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Zhou D, Zhang G, Li J, Zhuang Z, Shen P, Fu X, Wang L, Qian J, Qin A, Tang BZ. Near-Infrared II Agent with Excellent Overall Performance for Imaging-Guided Photothermal Thrombolysis. ACS NANO 2024. [PMID: 39190833 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c06965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Near-infrared II (NIR-II) imaging and photothermal therapy hold tremendous potential in precision diagnosis and treatment within biological organisms. However, a significant challenge is the shortage of NIR-II fluorescent probes with both high photothermal conversion coefficient (PCE) and fluorescence quantum yield (ΦF). Herein, we address this issue by integrating a large conjugated electron-withdrawing core, multiple rotors, and multiple alkyl chains into a molecule to successfully generate a NIR-II agent 4THTPB with excellent PCE (87.6%) and high ΦF (3.2%). 4THTPB shows a maximum emission peak at 1058 nm, and the emission tail could extend to as long as 1700 nm. These characteristics make its nanoparticles (NPs) perform well in NIR-II high-resolution angiography, thereby allowing for precise diagnosis of thrombus through NIR-II imaging and enabling efficient photothermal thrombolysis. This work not only furnishes a NIR-II agent with excellent overall performance but also provides valuable guidance for the design of high-performance NIR-II agents.
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- Daming Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, AIE Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, AIE Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentations, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, AIE Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, AIE Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, AIE Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, AIE Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentations, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, AIE Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, AIE Institute, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
- Hong Kong Branch of the Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Gao J, Yu K, Luo Q, Deng M, Hou X, Wang W, Zeng X, Xiong X, He Y, Hong X, Xiao Y. Near-Infrared II Fluorescence Imaging and Image-Guided siRNA Therapy of Atherosclerosis. J Med Chem 2024; 67:12428-12438. [PMID: 38996002 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Targeting Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase γ (CaMKIIγ) in macrophages using RNAi nanotechnology represents an innovative and promising strategy in the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. Nevertheless, it remains elusive because of the current challenges associated with the systemic delivery of siRNA nanoparticle (NP) to atheromatous plaques and the complexity of atherosclerotic plaques. Here, we demonstrate the potential of a thienothiadiazole-based near-infrared-II (NIR-II) organic aggregation-induced emission (AIE) platform encapsulated with the Camk2g siRNA to effectively target CaMKIIγ in macrophages for dynamic imaging and image-guided gene therapy of atherosclerosis. The nanoparticles effectively decreased CaMKIIγ expression and increased the expression of the efferocytosis receptor MerTK in plaque macrophages, leading to a reduction in the necrotic core area of the lesion in an aortic plaque model. Our theranostic approach highlights the substantial promise of near-infrared II (NIR-II) AIEgens for imaging and image-guided therapy of atherosclerosis.
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- Jialu Gao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety (CAS), Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety (CAS), Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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Song R, Dong Y, Zhong Z, Zhao Q, Hu Y, Lei M, Lei P, Jiang Z, Qian K, Shi C, He Z, Qin Y, Wang J, Chen H. Systematic Structural Modification of Squaraine Dye for Near-Infrared Window One and Two Multiplexed In Vivo Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. J Med Chem 2024; 67:10275-10292. [PMID: 38842846 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00601] [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: 06/07/2024]
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Due to the wide application of reporter gene-related visible/NIR-I bioluminescent imaging, multiplexed fluorescence imaging across visible/NIR-I/NIR-II has excellent potential in biomedical research. However, in vivo multiplexed imaging applications across those regions have rarely been reported due to the lack of proper fluorophores. Herein, nine squaraine dyes, which exhibit diverse adsorption and emission wavelengths, were synthesized. Among them, water-soluble SQ 710-5k and SQ 905 were found to have significant absorption differences, which allowed the tumor and lymph nodes to be identified. Then, for the first time, six-channel multiplexed fluorescence imaging across visible/NIR-I/II was achieved by coordination with reporter gene-related bioluminescent phosphors. Additional research revealed that SQ 710-5k exhibited higher-quality blood vessels and tumor imaging in NIR-II. H-aggregates SQ 905 demonstrated a high photothermal conversion efficiency for photothermal therapy. This study proposed an approach to creating small molecular dyes that coordinate with reporter gene-related bioluminescent phosphors for six-color fluorescence imaging.
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- Ruihu Song
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Radiology department, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
- Pharmacy Department, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai 201399, China
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Zhao H, Chen K, Liu M, Wang Z, Li L, Li M, Sun P, Zhou H, Fan Q, Shen Q. A Mitochondria-Targeted NIR-II Molecule Fluorophore for Precise Cancer Phototheranostics. J Med Chem 2024; 67:467-478. [PMID: 38147641 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Subcellular organelle mitochondria are becoming a key player and a driver of cancer. Mitochondrial targeting phototheranostics has attracted increasing attention for precise cancer therapy. However, those phototheranostic systems still face great challenges, including complex and multiple components, light scattering, and insufficient therapeutic efficacy. Herein, a molecular fluorophore IR-TPP-1100 was tactfully designed by molecular engineering for mitochondria-targeted fluorescence imaging-guided phototherapy in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II). IR-TPP-1100 not only exhibited prominent photophysical properties and high photothermal conversion efficiency but also achieved excellent mitochondria-targeting ability. The mitochondria-targeting IR-TPP-1100 enabled NIR-II fluorescence and photoacoustic dual-modality imaging of mitochondria at the organism level. Moreover, it integrated photothermal and photodynamic therapy, obtaining remarkable tumor therapeutic efficacy by inducing mitochondrial apoptosis. These results indicate that IR-TPP-1100 has great potential for precise cancer therapy and provides a promising strategy for developing mitochondria-targeting NIR-II phototheranostic agents.
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- Honghai Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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Zeng X, Liao Y, Qiao X, Liang K, Luo Q, Deng M, Liu Y, Zhang W, Hong X, Xiao Y. Novel NIR-II fluorescent probes for biliary atresia imaging. Acta Pharm Sin B 2023; 13:4578-4590. [PMID: 37969732 PMCID: PMC10638547 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2023.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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Biliary atresia is a rare infant disease that predisposes patients to liver transplantation and death if not treated in time. However, early diagnosis is challenging because the clinical manifestations and laboratory tests of biliary atresia overlap with other cholestatic diseases. Therefore, it is very important to develop a simple, safe and reliable method for the early diagnosis of biliary atresia. Herein, a novel NIR-II fluorescence probe, HZL2, with high quantum yield, excellent biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity and rapid excretion through the liver and gallbladder was developed based on the oil/water partition coefficient and permeability. A simple fecal sample after injection of HZL2 can be used to efficiently identify the success of the mouse model of biliary atresia for the first time, allowing for an early diagnosis of the disease. This study not only developed a simple and safe method for the early diagnosis of biliary atresia with great potential in clinical translation but also provides a research tool for the development of pathogenesis and therapeutic medicines for biliary atresia.
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- Xiaodong Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518057, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Education, School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
- School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Education, School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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Du M, Liang T, Gu X, Liu Y, Wang N, Zhou W, Xie C, Fan Q. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor-decorated semiconducting oligomer nanoparticles for active-targeting NIR-II fluorescence tumor imaging. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 34:485101. [PMID: 37611549 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acf321] [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: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Second near-infrared window (NIR-II) fluorescence imaging has shown great potential in the field of bioimaging. To achieve a better imaging effect, variety of NIR-II fluorescence probes have been designed and developed. Among them, semiconducting oligomers (SOs) have shown unique advantages including high photostability and quantum yield, making them promise in NIR-II fluorescence imaging. Herein, we design a SO nanoparticle (ASONi) for NIR-II fluorescence imaging of tumor. ASONi is composed of an azido-functionalized semiconducting oligomer as the NIR-II fluorescence emitter, and a benzene sulfonamide-ended DSPE-PEG (DSPE-PEG-CAi) as the stabilizer. Owing to the benzene sulfonamide groups on the surface, ASONi has the capability of targeting the carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell. Compared with ASON without benzene sulfonamide groups on the surface, ASONi has a 1.4-fold higher uptake for MDA-MB-231 cells and 1.5-fold higher breast tumor accumulation after i.v. injection. The NIR-II fluorescence signal of ASONi can light the tumor up within 4 h, demonstrating its capability of active tumor targeting and NIR-II fluorescence imaging.
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- Mingzhi Du
- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials IAM, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials IAM, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials IAM, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials IAM, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials IAM, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials IAM, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials IAM, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials IAM, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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Roy S, Bag N, Bardhan S, Hasan I, Guo B. Recent Progress in NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging-guided Drug Delivery for Cancer Theranostics. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 197:114821. [PMID: 37037263 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) has become a prevalent choice owing to its appealing advantages like deep penetration depth, low autofluorescence, decent spatiotemporal resolution, and a high signal-to-background ratio. This would expedite the innovation of NIR-II imaging-guided drug delivery (IGDD) paradigms for the improvement of the prognosis of patients with tumors. This work systematically reviews the recent progress of such NIR-II IGDD-mediated cancer therapeutics and collectively brings its essence to the readers. Special care has been taken to assess their performances based on their design approach, such as enhancing their drug loading and triggering release, designing intrinsic and extrinsic fluorophores, and/ or overcoming biological barriers. Besides, the state-of-the-art NIR-II IGDD platforms for different therapies like chemo-, photodynamic, photothermal, chemodynamic, immuno-, ion channel, gas-therapies, and multiple functions such as stimulus-responsive imaging and therapy, and monitoring of drug release and therapeutic response, have been updated. In addition, for boosting theranostic outcomes and clinical translation, the innovation directions of NIR-II IGDD platforms are summarized, including renal-clearable, biodegradable, sub-cellular targeting, and/or afterglow, chemiluminescence, X-ray excitable NIR-IGDD, and even cell therapy. This review will propel new directions for safe and efficient NIR-II fluorescence-mediated anticancer drug delivery.
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- Shubham Roy
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Printed Electronics Technology and School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen-518055, China
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- Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, India
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- Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, India
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Printed Electronics Technology and School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen-518055, China.
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Zhang K, Chen FR, Wang L, Hu J. Second Near-Infrared (NIR-II) Window for Imaging-Navigated Modulation of Brain Structure and Function. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206044. [PMID: 36670072 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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For a long time, optical imaging of the deep brain with high resolution has been a challenge. Recently, with the advance in second near-infrared (NIR-II) bioimaging techniques and imaging contrast agents, NIR-II window bioimaging has attracted great attention to monitoring deeper biological or pathophysiological processes with high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spatiotemporal resolution. Assisted with NIR-II bioimaging, the modulation of structure and function of brain is promising to be noninvasive and more precise. Herein, in this review, first the advantage of NIR-II light in brain imaging from the interaction between NIR-II and tissue is elaborated. Then, several specific NIR-II bioimaging technologies are introduced, including NIR-II fluorescence imaging, multiphoton fluorescence imaging, and photoacoustic imaging. Furthermore, the corresponding contrast agents are summarized. Next, the application of various NIR-II bioimaging technologies in visualizing the characteristics of cerebrovascular network and monitoring the changes of the pathology signals will be presented. After that, the modulation of brain structure and function based on NIR-II bioimaging will be discussed, including treatment of glioblastoma, guidance of cell transplantation, and neuromodulation. In the end, future perspectives that would help improve the clinical translation of NIR-II light are proposed.
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- Ke Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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Liu Y, Gu M, Ding Q, Zhang Z, Gong W, Yuan Y, Miao X, Ma H, Hong X, Hu W, Xiao Y. Highly Twisted Conformation Thiopyrylium Photosensitizers for In Vivo Near Infrared-II Imaging and Rapid Inactivation of Coronavirus. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214875. [PMID: 36545827 PMCID: PMC9880658 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Despite significant effort, a majority of heavy-atom-free photosensitizers have short excitation wavelengths, thereby hampering their biomedical applications. Here, we present a facile approach for developing efficient near-infrared (NIR) heavy-atom-free photosensitizers. Based on a series of thiopyrylium-based NIR-II (1000-1700 nm) dyads, we found that the star dyad HD with a sterically bulky and electron-rich moiety exhibited configuration torsion and significantly enhanced intersystem crossing (ISC) compared to the parent dyad. The electron excitation characteristics of HD changed from local excitation (LE) to charge transfer (CT)-domain, contributing to a ≈6-fold reduction in energy gap (ΔEST ), a ≈10-fold accelerated ISC process, and a ≈31.49-fold elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) quantum yield. The optimized SP@HD-PEG2K lung-targeting dots enabled real-time NIR-II lung imaging, which precisely guided rapid pulmonary coronavirus inactivation.
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- Yishen Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, P. R. China.,Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, P. R. China.,Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, 264117, China
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Cao R, Li R, Shi H, Liu H, Cheng Z. Novel HER2-Targeted Peptide for NIR-II Imaging of Tumor. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:1394-1403. [PMID: 36668683 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00964] [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: 01/22/2023]
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Molecular targets serve a crucial role in drug development. Herein, we discovered a novel peptide that can specifically target the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and thus named it Herceptide. In our study, Herceptide was conjugated to the near-infrared fluorescent dye indocyanine green (ICG) to obtain a probe, ICG-Herceptide. Importantly, specific binding to HER2 was revealed by molecular docking, surface plasmon resonance analysis, and competition assays. The probe showed high binding affinity (KD = 1.03 nM) and fast binding property (kon = 0.44 min-1). In vivo near-infrared window two (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) imaging in HER2-overexpressed SKOV3 tumor-bearing mice demonstrated a high tumor-to-normal tissue signal ratio (T/N = 7.3) at 8 h postinjection. In the blocking study, ICG-Herceptide coinjected with Herceptide only showed a weak tumor signal. In other HER2 high-expression tumors, such as non-small-cell lung cancer A549 and gastric cancer MKN45, the tumor-to-normal tissue signal ratios (T/N) were 4.1 and 4.7, respectively. In contrast, HER2 low-expression tumor MDAMB231 shows no imaging contrast between the tumor and normal tissues. Furthermore, tumor resection was successfully performed under the guidance of the ICG-Herceptide-based NIR-II imaging in subcutaneous SKOV3 mice models. The biocompatibility study indicated that the probe had no observable toxicity to cells and tissues. Overall, these results demonstrate that ICG-Herceptide is a promising optical probe for the diagnosis and localization of HER2-overexpressing tumors. Moreover, Herceptide is a novel HER2-targeting peptide and can be further used for developing theranostic agents.
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- Rui Cao
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang110167, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang110167, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai201203, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang110167, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai201203, China.,Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai264117, Shandong, China
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Li Y, Liu T, Sun J. Recent Advances in N-Heterocyclic Small Molecules for Synthesis and Application in Direct Fluorescence Cell Imaging. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 28:molecules28020733. [PMID: 36677792 PMCID: PMC9864447 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Nitrogen-containing heterocycles are ubiquitous in natural products and drugs. Various organic small molecules with nitrogen-containing heterocycles, such as nitrogen-containing boron compounds, cyanine, pyridine derivatives, indole derivatives, quinoline derivatives, maleimide derivatives, etc., have unique biological features, which could be applied in various biological fields, including biological imaging. Fluorescence cell imaging is a significant and effective imaging modality in biological imaging. This review focuses on the synthesis and applications in direct fluorescence cell imaging of N-heterocyclic organic small molecules in the last five years, to provide useful information and enlightenment for researchers in this field.
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- Yanan Li
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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Dong Y, Lu X, Li Y, Chen W, Yin L, Zhao J, Hu X, Li X, Lei Z, Wu Y, Chen H, Luo X, Qian X, Yang Y. Spectral and biodistributional engineering of deep near-infrared chromophore. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Li J, Ling J, Yao C. Recent advances in NIR-II fluorescence based theranostic approaches for glioma. Front Chem 2022; 10:1054913. [PMID: 36438867 PMCID: PMC9682463 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1054913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Gliomas are among the most common malignant tumors in the central nervous system and lead to poor life expectancy. However, the effective treatment of gliomas remains a considerable challenge. The recent development of near infrared (NIR) II (1000-1700 nm) theranostic agents has led to powerful strategies in diagnosis, targeted delivery of drugs, and accurate therapy. Because of the high capacity of NIR-II light in deep tissue penetration, improved spatiotemporal resolution can be achieved to facilitate the in vivo detection of gliomas via fluorescence imaging, and high contrast fluorescence imaging guided surgery can be realized. In addition to the precise imaging of tumors, drug delivery nano-platforms with NIR-II agents also allow the delivery process to be monitored in real-time. In addition, the combination of targeted drug delivery, photodynamic therapy, and photothermal therapy in the NIR region significantly improves the therapeutic effect against gliomas. Thus, this mini-review summarizes the recent developments in NIR-II fluorescence-based theranostic agents for glioma treatment.
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- Jiaying Li
- Department of Nosocomial Infection Management, Nantong Third People’s Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province, Co-innovation Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province, Co-innovation Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Design of NIR-II high performance organic small molecule fluorescent probes and summary of their biomedical applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Shi W, Diao S, Liang T, Zhang X, Guo Z, Liu Y, Zhou W, Xie C, Fan Q. A Renal-Clearable PEGylated Semiconducting Oligomer for the NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging of Tumor. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:4965-4971. [PMID: 36167499 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00682] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Second near-infrared window fluorescence imaging (NIR-II FI) has attracted tremendous attention in bioimaging. Until now, most probes for NIR-II FI are nanomaterials that are metabolized via hepatobiliary metabolism. Such a metabolic pathway may take several months, causing long-term toxicity. Herein, we design and synthesize a renal-clearable PEGylated semiconducting oligomer (PSO) for the NIR-II FI of tumor. PSO is composed of a semiconducting oligomer (SO) backbone as an NIR-II fluorescence reporter and four poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) side chains as water-soluble enhancers. PSO can emit an NIR-II fluorescence signal with the maximum emission at 1000 nm under the excitation of 808 nm light. PSO shows good biocompatibility and can be partially cleared out of body via renal clearance. PSO can be utilized for the NIR-II FI of tumor as it can effectively accumulate into tumor.
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- Wenheng Shi
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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Xu W, Liu S, Chen Z, Wu F, Cao W, Tian Y, Xiong H. Bichromatic Imaging with Hemicyanine Fluorophores Enables Simultaneous Visualization of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metastatic Intestinal Cancer. Anal Chem 2022; 94:13556-13565. [PMID: 36124440 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Simultaneous detection of different diseases via a single fluorophore is challenging. We herein report a bichromatic fluorophore named Cy-914 for the simultaneous diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metastatic intestinal cancer by leveraging its NIR-I/NIR-II dual-color imaging capability. Cy-914 with a pKa of 6.98 exhibits high sensitivity to pH and viscosity, showing turn-on NIR-I fluorescence at 795 nm in an acidic tumor microenvironment, meanwhile displaying intense NIR-II fluorescence at 914/1030 nm under neutral to slightly basic viscous conditions. Notably, Cy-914 could sensitively and noninvasively monitor viscosity variations in the progression of NAFLD. More importantly, it was able to simultaneously visualize NAFLD (ex/em = 808/1000-1700 nm) and intestinal metastases (ex/em = 570/810-875 nm) in two independent channels without spectral cross interference after topical spraying, further improving fluorescence-guided surgery of tiny metastases less than 3 mm. This strategy may provide an understanding for developing multi-color fluorophores for multi-disease diagnosis.
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- Weijia Xu
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Qiu Q, Chang T, Wu Y, Qu C, Chen H, Cheng Z. Liver injury long-term monitoring and fluorescent image-guided tumor surgery using self-assembly amphiphilic donor-acceptor NIR-II dyes. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 212:114371. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Li C, Guan X, Zhang X, Zhou D, Son S, Xu Y, Deng M, Guo Z, Sun Y, Kim JS. NIR-II bioimaging of small molecule fluorophores: From basic research to clinical applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 216:114620. [PMID: 36001931 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Due to the low autofluorescence and deep-photo penetration, the second near-infrared region fluorescence imaging technology (NIR-II, 1000-2000 nm) has been widely utilized in basic scientific research and preclinical practice throughout the past decade. The most attractive candidates for clinical translation are organic NIR-II fluorophores with a small-molecule framework, owing to their low toxicity, high synthetic repeatability, and simplicity of chemical modification. In order to enhance the translation of small molecule applications in NIR-II bioimaging, NIR-II fluorescence imaging technology has evolved from its usage in cells to the diagnosis of diseases in large animals and even humans. Although several examples of NIR-II fluorescence imaging have been used in preclinical studies, there are still many challenges that need to be addressed before they can finally be used in clinical settings. In this paper, we reviewed the evolution of the chemical structures and photophysical properties of small-molecule fluorophores, with an emphasis on their biomedical applications ranging from small animals to humans. We also explored the potential of small-molecule fluorophores.
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- Chonglu Li
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China; Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Experimental Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea.
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Cheng Q, Dang H, Tian Y, Teng C, Yin D, Yan L. Macromolecular conjugated cyanine fluorophore nanoparticles for tumor-responsive photo nanotheranostics. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 626:453-465. [PMID: 35809437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.06.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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For photothermal therapy (PTT), the improved targeting can decrease the dosage and promote the therapeutic function of photothermal agents, which would effectively improve the antitumor effect. The tumor microenvironment (TME) and cells are targets in designing intelligent and responsive theranostics. However, most of these schemes have been limited to the traditional visible and first near-infrared (NIR-I) regions, eager to expand to the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window. We designed and synthesized a polyethylene glycol conjugated and disulfide-modified macromolecule fluorophore (MPSS). MPSS could self-assemble into core-shell micelles in an aqueous solution (MPSS-NPS), while the small molecule probes were in a high aggregation arrangement inside the nanoparticle. The pronounced aggregation quenching (ACQ) effect caused them to the "sleeping" state. After entering the tumor cells, the disulfide bonds in MPSS-NPS broke in response to a high concentration of glutathione (GSH) in TME, and the molecule probes were released. The highly aggregated state was effectively alleviated, resulting in distinct absorption enhancement in the near-infrared region. Therefore, the fluorescence signal was recovered, and the photothermal performance was triggered. In vitro and in vivo studies reveal that the Nano-system is efficient for the smart NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided PTT, even at a low dosage and density of irradiation.
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- Quan Cheng
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Li Q, Liu Y, Zhao B, Lei J, Lu S, Gong W, Liang K, Wu J, Hong X, Xiao Y. A single-molecular ruthenium(II) complex-based NIR-II fluorophore for enhanced chemo-photothermal therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6546-6549. [PMID: 35579558 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00082b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Novel NIR-II Ru(II) polypyridyl fluorophore Ru-1 dots for synergistic chemo-photothermal therapy against 4T1 tumors were designed and synthesized. Guided by in vivo NIR-II fluorescence imaging, the synergistic therapeutic efficacy, intracellular delivery, and biodistribution of the Ru-1 dots were precisely tracked in real-time.
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- Qianqian Li
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China. .,Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Application of Catalytic Materials, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Application of Catalytic Materials, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Center for Experimental Basic Medical Education, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Virology, Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Center for Experimental Basic Medical Education, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Zhao X, Zhang F, Lei Z. The pursuit of polymethine fluorophores with NIR-II emission and high brightness for in vivo applications. Chem Sci 2022; 13:11280-11293. [PMID: 36320587 PMCID: PMC9533410 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03136a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Polymethine cyanine dyes, as the most important class of organic near-infrared-II (NIR-II) fluorophores, recently received increasing attention due to their high molar extinction coefficients, intensive fluorescence brightness, and flexible wavelength tunability for fluorescent bioimaging applications. Very recently, remarkable advances have been made in the development of NIR-II polymethine fluorophores with improved optical performance, mainly including tunable fluorescence, improved brightness, improved water solubility and stability. In this review, we summarize the recent research advances in molecular tailoring design strategies of NIR-II polymethine fluorophores, and then emphasize the representative bioimaging and biosensing applications. The potential challenges and perspectives of NIR-II polymethine fluorophores in this emerging field are also discussed. This review may provide guidance and reference for further development of high-performance NIR-II polymethine fluorophores to boost their clinical translation in the future. Overview of historical development for polymethine fluorophores with NIR-II emission and high brightness for in vivo applications.![]()
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuan Zhao
- Minhang Hospital and Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChem, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
| | - Zuhai Lei
- Minhang Hospital and Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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