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Ding L, Wu X, Yang S, Tian H, Sun B. A dual-site fluorescent probe for the detection of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activity and its application in garlic. Food Chem 2024; 457:140099. [PMID: 38905836 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
Abstract
Developing convenient γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) activity detection methods is of great significance for soaking Laba garlic and human diseases detection. A dual-site fluorescent probe (probe 1) was developed for detection the activity of GGT. Probe 1 could recognize GGT by the enzymatic hydrolysis of peptide bond by GGT. There has a linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity of probe 1 at 416 nm and the activity of GGT. And the color of the probe solution gradually changed from colorless to blue with the increase of GGT activity under 365 nm ultraviolet light. Importantly, it has a linear relationship between the activity of GGT and the blue (B) value of probe solution photo. Therefore, probes can serve as a convenient tool for detecting GGT activity. More importantly, the probe has been successfully applied to detect of GGT activity in garlic.
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- Leyuan Ding
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, PR China
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Wu X, Ding L, Yang S, Tian H, Sun B. A sensitive benzothiazole fluorescent probe for the detection of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activity and its application. LUMINESCENCE 2024; 39:e4860. [PMID: 39099232 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4860] [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: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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A sensitive benzothiazole fluorescent probe (PBZO) for the detection of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) activity was developed. Based on the enzymatic hydrolysis of peptide bonds by glutamyl transpeptidase, it can be specifically recognized by PBZO. The PBZO has a good linear relationship with different gradients of GGT activity at the emission wavelength of 560 nm, the Stokes shift reached 215 nm, and the detection limit of GGT activity is 0.1644 U/ml. With the increase of GGT concentration in the probe solution, the color of the solution gradually changed from orange to dark yellow under the 365 nm UV lamp. The same color change was also observed on the probe test paper. In addition, there is a linear relationship between the GGT activity and the R-value of the probe solution. More importantly, the probe has a good recovery rate in serum. Therefore, this probe can be used as a convenient tool for detecting GGT activity.
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- Xiaoming Wu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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Shen H, Du L, Xu C, Wang B, Zhou Q, Ye R, Kwok RTK, Lam JWY, Xing G, Sun J, Liu TM, Tang BZ. A Near-Infrared-II Excitable Pyridinium Probe with 1000-Fold ON/OFF Ratio for γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase and Cancer Detection. ACS NANO 2024. [PMID: 39058791 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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Activity-based detection of γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) using near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes is a promising strategy for early cancer diagnosis. Although NIR pyridinium probes show high performance in biochemical analysis, the aggregation of both the probes and parental fluorochromes in biological environments is prone to result in a low signal-to-noise ratio (SBR), thus affecting their clinical applications. Here, we develop a GGT-activatable aggregate probe called OTBP-G for two-photon fluorescence imaging in various biological environments under 1040 nm excitation. By rationally tunning the hydrophilicity and donor-acceptor strength, we enable a synergistic effect between twisted intramolecular charge transfer and intersystem crossing processes and realize a perfect dark state for OTBP-G before activation. After the enzymatic reaction, the parental fluorochrome exhibits bright aggregation-induced emission peaking at 670 nm. The fluorochrome-to-probe transformation can induce 1000-fold fluorescence ON/OFF ratio, realizing in vitro GGT detection with an SBR > 900. Activation of OTBP-G occurs within 1 min in vivo, showing an SBR > 400 in mouse ear blood vessels. OTBP-G can further enable the early detection of pulmonary metastasis in breast cancer by topically spraying, outperforming the clinical standard hematoxylin and eosin staining. We anticipate that the in-depth study of OTBP-G can prompt the development of early cancer diagnosis and tumor-related physiological research. Moreover, this work highlights the crucial role of hydrophilicity and donor-acceptor strength in maximizing the ON/OFF ratio of the TICT probes and showcases the potential of OTBP as a versatile platform for activity-based sensing.
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- Hanchen Shen
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Life Science, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Life Science, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
- MOE Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- MOE Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials, Engineering, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- MOE Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Life Science, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Life Science, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials, Engineering, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Life Science, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- MOE Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Life Science, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 999077, China
- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518172, China
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Li K, Chen X, Wang B, Liu S. Biotin-tagged fluorescent probe for in situ visualization of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase in cancerous cells and tissues. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 315:124274. [PMID: 38640627 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), a cell-surface enzyme, is strongly implicated in mammalian malignancy growth and migration processes including human hepatocarcinogens. However, simply and conveniently detect of GGT on the cell membrane remains highly challenging. In this study, a biotin-tagged fluorescent probe Nap-biotin-glu was developed using glutamic acid, naphthalimide, and biotin as the reaction site, fluorescent reporter, and membrane-targeting group, which required only three steps. Colocalization fluorescence imaging and immunofluorescence analysis indicated that probe Nap-biotin-glu was successfully realized in situ visualizing of GGT on the cell membrane.Owing to the significant over-expressed GGT level in tumor, the probe was successfully applied to distinguish cancer tissues from adjacent normal tissues.
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- Ke Li
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan Province, China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410005, China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410005, China.
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Saleem M, Hanif M, Rafiq M, Raza H, Ja KS, Lu C. γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) Sensitive Fluorescence Probes for Cancer Diagnosis; Brief Review. J Fluoresc 2024; 34:977-1006. [PMID: 37505365 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03353-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Millions of deaths occur each year due to the late diagnosis of abnormal cellular growth within the body. However, the devastating impact of this can be significantly reduced if cancer metastasis is detected early through the use of enzymatic biomarkers. Among several biomarkers, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) stands out as a member of the aminopeptidase family. It is primarily found on the surface of cancer cells such as glioma, ovarian, lung, and prostate cancer, without being overexpressed in normal cells or tissues. Recent years have witnessed significant progress in the field of cancer monitoring and imaging. Fluorescence sensing techniques have been employed, utilizing organic small molecular probes with enzyme-specific recognition sites. These probes emit a fluorescent signal upon interacting with GGT, enabling the imaging, identification, and differentiation of normal and cancerous cells, tissues, and organs. This review article presents a concise overview of recent progress in fluorescent probes developed for the selective detection of GGT, focusing on their applications in cancer imaging. It highlights the observed alterations in the fluorescence and absorption spectra of the probes before and after interaction with GGT. Additionally, the study investigates the changes in the probe molecule's structure following enzyme treatment, evaluates the sensor's detection limit, and consolidated imaging studies conducted using confocal fluorescence analysis. This comprehensive survey is expected to contribute to the advancement of sensing techniques for biomarker detection and cancer imaging, providing valuable insights for refining methodologies and inspiring future developments in this field.
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- Muhammad Saleem
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
- Department of Chemistry, Thal University Bhakkar, Bhakkar, 30000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, GC University Faisalabad, Sub Campus, Layyah, 31200, Pakistan
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, 6300, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongu National University, Kongju Chungnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongu National University, Kongju Chungnam, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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Kumaragurubaran N, Tsai HT, Arul P, Huang ST, Lin HY. Development of an activity-based ratiometric electrochemical probe of the tumor biomarker γ-glutamyl transpeptidase: Rapid and convenient sensing in whole blood, urine and live-cell samples. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 248:115996. [PMID: 38183789 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is a key biomarker for cancer diagnosis and post-treatment surveillance. Currently available methods for sensing GGT show high potential, but face certain challenges including an inability to be used to directly sense analytes in turbid biofluid samples such as whole blood without tedious sample pretreatment. To overcome this issue, activity-based electrochemical probes (GTLP and GTLPOH) were herein developed for a convenient and specific direct targeting of GGT activity in turbid biosamples. Both probes were designed to have GGT catalyze the hydrolysis of the gamma-glutamyl amide moiety of the probe, and result in a self-immolative reaction and concomitant ejection of the masked amino ferrocene reporter. The GTLPOH probe, delivered distinctive key results including high sensitivity, high affinity, a wide detection range of 2-100 U/L, and low LOD of 0.38 U/L against GGT. This probe delivered a precise target for sensing GGT and was free of interference from other electroactive biological species. Furthermore, the GTLPOH probe was employed to monitor and quantify the activity of GGT on the surfaces of tumor cells. The designed sensing method was also validated by the direct quantitative measurement of GGT activity in whole blood and urine samples, and the results were found to be consistent with those of the standard fluorometric assay kit. Thus, GTLPOH is of great significance for its promise as a point-of-care tool for early-stage cancer diagnosis as well as a new drug screening method.
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- Namasivayam Kumaragurubaran
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC; High-Value Biomaterials Research and Commercialization Center, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Sec. 3, Zhongxiao E. Rd., 10608, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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Wang K, Yue Y, Chen XY, Wen XL, Yang B, Ren SZ, Yang YS, Jiang HX. In Vivo Imaging of γ-Glutamyl Transferase in Cardiovascular Diseases with a Photoacoustic Probe. ACS Sens 2024; 9:962-970. [PMID: 38293708 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c02480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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In this work, a photoacoustic (PA) probe, HDS-GGT, was developed for the in vivo imaging of cardiovascular diseases by monitoring the γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) dynamics. HDS-GGT exhibited a stable PA signal with auxiliary absorbance and NIRF variation after the trigger by GGT. In all three modalities of absorbance, NIRF, and PA, HDS-GGT could quantitatively reflect the GGT level. In PA modality, HDS-GGT indicated the practical advantages including high sensitivity, high stability, and high specificity. In living oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced RAW264.7 cells, HDS-GGT indicated proper capability for imaging the plaques by visualizing the GGT dynamics. Moreover, during imaging in living model mice, HDS-GGT was achieved to distinguish the plaques from healthy blood vessels via a multiview PA presentation. HDS-GGT could also suggest the severity of plaques in the extracted aorta from the model mice, which was consistent with the histological staining results. The information herein might be useful for future investigations on cardiovascular diseases.
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- Kai Wang
- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Hebei Province, Institute of Biophysics, School of Health Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Jinhua Advanced Research Institute, Jinhua 321019, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
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Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Wu M, Zhang R. Advances and Perspectives of Responsive Probes for Measuring γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase. ACS MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AU 2024; 4:54-75. [PMID: 38404494 PMCID: PMC10885334 DOI: 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.3c00045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is a plasma-membrane-bound enzyme that is involved in the γ-glutamyl cycle, like metabolism of glutathione (GSH). This enzyme plays an important role in protecting cells from oxidative stress, thus being tested as a key biomarker for several medical conditions, such as liver injury, carcinogenesis, and tumor progression. For measuring GGT activity, a number of bioanalytical methods have emerged, such as chromatography, colorimetric, electrochemical, and luminescence analyses. Among these approaches, probes that can specifically respond to GGT are contributing significantly to measuring its activity in vitro and in vivo. This review thus aims to highlight the recent advances in the development of responsive probes for GGT measurement and their practical applications. Responsive probes for fluorescence analysis, including "off-on", near-infrared (NIR), two-photon, and ratiometric fluorescence response probes, are initially summarized, followed by discussing the advances in the development of other probes, such as bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, photoacoustic, Raman, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET). The practical applications of the responsive probes in cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring and GGT inhibitor screening are then highlighted. Based on this information, the advantages, challenges, and prospects of responsive probe technology for GGT measurement are analyzed.
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- Yiming Zhang
- Australian Institute for
Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University
of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for
Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University
of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for
Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University
of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for
Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University
of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Li K, Yang M. Activatable organic probes for in situ imaging of biomolecules. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202301037. [PMID: 38116891 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202301037] [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: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Biomolecules are fundamental for various chemical and biological processes of living organisms. High-resolution in situ imaging of the dynamics and local distribution of biomolecules may facilitate better interpretation of diverse complex cell events in the biomedicine field. In different advanced imaging tools, fluorescence imaging-based activatable organic probes can be noninvasively and effortlessly internalized into cells and can be easily modified, which is essential for the in situ imaging of targets in living organisms. We here briefly summarize the existing general design strategies of activatable organic probes for retaining the fluorescence signal inside cells. We particularly describe the bioapplication of these probes for the in situ bioimaging. This review is expected to promote the development of new molecular tools for extending the application of these in situ imaging strategies to other biomolecules.
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- Ke Li
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan Province, China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan Province, China
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Wang K, Chen XY, Zhang B, Yue Y, Wen XL, Yang Y, Yang YS, Zhu HL, Liu HJ, Zhang AG. Near-infrared imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma and its medicinal treatment with a γ-glutamyl transpeptidase-monitoring fluorescence probe. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 241:115721. [PMID: 37788579 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Herein, the Near-infrared imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its medicinal treatment was achieved with a γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)-monitoring fluorescence probe KYZ-GGT which consisted of the typical recognition group γ-glutamyl and the structurally modified signal reporting group hemicyanine-thioxanthene. Compared with the recently reported probes, KYZ-GGT suggested practical and steady capability for monitoring the GGT level in the cellular, xenograft, induced as well as medicinal treatment HCC models. It realized the mitochondrial targeting intracellular imaging to reflect the GGT dynamics in the induction or medicinal treatment of HCC. In the xenograft and induced model mice with multiple factors, KYZ-GGT showed stable performance for visualizing the HCC status. In the medicinal treatment of the long-period-induced HCC model mice verified by the serum indexes and histopathological analysis, KYZ-GGT successfully imaged the medicinal treatment process of HCC with two marketed drugs (Sorafenib and Lenvatinib) respectively, with an applicative penetration depth. The information here was meaningful for investigating effective medicinal strategies for overcoming HCC.
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- Kai Wang
- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214023, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214023, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214023, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214023, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China.
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214023, China.
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Wang K, Chen XY, Liu WD, Yue Y, Wen XL, Yang YS, Zhang AG, Zhu HL. Imaging Investigation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progress via Monitoring γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase Level with a Near-Infrared Fluorescence/Photoacoustic Bimodal Probe. Anal Chem 2023; 95:14235-14243. [PMID: 37652889 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main principal causes of cancer death, and the late definite diagnosis limits therapeutic approaches in time. The early diagnosis of HCC is essential, and the previous investigations on the biomarkers inferred that the γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) level could indicate the HCC process. Herein, a near-infrared fluorescence/photoacoustic (NIRF/PA) bimodal probe, CySO3-GGT, was developed for monitoring the GGT level and thus to image the HCC process. After the in-solution tests, the bimodal response was convinced. The various HCC processes were imaged by CySO3-GGT at the cellular level. Then, the CCl4-induced HCC (both induction and treatment) and the subcutaneous and orthotopic xenograft mice models were selected. All throughout the tests, CySO3-GGT achieved NIRF and PA bimodal imaging of the HCC process. In particular, CySO3-GGT could effectively realize 3D imaging of the HCC nodule by visualizing the boundary between the tumor and the normal tissue. The information here might offer significant guidance for the dynamic monitoring of HCC in the near future.
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- Kai Wang
- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangxi Nabo Wine Industry Co. Ltd., Hexi Industrial Park, Ji'an, Wan'an County343802, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Bian Y, Wang Y, Chen X, Zhang Y, Xiong S, Su D. Image‐guided diagnosis and treatment of glioblastoma. VIEW 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20220069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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- Yongning Bian
- Center of Excellence for Environmental Safety and Biological Effects Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation Department of Chemistry Beijing University of Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- Center of Excellence for Environmental Safety and Biological Effects Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation Department of Chemistry Beijing University of Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- Center of Excellence for Environmental Safety and Biological Effects Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation Department of Chemistry Beijing University of Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- Center of Excellence for Environmental Safety and Biological Effects Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation Department of Chemistry Beijing University of Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- Center of Excellence for Environmental Safety and Biological Effects Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation Department of Chemistry Beijing University of Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- Center of Excellence for Environmental Safety and Biological Effects Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation Department of Chemistry Beijing University of Technology Beijing P. R. China
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Liu Q, Yuan J, Jiang R, He L, Yang X, Yuan L, Cheng D. γ-Glutamyltransferase-Activatable Fluoro-Photoacoustic Reporter for Highly Sensitive Diagnosis of Acute Liver Injury and Tumor. Anal Chem 2023; 95:2062-2070. [PMID: 36633322 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) has been recognized as an important clinical biomarker that is closely related to many diseases. Visualizing the GGT fluctuation facilitates early disease-related diagnosis and therapy. Herein, an activated probe (NIR-GGT) for the imaging of GGT activity was prepared. The probe consists of a stable NIR fluorophore with the tunable amino group decorated with the γ-glutamate group as a GGT-sensing unit linked by a self-elimination group. NIR-GGT can sensitively recognize GGT and cause a strong turn-on fluorescent and photoacoustic signal. The up-regulation of the GGT expression in acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury was imaged using NIR-GGT. The probe can track changes in the GGT level in the early stages of drug-induced acute liver injury (DIALI) and its remedy process by fluorescent and photoacoustic dual-modality imaging with a high temporal-spatial resolution. NIR-GGT can also be used to differentiate between tumor and para-carcinowa tissues in vivo. The probe may be a potential tool for the diagnosis of early-stage DIALI and accurate tumor resection in the clinical field.
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- Qian Liu
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Clinical Research Institute, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, Hunan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Wang K, Wang W, Chen XY, Yang YS, Zhu HL. Constructing a novel fluorescence detection method for γ-glutamyltranspeptidase and application on visualizing liver injury. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 219:114767. [PMID: 36265249 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Liver injury is a serious threat to human health, and γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) is proven to be one of the clinical biomarkers of liver injury. The conventional detection method of GGT activity in serum suffers from the complex operation, expensive equipment, and incapability of dynamically monitoring in biological samples. Herein, in consideration of the excellent characteristics of fluorescent probes, such as simple operation, high sensitivity, low cost, and good biocompatibility, a novel fluorescence detection method for GGT based on the combination of probe Rho-GGT and glutamic acid 5-hydrazide (glutamlhydrine) was designed. This method was applied to liver injury model mice to construct the relationship between the fluorescence signal, GGT activity, and the occurrence or development stage of liver injury. The fluorescence detection method combined with clinical indexes could more accurately characterize the situation of liver fibrosis, and evaluate the efficacy of liver fibrosis drugs, which could help provide important information for accurate diagnosis and early treatment of liver injury. The successful implementation of this project would promote the accurate in situ detection of GGT in liver injury, which was expected to guide pre-clinical diagnosis and clinical practice.
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- Kai Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; Jinhua Advanced Research Institute, Jinhua, 321019, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Sun X, Wei X, Liu X, Zhang X, Wu N, Liu J, Wang Y, Chen M, Wang J. Immunolabeling lanthanide nanoparticles for alpha-fetoprotein measurement and cancer cells counting with detection of ICP−MS. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1201:339639. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Jenni S, Renault K, Dejouy G, Debieu S, Laly M, Romieu A. In Situ Synthesis of Phenoxazine Dyes in Water: Application for "Turn‐On" Fluorogenic and Chromogenic Detection of Nitric Oxide. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202100268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Sébastien Jenni
- Burgundy Franche-Comté University: Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte ICMUB - UMR CNRS 6302 FRANCE
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- Burgundy Franche-Comté University: Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte ICMUB - UMR CNRS 6302 FRANCE
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- Burgundy Franche-Comté University: Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte ICMUB - UMR CNRS 6302 FRANCE
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- Burgundy Franche-Comté University: Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte ICMUB - UMR CNRS 6302 FRANCE
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- Burgundy Franche-Comté University: Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte ICMUB - UMR CNRS 6302 FRANCE
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- University of Burgundy Franche-Comté ICMUB - UMR CNRS 6302 Faculté des Sciences Mirande9, avenue Alain SavaryBP 47870 21078 Dijon FRANCE
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Gao J, Chen W, Lin W, Yuan W, Liu H, Xie H, Zhang Q, Zhang P, Ding C. A turn on fluorescent assay for γ-glutamyltransferase activity and its application in biological imaging. Talanta 2021; 239:123126. [PMID: 34875524 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.123126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is widely presented in living cells and overexpressed in many tumor tissues. Therefore, it is generally considered as an important biomarker for the detection of tumor, especially for liver cancer. Accurate determination of its activity is helpful for early diagnosis and treatment of related diseases. In this work, a "turn on" fluorescent probe NSA-GGT for the detection of GGT activity based on glutamine bond was designed and synthesized by employing dansylamino as fluorophore. The probe shows good water solubility and can be well dispersed in aqueous buffer. After incubated with GGT in phosphate buffer, the fluorescence of NSA-GGT centered at ∼523 nm increased over 25-fold. This sensing pattern exhibits an intriguing sensing sensitivity for GGT, and has good performance on intracellular GGT staining, serving as a promising candidate for GGT measurement. Subsequent biological experiments showed that probe NSA-GGT could also be used for fluorescent imaging of GGT activity in living cells and animal tissues.
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- Jian Gao
- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science in Universities of Shandong, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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Li L, Zhang Q, Li J, Tian Y, Kang Y, Ren G, Liu W, Wang H, Wang B, Yan L, Guo L, Diao H. Targeted Delivery of Doxorubicin Using Transferrin-Conjugated Carbon Dots for Cancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:7280-7289. [PMID: 35006957 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A transferrin receptor (TfR)-targeted nanodrug [green fluorescence emission carbon dot (GCD)-polyethylene glycol (PEG)-transferrin (Tf)@doxorubicin (Dox)] for cancer therapy was developed by functionalizing GCDs with PEG, Tf, and Dox. GCDs were synthesized by the one-step hydrothermal method, followed by conjugating PEG and Tf by covalent bonds and loading Dox by electrostatic interactions. The nanodrug exhibits high stability under neutral conditions and effectively releases Dox at pH of 5.5. GCD-PEG-Tf@Dox can be selectively internalized by TfR-overexpressed tumor cells (MCF-7 and K150) via receptor-mediated endocytosis and further release Dox to the nuclei. As a result, GCD-PEG-Tf@Dox exhibits significant lethality to tumor cells (MCF-7 and K150) but greatly reduced toxicity to normal cells [Chinese hamster ovary cell line (CHO)] compared with free Dox. In vivo studies have confirmed that GCD-PEG-Tf@Dox can effectively inhibit tumor proliferation with negligible side effects.
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- Lihong Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.,College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.,College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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Wang H, Wang X, Li P, Dong M, Yao SQ, Tang B. Fluorescent probes for visualizing ROS-associated proteins in disease. Chem Sci 2021; 12:11620-11646. [PMID: 34659698 PMCID: PMC8442704 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02165f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Abnormal expression of proteins, including catalytic and expression dysfunction, is directly related to the development of various diseases in living organisms. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) could regulate protein expression by redox modification or cellular signal pathway and thus influence the development of disease. Determining the expression level and activity of these ROS-associated proteins is of considerable importance in early-stage disease diagnosis and the identification of new drug targets. Fluorescence imaging technology has emerged as a powerful tool for specific in situ imaging of target proteins by virtue of its non-invasiveness, high sensitivity and good spatiotemporal resolution. In this review, we summarize advances made in the past decade for the design of fluorescent probes that have contributed to tracking ROS-associated proteins in disease. We envision that this review will attract significant attention from a wide range of researchers in their utilization of fluorescent probes for in situ investigation of pathological processes synergistically regulated by both ROS and proteins.
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- Hui Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore Singapore 117543 Singapore
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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A de novo strategy to develop NIR precipitating fluorochrome for long-term in situ cell membrane bioimaging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2018033118. [PMID: 33602816 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2018033118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cell membrane-targeted bioimaging is a prerequisite for studying the roles of membrane-associated biomolecules in various physiological and pathological processes. However, long-term in situ bioimaging on the cell membrane with conventional fluorescent probes leads to diffusion into cells from the membrane surface. Therefore, we herein proposed a de novo strategy to construct an antidiffusion probe by integrating a fluorochrome characterized by strong hydrophobicity and low lipophilicity, with an enzyme substrate to meet this challenge. This precipitating fluorochrome HYPQ was designed by conjugating the traditionally strong hydrophobic solid-state fluorochrome 6-chloro-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) quinazolin-4(3H)-one (HPQ) with a 2-(2-methyl-4H-chromen-4-ylidene) malononitrile group to obtain closer stacking to lower lipophilicity and elongate emission to the far-red to near-infrared wavelength. As proof-of-concept, the membrane-associated enzyme γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) was selected as a model enzyme to design the antidiffusion probe HYPQG. Then, benefiting from the precipitating and stable signal properties of HYPQ, in situ imaging of GGT on the membrane was successfully realized. Moreover, after HYPQG was activated by GGT, the fluorescence signal on the cell membrane remained unchanged, with incubation time even extending to 6 h, which is significant for in situ monitoring of enzymatic activity. In vivo testing subsequently showed that the tumor region could be accurately defined by this probe after long-term in situ imaging of tumor-bearing mice. The excellent performance of HYPQ indicates that it may be an ideal alternative for constructing universal antidiffusion fluorescent probes, potentially providing an efficient tool for accurate imaging-guided surgery in the future.
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Zhou F, Yang S, Zhao C, Liu W, Yao X, Yu H, Sun X, Liu Y. γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase-activatable near-infrared nanoassembly for tumor fluorescence imaging-guided photothermal therapy. Theranostics 2021; 11:7045-7056. [PMID: 34093870 PMCID: PMC8171106 DOI: 10.7150/thno.60586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Rationale: Precise treatment of tumors is attracting increasing attention. Molecular probes simultaneously demonstrating the diagnostic signal and pharmacological effect in response to tumor microenvironment are highly desired. γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is a biomarker with significantly up-regulated expression in the tumor area. We developed a GGT responsive near-infrared (NIR) nanoassembly for tumor-specific fluorescence imaging-guided photothermal therapy. Methods: The GGT responsive NIR probe was constructed by conjugating GGT-specific substrate γ-glutamic acid (γ-Glu) with cyanine fluorophore (NRh-NH2) via amide reaction. The resulting NRh-G spontaneously assembled into nanoparticles (NRh-G-NPs) around 50 nm. The NPs were characterized and the properties evaluated in the presence or absence of GGT. Subsequently, we studied fluorescence imaging and photothermal therapy of NRh-G-NPs in vitro and in vivo. Results: NRh-G-NPs, upon specific reaction with GGT, turned into NRh-NH2-NPs, showing a ~180-fold fluorescence enhancement and excellent photothermal effect recovery. NRh-G-NPs could selectively light up U87MG tumor cells while their fluorescence was weak in L02 human normal liver cells. The NPs also showed excellent tumor cell ablation upon laser irradiation. After intravenous injection into tumor-bearing mice, NRh-G-NPs could arrive in the tumor area and specifically light up the tumor. Following laser irradiation, the tumor could be completely erased with no tumor reoccurrence for up to 40 days. Conclusions: NRh-G-NPs were specifically responsive to GGT overexpressed in U87MG tumor cells and selectively lit up the tumor for imaging-guided therapy. Besides, the recovery of photothermal property in the tumor area could improve cancer therapy precision and decreased side effects in normal tissues.
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- Fangyuan Zhou
- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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Li L, Zhang M, Ding L, Ren G, Hou X, Liu W, Wang H, Wang B, Yan L, Diao H. Ultrafast fluorescent probe with near-infrared analytical wavelength for fluoride ion detection in real samples. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 252:119518. [PMID: 33561681 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The first ultrafast fluorescence probe with response time in seconds (10 s) for fluoride ions (F-) has been proposed by conjugating dimethylthiophosphoryl group as a recognition unit with the near-infrared fluorophore of hemicyanine. The response mechanism is the F--induced cleavage of the dimethylthiophosphoryl group, along with the liberation of the fluorophore, which results in a distinctly enhanced fluorescence intensity at 730 nm (λex = 680 nm). The fluorescence enhancement of the probe is directly proportional to the F- concentration in the range of 10-300 µM with the detection limit of 4.28 µM. The probe has been successfully used to determine F- concentration in real water and toothpaste samples as well as image F- in living cells. The simplicity and quick response of this probe endow it with the ability of detecting F- rapidly in real samples.
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- Lihong Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology at Shanxi Medical University, Ministry of Education, PR China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology at Shanxi Medical University, Ministry of Education, PR China.
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology at Shanxi Medical University, Ministry of Education, PR China.
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Huang Z, An R, Wei S, Wang J, Ye D. Noninvasive ratiometric fluorescence imaging of γ-glutamyltransferase activity using an activatable probe. Analyst 2021; 146:1865-1871. [PMID: 33480367 DOI: 10.1039/d0an02232b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) is an important aminopeptidase overexpressed in many malignant tumors, and accurate detection of its activity is useful for the diagnosis and treatment of tumors. Herein, we report a GGT-activatable ratiometric fluorescent probe (1) constructed by covalently linking an 'always-on' BODIPY fluorophore with a GGT-activatable near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent substrate. Upon interaction with GGT, the NIR fluorescence at 735 nm in probe 1 is significantly enhanced, while the fluorescence of BODIPY at 517 nm remains unchanged. Using BODIPY fluorescence as an internal standard, significantly enhanced ratiometric fluorescence between 735 nm and 517 nm could be achieved, allowing accurate detection of the activity of GGT in living subjects independent of probe concentration. We demonstrate that probe 1 is feasible for the evaluation of GGT levels in different tumor cells and differentiation of GGT-positive tumor cells from GGT-negative normal tissue cells. Moreover, probe 1 is further applied for the visualization of tumor via noninvasive ratiometric fluorescence imaging of GGT activity, which could facilitate the detection of GGT-positive tumor tissues and study of GGT-related pathological processes.
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- Zheng Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Jin Y, Xu K, Huang Y, Zhong H, Zhao R. Activity-Based Probe for Ratiometric Fluorescence Imaging of Caspase-3 in Living Cells. Anal Chem 2020; 93:2045-2052. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Yulong Jin
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Li Y, Xue C, Fang Z, Xu W, Xie H. In Vivo Visualization of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Activity with an Activatable Self-Immobilizing Near-Infrared Probe. Anal Chem 2020; 92:15017-15024. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Yuyao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Reo YJ, Dai M, Yang YJ, Ahn KH. Cell-Membrane-Localizing, Two-Photon Probe for Ratiometric Imaging of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase in Cancerous Cells and Tissues. Anal Chem 2020; 92:12678-12685. [PMID: 32808765 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), a cell surface-bound protease, is associated with various diseases including cancer. The detection of the enzyme activity is an important subject, leading to about 40 activatable fluorescent probes so far. All of them, however, lack the membrane-localizing ability, raising a reliability issue in the quantitative analysis. Disclosed is the first fluorescent probe that senses the cell surface-bound enzyme, which, furthermore, is capable of ratiometric as well as two-photon imaging with desirable features. Ratiometric imaging of cancer cell lines reveals a 6.4-8.4-fold higher GGT levels than those in normal cell lines. A comparison of the enzyme activity in organ tissues of normal and tumor xenograft mice reveals notably different levels of enzyme activity depending on the kind of tissue. Normal tissues exhibited comparable levels of enzyme activity, except the kidney that has significantly higher GGT activity (2.7-4.0-fold) than the other organs. Compared with the normal tissues, considerably higher enzyme activity was observed in the tumor tissues of the thigh (4.0-fold), colon (2.5-fold), lung (3.6-fold), and liver (2.1-fold), but essentially no enhanced activity in the tumor tissues of the spleen, stomach, and pancreas and a comparable level in both the tumor and normal kidney tissues were observed. The probe offers practical means for studying GGT-associated biology in cells and tissues by one- as well as two-photon ratiometric imaging.
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- Ye Jin Reo
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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Li H, Yao Q, Sun W, Shao K, Lu Y, Chung J, Kim D, Fan J, Long S, Du J, Li Y, Wang J, Yoon J, Peng X. Aminopeptidase N Activatable Fluorescent Probe for Tracking Metastatic Cancer and Image-Guided Surgery via in Situ Spraying. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:6381-6389. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Haidong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Dalian University of Technology, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Dalian University of Technology, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Dalian University of Technology, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Dalian University of Technology, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Dalian University of Technology, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Dalian University of Technology, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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Ye S, Wang S, Gao D, Li K, Liu Q, Feng B, Qiu L, Lin J. A New γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase-Based Intracellular Self-Assembly of Fluorine-18 Labeled Probe for Enhancing PET Imaging in Tumors. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:174-181. [PMID: 31913602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) is a cell -membrane-associated enzyme which has been recognized as a promising biomarker for the diagnosis of many malignant tumors. Herein, we rationally designed a fluorine-18 labeled small-molecule probe, [18F]γ-Glu-Cys(StBu)-PPG(CBT)-AmBF3 (18F-1G), by applying a biocompatible CBT-Cys condensation reaction and ingeniously decorating it with a GGT-recognizable substrate, γ-glutamate (γ-Glu), for enhancing PET imaging to detect GGT level of tumors in living nude mice. The probe had exceptional stability at physiological conditions, but could be efficiently cleaved by GGT, followed by a reduction-triggered self-assembly and formation of nanoparticles (NPs) progressively that could be directly observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In in vitro cell experiments, 18F-1G showed GGT-targeted uptake contrast of 2.7-fold to that of 18F-1 for the detection of intracellular GGT level. Moreover, the higher uptake in GGT overexpressed HCT116 tumor cells (∼4-fold) compared to GGT-deficient L929 normal cells demonstrated that 18F-1G was also capable of distinguishing some tumor cells from normal cells. In vivo PET imaging revealed enhanced and durable radioactive signal in tumor regions after 18F-1G coinjecting with 1G, thus allowing real-time detection of endogenous GGT level with high sensitivity and noninvasive effect. We anticipated that our probe could serve as a new tool to investigate GGT-related diseases in the near future.
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- Siqin Ye
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122 , China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine , Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063 , China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine , Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063 , China.,School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine , Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063 , China.,School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine , Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063 , China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine , Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063 , China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine , Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063 , China.,School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine , Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063 , China
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Liu Y, Teng L, Xu C, Liu HW, Xu S, Guo H, Yuan L, Zhang XB. A "Double-Locked" and enzyme-activated molecular probe for accurate bioimaging and hepatopathy differentiation. Chem Sci 2019; 10:10931-10936. [PMID: 32190249 PMCID: PMC7066674 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc03628h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Molecular probes activated by a single enzyme have been extensively used in bioimaging and disease diagnosis; however, imaging and identification in an accurate manner remains a challenge for such probes. Here, based on the specificity of enzyme recognition, we engineered a "double-locked" and enzyme-activated molecular probe (NML) for accurate bioimaging and hepatopathy differentiation. Triggered by the successive reactions with leucine aminopeptidase (LAP, first "key") and monoamine oxidase (MAO, second "key"), the emissive fluorophore (NF) was released. NML can be activated only in the presence of both LAP and MAO and can be silenced when either enzyme is inhibited. Benefiting from the "double-locked" strategy, NML showed higher accuracy for imaging of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) than the "single-locked" probe. With serum testing, NML showed significant differences in mouse models of both CCl4-induced liver cirrhosis and DILI. Significantly, NML can be applied to accurately distinguish serum samples from clinical patients with different hepatopathies. Our smart molecular probe may hold great potential for hepatopathy diagnosis and clinical transformation.
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- Yongchao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , Hunan University , Changsha , 410082 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , Hunan University , Changsha , 410082 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , Hunan University , Changsha , 410082 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , Hunan University , Changsha , 410082 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , Hunan University , Changsha , 410082 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , Hunan University , Changsha , 410082 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , Hunan University , Changsha , 410082 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Molecular Medicine , Hunan University , Changsha , 410082 , P. R. China .
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Reo YJ, Jun YW, Sarkar S, Dai M, Ahn KH. Ratiometric Imaging of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Unperturbed by pH, Polarity, and Viscosity Changes: A Benzocoumarin-Based Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2019; 91:14101-14108. [PMID: 31566966 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) is involved in maintaining the intracellular glutathione levels and, at its elevated levels, is associated with various diseases including cancer and myocardial infarction. To study this enzyme in biological systems, fluorescent probes have received significant attention recently. As fluorescence signal is sensitive to environmental fluctuations; however, it is challenging to address the signal fluctuation issue. Disclosed is the benzocoumarin-based probe that enables ratiometric imaging of GGT activity levels in cells as well as in tissues, essentially unperturbed by medium pH, viscosity, and polarity changes. Validity of the probe is demonstrated by determining the GGT activity level in HeLa cells directly through ratiometric imaging. Furthermore, the probe and its enzymatic product are two-photon absorbing, extending its applicability to tissue: an 8.5-fold higher level of GGT in cancerous tissue over the normal tissue is determined, and the GGT activity levels between different mouse organ tissues are quantitatively compared with the highest level in the kidney. The probe with practicality holds great promise for studying GGT-associated biological processes directly through ratiometric imaging by two-photon microscopy.
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- Ye Jin Reo
- Department of Chemistry , Pohang University of Science and Technology , 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu , Pohang , Gyungbuk 37673 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Stanford University , Stanford , California 94305 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Pohang University of Science and Technology , 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu , Pohang , Gyungbuk 37673 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Pohang University of Science and Technology , 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu , Pohang , Gyungbuk 37673 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Pohang University of Science and Technology , 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu , Pohang , Gyungbuk 37673 , Republic of Korea
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An R, Wei S, Huang Z, Liu F, Ye D. An Activatable Chemiluminescent Probe for Sensitive Detection of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Activity in Vivo. Anal Chem 2019; 91:13639-13646. [PMID: 31560193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Activatable chemiluminescent probes that show enhanced chemiluminescence upon interaction with a molecular target of interest have offered promising tools for sensing and bioimaging in terms of low background, high sensitivity, and improved penetration depth in biological tissues. Here, we reported a γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) activatable chemiluminescent probe for real-time detection of GGT activity in vitro and in living mice. The probe was designed by caging an electron-withdrawing acrylic group-substituted Schaap's phenoxy-dioxetane with a GGT-recognitive substrate (γ-Glu) and a self-immolative linker (p-aminobenzyl alcohol), which was initially chemiluminescence off. Upon interaction with GGT, strong chemiluminescence with a more than 800-fold turn-on ratio could be achieved in aqueous solution, allowing to specifically detect GGT activity with ultrahigh signal-to-background ratio and sensitivity in vitro and in live cells. We demonstrated that the probe was reliable to quantify the GGT in serum, permitting to accurately report the elevated levels of GGT in lipopolysaccharide-treated mouse serum. Moreover, through real-time chemiluminescence imaging of GGT activity, the designed probe was feasible to detect GGT-positive tumors in living mice after intravenous systemic administration. This study demonstrates the high potential of GGT-activatable chemiluminescent probe for serum assays and molecular imaging, which might find wide applications in diagnosis of GGT-related diseases.
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- Ruibing An
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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Zhang Y, Zhang G, Yang P, Moosa B, Khashab NM. Self-Immolative Fluorescent and Raman Probe for Real-Time Imaging and Quantification of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase in Living Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:27529-27535. [PMID: 31290645 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b07186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Characterizing over-expressed enzymes or biomarkers in living cells is critical for the molecular understanding of disease pathology and consequently for designing precision medicines. Herein, a "switch-on" probe is designed to selectively detect γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) in living cells via a unique ensemble of enhanced fluorescence and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). In the presence of GGT, the γ-glutamyl bond in the probe molecule is cleaved, thereby activating a fluorescent probe molecule as well as a Raman reporter molecule. Consequently, the detection of GGT is achieved based on both plasmonic fluorescent enhancement and SERS with a detection limit as low as 1.2 × 10-3 U/L (normal range for GGT levels in the blood is 9-48 U/L). The main advantage of this platform is that on the occasion of fluorescence signal interference, especially in the presence of free metal ions in cells, the SERS signals still hold high stability as a backup. This work highlights the benefits of the marriage of two complimentary sensing techniques into one platform that can overcome the major obstacles of detection of real-time biomarkers and imaging in living cells.
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- Yang Zhang
- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Saudi Arabia
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Wu X, Shi W, Li X, Ma H. Recognition Moieties of Small Molecular Fluorescent Probes for Bioimaging of Enzymes. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:1892-1904. [PMID: 31243972 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Enzymes are a class of important substances for life, and their abnormal levels are associated with many diseases. Thus, great progress has been made in the past decade in detecting and imaging enzymes in living biosystems, and in this respect fluorescent probes combined with confocal microscopy have attracted much attention because of their high sensitivity and unrivaled spatiotemporal resolution. Fluorescent probes are usually composed of three moieties: a signal or fluorophore moiety, a recognition or labeling moiety, and an appropriate linker to connect the two aforementioned moieties. At present, however, research and reviews on enzymatic probes mostly focus on fluorophores and/or linkers, whereas those on the recognition moiety are relatively few. Moreover, current enzymatic probes with some recognition moieties have drawbacks such as poor selectivity, high background fluorescence, or/and low sensitivity and are unsatisfactory for practical applications. Thus, developing new recognition moieties with higher specificity or/and sensitivity to the enzyme of interest is very desirable but still challenging. In this Account, we introduce the recognition moieties of fluorescent probes for several enzymes, including tyrosinase, monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A), nitroreductase (NTR), and aminopeptidases. Highlights are given on how new specific recognition moieties of tyrosinase and MAO-A were designed to eliminate the interference by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and MAO-B, respectively. Here we present four recent examples in which designed fluorescent probes are employed to image enzymes in living biosystems. The first example shows that 3-hydroxyphenyl can serve as a new and more specific recognition moiety than the traditional 4-hydroxyphenyl group for tyrosinase, enabling the development of a highly selective fluorescent probe for imaging of tyrosinase without interference by ROS. The second presents a general design strategy for fluorescent probes specific for an enzyme, which involves combining the characteristic structure of an inhibitor of the target enzyme along with its traditional reactive group as a new recognition moiety, and successfully demonstrates it by selective detection of MAO-A in the presence of its isomeric MAO-B. The third mainly illustrates that 5-nitrothiophen-2-yl alcohol with a stronger electron-donating S atom is a better fluorescence quenching and recognition moiety than 5-nitrofuran-2-yl alcohol for NTR, leading to the development of a highly sensitive method for NTR assay. Lastly, on the basis of known observations, we show that besides the specific interaction with the target, another function of some recognition moieties may be responsible for tuning the fluorescence signal, which is exemplified by the linking of several aminopeptidases' recognition moieties to the free hydroxyl or amino group of different fluorophores. It is our wish that this Account will promote the appearance of more specific recognition moieties and fluorescent probes with excellent properties and that new biofunctions of the enzymes will be uncovered.
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- Xiaofeng Wu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Liu J, Zhang S, Zhao B, Shen C, Zhang X, Yang G. A novel triarylboron based ratiometric fluorescent probe for in vivo targeting and specific imaging of cancer cells expressing abnormal concentration of GGT. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 142:111497. [PMID: 31319323 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Abnormal expression of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) in living organisms is closely associated with tumorigenesis. However, few reported fluorescence probes can specifically respond to abnormal concentration of GGT. Here, by functionalizing triarylboron moiety with three GGT-specific substrate (GSH) units, a novel fluorescence probe, TAB-3-GSH, was developed for detecting GGT. The results showed that TAB-3-GSH selectively responds to abnormally high levels of GGT (100-1000 U/L) rather than to normal GGT levels (<100 U/L) with ratiometric readout, since the amide linkage can be further hydrolyzed under high GGT levels. TAB-3-GSH was also capable of differentiating GGT-overexpressing ovarian cancer cells from normal cells, because of an improvement in the probe's cell membrane permeability upon reaction with GGT. Moreover, the probe could achieve selective imaging of SKOV-3 tumor site in xenograft mice model. Thus, TAB-3-GSH is a promising probe for tumor targeting in vivo.
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- Jun Liu
- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College & Department of Chemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China.
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- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College & Department of Chemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College & Department of Chemistry, School of Preclinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
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Kim YJ, Park SJ, Lim CS, Lee DJ, Noh CK, Lee K, Shin SJ, Kim HM. Ratiometric Detection of γ-Glutamyltransferase in Human Colon Cancer Tissues Using a Two-Photon Probe. Anal Chem 2019; 91:9246-9250. [PMID: 31265245 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) plays a role in cleaving the γ-glutamyl bond of glutathione. The GGT is known to be overexpressed in some tumors and has been recognized as a potential biomarker for malignant tumors. Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide; however, there is no quantitative method for detecting cancer cells in human colon tissues. In this study, we report a ratiometric two-photon probe for GGT that can be applied in human colon tissues. The probe (Probe 2) showed high fluorescence efficiency, marked fluorescence changes, excellent kinetics, and selectivity for the GGT in live colon cells. Additionally, we obtained ratiometric two-photon microscopy images of GGT activity in human colon tissue. We used this method to compare normal and cancer tissues based on their ratio values; the ratio value was higher in cancer tissue than in normal tissue. This study provides a method for quantitative analysis of GGT, particularly in human colon cancer, which will be useful for studying GGT-related diseases and diagnosing colon cancer.
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- Yun Ji Kim
- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Chemistry , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Chemistry , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Chemistry , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Chemistry , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology , Ajou University School of Medicine , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , The Catholic University of Korea , Bucheon 14662 , Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology , Ajou University School of Medicine , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research and Department of Chemistry , Ajou University , Suwon 16499 , Korea
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Shi B, Zhang Z, Lan C, Wang B, Xu S, Ge M, Xu G, Zhu T, Liu Y, Zhao C. Enhanced γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase Imaging That Unravels the Glioma Recurrence in Post-radio/Chemotherapy Mixtures for Precise Pathology via Enzyme-Triggered Fluorescent Probe. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:557. [PMID: 31213974 PMCID: PMC6554337 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Accurate pathological diagnosis of gliomas recurrence is crucial for the optimal management and prognosis prediction. The study here unravels that our newly developed γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) fluorescence probe (Figure 1A) imaging in twenty recurrent glioma tissues selectively recognizes the most malignant portion from treatment responsive tissues induced by radio/chemo-therapy (Figure 1B). The overexpression of GGT in recurrent gliomas and low level in radiation necrosis were validated by western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, the ki-67 index evaluation demonstrated the significant increase of malignancy, aided by the GGT-responsive fluorescent probe to screen out the right specimen through fast enhanced imaging of enzyme activity. Importantly, our GGT-targeting probe can be used for accurate determination of pathologic evaluation of tumor malignancy, and eventually for guiding the following management in patients with recurrent gliomas.
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- Ben Shi
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Hai Z, Ni Y, Saimi D, Yang H, Tong H, Zhong K, Liang G. γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase-Triggered Intracellular Gadolinium Nanoparticle Formation Enhances the T 2-Weighted MR Contrast of Tumor. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:2428-2433. [PMID: 30856326 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b05154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is advantageous in the diagnosis of deep internal cancers, but contrast agents (CAs) are always needed to improve MRI sensitivity. Gadolinium (Gd)-based agents are routinely used as T1-dominated CAs in clinic but using intracellularly formed Gd nanoparticles to enhance the T2-weighted MRI of tumor in vivo at high magnetic field has not been reported. Herein, we rationally designed a "smart" Gd-based probe Glu-Cys(StBu)-Lys(DOTA-Gd)-CBT (1), which was subjected to γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) cleavage and an intracellular CBT-Cys condensation reaction to form Gd nanoparticles (i.e., 1-NPs) to enhance the T2-weighted MR contrast of tumor in vivo at 9.4 T. Living cell experiments indicated that the 1-treated HeLa cells had an r2 value of 27.8 mM-1 s-1 and an r2/r1 ratio of 10.6. MR imaging of HeLa tumor-bearing mice indicated that the T2 MR contrast of the tumor enhanced 28.6% at 2.5 h post intravenous injection of 1. We anticipate that our probe 1 could be employed for T2-weighted MRI diagnosis of GGT-related cancers in the future when high magnetic field is available in clinic.
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- Zijuan Hai
- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , 96 Jinzhai Road , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology , Anhui University , 110 Jiulong Road , Hefei , Anhui 230601 , China
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , 96 Jinzhai Road , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , 96 Jinzhai Road , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory , Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 350 Shushanhu Road , Hefei , Anhui 230031 , China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory , Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 350 Shushanhu Road , Hefei , Anhui 230031 , China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory , Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 350 Shushanhu Road , Hefei , Anhui 230031 , China
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , 96 Jinzhai Road , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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Real-time monitoring of γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase in living cells and in vivo by near-infrared fluorescent probe with large Stokes shift. Talanta 2019; 191:126-132. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Li L, Zhang M, Chang K, Kang Y, Ren G, Hou X, Liu W, Wang H, Wang B, Diao H. A novel fluorescent off–on probe for the sensitive and selective detection of fluoride ions. RSC Adv 2019; 9:32308-32312. [PMID: 35530779 PMCID: PMC9073186 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06342k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A highly sensitive and selective fluorescent probe for fluoride ions has been developed by incorporating the dimethylphosphinothionyl group as a recognition moiety into the fluorophore of coumarin. The detection mechanism is based on the fluoride ion-triggered cleavage of the dimethylphosphinothionyl group, followed by the release of coumarin, which leads to a large fluorescence enhancement at 455 nm (λex = 385 nm). Under the optimized conditions, the fluorescence enhancement of the probe is directly proportional to the concentration of fluoride ions in the range of 0–30 μM with a detection limit of 0.29 μM, which is much lower than the maximum content of fluoride ions guided by WHO. Notably, satisfying results have been obtained by utilizing the probe to determine fluoride ions in real-water samples and commercially available toothpaste samples. The proposed probe is rather simple and may be useful in the detection of fluoride ions in more real samples. A sensitive and selective fluorescent off–on probe is developed for fluoride ion detection, and its applicability has been demonstrated by determining fluoride ions in real-water samples and toothpaste samples.![]()
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- Lihong Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Shanxi Medical University
- Taiyuan 030001
- PR China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
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Ou-Yang J, Li Y, Jiang WL, He SY, Liu HW, Li CY. Fluorescence-Guided Cancer Diagnosis and Surgery by a Zero Cross-Talk Ratiometric Near-Infrared γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2018; 91:1056-1063. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Juan Ou-Yang
- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Hunan SJA Laboratory
Animal Co., Ltd., Changsha 400125, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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Shi J, Deng Q, Li Y, Zheng M, Chai Z, Wan C, Zheng Z, Li L, Huang F, Tang B. A Rapid and Ultrasensitive Tetraphenylethylene-Based Probe with Aggregation-Induced Emission for Direct Detection of α-Amylase in Human Body Fluids. Anal Chem 2018; 90:13775-13782. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Jie Shi
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Lipid Chemistry and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Oilseeds Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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Li H, Yao Q, Xu F, Xu N, Sun W, Long S, Du J, Fan J, Wang J, Peng X. Lighting-Up Tumor for Assisting Resection via Spraying NIR Fluorescent Probe of γ-Glutamyltranspeptidas. Front Chem 2018; 6:485. [PMID: 30370267 PMCID: PMC6194167 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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For the precision resection, development of near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe based on specificity identification tumor-associated enzyme for lighting-up the tumor area, is urgent in the field of diagnosis and treatment. Overexpression of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase, one of the cell-membrane enzymes, known as a biomarker is concerned with the growth and progression of ovarian, liver, colon and breast cancer compared to normal tissue. In this work, a remarkable enzyme-activated NIR fluorescent probe NIR-SN-GGT was proposed and synthesized including two moieties: a NIR dicyanoisophorone core as signal reporter unit; γ-glutamyl group as the specificity identification site. In the presence of γ-GGT, probe NIR-SN-GGT was transformed into NIR-SN-NH2, the recovery of Intramolecular Charge Transfer (ICT), liberating the NIR fluorescence signal, which was firstly employed to distinguish tumor tissue and normal tissues via simple “spraying” manner, greatly promoting the possibility of precise excision. Furthermore, combined with magnetic resonance imaging by T2 weight mode, tumor transplanted BABL/c mice could be also lit up for first time by NIR fluorescence probe having a large stokes, which demonstrated that probe NIR-SN-GGT would be a useful tool for assisting surgeon to diagnose and remove tumor in clinical practice.
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- Haidong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- Department School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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Imaging γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase for tumor identification and resection guidance via enzyme-triggered fluorescent probe. Biomaterials 2018; 179:1-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Luo Z, An R, Ye D. Recent Advances in the Development of Optical Imaging Probes for γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase. Chembiochem 2018; 20:474-487. [PMID: 30062708 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) is a cell-membrane-bound protease that participates in cellular glutathione and cysteine homeostasis, which are closely related to many physiological and pathological processes. The accurate measurement of GGT activity is useful for the early diagnosis of diseases. In the past few years, many efforts have been made to build optical imaging probes for the detection of GGT activity both in vitro and in vivo. In this Minireview, recent advances in the development of various optical imaging probes for GGT, including activatable fluorescence probes, ratiometric fluorescence probes, and activatable bioluminescence probes, are summarized. This review starts from the instruction of the GGT enzyme and its biological functions, followed by a discussion of activatable fluorescence probes that show off-on fluorescence in response to GGT. GGT-activatable two-photon fluorescence imaging probes with improved imaging depth and spatial resolution are also discussed. Ratiometric fluorescence probes capable of accurately reporting on GGT levels through a self-calibration mechanism are discussed, followed by describing GGT-activatable bioluminescence probes that can offer a high signal-to-background ratio to detect GGT in living mice. Finally, current challenges and further perspectives for the development of molecular imaging probes for GGT are addressed.
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- Zhiliang Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China
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Liu Y, Tan J, Zhang Y, Zhuang J, Ge M, Shi B, Li J, Xu G, Xu S, Fan C, Zhao C. Visualizing glioma margins by real-time tracking of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase activity. Biomaterials 2018; 173:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.04.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2017] [Revised: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ou-Yang J, Li YF, Wu P, Jiang WL, Liu HW, Li CY. Detecting and Imaging of γ-Glutamytranspeptidase Activity in Serum, Live Cells, and Pathological Tissues with a High Signal-Stability Probe by Releasing a Precipitating Fluorochrome. ACS Sens 2018; 3:1354-1361. [PMID: 29877700 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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γ-Glutamytranspeptidase (GGT) is a significant tumor-related biomarker that overexpresses in several tumor cells. Accurate detection and imaging of GGT activity in serum, live cells, and pathological tissues hold great significance for cancer diagnosis, treatment, and management. Recently developed small molecule fluorescent probes for GGT tend to diffuse to the whole cytoplasm and then translocate out of live cells after enzymatic reaction, which make them fail to provide high spatial resolution and long-term imaging in biological systems. To address these problems, a novel fluorescent probe (HPQ-PDG) which releases a precipitating fluorochrome upon the catalysis of GGT is designed and synthesized. HPQ-PDG is able to detect GGT activity with high spatial resolution and good signal-stability. The large Stokes shift of the probe enables it to detect the activity of GGT in serum samples with high sensitivity. To our delight, the probe is used for imaging GGT activity in live cells with the ability of discriminating cancer cells from normal cells. What's more, we successfully apply it for pathological tissues imaging, with the results indicating that the potential application of HPQ-PDG in histopathological examination. All these results demonstrate the potential application of HPQ-PDG in the clinic.
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- Juan Ou-Yang
- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Liu T, Yan QL, Feng L, Ma XC, Tian XG, Yu ZL, Ning J, Huo XK, Sun CP, Wang C, Cui JN. Isolation of γ-Glutamyl-Transferase Rich-Bacteria from Mouse Gut by a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe with Large Stokes Shift. Anal Chem 2018; 90:9921-9928. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Tao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, 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, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
- Institute of Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Li L, Shi W, Wu X, Li X, Ma H. In vivo tumor imaging by a γ-glutamyl transpeptidase-activatable near-infrared fluorescent probe. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:6771-6777. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1181-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Liu F, Wang Z, Wang W, Luo JG, Kong L. Red-Emitting Fluorescent Probe for Detection of γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase and Its Application of Real-Time Imaging under Oxidative Stress in Cells and in Vivo. Anal Chem 2018; 90:7467-7473. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Feiyan Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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Luo Z, Huang Z, Li K, Sun Y, Lin J, Ye D, Chen HY. Targeted Delivery of a γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Activatable Near-Infrared-Fluorescent Probe for Selective Cancer Imaging. Anal Chem 2018; 90:2875-2883. [PMID: 29376641 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The noninvasive and specific detection of cancer cells in living subjects has been essential for the success of cancer diagnoses and treatments. Herein, we report a strategy of combining an αvβ3-integrin-receptor-targetable ligand, c-RGD, with the γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)-recognizable substrate, γ-glutamate (γ-Glu), to develop a tumor-targeting and GGT-activatable near-infrared (NIR)-fluorescent probe for the noninvasive imaging of tumors in living mice. We demonstrated that the probe's fluorescence was off initially, but when the γ-Glu in the probe was specifically cleaved by GGT, the fluorescent product was released and could be selectively taken up by U87MG-tumor cells via αvβ3-receptor-mediated endocytosis. Remarkably, enhanced intracellular NIR fluorescence distributed mainly in the lysosomes was observed in the tumor cells only, showing that the probe was capable of differentiating the tumor cells from the GGT-positive, αvβ3-deficient normal cells. Moreover, the probe also showed a high selectivity for the real-time and noninvasive detection of GGT activity in xenograft U87MG tumors following iv administration. This study reveals the advantage of using a combination of receptor-mediated cell uptake and molecular-target-triggered activation to design molecular probes for improved cancer imaging, which could facilitate effective cancer diagnoses.
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- Zhiliang Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine of the Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine of the Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine , Wuxi 214063, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, China
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