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Yan M, Wu S, Wang Y, Liang M, Wang M, Hu W, Yu G, Mao Z, Huang F, Zhou J. Recent Progress of Supramolecular Chemotherapy Based on Host-Guest Interactions. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2304249. [PMID: 37478832 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Chemotherapy is widely recognized as an effective approach for treating cancer due to its ability to eliminate cancer cells using chemotherapeutic drugs. However, traditional chemotherapy suffers from various drawbacks, including limited solubility and stability of drugs, severe side effects, low bioavailability, drug resistance, and challenges in tracking treatment efficacy. These limitations greatly hinder its widespread clinical application. In contrast, supramolecular chemotherapy, which relies on host-guest interactions, presents a promising alternative by offering highly efficient and minimally toxic anticancer drug delivery. In this review, an overview of recent advancements in supramolecular chemotherapy based on host-guest interactions is provided. The significant role it plays in guiding cancer therapy is emphasized. Drawing on a wealth of cutting-edge research, herein, a timely and valuable resource for individuals interested in the field of supramolecular chemotherapy or cancer therapy, is presented. Furthermore, this review contributes to the progression of the field of supramolecular chemotherapy toward clinical application.
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- Miaomiao Yan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang-Israel Joint Laboratory of Self-Assembling Functional Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang-Israel Joint Laboratory of Self-Assembling Functional Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Hu C, Serna JA, Biedermann F, Levkin PA. Binding affinity-based intracellular drug detection enabled by a unimolecular cucurbit[7]uril-dye conjugate. RSC Chem Biol 2023; 4:760-764. [PMID: 37799577 PMCID: PMC10549235 DOI: 10.1039/d3cb00131h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Label-free fluorescence-based chemosensing has been increasingly brought into focus due to its simplicity and high sensitivity for intracellular monitoring of molecules. Currently used methods, such as conventional indicator displacement assays (IDAs), pose limitations related to dissociation upon dilution, random diffusion of the released indicators, and high sensitivity to interference by agents from the ambient cellular environment (e.g., salts, enzymes, and proteins). Herein we report a potentially widely applicable strategy to overcome the limitations of conventional IDAs by employing a macrocyclic cucurbit[7]uril (CB7) host covalently coupled to a nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) fluorescent dye (CB7-NBD conjugate). As a proof of concept, we demonstrated that the CB7-NBD unimolecular conjugate responded to various target analytes even in the complex live cell system. Moreover, the sensing system was compatible with fluorescence imaging, fluorescence-assisted cell sorting (FACS), and fluorescence spectrometry with a microplate reader. These experiments demonstrated an application of covalently bound unimolecular CB7-NBD conjugate as a sensor for detecting diverse analytes in the intracellular compartment of live cells.
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- Yanxi Liu
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344 Germany
- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University) and Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology, Ministry of Education of China Chongqing 400038 China
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344 Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344 Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344 Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344 Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Kaiserstraße 12 Karlsruhe 76131 Germany
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Shukla S, Sagar B, Sood AK, Gaur A, Batra S, Gulati S. Supramolecular Chemotherapy with Cucurbit[ n]urils as Encapsulating Hosts. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2023. [PMID: 37224296 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n]) belong to the field of relatively young supramolecules which act as containers for a large variety of guests and are being explored extensively for their numerous biomedical applications. This includes drug formulation and delivery, controlled drug release, photodynamic therapy, sensing for bioanalytical purposes, etc. These supramolecular host-guest systems have distinctive recognition properties and have successfully been shown to enhance the in vitro and in vivo utility of various chemotherapeutic agents. The CB[n]s are tailored to optimize their application in payload delivery and diagnostics and in lowering the toxicity of existing drugs. This review has listed the recent studies on working mechanisms and host-guest complexation of the biologically vital molecules with CB[n] and highlighted their implementation in anticancer therapeutics. Various modifications in CB-drug inclusion compounds like CB supramolecular nanoarchitectures along with application in photodynamic therapy, which has shown potential as targeted drug delivery vehicles in cancer chemotherapy, have also been discussed.
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Dillion Lima Cavalcanti I, Humberto Xavier Junior F, Stela Santos Magalhães N, Cajubá de Britto Lira Nogueira M. ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY (ITC) AS A PROMISING TOOL IN PHARMACEUTICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY. Int J Pharm 2023; 641:123063. [PMID: 37209790 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a technique for evaluating the thermodynamic profiles of connection between two molecules, allowing the experimental design of nanoparticles systems with drugs and/or biological molecules. Taking into account the relevance of ITC, we conducted, therefore, an integrative revision of the literature, from 2000 to 2023, on the main purposes of using this technique in pharmaceutical nanotechnology. The search were carried out in the Pubmed, Sciencedirect, Web of Science, and Scifinder databases using the descriptors "Nanoparticles", "Isothermal Titration Calorimetry", and "ITC". We have observed that the ITC technique has been increasingly used in pharmaceutical nanotechnology, seeking to understand the interaction mechanisms in the formation of nanoparticles. Additionally, to understand the behavior of nanoparticles with biological materials (proteins, DNA, cell membranes, among others), thereby helping to understand the behavior of nanocarriers in vivo studies. As a contribution, we intended to reveal the importance of ITC in the laboratory routine, which is itself a quick and easy technique to obtain relevant results that help to optimize the nanosystems formulation process.
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- Iago Dillion Lima Cavalcanti
- Keizo Asami Institute (iLIKA), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Av. Prof. Moraes Rego - Cidade Universitária, Recife - PE, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Institute (iLIKA), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Av. Prof. Moraes Rego - Cidade Universitária, Recife - PE, Brazil; Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Laboratory (BioTecFarm), Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Campus I Lot. Cidade Universitaria, PB, 58051-900, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Institute (iLIKA), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Av. Prof. Moraes Rego - Cidade Universitária, Recife - PE, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Institute (iLIKA), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Av. Prof. Moraes Rego - Cidade Universitária, Recife - PE, Brazil; Laboratory of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Cell Culture (NanoBioCel), Academic Center of Vitória, Federal University of Pernambuco (CAV/UFPE), R. Alto do Reservatório - Alto José Leal, Vitória de Santo Antão - PE, 55608-680, Brazil.
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Zhou H, Meng Q, Li B, Liu Y, Li Z, Li X, Sun Z, Chen Y. Supramolecular Combination Chemotherapy: Cucurbit[8]uril Complex Enhanced Platinum Drug Infiltration and Modified Nanomechanical Property of Colorectal Cancer Cells. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:14326-14334. [PMID: 36355865 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Combination chemotherapy is recognized as a vital medical treatment for cancer, but it has not achieved clinical ideal effects of combination therapy. Herein, we designed a supramolecular combination chemotherapy strategy based on cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]), which can be facilely assembled into dual platinum drugs. Interestingly, employing the CB[8] carrier led to a greater than 10-fold intracellular Pt content compared to that of dual drugs at 4 h, and the CB[8] complex (CLE) can enhance the infiltration of platinum drugs in colorectal tumor cells tremendously. The platinum drugs can be released from CLE through consuming more tumor biomarker spermidine. Through analyzing the nanomechanical property of the colorectal tumor cellular surface by bioscope AFM, it was revealed that CLE modified the property by decreasing the adhesion and increasing the stiffness. This study provided a facile and sensitive strategy for improving combination chemotherapy by supramolecular materials.
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- Hang Zhou
- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P. R. China
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Li Y, Su Y, Li Z, Chen Y. Supramolecular Combination Cancer Therapy Based on Macrocyclic Supramolecular Materials. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14224855. [PMID: 36432982 PMCID: PMC9696801 DOI: 10.3390/polym14224855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Supramolecular combination therapy adopts supramolecular materials to design intelligent drug delivery systems with different strategies for cancer treatments. Thereinto, macrocyclic supramolecular materials play a crucial role in encapsulating anticancer drugs to improve anticancer efficiency and decrease toxicity towards normal tissue by host-guest interaction. In general, chemotherapy is still common therapy for solid tumors in clinics. However, supramolecular combination therapy can overcome the limitations of the traditional single-drug chemotherapy in the laboratory findings. In this review, we summarized the combination chemotherapy, photothermal chemotherapy, and gene chemotherapy based on macrocyclic supramolecular materials. Finally, the application prospects in supramolecular combination therapy are discussed.
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Bhosle AA, Banerjee M, Hiremath SD, Sisodiya DS, Naik VG, Barooah N, Bhasikuttan AC, Chattopadhyay A, Chatterjee A. A combination of a graphene quantum dots-cationic red dye donor-acceptor pair and cucurbit[7]uril as a supramolecular sensor for ultrasensitive detection of cancer biomarkers spermine and spermidine. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:8258-8273. [PMID: 36134699 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01269c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In a unique approach, the combination of a donor-acceptor pair of hydroxy graphene quantum dots (GQDs-OH) and a red-emissive donor-two-acceptor (D-2-A) type dye with pyridinium units (BPBP) and the well-known host cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) has been exploited as a supramolecular sensing assembly for the detection of cancer biomarkers spermine and spermidine in aqueous media at the sub-ppb level based on the affinity-driven exchange of guests from the CB[7] portal. In the binary conjugate, green fluorescent GQDs-OH transfers energy to trigger the emission of the dye BPBP and itself remains in the turn-off state. CB[7] withdraws the dye from the surface of GQDs-OH by strong host-guest interactions with its portal, making GQDs-OH fluoresce again to produce a ratiometric response. In the presence of spermine (SP) or spermidine (SPD), their strong affinity with CB[7] forces the ejection of the fluorophore to settle on the GQDs-OH surface, and the strong green emission of GQDs-OH turns off to device a supramolecular sensor for the detection of SP/SPD. The DFT studies revealed interesting excited-state charge-transfer conjugate formation between BPBP and GQDs leading to turn-on emission of the dye, and further supported the stronger binding modes of BPBP-CB[7], indicating the retrieval of the emission of GQDs. The assembly-disassembly based sensing mechanism was also established by Job's plot analysis, particle size analysis, zeta potential, time-resolved spectroscopy, ITC studies, microscopic studies, etc. The supramolecular sensing assembly is highly selective to SP and SPD, and showed nominal interference from other biogenic amines, amino acids, various metal ions, and anions. The limits of detection (LODs) were 0.1 ppb and 0.9 ppb for spermine and spermidine, respectively. The potential for the real-world application of this sensing assembly was demonstrated by spiking SP and SPD in human urine and blood serum with a high %recovery.
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- Akhil A Bhosle
- Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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Lu B, Wang L, Ran X, Tang H, Cao D. Recent Advances in Fluorescent Methods for Polyamine Detection and the Polyamine Suppressing Strategy in Tumor Treatment. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12080633. [PMID: 36005029 PMCID: PMC9405807 DOI: 10.3390/bios12080633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The biogenic aliphatic polyamines (spermine, spermidine, and putrescine) are responsible for numerous cell functions, including cell proliferation, the stabilization of nucleic acid conformations, cell division, homeostasis, gene expression, and protein synthesis in living organisms. The change of polyamine concentrations in the urine or blood is usually related to the presence of malignant tumors and is regarded as a biomarker for the early diagnosis of cancer. Therefore, the detection of polyamine levels in physiological fluids can provide valuable information in terms of cancer diagnosis and in monitoring therapeutic effects. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in fluorescent methods for polyamine detection (supramolecular fluorescent sensing systems, fluorescent probes based on the chromophore reaction, fluorescent small molecules, and fluorescent nanoparticles). In addition, tumor polyamine-suppressing strategies (such as polyamine conjugate, polyamine analogs, combinations that target multiple components, spermine-responsive supramolecular chemotherapy, a combination of polyamine consumption and photodynamic therapy, etc.) are highlighted. We hope that this review promotes the development of more efficient polyamine detection methods and provides a comprehensive understanding of polyamine-based tumor suppressor strategies.
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- Bingli Lu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510641, China
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