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Luo X, Jiao Q, Pei S, Zhou S, Zheng Y, Shao W, Xu K, Zhong W. A Photoactivated Self-Assembled Nanoreactor for Inducing Cascade-Amplified Oxidative Stress toward Type I Photodynamic Therapy in Hypoxic Tumors. Adv Healthc Mater 2024:e2401787. [PMID: 39101321 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202401787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Type I photodynamic therapy (PDT) generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) through oxygen-independent photoreactions, making it a promising method for treating hypoxic tumors. However, the superoxide anion (O2∙-) generated usually exhibits a low oxidation capacity, restricting the antitumor efficacy of PDT in clinical practice. Herein, a photoactivated self-assembled nanoreactor (1-NBS@CeO2) is designed through integration of type I PDT and cerium oxide (CeO2) nanozymes for inducing cascade-amplified oxidative stress in hypoxic tumors. The nanoreactor is constructed though co-assembly of an amphiphilic peptide (1-NBS) and CeO2, giving well-dispersed spherical nanoparticles with enhanced superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like and peroxidase (POD)-like activities. Following light irradiation, 1-NBS@CeO2 undergoes type I photoreactions to generated O2∙-, which is further catalyzed by the nanoreactors, ultimately forming hypertoxic hydroxyl radical (∙OH) through cascade-amplified reactions. The PDT treatment using 1-NBS@CeO2 results in elevation of intracellular ROS and depletion of GSH content in A375 cells, thereby inducing mitochondrial dysfunction and triggering apoptosis and ferroptosis of tumor cells. Importantly, intravenous administration of 1-NBS@CeO2 alongside light irradiation showcases enhances antitumor efficacy and satisfactory biocompatibility in vivo. Together, the self-assembled nanoreactor facilitates cascade-amplified photoreactions for achieving efficacious type I PDT, which holds great promise in developing therapeutic modules towards hypoxic tumors.
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- Xuan Luo
- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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Zhang X, Lou X, Qiao H, Jiang Z, Sun H, Shi X, He Z, Sun J, Sun M. Supramolecular self-sensitized dual-drug nanoassemblies potentiating chemo-photodynamic therapy for effective cancer treatment. Int J Pharm 2024; 662:124496. [PMID: 39033943 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Chemo-photodynamic synergistic therapy (CPST) holds tremendous promise for treating cancers. Unfortunately, existing CPST applications suffer from complex synthetic procedures, low drug co-loading efficiency, and carrier-related toxicity. To address these issues, we have developed a supramolecular carrier-free self-sensitized nanoassemblies by co-assembling podophyllotoxin (PTOX) and chlorin e6 (Ce6) to enhance CPST efficiency against tumors. The nanoassemblies show stable co-assembly performance in simulative vivo neural environment (∼150 nm), with high co-loading ability for PTOX (72.2 wt%) and Ce6 (27.8 wt%). In vivo, the nanoassemblies demonstrate a remarkable ability to accumulate at tumor sites by leveraging the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. The disintegration of nanoassemblies following photosensitizer bioactivation triggered by the acidic tumor environment effectively resolves the challenge of aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect. Upon exposure to external light stimulation, the disintegrated nanoassemblies not only illuminate cancer cells synergistically but also exert a more potent antitumor effect when compared with PTOX and Ce6 administered alone. This self-sensitized strategy represents a significant step forward in CPST, offering a unique co-delivery paradigm for clinic cancer treatment.
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- Xu Zhang
- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- Hong Kong Education University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Intelligent Drug Delivery Systems, Ministry of Education, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Intelligent Drug Delivery Systems, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Intelligent Drug Delivery Systems, Ministry of Education, China; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
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Chen W, Wang Z, Hong G, Du J, Song F, Peng X. Self-assembly-integrated tumor targeting and electron transfer programming towards boosting tumor type I photodynamic therapy. Chem Sci 2024; 15:10945-10953. [PMID: 39027272 PMCID: PMC11253188 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc03008g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Type I photodynamic therapy (PDT) is attracting increasing interest as an effective solution to the poor prognosis of patients with hypoxic tumors. The development of functional type I photosensitizers is limited by a lack of feasible strategies to systematically modulate electron transfer (ET) in photosensitization. Herein, we present an easily accessible approach for the preparation of nanophotosensitizers with self-assembly-integrated tumor-targeting and ET programming towards boosting tumor type I PDT. Specifically, a dual functional amphiphile PS-02 was designed with a ligand (6-NS) that had the ability to not only target tumor cell marker carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) but also regulate the ET process for type I PDT. The amphiphile PS-02 tended to self-assemble into PS-02 nanoparticles (NPs), which exhibited a local "ET-cage effect" due to the electron-deficient nature of 6-NS. It is noteworthy that when PS-02 NPs selectively targeted the tumor cells, the CAIX binding enabled the uncaging of the inhibited ET process owing to the electron-rich characteristic of CAIX. Therefore, PS-02 NPs integrated tumor targeting and CAIX activation towards boosting type I PDT. As a proof of concept, the improved PDT performance of PS-02 NPs was demonstrated with tumor cells under hypoxic conditions and solid tumor tissue in mouse in vivo experiments. This work provides a practical paradigm to develop versatile type I PDT nano-photosensitizers by simply manipulating ET and easy self-assembling.
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- Wenlong Chen
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, A301 Virtual University Park in South District of Shenzhen 518057 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, A301 Virtual University Park in South District of Shenzhen 518057 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 P. R. China
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Liu C, Ding Q, Liu Y, Wang Z, Xu Y, Lu Q, Chen X, Liu J, Sun Y, Li R, Yang Y, Sun Y, Li S, Wang P, Kim JS. An NIR Type I Photosensitizer Based on a Cyclometalated Ir(III)-Rhodamine Complex for a Photodynamic Antibacterial Effect toward Both Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:13059-13067. [PMID: 38937959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Type I photosensitizers offer an advantage in photodynamic therapy (PDT) due to their diminished reliance on oxygen levels, thus circumventing the challenge of hypoxia commonly encountered in PDT. In this study, we present the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of a novel type I photosensitizer derived from a cyclometalated Ir(III)-rhodamine complex. Remarkably, the complex exhibits a shift in absorption and fluorescence, transitioning from "off" to "on" states in aprotic and protic solvents, respectively, contrary to initial expectations. Upon exposure to light, the complex demonstrates the effective generation of O2- and ·OH radicals via the type I mechanism. Additionally, it exhibits notable photodynamic antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, demonstrated through in vitro and in vivo experiments. This research offers valuable insights for the development of novel type I photosensitizers.
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- Chuangjun Liu
- Henan Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine, Affiliated Zhumadian Central Hospital of Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- Digital Medicine Center, Pingyu People's Hospital, Zhumadian 463400, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine, Affiliated Zhumadian Central Hospital of Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China
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- Digital Medicine Center, Pingyu People's Hospital, Zhumadian 463400, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Xiong LH, Yang L, Geng J, Tang BZ, He X. All-in-One Alkaline Phosphatase-Response Aggregation-Induced Emission Probe for Cancer Discriminative Imaging and Combinational Chemodynamic-Photodynamic Therapy. ACS NANO 2024; 18:17837-17851. [PMID: 38938113 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03879] [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: 06/29/2024]
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Currently, specific cancer-responsive fluorogenic probes with activatable imaging and therapeutic functionalities are in great demand in the accurate diagnostics and efficient therapy of malignancies. Herein, an all-in-one strategy is presented to realize fluorescence (FL) imaging-guided and synergetic chemodynamic-photodynamic cancer therapy by using a multifunctional alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-response aggregation-induced emission (AIE) probe, TPE-APP. By responding to the abnormal expression levels of an ALP biomarker in cancer cells, the phosphate groups on the AIE probe are selectively hydrolyzed, accompanied by in situ formation of strong emissive AIE aggregates for discriminative cancer cell imaging over normal cells and highly active quinone methide species with robust chemodynamic-photodynamic activities. Consequently, the activated AIE probes can efficiently destroy cancer cell membranes and lead to the death of cancer cells within 30 min. A superior efficacy in cancer cell ablation is demonstrated in vitro and in vivo. The cancer-associated biomarker response-derived discriminative FL imaging and synergistic chemodynamic-photodynamic therapy are expected to provide a promising avenue for precise image-guided cancer therapy.
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- Ling-Hong Xiong
- School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Zhao W, Wang L, Zhang M, Liu Z, Wu C, Pan X, Huang Z, Lu C, Quan G. Photodynamic therapy for cancer: mechanisms, photosensitizers, nanocarriers, and clinical studies. MedComm (Beijing) 2024; 5:e603. [PMID: 38911063 PMCID: PMC11193138 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a temporally and spatially precisely controllable, noninvasive, and potentially highly efficient method of phototherapy. The three components of PDT primarily include photosensitizers, oxygen, and light. PDT employs specific wavelengths of light to active photosensitizers at the tumor site, generating reactive oxygen species that are fatal to tumor cells. Nevertheless, traditional photosensitizers have disadvantages such as poor water solubility, severe oxygen-dependency, and low targetability, and the light is difficult to penetrate the deep tumor tissue, which remains the toughest task in the application of PDT in the clinic. Here, we systematically summarize the development and the molecular mechanisms of photosensitizers, and the challenges of PDT in tumor management, highlighting the advantages of nanocarriers-based PDT against cancer. The development of third generation photosensitizers has opened up new horizons in PDT, and the cooperation between nanocarriers and PDT has attained satisfactory achievements. Finally, the clinical studies of PDT are discussed. Overall, we present an overview and our perspective of PDT in the field of tumor management, and we believe this work will provide a new insight into tumor-based PDT.
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- Wanchen Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability AssessmentJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability AssessmentJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability AssessmentJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability AssessmentJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability AssessmentJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability AssessmentJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability AssessmentJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability AssessmentJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
- College of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Hou B, Li B, Deng W, Li B, Ren B, Hu C, Zhang G, Yang F, Xiao M, Xie S, Xie D. DHTPY-Cu@ZOL-Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy: A Strategic Platform for Advanced Treatment of Drug-Resistant Bacterial Wound Infections. Int J Nanomedicine 2024; 19:6319-6336. [PMID: 38919773 PMCID: PMC11198012 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s458520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Purpose This research was to innovate a nanozyme-based therapeutic strategy that combines aggregation-induced emission (AIE) photosensitizers with copper nanozymes. This approach is designed to address the hypoxic conditions often found in bacterial infections and aims to boost the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) by ensuring sufficient oxygen supply for reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Methods Our approach involved the synthesis of dihydroxyl triphenyl vinyl pyridine (DHTPY)-Cu@zoledronic acid (ZOL) nanozyme particles. We initially synthesized DHTPY and then combined it with copper nanozymes to form the DHTPY-Cu@ZOL composite. The nanozyme's size, morphology, and chemical properties were characterized using various techniques, including dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. We conducted a series of in vitro and in vivo tests to evaluate the photodynamic, antibacterial, and wound-healing properties of the DHTPY-Cu@ZOL nanozymes, including their oxygen-generation capacity, ROS production, and antibacterial efficacy against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Results The DHTPY-Cu@ZOL exhibited proficient H2O2 scavenging and oxygen generation, crucial for enhancing PDT in oxygen-deprived infection environments. Our in vitro analysis revealed a notable antibacterial effect against MRSA, suggesting the nanozymes' potential to disrupt bacterial cell membranes. Further, in vivo studies using a diabetic rat model with MRSA-infected wounds showed that DHTPY-Cu@ZOL markedly improved wound healing and reduced bacterial presence, underscoring its efficacy as a non-antibiotic approach for chronic infections. Conclusion Our study suggests that DHTPY-Cu@ZOL is a highly promising approach for combating antibiotic-resistant microbial pathogens and biofilms. The biocompatibility and stability of these nanozyme particles, coupled with their improved PDT efficacy position them as a promising candidate for clinical applications.
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- Biao Hou
- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Academy of Orthopedics, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Hand and Foot Microsurgery, The affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hand and Foot Microsurgery, The affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Academy of Orthopedics, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hand and Foot Microsurgery, The affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Academy of Orthopedics, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hand and Foot Microsurgery, The affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hand and Foot Microsurgery, The affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Academy of Orthopedics, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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He X, Yu J, Yin R, Huang Y, Zhang P, Xiao C, Chen X. An AIEgen and Iodine Double-Ornamented Platinum(II) Complex for Bimodal Imaging-Guided Chemo-Photodynamic Combination Therapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309894. [PMID: 38308168 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Real-time biodistribution monitoring and enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of platinum(II)-based anticancer drugs are urgently required to elevate their clinical performance. Herein, a tetraphenylethene derivative (TP) with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties and an iodine atom are selected as ligands to endow platinum (II) complex TP-Pt-I with real-time in vivo self-tracking ability by fluorescence (FL) and computerized tomography (CT) imaging, and improved anticancer efficacy by the combination of chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy. Especially, benefiting from the formation of a donor-acceptor-donor structure between the AIE photosensitizer TP and Pt-I moiety, the heavy atom effects of Pt and I, and the presence of I, TP-Pt-I displayed red-shifted absorption and emission wavelengths, enhanced ROS generation efficiency, and improved CT imaging capacity compared with the pristine TP and the control agent TP-Pt-Cl. As a result, the enhanced intratumoral accumulation of TP-Pt-I loaded nanoparticles is readily revealed by dual-modal FL and CT imaging with high contrast. Meanwhile, the TP-Pt-I nanoparticles show significantly improved tumor growth-inhibiting effects on an MCF-7 xenograft murine model by combining the chemotherapeutic effects of platinum(II) and the photodynamic effects of TP. This self-tracking therapeutic complex thus provides a new strategy for improving the therapeutic outcomes of platinum(II)-based anticancer drugs.
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- Xidong He
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Jilin Biomedical Polymers Engineering Laboratory, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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Liu L, Gong J, Jiang G, Wang J. Anion-π + AIEgens for Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400378. [PMID: 38418406 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400378] [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: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) has attracted extensive attention due to its potential of real-time monitoring the lesion locations and visualizing the treatment process with high sensitivity and resolution. Aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) show enhanced fluorescence and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation after cellular uptake, giving them significant advantages in bioimaging and PDT applications. However, most AIEgens are unfavorable for the application in organisms due to their severe hydrophobicity. Anion-π+ type AIEgens carry intrinsic charges that can effectively alleviate their hydrophobicity and improve their binding capability to cells, which is expected to enhance the bioimaging quality and PDT performance. This concept summarizes the applications of anion-π+ type AIEgens in fluorescence imaging, fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic anticancer and antimicrobial therapy in recent years, hoping to provide some new ideas for the construction of robust photosensitizers. Finally, the current problems and future challenges of anion-π+ AIEgens are discussed.
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- Lingxiu Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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Yi Z, Qin X, Zhang L, Chen H, Song T, Luo Z, Wang T, Lau J, Wu Y, Toh TB, Lee CS, Bu W, Liu X. Mitochondria-Targeting Type-I Photodrug: Harnessing Caspase-3 Activity for Pyroptotic Oncotherapy. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:9413-9421. [PMID: 38506128 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01929] [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: 03/21/2024]
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Precise control of cellular signaling events during programmed cell death is crucial yet challenging for cancer therapy. The modulation of signal transduction in cancer cells holds promise but is limited by the lack of efficient, biocompatible, and spatiotemporally controllable approaches. Here we report a photodynamic strategy that modulates both apoptotic and pyroptotic cell death by altering caspase-3 protein activity and the associated signaling crosstalk. This strategy employs a mitochondria-targeting, near-infrared activatable probe (termed M-TOP) that functions via a type-I photochemical mechanism. M-TOP is less dependent on oxygen and more effective in treating drug-resistant cancer cells, even under hypoxic conditions. Our study shows that higher doses of M-TOP induce pyroptotic cell death via the caspase-3/gasdermin-E pathway, whereas lower doses lead to apoptosis. This photodynamic method is effective across diverse gasdermin-E-expressing cancer cells. Moreover, the M-TOP mediated shift from apoptotic to pyroptotic modulation can evoke a controlled inflammatory response, leading to a robust yet balanced immune reaction. This effectively inhibits both distal tumor growth and postsurgical tumor recurrence. This work demonstrates the feasibility of modulating intracellular signaling through the rational design of photodynamic anticancer drugs.
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- Zhigao Yi
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- The N1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
- Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University, Yiwu 322000, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University Cancer Center, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- The N1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- The N1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University Cancer Center, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China
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- The N1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
- Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University, Yiwu 322000, P. R. China
- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University Cancer Center, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- The N1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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Fang L, Huang R, Gong W, Ji Y, Sun Y, Gou S, Zhao J. A Self-Assembly-Induced Exciton Delocalization Strategy for Converting a Perylene Diimide Derivative from a Type-II to Type-I Photosensitizer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307414. [PMID: 37940626 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307414] [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: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Type-I photosensitizers have shown advantages in addressing the shortcomings of traditional oxygen-dependent type-II photosensitizers for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of hypoxic tumors. However, developing type-I photosensitizers is yet a huge challenge because the type-II energy transfer process is much faster than the type-I electron transfer process. Herein, from the fundamental point of view, an effective approach is proposed to improve the electron transfer efficiency of the photosensitizer by lowering the internal reorganization energy and exciton binding energy via self-assembly-induced exciton delocalization. An example proof is presented by the design of a perylene diimide (PDI)-based photosensitizer (PDIMp) that can generate singlet oxygen (1O2) via a type-II energy transfer process in the monomeric state, but induce the generation of superoxide anion (O2˙-) via a type-I electron transfer process in the aggregated state. Significantly, with the addition ofcucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]), the self-assembled PDIMp can convert back to the monomeric state via host-guest complexation and consequently recover the generation of 1O2. The biological evaluations reveal that supramolecular nanoparticles (PDIMp-NPs) derived from PDIMp show superior phototherapeutic performance via synergistic type-I PDT and mild photothermal therapy (PTT) against cancer under either normoxia or hypoxia conditions.
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- Lei Fang
- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research and Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institution, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research and Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institution, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research and Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institution, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research and Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institution, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research and Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institution, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research and Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institution, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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Xu P, Wen C, Gao C, Liu H, Li Y, Guo X, Shen XC, Liang H. Near-Infrared-II-Activatable Self-Assembled Manganese Porphyrin-Gold Heterostructures for Photoacoustic Imaging-Guided Sonodynamic-Augmented Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy. ACS NANO 2024; 18:713-727. [PMID: 38117769 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09011] [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: 12/22/2023]
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Porphyrins and their derivatives are widely used as photosensitizers and sonosensitizers in tumor treatment. Nevertheless, their poor water solubility and low chemical stability reduce their singlet oxygen (1O2) yield and, consequently, their photodynamic therapy (PDT) and sonodynamic therapy (SDT) efficiency. Although strategies for porphyrin molecule assembly have been developed to augment 1O2 generation, there is scope for further improving PDT and SDT efficiencies. Herein, we synthesized ordered manganese porphyrin (SM) nanoparticles with well-defined self-assembled metalloporphyrin networks that enabled efficient energy transfer for enhanced photocatalytic and sonocatalytic activity in 1O2 production. Subsequently, Au nanoparticles were grown in situ on the SM surface by anchoring the terminal alkynyl of porphyrin to form plasmonic SMA heterostructures, which showed the excellent near-infrared-II (NIR-II) region absorption and photothermal properties, and facilitated electron-hole pair separation and transfer. With the modification of hyaluronic acid (HA), SMAH heterostructure nanocomposites exhibited good water solubility and were actively targeted to cancer cells. Under NIR-II light and ultrasound (US) irradiation, the SMAH generates hyperthermia, and a large amount of 1O2, inducing cancer cell damage. Both in vitro and in vivo studies confirmed that the SMAH nanocomposites effectively suppressed tumor growth by decreasing GSH levels in SDT-augmented PDT/PTT. Moreover, by utilizing the strong absorption in the NIR-II window, SMAH nanocomposites can achieve NIR-II photoacoustic imaging-guided combined cancer treatment. This work provides a paradigm for enhancing the 1O2 yield of metalloporphyrins to improve the synergistic therapeutic effect of SDT/PDT/PTT.
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- Peijing Xu
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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Peng J, Feng F. Reactive Reductive Species Participating Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer Treatment. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202302842. [PMID: 37750352 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302842] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Although the development of oxidative photodynamic therapy (O-PDT) based on reactive oxygen species (ROS) has led to great progress in cancer treatment, tumor hypoxia, cellular adaptation and intrinsic antioxidant defenses are still obstacles at this stage. Fortunately, with the discovery and development of reactive reductive species (RRS) in the PDT process, reductive PDT (R-PDT) is receiving increasing research interest. R-PDT with oxygen-independence is an effective reduction therapy that promises excellent therapeutic efficacy in extremely hypoxic or even anaerobic environments. In the concept, we introduce representative strategies to boost the type-I photosensitizing pathway, and then focus on the most recent R-PDT involving hydrogen radical (H⋅) and the single electron transfer (SET) process.
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- Jinlei Peng
- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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Zhang T, Pan Y, Suo M, Lyu M, Lam JWY, Jin Z, Ning S, Tang BZ. Photothermal-Triggered Sulfur Oxide Gas Therapy Augments Type I Photodynamic Therapy for Potentiating Cancer Stem Cell Ablation and Inhibiting Radioresistant Tumor Recurrence. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304042. [PMID: 37559173 PMCID: PMC10582409 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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Despite advances in cancer therapy, the existence of self-renewing cancer stem cells (CSC) can lead to tumor recurrence and radiation resistance, resulting in treatment failure and high mortality in patients. To address this issue, a near-infrared (NIR) laser-induced synergistic therapeutic platform has been developed by incorporating aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active phototheranostic agents and sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) prodrug into a biocompatible hydrogel, namely TBH, to suppress malignant CSC growth. Outstanding hydroxyl radical (·OH) generation and photothermal effect of the AIE phototheranostic agent actualizes Type I photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy through 660 nm NIR laser irradiation. Meanwhile, a large amount of SO2 is released from the SO2 prodrug in thermo-sensitive TBH gel, which depletes upregulated glutathione in CSC and consequentially promotes ·OH generation for PDT enhancement. Thus, the resulting TBH hydrogel can diminish CSC under 660 nm laser irradiation and finally restrain tumor recurrence after radiotherapy (RT). In comparison, the tumor in the mice that were only treated with RT relapsed rapidly. These findings reveal a double-boosting ·OH generation protocol, and the synergistic combination of AIE-mediated PDT and gas therapy provides a novel strategy for inhibiting CSC growth and cancer recurrence after RT, which presents great potential for clinical treatment.
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- Tianfu Zhang
- School of Biomedical EngineeringGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou510182China
- Department of Chemistrythe Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstructionand Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macro Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional MaterialsThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyClear Water BayKowloonHong Kong999077China
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- Guangxi Medical University Cancer HospitalNanning530000China
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- School of Biomedical EngineeringGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou510182China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Department of GeriatricsShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdong518020China
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- Department of Chemistrythe Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstructionand Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macro Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional MaterialsThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyClear Water BayKowloonHong Kong999077China
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- School of Biomedical EngineeringGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou510182China
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- Guangxi Medical University Cancer HospitalNanning530000China
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- Department of Chemistrythe Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstructionand Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macro Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional MaterialsThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyClear Water BayKowloonHong Kong999077China
- School of Science and EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and TechnologyThe Chinese University of Hong KongShenzhenGuangdong518172China
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Di Sante M, Kaltenbrunner A, Lombardo M, Danielli A, Costantini PE, Di Giosia M, Calvaresi M. Putting a "C 60 Ball" and Chain to Chlorin e6 Improves Its Cellular Uptake and Photodynamic Performances. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1329. [PMID: 37765138 PMCID: PMC10538216 DOI: 10.3390/ph16091329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Chlorin e6 (Ce6) and fullerene (C60) are among the most used photosensitizers (PSs) for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Through the combination of the chemical and photophysical properties of Ce6 and C60, in principle, we can obtain an "ideal" photosensitizer that is able to bypass the limitations of the two molecules alone, i.e., the low cellular uptake of Ce6 and the scarce solubility and absorption in the red region of the C60. Here, we synthesized and characterized a Ce6-C60 dyad. The UV-Vis spectrum of the dyad showed the typical absorption bands of both fullerene and Ce6, while a quenching of Ce6 fluorescence was observed. This behavior is typical in the formation of a fullerene-antenna system and is due to the intramolecular energy, or electron transfer from the antenna (Ce6) to the fullerene. Consequently, the Ce6-C60 dyad showed an enhancement in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Flow cytometry measurements demonstrated how the uptake of the Ce6 was strongly improved by the conjugation with C60. The Ce6-C60 dyad exhibited in A431 cancer cells low dark toxicity and a higher PDT efficacy than Ce6 alone, due to the enhancement of the uptake and the improvement of ROS generation.
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- Manuele Di Sante
- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (M.D.S.); (M.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (A.K.); (A.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (M.D.S.); (M.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (A.K.); (A.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 3, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (A.K.); (A.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (M.D.S.); (M.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (M.D.S.); (M.L.)
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Zeng S, Liu X, Kafuti YS, Kim H, Wang J, Peng X, Li H, Yoon J. Fluorescent dyes based on rhodamine derivatives for bioimaging and therapeutics: recent progress, challenges, and prospects. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:5607-5651. [PMID: 37485842 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00799a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Since their inception, rhodamine dyes have been extensively applied in biotechnology as fluorescent markers or for the detection of biomolecules owing to their good optical physical properties. Accordingly, they have emerged as a powerful tool for the visualization of living systems. In addition to fluorescence bioimaging, the molecular design of rhodamine derivatives with disease therapeutic functions (e.g., cancer and bacterial infection) has recently attracted increased research attention, which is significantly important for the construction of molecular libraries for diagnostic and therapeutic integration. However, reviews focusing on integrated design strategies for rhodamine dye-based diagnosis and treatment and their wide application in disease treatment are extremely rare. In this review, first, a brief history of the development of rhodamine fluorescent dyes, the transformation of rhodamine fluorescent dyes from bioimaging to disease therapy, and the concept of optics-based diagnosis and treatment integration and its significance to human development are presented. Next, a systematic review of several excellent rhodamine-based derivatives for bioimaging, as well as for disease diagnosis and treatment, is presented. Finally, the challenges in practical integration of rhodamine-based diagnostic and treatment dyes and the future outlook of clinical translation are also discussed.
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- Shuang Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-tech Zone, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-tech Zone, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-tech Zone, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-tech Zone, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Hi-tech Zone, Dalian 116024, China
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Medical Engineering for Gastrointestinal Carcinoma, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology (Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute), Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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Liu L, Li C, Gong J, Zhang Y, Ji W, Feng L, Jiang G, Wang J, Tang BZ. A Highly Water-Soluble Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogen with Anion-π + Interactions for Targeted NIR Imaging of Cancer Cells and Type I Photodynamic Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307776. [PMID: 37358791 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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The low oxygen dependence of type I photosensitizers (PSs) has made them a popular choice for treating solid tumors. However, the drawbacks of poor water solubility, short emission wavelength, poor stability, and inability to distinguish cancer cells from normal cells limit the application of most type I PSs in clinical therapy. Thereby, developing novel type I PSs for overcoming these problems is an urgent but challenging task. Herein, by utilizing the distinctive structural characteristics of anion-π+ interactions, a highly water-soluble type I PS (DPBC-Br) with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristic and near-infrared (NIR) emission is fabricated for the first time. DPBC-Br displays remarkable water solubility (7.3 mM) and outstanding photobleaching resistance, enabling efficient and precise differentiation between tumor cells and normal cells in a wash-free and long-term tracking manner via NIR-I imaging. Additionally, the superior type I reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by DPBC-Br provide both specific killing of cancer cells in vitro and inhibition of tumor growth in vivo, with negligible systemic toxicity. This study rationally constructs a highly water-soluble type I PS, which has higher reliability and controllability compared with conventional nanoparticle formulating procedures, offering great potential for clinical cancer treatment.
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- Lingxiu Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, P. R. China
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Wang H, Li Q, Alam P, Bai H, Bhalla V, Bryce MR, Cao M, Chen C, Chen S, Chen X, Chen Y, Chen Z, Dang D, Ding D, Ding S, Duo Y, Gao M, He W, He X, Hong X, Hong Y, Hu JJ, Hu R, Huang X, James TD, Jiang X, Konishi GI, Kwok RTK, Lam JWY, Li C, Li H, Li K, Li N, Li WJ, Li Y, Liang XJ, Liang Y, Liu B, Liu G, Liu X, Lou X, Lou XY, Luo L, McGonigal PR, Mao ZW, Niu G, Owyong TC, Pucci A, Qian J, Qin A, Qiu Z, Rogach AL, Situ B, Tanaka K, Tang Y, Wang B, Wang D, Wang J, Wang W, Wang WX, Wang WJ, Wang X, Wang YF, Wu S, Wu Y, Xiong Y, Xu R, Yan C, Yan S, Yang HB, Yang LL, Yang M, Yang YW, Yoon J, Zang SQ, Zhang J, Zhang P, Zhang T, Zhang X, Zhang X, Zhao N, Zhao Z, Zheng J, Zheng L, Zheng Z, Zhu MQ, Zhu WH, Zou H, Tang BZ. Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE), Life and Health. ACS NANO 2023; 17:14347-14405. [PMID: 37486125 PMCID: PMC10416578 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c03925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Light has profoundly impacted modern medicine and healthcare, with numerous luminescent agents and imaging techniques currently being used to assess health and treat diseases. As an emerging concept in luminescence, aggregation-induced emission (AIE) has shown great potential in biological applications due to its advantages in terms of brightness, biocompatibility, photostability, and positive correlation with concentration. This review provides a comprehensive summary of AIE luminogens applied in imaging of biological structure and dynamic physiological processes, disease diagnosis and treatment, and detection and monitoring of specific analytes, followed by representative works. Discussions on critical issues and perspectives on future directions are also included. This review aims to stimulate the interest of researchers from different fields, including chemistry, biology, materials science, medicine, etc., thus promoting the development of AIE in the fields of life and health.
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- Haoran Wang
- School
of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science
and Technology, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research
Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life
Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional
Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- School
of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science
and Technology, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Clinical
Translational Research Center of Aggregation-Induced Emission, School
of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Science and
Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK- Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic
Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research
Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life
Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional
Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Ming
Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, School of Food Science and
Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
| | - Yuncong Chen
- State
Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center
(ChemBIC), Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower
Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Engineering
Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials and Key Laboratory of
Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- School
of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049 China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department
of Radiation Oncology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital (The Second
Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong 518020, China
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- National
Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction,
Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Guangdong Province, Key
Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry
of Education, Innovation Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction,
School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research
Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life
Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional
Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- The
Key Lab of Health Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College
of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital
of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- State
Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering
Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty
of Materials Science and Chemistry, China
University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University
of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, School of Food Science and
Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Guangdong
Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, Shenzhen Key Laboratory
of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, No. 1088 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department
of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo
Institute of Technology, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research
Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life
Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional
Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research
Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life
Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional
Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
| | - Chunbin Li
- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory
of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia
University, Hohhot 010021, China
| | - Haidong Li
- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
| | - Kai Li
- College
of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou 450001, China
| | - Nan Li
- Key
Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory
of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education,
School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
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- Shanghai
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes & Chang-Kung
Chuang Institute, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Innovation
Research Center for AIE Pharmaceutical Biology, Guangzhou Municipal
and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target &
Clinical Pharmacology, the NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory
Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated
Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
| | - Xing-Jie Liang
- CAS
Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety,
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical
University, Guangzhou 511436, China
| | - Yongye Liang
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Printed
Organic Electronics, Southern University
of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
| | - Bin Liu
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
| | - Guozhen Liu
- Ciechanover
Institute of Precision and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK- Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
| | - Xingang Liu
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- State
Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering
Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty
of Materials Science and Chemistry, China
University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- International
Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, College
of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
| | - Liang Luo
- National
Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science
and Technology, Huazhong University of Science
and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United
Kingdom
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- MOE
Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of
Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, China
| | - Tze Cin Owyong
- Department
of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
| | - Andrea Pucci
- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, Pisa 56124, Italy
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- State
Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentations, Centre for Optical
and Electromagnetic Research, College of Optical Science and Engineering,
International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
| | - Zijie Qiu
- School
of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science
and Technology, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, City
University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department
of Laboratory Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
| | - Kazuo Tanaka
- Department
of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura,
Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
| | - Youhong Tang
- Institute
for NanoScale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Center
for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
| | - Jianguo Wang
- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory
of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia
University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Shanghai
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes & Chang-Kung
Chuang Institute, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- School
of Energy and Environment and State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- MOE
Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of
Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Central
Laboratory of The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-
Shenzhen), & Longgang District People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Printed
Organic Electronics, Southern University
of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
| | - Yi-Feng Wang
- CAS
Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety,
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical
University, Guangzhou 511436, China
| | - Shuizhu Wu
- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, College
of Materials Science and Engineering, South
China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Innovation
Research Center for AIE Pharmaceutical Biology, Guangzhou Municipal
and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target &
Clinical Pharmacology, the NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory
Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated
Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, School of Food Science and
Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
| | - Ruohan Xu
- School
of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049 China
| | - Chenxu Yan
- Key
Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research,
Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa
Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals,
Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry,
School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Center
for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
| | - Hai-Bo Yang
- Shanghai
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes & Chang-Kung
Chuang Institute, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
| | - Lin-Lin Yang
- School
of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science
and Technology, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
| | - Mingwang Yang
- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research
Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life
Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional
Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
| | - Ying-Wei Yang
- International
Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, College
of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
| | - Juyoung Yoon
- Department
of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans
University, Seoul 03760, Korea
| | - Shuang-Quan Zang
- College
of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Guangdong
Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, Shenzhen Key Laboratory
of Smart Healthcare Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, No. 1088 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
- Key
Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, the Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
| | - Pengfei Zhang
- Guangdong
Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen, Engineering Laboratory of
Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics,
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University Town of Shenzhen, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical
University, Guangzhou 511436, China
| | - Xin Zhang
- Department
of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310030, China
- Westlake
Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310024, China
| | - Xin Zhang
- Ciechanover
Institute of Precision and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK- Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
| | - Na Zhao
- Key
Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory
of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education,
School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
| | - Zheng Zhao
- School
of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science
and Technology, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
| | - Jie Zheng
- Department
of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department
of Laboratory Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei
University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Wuhan
National
Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research,
Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa
Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Institute of Fine Chemicals,
Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry,
School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department
of Laboratory Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
| | - Ben Zhong Tang
- School
of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science
and Technology, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172, China
- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research
Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life
Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional
Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Magni A, Mattiello S, Beverina L, Mattioli G, Moschetta M, Zucchi A, Paternò GM, Lanzani G. A membrane intercalating metal-free conjugated organic photosensitizer for bacterial photodynamic inactivation. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8196-8205. [PMID: 37538813 PMCID: PMC10395270 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01168b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Photodynamic inhibition (PDI) of bacteria represents a powerful strategy for dealing with multidrug-resistant pathogens and infections, as it exhibits minimal development of antibiotic resistance. The PDI action stems from the generation of a triplet state in the photosensitizer (PS), which subsequently transfers energy or electrons to molecular oxygen, resulting in the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These ROS are then able to damage cells, eventually causing bacterial eradication. Enhancing the efficacy of PDI includes the introduction of heavy atoms to augment triplet generation in the PS, as well as membrane intercalation to circumvent the problem of the short lifetime of ROS. However, the former approach can pose safety and environmental concerns, while achieving stable membrane partitioning remains challenging due to the complex outer envelope of bacteria. Here, we introduce a novel PS, consisting of a metal-free donor-acceptor thiophene-based conjugate molecule (BV-1). It presents several advantageous features for achieving effective PDI, namely: (i) it exhibits strong light absorption due to the conjugated donor-acceptor moieties; (ii) it exhibits spontaneous and stable membrane partitioning thanks to its amphiphilicity, accompanied by a strong fluorescence turn-on; (iii) it undergoes metal-free intersystem crossing, which occurs preferentially when the molecule resides in the membrane. All these properties, which we rationalized via optical spectroscopies and calculations, enable the effective eradication of Escherichia coli, with an inhibition concentration that is below that of current state-of-the-art treatments. Our approach holds significant potential for the development of new PS for controlling bacterial infections, particularly those caused by Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Arianna Magni
- Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano 20133 Milan Italy
- Center for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca 20125 Milan Italy
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca 20125 Milan Italy
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- CNR - Istituto di Struttura della Materia I-00015 Monterotondo Scalo Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca 20125 Milan Italy
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- Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano 20133 Milan Italy
- Center for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia 20133 Milan Italy
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- Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano 20133 Milan Italy
- Center for Nano Science and Technology @PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia 20133 Milan Italy
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Wang H, Qin T, Wang W, Zhou X, Lin F, Liang G, Yang Z, Chi Z, Tang BZ. Selenium-Containing Type-I Organic Photosensitizers with Dual Reactive Oxygen Species of Superoxide and Hydroxyl Radicals as Switch-Hitter for Photodynamic Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2301902. [PMID: 37357144 PMCID: PMC10460872 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
Abstract
Organic type-I photosensitizers (PSs) which produce aggressive reactive oxygen species (ROS) with less oxygen-dependent exhibit attractive curative effect for photodynamic therapy (PDT), as they adapt better to hypoxia microenvironment in tumors. However, the reported type-I PSs are limited and its exacted mechanism of oxygen dependence is still unclear. Herein, new selenium-containing type-I PSs of Se6 and Se5 with benzoselenadiazole acceptor has been designed and possessed aggregation-induced emission characteristic. Benefited from double heavy-atom-effect of selenium and bromine, Se6 shows a smaller energy gap (ΔEST ) of 0.03 eV and improves ROS efficiency. Interestingly, type-I radicals of both long-lived superoxide anion (O2 •‾ ) and short-lived hydroxyl (• OH) are generated from them upon irradiation. This may provide a switch-hitter of dual-radical with complementary lifetimes for PDT. More importantly, simultaneous processes to produce • OH are revealed, including disproportionation of O2 •‾ and reaction between excited PS and water. Actually, Se6 displays superior in-vitro PDT performance to commercial chlorin e6 (Ce6), under normoxia or hypoxia. After intravenous injection, a significantly in-vivo PDT performance is demonstrated on Se6, where tumor growth inhibition rates of 99% is higher than Ce6. These findings offer new insights about both molecular design and mechanism study of type-I PSs.
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- Haiyang Wang
- PCFM labGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for High‐performance Organic and Polymer Photoelectric Functional FilmsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275P. R. China
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- PCFM labGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for High‐performance Organic and Polymer Photoelectric Functional FilmsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275P. R. China
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- PCFM labGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for High‐performance Organic and Polymer Photoelectric Functional FilmsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275P. R. China
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- PCFM labGuangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for High‐performance Organic and Polymer Photoelectric Functional FilmsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275P. R. China
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- School of Science and EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Molecular Aggregate Science and Engineeringthe Chinese University of Hong KongShenzhenGuangdong518172P. R. China
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Wang S, Liao Y, Wu Z, Peng Y, Liu Y, Chen Y, Shao L, Zeng Z, Liu Y. A lysosomes and mitochondria dual-targeting AIE-active NIR photosensitizer: Constructing amphiphilic structure for enhanced antitumor activity and two-photon imaging. Mater Today Bio 2023; 21:100721. [PMID: 37502829 PMCID: PMC10368935 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Development of lysosomes and mitochondria dual-targeting photosensitizer with the virtues of near-infrared (NIR) emission, highly efficient reactive oxygen generation, good phototoxicity and biocompatibility is highly desirable in the field of imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer. Herein, a new positively charged amphiphilic organic compound (2-(2-(5-(7-(4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazol-4-yl)thiophen-2-yl)vinyl)-3-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-3-ium iodide) (ADB) based on a D-A-π-A structure is designed and comprehensively investigated. ADB demonstrates special lysosomes and mitochondria dual-organelles targeting, bright NIR aggregation-induced emission (AIE) at 736 nm, high singlet oxygen (1O2) quantum yield (0.442), as well as good biocompatibility and photostability. In addition, ADB can act as a two-photon imaging agent for the elaborate observation of living cells and blood vessel networks of tissues. Upon light irradiation, obvious decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), abnormal mitochondria morphology, as well as phagocytotic vesicles and lysosomal disruption in cells are observed, which further induce cell apoptosis and resulting in enhanced antitumor activity for cancer treatment. In vivo experiments reveal that ADB can inhibit tumor growth efficiently upon light exposure. These findings demonstrate that this dual-organelles targeted ADB has great potential for clinical imaging-guided photodynamic therapy, and this work provides a new avenue for the development of multi-organelles targeted photosensitizers for highly efficient cancer treatment.
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- Shaozhen Wang
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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Wang K, Ye T, Du H, Jin X, Yi X, Gao H, Zhang Y, Dong W, Liu S, Guan J, Lin F, Xia D. Synthesis and properties of novel type I photosensitizer polycyclic amide. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:3629-3633. [PMID: 37441256 PMCID: PMC10334370 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00341h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Herein, we have designed and synthesized a novel type-I photosensitizer (PhPA) via Rh-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of diacetoxyterephthalamide with alkynes. The photoelectric properties, photosensitivity and photodegradation process of PhPA have been systematically investigated. The remarkable fluorescence quenching effect (ΦPL < 0.01) of PhPA suggests that the intersystem crossing from the singlet excited state to the reactive triplet state is enhanced by the enlarged conjugated backbone. Additionally, the ability of superoxide radical (O2-˙) generation was confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Finally, the mechanism of PhPA photo-oxidative degradation via the structure of two metabolites is proposed.
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- Kui Wang
- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University Harbin China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin China
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Li JH, You PD, Lu F, Tang HY, Guo HY, Zhou CQ. NIR C-Myc Pu22 G-quadruplex probe as a photosensitizer for bioimaging and antitumor study. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 294:122533. [PMID: 36842212 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Despite the fact that C-Myc G-quadruplex in the oncogene promoter regions is one of the crucial targets of antitumor drugs, the selectivities and proliferation inhibitions of its probes towards tumor cells remain a big challenge. Until now, no effective C-Myc G-quadruplex probes have been reported as a photosensitizer to increase their antitumor activities. Here, the first NIR C-Myc G-quadruplex probe PDS-SQ has been designed, comprising a G-quadruplex binder PDS and a squaraine dye SQ as a photosensitizer. Conjugate PDS-SQ could selectively NIR image C-Myc Pu22 G-quadruplex in tumor cells, and show stronger antitumor activity in the irradiation by a chemo-photodynamic method than in the dark. The study provides a new way to develop the novel NIR C-Myc G-quadruplex probes with more potent antitumor activities.
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- Jun-Hui Li
- 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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Lu B, Wang L, Tang H, Cao D. Recent advances in type I organic photosensitizers for efficient photodynamic therapy for overcoming tumor hypoxia. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:4600-4618. [PMID: 37183673 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00545c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with an oxygen-dependent character is a noninvasive therapeutic method for cancer treatment. However, its clinical therapeutic effect is greatly restricted by tumor hypoxia. What's more, both PDT-mediated oxygen consumption and microvascular damage aggravate tumor hypoxia, thus, further impeding therapeutic outcomes. Compared to type II PDT with high oxygen dependence and high oxygen consumption, type I PDT with less oxygen consumption exhibits great potential to overcome the vicious hypoxic plight in solid tumors. Type I photosensitizers (PSs) are significantly important for determining the therapeutic efficacy of PDT, which performs an electron transfer photochemical reaction with the surrounding oxygen/substrates to generate highly cytotoxic free radicals such as superoxide radicals (˙O2-) as type I ROS. In particular, the primary precursor (˙O2-) would progressively undergo a superoxide dismutase (SOD)-mediated disproportionation reaction and a Haber-Weiss/Fenton reaction, yielding higher cytotoxic species (˙OH) with better anticancer effects. As a result, developing high-performance type I PSs to treat hypoxic tumors has become more and more important and urgent. Herein, the latest progress of organic type I PSs (such as AIE-active cationic/neutral PSs, cationic/neutral PSs, polymer-based PSs and supramolecular self-assembled PSs) for monotherapy or synergistic therapeutic modalities is summarized. The molecular design principles and strategies (donor-acceptor system, anion-π+ incorporation, polymerization and cationization) are highlighted. Furthermore, the future challenges and prospects of type I PSs in hypoxia-overcoming PDT are proposed.
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- Bingli Lu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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Li Z, Li Z, Wang J. Visualization of Phototherapy Evolution by Optical Imaging. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28103992. [PMID: 37241733 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28103992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Phototherapy, including photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT), is a non-invasive and effective approach used for cancer treatment, in which phototherapeutic agents are irradiated with an appropriate light source to produce cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) or heat to ablate cancer cells. Unfortunately, traditional phototherapy lacks a facile imaging method to monitor the therapeutic process and efficiency in real time, usually leading to severe side effects due to high levels of ROS and hyperthermia. To realize precise cancer treatment methods, it is highly desired to develop phototherapeutic agents possessing an imaging ability to evaluate the therapeutic process and efficacy in real time during cancer phototherapy. Recently, a series of self-reporting phototherapeutic agents were reported to monitor PDT and PTT processes by combining optical imaging technologies with phototherapy. Due to the real-time feedback provided by optical imaging technology, therapeutic responses or dynamic changes in the tumor microenvironment could be evaluated in a timely manner, thereby achieving personalized precision treatment and minimizing toxic side effects. In this review, we focus on the advances in the development of self-reporting phototherapeutic agents for a cancer phototherapy evaluation based on optical imaging technology to realize precision cancer treatments. Additionally, we propose the current challenges and future directions of self-reporting agents for precision medicine.
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- Zhiheng Li
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- The Key Lab of Health Chemistry & Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Dissecting the Interactions between Chlorin e6 and Human Serum Albumin. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052348. [PMID: 36903592 PMCID: PMC10005744 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Chlorin e6 (Ce6) is among the most used sensitizers in photodynamic (PDT) and sonodynamic (SDT) therapy; its low solubility in water, however, hampers its clinical exploitation. Ce6 has a strong tendency to aggregate in physiological environments, reducing its performance as a photo/sono-sensitizer, as well as yielding poor pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. The interaction of Ce6 with human serum albumin (HSA) (i) governs its biodistribution and (ii) can be used to improve its water solubility by encapsulation. Here, using ensemble docking and microsecond molecular dynamics simulations, we identified the two Ce6 binding pockets in HSA, i.e., the Sudlow I site and the heme binding pocket, providing an atomistic description of the binding. Comparing the photophysical and photosensitizing properties of Ce6@HSA with respect to the same properties regarding the free Ce6, it was observed that (i) a red-shift occurred in both the absorption and emission spectra, (ii) a maintaining of the fluorescence quantum yield and an increase of the excited state lifetime was detected, and (iii) a switch from the type II to the type I mechanism in a reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, upon irradiation, took place.
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Mao Z, Kim JH, Lee J, Xiong H, Zhang F, Kim JS. Engineering of BODIPY-based theranostics for cancer therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214908] [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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Tong J, Yang X, Song X, Liang J, Huang S, Mao H, Akhtar M, Liu A, Shan GG, Li G. AIE-active Ir(III) complexes as type-I dominant photosensitizers for efficient photodynamic therapy. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:1105-1112. [PMID: 36602243 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03404b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The ability of a photosensitizer (PS) to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) including type I oxygen free radicals and type II 1O2 is pivotal for photodynamic therapy. Luminescent Ir(III) complexes are effective PSs with high 1O2 generation ability owing to their high intersystem crossing ability and effective energy transfer to 3O2. However, so far, reports on type I ROS based on ˙OH generation induced by Ir(III) PS are still rare. In this work, four novel aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active Ir(III) PSs, namely MFIriqa, MFIrqa, SFIriqa, and SFIrqa have been designed and synthesized, which show highly efficient emission in the aggregated state. Cell imaging experiment results indicate that all four Ir(III) PSs can effectively improve the signal-to-noise ratio of imaging by reducing the interference from the background due to their fascinating AIE properties. Importantly, in vitro, Ir(III) PSs MFIrqa, SFIriqa, and SFIrqa nanoparticles show obvious photodynamic activity toward cancer cells upon irradiation accompanied by type I ˙OH generation, which may be attributed to the unique excited-state characteristics of Ir(III) complexes. This work will provide guidance for the construction of a type I photosensitizer based on the AIE-active Ir(III) complex, which offers great advantages for potential clinical applications under hypoxic conditions.
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- Jialin Tong
- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China.
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- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan 528200, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China.
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian, 116600, Liaoning, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China.
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Xu R, Chi W, Zhao Y, Tang Y, Jing X, Wang Z, Zhou Y, Shen Q, Zhang J, Yang Z, Dang D, Meng L. All-in-One Theranostic Platforms: Deep-Red AIE Nanocrystals to Target Dual-Organelles for Efficient Photodynamic Therapy. ACS NANO 2022; 16:20151-20162. [PMID: 36250626 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) nanoparticles have been widely applied in photodynamic therapy (PDT) over the past few years. However, amorphous nanoaggregates usually occur in their preparation, resulting in loose packing with disordered molecular structures. This still allows free intramolecular motions, thus leading to limited brightness and PDT efficiency. Herein, we report deep-red AIE nanocrystals (NCs) of DTPA-BS-F by following the facile method of nanoprecipitation. It is observed that DTPA-BS-F NCs possess not only a high photoluminescence quantum yield value of 8% in the deep-red region (600-850 nm) but also an impressive reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation efficiency of up to 69%. Moreover, DTPA-BS-F NCs targeting dual-organelles of lysosomes and nucleus to generate ROS are also achieved, thus boosting the PDT effect in cancer therapy both in vitro and in vivo. This work provides high-performance AIE NCs to simultaneously target two organelles for efficient photodynamic therapy, indicating their promising application in all-in-one theranostic platforms.
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- Ruohan Xu
- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Hainan University, Haikou570228, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
- Instrumental Analysis Center, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
- Instrumental Analysis Center, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
- Instrumental Analysis Center, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an710049, People's Republic of China
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Liu J, Chen W, Zheng C, Hu F, Zhai J, Bai Q, Sun N, Qian G, Zhang Y, Dong K, Lu T. Recent molecular design strategies for efficient photodynamic therapy and its synergistic therapy based on AIE photosensitizers. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 244:114843. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Li C, Ye J, Yang X, Liu S, Zhang Z, Wang J, Zhang K, Xu J, Fu Y, Yang P. Fe/Mn Bimetal-Doped ZIF-8-Coated Luminescent Nanoparticles with Up/Downconversion Dual-Mode Emission for Tumor Self-Enhanced NIR-II Imaging and Catalytic Therapy. ACS NANO 2022; 16:18143-18156. [PMID: 36260703 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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ZIF-8, as an important photoresponsive metal-organic framework (MOF), holds great promise in the field of cancer theranostics owing to its versatile physiochemical properties. However, its photocatalytic anticancer application is still restricted because of the wide bandgap and specific response to ultraviolet light. Herein, we developed lanthanide-doped nanoparticles (LDNPs) coated with Fe/Mn bimetal-doped ZIF-8 (LDNPs@Fe/Mn-ZIF-8) for second near-infrared (NIR-II) imaging-guided synergistic photodynamic/chemodynamic therapy (PDT/CDT). The LDNPs were synthesized by encapsulating an optimal Yb3+/Ce3+-doped active shell on the NaErF4:Tm core to achieve dual-mode red upconversion (UC) and NIR-II downconversion (DC) emission upon NIR laser irradiation. At the optimal doping concentration, the UC and DC NIR-II emission intensities of LDNPs were increased 30.2- and 13.2-fold above those of core nanoparticles, which endowed LDNPs@Fe/Mn-ZIF-8 with an outstanding capability to carry out UC-mediated PDT and NIR-II optical imaging. In addition, the dual doping of Fe2+/Mn2+ markedly decreased the bandgap of the ZIF-8 photosensitizer from 5.1 to 1.7 eV, expanding the excitation threshold of ZIF-8 to the visible light region (∼650 nm), which enabled Fe/Mn-ZIF-8 to be efficiently excited by UC photons to achieve photocatalytic-driven PDT. Furthermore, Fe2+/Mn2+ ions could be responsively released in the tumor microenvironment through degradation of Fe/Mn-ZIF-8, thereby producing hydroxyl radicals (·OH) by Fenton/Fenton-like reactions to realize CDT. Meanwhile, the degradation of Fe/Mn-ZIF-8 endowed the nanosystems with tumor self-enhanced NIR-II imaging function, providing precise guidance for CDT/PDT.
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- Chunsheng Li
- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin150040, People's Republic of China
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Utilization of Forestry-Based Active Substances, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin150040, People's Republic of China
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- Liuzhou People's Hospital affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou545000, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou545006, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin150040, People's Republic of China
- Liuzhou People's Hospital affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou545000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing100083, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin150001, People's Republic of China
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Chen H, Wen K, Lu Y, Zhang X, Shi Y, Shi Q, Ma H, Peng Q, Huang H. White-light-driven fluorescence switch for super-resolution imaging guided photodynamic and photoacid therapy. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1369-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Wang Y, Ren M, Li Y, Liu F, Wang Y, Wang Z, Feng L. Bioactive AIEgens Tailored for Specific and Sensitive Theranostics of Gram-Positive Bacterial Infection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:46340-46350. [PMID: 36194189 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c14550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Diseases caused by bacterial infections are increasingly threatening human health. As a major part of the microbial family, Gram-positive bacteria induce severe infections in hospitals and communities. Therefore, developing antibacterial materials that can recognize bacteria and specifically kill them is significant to cope with fatal bacterial infection. To this end, we designed and prepared a series of positively charged photosensitizers with an aggregation-induced emission feature and a type I reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation ability. Based on a molecular engineering strategy, the PS abbreviated to MTTTPy that owns a superior ROS generation ability and red emission in aggregation is obtained by adjusting bridging groups. Due to the unique molecular structure, MTTTPy can sensitively and specifically recognize and light up Gram-positive bacteria through electrostatic adsorption and void permeability. In addition, it can kill 95% of the recognized bacteria at a low concentration of 0.5 μM by generating oxygen-independent ROS under white light irradiation. Both in vitro and in vivo studies verify the sensitive and specific recognition and killing effect of MTTTPy toward Gram-positive bacteria. This work provides superior material-integrated diagnosis and treatment for Gram-positive bacteria-caused infectious diseases and shows potential for addressing bacterial resistance.
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- Yunxia Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Changzhi University, Changzhi 046011, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P.R. China
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Qu J, Zhang Y, Cai Z, Tong B, Xie H, Dong Y, Shi J. An acceptor-shielding strategy of photosensitizers for enhancing the generation efficiency of type I reactive oxygen species and the related photodynamic immunotherapy. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:14064-14072. [PMID: 36053244 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02273g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Developing efficient photosensitizers (PSs) that can generate type I reactive oxygen species (ROS) under illumination is considered an effective way to improve photodynamic therapy (PDT) outcomes due to the hypoxic nature of the tumor environment, but also is very challenging. Herein, a new PS of the multiarylpyrrole (MAP) derivative with a typical donor-acceptor structure was synthesized to efficiently generate type I ROS by using an acceptor-shielding strategy in their aggregated state. The enhanced generation mechanism of type I ROS originated from its ultralong triplet lifetime and the narrow singlet-triplet energy gap of the MAP. More importantly, type I ROS can transform protumoral M2 macrophages (M2) into antitumoral M1 macrophages (M1), which showed synergistic immunotherapy in in vivo experiments. Therefore, introducing shielding groups into acceptors provides general guidance for developing efficient PSs in the aggregation state for clinical PDT.
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- Jiamin Qu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- School of Life Science, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- School of Life Science, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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Cui S, Dai S, Lin N, Wu X, Shi J, Tong B, Liu P, Cai Z, Dong Y. Constructing Hypoxia-Tolerant and Host Tumor-Enriched Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer for Suppressing Malignant Tumors Relapse and Metastasis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203825. [PMID: 36071022 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Photodynamic immunotherapy is a promising treatment strategy that destroys primary tumors and inhibits the metastasis and relapse of distant tumors. As reactive oxygen species are an intermediary for triggering immune responses, photosensitizers (PSs) that can actively target and efficiently trigger oxidative stress are urgently required. Herein, pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole as an electronic donor is introduced in acceptor-donor-acceptor skeleton PSs (TP-IS1 and TP-IS2) with aggregation-induced emission properties and high absorptivity. Meanwhile, pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole derivatives innovatively prove their ability of type I photoreaction, indicating their promising hypoxia-tolerant advantages. Moreover, M1 macrophages depicting an ultrafast delivery through the cell-to-cell tunneling nanotube pathway emerge to construct TP-IS1@M1 by coating the photosensitizer TP-IS1. Under low concentration of TP-IS1@M1, an effective immune response of TP-IS1@M1 is demonstrated by releasing damage-associated molecular patterns, maturating dendritic cells, and vanishing the distant tumor. These findings reveal insights into developing hypoxia-tolerant PSs and an efficient delivery method with unprecedented performance against tumor metastasis.
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- Shisheng Cui
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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Wang J, Li J, Yu Z, Zhu X, Yu J, Wu Z, Wang S, Zhou H. Molecular Tailoring Based on Forster Resonance Energy Transfer for Initiating Two-Photon Theranostics with Amplified Reactive Oxygen Species. Anal Chem 2022; 94:14029-14037. [PMID: 36173258 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The fabrication of multifunctional photosensitizers (PSs) with abundant Type I/II ROS for efficient theranostics in the "therapeutic window" (700-900 nm) is an appealing yet significantly challenging task. We herein report a molecular tailoring strategy based on intramolecular two-photon Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (TP-FRET) to obtain a novel theranostic agent (Lyso-FRET), featuring the amplified advantage of energy donor (NH) and acceptor (COOH), because of the reuse of fluorescence energy with high efficiency of FRET (∼83%). Importantly, under the excitation by the near-infrared (840 nm) window, Lyso-FRET can not only penetrate the deeper tissue with a higher resolution for fluorescence imaging due to the nonlinear optical (NLO) nature, but also generate more Type I (superoxide anion) and Type II (singlet oxygen) reactive oxygen species for hypoxic PDT. Moreover, Lyso-FRET targeting lysosomes further promotes the effect of treatment. The experiments in vitro and in vivo also verify that the developed TP-FRET PS is conducive to treating deep hypoxic tumors. This strategy provides new and significant insights into the design and fabrication of advanced multifunctional PSs.
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- Junjun Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials of Anhui Province, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China
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Li D, Liu P, Tan Y, Zhang Z, Kang M, Wang D, Tang BZ. Type I Photosensitizers Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission: A Rising Star in Photodynamic Therapy. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12090722. [PMID: 36140107 PMCID: PMC9496375 DOI: 10.3390/bios12090722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT), emerging as a minimally invasive therapeutic modality with precise controllability and high spatiotemporal accuracy, has earned significant advancements in the field of cancer and other non-cancerous diseases treatment. Thereinto, type I PDT represents an irreplaceable and meritorious part in contributing to these delightful achievements since its distinctive hypoxia tolerance can perfectly compensate for the high oxygen-dependent type II PDT, particularly in hypoxic tissues. Regarding the diverse type I photosensitizers (PSs) that light up type I PDT, aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active type I PSs are currently arousing great research interest owing to their distinguished AIE and aggregation-induced generation of reactive oxygen species (AIE-ROS) features. In this review, we offer a comprehensive overview of the cutting-edge advances of novel AIE-active type I PSs by delineating the photophysical and photochemical mechanisms of the type I pathway, summarizing the current molecular design strategies for promoting the type I process, and showcasing current bioapplications, in succession. Notably, the strategies to construct highly efficient type I AIE PSs were elucidated in detail from the two aspects of introducing high electron affinity groups, and enhancing intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) intensity. Lastly, we present a brief conclusion, and a discussion on the current limitations and proposed opportunities.
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- Danxia Li
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (D.W.)
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (D.W.)
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China
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Jiang G, Hu R, Li C, Gong J, Wang J, Lam JWY, Qin A, Zhong Tang B. Dipole‐Dipole and Anion‐π
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Interaction Manipulation Synergistically Enhance Intrinsic Antibacterial Activities of AIEgens. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202388. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Guoyu Jiang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of South China Hengyang 421001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
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- School of Science and Engineering Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Guangdong 518172 P. R. China
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Peng M, Luo Y, Rao Y, Song J, Ni X. Cucurbit[7]uril‐Encapsulation‐Controlled Supramolecular Photoproduct and Radical Fluorescence Emission. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202056. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Min Peng
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province Hunan Normal University Changsha Hunan 410081 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province Hunan Normal University Changsha Hunan 410081 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province Hunan Normal University Changsha Hunan 410081 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province Hunan Normal University Changsha Hunan 410081 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province Hunan Normal University Changsha Hunan 410081 P. R. China
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Wan Z, Gan X, Mei R, Du J, Fan W, Wei M, Yang G, Qin W, Zhu Z, Liu L. ROS triggered local delivery of stealth exosomes to tumors for enhanced chemo/photodynamic therapy. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:385. [PMID: 35999549 PMCID: PMC9400243 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01591-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Exosomes are recognized as effective platforms for targeted delivery for their high physicochemical stability and biocompatibility. However, most of the exosomes are inevitably and rapidly cleared by mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS) during cancer therapy. How to engineer exosome to enhance the delivery efficiency is being intensively explored. In this study, we have constructed mPEG2000-TK-CP05 decorated exosomes as effective delivery platforms to achieve enhanced photodynamic/chemical cancer therapy. RESULTS Exosomes were coated with CP05-TK-mPEG2000, in which CP05 is a peptide with high affinity to exosomal CD63 and TK could be cleaved by ROS. The resulted exosomes, namely stealth Exo, were electroporated to load RB (photosensitizer Rose Bengal) and Dox (Doxorubicin). We verified that the Stealth Exo@RB (Stealth Exo additionally loaded with RB) could escape MPS while accumulate in the tumor region efficiently in the xenograft model when laser irradiation conducted locally. Additionally, we revealed that the Stealth Exo serves as an efficient platform for Dox delivery. Dox, together with the RB mediated photodynamic therapy induce tumor cell damage synergistically in the tumor region. Moreover, the proposed switchable stealth exosomes minimized the dose of toxic Dox and thus allowed robust tumor immune response. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that the proposed Stealth Exo greatly improves both the accessibility and efficiency of drug delivery, with minimal chemical or genetic engineering. The proposed Stealth Exo serve as a promising and powerful drug delivery nanoplatform in cancer treatment.
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- Zhuo Wan
- Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
- Shaanxi Department of National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Xi'an, 710032, China
- Clinical Medical Research Center for Hematological Diseases of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Sichuan, 610041, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
- Shaanxi Department of National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Xi'an, 710032, China
- Clinical Medical Research Center for Hematological Diseases of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
- Shaanxi Department of National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Xi'an, 710032, China
- Clinical Medical Research Center for Hematological Diseases of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
- Shaanxi Department of National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Xi'an, 710032, China.
- Clinical Medical Research Center for Hematological Diseases of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710032, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Sichuan, 610041, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
- Shaanxi Department of National Clinical Research Center for Hematological Diseases, Xi'an, 710032, China.
- Clinical Medical Research Center for Hematological Diseases of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710032, China.
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Xie W, Chen B, Wen H, Xiao P, Wang L, Liu W, Wang D, Tang BZ. Biomimetic Nanoplatform Loading Type I Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer and Glutamine Blockade to Regulate Nutrient Partitioning for Enhancing Antitumor Immunotherapy. ACS NANO 2022; 16:10742-10753. [PMID: 35830505 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c02605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The intense metabolism of cancer cells leads to hypoxia and lack of crucial nutrients in the tumor microenvironment, which hinders the function of immune cells. We designed a biomimetic immune metabolic nanoplatform, in which a type I aggregation-induced emission photosensitizer and a glutamine antagonist are encapsulated into a cancer cell membrane for achieving specific delivery in vivo. This approach greatly satisfies the glucose and glutamine required by T cells, significantly improves the tumor hypoxic environment, enables the reprogramming of tumor and immune cell metabolism, induces immunogenic cell death, promotes dendritic cell maturation, and effectively inhibits tumor proliferation. Strong tumor-specific immune responses are further triggered, and the tumor immune-suppressing microenvironment is modulated, by decreasing the number of immunosuppressive cells. Moreover, subsequent combination with anti-PD-1 is able to generate strong abscopal effects to prevent tumor distant metastasis and provide long-term immune memory against tumor recurrence.
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- Wei Xie
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
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Wang Y, Li J, Zhang Y, Nan Y, Zhou X. Rational design of a meso phosphate-substituted pyronin as a type I photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7797-7800. [PMID: 35735141 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02124b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Type I photodynamic therapy (PDT) with less oxygen consumption shows great potential to overcome the malignant hypoxia in solid tumors. Herein, a novel meso phosphate-substituted pyronin PY-P and its nanoparticles (PY-P NPs) were prepared as an efficient type I organic photosensitizer. The in vivo data prove that PY-P NPs have outstanding low dark toxicity but high photocytotoxicity under hypoxia (<1% O2).
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- Yong Wang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Shandong, China.
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- Cancer Institute, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Shandong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Shandong, China. .,Cancer Institute, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China
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Lou XY, Zhang G, Song N, Yang YW. Supramolecular materials based on AIEgens for photo-assisted therapy. Biomaterials 2022; 286:121595. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Xu W, Hu D, Wang Z, Wang G, Liu K, Liang J, Miao R, Fang Y. Insight into the Clustering-Triggered Emission and Aggregation-Induced Emission Exhibited by an Adamantane-Based Molecular System. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:5358-5364. [PMID: 35678422 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chemical clustering of a nonemissive and non-AIEgen of Cb-Ph endowed a molecular system (Ad-4CP) with unique dual emissions in the solution state, a typical clustering-triggered emission (CTE), and high emission efficiency in the aggregated state, an aggregation-induced emission (AIE). The CTE was ascribed to intramolecular charge transfer (CT); however, the AIE was ascribed to both intra- and intermolecular CTs. The two-level CTs make the Ad-4CP exhibit remarkable excitation-dependent emissions. We believe that the present work not only delivers a peculiar molecular system with both CTE and AIE properties but also provides an example on how molecular engineering promotes the rational design of CTE and AIE systems via clusterization of suitable structural units.
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- Wenjun Xu
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China
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Yu H, Chen B, Huang H, He Z, Sun J, Wang G, Gu X, Tang BZ. AIE-Active Photosensitizers: Manipulation of Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Applications in Photodynamic Therapy. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12050348. [PMID: 35624649 PMCID: PMC9139150 DOI: 10.3390/bios12050348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive approach for tumor elimination that is attracting more and more attention due to the advantages of minimal side effects and high precision. In typical PDT, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated from photosensitizers play the pivotal role, determining the efficiency of PDT. However, applications of traditional PDT were usually limited by the aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect of the photosensitizers employed. Fortunately, photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission (AIE-active photosensitizers) have been developed with biocompatibility, effective ROS generation, and superior absorption, bringing about great interest for applications in oncotherapy. In this review, we review the development of AIE-active photosensitizers and describe molecule and aggregation strategies for manipulating photosensitization. For the molecule strategy, we describe the approaches utilized for tuning ROS generation by attaching heavy atoms, constructing a donor-acceptor effect, introducing ionization, and modifying with activatable moieties. The aggregation strategy to boost ROS generation is reviewed for the first time, including consideration of the aggregation of photosensitizers, polymerization, and aggregation microenvironment manipulation. Moreover, based on AIE-active photosensitizers, the cutting-edge applications of PDT with NIR irradiated therapy, activatable therapy, hypoxic therapy, and synergistic treatment are also outlined.
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- Hao Yu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; (H.Y.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (Z.H.); (J.S.)
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; (H.Y.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (Z.H.); (J.S.)
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; (H.Y.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (Z.H.); (J.S.)
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; (H.Y.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (Z.H.); (J.S.)
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; (H.Y.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (Z.H.); (J.S.)
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; (H.Y.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (Z.H.); (J.S.)
- Correspondence: (G.W.); (X.G.)
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; (H.Y.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (Z.H.); (J.S.)
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Correspondence: (G.W.); (X.G.)
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- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518172, China;
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Tavakkoli Yaraki M, Liu B, Tan YN. Emerging Strategies in Enhancing Singlet Oxygen Generation of Nano-Photosensitizers Toward Advanced Phototherapy. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:123. [PMID: 35513555 PMCID: PMC9072609 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00856-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The great promise of photodynamic therapy (PDT) has thrusted the rapid progress of developing highly effective photosensitizers (PS) in killing cancerous cells and bacteria. To mitigate the intrinsic limitations of the classical molecular photosensitizers, researchers have been looking into designing new generation of nanomaterial-based photosensitizers (nano-photosensitizers) with better photostability and higher singlet oxygen generation (SOG) efficiency, and ways of enhancing the performance of existing photosensitizers. In this paper, we review the recent development of nano-photosensitizers and nanoplasmonic strategies to enhance the SOG efficiency for better PDT performance. Firstly, we explain the mechanism of reactive oxygen species generation by classical photosensitizers, followed by a brief discussion on the commercially available photosensitizers and their limitations in PDT. We then introduce three types of new generation nano-photosensitizers that can effectively produce singlet oxygen molecules under visible light illumination, i.e., aggregation-induced emission nanodots, metal nanoclusters (< 2 nm), and carbon dots. Different design approaches to synthesize these nano-photosensitizers were also discussed. To further enhance the SOG rate of nano-photosensitizers, plasmonic strategies on using different types of metal nanoparticles in both colloidal and planar metal-PS systems are reviewed. The key parameters that determine the metal-enhanced SOG (ME-SOG) efficiency and their underlined enhancement mechanism are discussed. Lastly, we highlight the future prospects of these nanoengineering strategies, and discuss how the future development in nanobiotechnology and theoretical simulation could accelerate the design of new photosensitizers and ME-SOG systems for highly effective image-guided photodynamic therapy.
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- Mohammad Tavakkoli Yaraki
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, 138634, Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, 138634, Singapore.
- Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
- Newcastle Research and Innovation Institute, Newcastle University in Singapore, 80 Jurong East Street 21, #05-04, Singapore, 609607, Singapore.
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Yang K, Long F, Liu W, Zhang Z, Zhao S, Wang B, Zou Y, Lan M, Yuan J, Song X, Lin C. A-DA'D-A Structured Organic Phototheranostics for NIR-II Fluorescence/Photoacoustic Imaging-Guided Photothermal and Photodynamic Synergistic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:18043-18052. [PMID: 35420773 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Multimodal imaging-guided combinational phototherapies triggered by a single near-infrared (NIR) laser are highly desirable. However, their development is still a big challenge. Herein, we have developed an "acceptor-donor-acceptor'-donor-acceptor" structured organic phototheranostics (Y16-Pr) with strong light-harvesting ability in the NIR region. After being modified with polyethylene glycol (PEG), the obtained biocompatible nanoparticles (Y16-Pr-PEG NPs) could conduct NIR-II fluorescence imaging (FLI) and photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and perform photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) simultaneously. Notably, Y16-Pr-PEG NPs showed an impressive photothermal conversion efficiency (PCE) of 82.4% under 808 nm laser irradiation. The irradiated NPs could also produce hydroxyl radicals (•OH) and singlet oxygen (1O2) for type I and type II PDT, respectively. In vivo and in vitro experiments revealed that the Y16-Pr-PEG NPs significantly inhibit tumor cell growth without apparent toxic side effects under laser irradiation. Overall, the single-laser-triggered multifunctional phototheranostic Y16-Pr-PEG NPs can achieve NIR-II FLI/PAI-guided synergistic PTT/PDT against tumors.
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- Ke Yang
- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, P. R. China
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Guo M, Zhou K, Ding R, Zhao X, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, He G. Water-soluble thienoviologen derivatives for imaging bacteria and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:3097-3103. [PMID: 35343554 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb00129b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A series of water-soluble cationic thienoviologen derivative photosensitizers (nTPy-Rs) for photodynamic therapy (PDT) is reported. Cationic pyridine groups were introduced into the thiophene framework to enhance solubility and bacteria-binding ability, which effectively improved bacteriological imaging and antibacterial activity. The optoelectronic properties of nTPy-Rs were regulated by adjusting the number of thiophene groups, and the differences in antibacterial activity due to the functional scaffolds were compared. The results showed that nTPy-Rs could generate reactive oxygen species (ROS, including macroscopic free radicals), efficiently inhibit bacterial growth, and achieve the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) to the ng mL-1 level. Remarkably, 2TPyC6, containing two thiophene groups and modified by alkyl side chains, showed the best bacteriostatic performance, with the MIC of 20 ng mL-1 and 4.5 ng mL-1 for E. coli and S. aureus, respectively, which are the lowest photosensitizer concentrations used in PDT to date. The low cell cytotoxicity and excellent antibacterial performance give nTPy-Rs great potential as PDT agents in vivo.
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- Mengying Guo
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054, China.
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710049, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054, China.
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates (South China University of Technology), Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Zhang Z, Kang M, Tan H, Song N, Li M, Xiao P, Yan D, Zhang L, Wang D, Tang BZ. The fast-growing field of photo-driven theranostics based on aggregation-induced emission. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1983-2030. [PMID: 35226010 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs01138c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Photo-driven theranostics, also known as phototheranostics, relying on the diverse excited-state energy conversions of theranostic agents upon photoexcitation represents a significant branch of theranostics, which ingeniously integrate diagnostic imaging and therapeutic interventions into a single formulation. The combined merits of photoexcitation and theranostics endow photo-driven theranostics with numerous superior features. The applications of aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens), a particular category of fluorophores, in the field of photo-driven theranostics have been intensively studied by virtue of their versatile advantageous merits of favorable biocompatibility, tuneable photophysical properties, unique aggregation-enhanced theranostic (AET) features, ideal AET-favored on-site activation ability and ready construction of one-for-all multimodal theranostics. This review summarised the significant achievements of photo-driven theranostics based on AIEgens, which were detailedly elaborated and classified by their diverse theranostic modalities into three groups: fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy, photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal therapy, and multi-modality theranostics. Particularly, the tremendous advantages and individual design strategies of AIEgens in pursuit of high-performance photosensitizing output, high photothermal conversion and multimodal function capability by adjusting the excited-state energy dissipation pathways are emphasized in each section. In addition to highlighting AIEgens as promising templates for modulating energy dissipation in the application of photo-driven theranostics, current challenges and opportunities in this field are also discussed.
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- Zhijun Zhang
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Pneumology Department, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518026, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Pneumology Department, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518026, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong 518172, China.
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Wang Z, Gao C, Da X, Jian Y, Zhang C, Yao Y, Wang X, Zhou Q. Biocompatible hypocrellin A-Fe(III) nanoparticles exhibiting efficient photo-activated CDT in vitro and in vivo. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:3225-3233. [PMID: 35119445 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03608d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is novel and promising for cancer treatment, however, the potential systematic toxicity of the used nanoparticles is still a big concern. In this work the biocompatible hypocrellin A-Fe(III) nanoparticles (HA-Fe(III) NPs) were synthesized and studied. The CDT effect of HA-Fe(III) NPs in the dark is negligible but can be photo-activated upon red light irradiation, which is meaningful to realize precise CDT treatment by selective light irradiation. Moreover, HA-Fe(III) NPs can also generate O2˙-, which may be converted into H2O2 to further enhance the CDT effect. As a result, HA-Fe(III) NPs had little cytotoxicity in the dark at the concentration up to 200 μg ml-1, but exhibited efficient CDT activity upon red light irradiation under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. The in vivo results also showed that HA-Fe(III) NPs can efficiently inhibit tumor growth upon 628 nm light irradiation.
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- Zhanhua Wang
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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