthyridine derivatives were developed as fluorophores for the first time to design two fluorescence probes, AND-DNP and ND-DNP, which can be applied for detecting thiophenol in aqueous media. Comparing with ND-DNP, AND-DNP showed more favorable properties such as lower background, larger Stokes shift, and higher fluorescence quantum yield for detecting thiophenol. Moreover, the experimental results were verified by theoretical calculations. Hence, AND-DNP was selected as the superior fluorescence probe to detect thiophenol because of its high sensitivity and selectivity. Based on the experimental results, AND-DNP showed a remarkably larger Stokes shift (225 nm), faster response speed (30 s) and higher fluorescence enhancement (240-fold) than most other fluorescent probes for thiophenol reported in the literature. For an extended application, AND-DNP was applied to detect thiophenol quantitatively in real water samples. Meanwhile, AND-DNP also detected thiophenol via red emission in living A549 cells and zebrafish. All these results proved AND-DNP's potential value as an accurate probe for imaging thiophenol in different environments.
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- Rui Ren
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
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Guo R, Huang F, Zhang B, Yan Y, Che J, Jin Y, Zhuang Y, Dong R, Li Y, Tan B, Song R, Hu Y, Dong X, Li X, Lin N. GSH Activated Biotin-tagged Near-Infrared Probe for Efficient Cancer Imaging. Am J Cancer Res 2019; 9:3515-3525. [PMID: 31281494 PMCID: PMC6587172 DOI: 10.7150/thno.32742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Tumor imaging tools with high specificity and sensitivity are needed to aid the boundary recognition in solid tumor diagnosis and surgical resection. In this study, we developed a near infra-red (NIR) probe (P6) for in vitro/in vivo tumor imaging on the basis of the dual strategy of cancer cell targeting and stimulus-dependent activation. The selective imaging capacity towards cancer cells of P6 was thoroughly investigated, and the potential mechanisms of endocytosis were preliminary explored. Methods: GSH-activated biotin labelled NIR probe (P6) was designed, synthesized and characterized. The GSH responsive properties were systematically illustrated through UV-vis, fluorescent tests and LC-MS analysis. In vitro fluorescent imaging of probe P6 was collected in various living cancer cell lines (i.e. SW480, HGC-27, H460, BxPC-3, KHOS) and normal cell lines (i.e. BEAS-2B, HLF-1, THP1) under confocal laser scanning microscopy. Probe P6 was further applied to image primary human cancer cells which were freshly isolated from the peritoneal carcinoma and rectal cancer patients. Serial sections of human tumor tissues were collected and sent for H&E (hematoxylin-eosin) staining and P6 imaging. Live fluorescent and photoacoustic imaging were used to investigate the in vivo imaging of P6 in both tumor and normal tissues in HGC-27 and KHOS xenograft model. Results: Probe P6 could be recognized and transported into cancer cells by tumor specific biotin receptors and efficiently be triggered by GSH to release fluorophore 4. In fact, the cellular uptake of P6 could be partially blocked by the addition of free biotin. Furthermore, probe P6 could image various cancer cell lines, as well as primary cancer cells, exhibiting a ten-fold increase in fluorescence intensity over normal cells. In freshly dissected cancer tissues, P6 fluorescent imaging distinguished the cancerous area under confocal laser scanning microscopy, which was exact the same area as indicated by H&E staining. We also found that P6 exhibited superior selectivity against cancer tissues by local injection. Conclusion: In this study, we developed a dual-modal NIR probe P6 with enhanced cellular uptake into cancer cells and environmental stimulus triggered fluorescence. Our strategy provided a novel insight into the development of imaging tools that could be potentially used for fluorescent image-guided cancer boundary recognition and possibly cancer diagnosis.
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Zhang D, Hu M, Yuan X, Wu Y, Hu X, Xu S, Liu HW, Zhang X, Liu Y, Tan W. Engineering Self-Calibrating Nanoprobes with Two-Photon-Activated Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer for Ratiometric Imaging of Biological Selenocysteine. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:17722-17729. [PMID: 30998313 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b04555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Selenocysteine (Sec) has proven to be the dominant active site of diverse selenoproteins that are directly linked with human health and disease. Thus, understanding the critical functions and dynamics of endogenous Sec at cellular and tissue levels is highly demanded. However, no method has been reported that is capable of providing reliable quantitative imaging analysis of Sec in living systems, especially in deep tissues, with low background signal and high sensitivity and imaging resolution simultaneously. To address this challenge, we herein report a novel class of engineered Sec-responsive fluorescent nanoprobes that combines two-photon excitation with Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanisms for direct, yet selective, sensing and imaging of biological Sec over abundant competing biothiols. Specifically, the two-photon excitation at the near-infrared window can minimize light scattering and background signals in tissues, thus offering improved spatial and temporal imaging of deep living tissues with reduced background interference. Moreover, a reasonable FRET donor-acceptor pair has further been designed and verified by theoretical calculation. The acceptor undergoes intramolecular rearrangement specifically in response to the nucleophilic attack of Sec, hence triggering remarkable FRET-mediated ratiometric fluorescence enhancement for sensitive and reliable quantification of Sec through self-calibration of two emission channels. These striking properties, along with good water solubility and biocompatibility, suggest that this strategy may serve as a valuable imaging tool for studying various Sec-related biological events in complex biological systems.
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- Dailiang Zhang
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
- Department of Chemistry and Physiology and Functional Genomics, Center for Research at the Bio/Nano Interface, Health Cancer Center, UF Genetics Institute, McKnight Brain Institute , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611-7200 , United States
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Jing X, Yu F, Lin W. A PET-based lysosome-targeted turn-on fluorescent probe for the detection of H2S and its bioimaging application in living cells and zebrafish. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03862k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A turn-on fluorescent probe regulated by a PET mechanism has been engineered for the detection of H2S in living cells and zebrafish.
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- Xinying Jing
- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan
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- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan
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- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan
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Shi J, Shu W, Tian Y, Wu Y, Jing J, Zhang R, Zhang X. A real-time ratiometric fluorescent probe for imaging of SO2 derivatives in mitochondria of living cells. RSC Adv 2019; 9:22348-22354. [PMID: 35519500 PMCID: PMC9066615 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03207j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A real-time ratiometric fluorescent probe (IN-CZ) for highly selective detection of sulfite was designed and synthesized, which is based on modulating the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) of the hemicyanine dye platform. The mechanism of using the probe is mainly through the Michael addition that occurs between IN-CZ and sulfite with a detection limit of 2.99 × 10−5 M. IN-CZ displays a fast response (within 1 minute) and is highly selective for SO32−/HSO3− over ROS, biologically relevant ions, biological mercaptans and other reactive species. More importantly, IN-CZ was suitable for ratiometric fluorescence imaging in living cells, by real-time monitoring of SO32−/HSO3− changes in mitochondria targeted in living cells. A real-time ratiometric fluorescent probe (IN-CZ) for highly selective detection of sulfite was designed and synthesized, which is based on modulating the intramolecular charge transfer of the hemicyanine dye platform.![]()
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- Junwei Shi
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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Gao C, Tian Y, Zhang R, Jing J, Zhang X. Mitochondrial directed ratiometric fluorescent probe for quantitive detection of sulfur dioxide derivatives. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj05951a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A good biocompatibility fluorescence probe for imaging of sulfur dioxide derivatives in cancer cells.
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- Congcong Gao
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials
- School of Chemistry
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
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Yang Z, Li W, Chen H, Mo Q, Li J, Zhao S, Hou C, Qin J, Su G. Inhibitor structure-guided design and synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent probes for monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) and its application in living cells and in vivo. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:2477-2480. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc10084e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A series of near-infrared fluorescent probes based on inhibitor (clorgyline) structure-guided design were synthesized for the specific detection of MAO-A in cells and in vivo.
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- Zhengmin Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Guangxi Normal University
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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Zhang L, Kai X, Zhang Y, Zheng Y, Xue Y, Yin X, Zhao J. A reaction-based near-infrared fluorescent probe that can visualize endogenous selenocysteine in vivo in tumor-bearing mice. Analyst 2018; 143:4860-4869. [PMID: 30128454 DOI: 10.1039/c8an00765a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Monitoring the fluctuations of endogenous selenocysteine (Sec) in vivo is of significant interest to understand the physiological roles of Sec and the mechanisms of Sec-relevant diseases. Herein, a new near-infrared fluorescent probe, Fsec-1, has been developed for the determination of endogenous Sec in living cells and in vivo. Fsec-1 exhibits large fluorescence enhancement (136-fold) and a remarkably large Stokes shift (195 nm) when reacted with Sec. With the advantages of high sensitivity (a detection limit of 10 nM), good selectivity and low cytotoxicity, Fsec-1 was able to recognize both exogenous and endogenous Sec in living cells. The probe was also successfully applied in visualizing both exogenous and endogenous Sec in living mice. Notably, endogenously generated Sec in living tumors xenografted in nude mice was selectively detected by our reaction-based NIR probe for the first time. These results indicated that our new probe could serve as an efficient tool in monitoring endogenous Sec in vivo and exploring the anticancer mechanism of selenium.
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- Ling Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
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Zhang B, Liu Y, Li X, Xu J, Fang J. Small Molecules to Target the Selenoprotein Thioredoxin Reductase. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:3593-3600. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Baoxin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 China
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- School of Life Science and Medicine & Panjin Industrial Technology Institute; Dalian University of Technology; Panjin 124221 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 China
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Bao XZ, Dai F, Li XR, Zhou B. Targeting redox vulnerability of cancer cells by prooxidative intervention of a glutathione-activated Cu(II) pro-ionophore: Hitting three birds with one stone. Free Radic Biol Med 2018; 124:342-352. [PMID: 29935260 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Altered redox homeostasis including higher levels of copper, reduced glutathione (GSH) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cancer cells than in normal cells illustrates their redox vulnerability, and has opened a window for developing prooxidative anticancer agents (PAAs) to hit this status. However, how to design PAAs with high selectivity in killing cancer cells over normal cells remains a challenge. Herein we designed a 3-hydroxyflavone-inspired copper pro-ionophore (PHF) as a potent PAA based on the GSH-mediated conversion of 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonates to enols. Mechanistic investigation reveals that it is capable of exploiting increased levels of GSH in cancer cells to in situ release an active ionophore, 3-hydroxyflavone, inducing redox imbalance (copper accumulation, GSH depletion and ROS generation) and achieving highly selective killing of cancer cells upon specific transport of small amounts of Cu(II). To the best of our knowledge, it is the first example of Cu(II) pro-ionophore type of PAA which hits (changes) the three birds (abnormal copper, GSH and ROS levels in cancer cells) with one stone (PHF) in terms of its ability to induce preferentially redox imbalance of cancer cells by copper accumulation, GSH depletion and ROS generation.
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- Xia-Zhen Bao
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui Street S., Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui Street S., Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui Street S., Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui Street S., Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
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Ma T, Zheng J, Zhang T, Xing D. Ratiometric photoacoustic nanoprobes for monitoring and imaging of hydrogen sulfide in vivo. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:13462-13470. [PMID: 29972183 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03445a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Detection and visualization of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is crucial for understanding its physiological and pathological roles towards human health and diseases, but precisely tracking of H2S in vivo remains challenging due to the limitations of available analytical methods. In this study, we developed a novel ratiometric photoacoustic (PA) nanoprobe for selective detection and imaging of H2S in biological fluids, live cells, brain tissues and animals. The nanoprobe AzHD-LP was fabricated by encapsulation of a newly synthesized H2S-responsive near-infrared (NIR) dye (AzHD) within a liposome (LP). The as-prepared AzHD-LP exhibits a dramatically red-shift response of its absorption peak after reduction reaction of AzHD with H2S: the absorbance of AzHD-LP centered at 600 and 700 nm is decreased and increased, respectively, producing a turn-on ratiometric PA signal in the presence of H2S. Typically, under the excitation of a 532 nm and 700 nm pulsed laser, the selective detection and imaging of H2S was achieved in aqueous solution, living cells and brain tissues of Alzheimer's diseased mice. Moreover, after AzHD-LP conjugated with a tumor-targeting peptide - c(RGDyK) as RGD-AzHD-LP - ratiometric PA mapping of the intratumoral generated H2S in the HCT116 colon tumor-bearing live mice was demonstrated.
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- Teng Ma
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.
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Ha W, Zhao XB, Chen XY, Jiang K, Shi YP. Prodrug-Based Cascade Self-Assembly Strategy for Precisely Controlled Combination Drug Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:21149-21159. [PMID: 29874031 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b05170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The development of codelivery systems for combination therapy that can load different drugs in a single carrier and precisely deliver payloads (ratio and administration time) via programmable administration has proven to be challenging. By taking advantage of the increased dimension or space from particle self-assembly approach, we have developed a prodrug-based cascade self-assembly strategy to construct a supramolecular hydrogel that can load different drugs in stages yet temporally/spatially release drugs by cascade disassembly of supramolecular hydrogel under different microenvironments. The cascade self-assembly mechanism has been investigated in detail by morphology evolution of prodrug micelles. Using tumor cell uptake, cytotoxicity assay, and a tumor-bearing animal model, the effectiveness of the prodrug micelle-based cascade self-assembly system was studied, such as loading, controlling the drug ratio, and the administration time for possible therapeutic applications. These studies fully demonstrate the proof of concept and open up an attractive new way to construct multidrug-loaded carriers for combination therapy.
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- Wei Ha
- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Lanzhou 730000 , P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Lanzhou 730000 , P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Lanzhou 730000 , P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Lanzhou 730000 , P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Lanzhou 730000 , P. R. China
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Han X, Wang R, Song X, Yu F, Chen L. Evaluation Selenocysteine Protective Effect in Carbon Disulfide Induced Hepatitis with a Mitochondrial Targeting Ratiometric Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2018; 90:8108-8115. [PMID: 29862823 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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As important active sites of oxidoreductase in mitochondria, selenocysteine (Sec) takes the responsibility for cytoprotective effect and intracellular redox homeostasis. Carbon disulfide (CS2) is a common solvent in industry, which can inhibit the activities of oxidoreductase and induce oxidative stress. It is necessary to investigate the cytoprotective effect of Sec against CS2 exposure. After integrated, the response moiety 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonamide and mitochondrial targeting moiety into the near-infrared heptamethine cyanine fluorophore, we develop a mitochondrial targeting near-infrared ratiometric fluorescent probe Mito- diNO2 for the selective and sensitive analysis of Sec concentration fluctuations in living cells and in mice models under the stimulation of CS2. The probe can effectively accumulate in mitochondria and selectively detect the endogenous Sec concentrations in BRL 3A, RH-35, HL-7702, HepG2, and SMMC-7721 cell lines. The results indicate that CS2 exposure can lead to a decrease of Sec level and result in mitochondrial related acute inflammation. The exogenous supplement of Sec can protect cells from oxidative damage and reduce the symptoms of inflammation. We also establish CS2 induced acute and chronic hepatitis mice models to examine the tissue toxicity of CS2 and cytoprotection of Sec in liver. The organism can increase the concentration of Sec to deal with the damage caused by CS2 in acute hepatitis mice model. Also the exogenous supplement of Sec for the two mice models can effectively defend the CS2 induced liver damage. The real-time imaging of Sec concentrations in liver can be used to assess the degrees of liver injury during CS2 poisoning. The above applications make our probe a potential candidate for the clinical accurate diagnosis and treatment of CS2 poisoning.
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- Xiaoyue Han
- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai 264003 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai 264003 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai 264003 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai 264003 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai 264003 , China.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Yantai University , Yantai 264005 , China
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Zhou J, Xu S, Dong X, Chen Z, Zhao W. Near-infrared off-on fluorescent probe for fast and selective detection of palladium (II) in living cells. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.09.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Zhang S, Wang Q, Liu X, Zhang J, Yang XF, Li Z, Li H. Sensitive and Selective Fluorescent Probe for Selenol in Living Cells Designed via a p K a Shift Strategy. Anal Chem 2018; 90:4119-4125. [PMID: 29466857 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Selenocysteine (Sec) is a primary kind of reactive selenium species in cells, and its vital roles in physiological processes have been featured. Thus, the development of highly sensitive and selective methods for the sensing of Sec is of great significance. This work reports a turn-on fluorescent probe for selenol based on the unique fluorescence OFF-ON switching between the Schiff base (SB) and its complementary protonated Schiff base (PSB) form of merocyanine dyes. The probe consists of a merocyanine Schiff base fluorophore and a 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonamide moiety that reacts especially with selenol. The fluorescence turn-on response of MC-Sec is realized via the selective removal of the strongly electron withdrawing 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl group by Sec, leading to a shift in the p Ka of the imine nitrogen of the probe from 6.40 to 9.04 and thus significantly increasing the population of the fluorescent PSB form of the dye at physiological pH. MC-Sec shows good selectivity and sensitivity for Sec and has been applied in the imaging of exogenous and endogenous selenol in living cells by confocal fluorescence microscopy. The proposed mechanism should be useful for developing future probes directed to other target molecules by employing this simple but effective p Ka shift strategy.
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- Shengrui Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710127 , People's Republic of China.,Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science , Shaanxi University of Technology , Hanzhong , Shaanxi 723000 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710127 , People's Republic of China.,Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science , Shaanxi University of Technology , Hanzhong , Shaanxi 723000 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences , Northwest University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710069 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710127 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science , Northwest University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710127 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences , Northwest University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710069 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xi'an Shiyou University , Xi'an , Shaanxi 710065 , People's Republic of China
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Yang X, Qian Y. A NIR facile, cell-compatible fluorescent sensor for glutathione based on Michael addition induced cascade spirolactam opening and its application in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:7486-7494. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb02309c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A NIR fluorescence probe with NIR emission wavelength at 746 nm and high quantum yield of 0.36 was designed and synthesized to selectively detect GSH over Hcy and Cys in living systems.
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- Xin Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southeast University
- Nanjing
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southeast University
- Nanjing
- China
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Gao C, Tian Y, Zhang R, Jing J, Zhang X. Endoplasmic Reticulum-Directed Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Quantitive Detection of Basal H2O2. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12945-12950. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Congcong Gao
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of
the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic
Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of
the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic
Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of
the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic
Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of
the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic
Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of
the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic
Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang W, Liu F, Zhang C, Luo JG, Luo J, Yu W, Kong L. Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe with Remarkable Large Stokes Shift and Favorable Water Solubility for Real-Time Tracking Leucine Aminopeptidase in Living Cells and In Vivo. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12319-12326. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Wenda Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural
Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural
Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural
Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural
Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural
Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural
Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of
Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural
Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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Naphthalimide-modified near-infrared cyanine dye with a large stokes shift and its application in bioimaging. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chen H, Dong B, Tang Y, Lin W. A Unique "Integration" Strategy for the Rational Design of Optically Tunable Near-Infrared Fluorophores. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:1410-1422. [PMID: 28492303 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Fluorescence imaging is a rapidly growing technique for noninvasive imaging of biological molecules and processes with high spatial and temporal resolution. For effective biological imaging, it is essential and important to develop robust fluorescent dyes, in particular, near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dyes with favorable optical properties. Compared with the visible light emitting dyes, NIR dyes have relatively longer emission wavelengths (650-900 nm) with lower energy and are advantageous as imaging agents owing to the minimum photodamage of NIR light to biological samples, deep penetration into tissues, and low interference from autofluorescence of biomolecules. Although great efforts have been devoted to engineer NIR fluorophores, it is still very challenging to regulate their photophysical properties as they often lack optically tunable mechanisms, and this shortcoming considerably restricts the realization of their full potential. Consequently, the rational design of small-molecule optically tunable NIR fluorophores is of high priority and great value. In general, two key characteristics are indispensable for designing excellent optically tunable NIR fluorescent dyes. First, NIR fluorescent dyes should display the maximal absorption and emission located in the NIR region and also have the prominent properties including excellent fluorescence quantum yields, large Stokes shifts, good chemical stability and photostability, low cytotoxicity, and desirable compatibility with biological systems. Second, in principle, functional NIR dyes should also possess optically tunable groups, which can be easily modified to afford responsive sites for the targets of interest. With these considerations in mind, in this Account, we described a unique "integration" strategy for judicious design of the optically tunable NIR fluorophores, which are an intuitive combination of the traditional NIR dyes and the optically tunable mechanisms in the visible light emissive dyes. Thus, the versatile strategy may allow not only retention of the NIR emission properties of NIR dyes but also inheritance of the optically tunable mechanisms from the visible light emissive dyes. By the unique integration strategy, a built-in optically tunable group is strategically installed into the traditional NIR fluorescent dyes to directly tune their optical properties. Herein, we present a concise review of the rational design strategy and biological applications of small-molecule optically tunable NIR fluorescent dyes via the unique integration strategy, and we focused mainly on our work and some representative examples from other groups based on our NIR platforms. This Account includes the detailed integration strategy of each class of the NIR fluorescent dyes, the development of their derivatives, and their imaging applications in living systems.
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- Hua Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing
and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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- Institute of Fluorescent
Probes for Biological Imaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Institute of Fluorescent
Probes for Biological Imaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Institute of Fluorescent
Probes for Biological Imaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing
and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
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Li SJ, Li CY, Li YF, Fei J, Wu P, Yang B, Ou-Yang J, Nie SX. Facile and Sensitive Near-Infrared Fluorescence Probe for the Detection of Endogenous Alkaline Phosphatase Activity In Vivo. Anal Chem 2017; 89:6854-6860. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Song-Jiao Li
- Key Laboratory of
Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of
Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of
Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of
Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of
Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of
Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of
Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of
Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of
Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of
Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of
Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of
Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of
Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of
Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People’s Republic of China
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Feng W, Li M, Sun Y, Feng G. Near-Infrared Fluorescent Turn-on Probe with a Remarkable Large Stokes Shift for Imaging Selenocysteine in Living Cells and Animals. Anal Chem 2017; 89:6106-6112. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Weiyong Feng
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide
and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide
and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide
and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide
and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, People’s Republic of China
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