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Lu H, Li Z, Duan Z, Liao Y, Liu K, Zhang Y, Fan L, Xu T, Yang D, Wang S, Fu Y, Xiang H, Chen Y, Li G. Photothermal Catalytic Reduction and Bone Tissue Engineering Towards a Three-in-One Therapy Strategy for Osteosarcoma. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2408016. [PMID: 39165073 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202408016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
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Osteosarcoma is one of the most dreadful bone neoplasms in young people, necessitating the development of innovative therapies that can effectively eliminate tumors while minimizing damage to limb function. An ideal therapeutic strategy should possess three essential capabilities: antitumor effects, tissue-protective properties, and the ability to enhance osteogenesis. In this study, self-assembled Ce-substituted molybdenum blue (CMB) nanowheel crystals are synthesized and loaded onto 3D-printed bioactive glass (CMB@BG) scaffolds to develop a unique three-in-one treatment approach for osteosarcoma. The CMB@BG scaffolds exhibit outstanding photothermally derived tumor ablation within the near-infrared-II window due to the surface plasmon resonance properties of the CMB nanowheel crystals. Furthermore, the photothermally synergistic catalytic effect of CMB promotes the rapid scavenging of reactive oxygen species caused by excessive heat, thereby suppressing inflammation and protecting surrounding tissues. The CMB@BG scaffolds possess pro-proliferation and pro-differentiation capabilities that efficiently accelerate bone regeneration within bone defects. Altogether, the CMB@BG scaffolds that combine highly efficient tumor ablation, tissue protection based on anti-inflammatory mechanisms, and enhanced osteogenic ability are likely to be a point-to-point solution for the comprehensive therapeutic needs of osteosarcoma.
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- Hengli Lu
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325088, P. R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Materdicine, Shanghai, 200051, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China
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You P, Lu F, Ouyang C, Yu J, González-García J, Song J, Ni W, Wang J, Yin C, Zhou CQ. Acidic Lysosome-Anchoring Croconium-Based Nanoplatform for Enhanced Triple-Mode Bioimaging and Fe 3+-Triggered Tumor Synergistic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:46066-46078. [PMID: 39172044 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Metal-modulated croconium dyes with multimodal-imaging and synergistic therapy in the tumor microenvironment have exhibited great potential in tumor theranostics. However, their unideal structure optimization always weakened the efficacy of near-infrared fluorescence-photoacoustic (NIRF/PA) imaging and photothermal therapy (PTT). Here, we screened croconium dye containing two indole groups with better NIRF/PA imaging and PTT in their family, linked to two morpholine rings, and obtained CR-736, as a lysosome-targeting and Fe3+-modulated agent. The established CR-736-Fe3+ nanoplatform was accurately delivered to the breast tumor site, released CR-736 and Fe3+ in the lower acidic lysosome microenvironment, and activated pH-responsive NIRF/PA/magnetic resonance imaging and PTT. Furthermore, ferroptosis generated hydroxyl free radicals and lipid peroxide by consuming GSH and H2O2 by dint of the accumulation of Fe3+ in tumor cells, which resulted in the inhibition of the expression of heat shock proteins and the concomitant recovery of PTT. The synergistic therapy of PTT, ferroptosis, and chemodynamics was further optimized to the maximal extent in tumor lysosome acidic microenvironment and proved both in vitro and a mouse tumor model. This study opens a new avenue in designing excellent and unique croconium-based nanoplatforms, synergizing multiple tumor theranostic methods, and further optimizing the theranostic effects in tumor microenvironment.
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- Peidan You
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening & Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening & Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Dong Y, Wang H, Zhang X, Ding Y, Zou Y, Wang J, Zhao SC, Li Z. Croconaine-based NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided tumor photothermal therapy induces long-term antitumor immune memory. J Nanobiotechnology 2024; 22:481. [PMID: 39135072 PMCID: PMC11321165 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-024-02695-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) for cancers guided by optical imaging has recently shown great potential for precise diagnosis and efficient therapy. The second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) fluorescence imaging (FLI) is highly desirable owing to its good spatial and temporal resolution, deep tissue penetration, and negligible tissue toxicity. Organic small molecules are attractive as imaging and treatment agents in biomedical research because of their low toxicity, fast clearance rate, diverse structures, ease of modification, and excellent biocompatibility. Various organic small molecules have been investigated for biomedical applications. However, there are few reports on the use of croconaine dyes (CRs), especially NIR-II emission CRs. To our knowledge, there have been no prior reports of NIR-II emissive small organic photothermal agents (SOPTAs) based on CRs. Herein, we report a croconaine dye (CR-TPE-T)-based nanoparticle (CR NP) with absorption and fluorescence emission in the NIR-I and NIR-II windows, respectively. The CR NPs exhibited intense NIR absorption, outstanding photothermal properties, and good biological compatibility. In vivo studies showed that CR NPs not only achieved real-time, noninvasive NIR-II FLI of tumors, but also induced significant tumor ablation with laser irradiation guided by imaging, without apparent side effects, and promoted the formation of antitumor immune memory in a colorectal cancer model. In addition, the CR NPs displayed efficient inhibition of breast tumor growth, improved longevity of mice and triggered efficient systemic immune responses, which further inhibited tumor metastasis to the lungs. Our study demonstrates the great potential of CRs as therapeutic agents in the NIR-II region for cancer diagnosis.
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- Yafang Dong
- Department of Urology, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Geriatric, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
- Department of Urology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510500, P. R. China
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Geriatric, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Geriatric, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
- Department of Medical Imaging, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Geriatric, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
- Department of Medical Imaging, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China
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- Department of Urology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510500, P. R. China
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Geriatric, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China.
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, P. R. China.
- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, P. R. China.
- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Geriatric, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China.
- Department of Urology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510500, P. R. China.
- Department of Urology, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510500, P. R. China.
- Department of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Geriatric, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China.
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Chen S, Yu W, Xing G, Song Z, Feng G. A new fluorescent probe with high selectivity and sensitivity for Cys detection in bovine serum. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:5248-5253. [PMID: 39011724 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00910j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Cysteine (Cys) is one of the most basic mercaptans in the human body. As an important endogenous small molecule mercaptan, Cys plays a vital role in various physiological processes and can participate in maintaining redox balance to ensure homeostasis. Abnormal Cys levels can lead to a variety of diseases. However, the detection of cysteine may be interfered with by other small molecule biothiols. Therefore, the design of fluorescent probes based on the structural characteristics and reactivity of cysteine has become the focus of current research. In this paper, a fluorescent probe (3-(2H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-2-yl)-2-oxo-2H-benzo[g]chromen-8-yl acrylate, BTAB) for Cys detection was synthesized with acrylic ester as the reaction site. Under the conditions of gradual optimization, BTAB can achieve selectivity and anti-interference ability for Cys detection. The linear range of Cys was 0.3-10 μM, and the detection limit was 0.154 μM. Finally, this probe was applied to detect the Cys content in bovine serum samples with satisfactory results.
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- Shu Chen
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, 4026 Yatai Street, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P. R. China.
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Li C, Ji P, Liu X, Feng G, Song Z, Guo Y. A new ratiometric fluorescent probe for rapid and highly selective detection of Cysteine in bovine serum. ANAL SCI 2024; 40:765-772. [PMID: 38358582 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-024-00516-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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As one of the most fundamental thiol compounds in the human body, cysteine (Cys) is involved in maintaining redox balance. Abnormal Cys levels can lead to various diseases. In this work, we successfully synthesized a fluorescent probe (CTBA) that can specifically detect Cys using acrylate as the reaction site, and CTBA has met the selectivity and anti-interference for Cys detection under optimized conditions. The linear range for Cys detection is between 0.05 and 100 μM and the detection limit is 0.0381 μM. Finally, this probe is used to detect the Cys content in three bovine serum samples and the test results are satisfactory.
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- Changjian Li
- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- National Chemistry Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Jilin University, ChangchunJilin, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- National Chemistry Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Jilin University, ChangchunJilin, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
- National Chemistry Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Jilin University, ChangchunJilin, 130012, China.
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Chen X, Ma X, Yang G, Huang G, Dai H, Yu J, Liu N. Chalcogen Atom-Modulated Croconaine for Efficient NIR-II Photothermal Theranostics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:12332-12338. [PMID: 38426453 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Organic dye-based agents with near-infrared (NIR)-II absorption have great potential for cancer theranostics because of the deeper tissue penetration and good biocompatibility. However, proper design is required to develop NIR-II-absorbing dyes with good optical properties. We proposed to construct chalcogen atom-modulated croconaine for NIR-II light-triggered photothermal theranostics. By introducing different chalcogen atoms (O, S, Se, or Te) into the structure of croconaine, the light absorption of croconaine can be precisely regulated from the NIR-I to the NIR-II range due to the heavy-atom effect. Especially, Te-substituted croconaine (CRTe) and its nanoformulations exhibit superior NIR-II responsiveness, a high photothermal conversion efficiency (70.6%), and good photostability. With their favorable tumor accumulation, CRTe-NPs from tumor regions can be visualized by NIR-II optoacoustic systems with high resolution and high contrast; meanwhile, their superior photothermal performance also contributes to efficient cell killing and tumor elimination upon 1064 nm laser irradiation. Therefore, this work provides an efficient strategy for the molecular design of NIR-II organic photothermal agents.
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- Xiao Chen
- Longgang Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Longgang Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Longgang Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Longgang Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Longgang Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518116, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Xing Y, Zhu S, Li J, Li W, Wang Z, Shi YE. Detection and discrimination of glutathione among biological thiols based on oxalyl dihydrazide decorated sulfur nanodots. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:2760-2763. [PMID: 38353165 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00135d] [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: 03/06/2024]
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The quantitative detection and discrimination of glutathione (GSH) were achieved based on oxalyl dihydrazide (ODH) decorated sulfur nanodots. ODH resulted in the aggregation and fluorescence quenching of the sulfur nanodots, and GSH selectively triggered fluorescence recovery through forming stronger hydrogen bonds with ODH than other biological thiols.
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- Yifei Xing
- State Key Laboratory of New Pharmaceutical Preparations and Excipients, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China.
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- Sanitary Inspection Department of Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong 255026, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Pharmaceutical Preparations and Excipients, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Pharmaceutical Preparations and Excipients, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China.
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Wu X, Li Y, Wen M, Xie Y, Zeng K, Liu YN, Chen W, Zhao Y. Nanocatalysts for modulating antitumor immunity: fabrication, mechanisms and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:2643-2692. [PMID: 38314836 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00673e] [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: 02/07/2024]
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Immunotherapy harnesses the inherent immune system in the body to generate systemic antitumor immunity, offering a promising modality for defending against cancer. However, tumor immunosuppression and evasion seriously restrict the immune response rates in clinical settings. Catalytic nanomedicines can transform tumoral substances/metabolites into therapeutic products in situ, offering unique advantages in antitumor immunotherapy. Through catalytic reactions, both tumor eradication and immune regulation can be simultaneously achieved, favoring the development of systemic antitumor immunity. In recent years, with advancements in catalytic chemistry and nanotechnology, catalytic nanomedicines based on nanozymes, photocatalysts, sonocatalysts, Fenton catalysts, electrocatalysts, piezocatalysts, thermocatalysts and radiocatalysts have been rapidly developed with vast applications in cancer immunotherapy. This review provides an introduction to the fabrication of catalytic nanomedicines with an emphasis on their structures and engineering strategies. Furthermore, the catalytic substrates and state-of-the-art applications of nanocatalysts in cancer immunotherapy have also been outlined and discussed. The relationships between nanostructures and immune regulating performance of catalytic nanomedicines are highlighted to provide a deep understanding of their working mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment. Finally, the challenges and development trends are revealed, aiming to provide new insights for the future development of nanocatalysts in catalytic immunotherapy.
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- Xianbo Wu
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore.
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Chen K, Gu L, Zhang Q, Luo Q, Guo S, Wang B, Gong Q, Luo K. Injectable alginate hydrogel promotes antitumor immunity through glucose oxidase and Fe 3+ amplified RSL3-induced ferroptosis. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 326:121643. [PMID: 38142082 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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Ferroptosis induced by RAS-selective lethal small molecule 3 (RSL3) can trigger anti-tumor immune responses by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). However, it is challenging to achieve sufficient ferroptosis in the tumor via RSL3 alone. Because of the excellent reactive oxygen species (ROS) production capacity of glucose oxidase (GOx) and Fe3+, we hypothesized that GOx and Fe3+ could increase intracellular lipid peroxidation (LPO) accumulation, and strengthen RSL3-induced ferroptosis in tumor cells. Herein we designed an in-situ gelation strategy based on sodium alginate (SA) to realize localized transport and specific retention of GOx, RSL3, and Fe3+ in tumor tissues. We loaded hydrophobic RSL3 with the tannic acid (TA)/Fe3+ complexes to form nanoparticles (RTF NPs). GOx diluted in the SA solution was blended with RTF NPs to obtain a homogeneous solution. The solution could form hydrogels in the tumor site (RTFG@SA) upon injection. The retained GOx and Fe3+ amplified the induction of ferroptosis by RSL3, augmented immunogenic cell death (ICD) and promoted antitumor immunity. The RTFG@SA hydrogel presented a significant restraint of tumor growth and metastasis in the 4T1 tumor model. This hydrogel could offer an effective means of co-delivery of hydrophilic drugs, hydrophobic drugs, and metal ions.
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- Kai Chen
- Department of Radiology, Department of Biotherapy, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Department of Biotherapy, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang, Sichuan Province 621000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Department of Biotherapy, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Pharmacy of the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan Province 646000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Department of Biotherapy, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Department of Biotherapy, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Department of Radiology, West China Xiamen Hospital of Sichuan University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Department of Radiology, Department of Biotherapy, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Liu L, Liu B, Hao Y, Wang J, Xu X, Shang X. Theory and experiment: The synthesis and drug application of "ON-OFF-ON" fluorescent probes for copper and biothiols detection. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 239:115876. [PMID: 38039872 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Abnormal copper ions (Cu2+) and biothiols have potential impacts on environmental pollution and human health, so the detection of these substances with high selectivity and sensitivity has become an important research topic. In this study, we designed and synthesized two fluorescent probes (L1 and L2) based on naphthalene and anthracene derivatives that could specifically detect Cu2+ and biothiols. Owing to the paramagnetic effect of Cu2+, the strong fluorescent intensity was quenched after the addition of Cu2+. When biothiols were added to the solution (L-Cu2+), the fluorescence intensity was significantly enhanced and recovered. So, the interaction process was accompanied with "ON-OFF-ON" phenomenon in fluorescent intensity. Two complexes (L-Cu2+) showed low limit of detection for biothiols (Cys was 3.4 ×10-5 M and GSH was 2.0 ×10-5 M) and weak cytotoxicity (< 150 μg/mL). Theoretical investigation analysis revealed that the intramolecular hydrogen bond existed in the structure of probes and the roles of molecular frontier orbitals in molecular interplay. In addition, two probes also showed good applicability in actual drug Atomolan. The GSH content in the tested Atomolan reached over 99.9% of the labeling which was accord with the percentage of pharmacopoeia. Therefore, two probes have the real application value in the detection of Cu2+, biothiols and drug efficacy in various environments.
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- Lixia Liu
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China.
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Dong Y, Xia P, Xu X, Shen J, Ding Y, Jiang Y, Wang H, Xie X, Zhang X, Li W, Li Z, Wang J, Zhao SC. Targeted delivery of organic small-molecule photothermal materials with engineered extracellular vesicles for imaging-guided tumor photothermal therapy. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:442. [PMID: 37993888 PMCID: PMC10666357 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-02133-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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Imaging-guided photothermal therapy (PTT) for cancers recently gathered increasing focus thanks to its precise diagnosis and potent therapeutic effectiveness. Croconaine (CR) dyes demonstrate potential in expanding utility for near infrared (NIR) dyes in bio-imaging/theranostics. However, reports on CR dyes for PTT are scarce most likely due to the short of the efficacious delivery strategies to achieve specific accumulation in diseased tissues to induce PTT. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are multifunctional nanoparticle systems that function as safe platform for disease theragnostics, which provide potential benefits in extensive biomedical applications. Here, we developed a novel delivery system for photothermal molecules based on a CR dye that exerts photothermal activity through CDH17 nanobody-engineered EVs. The formed CR@E8-EVs showed strong NIR absorption, excellent photothermal performance, good biological compatibility and superb active tumor-targeting capability. The CR@E8-EVs can not only visualize and feature the tumors through CR intrinsic property as a photoacoustic imaging (PAI) agent, but also effectively retard the tumor growth under laser irradiation to perform PTT. It is expected that the engineered EVs will become a novel delivery vehicle of small organic photothermal agents (SOPTAs) in future clinical PTT applications.
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- Yafang Dong
- Department of Urology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510500, P. R. China
- Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
- Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Department of Infectious Disease, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China
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- Medical imaging department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital/the First Affiliated Hospital, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518035, P. R. China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510500, P. R. China.
- Department of Nephrology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, P. R. China.
- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, P. R. China.
- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- Department of Urology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510500, P. R. China.
- Department of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, P. R. China.
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Zhao Y, Li L, Ye Q, Gong Y, Yang R, Liu H. Reaction-Activated Disassembly of the NIR-II Probe Enables Fast Detection and Ratiometric Photoacoustic Imaging of Glutathione In Vivo. Anal Chem 2023; 95:14043-14051. [PMID: 37677104 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02664] [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: 09/09/2023]
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Glutathione (GSH), the most abundant nonprotein biothiol, is a significant endogenous molecule that plays a key role in redox equilibrium in vivo and is regarded as a critical biomarker of cancer. Currently, various fluorescent probes have been designed and synthesized for imaging GSH at the cellular level in the visible range and the first near-infrared window (NIR-I, 750-900 nm). However, the application of these fluorescent probes for bioimaging and biosensing in vivo has been extremely hindered by the high biobackground and low tissue penetration. Herein, based on the self-assembly and disassembly of J-aggregation, we designed and synthesized a GSH-activatable probe MC-PSE for second near-infrared window (NIR-II) fluorescence and ratiometric photoacoustic imaging of GSH in vivo. The anionic cyanine-based MC-PSE tends to form stable J-aggregates in an aqueous solution. Upon the reaction with GSH, the J-aggregates of MC-PSE disassembled, the emission peak intensity of MC-PSE at 940 nm significantly increased by about 20 times, and the PA900/PA980 ratio increased by 4 times within 15 min in vitro. Notably, we used MC-PSE to visualize GSH in tumor-bearing mice and to distinguish normal and tumor areas successfully by virtue of NIR-II FL and PA dual-modal imaging. The design strategy of MC-PSE provides a novel method for ratiometric photoacoustic imaging, and MC-PSE is expected to be a powerful tool for the accurate detection of GSH in cancer diagnosis.
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- Yixing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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You PD, Ouyang CR, Lu F, Zeng C, Cai HD, Shi GS, Liu L, Zhou CQ. Water-solubility croconic acid-bisindole dye with morpholine ring for tumor NIRF/PA imaging and photothermal therapy activated by lysosome pH-response. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2023; 245:112748. [PMID: 37354847 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2023.112748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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A novel croconic acid-bisindole dye CR-630 with a morpholine ring showed good water-solubility and obvious lysosome-targeting. The protonation of the nitrogen atom in the indole and lysosome-targeting of morpholine ring let it exhibit stronger pH-responsive NIR/PA imaging and photothermal effect in the lysosome acidic microenvironment (pH 4.0-5.5) than in the tumor acidic microenvironment. In the animal study, compound CR-630 could NIRF/PA image in the tumor tissues in 1.5-2.0 h, effectively inhibit the growth of the tumor, and even ablate the tumor at the drug dose of 1 mg/kg. It also demonstrated good biosafety. This study gives a new idea to develop water-solubility organic dyes with lysosome targeting, stronger pH-responsive NIRF/PA imaging and PTT for breast cancer.
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- Pei-Dan You
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China.
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Yang Y, Li T, Jing W, Yan Z, Li X, Fu W, Zhang R. Dual-modality and Noninvasive Diagnostic of MNP-PEG-Mn Nanoprobe for Renal Fibrosis Based on Photoacoustic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:12797-12808. [PMID: 36866785 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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To date, imaging-guided multimodality therapy is important to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of renal fibrosis, and nanoplatforms for imaging-guided multimodality diagnosis are gaining more and more attention. There are many limitations and deficiencies in clinical use for early-stage diagnosis of renal fibrosis, and multimodal imaging can contribute more thoroughly and provide in-detail information for effective clinical diagnosis. Melanin is an endogenous biomaterial, and we developed an ultrasmall particle size melanin nanoprobe (MNP-PEG-Mn) based on photoacoustic (PA) and magnetic resonance (MR) dual-modal imaging. MNP-PEG-Mn nanoprobe, with the average diameter about 2.7 nm, can be passively targeted for accumulation in the kidney, and it has excellent free radical scavenging and antioxidant abilities without further exacerbating renal fibrosis. Using the normal group signal as a control, the dual-modal imaging results showed that the MR imaging (MAI) and PA imaging (PAI) signals reached the strongest at 6 h when MNP-PEG-Mn entered the 7 day renal fibrosis group via the left vein of the tail end of the mice; however, the strength of the dual-modal imaging signal and the gradient of signal change were significantly weaker in the 28 day renal fibrosis group than in the 7 day renal fibrosis group and normal group. The phenomenon preliminarily indicates that as a PAI/MRI dual-modality contrast medium candidate, MNP-PEG-Mn has outstanding ability in clinical application potential.
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- Yilin Yang
- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan 030032, China
- School of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Ding W, Yao S, Chen Y, Wu Y, Li Y, He W, Guo Z. A Near-Infrared Fluorescent and Photoacoustic Probe for Visualizing Biothiols Dynamics in Tumor and Liver. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052229. [PMID: 36903474 PMCID: PMC10005096 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Biothiols, including glutathione (GSH), homocysteine (Hcy) and cysteine (Cys), play crucial roles in various physiological processes. Though an array of fluorescent probes have been designed to visualize biothiols in living organisms, few one-for-all imaging agents for sensing biothiols with fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging capabilities have been reported, since instructions for synchronously enabling and balancing every optical imaging efficacy are deficient. Herein, a new near-infrared thioxanthene-hemicyanine dye (Cy-DNBS) has been constructed for fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging of biothiols in vitro and in vivo. Upon treatment with biothiols, the absorption peak of Cy-DNBS shifted from 592 nm to 726 nm, resulting in a strong NIR absorption as well as a subsequent turn-on PA signal. Meanwhile, the fluorescence intensity increased instantaneously at 762 nm. Then, Cy-DNBS was successfully utilized for imaging endogenous and exogenous biothiols in HepG2 cells and mice. In particular, Cy-DNBS was employed for tracking biothiols upregulation in the liver of mice triggered by S-adenosyl methionine by means of fluorescent and photoacoustic imaging methods. We expect that Cy-DNBS serves as an appealing candidate for deciphering biothiols-related physiological and pathological processes.
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- Weizhong Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Nanchuang (Jiangsu) Institute of Chemistry and Health, Nanjing 210000, China
- Correspondence: (Y.C.); (W.H.); (Z.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Nanchuang (Jiangsu) Institute of Chemistry and Health, Nanjing 210000, China
- Correspondence: (Y.C.); (W.H.); (Z.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Nanchuang (Jiangsu) Institute of Chemistry and Health, Nanjing 210000, China
- Correspondence: (Y.C.); (W.H.); (Z.G.)
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Song W, Zhang X, Song Y, Fan K, Shao F, Long Y, Gao Y, Cai W, Lan X. Enhancing Photothermal Therapy Efficacy by In Situ Self-Assembly in Glioma. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:57-66. [PMID: 36206382 PMCID: PMC9839507 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c14413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The residence time of some small molecular imaging and therapeutic agents in tumor tissue is short and the molecules can be easily dispersed, which decreases treatment efficacy. Therefore, methods that enhance oncotherapy performance are of significant importance. Here, we report an in situ self-assembly strategy aimed at enhancing the photothermal therapy of glioblastomas. The probe, ICG-PEP-c(RGD)fk, consisted of a glutathione-reactive self-assembling polypeptide as the skeleton, indocyanine green (ICG) as a theranostic agent, and cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp [c(RGD)fk] peptides as the targeting group. ICG-PEP-c(RGD)fk was synthesized and found to be assembled in the glutathione environment at 9.446 μM in vitro. Human glioblastoma cell line U87MG-luc with high integrin αvβ3 expression was applied to invivo experiments. ICG-PEP-c(RGD)fk provided clearer tumor imaging and had a tumor retention time of 6.12 times longer than that of ICG-c(RGD)fk. In therapeutic experiments, ICG-PEP-c(RGD)fk significantly suppressed glioblastoma growth and the tumor volume was 2.61 times smaller than in the ICG-c(RGD)fk group at the end of the observation period. Moreover, the median survival time of ICG-PEP-c(RGD)fk group was significantly improved by 2.78 times compared with that of the control group. In conclusion, glutathione-reactive self-assembling peptides are capable of increasing the tumor retention time and improving the photothermal therapeutic effect. The in situ self-assembly strategy is a potential and feasible method to enhance oncotherapy.
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- Wenyu Song
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Radiology and Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Radiology and Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan 430022 Hubei Province, China
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Cai Y, Pan Y, Liu L, Zhang T, Liang C, Mou X, Ye X, Wang W, Dong X. Succinct croconic acid-based near-infrared functional materials for biomedical applications. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Farhadian N, Kazemi MS, Moosavi Baigi F, Khalaj M. Molecular dynamics simulation of drug delivery across the cell membrane by applying gold nanoparticle carrier: Flutamide as hydrophobic and glutathione as hydrophilic drugs as the case studies. J Mol Graph Model 2022; 116:108271. [PMID: 35863117 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2022.108271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this study, molecular dynamics simulation is applied to investigate drug transport in both pure state and conjugated with neutral gold nanoparticle (AuNP) as a drug carrier inside dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) membrane. Flutamide (Flu) as a hydrophobic and Glutathione (GSH) as a hydrophilic anticancer drug are selected as the case studies. Dynamics of each drug including adhesion on and penetration into the cell membrane are investigated. Pure and conjugated form of drugs inside the water and near the membrane are studied. Simulation results show that the interaction between drug molecules and DPPC changes after drug conjugating with AuNP. GSH, as a hydrophilic drug, intends to remain above the membrane bilayer and after conjugating with AuNP diffuses inside DPPC. However, hydrophobic Flu molecule likes to diffuse inside DPPC, but after conjugating with AuNP, its diffusion inside the lipid bilayer decreases, and its retention time at the surface of DPPC increases. Presence of Flu-NP at the surface of DPPC could enhance its impact on blocking dihydrotestosterone binding at androgen receptors resulting in tumor cell growth arrest. In addition, the tendency of GSH-NP for diffusion to the DPPC is a positive factor for the successful transport of heavy metals such as AuNP without rapid clearance through either the hepatobiliary pathway or the renal system. In conclusion, such MD simulation results may solve problems in nanomedicine translation and turn into a bridge toward maximizing targeting and minimizing nanotoxicity of metal NPs.
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- Nafiseh Farhadian
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 9177948944, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, 9417697796, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 9177948974, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Buinzahra Branch, Islamic Azad University, Buinzahra, Iran
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Lew B, George M, Blair S, Zhu Z, Liang Z, Ludwig J, Kim CY, Kim KK, Gruev V, Choi H. Protease-activated indocyanine green nanoprobes for intraoperative NIR fluorescence imaging of primary tumors. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:4041-4050. [PMID: 36285222 PMCID: PMC9514568 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00276k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Tumor-targeted fluorescent probes in the near-infrared spectrum can provide invaluable information about the location and extent of primary and metastatic tumors during intraoperative procedures to ensure no residual tumors are left in the patient's body. Even though the first fluorescence-guided surgery was performed more than 50 years ago, it is still not accepted as a standard of care in part due to the lack of efficient and non-toxic targeted probes approved by regulatory agencies around the world. Herein, we report protease-activated cationic gelatin nanoparticles encapsulating indocyanine green (ICG) for the detection of primary breast tumors in murine models with high tumor-to-background ratios. Upon intravenous administration, these nanoprobes remain optically silent due to the energy resonance transfer among the bound ICG molecules. As the nanoprobes extravasate and are exposed to the acidic tumor microenvironment, their positive surface charges increase, facilitating cellular uptake. The internalized nanoprobes are activated upon proteolytic degradation of gelatin to allow high contrast between the tumor and normal tissue. Since both gelatin and ICG are FDA-approved for intravenous administration, this activatable nanoprobe can lead to quick clinical adoption and improve the treatment of patients undergoing image-guided cancer surgery.
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- Benjamin Lew
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Division of Animal Resources, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana IL 61801 USA
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Chang D, Li Y, Chen Y, Wang X, Zang D, Liu T. Polyoxometalate-based nanocomposites for antitumor and antibacterial applications. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:3689-3706. [PMID: 36133327 PMCID: PMC9470027 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00391k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Polyoxometalates (POMs), as emerging inorganic metal oxides, have been shown to have significant biological activity and great medicinal value. Nowadays, biologically active POM-based organic-inorganic hybrid materials have become the next generation of antibacterial and anticancer drugs because of their customizable molecular structures related to their highly enhanced antitumor activity and reduced toxicity to healthy cells. In this review, the current developed strategies with POM-based materials for the purpose of antibacterial and anticancer activities from different action principles inducing cell death and hyperpolarization, cell plasma membrane destruction, interference with bacterial respiratory chain and inhibiting bacterial growth are overviewed. Moreover, specific interactions between POM-based materials and biomolecules are highlighted for a better understanding of their antibacterial and anticancer mechanisms. POMs have great promise as next-generation antibacterial and anticancer drugs, and this review will provide a valuable systematic reference for the further development of POM-based nanomaterials.
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- Dening Chang
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250117 PR China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250117 PR China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250117 PR China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250117 PR China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250117 PR China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan 250117 PR China
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Zeng Y, Dou T, Ma L, Ma J. Biomedical Photoacoustic Imaging for Molecular Detection and Disease Diagnosis: "Always-On" and "Turn-On" Probes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2202384. [PMID: 35773244 PMCID: PMC9443455 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is a nonionizing, noninvasive imaging technique that combines optical and ultrasonic imaging modalities to provide images with excellent contrast, spatial resolution, and penetration depth. Exogenous PA contrast agents are created to increase the sensitivity and specificity of PA imaging and to offer diagnostic information for illnesses. The existing PA contrast agents are categorized into two groups in this review: "always-on" and "turn-on," based on their ability to be triggered by target molecules. The present state of these probes, their merits and limitations, and their future development, is explored.
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- Yun Zeng
- School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University and Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710126, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Center for Advanced Medical Imaging and Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment and Xi'an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 7100126, P. R. China
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- Neurosurgery Department, Ninth Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710054, P. R. China
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- Vascular Intervention Department, Ninth Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710054, P. R. China
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- Radiology Department, CT and MRI Room, Ninth Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710054, P. R. China
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Xu Y, Wang H, Qiao Z. Precise Control of Self‐Assembly in Vivo Based on Polymer‐Peptide Conjugates. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202200459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yin‐Sheng Xu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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Sargazi S, Fatima I, Hassan Kiani M, Mohammadzadeh V, Arshad R, Bilal M, Rahdar A, Díez-Pascual AM, Behzadmehr R. Fluorescent-based nanosensors for selective detection of a wide range of biological macromolecules: A comprehensive review. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 206:115-147. [PMID: 35231532 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Thanks to their unique attributes, such as good sensitivity, selectivity, high surface-to-volume ratio, and versatile optical and electronic properties, fluorescent-based bioprobes have been used to create highly sensitive nanobiosensors to detect various biological and chemical agents. These sensors are superior to other analytical instrumentation techniques like gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis for being biodegradable, eco-friendly, and more economical, operational, and cost-effective. Moreover, several reports have also highlighted their application in the early detection of biomarkers associated with drug-induced organ damage such as liver, kidney, or lungs. In the present work, we comprehensively overviewed the electrochemical sensors that employ nanomaterials (nanoparticles/colloids or quantum dots, carbon dots, or nanoscaled metal-organic frameworks, etc.) to detect a variety of biological macromolecules based on fluorescent emission spectra. In addition, the most important mechanisms and methods to sense amino acids, protein, peptides, enzymes, carbohydrates, neurotransmitters, nucleic acids, vitamins, ions, metals, and electrolytes, blood gases, drugs (i.e., anti-inflammatory agents and antibiotics), toxins, alkaloids, antioxidants, cancer biomarkers, urinary metabolites (i.e., urea, uric acid, and creatinine), and pathogenic microorganisms were outlined and compared in terms of their selectivity and sensitivity. Altogether, the small dimensions and capability of these nanosensors for sensitive, label-free, real-time sensing of chemical, biological, and pharmaceutical agents could be used in array-based screening and in-vitro or in-vivo diagnostics. Although fluorescent nanoprobes are widely applied in determining biological macromolecules, unfortunately, they present many challenges and limitations. Efforts must be made to minimize such limitations in utilizing such nanobiosensors with an emphasis on their commercial developments. We believe that the current review can foster the wider incorporation of nanomedicine and will be of particular interest to researchers working on fluorescence technology, material chemistry, coordination polymers, and related research areas.
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- Saman Sargazi
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, 98167-43463 Zahedan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad 1313199137, Iran
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, Lahore 45320, Pakistan
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Zabol, Zabol, P. O. Box. 98613-35856, Iran.
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Radiology, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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Veríssimo MIS, Evtuguin DV, Gomes MTSR. Polyoxometalate Functionalized Sensors: A Review. Front Chem 2022; 10:840657. [PMID: 35372262 PMCID: PMC8964365 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.840657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Polyoxometalates (POMs) are a class of metal oxide complexes with a large structural diversity. Effective control of the final chemical and physical properties of POMs could be provided by fine-tuning chemical modifications, such as the inclusion of other metals or non-metal ions. In addition, the nature and type of the counterion can also impact POM properties, like solubility. Besides, POMs may combine with carbon materials as graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide or carbon nanotubes to enhance electronic conductivity, with noble metal nanoparticles to increase catalytic and functional sites, be introduced into metal-organic frameworks to increase surface area and expose more active sites, and embedded into conducting polymers. The possibility to design POMs to match properties adequate for specific sensing applications turns them into highly desirable chemicals for sensor sensitive layers. This review intends to provide an overview of POM structures used in sensors (electrochemical, optical, and piezoelectric), highlighting their main functional features. Furthermore, this review aims to summarize the reported applications of POMs in sensors for detecting and determining analytes in different matrices, many of them with biochemical and clinical relevance, along with analytical figures of merit and main virtues and problems of such devices. Special emphasis is given to the stability of POMs sensitive layers, detection limits, selectivity, the pH working range and throughput.
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- Marta I. S. Veríssimo
- CESAM, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
- *Correspondence: Marta I. S. Veríssimo, ; M. Teresa S. R. Gomes,
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- CESAM, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
- *Correspondence: Marta I. S. Veríssimo, ; M. Teresa S. R. Gomes,
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Liu Y, Teng L, Yin B, Meng H, Yin X, Huan S, Song G, Zhang XB. Chemical Design of Activatable Photoacoustic Probes for Precise Biomedical Applications. Chem Rev 2022; 122:6850-6918. [PMID: 35234464 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Photoacoustic (PA) imaging technology, a three-dimensional hybrid imaging modality that integrates the advantage of optical and acoustic imaging, has great application prospects in molecular imaging due to its high imaging depth and resolution. To endow PA imaging with the ability for real-time molecular visualization and precise biomedical diagnosis, numerous activatable molecular PA probes which can specifically alter their PA intensities upon reacting with the targets or biological events of interest have been developed. This review highlights the recent developments of activatable PA probes for precise biomedical applications including molecular detection of the biotargets and imaging of the biological events. First, the generation mechanism of PA signals will be given, followed by a brief introduction to contrast agents used for PA probe design. Then we will particularly summarize the general design principles for the alteration of PA signals and activatable strategies for developing precise PA probes. Furthermore, we will give a detailed discussion of activatable PA probes in molecular detection and biomedical imaging applications in living systems. At last, the current challenges and outlooks of future PA probes will be discussed. We hope that this review will stimulate new ideas to explore the potentials of activatable PA probes for precise biomedical applications in the future.
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- Yongchao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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Zhao Z, Swartchick CB, Chan J. Targeted contrast agents and activatable probes for photoacoustic imaging of cancer. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:829-868. [PMID: 35094040 PMCID: PMC9549347 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00771d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Photoacoustic (PA) imaging has emerged as a powerful technique for the high resolution visualization of biological processes within deep tissue. Through the development and application of exogenous targeted contrast agents and activatable probes that can respond to a given cancer biomarker, researchers can image molecular events in vivo during cancer progression. This information can provide valuable details that can facilitate cancer diagnosis and therapy monitoring. In this tutorial review, we provide a step-by-step guide to select a cancer biomarker and subsequent approaches to design imaging agents for in vivo use. We envision this information will be a useful summary to those in the field, new members to the community, and graduate students taking advanced imaging coursework. We also highlight notable examples from the recent literature, with emphasis on the molecular designs and their in vivo PA imaging performance. To conclude, we provide our outlook and future perspective in this exciting field.
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- Zhenxiang Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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Zeng F, Tang L, Zhang Q, Shi C, Huang Z, Nijiati S, Chen X, Zhou Z. Coordinating the Mechanisms of Action of Ferroptosis and the Photothermal Effect for Cancer Theranostics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Fantian Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine School of Public Health Xiamen University Xiamen 361102 P. R. China
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- International Institutes of Medicine The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine Yiwu, Zhejiang 322000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine School of Public Health Xiamen University Xiamen 361102 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine School of Public Health Xiamen University Xiamen 361102 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine School of Public Health Xiamen University Xiamen 361102 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine School of Public Health Xiamen University Xiamen 361102 P. R. China
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, and Surgery Clinical Imaging Research Centre Centre for Translational Medicine Nanomedicine Translational Research Program NUS Center for Nanomedicine Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117597 Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine School of Public Health Xiamen University Xiamen 361102 P. R. China
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Li T, Yang Y, Jing W, Yan Z, Che J, Xu H, Hu X, Zhang R. Melanin-gelatin nanoparticles with both EPR effect and renal clearance for PA/MRI dual-modal imaging of tumors. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2022; 134:112718. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2022.112718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Huang H, Qiu R, Yang H, Ren F, Wu F, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Li C. Advanced NIR ratiometric probes for intravital biomedical imaging. Biomed Mater 2021; 17. [PMID: 34879355 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac4147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging technology (NIR-I region, 650-950 nm and NIR-II region, 1000-1700 nm), with deeper tissue penetration and less disturbance from auto-fluorescence than that in visible region (400-650 nm), is playing a more and more extensive role in the field of biomedical imaging. With the development of precise medicine, intelligent NIR fluorescent probes have been meticulously designed to provide more sensitive, specific and accurate feedback on detection. Especially, recently developed ratiometric fluorescent probes have been devoted to quantify physiological and pathological parameters with a combination of responsive fluorescence changes and self-calibration. Herein, we systemically introduced the construction strategies of NIR ratiometric fluorescent probes and their applications in biological imagingin vivo, such as molecular detection, pH and temperature measurement, drug delivery monitoring and treatment evaluation. We further summarized possible optimization on the design of ratiometric probes for quantitative analysis with NIR fluorescence, and prospected the broader optical applications of ratiometric probes in life science and clinical translation.
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- Haoying Huang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, The Second Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular, Imaging Technology Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular, Imaging Technology Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular, Imaging Technology Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular, Imaging Technology Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular, Imaging Technology Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular, Imaging Technology Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, The Second Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular, Imaging Technology Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zeng F, Tang L, Zhang Q, Shi C, Huang Z, Nijiati S, Chen X, Zhou Z. Coordinating the mechanism of actions of ferroptosis and photothermal effect for cancer theranostics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202112925. [PMID: 34932846 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Combination therapy based on different mechanisms of cell death has shown promises in tumor therapy. However, design considerations for integrating different modalities are often lack of rationale to synergize the therapeutic effects to the maximal extent. Here, we report a cancer theranostic nanomedicine formula by attentively considering the mechanisms of action of ferroptosis and photothermal effect in combination therapy. We applied the croconaine molecule as both a photothermal converter and an iron-chelating agent which could be readily encapsulated with BSA thus attaining biocompatible and stable Cro-Fe@BSA nanoparticles. The Cro-Fe@BSA nanoprticles in the tumor milieu showed an activated photothermal effect which could enhance the radical formation due to the temperature-dependent Fenton reaction kinetics, while the radical formation during ferroptosis could in turn destruct the heat-induced formation of heat shock proteins, thus preventing the self-protection mechanism of cancer cells in response to heat. This mutually beneficial strategy led to an efficient anticancer effect both in vitro and in a subcutaneous mouse tumor model. Furthermore, the activatable photoacoustic and magnetic resonance imaging performance of the Cro-Fe@BSA nanoparticles provided an intelligent paradigm for safe and reliable cancer theranostics. This study may open up new avenues in designing nanomedicines from a vantage point of synergizing different therapeutic modalities.
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- Fantian Zeng
- Xiamen University, School of Public health, CHINA
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- Xiamen University, School of Public health, CHINA
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- National University of Singapore, School of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering, 10 Medical Dr, 117597, Singapore, SINGAPORE
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- Xiamen University, School of Public health, CHINA
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Luo Y, Yan P, Li X, Hou J, Wang Y, Zhou S. pH-Sensitive Polymeric Vesicles for GOx/BSO Delivery and Synergetic Starvation-Ferroptosis Therapy of Tumor. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:4383-4394. [PMID: 34533297 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Typical glucose oxidase (GOx)-based starvation therapy is a promising strategy for tumor treatment; however, it is still difficult to achieve an effective therapeutic effect via a single starvation therapy. Herein, we designed a pH-sensitive polymeric vesicle (PV) self-assembled by histamine-modified chondroitin sulfate (CS-his) for codelivery of GOx and l-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO). GOx can consume glucose to induce the starvation therapy after the PVs reach cancer cell. Moreover, the product H2O2 will be reduced by a high concentration of glutathione (GSH) in the tumor cell, resulting in a reduction of the GSH content. The released BSO finally further reduced the GSH level. As a result, the signaling pathway of the ferroptosis will be activated. The in vivo results demonstrated that GOx/BSO@CS PVs exhibit a good inhibitory effect on the growth of 4T1 tumors in mice. Thus, this work provides a facile strategy to prepare pH-sensitive nanomedicine for synergistic starvation-ferroptosis therapy of tumor.
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- Yang Luo
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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Cui D, Shi Y, Xing D, Yang S. Ultrahigh Sensitive and Tumor-Specific Photoacoustography in NIR-II Region: Optical Writing and Redox-Responsive Graphic Fixing by AgBr@PLGA Nanocrystals. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:6914-6922. [PMID: 34428906 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The highly up-regulated glutathione (GSH) concentration in the tumor microenvironment is generally identified to be an effective endogenous characteristic of cancerous tissues. Herein, an ultrahigh-sensitive and tumor-specific photoacoustography technique in the near-infrared (NIR-II) region based on optical writing and redox-responsive chromogenic graphic fixing is developed by introducing a self-synthesized photosensitive silver bromide modified with poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (AgBr@PLGA) nanocrystals. After they are optically triggered by external light, the NIR-transparent AgBr@PLGA nanocrystals can be reduced by the tumor-abundant GSH into strongly absorbing silver nanoparticles, significantly boosting the "turn-on" photoacoustic (PA) signal in the NIR-II region; therefore, the tumor area can be graphically fixed and developed in the photoacoustography. Experiments on both in vitro phantoms and in vivo mouse models demonstrate that the tumor area is specifically identified by the photoacoustography with the background signals effectively suppressed by dynamically modulating the exposure time. The tumor-specific photoacoustography technique prefigures great potential for high-precision cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring.
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- Dandan Cui
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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Wang S, Huang Y, Guan X. Fluorescent Probes for Live Cell Thiol Detection. Molecules 2021; 26:3575. [PMID: 34208153 PMCID: PMC8230801 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Thiols play vital and irreplaceable roles in the biological system. Abnormality of thiol levels has been linked with various diseases and biological disorders. Thiols are known to distribute unevenly and change dynamically in the biological system. Methods that can determine thiols' concentration and distribution in live cells are in high demand. In the last two decades, fluorescent probes have emerged as a powerful tool for achieving that goal for the simplicity, high sensitivity, and capability of visualizing the analytes in live cells in a non-invasive way. They also enable the determination of intracellular distribution and dynamitic movement of thiols in the intact native environments. This review focuses on some of the major strategies/mechanisms being used for detecting GSH, Cys/Hcy, and other thiols in live cells via fluorescent probes, and how they are applied at the cellular and subcellular levels. The sensing mechanisms (for GSH and Cys/Hcy) and bio-applications of the probes are illustrated followed by a summary of probes for selectively detecting cellular and subcellular thiols.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, South Dakota State University, Box 2202C, Brookings, SD 57007, USA; (S.W.); (Y.H.)
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Liu X, Gong X, Yuan J, Fan X, Zhang X, Ren T, Yang S, Yang R, Yuan L, Zhang XB. Dual-Stimulus Responsive Near-Infrared Reversible Ratiometric Fluorescent and Photoacoustic Probe for In Vivo Tumor Imaging. Anal Chem 2021; 93:5420-5429. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Xiao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Lu F, Wang M, Li N, Tang B. Polyoxometalate-Based Nanomaterials Toward Efficient Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. Chemistry 2021; 27:6422-6434. [PMID: 33314442 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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As an emerging class of inorganic metal oxides, organically functionalized polyoxometalates (POMs) or POM-based nanohybrids have been demonstrated promising potential for the inhibition of various cancer types by the virtue of their diversity in structures and significantly reduced toxicity. This contribution summarizes the latest achievement of POM-based nanomaterials in cancer diagnosis and various therapeutics to put forward our fundamental viewpoints on the design principles of modified POMs based on their application. In addition, major challenges and perspectives in this field are also discussed. We expect that this review will provide a valuable and systematic reference for the further development of POM-based nanomaterials.
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- Fei Lu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical, Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nanoscience, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical, Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nanoscience, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical, Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nanoscience, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical, Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nanoscience, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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Bai H, Peng R, Wang D, Sawyer M, Fu T, Cui C, Tan W. A minireview on multiparameter-activated nanodevices for cancer imaging and therapy. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:21571-21582. [PMID: 33108432 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04080k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Tumor microenvironment (TME)-responsive nanodevices are essential tools for cancer imaging and therapy. Exploiting the advantages of molecular engineering, nanodevices are emerging for biomedical applications. In order to reach targeted cancer areas, activated nanodevices first respond to the TME and then serve as an actuator for sensing, imaging and therapy. Most nanodevices depend on a single parameter as an input for their downstream activation, potentially leading to inaccurate diagnostic results and poor therapeutic outcomes. However, in the TME, some biomarkers are cross-linked, and such correlated biomarkers are potentially useful for cancer imaging and theranostic applications. Based on this phenomenon, researchers have developed approaches for the construction of multiparameter-activated nanodevices (MANs) to improve accuracy. This minireview summarizes the recent advances in the development of MANs for cancer imaging including fluorescence imaging, photoacoustic (PA) imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) imaging, as well as cancer therapy including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, photoinduced therapy and immunotherapy. We highlight different approaches for improving the specificity and precision of cancer imaging and therapy. In the future, MANs will show promise for clinical work in multimodal diagnosis and therapeutics.
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- Huarong Bai
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, and Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China.
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Gao X, Jiang S, Li C, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Huang P, Lin J. Highly photostable croconium dye-anchored cell membrane vesicle for tumor pH-responsive duplex imaging-guided photothermal therapy. Biomaterials 2020; 267:120454. [PMID: 33160122 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The development of tumor acidic microenvironment-responsive theranostic agents is a research hotspot. Herein, we developed highly photostable amphiphilic croconium dye-anchored red blood cell membrane vesicle (denoted as LET-5) for tumor pH-responsive near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) and photoacoustic (PA) duplex imaging-guided photothermal therapy. In tumor acidic microenvironment, both NIRF and PA signals of LET-5 were significantly enhanced and the photothermal effect of LET-5 was activated. Notably, cell membrane-based vesicle with enhanced stability and long blood circulation significantly improved the tumor accumulation of croconium dye, thus achieving better therapeutic effect than free croconium dye. These findings provide a promising approach to construct amphiphilic dye-anchored cell membrane vesicle for cancer theranostics.
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- Xiaoting Gao
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China; Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China; Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China; Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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Lin YN, Khan S, Song Y, Dong M, Shen Y, Tran DK, Pang C, Zhang F, Wooley KL. A Tale of Drug-Carrier Optimization: Controlling Stimuli Sensitivity via Nanoparticle Hydrophobicity through Drug Loading. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:6563-6571. [PMID: 32787153 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Interactions between drug molecules, nanocarrier components, and surrounding media influence the properties and therapeutic efficacies of nanomedicines. In this study, we investigate the role that reversible covalent loading of a hydrophobic drug exerts on intra-nanoparticle physical properties and explore the utility of this payload control strategy for tuning the access of active agents and, thereby, the stimuli sensitivity of smart nanomaterials. Glutathione sensitivity was controlled via altering the degree of hydrophobic payload loading of disulfide-linked camptothecin-conjugated sugar-based nanomaterials. Increases in degrees of camptothecin conjugation (fCPT) decreased aqueous accessibility and reduced glutathione-triggered release. Although the lowest fCPT gave the fastest camptothecin release, it resulted in the lowest camptothecin concentration. Remarkably, the highest fCPT resulted in a 5.5-fold improved selectivity against cancer vs noncancerous cells. This work represents an advancement in drug carrier design by demonstrating the importance of controlling the amount of drug loading on the overall payload and its availability.
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- Yen-Nan Lin
- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
- College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Lei S, Zhang Y, Blum NT, Huang P, Lin J. Recent Advances in Croconaine Dyes for Bioimaging and Theranostics. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:2072-2084. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Shan Lei
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, International Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET), School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Wang J, Zhang Q, Hu D, Zhan T, Guo Z, Wang S, Hu Y. Reprogrammable fluorescence logic sensing for biomolecules via RNA-like coenzyme A-based coordination polymer. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 165:112405. [PMID: 32729525 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In this study, coenzyme A (CoA)-based coordination polymers (CPs) have been generated in situ by exploiting the reaction of thiols with metal ion (Au(III) or Ag(I)), which are dependent on both thiol-metal and aurophilic metal∙metal interaction. It is interesting to note that CPs-related biosensing capabilities toward some biomolecules including ascorbic acid (AA), cysteine (Cys) and glutathione (GSH) are also investigated via SYBR Green II (SGII)-derived fluorescence switchable mechanisms. The synthesized CPs display especial RNA-like structure and are capable of initiating the fluorescence of SGII. Conversely, AA, Cys or GSH can give rise to the structural destruction of RNA-like CPs, thus inhibiting the fluorescence signal, and quantitative detection of these biomolecules are achieved favorably with a detection limit of 7.2, 0.55 and 0.48 nM, respectively. Meanwhile, the fascinating fluorescence on-off property and simple synthetic process are employed to build a series of basic logic gates (YES, NOT, OR, AND, INHIBIT and NOR) and multiple configurable logic gates (OR-AND and OR-OR-INHIBIT) along with different logic inputs. In view of these, developing CoA-based CPs as a new material to execute logic operations provides a valuable platform to establish the next generation of advanced molecular devices for clinic diagnostic and biomedical research.
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- Jiao Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, PR China.
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Wen Y, McGarraugh HH, Schreiber CL, Smith BD. Cell organelle targeting of near-infrared croconaine dye controls photothermal outcome. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6977-6980. [PMID: 32436506 PMCID: PMC7319869 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02612c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Near-infrared croconaine-peptide conjugates that target the cell nucleus promote photothermal induced cell death. In contrast, a croconaine-morpholine conjugate that targets the cell lysosomes promotes lysosome permeabilization without measurable cell phototoxicity.
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- Ying Wen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 251 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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Kong X, Wan G, Li B, Wu L. Recent advances of polyoxometalates in multi-functional imaging and photothermal therapy. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:8189-8206. [DOI: 10.1039/d0tb01375g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The recent advances of polyoxometalate clusters in terms of near infrared photothermal properties for targeted tumor therapy have been summarized while the combined applications with various bio-imaging techniques and chemotherapies are reviewed.
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- Xueping Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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