1
|
Yang Z, Xu T, Li H, She M, Chen J, Wang Z, Zhang S, Li J. Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials for Fluorescent Sensing and Imaging. Chem Rev 2023; 123:11047-11136. [PMID: 37677071 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
Abstract
Advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials have attracted considerable interest and play key roles in scientific innovations in diverse fields. In particular, increased attention has been focused on carbon-based nanomaterials exhibiting diverse extended structures and unique properties. Among these materials, zero-dimensional structures, including fullerenes, carbon nano-onions, carbon nanodiamonds, and carbon dots, possess excellent bioaffinities and superior fluorescence properties that make these structures suitable for application to environmental and biological sensing, imaging, and therapeutics. This review provides a systematic overview of the classification and structural properties, design principles and preparation methods, and optical properties and sensing applications of zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials. Recent interesting breakthroughs in the sensitive and selective sensing and imaging of heavy metal pollutants, hazardous substances, and bioactive molecules as well as applications in information encryption, super-resolution and photoacoustic imaging, and phototherapy and nanomedicine delivery are the main focus of this review. Finally, future challenges and prospects of these materials are highlighted and envisaged. This review presents a comprehensive basis and directions for designing, developing, and applying fascinating fluorescent sensors fabricated based on zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials for specific requirements in numerous research fields.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zheng Yang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, P. R. China
| | - Tiantian Xu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, P. R. China
| | - Hui Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, P. R. China
| | - Mengyao She
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Modern Biotechnology in Western China, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Shaanxi, The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, P. R. China
| | - Jiao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Modern Biotechnology in Western China, Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Shaanxi, The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, P. R. China
| | - Zhaohui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
| | - Shengyong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
| | - Jianli Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Multifunctional probe based on modified Ag&Mn:ZnInS QDs for dual-mode fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging of intracellular glutathione. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1221:340172. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
|
3
|
Peng Y, Cong Y, Lei Y, Sun F, Xu M, Zhang J, Fang L, Hong H, Cai T. Transforming Passive into Active: Multimodal Pheophytin-Based Carbon Dots Customize Protein Corona to Target Metastatic Breast Cancer. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2102270. [PMID: 35032116 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202102270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Formation of protein corona on nanomaterials surface in vivo is usually considered as an unpredictable event for a predefined targeted delivery system for malignant cancers. In most situations, these protein coronas substantially change targeting efficiency or even cause adverse reactions which both hinder the clinical translation of the cargo-delivery systems. Active customization of protein corona onto nanomaterials surfaces can benefit their biomedical performances and open up new opportunities in construction of targeted delivery systems. Herein, lipid-PEG/pheophytin carbon dots (LPCDs) are prepared from natural chlorophyll and integrate seamlessly with positron emission tomography imaging, near-infrared fluorescence imaging, and photodynamic therapy capacity. In vitro measurements demonstrate that the LPCDs can actively absorb apolipoproteins into the protein corona to enhance their uptakes in breast cancer cells. In vivo studies confirm that LPCDs can give accurate delineation of metastatic breast cancer foci from surrounding normal tissues with multimodal biomedical functions. The feasibility of using LPCDs as a multimodal imaging and cancer-targeting nanoplatform may provide impetus for developing precise yet facile protein corona-targeted delivery systems for future clinical practice.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yayun Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China
| | - Yiyang Cong
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine School of Medicine Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
| | - Yuzhu Lei
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China
| | - Fanwen Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China
| | - Menghan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China
| | - Jingzi Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
| | - Lei Fang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
| | - Hao Hong
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine School of Medicine Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 China
| | - Ting Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines Department of Pharmaceutics China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing 210009 China
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
He Y, Hu C, Li Z, Wu C, Zeng Y, Peng C. Multifunctional carbon nanomaterials for diagnostic applications in infectious diseases and tumors. Mater Today Bio 2022; 14:100231. [PMID: 35280329 PMCID: PMC8896867 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Infectious diseases (such as Corona Virus Disease 2019) and tumors pose a tremendous challenge to global public health. Early diagnosis of infectious diseases and tumors can lead to effective control and early intervention of the patient's condition. Over the past few decades, carbon nanomaterials (CNs) have attracted widespread attention in different scientific disciplines. In the field of biomedicine, carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon quantum dots and fullerenes have the ability of improving the accuracy of the diagnosis by the improvement of the diagnostic approaches. Therefore, this review highlights their applications in the diagnosis of infectious diseases and tumors over the past five years. Recent advances in the field of biosensing, bioimaging, and nucleic acid amplification by such CNs are introduced and discussed, emphasizing the importance of their unique properties in infectious disease and tumor diagnosis and the challenges and opportunities that exist for future clinical applications. Although the application of CNs in the diagnosis of several diseases is still at a beginning stage, biosensors, bioimaging technologies and nucleic acid amplification technologies built on CNs represent a new generation of promising diagnostic tools that further support their potential application in infectious disease and tumor diagnosis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Zhijia Li
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China
| | - Chuan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China
| | - Yuanyuan Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China
| | - Cheng Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Yao H, Jiang D, Dong G, Sun J, Sun S, Li L, Zheng F, Xiong W. Near infrared imaging of intracellular GSH by AuNCs@MnO 2 core-shell nanoparticles based on the absorption competition mechanism. Analyst 2021; 146:5115-5123. [PMID: 34269357 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00839k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Dynamically monitoring intracellular glutathione (GSH), a crucial biomarker of oxidative stress, is of significance for the diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases. Although manganese dioxide (MnO2) based GSH fluorescent sensors have exhibited high sensitivity and good selectivity owing to the specific reactivity between GSH and MnO2, near-infrared (NIR) MnO2 based nanoprobes for GSH detection are scarce. Herein, we have developed a NIR activatable fluorescence nanoprobe for the imaging and determination of intracellular GSH based on a core-shell nanoparticle, consisting of NIR emitted gold nanocluster doped silica as the fluorescent core and manganese dioxide as the GSH-responsive shell (named AuNCs@MnO2). Due to the absorption competition mechanism, the outer MnO2 shell rather than the inner AuNCs core preferentially absorbed the excitation light, thus leading to fluorescence quenching of the inner AuNCs core. Upon addition of GSH, the fluorescence of the nanoprobe restored along with the reduction of MnO2 to Mn2+ because of the absorption competition disappearance-induced emission. The activatable fluorescence linearly increased upon changing the GSH concentration in the range of 2 to 5000 μM with a detection limit of 0.67 μM. The cytotoxicity test shows that the AuNCs@MnO2 nanoprobes have a good biocompatibility. After entering the cancer cells, the intracellular GSH degraded the outermost MnO2 shell and initiated the NIR fluorescence restoration of AuNCs, which can be used to monitor the dynamic change of intracellular GSH. This strategy provides an NIR-activatable way to detect GSH levels in living cells and offers a promising platform for the diagnosis and treatment of GSH-related diseases.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Haiyang Yao
- School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China.
| | - Difei Jiang
- School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China.
| | - Gaoqiu Dong
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
| | - Jiamin Sun
- School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China.
| | - Shasha Sun
- School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China.
| | - Lingling Li
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
| | - Fenfen Zheng
- School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China.
| | - Weiwei Xiong
- School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China. and Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Zhou M, Liu X, Chen F, Yang L, Yuan M, Fu DY, Wang W, Yu H. Stimuli-activatable nanomaterials for phototherapy of cancer. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 33882463 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/abfa6e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Phototherapy including photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), as non-invasive therapy approaches, have gained accumulated attention for cancer treatment in past years. PTT and PDT can generate local hyperthermia effects and reactive oxygen species (ROS) respectively, for tumor eradication. To improve the therapeutic performance while minimizing the reverse side effects of phototherapy, extensive efforts have been devoted to developing stimuli-activatable (e.g. pH, redox, ROS, enzyme, etc) nanomaterials for tumor-specific delivery/activation of the phototherapeutics. In this review, we first overviewed the recent advances of the engineered stimuli-responsive nanovectors for the phototherapy of cancer. We particularly summarized the progress of stimuli-activatable nanomaterials-based combinatory therapy strategies for augmenting the performance of phototherapy. We further discuss challenges for the clinical translation of nanomaterials-based phototherapy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mengjiao Zhou
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
| | - Xiao Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
| | - Fangmin Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
| | - Lili Yang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
| | - Minjian Yuan
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
| | - Ding-Yi Fu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
| | - Weiqi Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
| | - Haijun Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China.,Peking University Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Ma Y, Fu S, Tan Y, Zhang A. Design and synthesis of highly fluorescent and stable fullerene nanoparticles as probes for folic acid detection and targeted cancer cell imaging. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:195501. [PMID: 33482659 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abdf02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Rational design and construction of fullerene derivatives play significant roles in the development of applications for sensing, marking and imaging in biomedical fields. In the present work, a novel type of C60 fluorescent nanoparticle (C60 FNP) was synthesized by a combination of thiol-ene chemistry and modification with folic acid (FA). The as-prepared C60 FNPs exhibited intense blue luminescence with a relatively high quantum yield of 26%, which is higher than that of any other reported fluorescent fullerene-based nanomaterial. Moreover, they revealed superior photobleaching resistance under constant UV lamp illumination for 5 h and excellent photostablity after 9 months of storage in water. Due to the mutual hydrogen bond interaction, the obtained C60 FNPs were capable of acting as a sensitive and specific probe for FA detection and quantification, with a liner range of 0 to 80 μM and a detection limit of 0.24 μM. Satisfactory recoveries (95.4%-105.2%) were obtained from a series of actual samples, further confirming the feasibility of this nanoprobe. Additionally, taking advantage of the FA moiety, the C60 FNPs had easy access to penetrate into cancer cells with higher expression levels of folate receptors, thereby achieving the function of targeted cellular imaging.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yihan Ma
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
| | - Sheng Fu
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
| | - Yixuan Tan
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
| | - Aiqing Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Zhu X, Xiong H, Zhou Q, Zhao Z, Zhang Y, Li Y, Wang S, Shi S. A pH-Activatable MnCO 3 Nanoparticle for Improved Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tumor Malignancy and Metastasis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:18462-18471. [PMID: 33871955 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Engineered magnetic nanoparticles have been extensively explored for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnosis of a tumor to improve the visibility. However, most of these nanoparticles display "always-on" signals without tumor specificity, causing insufficient contrast and false positives. Here, we provide a new paradigm of MRI diagnosis using MnCO3 nanorhombohedras (MnNRs) as an ultrasensitive T1-weighted MRI contrast agent, which smartly enhances the MR signal in response to the tumor microenvironment. MnNRs would quickly decompose and release Mn2+ at mild acidity, one of the pathophysiological parameters associated with cancer malignancy, and then Mn2+ binds to surrounding proteins to achieve a remarkable amplification of T1 relaxivity. In vivo MRI experiments demonstrate that MnNRs can selectively brighten subcutaneous tumors from the edge to the interior may be because of the upregulated vascular permeation at the tumor edge, where cancer cell proliferation and angiogenesis are more active. Specially, benefiting from the T2 shortening effect in normal liver tissues, MnNRs can detect millimeter-sized liver metastases with an ultrahigh contrast of 294%. The results also indicate an effective hepatic excretion of MnNRs through the gallbladder. As such, this pH-activatable MRI strategy with facility, biocompatibility, and excellent efficiency may open new avenues for tumor malignancy and metastasis diagnosis and holds great promise for precision medicine.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xianglong Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China
| | - Hehe Xiong
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China
| | - Qiuju Zhou
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China
| | - Zhenghuan Zhao
- College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400716, P. R. China
| | - Yunxiang Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China
| | - Yanyan Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China
| | - Songwei Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China
| | - Saige Shi
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, P. R. China
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Zhang J, Yang H, Pan S, Liu H, Hu X. A novel "off-on-off" fluorescent-nanoprobe based on B, N co-doped carbon dots and MnO 2 nanosheets for sensitive detection of GSH and Ag . SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 244:118831. [PMID: 32860994 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
In this study, a new "off-on-off" fluorescence strategy for detecting glutathione (GSH) and silver ions (Ag+) is presented. The constructed nanoprobe is composed of B, N co-doped carbon dots (B, N-CDs) and manganese dioxide nanosheets (MnO2 nanosheets), where MnO2 nanosheets serve as a kind of efficient fluorescence quencher. The sensing mechanism of the system is based on the inner filter effect (IFE) and destruction-protection strategy. The assay strategy includes three processes: fluorescence quenching of B, N-CDs by MnO2 nanosheets, the deconstruction of MnO2 nanosheets by GSH, the combination between GSH and Ag+. The MnO2 nanosheets are reduced to Mn2+ because of the addition of GSH and restoring the fluorescence intensity of the system, while the formation of the complex between GSH and Ag+ inhibit the reduction of MnO2 nanosheets on account of the addition of Ag+, leading to the decrease in fluorescence of the probe. This strategy allows the quantitative detection of GSH and Ag+ with detection limit of 0.32 μmol·L-1 and 0.24 μmol·L-1, respectively. Moreover, this approach displays good sensitivity, selectivity and broad linear range, which could be broadly applicable for practical applications.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jun Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
| | - Huan Yang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
| | - Shuang Pan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
| | - Hui Liu
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
| | - Xiaoli Hu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Liang C, Xie X, Zhang D, Feng J, Lu S, Shi Q. Biomass carbon dots derived from Wedelia trilobata for the direct detection of glutathione and their imaging application in living cells. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:5670-5681. [PMID: 34195715 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb02979c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The development of long-wavelength emission carbon dots as a label-free sensing platform for the direct detection of glutathione (GSH) is still of great challenge. Herein, novel rose-red fluorescence carbon dots (wCDs) with a long-wavelength emission of 654 nm were successfully synthesized by a one-step microwave-solvothermal treatment of biomass Wedelia trilobata. The biomass-based wCDs could sensitively respond to copper ions (Cu2+) with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.22 μM, which could be utilized as the fluorescence turn off-on sensor for the detection of GSH through recovering their fluorescence quenched by Cu2+. Moreover, the label-free wCDs with abundant active functional groups could be used to construct a direct quenching platform for the sensitive and selective detection of GSH by the dynamic quenching effect within 20 s without further modification, displaying a good linear range of 0-3.0 mM with a LOD of 35 μM that fits well with the GSH content in living cells (0.5-10 mM). Additionally, confocal imaging of living cells indicates that as-prepared wCDs with high photobleaching resistance and favorable biocompatibility possess the capacity for real-time monitoring of the variations of intracellular Cu2+ and GSH levels, and distinguishing cancerous cells from normal cells owing to the overexpression of GSH in cancerous cells. This study opens a new vision for developing an efficient and sensitive fluorescent sensor for the detection of GSH, and demonstrates the great prospects for wCDs in ion/molecule tracking, bioimaging and cancer diagnosis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Caizhen Liang
- Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China.
| | - Xiaobao Xie
- Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China.
| | - Dandan Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China.
| | - Jin Feng
- Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China.
| | - Shunying Lu
- Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China.
| | - Qingshan Shi
- Guangdong Provincial Key laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China.
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Hu Y, Wang Y, Wen X, Pan Y, Cheng X, An R, Gao G, Chen HY, Ye D. Responsive Trimodal Probes for In Vivo Imaging of Liver Inflammation by Coassembly and GSH-Driven Disassembly. RESEARCH 2020; 2020:4087069. [PMID: 33029587 PMCID: PMC7520820 DOI: 10.34133/2020/4087069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Noninvasive in vivo imaging of hepatic glutathione (GSH) levels is essential to early diagnosis and prognosis of acute hepatitis. Although GSH-responsive fluorescence imaging probes have been reported for evaluation of hepatitis conditions, the low penetration depth of light in liver tissue has impeded reliable GSH visualization in the human liver. We present a liver-targeted and GSH-responsive trimodal probe (GdNPs-Gal) for rapid evaluation of lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced acute liver inflammation via noninvasive, real-time in vivo imaging of hepatic GSH depletion. GdNPs-Gal are formed by molecular coassembly of a GSH-responsive Gd(III)-based MRI probe (1-Gd) and a liver-targeted probe (1-Gal) at a mole ratio of 5/1 (1-Gd/1-Gal), which shows high r 1 relaxivity with low fluorescence and fluorine magnetic resonance spectroscopic (19F-MRS) signals. Upon interaction with GSH, 1-Gd and 1-Gal are cleaved and GdNPs-Gal rapidly disassemble into small molecules 2-Gd, 2-Gal, and 3, producing a substantial decline in r 1 relaxivity with compensatory enhancements in fluorescence and 19F-MRS. By combining in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (1H-MRI) with ex vivo fluorescence imaging and 19F-MRS analysis, GdNPs-Gal efficiently detect hepatic GSH using three independent modalities. We noninvasively visualized LPS-induced liver inflammation and longitudinally monitored its remediation in mice after treatment with an anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone (DEX). Findings highlight the potential of GdNPs-Gal for in vivo imaging of liver inflammation by integrating molecular coassembly with GSH-driven disassembly, which can be applied to other responsive molecular probes for improved in vivo imaging.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yuxuan Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Yuqi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Xidan Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Yifan Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Xiaoyang Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Ruibing An
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Guandao Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Hong-Yuan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Deju Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Siposova K, Petrenko VI, Ivankov OI, Musatov A, Bulavin LA, Avdeev MV, Kyzyma OA. Fullerenes as an Effective Amyloid Fibrils Disaggregating Nanomaterial. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:32410-32419. [PMID: 32598133 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c07964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Nowadays, determining the disassembly mechanism of amyloids under nanomaterials action is a crucial issue for their successful future use in therapy of neurodegenerative and overall amyloid-related diseases. In this study, the antiamyloid disassembly activity of fullerenes C60 and C70 dispersed in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) toward amyloid fibrils preformed from lysozyme and insulin was investigated using a combination of different experimental techniques. Thioflavin T fluorescence assay and atomic force microscopy were applied for monitoring of disaggregation activity of fullerenes. It was demonstrated that both types of fullerene-based complexes are very effective in disassembling preformed fibrils, and characterized by the low apparent half-maximal disaggregation concentration (DC50) in the range of ∼22-30 μg mL-1. Small-angle neutron scattering was employed to monitor the different stages of the disassembly process with respect to the size and morphology of the aggregates. Based on the obtained results, a possible disassembly mechanism for amyloid fibrils interacting with fullerene/NMP complexes was proposed. The study is a principal step in understanding of the fullerenes destruction mechanism of the protein amyloids, as well as providing valuable information on how macromolecules can be engineered to disassemble unwanted amyloid aggregates by different mechanisms.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Katarina Siposova
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie 6, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Reg. Russia
| | - Viktor I Petrenko
- BCMaterials, Basque Centre for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
| | - Oleksandr I Ivankov
- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie 6, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Reg. Russia
- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
| | - Andrey Musatov
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
| | - Leonid A Bulavin
- Faculty of Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Hlushkova Avenue 4, 03127 Kyiv, Ukraine
| | - Mikhail V Avdeev
- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie 6, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Reg. Russia
- State University "Dubna", Universitetskaya 19, 141982 Dubna, Moscow Reg. Russia
| | - Olena A Kyzyma
- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie 6, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Reg. Russia
- Faculty of Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Hlushkova Avenue 4, 03127 Kyiv, Ukraine
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Ma H, Zhao J, Meng H, Hu D, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Wang C, Li J, Yuan J, Wei Y. Carnosine-Modified Fullerene as a Highly Enhanced ROS Scavenger for Mitigating Acute Oxidative Stress. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:16104-16113. [PMID: 32186840 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Fullerenes are known as highly efficient scavengers for reactive oxygen species (ROSs). In this study, a carnosine-modified fullerene derivative (C60-Car) was synthesized via a one-step nucleophilic addition reaction. C60-Car forms nanoparticles (NPs) readily in water at neutral pH and room temperature through self-assembly. The C60-Car NPs were found to possess good water solubility, biocompatibility, and excellent ROSs scavenging capability. The scavenging efficiency of ROSs is as high as 92.49% and significantly better than that of hydroxyfullerene (C60-OH NPs, 70.92%) and l-carnosine. Furthermore, C60-Car NPs showed strong cytoprotective ability against H2O2-induced damage to the normal human fetal hepatocyte cells (L-02) and human epidermal keratinocytes-adult (HEK-a) cells at a lower concentration of 2.5 μM. In contrast, C60-OH NPs showed a minor cytoprotective effect on cells at a high concentration of 10 μM. The excellent properties of such a fullerene derivative, C60-Car, can be attributed largely to the involvement of l-carnosine with biological activity and antioxidant property, which make it better for biomedicine, and it may provide a new strategy for mitigating acute oxidative stress based on fullerene materials.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Haijun Ma
- Department of Chemistry and the Tsinghua Center for Frontier Polymer Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronic and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
| | - Jiajia Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
| | - Haibing Meng
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
| | - Danning Hu
- Department of Chemistry and the Tsinghua Center for Frontier Polymer Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronic and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
| | - Yue Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
| | - Xiaoyan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
| | - Chunru Wang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
| | - Jie Li
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
| | - Jinying Yuan
- Department of Chemistry and the Tsinghua Center for Frontier Polymer Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronic and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
| | - Yen Wei
- Department of Chemistry and the Tsinghua Center for Frontier Polymer Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronic and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanotechnology and Institute of Biomedical Technology, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 32023, Taiwan
| |
Collapse
|