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Ahn HSH, Oloumi Yazdi Y, Wadsworth BJ, Bennewith KL, Rahmim A, Klyuzhin IS. Relating Macroscopic PET Radiomics Features to Microscopic Tumor Phenotypes Using a Stochastic Mathematical Model of Cellular Metabolism and Proliferation. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2215. [PMID: 38927921 PMCID: PMC11202285 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16122215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Cancers can manifest large variations in tumor phenotypes due to genetic and microenvironmental factors, which has motivated the development of quantitative radiomics-based image analysis with the aim to robustly classify tumor phenotypes in vivo. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can be particularly helpful in elucidating the metabolic profiles of tumors. However, the relatively low resolution, high noise, and limited PET data availability make it difficult to study the relationship between the microenvironment properties and metabolic tumor phenotype as seen on the images. Most of previously proposed digital PET phantoms of tumors are static, have an over-simplified morphology, and lack the link to cellular biology that ultimately governs the tumor evolution. In this work, we propose a novel method to investigate the relationship between microscopic tumor parameters and PET image characteristics based on the computational simulation of tumor growth. We use a hybrid, multiscale, stochastic mathematical model of cellular metabolism and proliferation to generate simulated cross-sections of tumors in vascularized normal tissue on a microscopic level. The generated longitudinal tumor growth sequences are converted to PET images with realistic resolution and noise. By changing the biological parameters of the model, such as the blood vessel density and conditions for necrosis, distinct tumor phenotypes can be obtained. The simulated cellular maps were compared to real histology slides of SiHa and WiDr xenografts imaged with Hoechst 33342 and pimonidazole. As an example application of the proposed method, we simulated six tumor phenotypes that contain various amounts of hypoxic and necrotic regions induced by a lack of oxygen and glucose, including phenotypes that are distinct on the microscopic level but visually similar in PET images. We computed 22 standardized Haralick texture features for each phenotype, and identified the features that could best discriminate the phenotypes with varying image noise levels. We demonstrated that "cluster shade" and "difference entropy" are the most effective and noise-resilient features for microscopic phenotype discrimination. Longitudinal analysis of the simulated tumor growth showed that radiomics analysis can be beneficial even in small lesions with a diameter of 3.5-4 resolution units, corresponding to 8.7-10.0 mm in modern PET scanners. Certain radiomics features were shown to change non-monotonically with tumor growth, which has implications for feature selection for tracking disease progression and therapy response.
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- Hailey S. H. Ahn
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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Yuan F, Zhang C, Luo X, Cheng S, Zhu Y, Xian Y. An erythrocyte membrane-camouflaged fluorescent covalent organic framework for starving/nitric oxide/immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer. Chem Sci 2023; 14:14182-14192. [PMID: 38098713 PMCID: PMC10717584 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02022c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
Abstract
It is a great challenge to effectively treat triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) due to lack of therapeutic targets and drug resistance of systemic chemotherapy. Rational design of nanomedicine with good hemocompatibility is urgently desirable for combination therapy of TNBC. Herein, an erythrocyte membrane-camouflaged fluorescent covalent organic framework (COF) loaded with an NO donor (hydroxyurea, Hu), glucose oxidase (GOx) and cytosine-phosphate-guanine oligonucleotides (CPG) (COF@HGC) was developed for imaging-guided starving/nitric oxide (NO)/immunization synergistic treatment of TNBC. The substances of HGC are easily co-loaded onto the COF due to the ordered pore structure and large surface area. And a folic acid-modified erythrocyte membrane (FEM) is coated on the surface of COF@HGC to improve targeted therapy and haemocompatibility. When COF@HGC@FEM is internalized into tumor cells, hemoglobin (Hb) on FEM and GOx loaded on the COF can trigger cascade reactions to kill tumor cells due to the simultaneous production of NO and exhaustion of glucose. Meanwhile, the COF with excellent fluorescence properties can be used as a self-reporter for bioimaging. Furthermore, the CPG can reprogram tumor-associated macrophages from tumor-supportive phenotype to anti-tumor phenotype and enhance immunotherapy. Through the "three-in-one" strategy, the biomimetic nanoplatform can effectively inhibit tumor growth and reprogram the tumor immunosuppression microenvironment in the TNBC mouse model.
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- Fang Yuan
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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Zhang X, Zhang M, Huang S, Ohtani K, Xu L, Guo Y. Engineered Polymeric Nanovector for Intracellular Peptide Delivery in Antitumor Therapy. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:5343-5363. [PMID: 37746048 PMCID: PMC10517702 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s427536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Objective This study aimed to deliver a polypeptide from the Bax-BH3 domain (BHP) through the synthesis of self-assembled amphiphile nanovectors (NVs) and to assess their potential for cancer therapeutic applications and biological safety in vitro and in vivo. These findings provide valuable options for cancer intervention and a novel approach for the rational design of therapeutics. Methods We studied the antitumor activity of BHP by preparing RGDfK-PHPMA-b-Poly (MMA-alt-(Rhob-MA)) (RPPMMRA) and encapsulating it in BHP-NV. We also performed a series of characterizations and property analyses of RPPMMRA, including its size, stability, and drug-carrying capacity. The biocompatibility of RPPMMRA was evaluated in terms of cytotoxicity and hemolytic effects. The pro-apoptotic capacity of BHP was evaluated in vitro using mitochondrial membrane potential, flow cytometry, and apoptosis visualization techniques. The potential therapeutic effects of BHP on tumors were explored using reverse molecular docking. We also investigated the in vivo proapoptotic effect of BHP-NV in a nude mouse tumor model. Results NVs were successfully prepared with hydrated particle sizes ranging from 189.6 nm to 256.6 nm, spherical overall, and were able to remain stable in different media for 72 h with drug loading up to 15.2%. The NVs were be successfully internalized within 6 h with good biocompatibility. Neither BHP nor NV showed significant toxicity when administered alone, however, BHP-NV demonstrated significant side effects in vitro and in vivo. The apoptosis rate increased significantly from 14.13% to 66.34%. Experiments in vivo showed that BHP-NV exhibited significant apoptotic and tumor-suppressive effects. Conclusion A targeted fluorescent NV with high drug delivery efficiency and sustained release protected the active center of BHP, constituting BHP-NV for targeted delivery. RPPMMRA demonstrated excellent biocompatibility, stability, and drug loading ability, whereas and BHP-NV demonstrated potent antitumor effects in vivo and in vitro.
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- Xi Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1337, Japan
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China
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Sciolino N, Reverdatto S, Premo A, Breindel L, Yu J, Theophall G, Burz DS, Liu A, Sulchek T, Schmidt AM, Ramasamy R, Shekhtman A. Messenger RNA in lipid nanoparticles rescues HEK 293 cells from lipid-induced mitochondrial dysfunction as studied by real time pulse chase NMR, RTPC-NMR, spectroscopy. Sci Rep 2022; 12:22293. [PMID: 36566335 PMCID: PMC9789524 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26444-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Analytical tools to study cell physiology are critical for optimizing drug-host interactions. Real time pulse chase NMR spectroscopy, RTPC-NMR, was introduced to monitor the kinetics of metabolite production in HEK 293T cells treated with COVID-19 vaccine-like lipid nanoparticles, LNPs, with and without mRNA. Kinetic flux parameters were resolved for the incorporation of isotopic label into metabolites and clearance of labeled metabolites from the cells. Changes in the characteristic times for alanine production implicated mitochondrial dysfunction as a consequence of treating the cells with lipid nanoparticles, LNPs. Mitochondrial dysfunction was largely abated by inclusion of mRNA in the LNPs, the presence of which increased the size and uniformity of the LNPs. The methodology is applicable to all cultured cells.
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- Nicholas Sciolino
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- New York University, Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
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Lighting up ATP in cells and tissues using a simple aptamer-based fluorescent probe. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:352. [PMID: 34554325 PMCID: PMC8459148 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-05012-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Extracellular ATP as a purinergic signaling molecule, together with ATP receptor, are playing an important role in tumor growth, therapy resistance, and host immunity suppression. Meanwhile ATP is a crucial indicator for cellular energy status and viability, thus a vital variable for tissue regeneration and in vitro tissue engineering. Most recent studies on COVID-19 virus suggest infection caused ATP deficit and release as a major characterization at the early stage of the disease and major causes for disease complications. Thus, imaging ATP molecule in both cellular and extracellular contexts has many applications in biology, engineering, and clinics. A sensitive and selective fluorescence “signal-on” probe for ATP detection was constructed, based on the base recognition between a black hole quencher (BHQ)-labeled aptamer oligonucleotide and a fluorophore (Cy5)-labeled reporter flare. The probe was able to detect ATP in solution with single digit µM detection limit. With the assistance of lipofectamine, this probe efficiently entered and shined in the model cells U2OS within 3 h. Further application of the probe in specific scenery, cardio-tissue engineering, was also tested where the ATP aptamer complex was able to sense cellular ATP status in a semi-quantitative manner, representing a novel approach for selection of functional cardiomyocytes for tissue engineering. At last a slight change in probe configuration in which a flexible intermolecular A14 linker was introduced granted regeneration capability. These data support the application of this probe in multiple circumstances where ATP measurement or imaging is on demand.
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Díaz-García CM, Lahmann C, Martínez-François JR, Li B, Koveal D, Nathwani N, Rahman M, Keller JP, Marvin JS, Looger LL, Yellen G. Quantitative in vivo imaging of neuronal glucose concentrations with a genetically encoded fluorescence lifetime sensor. J Neurosci Res 2019; 97:946-960. [PMID: 31106909 PMCID: PMC6565483 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Glucose is an essential source of energy for the brain. Recently, the development of genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors has allowed real time visualization of glucose dynamics from individual neurons and astrocytes. A major difficulty for this approach, even for ratiometric sensors, is the lack of a practical method to convert such measurements into actual concentrations in ex vivo brain tissue or in vivo. Fluorescence lifetime imaging provides a strategy to overcome this. In a previous study, we reported the lifetime glucose sensor iGlucoSnFR-TS (then called SweetieTS) for monitoring changes in neuronal glucose levels in response to stimulation. This genetically encoded sensor was generated by combining the Thermus thermophilus glucose-binding protein with a circularly permuted variant of the monomeric fluorescent protein T-Sapphire. Here, we provide more details on iGlucoSnFR-TS design and characterization, as well as pH and temperature sensitivities. For accurate estimation of glucose concentrations, the sensor must be calibrated at the same temperature as the experiments. We find that when the extracellular glucose concentration is in the range 2-10 mM, the intracellular glucose concentration in hippocampal neurons from acute brain slices is ~20% of the nominal external glucose concentration (~0.4-2 mM). We also measured the cytosolic neuronal glucose concentration in vivo, finding a range of ~0.7-2.5 mM in cortical neurons from awake mice.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Xu H, Yang D, Jiang D, Chen HY. Phosphate Assay Kit in One Cell for Electrochemical Detection of Intracellular Phosphate Ions at Single Cells. Front Chem 2019; 7:360. [PMID: 31179270 PMCID: PMC6542946 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this paper, phosphate assay kit in one cell is realized for the electrochemical detection of intracellular phosphate ions at single cells. The components of the phosphate assay kit, including maltose phosphorylase, maltose, mutarotase, and glucose oxidase, are electrochemically injected into a living cell through a nanometer-sized capillary with the ring electrode at the tip. These components react with phosphate ions inside the cell to generate hydrogen peroxide that is electrochemically oxidized at the ring electrode for the qualification of intracellular phosphate ions. An average 1.7 nA charge was collected from eight individual cells, suggesting an intracellular phosphate concentration of 2.1 mM. The establishment in the electrochemical measurement of phosphate ions provides a special strategy to monitor the fluctuation of intracellular phosphate at single cells, which is significant for the future investigation of phosphate signal transduction pathway.
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- Haiyan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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A Mathematical Analysis of Aerobic Glycolysis Triggered by Glucose Uptake in Cones. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4162. [PMID: 30858444 PMCID: PMC6411757 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39901-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Patients affected by retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited retinal disease, experience a decline in vision due to photoreceptor degeneration leading to irreversible blindness. Rod-derived cone viability factor (RdCVF) is the most promising mutation-independent treatment today. To identify pathologic processes leading to secondary cone photoreceptor dysfunction triggering central vision loss of these patients, we model the stimulation by RdCVF of glucose uptake in cones and glucose metabolism by aerobic glycolysis. We develop a nonlinear system of enzymatic functions and differential equations to mathematically model molecular and cellular interactions in a cone. We use uncertainty and sensitivity analysis to identify processes that have the largest effect on the system and their timeframes. We consider the case of a healthy cone, a cone with low levels of glucose, and a cone with low and no RdCVF. The three key processes identified are metabolism of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, production of glycerol-3-phosphate and competition that rods exert on cone resources. The first two processes are proportional to the partition of the carbon flux between glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway or the Kennedy pathway, respectively. The last process is the rods' competition for glucose, which may explain why rods also provide the RdCVF signal to compensate.
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Csepregi R, Temesfői V, Sali N, Poór M, W Needs P, A Kroon P, Kőszegi T. A One-Step Extraction and Luminescence Assay for Quantifying Glucose and ATP Levels in Cultured HepG2 Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E2670. [PMID: 30205572 PMCID: PMC6163413 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A fluorescence-based enzymatic microplate intracellular glucose assay was designed and fully validated. The method was tested in a hepatocellular cancer cell line (HepG2). Our novel one-step extraction reagent gave stable cell lysates for glucose, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and total protein determination from the same sample. Limit of detection for glucose was 0.13 µM (26 pmol/well), which is superior to commercially available glucose assays. Both intra- and interday assay imprecision in HepG2 cultures were less than 12% coefficient of variance (CV). In cell lysates spiked with glucose, recovery at two levels varied between 83.70% and 91.81%, and both linearity and stability were acceptable. HepG2 cells treated with agents affecting glucose uptake/metabolism (phloretin, quercetin, quercetin-3'-sulfate, NaF, 3-bromopyruvate, NaN₃, oligomycin A, ochratoxin A, cytochalasin B, and anti-GLUT1 antibody) showed dose-dependent changes in glucose and ATP levels without total protein (cell) loss. Finally, we performed flow cytometric glucose uptake measurement in the treated cells using 2-[N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxyglucose fluorescent glucose analog. Glucose uptake did not always mirror the intracellular glucose levels, which most likely reflects the differences between the two methodologies. However, interpreting data obtained by both methods and taking ATP/protein levels at the same time, one can get information on the mode of action of the compounds.
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- Rita Csepregi
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 13, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- János Szentágothai Research Center, Ifjúság u. 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 13, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- János Szentágothai Research Center, Ifjúság u. 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 13, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- János Szentágothai Research Center, Ifjúság u. 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, Szigeti u. 12, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 13, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- János Szentágothai Research Center, Ifjúság u. 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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Functional and genomic heterogeneity of individual cells are central players in a broad spectrum of normal and disease states. Our knowledge about the role of cellular heterogeneity in tissue and organism function remains limited due to analytical challenges one encounters when performing single cell studies in the context of cell-cell interactions. Information based on bulk samples represents ensemble averages over populations of cells, while data generated from isolated single cells do not account for intercellular interactions. We describe a new technology and demonstrate two important advantages over existing technologies: first, it enables multiparameter energy metabolism profiling of small cell populations (<100 cells)—a sample size that is at least an order of magnitude smaller than other, commercially available technologies; second, it can perform simultaneous real-time measurements of oxygen consumption rate (OCR), extracellular acidification rate (ECAR), and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP)—a capability not offered by any other commercially available technology. Our results revealed substantial diversity in response kinetics of the three analytes in dysplastic human epithelial esophageal cells and suggest the existence of varying cellular energy metabolism profiles and their kinetics among small populations of cells. The technology represents a powerful analytical tool for multiparameter studies of cellular function.
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Kim M, Shin YJ, Hwang SW, Shin MJ, Shin JS. Chromatic detection of glucose using polymerization of diacetylene vesicle. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Minhee Kim
- Department of Chemistry; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju Chungbuk 28644 Korea
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- Department of Physics; Harvard University; Cambridge Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Chemistry; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju Chungbuk 28644 Korea
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- School of Integrated Oriental Medical Bioscience; Semyung University; Jecheon Chungbuk 27136 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; Chungbuk National University; Cheongju Chungbuk 28644 Korea
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Su F, Agarwal S, Pan T, Qiao Y, Zhang L, Shi Z, Kong X, Day K, Chen M, Meldrum D, Kodibagkar VD, Tian Y. Multifunctional PHPMA-Derived Polymer for Ratiometric pH Sensing, Fluorescence Imaging, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:1556-1565. [PMID: 29210559 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b15796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this paper, we report synthesis and characterization of a novel multimodality (MRI/fluorescence) probe for pH sensing and imaging. A multifunctional polymer was derived from poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide) (PHPMA) and integrated with a naphthalimide-based-ratiometric fluorescence probe and a gadolinium-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid complex (Gd-DOTA complex). The polymer was characterized using UV-vis absorption spectrophotometry, fluorescence spectrofluorophotometry, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and confocal microscopy for optical and MRI-based pH sensing and cellular imaging. In vitro labeling of macrophage J774 and esophageal CP-A cell lines shows the polymer's ability to be internalized in the cells. The transverse relaxation time (T2) of the polymer was observed to be pH-dependent, whereas the spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) was not. The pH probe in the polymer shows a strong fluorescence-based ratiometric pH response with emission window changes, exhibiting blue emission under acidic conditions and green emission under basic conditions, respectively. This study provides new materials with multimodalities for pH sensing and imaging.
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- Fengyu Su
- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- School for Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau , Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau 999078, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau , Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau 999078, China
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- School for Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Li H, Yang C, Zhu X, Zhang H. A simple ratiometric fluorescent sensor for fructose based on complexation of 10-hydroxybenzo[h]quinoline with boronic acid. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 180:199-203. [PMID: 28285244 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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A simple ratiometric fluorescent sensor for fructose was presented. It consisted of 10-hydroxybenzo[h]quinoline (HBQ) which showed emission at 572nm and 3-pyridylboronic acid (PDBA) whose complex with HBQ gave emission at 500nm. The reaction of fructose with PDBA inhibited the complexation of HBQ with PDBA, resulting in the change of dual-emission intensity ratio. The sensor well quantified fructose in the range of 0.015-2.5mM with detection limit of 0.005mM. Besides, this sensor exhibited excellent selectivity and was successfully applied to fructose detection in food. This work provides a simple ratiometric sensing platform for sensitive and selective detection of fructose.
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- Huihui Li
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Su F, Zhang L, Kong X, Lee F, Tian Y, Meldrum DR. Ratiometric glucose sensing based on fluorescent oxygen films and glucose oxidase. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Kelbauskas L, Glenn H, Anderson C, Messner J, Lee KB, Song G, Houkal J, Su F, Zhang L, Tian Y, Wang H, Bussey K, Johnson RH, Meldrum DR. A platform for high-throughput bioenergy production phenotype characterization in single cells. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45399. [PMID: 28349963 PMCID: PMC5368665 DOI: 10.1038/srep45399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Driven by an increasing number of studies demonstrating its relevance to a broad variety of disease states, the bioenergy production phenotype has been widely characterized at the bulk sample level. Its cell-to-cell variability, a key player associated with cancer cell survival and recurrence, however, remains poorly understood due to ensemble averaging of the current approaches. We present a technology platform for performing oxygen consumption and extracellular acidification measurements of several hundreds to 1,000 individual cells per assay, while offering simultaneous analysis of cellular communication effects on the energy production phenotype. The platform comprises two major components: a tandem optical sensor for combined oxygen and pH detection, and a microwell device for isolation and analysis of single and few cells in hermetically sealed sub-nanoliter chambers. Our approach revealed subpopulations of cells with aberrant energy production profiles and enables determination of cellular response variability to electron transfer chain inhibitors and ion uncouplers.
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- Laimonas Kelbauskas
- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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Platform for combined analysis of functional and biomolecular phenotypes of the same cell. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44636. [PMID: 28300162 PMCID: PMC5353596 DOI: 10.1038/srep44636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Functional and molecular cell-to-cell variability is pivotal at the cellular, tissue and whole-organism levels. Yet, the ultimate goal of directly correlating the function of the individual cell with its biomolecular profile remains elusive. We present a platform for integrated analysis of functional and transcriptional phenotypes in the same single cells. We investigated changes in the cellular respiration and gene expression diversity resulting from adaptation to repeated episodes of acute hypoxia in a premalignant progression model. We find differential, progression stage-specific alterations in phenotypic heterogeneity and identify cells with aberrant phenotypes. To our knowledge, this study is the first demonstration of an integrated approach to elucidate how heterogeneity at the transcriptional level manifests in the physiologic profile of individual cells in the context of disease progression.
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Zhang L, Su F, Kong X, Lee F, Sher S, Day K, Tian Y, Meldrum DR. 1,8-Naphthalimide Derivative Dyes with Large Stokes Shifts for Targeting Live-Cell Mitochondria. Chembiochem 2016; 17:1719-24. [PMID: 27319799 PMCID: PMC5081308 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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An ideal fluorescent dye for staining cell organelles should have multiple properties including specificity, stability, biocompatibility, and a large Stokes shift. Tunable photophysical properties enable 1,8-naphthalimide to serve as an excellent fluorophore in biomedical applications. Many naphthalimide derivatives have been developed into drugs, sensors, and other dyes. In this study, a series of 1,8-naphthalimide derivatives targeting live cell mitochondria were synthesized. Among these probes, Mt-4 was characterized as the best one, with highly specific mitochondrial localization, low cytotoxicity, and a large Stokes shift. More importantly, Mt-4 stood out as a potential mitochondrial dye for living-cell experiments involving induced mitochondrial stress arising from the treatments because Mt-4 shows enhanced fluorescence in mitochondrial stress situations.
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- Liqiang Zhang
- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P. O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P. O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P. O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P. O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P. O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P. O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P. O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, 1088, Xueyuan Rd., Xili, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China.
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P. O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.
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Zhang L, Su F, Kong X, Lee F, Day K, Gao W, Vecera ME, Sohr JM, Buizer S, Tian Y, Meldrum DR. Ratiometric fluorescent pH-sensitive polymers for high-throughput monitoring of extracellular pH. RSC Adv 2016; 6:46134-46142. [PMID: 27721974 PMCID: PMC5049506 DOI: 10.1039/c6ra06468j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Extracellular pH has a strong effect on cell metabolism and growth. Precisely detecting extracellular pH with high throughput is critical for cell metabolism research and fermentation applications. In this research, a series of ratiometric fluorescent pH sensitive polymers are developed and the ps-pH-neutral is characterized as the best one for exculsive detection of extracellular pH. Poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide) (PHPMA) is used as the host polymer to increase the water solubility of the pH sensitive polymer without introducing cell toxicity. The fluorescent emission spectra from the polymeric sensor under excitation at the isosbestic point 455 nm possess two fluorescence peaks at 475 nm and 505 nm, which have different responding trends to pH. This enables the polymer to detect pH using fluorescent maxima at 475 nm and 505 nm (I475nm /I505nm ) ratiometrically. The cell impermeability ensures the sensor can solely detect the environmental pH. The sensor is tested to detect the extracellular pH of bacteria or eukaryotic cells in high throughput assays using a microplate reader. Results showed that the pH sensor can be used for high throughput detection of extracellular pH with high repeatability and low photobleaching effect.
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- Liqiang Zhang
- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Rd., Xili, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 (China)
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- Center for Biosignatures Discovery Automation, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAlister Ave., P.O. Box 876501, Tempe, AZ 85287 (USA)
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Nascimento RAS, Özel RE, Mak WH, Mulato M, Singaram B, Pourmand N. Single Cell "Glucose Nanosensor" Verifies Elevated Glucose Levels in Individual Cancer Cells. NANO LETTERS 2016; 16:1194-200. [PMID: 26752097 PMCID: PMC4887140 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b04495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Because the transition from oxidative phosphorylation to anaerobic glycolytic metabolism is a hallmark of cancer progression, approaches to identify single living cancer cells by their unique glucose metabolic signature would be useful. Here, we present nanopipettes specifically developed to measure glucose levels in single cells with temporal and spatial resolution, and we use this technology to verify the hypothesis that individual cancer cells can indeed display higher intracellular glucose levels. The nanopipettes were functionalized as glucose nanosensors by immobilizing glucose oxidase (GOx) covalently to the tip so that the interaction of glucose with GOx resulted in a catalytic oxidation of β-d-glucose to d-gluconic acid, which was measured as a change in impedance due to drop in pH of the medium at the nanopipette tip. Calibration studies showed a direct relationship between impedance changes at the tip and glucose concentration in solution. The glucose nanosensor quantified single cell intracellular glucose levels in human fibroblasts and the metastatic breast cancer lines MDA-MB-231 and MCF7 and revealed that the cancer cells expressed reproducible and reliable increases in glucose levels compared to the nonmalignant cells. Nanopipettes allow repeated sampling of the same cell, as cells remain viable during and after measurements. Therefore, nanopipette-based glucose sensors provide an approach to compare changes in glucose levels with changes in proliferative or metastatic state. The platform has great promise for mechanistic investigations, as a diagnostic tool to distinguish cancer cells from nonmalignant cells in heterogeneous tissue biopsies, as well as a tool for monitoring cancer progression in situ.
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- Raphael A. S. Nascimento
- Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-401, Brazil
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- Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
- Corresponding Author: Tel.: +1-831-459-4382. Fax: +1-831-459-2891.
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- Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14040-401, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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Sone E, Sato M, Yamanishi K, Kamio C, Takemoto H, Kondo M. Self-assembled construction of a sheet-type coordination polymer bearing cationic M2L4 cages: creation of channel-like space for removal of ClO4− and NO3− from aqueous solutions. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:894-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt03602j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A 2D coordination polymer bearing cationic Cu2L4 cages on the sheet showed ClO4− and NO3− removal activities from aqueous solutions.
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- Eriko Sone
- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Shizuoka University
- Shizuoka
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Shizuoka University
- Shizuoka
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Shizuoka University
- Shizuoka
- Japan
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology
- Shizuoka University
- Shizuoka 422-8529
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Shizuoka University
- Shizuoka
- Japan
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Kim Y, Jang G, Kim D, Kim J, Lee TS. Fluorescence sensing of glucose using glucose oxidase incorporated into a fluorophore-containing PNIPAM hydrogel. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5py02026c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We present a new composite material composed of pH sensitive fluorescent dyes in a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based hydrogel and incorporating glucose oxidase (GOx), which provides a platform for fluorescence sensing of glucose.
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- Yongkyun Kim
- Organic and Optoelectronic Materials Laboratory
- Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering
- Chungnam National University
- Daejeon 305-764
- Korea
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- Organic and Optoelectronic Materials Laboratory
- Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering
- Chungnam National University
- Daejeon 305-764
- Korea
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- Organic and Optoelectronic Materials Laboratory
- Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering
- Chungnam National University
- Daejeon 305-764
- Korea
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- Organic and Optoelectronic Materials Laboratory
- Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering
- Chungnam National University
- Daejeon 305-764
- Korea
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- Organic and Optoelectronic Materials Laboratory
- Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering
- Chungnam National University
- Daejeon 305-764
- Korea
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