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Zhang J, Zhu YD, Li CQ, Fan YM, Huo H, Sun CG, Zhou J, Sun L, Qian XK, Zou LW. A sensitive fluorescence assay of serum dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity to predict the suitability of its inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 249:116382. [PMID: 39098293 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2024.116382] [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: 04/28/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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DPP-IV inhibitors, which are close to the natural hypoglycemic pathway of human physiology and have few side effects, have been extensively employed in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, there are currently no specific blood indicators that can indicate or predict a patient's suitability for DPP-IV inhibitors. In this study, based on the self-developed high-specificity fluorescent substrate glycyl-prolyl-N-butyl-4-amino-1, 8-naphthimide (GP-BAN), a detection method of human serum DPP-IV activity was established and optimized. The method demonstrates a favorable lower limit of detection (LOD) at 0.32 ng/mL and a satisfactory lower limit of quantification (LOQ) of 1.12 ng/mL, and can be used for the detection of DPP-IV activity in trace serum (2 μL). In addition, Vitalliptin and Sitagliptin showed similar IC50 values when human recombinant DPP-IV and human serum were used as enzyme sources, and the intra-day and inter-day precision obtained by the microplate analyzer were less than 15 %. These results indicate that the microplate reader based detection technique has good accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility. A total of 700 volunteers were recruited, and 646 serum samples were tested for DPP-IV activity. The results showed that serum DPP-IV activity was higher in patients with T2DM than in controls (P < 0.01). However, the statistical data of family history of diabetes, gender and age of diabetic patients showed no statistical significance, and there was no contrast difference. The DPP-IV activity of serum in T2DM patients ranged from 2.4 μmol/min/L to 78.6 μmol/min/L, with a huge difference of up to 32-fold. These results suggest that it is necessary to test DPP-IV activity in patients with T2DM when taking DPP-IV inhibitors to determine the applicability of DPP-IV inhibitors in T2DM patients. These results suggest that it is necessary to detect the activity of DPP-IV in blood before taking DPP-IV inhibitors in patients with T2DM to judge the applicability of DPP-IV inhibitors in patients with T2DM.
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- Jing Zhang
- Translational Medicine Research Center, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Drug Research on Common Chronic Diseases, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China; Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550001, China.
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Liu M, Zeng J, Zhang W, Lei J, Li S, Zhou J, Cheng D, He L. Fabrication of a Near-Infrared-Emissive Probe for Detecting Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 in the Liver of Diabetic Mice and Clinical Serum. Anal Chem 2024; 96:11890-11896. [PMID: 38987697 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01587] [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: 07/12/2024]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) plays a key role in glucose metabolism, which has been a close target for diabetes pathology and treatment. It is significant for the evaluation of cellular DPP4 activity in various biological systems. Fluorescence imaging technology is currently a popular method for detecting enzymes in living cells due to its advantages of high selectivity, high sensitivity, high spatiotemporal resolution, and real-time visualization. Herein, a near-infrared (NIR)-emissive probe NEDP with a large Stokes shift (153 nm) was developed for the assay of DPP4 activity. Upon addition of DPP4, NEDP can emit a significant turn-on NIR fluorescence signal (673 nm) with high sensitivity and specificity. Moreover, NEDP can successfully be used for imaging of intracellular DPP4, confirming the regulation of DPP4 expression in hyperglucose and its treatment in living cells. Most importantly, NEDP can not only monitor the changes of DPP4 in vivo but also show that DPP4 in diabetes is mainly up-regulated in the liver, and the level of DPP4 is positively correlated with the pathological damage of the liver. In addition, NEDP can identify the serum of diabetic patients from healthy people through the fluorescence response to DPP4. These results demonstrated that the designed probe NEDP provides a prospective visual tool to explore the relationship between DPP4 and diabetes and would be applied for detecting serum of diabetes in the clinic.
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- Minhui Liu
- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Research Institute, The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
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- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
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- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
- Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Research Institute, The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, PR China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, PR China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, PR China
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Lu P, Dai SM, Zhou H, Wang F, Dong WR, Jiang JH. Xanthene-based near-infrared chromophores for high-contrast fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging of dipeptidyl peptidase 4. Chem Sci 2024; 15:2221-2228. [PMID: 38332839 PMCID: PMC10848782 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04947g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Near-infrared (NIR) chromophores with analyte tunable emission and absorption properties are highly desirable for developing activatable fluorescence and photoacoustic (PA) probes for bioimaging and disease diagnosis. Here we engineer a class of new chromophores by extending the π-conjugation system of a xanthene scaffold at position 7 with different electron withdrawing groups. It is demonstrated that these chromophores exhibit pH-dependent transition from a spirocyclic "closed" form to a xanthene "open" form with remarkable changes in spectral properties. We further develop fluorescence and PA probes by caging the NIR xanthene chromophores with a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPPIV) substrate. In vitro and live cell studies show that these probes allow activatable fluorescence and PA detection and imaging of DPPIV activity with high sensitivity, high specificity and fast response. Moreover, these two probes allow high-contrast and highly specific imaging of DPPIV activity in a tumour-bearing mouse model in vivo via systemic administration. This study highlights the potential of a xanthene scaffold as a versatile platform for developing high-contrast fluorescence and PA molecular probes.
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- Pei Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometric, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometric, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometric, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometric, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometric, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometric, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University Changsha 410082 P. R. China
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Li J, Ma M, Li J, Xu L, Song D, Ma P, Fei Q. Visualizing Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV with an Advanced Non-π-Conjugated Fluorescent Probe for Early Thyroid Disease Diagnosis. Anal Chem 2023; 95:17577-17585. [PMID: 38050673 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02909] [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: 12/06/2023]
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Early detection and effective treatment of thyroid cancer are vital due to the aggressiveness and high mortality rate of the cancer. Nevertheless, the exploration of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) as a biomarker for thyroid diseases has not been widely conducted. In this study, we developed a novel non-π-conjugated near-infrared fluorescent probe, MB-DPP4, specifically designed to visualize and detect endogenous DPP-IV. Traditional DPP-IV-specific fluorescent probes rely primarily on the intramolecular charge transfer mechanism. For this reason, these probes are often hampered by high background levels that can inhibit their ability to achieve a fluorescence turn-on effect. MB-DPP4 successfully surmounts several drawbacks of traditional DPP-IV probes, boasting unique features such as exceptional selectivity, ultrahigh sensitivity (0.29 ng/mL), innovative structure, low background, and long-wavelength fluorescence. MB-DPP4 is an "off-on" chemosensor that exhibits strong fluorescence at 715 nm and releases a methylene blue (MB) fluorophore upon interacting with DPP-IV, resulting in a visible color change from colorless to blue. Given these remarkable attributes, MB-DPP4 shows great promise as a versatile tool for advancing research on biological processes and for evaluating the physiological roles of DPP-IV in living systems. Finally, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of DPP-IV expression in human serum, urine, thyroid cells, and mouse thyroid tumor models. Our findings could potentially establish a foundation for the early diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases.
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- Jiaxin Li
- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin Province Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Spectral Analytical Instruments, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun 130012, China
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Li X, Wang Y, Chen Z, Ruan M, Yang C, Zhou M, Li N, Xing L, Xu H, Yang L, Shi Q, Wang Y, Chen J, Liang Q. Hepatorenal pathologies in TNF-transgenic mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis are alleviated by anti-TNF treatment. Arthritis Res Ther 2023; 25:188. [PMID: 37784156 PMCID: PMC10544221 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-023-03178-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine and quantify liver and kidney lesions and their response to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in a TNF-Tg mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Female TNF-Tg (Tg3647) mice were used as the animal model for chronic RA. Ultrasound, immunofluorescence, histological staining, serology tests, and real-time RT-PCR were used to examine the pathological changes in the liver and kidney. RESULTS TNF-Tg mice showed a significant decrease in the body weight and a dramatic increase in the volumes of the gallbladder, knee cavity, and popliteal lymph nodes. The liver and kidneys of TNF-Tg mice showed increased chronic inflammation and accumulation of immune cells and fibrosis, compared to wild-type (WT) mice. Moreover, upregulation of inflammatory factors and impaired normal function were observed in the liver and kidneys of TNF-Tg mice. Inflammatory infiltration and fibrosis of the liver and kidneys of female TNF-Tg mice were improved after anti-TNF treatment, and better treatment effects were achieved at 4.5-month-old mice when they were received 8 weeks of intervention. CONCLUSIONS We found that TNF drives the development of liver and kidney pathology in female TNF-Tg mice and that there are limitations to the loss of utility of anti-TNF for the prolonged treatment of RA-associated hepatic and renal injury. This study provides a reliable and clinically relevant animal model for further studies exploring the molecular mechanisms and drug discovery for hepatorenal pathologies in RA.
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- Xuefei Li
- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cardiovascular Department, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cardiovascular Department, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 665, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center for Systems Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Spine Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wan-Ping South Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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He RJ, Tian ZH, Huang J, Sun MR, Wei F, Li CY, Zeng HR, Zhang F, Guan XQ, Feng Y, Meng XM, Yang H, Ge GB. Rationally Engineered CYP3A4 Fluorogenic Substrates for Functional Imaging Analysis and Drug-Drug Interaction Studies. J Med Chem 2023; 66:6743-6755. [PMID: 37145039 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is a key xenobiotic-metabolizing enzyme-mediated drug metabolism and drug-drug interaction (DDI). Herein, an effective strategy was used to rationally construct a practical two-photon fluorogenic substrate for hCYP3A4. Following two-round structure-based substrate discovery and optimization, we have successfully constructed a hCYP3A4 fluorogenic substrate (F8) with desirable features, including high binding affinity, rapid response, excellent isoform specificity, and low cytotoxicity. Under physiological conditions, F8 is readily metabolized by hCYP3A4 to form a brightly fluorescent product (4-OH F8) that can be easily detected by various fluorescence devices. The practicality of F8 for real-time sensing and functional imaging of hCYP3A4 has been examined in tissue preparations, living cells, and organ slices. F8 also demonstrates good performance for high-throughput screening of hCYP3A4 inhibitors and assessing DDI potentials in vivo. Collectively, this study develops an advanced molecular tool for sensing CYP3A4 activities in biological systems, which strongly facilitates CYP3A4-associated fundamental and applied research studies.
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- Rong-Jing He
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Division, Shanghai Institute of Food and Drug Control, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials & Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials & Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials & Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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Yang Y, Xiong Y, Zhu G, Sun M, Zou K, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Xu Z, Li Y, Zhu W, Jia Q, Li B, Ge G. Discovery of seven-membered ring berberine analogues as highly potent and specific hCES2A inhibitors. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 378:110501. [PMID: 37080375 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110501] [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: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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Human carboxylesterase 2A (hCES2A) is a key serine hydrolase responsible for the metabolic clearance of large number of compounds bearing the ester- or amide-bond(s). Inhibition of hCES2A can relieve the chemotherapy-induced toxicity and alter the pharmacokinetic bahaviors of some orally administrate esters-containing agents. However, most of the hCES2A inhibitors show poor cell-membrane permeability and poor specificity. Herein, guided by the structure activity relationships (SAR) of fifteen natural alkaloids against hCES2A, fifteen new seven-membered ring berberine analogues were designed and synthesized, and their anti-hCES2A activities were evaluated. Among all tested compounds, compound 28 showed potent anti-hCES2A effect (IC50 = 1.66 μM) and excellent selectivity over hCES1A (IC50 > 100 μM). The SAR analysis revealed that the seven-membered ring of these berberine analogues was a crucial moiety for hCES2A inhibition, while the secondary amine group of the ring-C is important for improving their specificity over other serine hydrolases. Inhibition kinetic analyses and molecular dynamic simulation demonstrated that 28 strongly inhibited hCES2A in a mixed-inhibition manner, with an estimated Ki value of 1.035 μM. Moreover, 28 could inhibit intracellular hCES2A in living HepG2 cells and exhibited suitable metabolic stability. Collectively, the SAR of seven-membered ring berberine analogues as hCES2A inhibitors were studied, while compound 28 acted as a promising candidate for developing highly selective hCES2A inhibitors.
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- Yun Yang
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China; School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China; School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China; School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Fan Y, Wu Y, Hou J, Wang P, Peng X, Ge G. Coumarin-based near-infrared fluorogenic probes: Recent advances, challenges and future perspectives. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Valverde-Pozo J, Paredes JM, Widmann TJ, Griñan-Lison C, Ceccarelli G, Gioiello A, Garcia-Rubiño ME, Marchal JA, Alvarez-Pez JM, Talavera EM. Ratiometric Two-Photon Near-Infrared Probe to Detect DPP IV in Human Plasma, Living Cells, Human Tissues, and Whole Organisms Using Zebrafish. ACS Sens 2023; 8:1064-1075. [PMID: 36847549 PMCID: PMC10043939 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c02025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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DPP IV, otherwise known as CD26 lymphocyte T surface antigen, is a transmembrane glycoprotein also found in circulation in the blood. It plays an important role in several processes like glucose metabolism and T-cell stimulation. Moreover, it is overexpressed in renal, colon, prostate, and thyroid human carcinoma tissues. It can also serve as a diagnostic in patients with lysosomal storage diseases. The biological and clinical importance of having readouts for the activity of this enzyme, in physiological and disease conditions, has led us to design a near-infrared (NIR) fluorimetric probe that also has the characteristics of being ratiometric and excitable by two simultaneous NIR photons. The probe consists of assembling an enzyme recognition group (Gly-Pro) (Mentlein, 1999; Klemann et al., 2016) on the two-photon (TP) fluorophore (derivative of dicyanomethylene-4H-pyran, DCM-NH2) disturbing its NIR characteristic internal charge transfer (ICT) emission spectrum. When the dipeptide group is released by the DPP IV-specific enzymatic action, the donor-acceptor DCM-NH2 is restored, forming a system that shows high ratiometric fluorescence output. With this new probe, we have been able to detect, quickly and efficiently, the enzymatic activity of DPP IV in living cells, human tissues, and whole organisms, using zebrafish. In addition, due to the possibility of being excited by two photons, we can avoid the autofluorescence and subsequent photobleaching that the raw plasma has when it is excited by visible light, achieving detection of the activity of DPP IV in that medium without interference.
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- Javier Valverde-Pozo
- Nanoscopy-UGR Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Unidad de Excelencia en Quimica Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), University of Granada, C. U. Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Nanoscopy-UGR Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Unidad de Excelencia en Quimica Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), University of Granada, C. U. Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research, Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research, Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, 18016 Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain
- UGC de Oncología Médica, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaen, 23007 Jaen, Spain
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- Laboratory of Medicinal and Advanced Synthetic Chemistry (Lab MASC), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medicinal and Advanced Synthetic Chemistry (Lab MASC), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Nanoscopy-UGR Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Unidad de Excelencia en Quimica Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), University of Granada, C. U. Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain
- Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Nanoscopy-UGR Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Unidad de Excelencia en Quimica Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), University of Granada, C. U. Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Nanoscopy-UGR Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Unidad de Excelencia en Quimica Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), University of Granada, C. U. Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Hao X, Zhan J, Geng C, Lin W. Discriminating normal and inflammatory mice models by viscosity changes with a two-photon fluorescent probe. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 284:121807. [PMID: 36070672 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Studies have found that the intracellular viscosity changes have close relationship with many diseases, therefore design and synthesis of fluorescent probe for testing intracellular viscosity is of great significance to the development of clinical. Herein, we developed a new two-photon near infrared probe (HCT) for viscosity imaging to discriminate normal and inflammatory models. Experimental results displayed that HCT has great sensitivity for the detection of viscosity, and based on the excellent performance of its photostability and lower cytotoxicity, HCT was successfully utilized for single-photon/ two-photon fluorescence imaging of the viscosity in living cells. More importantly, we employ HCT to further showcase in living tissues. Additionally, HCT could be used to discriminate between normal and inflamed mice, heralding its practical application in biomedical aspects.
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- Xinya Hao
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China.
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Discovery and mechanism of action of Thonzonium bromide from an FDA-approved drug library with potent and broad-spectrum inhibitory activity against main proteases of human coronaviruses. Bioorg Chem 2022; 130:106264. [PMCID: PMC9643332 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Wang J, Zhang L, Qin W, Liu Y. Near-infrared probe for early diagnosis of diabetic complications-nephropathy and in vivo visualization fluorescence imaging research. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1221:340147. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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High-throughput optical assays for sensing serine hydrolases in living systems and their applications. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Optical substrates for drug-metabolizing enzymes: Recent advances and future perspectives. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:1068-1099. [PMID: 35530147 PMCID: PMC9069481 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs), a diverse group of enzymes responsible for the metabolic elimination of drugs and other xenobiotics, have been recognized as the critical determinants to drug safety and efficacy. Deciphering and understanding the key roles of individual DMEs in drug metabolism and toxicity, as well as characterizing the interactions of central DMEs with xenobiotics require reliable, practical and highly specific tools for sensing the activities of these enzymes in biological systems. In the last few decades, the scientists have developed a variety of optical substrates for sensing human DMEs, parts of them have been successfully used for studying target enzyme(s) in tissue preparations and living systems. Herein, molecular design principals and recent advances in the development and applications of optical substrates for human DMEs have been reviewed systematically. Furthermore, the challenges and future perspectives in this field are also highlighted. The presented information offers a group of practical approaches and imaging tools for sensing DMEs activities in complex biological systems, which strongly facilitates high-throughput screening the modulators of target DMEs and studies on drug/herb‒drug interactions, as well as promotes the fundamental researches for exploring the relevance of DMEs to human diseases and drug treatment outcomes.
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Rodriguez-Rios M, Megia-Fernandez A, Norman DJ, Bradley M. Peptide probes for proteases - innovations and applications for monitoring proteolytic activity. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:2081-2120. [PMID: 35188510 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00798j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Proteases are excellent biomarkers for a variety of diseases, offer multiple opportunities for diagnostic applications and are valuable targets for therapy. From a chemistry-based perspective this review discusses and critiques the most recent advances in the field of substrate-based probes for the detection and analysis of proteolytic activity both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Maria Rodriguez-Rios
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, EH9 3FJ Edinburgh, UK.
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, EH9 3FJ Edinburgh, UK.
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- Technical University of Munich, Trogerstrasse, 30, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, EH9 3FJ Edinburgh, UK.
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Ratiometric two-photon fluorescence probes for sensing, imaging and biomedicine applications at living cell and small animal levels. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wang DD, Qian XK, Li HX, Jia GH, Jin Q, Luan X, Zhu YD, Wang YN, Huang J, Zou LW, Ge GB, Yang L. Sensing and imaging of exosomal CD26 secreted from cancer cells and 3D colorectal tumor model using a novel near-infrared fluorogenic probe. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 130:112472. [PMID: 34702509 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Cancer-derived exosomes or their specific components hold great promise for early diagnosis and precise staging of cancers. This work aimed to construct a novel enzyme-activatable fluorescent substrate for real-time detection and in situ imaging of a key exosomal surface protein CD26 in various biological systems, as well as to reveal the relevance of exosomal CD26 to the tumorigenesis. For these purposes, a group of Gly-Pro amides deriving from several near-infrared fluorophores were designed on the basis of the unique prolyl-cleaving dipeptidease activity of CD26, while molecular docking simulations were applied to assess the possibility of the designed amides as CD26 specific substrates. Following virtual screening and experimental validation, it was observed that GP-ACM displayed the best combination of high sensitivity and excellent specificity to CD26. The sensing and imaging ability of GP-ACM towards CD26 were examined in a range of biological systems, such as living cells, in situ tissues, and the exosomes secreted from cancer cells. Under physiological conditions, GP-ACM can be readily hydrolyzed by CD26 to release the fluorescent product ACM. The fluorescent product emits strong near-infrared fluorescence signals around 660 nm, which can be easily captured by the devices equipped with a fluorescence detector. GP-ACM prolyl-cleaving reaction shows excellent specificity and rapid response towards CD26, while its fluorescent product ACM displays good chemical stability and outstanding photostability. With the help of GP-ACM, CD26 in living cells, tissues and the tumor-secreted exosomes can be real-time monitored and in-situ imaged, while further investigations reveal that the exosomal CD26 activities are abnormally elevated with the progression of colon tumor. Collectively, the present study offers a practical optical assay for real-time monitoring CD26 activities in multiple complex biological systems including the exosomes secreted by tumor cells. The simplicity and effectiveness of this assay hold great potential for facilitating fundamental researches and clinical diagnosis of exosomal CD26 associated diseases.
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- Dan-Dan Wang
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Food and Drug Control, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Qian XK, Zhang J, Li XD, Song PF, Zou LW. Research Progress on Dipeptidyl Peptidase Family: Structure, Function and Xenobiotic Metabolism. Curr Med Chem 2021; 29:2167-2188. [PMID: 34525910 DOI: 10.2174/0929867328666210915103431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prolyl-specific peptidases or proteases, including Dipeptidyl Peptidase 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, Fibroblast Activation Protein, prolyl endopeptidase and prolyl carboxypeptidase, belong to the dipeptidyl peptidase family. In human physiology and anatomy, they have homology amino acid sequences, similarities in structure, but play distinct functions and roles. Some of them also play important roles in the metabolism of drugs containing endogenous peptides, xenobiotics containing peptides, and exogenous peptides. The major functions of these peptidases in both the metabolism of human health and bioactive peptides are of significant importance in the development of effective inhibitors to control the metabolism of endogenous bioactive peptides. The structural characteristics, distribution of tissue, endogenous substrates, and biological functions were summarized in this review. Furthermore, the xenobiotics metabolism of the dipeptidyl peptidase family is illustrated. All the evidence and information summarized in this review would be very useful for researchers to extend the understanding of the proteins of these families and offer advice and assistance in physiology and pathology studies.
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- Xing-Kai Qian
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai. China
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Fan YF, Zhu SX, Hou FB, Zhao DF, Pan QS, Xiang YW, Qian XK, Ge GB, Wang P. Spectrophotometric Assays for Sensing Tyrosinase Activity and Their Applications. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:290. [PMID: 34436092 PMCID: PMC8393227 DOI: 10.3390/bios11080290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tyrosinase (TYR, E.C. 1.14.18.1), a critical enzyme participating in melanogenesis, catalyzes the first two steps in melanin biosynthesis including the ortho-hydroxylation of L-tyrosine and the oxidation of L-DOPA. Previous pharmacological investigations have revealed that an abnormal level of TYR is tightly associated with various dermatoses, including albinism, age spots, and malignant melanoma. TYR inhibitors can partially block the formation of pigment, which are always used for improving skin tone and treating dermatoses. The practical and reliable assays for monitoring TYR activity levels are very useful for both disease diagnosis and drug discovery. This review comprehensively summarizes structural and enzymatic characteristics, catalytic mechanism and substrate preference of TYR, as well as the recent advances in biochemical assays for sensing TYR activity and their biomedical applications. The design strategies of various TYR substrates, alongside with several lists of all reported biochemical assays for sensing TYR including analytical conditions and kinetic parameters, are presented for the first time. Additionally, the biomedical applications and future perspectives of these optical assays are also highlighted. The information and knowledge presented in this review offer a group of practical and reliable assays and imaging tools for sensing TYR activities in complex biological systems, which strongly facilitates high-throughput screening TYR inhibitors and further investigations on the relevance of TYR to human diseases.
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- Yu-Fan Fan
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (Y.-F.F.); (F.-B.H.); (D.-F.Z.); (Q.-S.P.); (X.-K.Q.); (G.-B.G.)
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- Institute of Science, Technology and Humanities, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China;
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (Y.-F.F.); (F.-B.H.); (D.-F.Z.); (Q.-S.P.); (X.-K.Q.); (G.-B.G.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (Y.-F.F.); (F.-B.H.); (D.-F.Z.); (Q.-S.P.); (X.-K.Q.); (G.-B.G.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (Y.-F.F.); (F.-B.H.); (D.-F.Z.); (Q.-S.P.); (X.-K.Q.); (G.-B.G.)
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China;
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (Y.-F.F.); (F.-B.H.); (D.-F.Z.); (Q.-S.P.); (X.-K.Q.); (G.-B.G.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (Y.-F.F.); (F.-B.H.); (D.-F.Z.); (Q.-S.P.); (X.-K.Q.); (G.-B.G.)
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; (Y.-F.F.); (F.-B.H.); (D.-F.Z.); (Q.-S.P.); (X.-K.Q.); (G.-B.G.)
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Wang J, Zhang L, Qu Y, Yang Y, Cao T, Cao Y, Iqbal A, Qin W, Liu Y. Long-Wavelength Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for the Early Diagnosis of Diabetes. Anal Chem 2021; 93:11461-11469. [PMID: 34369744 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Diabetes is a metabolic disease caused by high blood sugar. Patients are often suffering from high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis, which may even evolve into liver disease, kidney disease, and other diabetic complications. Dipeptide peptidase IV (DPP-IV) plays an important role in regulating blood sugar levels and is one of the targets for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. Here, a long-wavelength ratiometric fluorescent probe DCDHFNH2-dpp4 for detecting DPP-IV was designed and synthesized. DCDHFNH2-dpp4 was used to detect DPP-IV in healthy, tumor-bearing, and diabetic mice, and only diabetic mice showed strong fluorescence signals. In organ imaging, it is found that DPP-IV is relatively enriched in the liver of diabetic mice. In addition, probe DCDHFNH2-dpp4 also exhibited a significant ratiometric fluorescence signal in the serum of diabetic mice. Therefore, the fluorescent probe DCDHFNH2-dpp4 has shown outstanding potential in the early diagnosis of diabetes, and DCDHFNH2-dpp4 is hopeful to be applied to actual clinical medicine.
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- Jiemin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Baluchistan, 87300 Quetta, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Qian XK, Song PF, Li XD, Wang AQ, Huo H, Yao JC, Zhang GM, Zou LW. A high-throughput screening assay for dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors using human plasma. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:2671-2678. [PMID: 34036983 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay00415h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) plays a critical role in glucose metabolism and has become an important target for type 2 diabetes mellitus. We previously reported a two-photon fluorescent probe glycyl-prolyl-N-butyl-4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide (GP-BAN) for DPP-IV detection with high specificity and sensitivity. In this study, a high-throughput screening (HTS) method for DPP-IV inhibitors using human plasma as the enzyme source was established and optimized. Further investigations demonstrate that the IC50 value of sitagliptin (listed as the DPP-IV inhibitor) determined with human recombinant DPP-IV (36.22 nM) is very similar to that in human plasma (39.18 nM), and sitagliptin acts as a competitive inhibitor against human plasma DPP-IV-mediated GP-BAN hydrolysis. These results indicate that expensive human recombinant DPP-IV can be replaced by human plasma in this GP-BAN-based assay. On this basis, GP-AMC (commercial probe) was used as a comparison to verify this method, and the catalytic efficacy (Vmax/Km) for GP-AMC (0.09 min-1) hydrolysis in human plasma is lower than that for GP-BAN (0.21 min-1). Further analysis of inhibition kinetics (sitagliptin) and molecular docking (GP-BAN and GP-AMC) showed that GP-BAN has better specificity and affinity for enzymes than GP-AMC. Finally, the optimized method was used for the HTS of DPP-IV inhibitors in 69 natural alkaloids.
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- Jing Zhang
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Generic Manufacture Technology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd, Linyi, 276006, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Generic Manufacture Technology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd, Linyi, 276006, China.
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Juvekar V, Lee HW, Kim HM. Two-Photon Fluorescent Probes for Detecting Enzyme Activities in Live Tissues. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:2957-2973. [PMID: 35014386 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Enzyme regulation is crucial in living organisms to catalyze various biosyntheses to maintain several physiological functions. On the contrary, abnormal enzyme activities can affect bioactivities leading to various serious disorders including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, and so on. This biological significance led to the development of various techniques to map specific enzyme activities in living systems to understand their role and distribution. Two-photon microscopy (TPM) in particular has emerged as a promising system for in situ real-time bioimaging owing to its robustness, high sensitivity, and noninvasiveness. It was achieved through the use of a two-photon (TP) light source of an optical window (700-1450 nm) beneficial in deeper light penetration and extraordinary spatial selectivity. Therefore, developing enzyme sensors utilized in TPM has significance in obtaining in vivo enzyme activities with minimal perturbation. The development of an efficient detection tool for enzymes has been continuously reported in the previous literature; here, we meticulously review the TP design strategies that have been attempted by researchers to develop enzyme TP fluorescent sensors that are proving very useful in providing insights for enzyme investigation in the biological system. In this review, the representative TP enzymatic probes that have been made in the past 5 years and their applications in tissue imaging are discussed in brief. In addition, the prospects and challenges of TP enzymatic probe development are also discussed.
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- Vinayak Juvekar
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
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Baglia RA, Mills KR, Mitra K, Tutol JN, Ball D, Page KM, Kallu J, Gottipolu S, D'Arcy S, Nielsen SO, Dodani SC. An activity-based fluorescent sensor for the detection of the phenol sulfotransferase SULT1A1 in living cells. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:830-834. [PMID: 34212150 PMCID: PMC8190907 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00231c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Human phenol sulfotransferases mediate the transfer of a sulfuryl moiety from the activated sulfate donor PAPS to hydroxy-containing substrates, altering substrate solubility and charge to affect phase II metabolism and cell signaling. Here, we present the development, computational modeling, in vitro enzymology, and biological application of STS-3, an activity-based fluorescent sensor for the SULT1A1 isoform.
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- Regina A Baglia
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX 75080 USA
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Zhang J, Yang Y, Qian XK, Song PF, Zhao YS, Guan XQ, Zou LW, Bao X, Wang H. Design, Synthesis, and Structure-Activity Relationship Study of Pyrazolones as Potent Inhibitors of Pancreatic Lipase. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:1600-1604. [PMID: 33527731 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pancreatic lipase (PL), a key target for the prevention and treatment of obesity, plays crucial roles in the hydrolysis and absorption of in dietary fat. In this study, a series of pyrazolones was synthesized, and their inhibitory effects against PL were assayed by using 4-methylumbelliferyl oleate (4-MUO) as optical substrate for PL. Comprehensive structure-activity relationship analysis of these pyrazolones led us to design and synthesize a novel compound P32 (5-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2-phenyl-4-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one) as a potent mixed-competitive inhibitor of PL (IC50 =0.30 μM). In addition, P32 displayed some selectivity over other known serine hydrolases. A molecular docking study for P32 demonstrated that the inhibitory activity of P32 towards PL could be attributed to the π-π interactions of 2-naphthyl unit (R1 ) and hydrophobic interactions of phenyl moiety (R3 ) with the active site of PL. Thus, P32 could serve as promising lead compound for the development of more efficacious and selective pyrazolones-type PL inhibitors for biomedical applications.
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- Jing Zhang
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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Ren Y, Qiang Y, Zhu B, Tang W, Duan X, Li Z. General Strategy for Bioluminescence Sensing of Peptidase Activity In Vivo Based on Tumor-Targeting Probiotic. Anal Chem 2021; 93:4334-4341. [PMID: 33624497 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The abnormally expressed peptidases in human tissues are associated with many kinds of cancers. Monitoring of endogenous peptidase activity could allow us for pathophysiology elucidation and early clinical diagnosis. Herein, we developed a general strategy for bioluminescence (BL) sensing of peptidase activity in vivo based on tumor-targeting probiotics. The probiotic that harbored a luciferase-encoding plasmid was used to target and colonize tumor and provide luciferase for BL imaging. The peptide-based probes Lc and GPc were applied to track leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) activity, respectively, by simply adding l-leucine and Gly-Pro dipeptides at the N-terminus of d-cysteine, which were specifically controlled by peptidase cleavage and released free d-cysteine to conduct a subsequent click condensation reaction with 2-cyano-6-hydroxybenzothiazole (HCBT) to produce firefly luciferin in situ, giving rise to a strong BL signal. Neither gene modification of cells of interest nor complicated synthesis was required in this BL system. Encouraged by these advantages, we successfully used our probes to monitor LAP and DPPIV activities in vitro and in vivo, respectively. A good linearity between BL and peptidase was obtained in the concentration range of 2.5-40.0 mU/mL with a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.1 mU/mL (55 ng/mL) for LAP and 2.0-40.0 mU/mL with a LOD of 0.78 mU/mL (1.15 ng/mL) for DPPIV, respectively. Additionally, approximately 5-fold (LAP) and 10-fold (DPPIV) differences in the BL signal before and after treatment with a specific inhibitor were also obtained for in vivo BL imaging. All these results reflected the potential application value of our probes in BL sensing of peptidase activity. We envision that our strategy may be a useful approach for monitoring a wide range of peptidases in tumors, especially in primary tumors.
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- Yiqian Ren
- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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Zhao YS, Qian XK, Guan XQ, Song PF, Song YQ, He RJ, Sun MR, Wang XY, Zou LW, Ge GB. Discovery of natural alkaloids as potent and selective inhibitors against human carboxylesterase 2. Bioorg Chem 2020; 105:104367. [PMID: 33080495 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Human Carboxylesterase 2A (hCES2A), one of the most important serine hydrolases, plays crucial roles in the hydrolysis and the metabolic activation of a wide range of esters and amides. Increasing evidence has indicated that potent inhibition on intestinal hCES2A may reduce the excessive accumulation of SN-38 (the hydrolytic metabolite of irinotecan with potent cytotoxicity) in the intestinal tract and thereby alleviate the intestinal toxicity triggered by irinotecan. In this study, more than sixty natural alkaloids have been collected and their inhibitory effects against hCES2A are assayed using a fluorescence-based biochemical assay. Following preliminary screening, seventeen alkaloids are found with strong to moderate hCES2A inhibition activity. Primary structure-activity relationships (SAR) analysis of natural isoquinoline alkaloids reveal that the benzo-1,3-dioxole group and the aromatic pyridine structure are beneficial for hCES2A inhibition. Further investigations demonstrate that a steroidal alkaloid reserpine exhibits strong hCES2A inhibition activity (IC50 = 0.94 μM) and high selectivity over other human serine hydrolases including hCES1A, dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and thrombin. Inhibition kinetic analyses demonstrated that reserpine acts as a non-competitive inhibitor against hCES2A-mediated FD hydrolysis. Molecular docking simulations demonstrated that the potent inhibition of hCES2A by reserpine could partially be attributed to its strong σ-π and S-π interactions between reserpine and hCES2A. Collectively, our findings suggest that reserpine is a potent and highly selective inhibitor of hCES2A, which can be served as a promising lead compound for the development of more efficacious and selective alkaloids-type hCES2A inhibitors for biomedical applications.
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- Yi-Shu Zhao
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Breidenbach J, Bartz U, Gütschow M. Coumarin as a structural component of substrates and probes for serine and cysteine proteases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2020; 1868:140445. [PMID: 32405284 PMCID: PMC7219385 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.140445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Coumarins represent well-established structures to introduce fluorescence into tool compounds for biochemical investigations. They are valued for their small size, chemical stability and accessibility as well as their tunable photochemical properties. As components of fluorophore/quencher pairs or FRET donor/acceptor pairs, coumarins have frequently been applied in substrate mapping approaches for serine and cysteine proteases. This review also focuses on the incorporation of coumarins into the side chain of amino acids and the exploitation of the resulting fluorescent amino acids for the positional profiling of protease substrates. The protease-inhibiting properties of certain coumarin derivatives and the utilization of coumarin moieties to assemble activity-based probes for serine and cysteine proteases are discussed as well. Coumarins represent well-established structures to introduce fluorescence into tool compounds for biochemical investigations. They are valued for their small size, chemical stability and accessibility as well as their tunable photochemical properties. Coumarins are components of fluorophore/quencher pairs or FRET donor/acceptor pairs in substrate mapping of proteases. Coumarins have been incorporated into amino acids side chains to be used for the positional profiling of protease substrates. Coumarins have protease-inhibiting properties and are used for activity-based probes for serine and cysteine proteases.
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- Julian Breidenbach
- Pharmaceutical Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry, University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, von-Liebig-Str. 20, 53359 Rheinbach, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry, University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
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Guo X, Mu S, Li J, Zhang Y, Liu X, Zhang H, Gao H. Fabrication of a water-soluble near-infrared fluorescent probe for selective detection and imaging of dipeptidyl peptidase IV in biological systems. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:767-775. [PMID: 31897456 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02301a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) is a transmembrane glycoprotein known to regulate T cell activation, which is related to various pathological processes and has become a potential target to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Therefore, it is significant for the evaluation of endogenous DPP-IV activity in various biological systems. Herein, a water-soluble near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe HCA-D based on cyanine dyes as the fluorophore and glycyl-prolyl peptide as the specific recognition sequence was developed for the assay of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) activity. Upon addition of DPP-IV, HCA-D can emit a significant turn-on NIR fluorescence signal under physiological conditions and exhibit high selectivity toward DPP-IV. This feature was available for quantifying DPP-IV in the range from 0.62 to 10 ng mL-1 with a detection limit of 0.19 ng mL-1. Furthermore, the present probe was successfully employed for monitoring DPP-IV in serum samples from diabetic and healthy people, and imaging of DPP-IV in living cells and tumor mice models. These results demonstrate that the designed probe provides a promising tool to explore the relationship between DPP-IV and diabetes mellitus or other diseases. Perhaps, it may become a prospective image-guided tumor resection indicator based on the abnormal expression of DPP-IV activity in the future.
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- Xiumei Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Song YQ, Guan XQ, Weng ZM, Wang YQ, Chen J, Jin Q, Fang SQ, Fan B, Cao YF, Hou J, Ge GB. Discovery of a highly specific and efficacious inhibitor of human carboxylesterase 2 by large-scale screening. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 137:261-269. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.06.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Zhang J, Chai X, He XP, Kim HJ, Yoon J, Tian H. Fluorogenic probes for disease-relevant enzymes. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:683-722. [PMID: 30520895 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00907k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Traditional biochemical methods for enzyme detection are mainly based on antibody-based immunoassays, which lack the ability to monitor the spatiotemporal distribution and, in particular, the in situ activity of enzymes in live cells and in vivo. In this review, we comprehensively summarize recent progress that has been made in the development of small-molecule as well as material-based fluorogenic probes for sensitive detection of the activities of enzymes that are related to a number of human diseases. The principles utilized to design these probes as well as their applications are reviewed. Specific attention is given to fluorogenic probes that have been developed for analysis of the activities of enzymes including oxidases and reductases, those that act on biomacromolecules including DNAs, proteins/peptides/amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids, and those that are responsible for translational modifications. We envision that this review will serve as an ideal reference for practitioners as well as beginners in relevant research fields.
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- Junji Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd., Shanghai 200237, P. R. China.
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Ding L, Tian Z, Hou J, Dou T, Jin Q, Wang D, Zou L, Zhu Y, Song Y, Cui J, Ge G. Sensing carboxylesterase 1 in living systems by a practical and isoform-specific fluorescent probe. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lv X, Xia Y, Finel M, Wu J, Ge G, Yang L. Recent progress and challenges in screening and characterization of UGT1A1 inhibitors. Acta Pharm Sin B 2019; 9:258-278. [PMID: 30972276 PMCID: PMC6437557 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Uridine-diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) is an important conjugative enzyme in mammals that is responsible for the conjugation and detoxification of both endogenous and xenobiotic compounds. Strong inhibition of UGT1A1 may trigger adverse drug/herb-drug interactions, or result in metabolic disorders of endobiotic metabolism. Therefore, both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have recommended assaying the inhibitory potential of drugs under development on the human UGT1A1 prior to approval. This review focuses on the significance, progress and challenges in discovery and characterization of UGT1A1 inhibitors. Recent advances in the development of UGT1A1 probes and their application for screening UGT1A1 inhibitors are summarized and discussed in this review for the first time. Furthermore, a long list of UGT1A1 inhibitors, including information on their inhibition potency, inhibition mode, and affinity, has been prepared and analyzed. Challenges and future directions in this field are highlighted in the final section. The information and knowledge that are presented in this review provide guidance for rational use of drugs/herbs in order to avoid the occurrence of adverse effects via UGT1A1 inhibition, as well as presenting methods for rapid screening and characterization of UGT1A1 inhibitors and for facilitating investigations on UGT1A1-ligand interactions.
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Feng Y, Chi S, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Wu Y. Cellular deoxyribonucleic-acid probes of two-photon-excited fluorescent quinolinium-substituted carbazole. Analyst 2019; 144:1245-1252. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01597j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three new quinolinium-carbazole derivatives as deoxyribonucleic-acid probes irradiated with near-infrared-light have been designed and synthesized.
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- Yanru Feng
- Key Lab of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin 150080
- PR China
- Pharmacy College
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- Key Laboratory of Material Science and Technology for High Power Lasers
- Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 201800
- PR China
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- Pharmacy College
- University of Jiamusi
- Jiamusi 154007
- PR China
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- Pharmacy College
- University of Jiamusi
- Jiamusi 154007
- PR China
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- Key Lab of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin 150080
- PR China
- Key Laboratory of Material Science and Technology for High Power Lasers
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Wang YQ, Weng ZM, Dou TY, Hou J, Wang DD, Ding LL, Zou LW, Yu Y, Chen J, Tang H, Ge GB. Nevadensin is a naturally occurring selective inhibitor of human carboxylesterase 1. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 120:1944-1954. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.09.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lv X, Zhang JB, Hou J, Dou TY, Ge GB, Hu WZ, Yang L. Chemical Probes for Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases: A Comprehensive Review. Biotechnol J 2018; 14:e1800002. [PMID: 30192065 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201800002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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UGTs play crucial roles in the metabolism and detoxification of both endogenous and xenobiotic compounds. The key roles of UGTs in human health have garnered great interest in the design and development of specific probes for human UGTs. However, in contrast to other human enzymes, the probe substrates for human UGTs are rarely reported, owing to the highly overlapping substrate specificities of UGTs and the lack of the integrated crystal structures of UGTs. Over the past decades, many efforts are made to develop specific probe substrates for UGTs and use them in both basic research and drug discovery. This review focuses on recent progress in the development of probe substrates for UGTs and their biomedical applications. A long list of chemical probes for UGTs, including non-fluorescent and fluorescent probes along with their structural information and kinetic parameters, are prepared and analyzed. Additionally, challenges and future directions in this field are highlighted in the final section. All information and knowledge presented in this review provide practical tools/methods for measuring UGT activities in complex biological samples, which will be very helpful for rapid screening and characterization of UGT modulators, and for exploring the relevance of UGT enzymes to human diseases.
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- Xia Lv
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, 116600, China.,Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
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- School of Life Science and Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, 124221, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, 116600, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Human carboxylesterases: a comprehensive review. Acta Pharm Sin B 2018; 8:699-712. [PMID: 30245959 PMCID: PMC6146386 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2018.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mammalian carboxylesterases (CEs) are key enzymes from the serine hydrolase superfamily. In the human body, two predominant carboxylesterases (CES1 and CES2) have been identified and extensively studied over the past decade. These two enzymes play crucial roles in the metabolism of a wide variety of endogenous esters, ester-containing drugs and environmental toxicants. The key roles of CES in both human health and xenobiotic metabolism arouse great interest in the discovery of potent CES modulators to regulate endobiotic metabolism or to improve the efficacy of ester drugs. This review covers the structural and catalytic features of CES, tissue distributions, biological functions, genetic polymorphisms, substrate specificities and inhibitor properties of CES1 and CES2, as well as the significance and recent progress on the discovery of CES modulators. The information presented here will help pharmacologists explore the relevance of CES to human diseases or to assign the contribution of certain CES in xenobiotic metabolism. It will also facilitate medicinal chemistry efforts to design prodrugs activated by a given CES isoform, or to develop potent and selective modulators of CES for potential biomedical applications.
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Liu T, Ning J, Wang B, Dong B, Li S, Tian X, Yu Z, Peng Y, Wang C, Zhao X, Huo X, Sun C, Cui J, Feng L, Ma X. Activatable Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV and Its Bioimaging Applications in Living Cells and Animals. Anal Chem 2018; 90:3965-3973. [PMID: 29493228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Visualization of endogenous disease-associated enzymes is of great clinical significance, as it could allow earlier clinical diagnosis and timely intervention. Herein, we first synthesized and characterized an enzyme-activatable near-infrared fluorescent probe, GP-DM, for determining the activity of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV), which is associated with various pathological processes, especially in diabetes and malignant tumors. GP-DM emitted significant turn-on NIR fluorescent signals simultaneously in response to DPP IV, making it favorable for accurately and dynamically monitoring DPP IV activity in vitro and in vivo. GP-DM exhibited excellent specificity and sensitivity in DPP IV imaging, as indicated by its higher catalytic activity than other human serine hydrolases and by its strong anti-interference ability to a complex biological matrix, which was fully characterized in a series of phenotyping reactions and inhibition assays. Encouraged by the advantages mentioned above, we successfully used GP-DM to evaluate endogenous DPP IV activity in various biological samples (plasma and tissue preparations) and living tumor cells and performed real-time in vivo bioimaging of DPP IV in zebrafish and tumor-bearing nude mice. All of the results reflected and highlighted the potential application value of GP-DM in the early detection of pathologies, individual tailoring of drug therapy, and image-guided tumor resection. Furthermore, our results revealed that DPP IV, a key target enzyme, is closely associated with the migration and proliferation of cancer cells and regulating the biological activity of DPP IV may be a useful approach for cancer therapy.
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- Tao Liu
- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China.,State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- School of Physics and Materials Engineering , Dalian Nationalities University , 18 Liaohe West Road , Dalian 116600 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China.,State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine , Dalian Medical University , Lvshun South Road No 9 , Dalian 116044 , China
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Xing J, Gong Q, Zhang R, Sun S, Zou R, Wu A. A novel non-enzymatic hydrolytic probe for dipeptidyl peptidase IV specific recognition and imaging. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:8773-8776. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05048a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel non-enzymatic hydrolytic probe for DPP IV is obtained.
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- Jie Xing
- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, & Division of Functional Materials and Nanodevices
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, & Division of Functional Materials and Nanodevices
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology
- Institute of Oceanology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Qingdao
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, & Division of Functional Materials and Nanodevices
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, & Division of Functional Materials and Nanodevices
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, & Division of Functional Materials and Nanodevices
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo
- China
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Liu HW, Chen L, Xu C, Li Z, Zhang H, Zhang XB, Tan W. Recent progresses in small-molecule enzymatic fluorescent probes for cancer imaging. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:7140-7180. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00862g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 515] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An overview of recent advances in small-molecule enzymatic fluorescent probes for cancer imaging, including design strategies and cancer imaging applications.
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- Hong-Wen Liu
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL)
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Hunan University
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Lv X, Feng L, Ai CZ, Hou J, Wang P, Zou LW, Cheng J, Ge GB, Cui JN, Yang L. A Practical and High-Affinity Fluorescent Probe for Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronosyltransferase 1A1: A Good Surrogate for Bilirubin. J Med Chem 2017; 60:9664-9675. [PMID: 29125289 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This study aimed to develop a practical and high-affinity fluorescent probe for uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1), a key conjugative enzyme responsible for the elimination and detoxification of many potentially harmful compounds. Several substrates derived from N-butyl-4-phenyl-1,8-naphthalimide were designed and synthesized on the basis of the substrate preference of UGT1A1 and the principle of photoinduced electron transfer (PET). Following the preliminary screening, substrate 2 was found with a high specificity and high affinity toward UGT1A1, while such biotransformation brought remarkable changes in fluorescence emission. Both inhibition kinetic analyses and molecular docking simulations demonstrated that 2 could bind on UGT1A1 at the same ligand-binding site as bilirubin. Furthermore, this newly developed probe was successfully used for sensing UGT1A1 activities and the high-throughput screening of UGT1A1 modulators in complex biological samples. In conclusion, a practical and high-affinity fluorescent probe for UGT1A1 was designed and well-characterized, which could serve as a good surrogate for bilirubin to investigate UGT1A1-ligand interactions.
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- Xia Lv
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China.,College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University , Dalian 116600, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044, China.,State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Medical University , Dalian 116044, China.,State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration , Silver Spring, Maryland 20903, United States
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203, China
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Ge GB, Feng L, Jin Q, Wang YR, Liu ZM, Zhu XY, Wang P, Hou J, Cui JN, Yang L. A novel substrate-inspired fluorescent probe to monitor native albumin in human plasma and living cells. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 989:71-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Jin Q, Feng L, Zhang SJ, Wang DD, Wang FJ, Zhang Y, Cui JN, Guo WZ, Ge GB, Yang L. Real-Time Tracking the Synthesis and Degradation of Albumin in Complex Biological Systems with a near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2017; 89:9884-9891. [PMID: 28809472 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Qiang Jin
- Department
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Institute
of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201213, China
- Dalian
Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Key Laboratory
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Digestive Organ Transplantation
of Henan Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- College
of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Key Laboratory
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Digestive Organ Transplantation
of Henan Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Institute
of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201213, China
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- Dalian
Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Department
of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Institute
of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201213, China
- Dalian
Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Institute
of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201213, China
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Zhang J, Li C, Dutta C, Fang M, Zhang S, Tiwari A, Werner T, Luo FT, Liu H. A novel near-infrared fluorescent probe for sensitive detection of β-galactosidase in living cells. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 968:97-104. [PMID: 28395779 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A novel near-infrared fluorescent probe for β-galactosidase has been developed based on a hemicyanine skeleton, which is conjugated with a d-galactose residue via a glycosidic bond. The probe serves as a substrate of β-galactosidase and displays rapid and sensitive turn-on fluorescent responses to β-galactosidase in aqueous solution. A 12.8-fold enhancement of fluorescence intensity at 703 nm was observed after incubation of 10 nM of β-galactosidase with 5 μM probe for 10 min. The probe can sensitively detect as little as 0.1 nM of β-galactosidase and shows linear responses to the enzyme concentration below 1.4 nM. The kinetic study showed that the probe has high binding affinity to β-galactosidase with Km = 3.6 μM. The probe was used to detect β-galactosidase in living cells by employing the premature cell senescence model. The probe exhibited strong fluorescent signals in senescent cells but not in normal cells, which demonstrates that the probe is able to detect the endogenous senescence-associated β-galactosidase in living cells.
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- Jingtuo Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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