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Wang Y, Song Y, Xu L, Zhou W, Wang W, Jin Q, Xie Y, Zhang J, Liu J, Wu W, Li H, Liang L, Wang J, Yang Y, Chen X, Ge S, Gao T, Zhang L, Xie M. A Membrane-Targeting Aggregation-Induced Emission Probe for Monitoring Lipid Droplet Dynamics in Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Cardiomyocyte Ferroptosis. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309907. [PMID: 38696589 PMCID: PMC11234465 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MIRI) is the leading cause of irreversible myocardial damage. A pivotal pathogenic factor is ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced cardiomyocyte ferroptosis, marked by iron overload and lipid peroxidation. However, the impact of lipid droplet (LD) changes on I/R-induced cardiomyocyte ferroptosis is unclear. In this study, an aggregation-induced emission probe, TPABTBP is developed that is used for imaging dynamic changes in LD during myocardial I/R-induced ferroptosis. TPABTBP exhibits excellent LD-specificity, superior capability for monitoring lipophagy, and remarkable photostability. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and super-resolution fluorescence imaging demonstrate that the TPABTBP is specifically localized to the phospholipid monolayer membrane of LDs. Imaging LDs in cardiomyocytes and myocardial tissue in model mice with MIRI reveals that the LD accumulation level increase in the early reperfusion stage (0-9 h) but decrease in the late reperfusion stage (>24 h) via lipophagy. The inhibition of LD breakdown significantly reduces the lipid peroxidation level in cardiomyocytes. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that chloroquine (CQ), an FDA-approved autophagy modulator, can inhibit ferroptosis, thereby attenuating MIRI in mice. This study describes the dynamic changes in LD during myocardial ischemia injury and suggests a potential therapeutic target for early MIRI intervention.
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Wang K, Wen XL, Chen XY, Yue Y, Yang YS, Zhu HL, Wang MY, Jiang HX. Promoting In Vivo NIR-II Fluorescent Imaging for Lipid in Lipid Metabolism Diseases Diagnosis. Anal Chem 2024; 96:2264-2272. [PMID: 38266388 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Lipid metabolism diseases have become a tremendous risk worldwide, along with the development of productivity and particular attention to public health. It has been an urgent necessity to exploit reliable imaging strategies for lipids and thus to monitor fatty liver diseases. Herein, by converting the NIR-I signal to the NIR-II signal with IR1061 for the monitoring of lipid, the in vivo imaging of fatty liver disease was promoted on the contrast and visual effect. The main advantages of the imaging promotion in this work included a long emission wavelength, rapid response, and high signal-background-ratio (SBR) value. After promoting the NIR-I signal to NIR-II signal, IR1061 achieved higher SBR value and exhibited a dose-dependent fluorescence intensity at 1100 nm along with the increase of the EtOH proportion as well as steady and selective optical responses toward liposomes. IR1061 was further applied in the in vivo imaging of lipid in fatty liver diseases. In spite of the differences in body weight gain and TC level between healthy mice and fatty liver diseases two models, IR1061 achieved high-resolution imaging in the liver region to monitor the fatty liver disease status. This work might be informatic for the clinical diagnosis and therapeutical treatments of fatty liver 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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- 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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- 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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Yun C, Kim SH, Kwon D, Byun MR, Chung KW, Lee J, Jung YS. Doxorubicin Attenuates Free Fatty Acid-Induced Lipid Accumulation via Stimulation of p53 in HepG2 Cells. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2024; 32:94-103. [PMID: 38148555 PMCID: PMC10762281 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2023.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by excessive accumulation of fat in the liver, and there is a global increase in its incidence owing to changes in lifestyle and diet. Recent findings suggest that p53 is involved in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; however, the association between p53 expression and the disease remains unclear. Doxorubicin, an anticancer agent, increases the expression of p53. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of doxorubicin-induced p53 upregulation in free fatty acid (FFA)-induced intracellular lipid accumulation. HepG2 cells were pretreated with 0.5 μg/mL of doxorubicin for 12 h, followed by treatment with FFA (0.5 mM) for 24 h to induce steatosis. Doxorubicin pretreatment upregulated p53 expression and downregulated the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress- and lipid synthesis-associated genes in the FFA -treated HepG2 cells. Additionally, doxorubicin treatment upregulated the expression of AMP-activated protein kinase, a key modulator of lipid metabolism. Notably, siRNA-targeted p53 knockdown reversed the effects of doxorubicin in HepG2 cells. Moreover, doxorubicin treatment suppressed FFA -induced lipid accumulation in HepG2 spheroids. Conclusively, these results suggest that doxorubicin possesses potential application for the regulation of lipid metabolism by enhance the expression of p53 an in vitro NAFLD model.
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- Chawon Yun
- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Jeju Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan 38430, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Sha J, Liu W, Zheng X, Guo Y, Li X, Ren H, Qin Y, Wu J, Zhang W, Lee CS, Wang P. Polarity-Sensitive Probe for Two-Photon Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging of Lipid Droplets In Vitro and In Vivo. Anal Chem 2023; 95:15350-15356. [PMID: 37784219 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Lipid droplets (LDs) are crucial organelles used to store lipids and participate in lipid metabolism in cells. The abnormal aggregation and polarity change of LDs are associated with the occurrence of diseases, such as steatosis. Herein, the polarity-sensitive probe TBPCPP with a donor-acceptor-π-acceptor (D-A-π-A) structure was designed and synthesized. The TBPCPP has a large Stokes shift (∼220 nm), excellent photostability, high LD targeting, and considerable two-photon absorption (TPA) cross-section (∼226 GM), enabling deep two-photon imaging (∼360 μm). In addition, the fluorescence lifetime of TBPCPP decreases linearly with increasing solvent polarity. Therefore, with the assistance of two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (TP-FLIM), TBPCPP has successfully achieved not only the visualization of polarity changes caused by LD accumulation in HepG-2 cells but also lipid-specific imaging and visualization of different polarities in lipid-rich regions in zebrafish for the first time. Furthermore, TP-FLIM revealed that the polarity gradually decreases during steatosis in HepG-2 cells, which provided new insights into the diagnosis of steatosis.
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- Jie Sha
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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Dai M, Yang YJ, Sarkar S, Ahn KH. Strategies to convert organic fluorophores into red/near-infrared emitting analogues and their utilization in bioimaging probes. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:6344-6358. [PMID: 37608780 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00475a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Organic fluorophores aided by current microscopy imaging modalities are essential for studying biological systems. Recently, red/near-infrared emitting fluorophores have attracted great research efforts, as they enable bioimaging applications with reduced autofluorescence interference and light scattering, two significant obstacles for deep-tissue imaging, as well as reduced photodamage and photobleaching. Herein, we analyzed the current strategies to convert key organic fluorophores bearing xanthene, coumarin, and naphthalene cores into longer wavelength-emitting derivatives by focussing on their effectiveness and limitations. Together, we introduced typical examples of how such fluorophores can be used to develop molecular probes for biological analytes, along with key sensing features. Finally, we listed several critical issues to be considered in developing new fluorophores.
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- Mingchong Dai
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, South Korea.
- CEDAR, Knight Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, 97201, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, South Korea.
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Anantha P, Liu Z, Raj P, Barman I. Optical diffraction tomography and Raman spectroscopy reveal distinct cellular phenotypes during white and brown adipocyte differentiation. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 235:115388. [PMID: 37207582 PMCID: PMC10626559 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115388] [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: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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White adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT) are the primary types of fats in humans, and they play prominent roles in energy storage and thermogenesis, respectively. While the mechanisms of terminal adipogenesis are well understood, much remains unknown about the early stages of adipogenic differentiation. Label-free approaches, such as optical diffraction tomography (ODT) and Raman spectroscopy, offer the ability to retrieve morphological and molecular information at the single cell level without the negative effects of photobleaching and system perturbation due to introduction of fluorophores. In this study, we employed 3D ODT and Raman spectroscopy to gain deeper insights into the early stages of differentiation of human white preadipocytes (HWPs) and human brown preadipocytes (HBPs). We utilized ODT to retrieve morphological information, including cell dry mass and lipid mass, and Raman spectroscopy to obtain molecular information about lipids. Our findings reveal that HWPs and HBPs undergo dynamic and differential changes during the differentiation process. Notably, we found that HBPs accumulated lipids more rapidly and had a higher lipid mass than HWPs. Additionally, both cell types experienced an increase and subsequent decrease in cell dry mass during the first seven days, followed by an increase after day 7, which we attribute to the transformation of adipogenic precursors in the early stages. Finally, HBPs had higher lipid unsaturation levels than HWPs for the same differentiation timepoints. The insights gained from our study provide crucial contributions towards the advancement of new therapies for obesity and related diseases.
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- Pooja Anantha
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA; The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Cancer Imaging Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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Ventura AE, Pokorna S, Huhn N, Santos TCB, Prieto M, Futerman AH, Silva LC. Cell lipid droplet heterogeneity and altered biophysical properties induced by cell stress and metabolic imbalance. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2023:159347. [PMID: 37271251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2023.159347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Lipid droplets (LD) are important regulators of lipid metabolism and are implicated in several diseases. However, the mechanisms underlying the roles of LD in cell pathophysiology remain elusive. Hence, new approaches that enable better characterization of LD are essential. This study establishes that Laurdan, a widely used fluorescent probe, can be used to label, quantify, and characterize changes in cell LD properties. Using lipid mixtures containing artificial LD we show that Laurdan GP depends on LD composition. Accordingly, enrichment in cholesterol esters (CE) shifts Laurdan GP from ~0.60 to ~0.70. Moreover, live-cell confocal microscopy shows that cells present multiple LD populations with distinctive biophysical features. The hydrophobicity and fraction of each LD population are cell type dependent and change differently in response to nutrient imbalance, cell density, and upon inhibition of LD biogenesis. The results show that cellular stress caused by increased cell density and nutrient overload increased the number of LD and their hydrophobicity and contributed to the formation of LD with very high GP values, likely enriched in CE. In contrast, nutrient deprivation was accompanied by decreased LD hydrophobicity and alterations in cell plasma membrane properties. In addition, we show that cancer cells present highly hydrophobic LD, compatible with a CE enrichment of these organelles. The distinct biophysical properties of LD contribute to the diversity of these organelles, suggesting that the specific alterations in their properties might be one of the mechanisms triggering LD pathophysiological actions and/or be related to the different mechanisms underlying LD metabolism.
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- Ana E Ventura
- iMed.ULisboa - Research Institute for Medicines, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- iMed.ULisboa - Research Institute for Medicines, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- iMed.ULisboa - Research Institute for Medicines, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- iMed.ULisboa - Research Institute for Medicines, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Li P, Zhang W, Wang Y, Tian J, Shi D, Xu H. A near-infrared and lysosome-targeted coumarin-BODIPY photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy against HepG2 cells. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Purevsuren K, Shiozaki S, Mizukami K, Tobita S, Yoshihara T. In Vivo Imaging of Lipid Droplets and Oxygen Status in Hepatic Tissues of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Model Mice Using a Lipophilic Ir(III) Complex. Anal Chem 2023; 95:3729-3735. [PMID: 36759196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming common worldwide. In pathophysiological studies of NAFLD, an in vivo optical probe that enables visualization of lipid droplets (LDs) and imaging of oxygen status in hepatic tissues simultaneously would be very useful. Here, we present the phosphorescent Ir(III) complex BTP ((btp)2Ir(acac) (btp = benzothienylpyridine, acac = acetylacetone)) as the first probe that meets this requirement. BTP was efficiently taken up into cultured 3T3-L1 adipocytes and selectively accumulated into LDs. Quantifying oxygen levels in LDs based on the phosphorescence lifetime of BTP allowed us to track changes in cellular oxygen tension after treatment with metabolic stimulants. Phosphorescence lifetime imaging microscopy combined with intravenously administered BTP in mice enabled specific visualization of LDs in hepatic lobules and simultaneous imaging of the oxygen gradient that decreased from the portal vein (PV) to the central vein (CV). NAFL model mice were created by feeding a high-fat diet (HFD) to mice for 3 or 7 days. The mice fed an HFD showed a marked increase in the amount and size of LDs in hepatocytes compared with those fed a normal diet, leading to abnormal microvascular structures. In addition, HFD-fed mice also exhibited reduced oxygen tension in areas other than the CV. Multicolor imaging with the LD-accumulated oxygen probe BTP and vasculature-staining FITC-lectin suggested that structural distortions of the sinusoidal microvasculature caused by enlarged LDs were associated with partial hypoxia in NAFL.
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- Khulan Purevsuren
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan
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Purevsuren K, Shibuta Y, Shiozaki S, Tsunoda M, Mizukami K, Tobita S, Yoshihara T. Blue-emitting lipid droplet probes based on coumarin dye for multi-color imaging of living cells and fatty livers of mice. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Li J, Wang J, Zhu Y, Zhu X, Yu Z, Zhang J, Wang L, Yu J, Liu Z, Zhou H. A FLIM photosensitizer: Targeting “Affinal” suborganelles to accelerate cancer cell oxidative stress and apoptosis. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Zhu X, Feng L, Cao S, Wang J, Niu G. Donor–Acceptor–Acceptor-Conjugated Dual-State Emissive Acrylonitriles: Investigating the Effect of Acceptor Unit Order and Biological Imaging. Org Lett 2022; 24:8305-8309. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xiaoming Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P. R. China
- Suzhou Research Institute, Shandong University, Suzhou, Shandong 215123, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010021, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, P. R. China
- Suzhou Research Institute, Shandong University, Suzhou, Shandong 215123, P. R. China
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Imaging of lipid droplets using coumarin fluorophores in live cells and C. elegans. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B: BIOLOGY 2022; 237:112589. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2022.112589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Huang H, Bu Y, Yu ZP, Rong M, Li R, Wang Z, Zhang J, Zhu X, Wang L, Zhou H. Solvatochromic Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe Enables In Situ Lipid Droplet Multidynamics Tracking for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver and Inflammation Diagnoses. Anal Chem 2022; 94:13396-13403. [PMID: 36136967 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Intracellular lipid storage and regulation occur in lipid droplets, which are of great significance to the physiological activities of cells. Herein, a lipid droplet-specific fluorescence probe (lip-YB) with a high quantum yield (QYlip-YB = 73.28%), excellent photostability, and quickly polarity sensitivity was constructed successfully. Interestingly, lip-YB exhibited remarkable two-photon (TP) characteristics, which first realized real-time monitoring of the lipid droplet multidynamics process, diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and inflammation in living mice via TP fluorescence imaging. It is found that the as-prepared lip-YB provides a new avenue to design lipid droplet-specific imaging probes, clarifies its roles and mechanisms in cell metabolism, and can timely intervene in lipid droplet-related diseases during various physiological and pathological processes.
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- Houshi Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, College of Life Science, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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Peng G, Dai J, Zhou R, Liu G, Liu X, Yan X, Liu F, Sun P, Wang C, Lu G. Highly Efficient Red/NIR-Emissive Fluorescent Probe with Polarity-Sensitive Character for Visualizing Cellular Lipid Droplets and Determining Their Polarity. Anal Chem 2022; 94:12095-12102. [PMID: 36006461 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Lipid droplets (LDs), which are ubiquitous organelles existing in almost all eukaryotic cells, have attracted a lot of attention in the field of cell biology over the last decade. For the biological study of LDs via fluorescence imaging, the superior LD fluorescent probes with environmental polarity-sensitive character are highly desired and powerful but are very scarce. Herein, we have newly developed such a kind of fluorescent probe named LDs-Red which enables us to visualize LDs and to further reveal their polarity information. This fluorescent probe displays the advantages of intense red/near-infrared emission, high LD staining specificity, and good photostability; thus, it would be very useful for LD fluorescence imaging application. As a result, the three-dimensional confocal imaging to visualize spatial distribution of LDs and the multicolor confocal imaging to simultaneously observe LDs and other cellular organelles have been realized using this new LD fluorescent probe. Furthermore, the polarity-sensitive emission character of this probe enables us to quantitatively determine the LD polarity via spectral scan imaging. Consequently, the cancer cells (HepG2, HeLa, and Panc02) displaying lower polarity of LDs than the normal cells (L929, U251, and HT22) have been systematically demonstrated. In addition, this polarity-sensitive probe displaying shorter fluorescence wavelengths in cancer cells than in normal cells has an important and potential ability to distinguish them.
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- Guishan Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors of Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.,International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Mandal S, Singh A, Paul S, Ghosh A, Sen P. Amino acid triggered water-soluble NBD derivatives for differential organelle staining and the role of the chemical moiety for their specific localization. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200837. [PMID: 35993447 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Apart from being the unit of protein, amino acids have diverse roles. Here we have shown that amino acids guide the differential transportation of the dye molecule to the cellular organelles depending upon the property of their intrinsic functionality. We have conjugated nitrobenzofurazan (NBD) moiety with two amino acids (lysine and histidine derivatives) with a linker. Both the derivates are water-soluble and biocompatible in nature. Surprisingly we found that lysine conjugated NBD (NBD-Lys) stains lipid droplets whereas the histidine conjugated NBD (NBD-His) stains lysosomes. We also measured the spectral properties of these two NBD conjugates. Results depict that both the conjugates are extremely stable both in air and inert atmosphere and the fluorescence of the derivatives almost remain unaltered at different pH. Further by altering the functionality of the side chain, we established the contribution of each functional group towards this differential organelle targeting.
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- Subhasis Mandal
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, school of biological Science, INDIA
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- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, school of biological Science, INDIA
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- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, school of biological Science, INDIA
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- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, school of biological Science, INDIA
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- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Biological Chemistry, 2A & 2B Raja S.C.Mullick Road, 2A & 2B Raja S.C.Mullick Road, 700032, India, 700032, Kolkata, INDIA
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A turn-on fluorescent aptasensor for ampicillin detection based on gold nanoparticles and CdTe QDs. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hu L, Pan J, Zhang C, Yu K, Shen S, Wang Y, Shen X, Gu X, Han J, Wang H. Polarity-sensitive and lipid droplet-specific red emission fluorophore for identifying fatty liver of living mice through in vivo imaging. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 216:114618. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Cao M, Zhu T, Zhao M, Meng F, Liu Z, Wang J, Niu G, Yu X. Structure Rigidification Promoted Ultrabright Solvatochromic Fluorescent Probes for Super-Resolution Imaging of Cytosolic and Nuclear Lipid Droplets. Anal Chem 2022; 94:10676-10684. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Mingyue Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
- Suzhou Research Institute, Shandong University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
- Suzhou Research Institute, Shandong University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Wang S, Zhou M, Chen L, Ren M, Bu Y, Wang J, Yu ZP, Zhu X, Zhang J, Wang L, Zhou H. Polarity-Sensitive Probe: Dual-Channel Visualization of the "Chameleon" Migration with the Assistance of Reactive Oxygen Species. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:3554-3562. [PMID: 35797702 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The real-time and differentiated visualization of the organelles is favorable for exploring the distribution and interaction. However, most visual probes emit monochromatic fluorescence and target a single organelle, which impedes the in-depth study of their interplay. To overcome this obstacle, we tactfully conceived a polarity-sensitive fluorescent DPDO-C that could accurately discriminate polarity changes in the cellular environment, exhibiting distinct fluorescence in lipid droplets (LDs) and mitochondria. Remarkably, the probe DPDO-C could migrate from mitochondria to LDs with the assistance of reactive oxygen species, which was conducive to further monitoring of the number and size of LDs as well as the interactions between LDs and other organelles. Moreover, the nuanced difference between normal and fatty liver tissues was also distinguished by two-color fluorescence imaging, which could act as a promising candidate for the early diagnosis of fatty liver.
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- Shengnan Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, 230039 Hefei, China
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A novel lipid droplets-specific fluorescent bio-probe with large Stokes shift for the marking of living cells and zebrafish. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Coumarin-based two-photon AIE fluorophores: Photophysical properties and biological application. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Highly lipophilic coumarin fluorophore with excimer-monomer transition property for lipid droplet imaging. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shen Y, Zhou Q, Li W, Yuan L. Advances in Optical Imaging of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200320. [PMID: 35420707 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), emerging as one of the most common chronic liver diseases including simple steatosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is likely to progress to liver fibrosis and hepatic carcinoma if not treated in time. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment of NAFLD are necessary. Currently, liver biopsy, as the gold standard for clinical diagnosis of NAFLD, is not widely accepted by patients due to its invasiveness. However, other non-invasive methods that had been reported for NAFLD (such as magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and ultrasound) still suffer from low resolution and sensitivity, which are available as a guide for liver biopsy sometimes. As a non-invasive modality with high spatiotemporal resolution and superior sensitivity, optical imaging methods have been widely favored in recent years, mainly including fluorescence imaging, photoacoustic imaging, and bioluminescence imaging. With these optical imaging approaches, a series of optical probes based on optical and molecular-specific design have been developed for the biomarker diagnosis and research of diseases. In this review, we summarize the existing non-invasive optical imaging probes for the detection of biomarkers in NAFLD, including microenvironment (viscosity, polarity), ROS, RSS, ions, proteins, and nucleic acids. Design strategies for optical imaging probes and their applications in NAFLD bioimaging are discussed and focused on. We also highlight the potential challenges and prospects of designing new generations of optical imaging probes in NAFLD studies, which will further enhance the diversity, practicality, and clinical feasibility of NAFLD research.
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- Hunan University, chemistry, CHINA
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- Hunan University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, NO372, Lushan Rd. Yuelu District., 410082, Changsha, CHINA
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Li X, Bian J, Fu M, Zhang Y, Liu H, Gao B. Photostable fluorescent probes based on multifunctional group substituted naphthalimide dyes for imaging of lipid droplets in live cells. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:1279-1284. [PMID: 35274115 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00104g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We designed and synthesized multifunctional group substituted naphthalimide (MFGNI) dyes by introducing glycine ethyl ester and azetidine on 1,8-naphthalimide. With different azetidine substituents, the emission of the MFGNI dyes was shifted from blue to green. These MFGNI dyes exhibited high photoluminescence quantum yields (61% to 85%) and large Stokes shifts (67 nm). The amides and hydroxyl groups improved the photostability of the MFGNI dyes. Due to the small molecular weight and lipophilic properties, these MFGNI dyes specifically stained lipid droplets in living cells.
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- Xinwei Li
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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Wu X, Wang X, Li Y, Kong F, Xu K, Li L, Tang B. A Near-Infrared Probe for Specific Imaging of Lipid Droplets in Living Cells. Anal Chem 2022; 94:4881-4888. [PMID: 35274928 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lipid droplets (LDs) are involved in various physiological processes and associated with cancer development, and are regarded as a potential tumor marker for cancer diagnosis. Monitoring LDs is of prior importance to understand their involvement in biological mechanisms and the early detection of cancers. Highly sensitive and specific noninvasive fluorescent probes are particularly desirable for imaging LDs and cancer diagnosis. Herein, according to the high-viscosity and low-polarity microenvironment in LDs, we developed four easily prepared LDs-specific probes based on noncharged merocyanines. Among them, LD-1 absorbs and emits in the near-infrared (NIR) region with a large Stokes shift. Importantly, LD-1 displayed high sensitivity to high viscosity and low polarity, which allowed it to show high LDs-targeting ability. In cell imaging, LD-1 successfully probed the changes in LDs in the presence of oleic acid or during ferroptosis and was used to distinguish cancer cells from normal cells.
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- Xue Wu
- 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 Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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Wu CJ, Li XY, Zhu T, Zhao M, Song Z, Li S, Shan GG, Niu G. Exploiting the Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer Effect to Construct a Wash-Free Solvatochromic Fluorescent Lipid Droplet Probe for Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis. Anal Chem 2022; 94:3881-3887. [PMID: 35192331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The prominent pathological feature of fatty liver disease lesions is excessive fat accumulation in lipid droplets in hepatocytes. Thus, developing fluorescent lipid droplet-specific probes with high permeability and a high imaging contrast provides a robust tool for diagnosing fatty liver diseases. Herein, we rationally developed a novel donor-acceptor lipophilic fluorescent probe ANI with high photostability for wash-free visualization of lipid droplets and fatty liver disease characteristics. ANI showed a typical twisted intramolecular charge transfer effect with very faint fluorescence in high-polar solvents, but dramatically boosted emissions in low-polar environments. The solvatochromic probe can selectively light up lipid droplets with a high contrast in a wash-free manner. Further use of ANI to reveal the excessive accumulation of lipid droplets with a significantly large size in the liver tissues from the fatty liver disease model mice was successfully demonstrated. The remarkable imaging performances rendered ANI an alternative tool for accurately evaluating fatty liver disease in intraoperative diagnosis.
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- Cheng-Juan Wu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.,Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China.,Suzhou Research Institute, Shandong University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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Li Z, Yang Y, Yin P, Yang Z, Zhang B, Zhang S, Han B, Lv J, Dong F, Ma H. A New Lipid‐Droplets‐Targeted Fluorescence Probe with Dual‐Reactive Sites for Specific Detection of ClO
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in Living Cells. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202104525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zhao Li
- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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Liu C, Zhang D, Ye S, Chen T, Liu R. D-π-A structure fluorophore: NIR emission, response to viscosity, detection cyanide and bioimaging of lipid droplets. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 267:120593. [PMID: 34789405 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120593] [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: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Intracellular viscosity, an important microenvironment factor, is closely involved in various cell processes as well as diseases. On the other hand, cyanide is one of the most hazardous chemicals for human health and environments. However, a NIR fluorescent probe for both response to viscosity and detection of cyanide remains vacant. Herein, we reported a D-π-A structure fluorophore (named CTR) which exhibited NIR emission and fluorescent enhancement response to viscosity via the molecular rotor strategy. Furthermore, CTR displayed fluorescent and colorimetric response to cyanide. Notably, test strips stained with CTR were fabricated, which could serve as an efficient and suitable cyanide test kit. Moreover, CTR could selectively accumulate in lipid droplets and visualize the metabolism of lipid droplets in live cells. These findings would provide new avenue to design fluorescent probe for effective response to viscosity, detection of cyanide, and bioimaging of lipid droplets in live cells.
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- Chuang Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Department of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China.
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Zhao Y, Shi W, Li X, Ma H. Recent advances in fluorescent probes for lipid droplets. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:1495-1509. [PMID: 35019910 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05717k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lipid droplets (LDs) have been known as a non-negligible cellular organelle for lipid storage and metabolism. Fluorescent probes for imaging LDs would be paramount for depicting their functions in cells. Although commercially available Nile Red and BODIPYtm 493/503 have been widely used for labelling LDs, they exhibit unsatisfactory specificity and spectroscopic properties. This feature article reviews the recent advances in organic fluorescent probes for imaging LDs. We first introduce the key points for probe design, including regulating hydrophobicity and enhancing fluorescence quantum yield in LDs. Then, we summarize the structural features and biological applications of some representative LD probes classified by their frameworks. In addition, the current challenges and future research trends for the fluorescent probes of LDs are discussed as well.
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- Yanyan Zhao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, 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. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, 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. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Liggett JR, Kang J, Ranjit S, Rodriguez O, Loh K, Patil D, Cui Y, Duttargi A, Nguyen S, He B, Lee Y, Oza K, Frank BS, Kwon D, Li HH, Kallakury B, Libby A, Levi M, Robson SC, Fishbein TM, Cui W, Albanese C, Khan K, Kroemer A. Oral N-acetylcysteine decreases IFN-γ production and ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion injury in steatotic livers. Front Immunol 2022; 13:898799. [PMID: 36148239 PMCID: PMC9486542 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.898799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Type 1 Natural Killer T-cells (NKT1 cells) play a critical role in mediating hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Although hepatic steatosis is a major risk factor for preservation type injury, how NKT cells impact this is understudied. Given NKT1 cell activation by phospholipid ligands recognized presented by CD1d, we hypothesized that NKT1 cells are key modulators of hepatic IRI because of the increased frequency of activating ligands in the setting of hepatic steatosis. We first demonstrate that IRI is exacerbated by a high-fat diet (HFD) in experimental murine models of warm partial ischemia. This is evident in the evaluation of ALT levels and Phasor-Fluorescence Lifetime (Phasor-FLIM) Imaging for glycolytic stress. Polychromatic flow cytometry identified pronounced increases in CD45+CD3+NK1.1+NKT1 cells in HFD fed mice when compared to mice fed a normal diet (ND). This observation is further extended to IRI, measuring ex vivo cytokine expression in the HFD and ND. Much higher interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) expression is noted in the HFD mice after IRI. We further tested our hypothesis by performing a lipidomic analysis of hepatic tissue and compared this to Phasor-FLIM imaging using "long lifetime species", a byproduct of lipid oxidation. There are higher levels of triacylglycerols and phospholipids in HFD mice. Since N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is able to limit hepatic steatosis, we tested how oral NAC supplementation in HFD mice impacted IRI. Interestingly, oral NAC supplementation in HFD mice results in improved hepatic enhancement using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared to HFD control mice and normalization of glycolysis demonstrated by Phasor-FLIM imaging. This correlated with improved biochemical serum levels and a decrease in IFN-γ expression at a tissue level and from CD45+CD3+CD1d+ cells. Lipidomic evaluation of tissue in the HFD+NAC mice demonstrated a drastic decrease in triacylglycerol, suggesting downregulation of the PPAR-γ pathway.
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- Jedson R Liggett
- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States.,Microscopy & Imaging Shared Resource, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Center for Translational Imaging, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Center for Translational Imaging, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Center for Translational Imaging, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Center for Translational Imaging, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, & Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Center for Translational Imaging, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States.,Department of Radiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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Li X, Yang Z, Bian J, Fu M, Zhang Y, Jiang N, Qiao Y, Chen H, Gao B. Fluorescent probes based on multifunctional encapsulated perylene diimide dyes for imaging of lipid droplets in live cells. Analyst 2022; 147:1410-1416. [DOI: 10.1039/d2an00100d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A multifunctional encapsulation strategy confers perylene diimide dyes with high brightness, live-cell permeability, excellent anti-oxidation and lipid droplet-specific staining ability.
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- Xinwei Li
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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Cui WL, Wang MH, Yang YH, Qu J, Zhang H, Zhu X, Wang JY. A water-soluble polymer fluorescent probe via RAFT polymerization for dynamic monitoring cellular lipid droplet levels and zebrafish imaging. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03226k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The realization of dynamic detection of intracellular lipid droplet levels carries far-reaching implications for both the prevention of major diseases and the monitoring of therapeutic environments. Based on such purpose,...
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Yan Y, Li S, Zhang ZH, Qu J, Wang JY. A sensitive bio-probe for tracking lipid droplets with large Stokes shift and its application in cell imaging. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 260:119988. [PMID: 34052768 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lipid droplets (LDs) including triacylglycerols and cholesteryl esters are applied for protein transformation and protein maturation in living bodies, which have an important effect on lipid metabolism, homeostasis, and interactions with other organelles. The imbalance of LDs could lead to many serious diseases including insulin resistance, cancer, obesity, liver disease, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disease. The diameter distribution of LDs is quite extensive from 100 nm to 100 µm. Herein, we designed and constructed a novel organic bio-probe TzAr-N for LDs cell imaging with much more hydrophobic and viscous environment compared to cytosol by using 1,3,5-triazine as electron acceptor. This sensitive probe exhibited favorable merits including large Stokes shift (almost 80 nm), good LDs targeting ability, and a low biological toxicity, which also could not be affected by wide range of pH values. Furthermore, the bio-probe TzAr-N could also mark LDs distribution in living HeLa cells.
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- Yizhe Yan
- College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China.
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Cold Chain Food Quality and Safety Control, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China
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- School of Light Industry and Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, PR China
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- School of Light Industry and Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, PR China
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- School of Light Industry and Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, PR China.
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Yin J, Huang L, Wu L, Li J, James TD, Lin W. Small molecule based fluorescent chemosensors for imaging the microenvironment within specific cellular regions. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:12098-12150. [PMID: 34550134 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00645b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The microenvironment (local environment), including viscosity, temperature, polarity, hypoxia, and acidic-basic status (pH), plays indispensable roles in cellular processes. Significantly, organelles require an appropriate microenvironment to perform their specific physiological functions, and disruption of the microenvironmental homeostasis could lead to malfunctions of organelles, resulting in disorder and disease development. Consequently, monitoring the microenvironment within specific organelles is vital to understand organelle-related physiopathology. Over the past few years, many fluorescent probes have been developed to help reveal variations in the microenvironment within specific cellular regions. Given that a comprehensive understanding of the microenvironment in a particular cellular region is of great significance for further exploration of life events, a thorough summary of this topic is urgently required. However, there has not been a comprehensive and critical review published recently on small-molecule fluorescent chemosensors for the cellular microenvironment. With this review, we summarize the recent progress since 2015 towards small-molecule based fluorescent probes for imaging the microenvironment within specific cellular regions, including the mitochondria, lysosomes, lipid drops, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi, nucleus, cytoplasmic matrix and cell membrane. Further classifications at the suborganelle level, according to detection of microenvironmental factors by probes, including polarity, viscosity, temperature, pH and hypoxia, are presented. Notably, in each category, design principles, chemical synthesis, recognition mechanism, fluorescent signals, and bio-imaging applications are summarized and compared. In addition, the limitations of the current microenvironment-sensitive probes are analyzed and the prospects for future developments are outlined. In a nutshell, this review comprehensively summarizes and highlights recent progress towards small molecule based fluorescent probes for sensing and imaging the microenvironment within specific cellular regions since 2015. We anticipate that this summary will facilitate a deeper understanding of the topic and encourage research directed towards the development of probes for the detection of cellular microenvironments.
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- Junling Yin
- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. .,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, People's Republic of China.
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Zheng J, Qin S, Gui L, Li H, Fan L, Yang Y, Chen H, Xu H, Yuan Z. Light-up lipid droplets for the visualization of lipophagy and atherosclerosis by coumarin-derived bioprobe. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.02.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhou Y, Wu C, Wang X, Li P, Fan N, Zhang W, Liu Z, Zhang W, Tang B. Exploring the Changes of Peroxisomal Polarity in the Liver of Mice with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Anal Chem 2021; 93:9609-9620. [PMID: 34191493 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-a) is a crucial nuclear transcription regulator of lipid metabolism, which is closely associated with the initiation and development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Because PPAR-a can directly decide the level of peroxisomal metabolic enzymes, its changes might directly cause variations in peroxisomal polarity. Therefore, we developed a new two-photon fluorescence imaging probe, PX-P, in which the triphenylamine and cyanide moieties can real-time sense peroxisomal polarity changes. Using PX-P, we observed a prominent decrease in the peroxisomal polarity in the liver of mice with NAFLD for the first time. More importantly, we discovered that intracellular excessive peroxynitrite (ONOO-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) underwent nitrification and oxidation, respectively, with various sites of PPAR-a. Interestingly, the key site of PPAR-a was nitrated by a low concentration of ONOO- rather than being oxidized by the high level of H2O2. These drastically reduced the activity of PPAR-a, accelerating the occurrence of NAFLD. Moreover, through activating PPARs with pioglitazone, peroxisomal polarity markedly increased compared with that of NAFLD. Altogether, our work presents a new approach for the early diagnosis of NAFLD and identifies potential therapeutic targets.
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- Yongqing Zhou
- 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of 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 Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, People's Republic of China
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Ouyang Y, Liu Y, Wang ZM, Liu Z, Wu M. FLIM as a Promising Tool for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2021; 13:133. [PMID: 34138374 PMCID: PMC8175610 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00653-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) has been rapidly developed over the past 30 years and widely applied in biomedical engineering. Recent progress in fluorophore-dyed probe design has widened the application prospects of fluorescence. Because fluorescence lifetime is sensitive to microenvironments and molecule alterations, FLIM is promising for the detection of pathological conditions. Current cancer-related FLIM applications can be divided into three main categories: (i) FLIM with autofluorescence molecules in or out of a cell, especially with reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, and flavin adenine dinucleotide for cellular metabolism research; (ii) FLIM with Förster resonance energy transfer for monitoring protein interactions; and (iii) FLIM with fluorophore-dyed probes for specific aberration detection. Advancements in nanomaterial production and efficient calculation systems, as well as novel cancer biomarker discoveries, have promoted FLIM optimization, offering more opportunities for medical research and applications to cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring. This review summarizes cutting-edge researches from 2015 to 2020 on cancer-related FLIM applications and the potential of FLIM for future cancer diagnosis methods and anti-cancer therapy development. We also highlight current challenges and provide perspectives for further investigation.
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- Yuzhen Ouyang
- Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital and the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis of the Chinese Ministry of Health, The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Central South University, A510a, Virtual University Building, Nanshan District, Southern District, High-tech Industrial Park, Yuehai Street, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital and the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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Fan L, Wang X, Zan Q, Fan L, Li F, Yang Y, Zhang C, Shuang S, Dong C. Lipid Droplet-Specific Fluorescent Probe for In Vivo Visualization of Polarity in Fatty Liver, Inflammation, and Cancer Models. Anal Chem 2021; 93:8019-8026. [PMID: 34037378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Elucidating the intrinsic relationship between diseases and lipid droplet (LD) polarity remains a great challenge owing to the lack of the research on multiple disease models. Until now, the visualization of abnormal LD polarity in models of inflammation and clinical cancer patient samples has not been achieved. To meet the urgent challenge, we facilely synthesized a robust LD-specific and polarity-sensitive fluorescent probe (LD-TTP), which consists of a triphenylamine segment as an electron-donor group (D) and a pyridinium as an electron-acceptor moiety (A), forming a typical D-π-A molecular configuration. Owing to the unique intramolecular charge transfer effect, LD-TTP exhibits high sensitivity to polarity change in the linear range from Δf = 0.258 to 0.312, with over 278-fold fluorescence enhancement. Moreover, we revealed that LD-TTP possessed satisfactory ability for sensitively monitoring LD-polarity changes in living cells. Using LD-TTP, we first demonstrated the detection of LD-polarity changes in fatty liver tissues and inflammatory living mice via confocal laser scanning fluorescence imaging. Surprisingly, the visualization of LD polarity has been achieved not only at the cellular levels and living organs but also in surgical specimens from cancer patients, thus holding great potential in the clinical diagnosis of human cancer. All these features render LD-TTP an effective tool for medical diagnosis of LD polarity-related diseases.
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- Li Fan
- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China.,Department of Chemistry, Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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Yasukagawa M, Shimada A, Shiozaki S, Tobita S, Yoshihara T. Phosphorescent Ir(III) complexes conjugated with oligoarginine peptides serve as optical probes for in vivo microvascular imaging. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4733. [PMID: 33637825 PMCID: PMC7910296 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84115-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Imaging the vascular structures of organ and tumor tissues is extremely important for assessing various pathological conditions. Herein we present the new vascular imaging probe BTQ-Rn (n = 8, 12, 16), a phosphorescent Ir(III) complex containing an oligoarginine peptide as a ligand. This microvasculature staining probe can be chemically synthesized, unlike the commonly used tomato lectins labeled with a fluorophore such as fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC). Intravenous administration of BTQ-R12 to mice and subsequent confocal luminescence microscope measurements enabled in vivo vascular imaging of tumors and various organs, including kidney, liver and pancreas. Dual color imaging of hepatic tissues of living mice fed a high-fat diet using BTQ-R12 and the lipid droplet-specific probe PC6S revealed small and large lipid droplets in the hepatocytes, causing distortion of the sinusoidal structure. BTQ-R12 selectively stains vascular endothelium and thus allows longer-term vascular network imaging compared to fluorescent dextran with a molecular weight of 70 kDa that circulate in the bloodstream. Furthermore, time-gated measurements using this phosphorescent vascular probe enabled imaging of blood vessel structures without interference from autofluorescence.
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- Mami Yasukagawa
- grid.256642.10000 0000 9269 4097Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515 Japan
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- grid.256642.10000 0000 9269 4097Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515 Japan
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- grid.256642.10000 0000 9269 4097Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515 Japan
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- grid.256642.10000 0000 9269 4097Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515 Japan
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- grid.256642.10000 0000 9269 4097Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515 Japan
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Dai M, Sarkar S, Song CW, Reo YJ, Yang YJ, Ahn KH. Bent Benzocoumarin Dyes that Fluoresce in Solution and in Solid State and Their Application to Bioimaging. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202000059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Mingchong Dai
- Department of ChemistryPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryPohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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