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Olesińska-Mönch M, Deo C. Small-molecule photoswitches for fluorescence bioimaging: engineering and applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:660-669. [PMID: 36622788 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05870g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Fluorescence microscopy has revolutionised our understanding of biological systems, enabling the visualisation of biomolecular structures and dynamics in complex systems. The possibility to reversibly control the optical or biochemical properties of fluorophores can unlock advanced applications ranging from super-resolution microscopy to the design of multi-stimuli responsive and functional biosensors. In this Highlight, we review recent progress in small-molecule photoswitches applied to biological imaging with an emphasis on molecular engineering strategies and promising applications, while underlining the main challenges in their design and implementation.
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- Magdalena Olesińska-Mönch
- Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg 69117, Germany.
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- Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg 69117, Germany.
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Li H, Xiao W, Tian Z, Liu Z, Shi L, Wang Y, Liu Y, Liu Y. Reaction mechanism of nanomedicine based on porphyrin skeleton and its application prospects. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022; 41:103236. [PMID: 36494023 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.103236] [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: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Research on porphyrin-based photosensitizing drugs is becoming increasingly popular. They possess unique diagnostic capabilities and therapeutic effects that have gained wide recognition in oncology drug development. In recent years, the rapid growth of nanotechnology has brought great hope for nanopharmaceutical formulations. By combining porphyrins with various nanomaterials, people have improved the properties of porphyrin compounds, making drug delivery easier. Porphyrin-based nanoparticles can enhance the effect of photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment, providing opportunities for achieving complex targeting strategies and versatility with promising applications in drug carriers, tumor imaging, and treatment. This paper reviews recent porphyrin nanodrugs, including inorganic-organic hybrid nanoparticles, nanomicelles, self-assembled nanoparticles, and combination therapeutic nanodrugs, and their actions and effects on cancer cells when performing photodynamic therapy. It also discusses the drawbacks as well as the prospects for development.
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- Hui Li
- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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Hu X, Ha E, Ai F, Huang X, Yan L, He S, Ruan S, Hu J. Stimulus-responsive inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials for tumor-specific theranostics. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Li Z, Yu N, Zhou J, Li Y, Zhang Y, Huang L, Huang K, Zhao Y, Kelmar S, Yang J, Han G. Coloring Afterglow Nanoparticles for High-Contrast Time-Gating-Free Multiplex Luminescence Imaging. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2003881. [PMID: 33145880 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202003881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Afterglow nanoparticles (AGNPs) possessing inherently long lifetime with tailorable emission colors and uniform size have long been sought due to their time-gating-free high-contrast multiplexing imaging. Herein, via a straightforward template method, it is reported that such multicolor AGNPs can be accomplished. The resultant AGNPs exhibit a series of tunable afterglow emissions, including blue, yellow, green, and white. These multicolor AGNPs are found to be highly bright, enabling them to perform high-contrast multichannel afterglow imaging in vitro and in vivo without the use of any complicated time-gating algorithms or systems, which existing tools are unable to do.
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- Zhanjun Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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Shi Z, Zhang K, Zada S, Zhang C, Meng X, Yang Z, Dong H. Upconversion Nanoparticle-Induced Multimode Photodynamic Therapy Based on a Metal-Organic Framework/Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:12600-12608. [PMID: 32096623 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) possesses two pathways depending on the type of high-toxicity reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide anion radical (O2·-) and hydroxyl radical (·OH) generated through Type I and singlet oxygen (1O2) generated through Type II, inducing cancer cell apoptosis. However, the low efficiency of ROS generation and poor biocompatibility are the limitations of the traditional photosensitizers for PDT. Herein, inspired by photochemical reactions of titanium dioxide and porphyrin-based metal-organic frameworks, we developed a nanoplatform by covering ultrasmall titanium dioxide nanoparticles on a heterodimer made up of upconversion nanoparticles and metal-organic frameworks, realizing a multimode PDT through Type I and Type II mechanisms. Once irradiated by a near-infrared light, upconversion nanoparticles could generate ultraviolet and visible lights, which were not only able to stimulate different photochemical reactions of titanium dioxide and porphyrin but also accomplish deep penetration photodynamic therapy. Our photosensitive agent exhibited good biocompatibility and an effective multimode PDT performance, which could meet the needs of different situations of photodynamic therapy in the future.
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- Zhuojie Shi
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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Dual-color fluorescent nanoparticles showing perfect color-specific photoswitching for bioimaging and super-resolution microscopy. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3089. [PMID: 31300649 PMCID: PMC6626011 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10986-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Dual-emissive systems showing color-specific photoswitching are promising in bioimaging and super-resolution microscopy. However, their switching efficiency has been limited because a delicate manipulation of all the energy transfer crosstalks in the systems is unfeasible. Here, we report a perfect color-specific photoswitching, which is rationally designed by combining the complete off-to-on fluorescence switching capability of a fluorescent photochromic diarylethene and the frustrated energy transfer to the other fluorescent dye based on the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) process. Upon alternation of UV and visible light irradiations, the system achieves 100% switching on/off of blue emission from the diarylethene while orange emission from the ESIPT dye is unchanged in the polymer film. By fabricating this system into biocompatible polymer nanoparticles, we demonstrate microscopic imaging of RAW264.7 macrophage cells with reversible blue-color specific fluorescence switching that enables super-resolution imaging with a resolution of 70 nm. Photoswitchable nanoparticles can be used for selective imaging in biological systems but usually have only one color. Here the authors develop a two-color fluorescent emissive system that allows full on-off switching of one component color of the system while the other color is unaffected, which has implications for super-resolution imaging.
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Shen B, Cheng S, Gu Y, Ni D, Gao Y, Su Q, Feng W, Li F. Revisiting the optimized doping ratio in core/shell nanostructured upconversion particles. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:1964-1971. [PMID: 28098332 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr07687d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The development of rare-earth doped upconversion nanoparticles (RE-UCNPs) in various applications is fuelling the demand for nanoparticles with highly enhanced upconversion luminescence (UCL). Although the core/shell structure is proved to enhance the UCL effectively, there is still plenty of room to further improve the UCL by optimizing the doping ratio of the materials. In this article, a general strategy is demonstrated to achieve highly-enhanced visible UCL in core/shell nanostructured NaREF4 by increasing the doping ratio of Yb3+ in the core region. The energy transfer from RE-UCNPs to surface quenching sites through Yb3+-Yb3+ energy migration is demonstrated to be the main reason for restricting the doping ratio of Yb3+. Notable UCL enhancement (ca. 15 times) of core/shell structured α-NaYF4:Yb,Er@CaF2 nanoparticles is observed by increasing the concentration of Yb3+ to 98 mol%. The highly-enhanced visible UCL signal is used to guide the lymphatic vessel resection with the naked eye.
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- Bin Shen
- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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Möller N, Hellwig T, Stricker L, Engel S, Fallnich C, Ravoo BJ. Near-infrared photoswitching of cyclodextrin–guest complexes using lanthanide-doped LiYF4 upconversion nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:240-243. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc08321h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This communication reports a new type of supramolecular cyclodextrin–guest complexes using cyclodextrin coated upconversion nanoparticles as hosts and monovalent and divalent azobenzenes and arylazopyrazoles as guests.
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- Nadja Möller
- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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González-Béjar M, Francés-Soriano L, Pérez-Prieto J. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Bioimaging and Regenerative Medicine. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2016; 4:47. [PMID: 27379231 PMCID: PMC4904131 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2016.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Nanomaterials are proving useful for regenerative medicine in combination with stem cell therapy. Nanoparticles (NPs) can be administrated and targeted to desired tissues or organs and subsequently be used in non-invasive real-time visualization and tracking of cells by means of different imaging techniques, can act as therapeutic agent nanocarriers, and can also serve as scaffolds to guide the growth of new tissue. NPs can be of different chemical nature, such as gold, iron oxide, cadmium selenide, and carbon, and have the potential to be used in regenerative medicine. However, there are still many issues to be solved, such as toxicity, stability, and resident time. Upconversion NPs have relevant properties such as (i) low toxicity, (ii) capability to absorb light in an optical region where absorption in tissues is minimal and penetration is optimal (note they can also be designed to emit in the near-infrared region), and (iii) they can be used in multiplexing and multimodal imaging. An overview on the potentiality of upconversion materials in regenerative medicine is given.
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- María González-Béjar
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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González-Béjar M, Francés-Soriano L, Pérez-Prieto J. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Bioimaging and Regenerative Medicine. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2016. [PMID: 27379231 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2016.00047/bibtex] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Nanomaterials are proving useful for regenerative medicine in combination with stem cell therapy. Nanoparticles (NPs) can be administrated and targeted to desired tissues or organs and subsequently be used in non-invasive real-time visualization and tracking of cells by means of different imaging techniques, can act as therapeutic agent nanocarriers, and can also serve as scaffolds to guide the growth of new tissue. NPs can be of different chemical nature, such as gold, iron oxide, cadmium selenide, and carbon, and have the potential to be used in regenerative medicine. However, there are still many issues to be solved, such as toxicity, stability, and resident time. Upconversion NPs have relevant properties such as (i) low toxicity, (ii) capability to absorb light in an optical region where absorption in tissues is minimal and penetration is optimal (note they can also be designed to emit in the near-infrared region), and (iii) they can be used in multiplexing and multimodal imaging. An overview on the potentiality of upconversion materials in regenerative medicine is given.
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- María González-Béjar
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia , Valencia , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia , Valencia , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia , Valencia , Spain
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Li Z, Zhang Y, La H, Zhu R, El-Banna G, Wei Y, Han G. Upconverting NIR Photons for Bioimaging. NANOMATERIALS 2015; 5:2148-2168. [PMID: 28347113 PMCID: PMC5304770 DOI: 10.3390/nano5042148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) possess uniqueanti-Stokes optical properties, in which low energy near-infrared (NIR) photons can beconverted into high energy UV, visible, shorter NIR emission via multiphoton upconversionprocesses. Due to the rapid development of synthesis chemistry, lanthanide-doped UCNPscan be fabricated with narrow distribution and tunable multi-color optical properties. Theseunique attributes grant them unique NIR-driven imaging/drug delivery/therapeuticapplications, especially in the cases of deep tissue environments. In this brief review, weintroduce both the basic concepts of and recent progress with UCNPs in material engineeringand theranostic applications in imaging, molecular delivery, and tumor therapeutics. The aimof this brief review is to address the most typical progress in basic mechanism, materialdesign as bioimaging tools.
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- Zhanjun Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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Lin M, Gao Y, Hornicek F, Xu F, Lu TJ, Amiji M, Duan Z. Near-infrared light activated delivery platform for cancer therapy. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 226:123-37. [PMID: 26520243 PMCID: PMC4679704 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cancer treatment using conventional drug delivery platforms may lead to fatal damage to normal cells. Among various intelligent delivery platforms, photoresponsive delivery platforms are becoming popular, as light can be easily focused and tuned in terms of power intensity, wavelength, and irradiation time, allowing remote and precise control over therapeutic payload release both spatially and temporally. This unprecedented controlled delivery manner is important to improve therapeutic efficacy while minimizing side effects. However, most of the existing photoactive delivery platforms require UV/visible excitation to initiate their function, which suffers from phototoxicity and low level of tissue penetration limiting their practical applications in biomedicine. With the advanced optical property of converting near infrared (NIR) excitation to localized UV/visible emission, upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have emerged as a promising photoactive delivery platform that provides practical applications for remote spatially and temporally controlled release of therapeutic payload molecules using low phototoxic and high tissue penetration NIR light as the excitation source. This article reviews the state-of-the-art design, synthesis and therapeutic molecular payload encapsulation strategies of UCNP-based photoactive delivery platforms for cancer therapy. Challenges and promises for engineering of advanced delivery platforms are also highlighted.
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- Min Lin
- Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA 02114, USA; The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China; Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China.
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- Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA 02114, USA
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- Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA 02114, USA
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China; Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China; Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA 02114, USA.
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Li W, Chen Z, Zhou L, Li Z, Ren J, Qu X. Noninvasive and Reversible Cell Adhesion and Detachment via Single-Wavelength Near-Infrared Laser Mediated Photoisomerization. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:8199-205. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b03872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Wei Li
- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources
Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources
Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources
Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources
Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources
Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Laboratory
of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources
Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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Pang S, Jang D, Lee WS, Kang HM, Hong SJ, Hwang SK, Ahn KH. The effect of a “push–pull” structure on the turn-on fluorescence of photochromic thio-ketone type diarylethenes. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2015; 14:765-74. [DOI: 10.1039/c4pp00320a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A diarylethene with a six-membered ring carrying an electron-donating sulfur atom and an electron-withdrawing carbonyl group shows fluorescence in its ring-closed state.
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- Shichong Pang
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Kyung Hee University
- Yongin City 446-701
- Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Kyung Hee University
- Yongin City 446-701
- Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Kyung Hee University
- Yongin City 446-701
- Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Kyung Hee University
- Yongin City 446-701
- Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Kyung Hee University
- Yongin City 446-701
- Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Kyung Hee University
- Yongin City 446-701
- Korea
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Kang D, Song X, Xing J. Synthesis and characterization of upconversion nanoparticles with shell structure and ligand-free hydrophilic modification. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra16612h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Rare-earth upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with α and β phases were prepared. UCNPs with core–shell structure were prepared and modified to be hydrophilic by ligand-free hydrophilic modification.
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- Di Kang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
- China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering
- Tianjin Polytechnic University
- Tianjin
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
- China
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Yang D, Ma P, Hou Z, Cheng Z, Li C, Lin J. Current advances in lanthanide ion (Ln3+)-based upconversion nanomaterials for drug delivery. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:1416-48. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00155a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 622] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review mainly focuses on the recent advances in various chemical syntheses of Ln3+-based upconversion nanomaterials, with special emphasis on their application in stimuli-response controlled drug release and subsequent therapy.
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- Dongmei Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- China
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Wang X, Liu K, Yang G, Cheng L, He L, Liu Y, Li Y, Guo L, Liu Z. Near-infrared light triggered photodynamic therapy in combination with gene therapy using upconversion nanoparticles for effective cancer cell killing. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:9198-9205. [PMID: 24980695 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr02495h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have drawn much attention in cancer imaging and therapy in recent years. Herein, we for the first time report the use of UCNPs with carefully engineered surface chemistry for combined photodynamic therapy (PDT) and gene therapy of cancer. In our system, positively charged NaGdF4:Yb,Er UCNPs with multilayered polymer coatings are synthesized via a layer by layer strategy, and then loaded simultaneously with Chlorin e6 (Ce6), a photosensitizing molecule, and small interfering RNA (siRNA), which targets the Plk1 oncogene. On the one hand, under excitation by a near-infrared (NIR) light at 980 nm, which shows greatly improved tissue penetration compared with visible light, cytotoxic singlet oxygen can be generated via resonance energy transfer from UCNPs to photosensitizer Ce6, while the residual upconversion luminescence is utilized for imaging. On the other hand, the silencing of Plk1 induced by siRNA delivered with UCNPs could induce significant cancer cell apoptosis. As the result of such combined photodynamic and gene therapy, a remarkably enhanced cancer cell killing effect is realized. Our work thus highlights the promise of UCNPs for imaging guided combination therapy of cancer.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China.
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Hao S, Shao W, Qiu H, Shang Y, Fan R, Guo X, Zhao L, Chen G, Yang C. Tuning the size and upconversion emission of NaYF4:Yb3+/Pr3+ nanoparticles through Yb3+ doping. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra11357h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We introduce a simple method to tune the resulting size as well as the upconversion luminescence of NaYF4:Yb3+/Pr3+ nanoparticles through varying the sensitizer ytterbium concentration.
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- Shuwei Hao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- National Key Laboratory of Tunable Lasers
- Institute of Optical-Electronics
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry
- the Hong Kong University of Scienece and Technology
- , Hong Kong SPA
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China
- Harbin Huigong Technology Co., Ltd
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China
- Institute for Lasers
- Photonics and Biophotonics
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- 150001 Harbin, People's Republic of China
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