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Deng Z, Ding J, Bu J, Li J, Liu H, Gao P, Gong Z, Qin X, Yang Y, Zhong S. Fluorophore Label-Free Light-up Near Infrared Deoxyribonucleic Acid Nanosensor for Monitoring Extracellular Potassium Levels. Anal Chem 2024; 96:4023-4030. [PMID: 38412242 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03881] [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: 02/29/2024]
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Fluorescent DNA nanosensors have been widely used due to their unique advantages, among which the near-infrared (NIR) imaging mode can provide deeper penetration depth and lower biological background for the nanosensors. However, efficient NIR quenchers require ingenious design, complex synthesis, and modification, which severely limit the development of NIR DNA nanosensors. Label-free strategies based on G-quadruplex (G4) and NIR G4 dyes were first introduced into in situ extracellular imaging, and a novel NIR sensing strategy for the specific detection of extracellular targets is proposed. The strategy avoids complex synthesis and site-specific modification by controlling the change of the NIR signal through the formation of a G4 nanostructure. A light-up NIR DNA nanosensor based on potassium ion (K+)-sensitive G4 chain PS2.M was constructed to verify the strategy. PS2.M forms a stable G4 nanostructure in the presence of K+ and activates the NIR G4 dye CSTS, thus outputting NIR signals. The nanosensor can rapidly respond to K+ with a linear range of 5-50 mM and has good resistance to interference. The nanosensor with cholesterol can provide feedback on the changes in extracellular K+ concentration in many kinds of cells, serving as a potential tool for the study of diseases such as epilepsy and cancer, as well as the development of related drugs. The strategy can be potentially applied to the NIR detection of a variety of extracellular targets with the help of functional DNAs such as aptamer and DNAzyme.
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- Zhiwei Deng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, the "Double-First Class" Application Characteristic Discipline of Hunan Province (Pharmaceutical Science), Changsha Medical University, Changsha 410219, PR China
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Adair LD, New EJ. Molecular fluorescent sensors for in vivo imaging. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2023; 83:102973. [PMID: 37531801 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2023.102973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Small-molecule fluorophores are powerful tools for biological research. They have enabled researchers to study cellular architecture and decipher biological processes. Responsive fluorescent sensors have enabled the study of a wide range of analytes and their effects on biological phenomena in situ. The application of fluorescent sensors to studies in living organisms is complicated by challenges such as biocompatibility, chemostability, photostability and sufficient penetration of light through living tissues. Translation to in vivo imaging is therefore not straightforward and requires innovative approaches. Recent advances in the design of fluorophores with improved photophysical properties and the development of long-wavelength-emitting fluorophore scaffolds that can be modularly functionalised with targeting and sensing groups have allowed the application of fluorogenic, ratiometric and reversible sensors in vivo.
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- Liam D Adair
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Ahmad W, Wang L, Zareef M, Chen Q. Ultrasensitive detection of Staphylococcus aureus using a non-fluorescent cDNA-grafted dark BBQ®-650 chromophore integrated hydrophilic upconversion nanoparticles/aptamer system. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:250. [PMID: 37278765 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05823-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A highly structured fluorometric bioassay has been proposed for screening Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). The study exploits (i) the spectral attributes of the hexagonal NaYF4:Yb,Er upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP)-coated 3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane; (ii) the intrinsic non-fluorescent quenching features of the highly stable dark blackberry (BBQ®-650) receptor; (iii) the aptamer (Apt-) biorecognition and binding affinity, and (iv) the complementary DNA hybridizer-linkage efficacy. The principle relied on the excited state energy transfer between the donor Apt-labeled NH2-UCNPs at the 3' end, and cDNA-grafted BBQ®-650 at the 5' end, as the effective receptors. The donor moieties in proximity (< 10.0 nm) trigger hybridization with the cDNA-grafted dark BBQ®-650, as the receptors of energy from the 2F5/2 level of Yb3+ ions to initiate the Förster resonance energy transfer pathway. This was confirmed by the decline in the excited-state lifetimes from 223.52 μs (τ1) to 179.26 μs (τ2). The existence of the target S. aureus in the bioassay attracts the Apt- resulting in the detachment of the acceptor, and disintegration of the complex configuration via conformation reversal. The re-activated fluorescence monitored at λex/em = 980/652 nm, as a function of the logarithmic concentration of S. aureus (42 to 4.2 × 108 CFU mL-1), yielded an ultra-low detection response of 2.0 CFU mL-1. The bioassay screening of S. aureus in real samples revealed satisfactory recoveries (92.44-107.82%) and validation results (p > 0.05). Hence, the comprehensive Apt-labeled NH2-UCNPs-cDNA-grafted dark BBQ®-650 bioassay offered fast and precise S. aureus screening in food and environmental settings.
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- Waqas Ahmad
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
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Hormazábal DB, Reyes ÁB, Castro F, Cabrera AR, Dreyse P, Melo-González F, Bueno SM, González IA, Palavecino CE. Synergistic effect of Ru(II)-based type II photodynamic therapy with cefotaxime on clinical isolates of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 164:114949. [PMID: 37267640 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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Multidrug-resistant bacteria, such as ESBL producing-Klebsiella pneumoniae, have increased substantially, encouraging the development of complementary therapies such as photodynamic inactivation (PDI). PDI uses photosensitizer (PS) compounds that kill bacteria using light to produce reactive oxygen species. We test Ru-based PS to inhibit K. pneumoniae and advance in the characterization of the mode of action. The PDI activity of PSRu-L2, and PSRu-L3, was determined by serial micro dilutions exposing K. pneumoniae to 0.612 J/cm 2 of light dose. PS interaction with cefotaxime was determined on a collection of 118 clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae. To characterize the mode of action of PDI, the bacterial response to oxidative stress was measured by RT-qPCR. Also, the cytotoxicity on mammalian cells was assessed by trypan blue exclusion. Over clinical isolates, the compounds are bactericidal, at doses of 8 µg/mL PSRu-L2 and 4 µg/mL PSRu-L3, inhibit bacterial growth by 3 log10 (>99.9%) with a lethality of 30 min. A remarkable synergistic effect of the PSRu-L2 and PSRu-L3 compounds with cefotaxime increased the bactericidal effect in a subpopulation of 66 ESBL-clinical isolates to > 6 log10 with an FIC-value of 0.16 and 0.17, respectively. The bacterial transcription response suggests that the mode of action occurs through Type II oxidative stress. The upregulation of the extracytoplasmic virulence factors mrkD, magA, and rmpA accompanied this response. Also, the compounds show little or no toxicity in vitro on HEp-2 and HEK293T cells. Through the type II effect, PSs compounds are bactericidal, synergistic on K. pneumoniae, and have low cytotoxicity in mammals.
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- Dafne Berenice Hormazábal
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Celular, Instituto de Investigación y Postgrado, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Lord Cochrane 418, Santiago 8330546, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Celular, Instituto de Investigación y Postgrado, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Lord Cochrane 418, Santiago 8330546, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Av. España 1680, Casilla 2390123, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330025, Chile
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330025, Chile
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemática y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Las Palmeras 3360, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Celular, Instituto de Investigación y Postgrado, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Lord Cochrane 418, Santiago 8330546, Chile.
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Fang B, Shen Y, Peng B, Bai H, Wang L, Zhang J, Hu W, Fu L, Zhang W, Li L, Huang W. Small‐Molecule Quenchers for Förster Resonance Energy Transfer: Structure, Mechanism, and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207188. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Bin Fang
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University 127 West Youyi Road Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University 127 West Youyi Road Xi'an 710072 China
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- Teaching and Evaluation Center of Air Force Medical University Xi'an 710032 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005, Fujian China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies) Xiamen University Xiamen 361005, Fujian China
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Fang B, Shen Y, Peng B, Bai H, Wang L, Zhang J, Hu W, Fu L, Zhang W, Li L, Huang W. Small Molecule Quenchers for Förster Resonance Energy Transfer: Structure, Mechanism and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Bin Fang
- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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- Air Force Medical University Teaching and Evaluation Center CHINA
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- Nanjing Tech University Institute of Advanced Materials 30 South Puzhu Road 210008 Nanjing CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics CHINA
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Yokomizo S, Henary M, Buabeng ER, Fukuda T, Monaco H, Baek Y, Manganiello S, Wang H, Kubota J, Ulumben AD, Lv X, Wang C, Inoue K, Fukushi M, Kang H, Bao K, Kashiwagi S, Choi HS. Topical pH Sensing NIR Fluorophores for Intraoperative Imaging and Surgery of Disseminated Ovarian Cancer. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2201416. [PMID: 35567348 PMCID: PMC9286000 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202201416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) aids surgeons with real-time visualization of small cancer foci and borders, which improves surgical and prognostic efficacy of cancer. Despite the steady advances in imaging devices, there is a scarcity of fluorophores available to achieve optimal FGS. Here, 1) a pH-sensitive near-infrared fluorophore that exhibits rapid signal changes in acidic tumor microenvironments (TME) caused by the attenuation of intramolecular quenching, 2) the inherent targeting for cancer based on chemical structure (structure inherent targeting, SIT), and 3) mitochondrial and lysosomal retention are reported. After topical application of PH08 on peritoneal tumor regions in ovarian cancer-bearing mice, a rapid fluorescence increase (< 10 min), and extended preservation of signals (> 4 h post-topical application) are observed, which together allow for the visualization of submillimeter tumors with a high tumor-to-background ratio (TBR > 5.0). In addition, PH08 is preferentially transported to cancer cells via organic anion transporter peptides (OATPs) and colocalizes in the mitochondria and lysosomes due to the positive charges, enabling a long retention time during FGS. PH08 not only has a significant impact on surgical and diagnostic applications but also provides an effective and scalable strategy to design therapeutic agents for a wide array of cancers.
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- Shinya Yokomizo
- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
- Department of Radiological SciencesTokyo Metropolitan University7‐2‐10 Higashi‐OguArakawaTokyo116–8551Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and TherapeuticsGeorgia State University100 Piedmont Avenue SEAtlantaGA30303USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Diagnostics and TherapeuticsGeorgia State University100 Piedmont Avenue SEAtlantaGA30303USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyOsaka City University Graduate School of Medicine1‐4‐3, AsahimachiAbeno‐kuOsaka545–8585Japan
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Vincent Center for Reproductive BiologyVincent Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMassachusetts General HospitalBostonMA02114USA
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- Vincent Center for Reproductive BiologyVincent Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMassachusetts General HospitalBostonMA02114USA
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- Department of Radiological SciencesTokyo Metropolitan University7‐2‐10 Higashi‐OguArakawaTokyo116–8551Japan
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- Department of Radiological SciencesTokyo Metropolitan University7‐2‐10 Higashi‐OguArakawaTokyo116–8551Japan
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical ImagingDepartment of RadiologyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02114USA
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Wang X, Wang Y, Chen S, Fu P, Lin Y, Ye S, Long Y, Gao G, Zheng J. A persistent luminescence resonance energy transfer-based molecular beacon probe for the highly sensitive detection of microRNA in biological samples. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 198:113849. [PMID: 34861528 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Herein, a time-resolved luminescence resonance energy transfer (TR-LRET) molecular beacon (MB) probe employing persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) as the energy donors was first constructed, and further designed for microRNA21 (miR21) sensing. This probe (named as PLNPs-MB) was facilely fabricated by covalent bioconjugation between poly-(acrylic acid) (PAA) modified near-infrared (NIR) emissive PLNPs i.e. ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ and functionalized MB oligonucleotide (5'-NH2 and 3'-BHQ3). Accordingly, PLNPs and BHQ3 were in close proximity to each other, leading to the occurrence of LRET and obvious persistent luminescence (PL) quenching. In the presence of miR21, loop of the PLNP-MB was hybridized, accompanying BHQ3 away from PLNPs and the restraint of LRET process. As a result, PL of the PLNPs was recovered, which built the foundation of miR21 quantification. The probe provided a linear response range from 0.1 to 10 nM for miR21 detection. Quantification limit of this probe was competitive and about 1-2 orders of magnitude lower than that of other reported MB probes for nucleic acid. Moreover, the proposed probe was successfully adopted for miR21 detection in biological fluids (human serum, cell extraction). This work also provided a sensitive detection nanoplatform for other targets through modifying diverse MBs onto the surface of PLNPs.
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- Xiuhua Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, PR China; Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China
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- Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315010, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, PR China.
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- Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315010, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China.
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González IA, Palavecino A, Núñez C, Dreyse P, Melo-González F, Bueno SM, Palavecino CE. Effective Treatment against ESBL-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae through Synergism of the Photodynamic Activity of Re (I) Compounds with Beta-Lactams. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1889. [PMID: 34834303 PMCID: PMC8621492 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13111889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase (KPC+) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae are multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR) with the highest risk to human health. The significant reduction of new antibiotics development can be overcome by complementing with alternative therapies, such as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDI). Through photosensitizer (PS) compounds, aPDI produces local oxidative stress-activated by light (photooxidative stress), nonspecifically killing bacteria. METHODOLOGY Bimetallic Re(I)-based compounds, PSRe-µL1 and PSRe-µL2, were tested in aPDI and compared with a Ru(II)-based PS positive control. The ability of PSRe-µL1 and PSRe-µL2 to inhibit K. pneumoniae was evaluated under a photon flux of 17 µW/cm2. In addition, an improved aPDI effect with imipenem on KPC+ bacteria and a synergistic effect with cefotaxime on ESBL producers of a collection of 118 clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae was determined. Furthermore, trypan blue exclusion assays determined the PS cytotoxicity on mammalian cells. RESULTS At a minimum dose of 4 µg/mL, both the PSRe-µL1 and PSRe-µL2 significantly inhibited in 3log10 (>99.9%) the bacterial growth and showed a lethality of 60 and 30 min of light exposure, respectively. Furthermore, they were active on clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae at 3-6 log10. Additionally, a remarkably increased effectiveness of aPDI was observed over KPC+ bacteria when mixed with imipenem, and a synergistic effect from 3 to 6log10 over ESBL producers of K. pneumoniae clinic isolates when mixed with cefotaxime was determined for both PSs. Furthermore, the compounds show no dark toxicity and low light-dependent toxicity in vitro to mammalian HEp-2 and HEK293 cells. CONCLUSION Compounds PSRe-µL1 and PSRe-µL2 produce an effective and synergistic aPDI effect on KPC+, ESBL, and clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae and have low cytotoxicity in mammalian cells.
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- Iván A. González
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemática y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Las Palmeras 3360, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile;
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Celular, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Lord Cochrane 418, Santiago 8330546, Chile; (A.P.); (C.N.)
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Celular, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Lord Cochrane 418, Santiago 8330546, Chile; (A.P.); (C.N.)
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Av. España 1680, Casilla, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile;
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330025, Chile; (F.M.-G.); (S.M.B.)
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330025, Chile; (F.M.-G.); (S.M.B.)
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Celular, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Lord Cochrane 418, Santiago 8330546, Chile; (A.P.); (C.N.)
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Stewart HL, Birch DJS. Fluorescence Guided Surgery. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2021; 9. [PMID: 34399409 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ac1dbb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Fluorescence guided surgery (FGS) is an imaging technique that allows the surgeon to visualise different structures and types of tissue during a surgical procedure that may not be as visible under white light conditions. Due to the many potential advantages of fluorescence guided surgery compared to more traditional clinical imaging techniques such as its higher contrast and sensitivity, less subjective use, and ease of instrument operation, the research interest in fluorescence guided surgery continues to grow over various key aspects such as fluorescent probe development and surgical system development as well as its potential clinical applications. This review looks to summarise some of the emerging opportunities and developments that have already been made in fluorescence guided surgery in recent years while highlighting its advantages as well as limitations that need to be overcome in order to utilise the full potential of fluorescence within the surgical environment.
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- Hazel L Stewart
- Translational Healthcare Technologies Group, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh BioQuarter, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, The Photophysics Research Group, University of Strathclyde, SUPA, John Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow East, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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Cheng X, Gao J, Ding Y, Lu Y, Wei Q, Cui D, Fan J, Li X, Zhu E, Lu Y, Wu Q, Li L, Huang W. Multi-Functional Liposome: A Powerful Theranostic Nano-Platform Enhancing Photodynamic Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2100876. [PMID: 34085415 PMCID: PMC8373168 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Although photodynamic therapy (PDT) has promising advantages in almost non-invasion, low drug resistance, and low dark toxicity, it still suffers from limitations in the lipophilic nature of most photosensitizers (PSs), short half-life of PS in plasma, poor tissue penetration, and low tumor specificity. To overcome these limitations and enhance PDT, liposomes, as excellent multi-functional nano-carriers for drug delivery, have been extensively studied in multi-functional theranostics, including liposomal PS, targeted drug delivery, controllable drug release, image-guided therapy, and combined therapy. This review provides researchers with a useful reference in liposome-based drug delivery.
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- Xiamin Cheng
- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)Nanjing211816P. R. China
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Wang X, Luo D, Basilion JP. Photodynamic Therapy: Targeting Cancer Biomarkers for the Treatment of Cancers. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13122992. [PMID: 34203805 PMCID: PMC8232794 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13122992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive treatment option that can kill cancerous cells by subjecting them to light irradiation at a specific wavelength. The main problem related to most photosensitizers is the lack of tumor selectivity, which leads to undesired uptake in normal tissues resulting in side effects. Passive targeting and active targeting are the two strategies to improve uptake in tumor tissues. This review focused on active targeting and summarizes recent active targeting approaches in which highly potent photosensitizers are rendered tumor-specific by means of an appended targeting moiety that interacts with a protein unique to, or at least significantly more abundant on, tumor cell surfaces compared to normal cells. Abstract Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a well-documented therapy that has emerged as an effective treatment modality of cancers. PDT utilizes harmless light to activate non- or minimally toxic photosensitizers to generate cytotoxic species for malignant cell eradication. Compared with conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy, PDT is appealing by virtue of the minimal invasiveness, its safety, as well as its selectivity, and the fact that it can induce an immune response. Although local illumination of the cancer lesions renders intrinsic selectivity of PDT, most photosensitizers used in PDT do not display significant tumor tissue selectivity. There is a need for targeted delivery of photosensitizers. The molecular identification of cancer antigens has opened new possibilities for the development of effective targeted therapy for cancer patients. This review provides a brief overview of recent achievements of targeted delivery of photosensitizers to cancer cells by targeting well-established cancer biomarkers. Overall, targeted PDT offers enhanced intracellular accumulation of the photosensitizer, leading to improved PDT efficacy and reduced toxicity to normal tissues.
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- Xinning Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Wearn Building B-49, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Correspondence: (X.W.); (J.P.B.); Tel.: +216-844-4848 (X.W.); +216-983-3246 (J.P.B.); Fax: +216-844-4987 (X.W. & J.P.B.)
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- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Wearn Building B-44, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Wearn Building B-49, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Wearn Building B-44, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
- Correspondence: (X.W.); (J.P.B.); Tel.: +216-844-4848 (X.W.); +216-983-3246 (J.P.B.); Fax: +216-844-4987 (X.W. & J.P.B.)
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Obaid G, Samkoe K, Tichauer K, Bano S, Park Y, Silber Z, Hodge S, Callaghan S, Guirguis M, Mallidi S, Pogue B, Hasan T. Is Tumor Cell Specificity Distinct from Tumor Selectivity In Vivo?: A Quantitative NIR Molecular Imaging Analysis of Nanoliposome Targeting. NANO RESEARCH 2021; 14:1344-1354. [PMID: 33717420 PMCID: PMC7951968 DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-3178-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The significance and ability for receptor targeted nanoliposomes (tNLs) to bind to their molecular targets in solid tumors in vivo has been questioned, particularly as the efficiency of their tumor accumulation and selectivity is not always predictive of their efficacy or molecular specificity. This study presents, for the first time, in situ NIR molecular imaging-based quantitation of the in vivo specificity of tNLs for their target receptors, as opposed to tumor selectivity, which includes influences of enhanced tumor permeability and retention. Results show that neither tumor delivery nor selectivity (tumor-to-normal ratio) of cetuximab and IRDye conjugated tNLs correlate with EGFR expression in U251, U87 and 9L tumors, and in fact underrepresent their imaging-derived molecular specificity by up to 94.2%. Conversely, their in vivo specificity, which we quantify as the concentration of tNL-reported tumor EGFR provided by NIR molecular imaging, correlates positively with EGFR expression levels in vitro and ex vivo (Pearson's r= 0.92 and 0.96, respectively). This study provides a unique opportunity to address the problematic disconnect between tNL synthesis and in vivo specificity. The findings encourage their continued adoption as platforms for precision medicine, and facilitates intelligent synthesis and patient customization in order to improve safety profiles and therapeutic outcomes.
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- Girgis Obaid
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, U.S
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, U.S
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 037551, U.S
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- Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, U.S
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, U.S
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 037551, U.S
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, U.S
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 037551, U.S
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, U.S
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, U.S
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, U.S
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 037551, U.S
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, U.S
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, U.S
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Valenzuela-Valderrama M, Carrasco-Véliz N, González IA, Dreyse P, Palavecino CE. Synergistic effect of combined imipenem and photodynamic treatment with the cationic Ir(III) complexes to polypyridine ligand on carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020; 31:101882. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Rudkouskaya A, Sinsuebphon N, Ochoa M, Chen SJ, Mazurkiewicz JE, Intes X, Barroso M. Multiplexed non-invasive tumor imaging of glucose metabolism and receptor-ligand engagement using dark quencher FRET acceptor. Theranostics 2020; 10:10309-10325. [PMID: 32929350 PMCID: PMC7481426 DOI: 10.7150/thno.45825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Rationale: Following an ever-increased focus on personalized medicine, there is a continuing need to develop preclinical molecular imaging modalities to guide the development and optimization of targeted therapies. Near-Infrared (NIR) Macroscopic Fluorescence Lifetime Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (MFLI-FRET) imaging offers a unique method to robustly quantify receptor-ligand engagement in live intact animals, which is critical to assess the delivery efficacy of therapeutics. However, to date, non-invasive imaging approaches that can simultaneously measure cellular drug delivery efficacy and metabolic response are lacking. A major challenge for the implementation of concurrent optical and MFLI-FRET in vivo whole-body preclinical imaging is the spectral crowding and cross-contamination between fluorescent probes. Methods: We report on a strategy that relies on a dark quencher enabling simultaneous assessment of receptor-ligand engagement and tumor metabolism in intact live mice. Several optical imaging approaches, such as in vitro NIR FLI microscopy (FLIM) and in vivo wide-field MFLI, were used to validate a novel donor-dark quencher FRET pair. IRDye 800CW 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) imaging was multiplexed with MFLI-FRET of NIR-labeled transferrin FRET pair (Tf-AF700/Tf-QC-1) to monitor tumor metabolism and probe uptake in breast tumor xenografts in intact live nude mice. Immunohistochemistry was used to validate in vivo imaging results. Results: First, we establish that IRDye QC-1 (QC-1) is an effective NIR dark acceptor for the FRET-induced quenching of donor Alexa Fluor 700 (AF700). Second, we report on simultaneous in vivo imaging of the metabolic probe 2-DG and MFLI-FRET imaging of Tf-AF700/Tf-QC-1 uptake in tumors. Such multiplexed imaging revealed an inverse relationship between 2-DG uptake and Tf intracellular delivery, suggesting that 2-DG signal may predict the efficacy of intracellular targeted delivery. Conclusions: Overall, our methodology enables for the first time simultaneous non-invasive monitoring of intracellular drug delivery and metabolic response in preclinical studies.
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- Alena Rudkouskaya
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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- Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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- Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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Ko J, Oh J, Ahmed MS, Carlson JCT, Weissleder R. Ultra-fast cycling for multiplexed cellular fluorescence imaging. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 132:6906-6913. [PMID: 34366494 PMCID: PMC8340598 DOI: 10.1002/ange.201915153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rapid analysis of single and scant cell populations is essential in modern diagnostics, yet existing methods are often limited and slow. Here we describe an ultra-fast, highly efficient cycling method for the analysis of single cells based on unique linkers for tetrazine (Tz) / trans-cyclooctene (TCO) mediated quenching. Surprisingly, the quenching reaction rates were more than 3 orders of magnitude faster (t1/2 < 1 sec) than predicted. This allowed multi-cycle staining and immune cell profiling within an hour, leveraging the accelerated kinetics to open new diagnostic possibilities for rapid cellular analyses.
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- Jina Ko
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA 02114
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA 02114
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA 02114
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA 02114
- Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA 02114
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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Xu W, Wang L, Zhang R, Sun X, Huang L, Su H, Wei X, Chen CC, Lou J, Dai H, Qian K. Diagnosis and prognosis of myocardial infarction on a plasmonic chip. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1654. [PMID: 32245966 PMCID: PMC7125217 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15487-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases lead to 31.5% of deaths globally, and particularly myocardial infarction (MI) results in 7.4 million deaths per year. Diagnosis of MI and monitoring for prognostic use are critical for clinical management and biomedical research, which require advanced tools with accuracy and speed. Herein, we developed a plasmonic gold nano-island (pGold) chip assay for diagnosis and monitoring of MI. On-chip microarray analysis of serum biomarkers (e.g., cardiac troponin I) afforded up to 130-fold enhancement of near-infrared fluorescence for ultra-sensitive and quantitative detection within controlled periods, using 10 μL of serum only. The pGold chip assay achieved MI diagnostic sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 95.54%, superior to the standard chemiluminescence immunoassay in cardiovascular clinics. Further, we monitored biomarker concentrations regarding percutaneous coronary intervention for prognostic purpose. Our work demonstrated a designed approach using plasmonic materials for enhanced diagnosis and monitoring for prognostic use towards point-of-care testing.
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- Wei Xu
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.,State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.,State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.,State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.,State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.,State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 11677, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China. .,State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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Ko J, Oh J, Ahmed MS, Carlson JCT, Weissleder R. Ultra-fast Cycling for Multiplexed Cellular Fluorescence Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:6839-6846. [PMID: 32004403 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Rapid analysis of single and scant cell populations is essential in modern diagnostics, yet existing methods are often limited and slow. Herein, we describe an ultra-fast, highly efficient cycling method for the analysis of single cells based on unique linkers for tetrazine (Tz)/trans-cyclooctene (TCO)-mediated quenching. Surprisingly, the quenching reaction rates were more than 3 orders of magnitude faster (t1/2 <1 s) than predicted. This allowed multi-cycle staining and immune cell profiling within an hour, leveraging the accelerated kinetics to open new diagnostic possibilities for rapid cellular analyses.
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- Jina Ko
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.,Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.,Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Kang D, Lee S, Shin H, Pyun J, Lee J. An efficient NIR-to-NIR signal-based LRET system for homogeneous competitive immunoassay. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 150:111921. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Targeting MMP-14 for dual PET and fluorescence imaging of glioma in preclinical models. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2019; 47:1412-1426. [PMID: 31773232 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04607-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE There is a clinical need for agents that target glioma cells for non-invasive and intraoperative imaging to guide therapeutic intervention and improve the prognosis of glioma. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-14 is overexpressed in glioma with negligible expression in normal brain, presenting MMP-14 as an attractive biomarker for imaging glioma. In this study, we designed a peptide probe containing a near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) dye/quencher pair, a positron emission tomography (PET) radionuclide, and a moiety with high affinity to MMP-14. This novel substrate-binding peptide allows dual modality imaging of glioma only after cleavage by MMP-14 to activate the quenched NIRF signal, enhancing probe specificity and imaging contrast. METHODS MMP-14 expression and activity in human glioma tissues and cells were measured in vitro by immunofluorescence and gel zymography. Cleavage of the novel substrate and substrate-binding peptides by glioma cells in vitro and glioma xenograft tumors in vivo was determined by NIRF imaging. Biodistribution of the radiolabeled MMP-14-binding peptide or substrate-binding peptide was determined in mice bearing orthotopic patient-derived xenograft (PDX) glioma tumors by PET imaging. RESULTS Glioma cells with MMP-14 activity showed activation and retention of NIRF signal from the cleaved peptides. Resected mouse brains with PDX glioma tumors showed tumor-to-background NIRF ratios of 7.6-11.1 at 4 h after i.v. injection of the peptides. PET/CT images showed localization of activity in orthotopic PDX tumors after i.v. injection of 68Ga-binding peptide or 64Cu-substrate-binding peptide; uptake of the radiolabeled peptides in tumors was significantly reduced (p < 0.05) by blocking with the non-labeled-binding peptide. PET and NIRF signals correlated linearly in the orthotopic PDX tumors. Immunohistochemistry showed co-localization of MMP-14 expression and NIRF signal in the resected tumors. CONCLUSIONS The novel MMP-14 substrate-binding peptide enabled PET/NIRF imaging of glioma models in mice, warranting future image-guided resection studies with the probe in preclinical glioma models.
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Wang Q, Yu L, Wong RC, Lo PC. Construction of cathepsin B-responsive fluorescent probe and photosensitizer using a ferrocenyl boron dipyrromethene dark quencher. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 179:828-836. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.06.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Shi W, Ng DKP, Zhao S, Lo P. A Phthalocyanine‐Based Glutathione‐Activated Photosensitizer with a Ferrocenyl Boron Dipyrromethene Dark Quencher for Photodynamic Therapy. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Wen‐Jing Shi
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringGuangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 China
- Department of ChemistryThe Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong China
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- Department of ChemistryThe Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong China
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- Department of ChemistryThe Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong China
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- Department of Biomedical SciencesCity University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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Hanaoka K. [Development of Novel Dark Quenchers and Their Application to Imaging Probes]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2019; 139:277-283. [PMID: 30713240 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.18-00174-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rhodamine dyes are among the most widely used fluorescent dyes for bioimaging due to their high fluorescence quantum yield and high photostability. Recently, novel far-red to near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dyes have been developed: Si-rhodamines (SiRs), in which the O atom of conventional rhodamine dyes at the 10 position of the xanthene moiety is replaced with a Si atom. These SiRs are excellent long-wavelength fluorophores for bioimaging, as they retain the advantageous photophysical properties of conventional rhodamine dyes. Further, we focused on the QSY dark quenchers, which contain the rhodamine scaffold bearing aromatic rings at the N atoms at the 3,6-positions of the xanthene moiety; these show no fluorescence, irrespective of solvent polarity and pH. NIR fluorescent probes based on the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism have various practical advantages, and their molecular design is generally based on the use of NIR dark quenchers as cleavable FRET acceptors. However, few NIR dark quenchers can quench fluorescence in the Cy7 region (over 780 nm). We successfully developed SiR-based NIR dark quenchers (SiNQs) which show broad absorption covering this region. To demonstrate their usefulness, we designed and synthesized a NIR fluorescence probe for matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity using SiNQs. The developed probe was able to detect MMP activity in terms of NIR fluorescence, not only in vitro, but also in cultured cells and in a tumor-bearing mouse, in which the tumor was clearly visualized.
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- Kenjiro Hanaoka
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Yücel YH, Cardinell K, Khattak S, Zhou X, Lapinski M, Cheng F, Gupta N. Active Lymphatic Drainage From the Eye Measured by Noninvasive Photoacoustic Imaging of Near-Infrared Nanoparticles. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 59:2699-2707. [PMID: 29860456 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-22850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To visualize and quantify lymphatic drainage of aqueous humor from the eye to cervical lymph nodes in the dynamic state. Methods A near-infrared tracer was injected into the right eye anterior chamber of 10 mice under general anesthesia. Mice were imaged with photoacoustic tomography before and 20 minutes, 2, 4, and 6 hours after injection. Tracer signal intensity was measured in both eyes and right and left neck lymph nodes at every time point and signal intensity slopes were calculated. Slope differences between right and left eyes and right and left nodes were compared using paired t-test. Neck nodes were examined with fluorescence optical imaging and histologically for the presence of tracer. Results Following right eye intracameral injection of tracer, an exponential decrease in tracer signal was observed from 20 minutes to 6 hours in all mice. Slope differences of the signal intensity between right and left eyes were significant (P < 0.001). Simultaneously, increasing tracer signal was observed in the right neck node from 20 minutes to 6 hours. Slope differences of the signal intensity between right and left neck nodes were significant (P = 0.0051). Ex vivo optical fluorescence imaging and histopathologic examination of neck nodes confirmed tracer presence within submandibular nodes. Conclusions Active lymphatic drainage of aqueous from the eye to cervical lymph nodes was measured noninvasively by photoacoustic imaging of near-infrared nanoparticles. This unique in vivo assay may help to uncover novel drugs that target alternative outflow routes to lower IOP in glaucoma and may provide new insights into lymphatic drainage in eye health and disease.
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- Yeni H Yücel
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST), St. Michael's Hospital, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Glaucoma Unit, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Lee D, Kim D, Lee H, Noh TH, Lee YA, Jung OS. Adsorption of anthracene substitutes into suprachannels: bulk vs. included guests. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce02185f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Investigation of FRET of included anthracene substitutes within unusual hydrophobic suprachannels was carried out.
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- Daseul Lee
- Department of Chemistry
- Pusan National University
- Pusan 46241
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Pusan National University
- Pusan 46241
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Pusan National University
- Pusan 46241
- Korea
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemistry Education
- Chunbuk National University
- Jeonju 54896
- Korea
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemistry Education
- Chunbuk National University
- Jeonju 54896
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Pusan National University
- Pusan 46241
- Korea
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Ruan Z, Yuan P, Li T, Tian Y, Cheng Q, Yan L. Glutathione Triggered Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Chemotherapy by Cyanine Conjugated Polypeptide. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 4:4208-4218. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Zheng Ruan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai Road 96, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai Road 96, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai Road 96, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai Road 96, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai Road 96, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai Road 96, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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Laramie MD, Smith MK, Marmarchi F, McNally LR, Henary M. Small Molecule Optoacoustic Contrast Agents: An Unexplored Avenue for Enhancing In Vivo Imaging. Molecules 2018; 23:E2766. [PMID: 30366395 PMCID: PMC6278390 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Almost every variety of medical imaging technique relies heavily on exogenous contrast agents to generate high-resolution images of biological structures. Organic small molecule contrast agents, in particular, are well suited for biomedical imaging applications due to their favorable biocompatibility and amenability to structural modification. PET/SPECT, MRI, and fluorescence imaging all have a large host of small molecule contrast agents developed for them, and there exists an academic understanding of how these compounds can be developed. Optoacoustic imaging is a relatively newer imaging technique and, as such, lacks well-established small molecule contrast agents; many of the contrast agents used are the same ones which have found use in fluorescence imaging applications. Many commonly-used fluorescent dyes have found successful application in optoacoustic imaging, but others generate no detectable signal. Moreover, the structural features that either enable a molecule to generate a detectable optoacoustic signal or prevent it from doing so are poorly understood, so design of new contrast agents lacks direction. This review aims to compile the small molecule optoacoustic contrast agents that have been successfully employed in the literature to bridge the information gap between molecular design and optoacoustic signal generation. The information contained within will help to provide direction for the future synthesis of optoacoustic contrast agents.
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- Matt D Laramie
- Department of Chemistry, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, 1 Medical Center Blvd, Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, 1 Medical Center Blvd, Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Sato D, Kondo T, Kato T. Dual emissive bispyrene peptide probes for highly sensitive measurements of trypsin activity and evaluation of trypsin inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:3468-3473. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Demuth J, Kucera R, Kopecky K, Havlínová Z, Libra A, Novakova V, Miletin M, Zimcik P. Efficient Synthesis of a Wide-Range Absorbing Azaphthalocyanine Dark Quencher and Its Application to Dual-Labeled Oligonucleotide Probes for Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reactions. Chemistry 2018; 24:9658-9666. [PMID: 29683215 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Unsymmetrical dialkylamino-substituted zinc azaphthalocyanine (AzaPc) exhibits unique spectral and photophysical properties for dark quenchers of fluorescence in DNA hybridization probes. The panchromatic light absorption of AzaPc from 300 nm up to at least 700 nm and its lack of fluorescence make it an ideal candidate for a universal dark quencher. To prove this experimentally, oligodeoxyribonucleotide probes were labeled at the 3'-end by this AzaPc and at the 5'-end by a fluorophore used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-that is, fluorescein, CAL Fluor Red 610, and Cy5. AzaPc showed a significantly higher quenching efficiency compared to the commercially available dark quenchers (BHQ-1, BHQ-2, BBQ-650) in a developed model of TaqMan PCR assay. The AzaPc-labeled probe proved to also be useful in a practical PCR assay for the quantification of the SLCO2B1 transporter gene expression. The constructed calibration curves indicated linearity in the range from 102 to 107 of target copies.
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- Jiri Demuth
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czech Republic.,Generi Biotech, Machkova 587, Hradec Kralove, 500 11, Czech Republic
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- Generi Biotech, Machkova 587, Hradec Kralove, 500 11, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Akademika Heyrovskeho 1203, Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czech Republic
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Alves CG, Lima-Sousa R, de Melo-Diogo D, Louro RO, Correia IJ. IR780 based nanomaterials for cancer imaging and photothermal, photodynamic and combinatorial therapies. Int J Pharm 2018; 542:164-175. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Pan GY, Jia HR, Zhu YX, Wang RH, Wu FG, Chen Z. Dual Channel Activatable Cyanine Dye for Mitochondrial Imaging and Mitochondria-Targeted Cancer Theranostics. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 3:3596-3606. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Guang-Yu Pan
- State
Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and
Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and
Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and
Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and
Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and
Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Obaid G, Spring BQ, Bano S, Hasan T. Activatable clinical fluorophore-quencher antibody pairs as dual molecular probes for the enhanced specificity of image-guided surgery. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2017; 22:1-6. [PMID: 28853247 PMCID: PMC5574035 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.22.12.121607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The emergence of fluorescently labeled therapeutic antibodies has given rise to molecular probes for image-guided surgery. However, the extraneous interstitial presence of an unbound and nonspecifically accumulated probe gives rise to false-positive detection of tumor tissue and margins. Thus, the concept of tumor-cell activation of smart probes provides a potentially superior mechanism of delineating tumor margins as well as small tumor deposits. The combination of molecular targeting with intracellular activation circumvents the presence of extracellular, nonspecific signals of targeted probe accumulation. Here, we present a demonstration of the clinical antibodies cetuximab (cet, anti-EGFR mAb) and trastuzumab (trast, anti-HER-2 mAb) conjugated to Alexa Fluor molecules and IRDye QC-1 quencher optimized at the ratio of 1∶2∶6 to provide the greatest degree of proteolytic fluorescence activation, synonymous with intracellular lysosomal degradation. The cet-AF-Q-C1 conjugate (1∶2∶6) provides up to 9.8-fold proteolytic fluorescence activation. By preparing a spectrally distinct, irrelevant sham IgG-AF-QC-1 conjugate, a dual-activatable probe approach is shown to enhance the specificity of imaging within an orthotopic AsPC-1 pancreatic cancer xenograft model. The dual-activatable approach warrants expedited clinical translation to improve the specificity of image-guided surgery by spectrally decomposing specific from nonspecific probe accumulation, binding, and internalization.
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- Girgis Obaid
- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Northeastern University, Department of Physics, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Tayyaba Hasan, E-mail:
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Chevalier A, Renard PY, Romieu A. Azo-Based Fluorogenic Probes for Biosensing and Bioimaging: Recent Advances and Upcoming Challenges. Chem Asian J 2017; 12:2008-2028. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201700682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Arnaud Chevalier
- Normandie Université, CNRS, UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen; COBRA (UMR 6014), IRCOF; rue Tesnières 76000 Rouen France
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- Normandie Université, CNRS, UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen; COBRA (UMR 6014), IRCOF; rue Tesnières 76000 Rouen France
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- ICMUB, UMR 6302, CNRS; University Bourgogne Franche-Comté; 9, Avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon cedex France
- Institut Universitaire de France; 103, Boulevard Saint-Michel 75005 Paris France
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In addition to reflectance confocal microscopy, multiwave confocal microscopes with different laser wavelengths in combination with exogenous fluorophores allow fluorescence mode confocal microscopy in vivo and ex vivo. Fluorescence mode confocal microscopy improves the contrast between the epithelium and the surrounding soft tissue and allows the depiction of certain structures, like epithelial tumors, nerves, and glands.
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- J Welzel
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, General Hospital Augsburg, Sauerbruchstrasse 6, 86179 Augsburg, Germany.
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, General Hospital Augsburg, Sauerbruchstrasse 6, 86179 Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Frauenlobstrasse 9-11, 80337 Munich, Germany
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Katolik A, Clark NE, Tago N, Montemayor EJ, Hart PJ, Damha MJ. Fluorescent Branched RNAs for High-Throughput Analysis of Dbr1 Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:622-627. [PMID: 28055181 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We have developed fluorescent 2',5' branched RNAs (bRNA) that permit real time monitoring of RNA lariat (intron) debranching enzyme (Dbr1) kinetics. These compounds contain fluorescein (FAM) on the 5' arm of the bRNA that is quenched by a dabcyl moiety on the 2' arm. Dbr1-mediated hydrolysis of the 2',5' linkage induces a large increase in fluorescence, providing a convenient assay for Dbr1 hydrolysis. We show that unlabeled bRNAs with non-native 2',5'-phosphodiester linkages, such as phosphoramidate or phosphorothioate, can inhibit Dbr1-mediated debranching with IC50 values in the low nanomolar range. In addition to measuring kinetic parameters of the debranching enzyme, these probes can be used for high throughput screening (HTS) of chemical libraries with the aim of identifying Dbr1 inhibitors, compounds that may be useful in treating neurodegenerative diseases and retroviral infections.
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- Adam Katolik
- Department
of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Departments
of Biochemistry and Biomolecular Chemistry, University Of Wisconsin—Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
- Department
of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec H3A 0B8, Canada
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He H, Wang Z, Cheng T, Liu X, Wang X, Wang J, Ren H, Sun Y, Song Y, Yang J, Xia Y, Wang S, Zhang X, Huang F. Visible and Near-Infrared Dual-Emission Carbogenic Small Molecular Complex with High RNA Selectivity and Renal Clearance for Nucleolus and Tumor Imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:28529-28537. [PMID: 27704754 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Fluorescence imaging requires bioselective, sensitive, nontoxic molecular probes to detect the precise location of lesions for fundamental research and clinical applications. Typical inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials with large sizes (>10 nm) can offer high-quality fluorescence imaging due to their fascinating optical properties but are limited to low selectivity as well as slow clearance pathway. We here report an N- and O-rich carbogenic small molecular complex (SMC, MW < 1000 Da) that exhibits high quantum yield (up to 80%), nucleic acid-binding enhanced excitation-dependent fluorescence (EDF), and a near-infrared (NIR) emission peaked at 850 nm with an ultralarge Stokes shift (∼500 nm). SMCs show strong rRNA affinity, and the resulting EDF enhancement allows multicolor visualization of nucleoli in cells for clear statistics. Furthermore, SMCs can be efficiently accumulated in tumor in vivo after injection into tumor-bearing mice. The NIR emission affords high signal/noise ratio imaging for delineating the true extent of tumor. Importantly, about 80% of injected SMCs can be rapidly excreted from the body in 24 h. No appreciable toxicological responses were observed up to 30 days by hematological, biochemical, and pathological examinations. SMCs have great potential as a promising nucleolus- and tumor-specific agent for medical diagnoses and biomedical research.
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- Hua He
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300354, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Center, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University , No. 220, Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300354, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, China
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Bag SS, Jana S, Pradhan MK. Synthesis, photophysical properties of triazolyl-donor/acceptor chromophores decorated unnatural amino acids: Incorporation of a pair into Leu-enkephalin peptide and application of triazolylperylene amino acid in sensing BSA. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:3579-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.05.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 05/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Junager NPL, Kongsted J, Astakhova K. Revealing Nucleic Acid Mutations Using Förster Resonance Energy Transfer-Based Probes. SENSORS 2016; 16:s16081173. [PMID: 27472344 PMCID: PMC5017339 DOI: 10.3390/s16081173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Nucleic acid mutations are of tremendous importance in modern clinical work, biotechnology and in fundamental studies of nucleic acids. Therefore, rapid, cost-effective and reliable detection of mutations is an object of extensive research. Today, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) probes are among the most often used tools for the detection of nucleic acids and in particular, for the detection of mutations. However, multiple parameters must be taken into account in order to create efficient FRET probes that are sensitive to nucleic acid mutations. In this review; we focus on the design principles for such probes and available computational methods that allow for their rational design. Applications of advanced, rationally designed FRET probes range from new insights into cellular heterogeneity to gaining new knowledge of nucleic acid structures directly in living cells.
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- Nina P L Junager
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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Lin H, Zhang R, Gunn JR, Esipova TV, Vinogradov S, Gladstone DJ, Jarvis LA, Pogue BW. Comparison of Cherenkov excited fluorescence and phosphorescence molecular sensing from tissue with external beam irradiation. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:3955-68. [PMID: 27120085 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/10/3955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ionizing radiation delivered by a medical linear accelerator (LINAC) generates Cherenkov emission within the treated tissue. A fraction of this light, in the 600-900 nm wavelength region, propagates through centimeters of tissue and can be used to excite optical probes in vivo, enabling molecular sensing of tissue analytes. The success of isolating the emission signal from this Cherenkov excitation background is dependent on key factors such as: (i) the Stokes shift of the probe spectra; (ii) the excited state lifetime; (iii) the probe concentration; (iv) the depth below the tissue surface; and (v) the radiation dose used. Previous studies have exclusively focused on imaging phosphorescent dyes, rather than fluorescent dyes. However there are only a few biologically important phosphorescent dyes and yet in comparison there are thousands of biologically relevant fluorescent dyes. So in this study the focus was a study of efficacy of Cherenkov-excited luminescence using fluorescent commercial near-infrared probes, IRDye 680RD, IRDye 700DX, and IRDye 800CW, and comparing them to the well characterized phosphorescent probe Oxyphor PtG4, an oxygen sensitive dye. Each probe was excited by Cherenkov light from a 6 MV external radiation beam, and measured in continuous wave or time-gated modes. The detection was performed by spectrally resolving the luminescence signals, and measuring them with spectrometer-based separation on an ICCD detector. The results demonstrate that IRDye 700DX and PtG4 allowed for the maximal signal to noise ratio. In the case of the phosphorescent probe, PtG4, with emission decays on the microsecond (μs) time scale, time-gated acquisition was possible, and it allowed for higher efficacy in terms of the probe concentration and detection depth. Phantoms containing the probe at 5 mm depth could be detected at concentrations down to the nanoMolar range, and at depths into the tissue simulating phantom near 3 cm. In vivo studies showed that 5 nmol of dye was readily detected with radiation doses less than 5 cGy. Since concentration, radiation dose and depth each contribute to the level of the detected signal, it may be possible to improve any of these parameters at expense of the others. This paradigm of nanoMolar sensitivity for optical reporters in vivo introduces the concept of molecular sensing of tumors during therapy or diagnostically with biologically relevant concentrations of fluorescent reporters.
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- Huiyun Lin
- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. MOE Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fujian 350007, People's Republic of China
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Reporter nanoparticle that monitors its anticancer efficacy in real time. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E2104-13. [PMID: 27036008 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1603455113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The ability to monitor the efficacy of an anticancer treatment in real time can have a critical effect on the outcome. Currently, clinical readouts of efficacy rely on indirect or anatomic measurements, which occur over prolonged time scales postchemotherapy or postimmunotherapy and may not be concordant with the actual effect. Here we describe the biology-inspired engineering of a simple 2-in-1 reporter nanoparticle that not only delivers a cytotoxic or an immunotherapy payload to the tumor but also reports back on the efficacy in real time. The reporter nanoparticles are engineered from a novel two-staged stimuli-responsive polymeric material with an optimal ratio of an enzyme-cleavable drug or immunotherapy (effector elements) and a drug function-activatable reporter element. The spatiotemporally constrained delivery of the effector and the reporter elements in a single nanoparticle produces maximum signal enhancement due to the availability of the reporter element in the same cell as the drug, thereby effectively capturing the temporal apoptosis process. Using chemotherapy-sensitive and chemotherapy-resistant tumors in vivo, we show that the reporter nanoparticles can provide a real-time noninvasive readout of tumor response to chemotherapy. The reporter nanoparticle can also monitor the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition in melanoma. The self-reporting capability, for the first time to our knowledge, captures an anticancer nanoparticle in action in vivo.
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Sloniec-Myszk J, Resch-Genger U, Hennig A. Chiral, J-Aggregate-Forming Dyes for Alternative Signal Modulation Mechanisms in Self-Immolative Enzyme-Activatable Optical Probes. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:877-85. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b10526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jagoda Sloniec-Myszk
- BAM Federal Institute
for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute
for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute
for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany
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Koh B, Li X, Zhang B, Yuan B, Lin Y, Antaris AL, Wan H, Gong M, Yang J, Zhang X, Liang Y, Dai H. Visible to Near-Infrared Fluorescence Enhanced Cellular Imaging on Plasmonic Gold Chips. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:457-465. [PMID: 26663862 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201502182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Rapid and sensitive detections of a variety of surface and intracellular proteins, nucleic acids, and other cellular biomarkers are important to elucidating biological signaling pathways and to devising disease diagnostics and therapeutics. Here, sensitive imaging and detection of cellular proteins on fluorescence-enhancing, nanostructured plasmonic gold (pGold) chips is presented. Imaging of fluorescently labeled cellular biomarkers on pGold is enhanced by 2-30-fold in the visible to near infrared (NIR) range of ≈500-900 nm. The high fluorescence enhancement of >700 nm significantly improves the dynamic range and signal/background ratios of NIR imaging, allowing high-performance multicolor imaging in the visible-NIR range using high quantum yield (QY) visible dyes and lower QY NIR fluorophores. Further, multiple cellular proteins of single cells of various cell types can be detected through microarraying of cells, useful for potentially hundreds and thousands different types of cells assayed on a single chip down to small cell numbers. This work suggests a simple, high throughput, high sensitivity, and multiplexed single-cell analysis method on fluorescence enhancing plasmonic substrates in the entire visible to NIR window.
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- Byumseok Koh
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Gong H, Holcomb I, Ooi A, Wang X, Majonis D, Unger MA, Ramakrishnan R. Simple Method To Prepare Oligonucleotide-Conjugated Antibodies and Its Application in Multiplex Protein Detection in Single Cells. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 27:217-25. [PMID: 26689321 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5b00613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The diversity of nucleic acid sequences enables genomics studies in a highly multiplexed format. Since multiplex protein detection is still a challenge, it would be useful to use genomics tools for this purpose. This can be accomplished by conjugating specific oligonucleotides to antibodies. Upon binding of the oligonucleotide-conjugated antibodies to their targets, the protein levels can be converted to oligonucleotide levels. In this report we describe a simple method for preparing oligonucleotide-conjugated antibodies and discuss this method's application in oligonucleotide extension reaction (OER) for multiplex protein detection. Conjugation is based on strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (the Cu-free click reaction), in which the antibody is activated with a dibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO) moiety and subsequently linked covalently with an azide-modified oligonucleotide. In the functional test, the reaction conditions and purification processes were optimized to achieve maximum yield and best performance. The OER assay employs a pair of antibody binders (two antibodies, each conjugated with its own oligonucleotide) developed for each protein target. The two oligonucleotides contain unique six-base complementary regions at their 3' prime ends to allow annealing and extension by DNA synthesis enzymes to form a DNA template. Following preamplification, the DNA template is detected by qPCR. Distinct oligonucleotide sequences are assigned to different antibody binders to enable multiplex protein detection. When tested using recombinant proteins, some antibody binders, such as those specific to CSTB, MET, EpCAM, and CASP3, had dynamic ranges of 5-6 logs. The antibody binders were also used in a multiplexed format in OER assays, and the binders successfully detected their protein targets in cell lysates, and in single cells in combination with the C1 system. This click reaction-based antibody conjugation procedure is cost-effective, needs minimal hands-on time, and is well-suited for the development of affordable multiplex protein assays, which provides the potential to accelerate proteomics research.
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- Haibiao Gong
- Fluidigm Corporation , South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Fluidigm Corporation , South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Fluidigm Corporation , South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Fluidigm Corporation , South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Fluidigm Corporation , South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Fluidigm Corporation , South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Spitsyn MA, Shershov VE, Kuznetsova VE, Barsky VE, Egorov EE, Emelyanova MA, Kreindlin EY, Lysov YP, Guseinov TO, Fesenko DE, Lapa SA, Surzhikov SA, Abramov IS, Nasedkina TV, Zasedatelev AS, Chudinov AV. Infrared fluorescent markers for microarray DNA analysis. Mol Biol 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893315050167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li Y, Liu PC, Shen Y, Snavely MD, Hiraga K. A Cell-Based Internalization and Degradation Assay with an Activatable Fluorescence-Quencher Probe as a Tool for Functional Antibody Screening. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 20:869-75. [PMID: 26024945 PMCID: PMC4512523 DOI: 10.1177/1087057115588511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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For the development of therapeutically potent anti-cancer antibody drugs, it is often important to identify antibodies that internalize into cells efficiently, rather than just binding to antigens on the cell surface. Such antibodies can mediate receptor endocytosis, resulting in receptor downregulation on the cell surface and potentially inhibiting receptor function and tumor growth. Also, efficient antibody internalization is a prerequisite for the delivery of cytotoxic drugs into target cells and is critical for the development of antibody–drug conjugates. Here we describe a novel activatable fluorescence–quencher pair to quantify the extent of antibody internalization and degradation in the target cells. In this assay, candidate antibodies were labeled with a fluorescent dye and a quencher. Fluorescence is inhibited outside and on the surface of cells, but activated upon endocytosis and degradation of the antibody. This assay enabled the development of a process for rapid characterization of candidate antibodies potentially in a high-throughput format. By employing an activatable secondary antibody, primary antibodies in purified form or in culture supernatants can be screened for internalization and degradation. Because purification of candidate antibodies is not required, this method represents a direct functional screen to identify antibodies that internalize efficiently early in the discovery process.
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- Yan Li
- Antibody Technology, Eli Lilly and Company, New York, NY, USA
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- Antibody Technology, Eli Lilly and Company, New York, NY, USA
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- Antibody Technology, Eli Lilly and Company, New York, NY, USA
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Hong G, Diao S, Antaris AL, Dai H. Carbon Nanomaterials for Biological Imaging and Nanomedicinal Therapy. Chem Rev 2015; 115:10816-906. [PMID: 25997028 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 809] [Impact Index Per Article: 89.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Guosong Hong
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Myochin T, Hanaoka K, Iwaki S, Ueno T, Komatsu T, Terai T, Nagano T, Urano Y. Development of a series of near-infrared dark quenchers based on Si-rhodamines and their application to fluorescent probes. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:4759-65. [PMID: 25764154 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes based on the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism have various practical advantages, and their molecular design is generally based on the use of NIR dark quenchers, which are nonfluorescent dyes, as cleavable FRET acceptors. However, few NIR dark quenchers can quench fluorescence in the Cy7 region (over 780 nm). Here, we describe Si-rhodamine-based NIR dark quenchers (SiNQs), which show broad absorption covering this region. They are nonfluorescent independently of solvent polarity and pH, probably due to free rotation of the bond between the N atom and the xanthene moiety. SiNQs can easily be structurally modified to tune their water-solubility and absorption spectra, enabling flexible design of appropriate FRET pair for various NIR fluorescent dyes. To demonstrate the usefulness of SiNQs, we designed and synthesized a NIR fluorescent probe for matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity using SiNQ780. This probe 1 could detect MMP activity in vitro, in cultured cells and in a tumor-bearing mouse, in which the tumor was clearly visualized, by NIR fluorescence. We believe SiNQs will be useful for the development of a wide range of practical NIR fluorescent probes.
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- Takuya Myochin
- †Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Open Innovation Center for Drug Discovery, and §Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,¶PRESTO and ⊥CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- †Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Open Innovation Center for Drug Discovery, and §Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,¶PRESTO and ⊥CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- †Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Open Innovation Center for Drug Discovery, and §Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,¶PRESTO and ⊥CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- †Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Open Innovation Center for Drug Discovery, and §Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,¶PRESTO and ⊥CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- †Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Open Innovation Center for Drug Discovery, and §Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,¶PRESTO and ⊥CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- †Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Open Innovation Center for Drug Discovery, and §Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,¶PRESTO and ⊥CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- †Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Open Innovation Center for Drug Discovery, and §Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,¶PRESTO and ⊥CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- †Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ‡Open Innovation Center for Drug Discovery, and §Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,¶PRESTO and ⊥CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Planas O, Gallavardin T, Nonell S. A novel fluoro-chromogenic click reaction for the labelling of proteins and nanoparticles with near-IR theranostic agents. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:5586-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09070e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Binding of red-absorbing porphycene isothiocyanates to proteins and nanoparticles leads to near-IR fluorescent and photosensitising conjugates.
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- Oriol Planas
- Institut Químic de Sarrià
- Universitat Ramon Llull
- Barcelona
- Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià
- Universitat Ramon Llull
- Barcelona
- Spain
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Liu Z, Radtke MA, Wong MQ, Lin KS, Yapp DT, Perrin DM. Dual Mode Fluorescent 18F-PET Tracers: Efficient Modular Synthesis of Rhodamine-[cRGD]2-[18F]-Organotrifluoroborate, Rapid, and High Yielding One-Step 18F-Labeling at High Specific Activity, and Correlated in Vivo PET Imaging and ex Vivo Fluorescence. Bioconjug Chem 2014; 25:1951-62. [DOI: 10.1021/bc5003357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zhibo Liu
- Chemistry
Department University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T-1Z1, Canada
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- Chemistry
Department University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T-1Z1, Canada
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- Chemistry
Department University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T-1Z1, Canada
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A homogeneous fluorescence-based method to measure antibody internalization in tumor cells. Anal Biochem 2014; 469:1-3. [PMID: 25245185 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2014.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We have developed a simple fluorescence-based method to monitor antibody internalization. Panitumumab was dual-labeled with the fluorophore IRDye 800CW and quencher IRDye QC-1 to yield the biomolecular probe Pan800QC. The fluorescence of IRDye 800CW is quenched by IRDye QC-1 on the same intact antibody. After incubation with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-expressing cells, internalization of Pan800QC was detected by an increase in fluorescence signal due to enzymatic digestion of the antibody and separation of IRDye 800CW and IRDye QC-1. By optimizing reaction conditions, a signal-to-background ratio of 8.5 was obtained. This homogeneous assay can be applied in the characterization and screening of internalizing antibodies.
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