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Jamal GA, Jahangirian E, Hamblin MR, Mirzaei H, Tarrahimofrad H, Alikowsarzadeh N. Proteases, a powerful biochemical tool in the service of medicine, clinical and pharmaceutical. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2024:1-25. [PMID: 38909284 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2024.2364234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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Proteases, enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds, have various applications in medicine, clinical applications, and pharmaceutical development. They are used in cancer treatment, wound debridement, contact lens cleaning, prion degradation, biofilm removal, and fibrinolytic agents. Proteases are also crucial in cardiovascular disease treatment, emphasizing the need for safe, affordable, and effective fibrinolytic drugs. Proteolytic enzymes and protease biosensors are increasingly used in diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Advanced technologies, such as nanomaterials-based sensors, are being developed to enhance the sensitivity, specificity, and versatility of protease biosensors. These biosensors are becoming effective tools for disease detection due to their precision and rapidity. They can detect extracellular and intracellular proteases, as well as fluorescence-based methods for real-time and label-free detection of virus-related proteases. The active utilization of proteolytic enzymatic biosensors is expected to expand significantly in biomedical research, in-vitro model systems, and drug development. We focused on journal articles and books published in English between 1982 and 2024 for this study.
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- Ghadir A Jamal
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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- Department of Molecular, Zist Tashkhis Farda Company (tBioDx), Tehran, Iran
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Faculty of Health Science, Laser Research Center, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, South Africa
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Molecular and Life Science Department, Han University of Applied Science, Arnhem, Nederland
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He T, Wen J, Wang W, Hu Z, Ling C, Zhao Z, Cheng Y, Chang YC, Xu M, Jin Z, Amer L, Sasi L, Fu L, Steinmetz NF, Rana TM, Wu P, Jokerst JV. Peptide-Driven Proton Sponge Nano-Assembly for Imaging and Triggering Lysosome-Regulated Immunogenic Cancer Cell Death. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307679. [PMID: 38372431 PMCID: PMC11081816 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307679] [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: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Triggering lysosome-regulated immunogenic cell death (ICD, e.g., pyroptosis and necroptosis) with nanomedicines is an emerging approach for turning an "immune-cold" tumor "hot"-a key challenge faced by cancer immunotherapies. Proton sponge such as high-molecular-weight branched polyethylenimine (PEI) is excellent at rupturing lysosomes, but its therapeutic application is hindered by uncontrollable toxicity due to fixed charge density and poor understanding of resulted cell death mechanism. Here, a series of proton sponge nano-assemblies (PSNAs) with self-assembly controllable surface charge density and cell cytotoxicity are created. Such PSNAs are constructed via low-molecular-weight branched PEI covalently bound to self-assembling peptides carrying tetraphenylethene pyridinium (PyTPE, an aggregation-induced emission-based luminogen). Assembly of PEI assisted by the self-assembling peptide-PyTPE leads to enhanced surface positive charges and cell cytotoxicity of PSNA. The self-assembly tendency of PSNAs is further optimized by tuning hydrophilic and hydrophobic components within the peptide, thus resulting in the PSNA with the highest fluorescence, positive surface charge density, cell uptake, and cancer cell cytotoxicity. Systematic cell death mechanistic studies reveal that the lysosome rupturing-regulated pyroptosis and necroptosis are at least two causes of cell death. Tumor cells undergoing PSNA-triggered ICD activate immune cells, suggesting the great potential of PSNAs to trigger anticancer immunity.
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- Tengyu He
- Program in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Immunology, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Program in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Program in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Radiology, Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, Moores Cancer Center, Center for Engineering in Cancer, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, Shu and K. C. Chien and Peter Farrell Collaboratory, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Immunology, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Program in Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Radiology, Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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Ma W, Wang Y, Xue Y, Wang M, Lu C, Guo W, Liu YH, Shu D, Shao G, Xu Q, Tu D, Yan H. Molecular engineering of AIE-active boron clustoluminogens for enhanced boron neutron capture therapy. Chem Sci 2024; 15:4019-4030. [PMID: 38487248 PMCID: PMC10935674 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06222h] [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: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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The development of boron delivery agents bearing an imaging capability is crucial for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), yet it has been rarely explored. Here we present a new type of boron delivery agent that integrates aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active imaging and a carborane cluster for the first time. In doing so, the new boron delivery agents have been rationally designed by incorporating a high boron content unit of a carborane cluster, an erlotinib targeting unit towards lung cancer cells, and a donor-acceptor type AIE unit bearing naphthalimide. The new boron delivery agents demonstrate both excellent AIE properties for imaging purposes and highly selective accumulation in tumors. For example, at a boron delivery agent dose of 15 mg kg-1, the boron amount reaches over 20 μg g-1, and both tumor/blood (T/B) and tumor/normal cell (T/N) ratios reach 20-30 times higher than those required by BNCT. The neutron irradiation experiments demonstrate highly efficient tumor growth suppression without any observable physical tissue damage and abnormal behavior in vivo. This study not only expands the application scopes of both AIE-active molecules and boron clusters, but also provides a new molecular engineering strategy for a deep-penetrating cancer therapeutic protocol based on BNCT.
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- Wenli Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University Nanjing 210008 China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210033 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Southeast University Medical School Nanjing 210033 China
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- Neuboron Therapy System Ltd. Xiamen 361028 China
- Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing 210016 China
- Neuboron Medtech Ltd. Nanjing 211112 China
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- Neuboron Therapy System Ltd. Xiamen 361028 China
- Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing 210016 China
- Neuboron Medtech Ltd. Nanjing 211112 China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 210033 China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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Pandit S, Duchow M, Chao W, Capasso A, Samanta D. DNA-Barcoded Plasmonic Nanostructures for Activity-Based Protease Sensing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202310964. [PMID: 37985161 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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We report the development of a new class of protease activity sensors called DNA-barcoded plasmonic nanostructures. These probes are comprised of gold nanoparticles functionalized with peptide-DNA conjugates (GPDs), where the peptide is a substrate of the protease of interest. The DNA acts as a barcode identifying the peptide and facilitates signal amplification. Protease-mediated peptide cleavage frees the DNA from the nanoparticle surface, which is subsequently measured via a CRISPR/Cas12a-based assay as a proxy for protease activity. As proof-of-concept, we show activity-based, multiplexed detection of the SARS-CoV-2-associated protease, 3CL, and the apoptosis marker, caspase 3, with high sensitivity and selectivity. GPDs yield >25-fold turn-on signals, 100-fold improved response compared to commercial probes, and detection limits as low as 58 pM at room temperature. Moreover, nanomolar concentrations of proteases can be detected visually by leveraging the aggregation-dependent color change of the gold nanoparticles. We showcase the clinical potential of GPDs by detecting a colorectal cancer-associated protease, cathepsin B, in three different patient-derived cell lines. Taken together, GPDs detect physiologically relevant concentrations of active proteases in challenging biological samples, require minimal sample processing, and offer unmatched multiplexing capabilities (mediated by DNA), making them powerful chemical tools for biosensing and disease diagnostics.
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- Subrata Pandit
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E 24th St., Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, 1601 Trinity St., Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E 24th St., Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, 1601 Trinity St., Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E 24th St., Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Jin Z, Ling C, Yim W, Chang YC, He T, Li K, Zhou J, Cheng Y, Li Y, Yeung J, Wang R, Fajtová P, Amer L, Mattoussi H, O'Donoghue AJ, Jokerst JV. Endoproteolysis of Oligopeptide-Based Coacervates for Enzymatic Modeling. ACS NANO 2023; 17:16980-16992. [PMID: 37579082 PMCID: PMC10614163 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c04259] [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] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Better insights into the fate of membraneless organelles could strengthen the understanding of the transition from prebiotic components to multicellular organisms. Compartmentalized enzyme reactions in a synthetic coacervate have been investigated, yet there remains a gap in understanding the enzyme interactions with coacervate as a substrate hub. Here, we study how the molecularly crowded nature of the coacervate affects the interactions of the embedded substrate with a protease. We design oligopeptide-based coacervates that comprise an anionic Asp-peptide (D10) and a cationic Arg-peptide (R5R5) with a proteolytic cleavage site. The coacervates dissolve in the presence of the main protease (Mpro) implicated in the coronavirus lifecycle. We capitalize on the condensed structure, introduce a self-quenching mechanism, and model the enzyme kinetics by using Cy5.5-labeled peptides. The determined specificity constant (kcat/KM) is 5817 M-1 s-1 and is similar to that of the free substrate. We further show that the enzyme kinetics depend on the type and quantity of dye incorporated into the coacervates. Our work presents a simple design for enzyme-responsive coacervates and provides insights into the interactions between the enzyme and coacervates as a whole.
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- Zhicheng Jin
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306, Florida, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, California, United States
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Cheng Y, Qu Z, Jiang Q, Xu T, Zheng H, Ye P, He M, Tong Y, Ma Y, Bao A. Functional Materials for Subcellular Targeting Strategies in Cancer Therapy: Progress and Prospects. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2305095. [PMID: 37665594 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies have made significant progress in cancer treatment. However, tumor adjuvant therapy still faces challenges due to the intrinsic heterogeneity of cancer, genomic instability, and the formation of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Functional materials possess unique biological properties such as long circulation times, tumor-specific targeting, and immunomodulation. The combination of functional materials with natural substances and nanotechnology has led to the development of smart biomaterials with multiple functions, high biocompatibilities, and negligible immunogenicities, which can be used for precise cancer treatment. Recently, subcellular structure-targeting functional materials have received particular attention in various biomedical applications including the diagnosis, sensing, and imaging of tumors and drug delivery. Subcellular organelle-targeting materials can precisely accumulate therapeutic agents in organelles, considerably reduce the threshold dosages of therapeutic agents, and minimize drug-related side effects. This review provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the research progress in subcellular organelle-targeted cancer therapy based on functional nanomaterials. Moreover, it explains the challenges and prospects of subcellular organelle-targeting functional materials in precision oncology. The review will serve as an excellent cutting-edge guide for researchers in the field of subcellular organelle-targeted cancer therapy.
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- Yanxiang Cheng
- Department of Gynecology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, No.238 Jiefang Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, 430060, P. R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion Research, Wuhan Blood Center (WHBC), HUST-WHBC United Hematology Optical Imaging Center, No.8 Baofeng 1st Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, P. R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion Research, Wuhan Blood Center (WHBC), HUST-WHBC United Hematology Optical Imaging Center, No.8 Baofeng 1st Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan Blood Center (WHBC), No.8 Baofeng 1st Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, No.238 Jiefang Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, 430060, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, No.238 Jiefang Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, 430060, P. R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion Research, Wuhan Blood Center (WHBC), HUST-WHBC United Hematology Optical Imaging Center, No.8 Baofeng 1st Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, No.238 Jiefang Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, 430060, P. R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion Research, Wuhan Blood Center (WHBC), HUST-WHBC United Hematology Optical Imaging Center, No.8 Baofeng 1st Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, No.238 Jiefang Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, 430060, P. R. China
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Wang Z, Zhao C, Li Y, Wang J, Hou D, Wang L, Wang Y, Wang X, Liu X, Wang H, Xu W. Photostable Cascade-Activatable Peptide Self-Assembly on a Cancer Cell Membrane for High-Performance Identification of Human Bladder Cancer. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210732. [PMID: 37172955 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210732] [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: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Missed or residual tumor burden results in high risk for bladder cancer relapse. However, existing fluorescent probes cannot meet the clinical needs because of inevitable photobleaching properties. Performance can be improved by maintaining intensive and sustained fluorescence signals via resistance to intraoperative saline flushing and intrinsic fluorescent decay, providing surgeons with sufficiently clear and high-contrast surgical fields, avoiding residual tumors or missed diagnosis. This study designs and synthesizes a photostable cascade-activatable peptide, a target reaction-induced aggregation peptide (TRAP) system, which can construct polypeptide-based nanofibers in situ on the cell membrane to achieve long-term and stable imaging of bladder cancer. The probe has two parts: a target peptide (TP) targets CD44v6 to recognize bladder cancer cells, and a reaction-induced aggregation peptide (RAP) is introduced, which effectively reacts with the TP via a click reaction to enhance the hydrophobicity of the whole molecule, assembling into nanofibers and further nanonetworks. Accordingly, probe retention on the cell membrane is prolonged, and photostability is significantly improved. Finally, the TRAP system is successfully employed in the high-performance identification of human bladder cancer in ex vivo bladder tumor tissues. This cascade-activatable peptide molecular probe based on the TRAP system enables efficient and stable imaging of bladder cancer.
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- Ziqi Wang
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing, 100190, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Urology, the Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Urology, the Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing, 100190, China
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- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Molecular Probes and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Department of Urology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
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Cui Z, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Abudurexiti A, Yusuf A. Synthesis of an aggregation-induced emission-based fluorescent probe based on rupestonic acid. RSC Adv 2023; 13:25369-25378. [PMID: 37661955 PMCID: PMC10472508 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03521b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Chinese herbal medicine and Chinese patent medicine have been widely applied for cancer care in China. Rupestonic acid, an active ingredient of Artemisia rupestris L., has recently been confirmed to have certain anti-tumor effects in vitro. In this study, we employed the application of a commonly devoted triphenylamine as a fluorophore and the addition of 2,4-thiazolidinedione as a bridge to integrate rupestonic acid into the AIE system to create an fluorescent probe with anti-tumor properties. The spectral, cytotoxic, and cellular imaging properties of the probe were measured. Its promising responses make possible the application of the probe in antitumor theragnostic systems.
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- Zhichao Cui
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Laboratory of Xinjiang Native Medicinal and Edible Plant Resources Chemistry, Kashi University Kashi 844000 China +86-18690293325
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Laboratory of Xinjiang Native Medicinal and Edible Plant Resources Chemistry, Kashi University Kashi 844000 China +86-18690293325
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510006 China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Laboratory of Xinjiang Native Medicinal and Edible Plant Resources Chemistry, Kashi University Kashi 844000 China +86-18690293325
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Laboratory of Xinjiang Native Medicinal and Edible Plant Resources Chemistry, Kashi University Kashi 844000 China +86-18690293325
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Luo Y, Jiang X, Zhang R, Shen C, Li M, Zhao Z, Lv M, Sun S, Sun X, Ying B. MXene-Based Aptameric Fluorosensor for Sensitive and Rapid Detection of COVID-19. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301146. [PMID: 36879476 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-caused COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly escalated into the largest global health emergency, which pushes to develop detection kits for the detection of COVID-19 with high sensitivity, specificity, and fast analysis. Here, aptamer-functionalized MXene nanosheet is demonstrated as a novel bionanosensor that detects COVID-19. Upon binding to the spike receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2, the aptamer probe is released from MXene surface restoring the quenched fluorescence. The performances of the fluorosensor are evaluated using antigen protein, cultured virus, and swab specimens from COVID-19 patients. It is evidenced that this sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2 spike protein at final concentration of 38.9 fg mL-1 and SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus (limit of detection: 7.2 copies) within 30 min. Its application for clinical samples analysis is also demonstrated successfully. This work offers an effective sensing platform for sensitive and rapid detection of COVID-19 with high specificity.
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- Yao Luo
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China
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Zmudzinski M, Malon O, Poręba M, Drąg M. Imaging of proteases using activity-based probes. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2023; 74:102299. [PMID: 37031620 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.102299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Proteases (proteolytic enzymes) are proteins that catalyze one of the most important biochemical reactions, namely the hydrolysis of the peptide bond in peptide and protein substrates. Therefore these molecular biocatalysts participate in virtually all living processes. The proper balance between intact and processed protease substrates enables to maintenance of homeostasis from a single-cell level to the whole living system. However, when the proteolytic activity is altered, this delicate balance is disturbed, which might lead to the development of a plethora of diseases. Given this, monitoring proteolytic activity is indispensable to understanding how proteases operate in disease lesions and how their altered catalytic activity might be harnessed for a better diagnosis and treatment. In this manuscript, we provide a critical review of the recent development of protease chemical probes which are small molecules that detect proteolytic activity by interacting with protease active site, individual proteases as well as complex proteolytic networks.
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- Mikolaj Zmudzinski
- Department of Chemical Biology and Bioimaging, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Bioimaging, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Bioimaging, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Bioimaging, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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Liu Y, Gu M, Ding Q, Zhang Z, Gong W, Yuan Y, Miao X, Ma H, Hong X, Hu W, Xiao Y. Highly Twisted Conformation Thiopyrylium Photosensitizers for In Vivo Near Infrared-II Imaging and Rapid Inactivation of Coronavirus. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214875. [PMID: 36545827 PMCID: PMC9880658 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Despite significant effort, a majority of heavy-atom-free photosensitizers have short excitation wavelengths, thereby hampering their biomedical applications. Here, we present a facile approach for developing efficient near-infrared (NIR) heavy-atom-free photosensitizers. Based on a series of thiopyrylium-based NIR-II (1000-1700 nm) dyads, we found that the star dyad HD with a sterically bulky and electron-rich moiety exhibited configuration torsion and significantly enhanced intersystem crossing (ISC) compared to the parent dyad. The electron excitation characteristics of HD changed from local excitation (LE) to charge transfer (CT)-domain, contributing to a ≈6-fold reduction in energy gap (ΔEST ), a ≈10-fold accelerated ISC process, and a ≈31.49-fold elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) quantum yield. The optimized SP@HD-PEG2K lung-targeting dots enabled real-time NIR-II lung imaging, which precisely guided rapid pulmonary coronavirus inactivation.
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- Yishen Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, 264117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, P. R. China.,Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organo-Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, P. R. China.,Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, and Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research & Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai, 264117, China
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Li B, Wang W, Zhao L, Yan D, Li X, Gao Q, Zheng J, Zhou S, Lai S, Feng Y, Zhang J, Jiang H, Long C, Gan W, Chen X, Wang D, Tang BZ, Liao Y. Multifunctional AIE Nanosphere-Based "Nanobomb" for Trimodal Imaging-Guided Photothermal/Photodynamic/Pharmacological Therapy of Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections. ACS NANO 2023; 17:4601-4618. [PMID: 36826229 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c10694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Injudicious or inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to the prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria, posing a huge menace to global health. Here, a self-assembled aggregation-induced emission (AIE) nanosphere (AIE-PEG1000 NPs) that simultaneously possesses near-infrared region II (NIR-II) fluorescence emissive, photothermal, and photodynamic properties is prepared using a multifunctional AIE luminogen (AIE-4COOH). The AIE-PEG1000 NPs were encapsulated with teicoplanin (Tei) and ammonium bicarbonate (AB) into lipid nanovesicles to form a laser-activated "nanobomb" (AIE-Tei@AB NVs) for the multimodal theranostics of drug-resistant bacterial infections. In vivo experiments validate that the "nanobomb" enables high-performance NIR-II fluorescence, infrared thermal, and ultrasound (AB decomposition during the photothermal process to produce numerous CO2/NH3 bubbles, which is an efficient ultrasound contrast agent) imaging of multidrug-resistant bacteria-infected foci after intravenous administration of AIE-Tei@AB NVs followed by 660 nm laser stimulation. The highly efficient photothermal and photodynamic features of AIE-Tei@AB NVs, combined with the excellent pharmacological property of rapidly released Tei during bubble generation and NV disintegration, collectively promote broad-spectrum eradication of three clinically isolated multidrug-resistant bacteria strains and rapid healing of infected wounds. This multimodal imaging-guided synergistic therapeutic strategy can be extended for the theranostics of superbugs.
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- Bin Li
- Department of Burn Surgery & Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery & Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, 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, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery & Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
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- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery & Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery & Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery & Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, 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, Guangdong, 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, Guangdong, China
- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery & Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, China
- Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, Guangdong, China
- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, China
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Ji S, Li S, Gao H, Wang J, Wang K, Nan W, Chen H, Hao Y. An AIEgen-based "turn-on" probe for sensing cancer cells and tiny tumors with high furin expression. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:2221-2229. [PMID: 36748329 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01979e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Peptide-aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen (AIEgen) conjugates are widely used in the bioimaging field for their good resistance to photobleaching, red and near-infrared light emission, good biocompatibility, etc. However, their peptides are mainly negatively charged and the positively charged peptide-AIEgen conjugates are rarely used in in vivo imaging due to their high non-specific interaction with protein to cause "false-positive" results and their potential risk of triggering hemolysis. Herein, we introduce a black hole quencher 3 (BHQ3) to RVRRGFF-AIE (FA) to build a "turn-on" probe, named BHQ3-RVRRGFF-AIE (BFA). Compared with FA, BFA has advantages in the anti-interference ability for different proteins and many solution environments. But, both BFA and FA have high risks of inducing hemolysis, which restricts their further application. Through co-assembly with poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA), molecular probes BFA and FA are formed into PGA-BFA and PGA-FA nanoparticles with high biocompatibility and suppressed phototoxicity. Cell studies show that PGA-BFA can discriminate cancer cells with high furin expression from low furin-expressed cancer cells and normal cells. In vivo studies show that PGA-BFA can light up tiny tumors in the abdominal cavity with a better tumor-to-intestine ratio (3.14) than that of PGA-FA (1.47), which is helpful for the accurate excision of tiny tumors. This study will advance the development of constructing good biosafety probes with a high signal-to-noise ratio for fluorescence image-guided cancer surgery.
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- Shenglu Ji
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China. .,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, 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, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China. .,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China. .,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
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Cheng Y, Clark AE, Yim W, Borum RM, Chang YC, Jin Z, He T, Carlin AF, Jokerst JV. Protease-Responsive Potential-Tunable AIEgens for Cell Selective Imaging of TMPRSS2 and Accurate Inhibitor Screening. Anal Chem 2023; 95:3789-3798. [PMID: 36753444 PMCID: PMC10614162 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) is a plasma membrane protease that activates both spike protein of coronaviruses for cell entry and oncogenic signaling pathways for tumor progression. TMPRSS2 inhibition can reduce cancer invasion and metastasis and partially prevent the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells. Thus, there is an urgent need for both TMPRSS2-selective imaging and precise screening of TMPRSS2 inhibitors. Here, we report a TMPRSS2-responsive surface-potential-tunable peptide-conjugated probe (EGTP) with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) features for TMPRSS2 selective imaging and accurate inhibitor screening. The amphiphilic EGTP was constructed with tunable surface potential and responsive efficiency with TMPRSS2 and its inhibitor. The rational construction of AIE luminogens (AIEgens) with modular peptides indicated that the cleavage of EGTP led to a gradual aggregation with bright fluorescence in high TMPRSS2-expressing cells. This strategy may have value for selective detection of cancer cells, SARS-CoV-2-target cells, and screening of protease inhibitors.
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- Yong Cheng
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Duo Y, Luo G, Zhang W, Wang R, Xiao GG, Li Z, Li X, Chen M, Yoon J, Tang BZ. Noncancerous disease-targeting AIEgens. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1024-1067. [PMID: 36602333 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00610c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Noncancerous diseases include a wide plethora of medical conditions beyond cancer and are a major cause of mortality around the world. Despite progresses in clinical research, many puzzles about these diseases remain unanswered, and new therapies are continuously being sought. The evolution of bio-nanomedicine has enabled huge advancements in biosensing, diagnosis, bioimaging, and therapeutics. The recent development of aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) has provided an impetus to the field of molecular bionanomaterials. Following aggregation, AIEgens show strong emission, overcoming the problems associated with the aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect. They also have other unique properties, including low background interferences, high signal-to-noise ratios, photostability, and excellent biocompatibility, along with activatable aggregation-enhanced theranostic effects, which help them achieve excellent therapeutic effects as an one-for-all multimodal theranostic platform. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the overall progresses in AIEgen-based nanoplatforms for the detection, diagnosis, bioimaging, and bioimaging-guided treatment of noncancerous diseases. In addition, it details future perspectives and the potential clinical applications of these AIEgens in noncancerous diseases are also proposed. This review hopes to motivate further interest in this topic and promote ideation for the further exploration of more advanced AIEgens in a broad range of biomedical and clinical applications in patients with noncancerous diseases.
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- Yanhong Duo
- 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, 518020, Guangdong, China. .,Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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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, 518020, Guangdong, China. .,Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,School of Medicine, Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518033, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmacology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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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, 518020, Guangdong, China.
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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, 518020, Guangdong, China.
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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, 518020, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Korea.
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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, Guangdong, China.
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Zhang C, Xu M, He S, Huang J, Xu C, Pu K. Checkpoint Nano-PROTACs for Activatable Cancer Photo-Immunotherapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208553. [PMID: 36427459 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Checkpoint immunotherapy holds great potential to treat malignancies via blocking the immunosuppressive signaling pathways, which however suffers from inefficiency and off-target adverse effects. Herein, checkpoint nano-proteolysis targeting chimeras (nano-PROTACs) in combination with photodynamic tumor regression and immunosuppressive protein degradation to block checkpoint signaling pathways for activatable cancer photo-immunotherapy are reported. These nano-PROTACs are composed of a photosensitizer (protoporphyrin IX, PpIX) and an Src homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase 2 (SHP2)-targeting PROTAC peptide (aPRO) via a caspase 3-cleavable segment. aPRO is activated by the increased expression of caspase 3 in tumor cells after phototherapeutic treatment and induces targeted degradation of SHP2 via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. The persistent depletion of SHP2 blocks the immunosuppressive checkpoint signaling pathways (CD47/SIRPα and PD-1/PD-L1), thus reinvigorating antitumor macrophages and T cells. Such a checkpoint PROTAC strategy synergizes immunogenic phototherapy to boost antitumor immune response. Thus, this study represents a generalized PROTAC platform to modulate immune-related signaling pathways for improved anticancer therapy.
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- Chi Zhang
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 636921, Singapore
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Choi JH. Proteolytic Biosensors with Functional Nanomaterials: Current Approaches and Future Challenges. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:171. [PMID: 36831937 PMCID: PMC9953628 DOI: 10.3390/bios13020171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Proteolytic enzymes are one of the important biomarkers that enable the early diagnosis of several diseases, such as cancers. A specific proteolytic enzyme selectively degrades a certain sequence of a polypeptide. Therefore, a particular proteolytic enzyme can be selectively quantified by changing detectable signals causing degradation of the peptide chain. In addition, by combining polypeptides with various functional nanomaterials, proteolytic enzymes can be measured more sensitively and rapidly. In this paper, proteolytic enzymes that can be measured using a polypeptide degradation method are reviewed and recently studied functional nanomaterials-based proteolytic biosensors are discussed. We anticipate that the proteolytic nanobiosensors addressed in this review will provide valuable information on physiological changes from a cellular level for individual and early diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jin-Ha Choi
- School of Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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