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Li X, Liang X, Yang C, Yan Q. Nonlinear amplification of nano bowl surface concavity on the critical response threshold to biosignals. Nat Commun 2024; 15:8699. [PMID: 39379367 PMCID: PMC11461742 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53053-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 09/30/2024] [Indexed: 10/10/2024] Open
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Polymer nanoparticles that can sharply sense and detect biological signals in cells are promising candidates for biomedical and theranostic nanomaterials. However, the response ability of current polymer assemblies poorly matches the requirement of trace concentration level (10-6 ~ 10-9 mol/L) of cellular biosignals due to their linear signal input-to-function output mode, which impedes their practical applications in vivo. Here we report a kind of nanobowl system with pH-tunable invaginated morphology that can nonlinearly amplify the response abilities toward biosignals by modulating the surface concavity. Compared to conventional spherical nanoparticles, nonspherical nanobowls with a specific concave structure reduce the critical response threshold of polymers by up to 5 orders of magnitude, from millimole to nanomole level, covering most of biosignal concentration windows. Moreover, we find that this nonlinear signal gain effect is originated from the collective impact of a single signal on transitioning the polymer chain aggregation state of individual assemblies, rather than just altering a certain unit or chain. This nonlinear signal-to-response mechanism is potential to solve the tricky problems of probing and sensing endogenous signals with trace physiological concentration.
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- Xuefeng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, No.220, Handan Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, No.220, Handan Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, No.220, Handan Road, Shanghai, China
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, No.2005, Songhu Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, No.220, Handan Road, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, No.2005, Songhu Road, Shanghai, China.
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Yang C, Mu GF, Liang X, Yan Q. Gas-Responsive and Gas-Releasing Polymer Assemblies. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202400413. [PMID: 38747673 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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In order to explore the unique physiological roles of gas signaling molecules and gasotransmitters in vivo, chemists have engineered a variety of gas-responsive polymers that can monitor their changes in cellular milieu, and gas-releasing polymers that can orchestrate the release of gases. These have advanced their potential applications in the field of bio-imaging, nanodelivery, and theranostics. Since these polymers are of different chain structures and properties, the morphology of their assemblies will manifest distinct transitions after responding to gas or releasing gas. In this review, we summarize the fundamental design rationale of gas-responsive and gas-releasing polymers in structure and their controlled transition in self-assembled morphology and function, as well as present some perspectives in this prosperous field. Emerging challenges faced for the future research are also discussed.
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- Cuiqin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, No.220, Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, No.220, Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, No.220, Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, No.220, Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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Kayani A, Raza A, Si J, Dutta D, Zhou Q, Ge Z. Polymersome Membrane Engineering with Active Targeting or Controlled Permeability for Responsive Drug Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:4622-4645. [PMID: 37870458 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Polymersomes have been extensively investigated for drug delivery as nanocarriers for two decades due to a series of advantages including high stability under physiological conditions, simultaneous encapsulation of hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs inside inner cavities and membranes, respectively, and facile adjustment of membrane and surface properties, as well as controlled drug release through incorporation of stimuli-responsive components. Despite these features, polymersome nanocarriers frequently suffer from nontargeting delivery and poor membrane permeability. In recent years, polymersomes have been functionalized for more efficient drug delivery. The surface shells were explored to be modified with diverse active targeting groups to improve disease-targeting delivery. The membrane permeability of the polymersomes was adjusted by incorporation of the stimuli-responsive components for smart controlled transportation of the encapsulated drugs. Therefore, being the polymersome-biointerface, tailorable properties can be introduced by its carefully modulated engineering. This review elaborates on the role of polymersome membranes as a platform to incorporate versatile features. First, we discuss how surface functionalization facilitates the directional journey to the targeting sites toward specific diseases, cells, or intracellular organelles via active targeting. Moreover, recent advances in the past decade related to membrane permeability to control drug release are also summarized. We finally discuss future development to promote polymersomes as in vivo drug delivery nanocarriers.
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- Anum Kayani
- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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Elafify MS, Itagaki T, Elkasabgy NA, Sayed S, Ito Y, Ueda M. Reversible transformation of peptide assembly between densified-polysarcosine-driven kinetically and helix-orientation-driven thermodynamically stable morphologies. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:6280-6286. [PMID: 37548917 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm00714f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Stimuli-responsive transformable biomaterials development can be manipulated practically by fine-tuning the built-in molecular design of their structural segments. Here, we demonstrate a peptide assembly by the bola-type amphiphilic polypeptide, glycolic acid-polysarcosine (PSar)13-b-(L-Leu-Aib)6-b-PSar13-glycolic acid (S13L12S13), which shows morphological transformations between hydrophilic chain-driven and hydrophobic unit-driven morphologies. The hydrophobic α-helical unit (L-Leu-Aib)6 precisely controls packing in the hydrophobic layer of the assembly and induces tubule formation. The densified, hydrophilic PSar chain on the assembly surface becomes slightly more hydrophobic as the temperature increases above 70 °C, starting to disturb the helix-helix interaction-driven formation of tubules. As a result, the S13L12S13 peptide assembly undergoes a reversible vesicle-nanotube transformation following a time course at room temperature and a heat treatment above 80 °C. Using membrane fluidity analysis with DPH and TMA-DPH and evaluating the environment surrounding the PSar side chain with NMR, we clarify that the vesicle was in a kinetically stable state driven by the dehydrated PSar chain, while the nanotube was in a thermodynamically stable state.
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- Mohamed S Elafify
- RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufia University, Gamal Abdel El-Nasr Street, Shebin El-Kom, Menoufia 32511, Egypt
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- RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Zhu Y, Cao S, Huo M, van Hest JCM, Che H. Recent advances in permeable polymersomes: fabrication, responsiveness, and applications. Chem Sci 2023; 14:7411-7437. [PMID: 37449076 PMCID: PMC10337762 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01707a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Polymersomes are vesicular nanostructures enclosed by a bilayer-membrane self-assembled from amphiphilic block copolymers, which exhibit higher stability compared with their biological analogues (e.g. liposomes). Due to their versatility, polymersomes have found various applications in different research fields such as drug delivery, nanomedicine, biological nanoreactors, and artificial cells. However, polymersomes prepared with high molecular weight components typically display low permeability to molecules and ions. It hence remains a major challenge to balance the opposing features of robustness and permeability of polymersomes. In this review, we focus on the design and strategies for fabricating permeable polymersomes, including polymersomes with intrinsic permeability, the formation of nanopores in the membrane bilayers by protein insertion, and the construction of stimuli-responsive polymersomes. Then, we highlight the applications of permeable polymersomes in the fields of biomimetic nanoreactors, artificial cells and organelles, and nanomedicine, to underline the challenges in the development of polymersomes as soft matter with biomedical utilities.
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- Yanyan Zhu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineerin, Shanghai University Shanghai 200444 China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz 55128 Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Hangzhou 310018 China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineerin, Shanghai University Shanghai 200444 China
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Yang X, Yang X, Luo P, Zhong Y, Zhang B, Zhu W, Liu M, Zhang X, Lai Q, Wei Y. Novel one-pot strategy for fabrication of a pH-Responsive bone-targeted drug self-frame delivery system for treatment of osteoporosis. Mater Today Bio 2023; 20:100688. [PMID: 37441135 PMCID: PMC10333685 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic metabolic orthopedic disorder prevalent in elderly people, that is characterized by a decrease in bone mass. Although many therapeutics have been adopted for OP treatment, many of them are still not well satisfied clinical requirements and therefore development of novel therapeutics is of great significance. In this work, a novel bone-targeting drug self-frame delivery system (DSFDS) with high drug loading efficiency and pH responsive drug release was fabricated by condensation of curcumin (Cur), amino group terminated polyethylene glycol (NH2-PEG), and alendronate (ALN) using hexachlorocyclotriphosphonitrile (HCCP) as the linker. The final product named as HCCP-Cur-PEG-ALN (HCPA NPs) displayed excellent water dispersity with small size (181.9 ± 25.9 nm). Furthermore, the drug loading capacity of Cur can reach 25.8%, and Cur can be released from HCPA NPs under acidic environment. Owing to the introduction of ALN, HCPA NPs exhibited strong binding to HAp in vitro and excellent bone-targeting effect in vivo. Results from cellular and biochemical analyses revealed that HCPA NPs could effectively inhibit the formation and differentiation function of osteoclasts. More importantly, we also demonstrated that HCPA NPs could effectively reduce bone loss in OVX mice with low toxicity to major organs. The above results clearly demonstrated that HCPA NPs are promising for OP treatment. Given the simplicity and well designability of fabrication strategy, explicit therapy efficacy and low toxicity of HCPA NPs, we believe that this work should be of great interest for fabrication of various DSFDS to deal with many diseases.
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- Xinmin Yang
- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Zheng Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Zheng Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Zheng Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Zheng Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Zheng Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Preparation of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330004, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Zheng Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Tsinghua Center for Frontier Polymer Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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Rong F, Wang T, Zhou Q, Peng H, Yang J, Fan Q, Li P. Intelligent polymeric hydrogen sulfide delivery systems for therapeutic applications. Bioact Mater 2023; 19:198-216. [PMID: 35510171 PMCID: PMC9034248 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays an important role in regulating various pathological processes such as protecting mammalian cell from harmful injuries, promoting tissue regeneration, and regulating the process of various diseases caused by physiological disorders. Studies have revealed that the physiological effects of H2S are highly associated with its concentrations. At relatively low concentration, H2S shows beneficial functions. However, long-time and high-dose donation of H2S would inhibit regular biological process, resulting in cell dysfunction and apoptosis. To regulate the dosage of H2S delivery for precision medicine, H2S delivery systems with intelligent characteristics were developed and a variety of biocompatibility polymers have been utilized to establish intelligent polymeric H2S delivery systems, with the abilities to specifically target the lesions, smartly respond to pathological microenvironments, as well as real-timely monitor H2S delivery and lesion conditions by incorporating imaging-capable moieties. In this review, we focus on the design, preparation, and therapeutic applications of intelligent polymeric H2S delivery systems in cardiovascular therapy, inflammatory therapy, tissue regenerative therapy, cancer therapy and bacteria-associated therapy. Strategies for precise H2S therapies especially imaging-guided H2S theranostics are highlighted. Since H2S donors with stimuli-responsive characters are vital components for establishing intelligent H2S delivery systems, the development of H2S donors is also briefly introduced. H2S is an endogenous gasotransmitter that plays important role in regulating various physiological and pathological pathways. Controlled H2S delivery is vital since the therapeutic effects of H2S are highly associated with its concentrations. Intelligent polymeric H2S delivery systems possess specific targeting, stimuli responsive and imaging guided capabilities, representing a strategic option for next generation of therapies.
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Yang C, Li X, Yan Q. Polythionoester Vesicle: An Efficient Polymeric Platform for Tuning H 2S Release. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:1230-1237. [PMID: 36223277 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) serves as a key gaseous regulator that not only directs many physiological activities, but also manifests therapeutic benefits to many diseases. Developing H2S vehicle platforms for its local delivery and long-acting release is important to achieve target gas therapy. Most of the known H2S-donating polymers contain labile thioester scaffolds within their structures that suffer from the issue of low gas releasing efficiency. Here we present the use of thionoester, a constitutional isomer of thioester, as the functional unit to build a structural platform of cysteine-triggered H2S donor polymer, polythionoester. Simple exchange of the sulfur and oxygen positions in the carbonyl sulfide scaffold makes the polythionoesters undergo a distinct mechanism of H2S production, which can largely improve the gas-releasing efficiency (>80%). Moreover, the thionoester-containing block copolymers can self-assemble into vesicles in an aqueous media. We discover that control over the size effect can adjust the vesicle disassembly rate and gas-releasing kinetics. A tunable half-life of H2S generation (2.6-9.8 h) can be accessed by tailoring the vesicle dimension. This allows such polymersomes to be potential as a gas nanodelivery system for long-lasting gas therapeutics.
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- Cuiqin Yang
- State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Long K, Yang Y, Du Z, Kang W, Lv W, Li Y, Xie Y, Sun H, Zhan C, Wang W. H
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S‐Responsive Small‐Molecule Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery to Colorectal Tumors. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202200044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kaiqi Long
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Dr. Li Dak‐Sum Research Centre & Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education Fudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Dr. Li Dak‐Sum Research Centre & Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Dr. Li Dak‐Sum Research Centre & Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Dr. Li Dak‐Sum Research Centre & Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Dr. Li Dak‐Sum Research Centre & Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Pharmacology School of Basic Medical Sciences Shandong University Jinan China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super‐Diamond and Advanced Films) City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education Fudan University Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Dr. Li Dak‐Sum Research Centre & Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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Zhou Y, Gu Z, Liu C, Yang S, Ma X, Chen Q, Lei Y, Quan K, Liu J, Qing Z, Yang R. A Polymeric Nanobeacon for Monitoring the Fluctuation of Hydrogen Polysulfides during Fertilization and Embryonic Development. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202114504. [PMID: 35106878 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Fertilization and early embryonic development as the beginning of a new life are key biological events. Hydrogen polysulfide (H2 Sn ) plays important roles during physiological regulation, such as antioxidation-protection. However, no report has studied in situ H2 Sn fluctuation during early embryonic development because of the low abundance of H2 Sn and inadequate sensitivity of probes. We herein construct a polymeric nanobeacon from a H2 Sn -responsive polymer and fluorophores, which is capable of detecting H2 Sn selectively and of signal amplification. Taking the zebrafish as a model, the polymeric nanobeacon revealed that the H2 Sn level was significantly elevated after fertilization due to the activation of cell multiplication, suppressed partially during embryonic development, and finally kept steady up to zebrafish emergence. This strategy is generally accessible for biomarkers by altering the responsive unit and significant for facilitating biological analysis during life development.
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- Yibo Zhou
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Food and Bioengineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Food and Bioengineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413000, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Food and Bioengineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Food and Bioengineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Food and Bioengineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Food and Bioengineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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Zhou Y, Gu Z, Liu C, Yang S, Ma X, Chen Q, Lei Y, Quan K, Liu J, Qing Z, Yang R. A Polymeric Nanobeacon for Monitoring the Fluctuation of Hydrogen Polysulfides during Fertilization and Embryonic Development. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yibo Zhou
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School of Food and Bioengineering Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School of Food and Bioengineering Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Hunan City University Yiyang 413000 China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081 China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School of Food and Bioengineering Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- Department of Chemistry Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School of Food and Bioengineering Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School of Food and Bioengineering Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- Department of Chemistry Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School of Food and Bioengineering Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081 China
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Zhu Y, Hu Y, Zeng J, Chen C, Li S, Jiang Y. Rapidly SO2-responsive vesicles with intrinsic fluorescent indicators for membrane structure evolution. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ding H, Chang J, He F, Gai S, Yang P. Hydrogen Sulfide: An Emerging Precision Strategy for Gas Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2101984. [PMID: 34788499 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Advances in nanotechnology have enabled the rapid development of stimuli-responsive therapeutic nanomaterials for precision gas therapy. Hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) is a significant gaseous signaling molecule with intrinsic biochemical properties, which exerts its various physiological effects under both normal and pathological conditions. Various nanomaterials with H2 S-responsive properties, as new-generation therapeutic agents, are explored to guide therapeutic behaviors in biological milieu. The cross disciplinary of H2 S is an emerging scientific hotspot that studies the chemical properties, biological mechanisms, and therapeutic effects of H2 S. This review summarizes the state-of-art research on H2 S-related nanomedicines. In particular, recent advances in H2 S therapeutics for cancer, such as H2 S-mediated gas therapy and H2 S-related synergistic therapies (combined with chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and chemodynamic therapy) are highlighted. Versatile imaging techniques for real-time monitoring H2 S during biological diagnosis are reviewed. Finally, the biosafety issues, current challenges, and potential possibilities in the evolution of H2 S-based therapy that facilitate clinical translation to patients are discussed.
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- He Ding
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology Ministry of Education College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Harbin Engineering University Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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Yang J, Yu X, Song J, Song Q, Hall SCL, Yu G, Perrier S. Aggregation‐Induced Emission Featured Supramolecular Tubisomes for Imaging‐Guided Drug Delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Jie Yang
- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
- College of Science Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Perrier S, Yang J, Yu X, Song JI, Song Q, Hall SCL, Yu G. AIE Featured Supramolecular Tubisomes for Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202115208. [PMID: 34927320 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Polymeric cylinders, a fascinating type of nanostructures with high surface area, internal volume and rigidity, have been exploited as novel drug delivery vehicles over the past decade. However, it's still an open challenge to afford cylindrical nanostructures using polymeric building blocks via traditional self-assembly processes. Herein, we report a hierarchical self-assembly strategy of preparing cylindrical aggregates (tubisomes) from an amphiphilic supramolecular bottlebrush polymer in which cyclic peptide nanotube is employed as the noncovalent backbone. Additionally, aggregation induced emission effect was introduced into the tubisomes to endow them with excellent fluorescent property. Intriguingly, encapsulation of anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) can inactivate the fluorescence of both tubisome and DOX due to the energy transfer relay (ETR). The release of DOX can interrupt the ETR effect and light up the silenced fluorescence, thereby permitting the in-situ visualization of drug release. The supramolecular tubisomes described here paves an alternative way for fabricating polymeric cylindrical nanostructures, and holds great potential in imaging-guided drug delivery.
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- Sebastien Perrier
- The University of Warwick / Monash University, Department of Chemistry, Library Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Nanjing Forestry University, College of Science, 210037, Nanjing, CHINA
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- Tsinghua University, Department of Chemistry, CHINA
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- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Tsinghua University, Department of Chemistry, CHINA
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Yong HW, Kakkar A. The unexplored potential of gas‐responsive polymers in drug delivery: progress, challenges and outlook. POLYM INT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Hui Wen Yong
- Department of Chemistry McGill University Montréal QC Canada
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- Department of Chemistry McGill University Montréal QC Canada
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Paterson DA, Fong WK, Hook S, Gamble AB. Hydrogen Sulfide-Responsive Bicontinuous Nanospheres. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:4770-4782. [PMID: 34652153 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Block copolymers (BCPs) that can self-assemble into particles and be triggered by disease-specific molecules such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) have the potential to impact on drug delivery, decreasing off-target toxicities while increasing drug efficacy. However, the incorporation of H2S-responsive aryl azides into BCPs for self-assembly has been limited by heat, light, and radical sensitivities. In this study, a robust activator regenerated by the electron-transfer atom-transfer radical polymerization reaction was used to synthesize aryl-azide-containing BCPs under ambient conditions. Conditions controlling self-assembly of the BCPs into 150-200 nm particles and the physicochemical properties of the particles were investigated. The use of nanoprecipitation with tetrahydrofuran to promote self-assembly of the BCPs resulted in vesicle structures, while dimethylformamide or dimethylsulfoxide resulted in polymeric bicontinuous nanospheres (BCNs). Triggering of the BCPs and particles (vesicles or BCNs) via exposure to H2S revealed that unsubstituted aryl azides were readily reduced (by HS-), resulting in particle disruption or cross-linking. The relative polar nature of the particle bilayers containing unsubstituted aryl azides and the open structure of the BCNs did however limit encapsulation of small hydrophilic and hydrophobic payloads. Incorporation of a benzylamide substituent onto the aryl azide group increased the hydrophobicity of the particles and encapsulation of hydrophilic cargo but reduced sensitivity to H2S, likely due to the reduced penetration of HS- into the bilayer.
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- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Zhou Y, Dong H, Gu Z, Yang S, Ouyang M, Qing Z, Ma X, Hu S, Li J, Yang R. Self-Immolative Dye-Doped Polymeric Probe for Precisely Imaging Hydroxyl Radicals by Avoiding Leakage. Anal Chem 2021; 93:12944-12953. [PMID: 34523923 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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For sensing low abundance of biomarkers, utilizing nanocarriers to load dyes is an efficient method to amplify the detected signal. However, the non-specific leak of the internal dyes in this approach is accompanied by false positive signals, resulting in inaccurate signal acquirement. To address this issue, in this work, we reported a novel signal amplification strategy with dye as a scaffold to construct a self-immolative dye-doped polymeric probe (SDPP). In our proposed approach, the dyes were covalently integrated into the main chain of a polymer, which can avoid the non-specific leak of the dye when used in a rigorous biological environment, thus evading the false positive signal. As a prototype of this concept, a SDPP, which responds to hydroxyl radicals (•OH), was rationally fabricated. Upon being activated by •OH, SDPP will liberate the dye through a self-immolative reaction to bind with protein for amplifying the fluorescence signal. Compared with a dye-loaded nanoprobe, SDPP can precisely track intracellular basal •OH levels and visualize the •OH associated with myocarditis in vivo. More importantly, the attempt in this work not only provides an effective molecular tool to investigate the role of •OH in cardiopathy, but also puts forward a new direction to current signal-amplifying strategies for precisely and reliably acquiring the intracellular molecular information.
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- Yibo Zhou
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, P. R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, P. R. China
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Rasheed T, Nabeel F, Sher F, Khan SUD, Al Kheraif AA. Tailored functional polymeric vesicles as smart nanostructured materials for aqueous monitoring of transition metal cations. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Dadhwal S, Lee A, Goswami SK, Hook S, Gamble AB. Synthesis and formulation of self‐immolative
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‐aryl azide block copolymers and click‐to‐release reactivity with
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‐cyclooctene. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Sumit Dadhwal
- School of Pharmacy University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
- Department of Chemistry University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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Zhou Y, Yin K, Dong H, Yang S, Li J, Luo J, Li Y, Yang R. Long-Lasting Bioluminescence Imaging of the Fibroblast Activation Protein by an Amphiphilic Block Copolymer-Based Probe. Anal Chem 2021; 93:3726-3732. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yibo Zhou
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Function Molecule, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, P. R. China
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Li R, Huang X, Lu G, Feng C. Mercapto-responsive polymeric nano-carrier capable of releasing sulfur dioxide. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01601b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This article reports platform to prepare polymeric nano-carriers capable of releasing SO2 and hydrophobic payloads upon triggering by mercapto-containing species.
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- Ruru Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Hsu PH, Almutairi A. Recent progress of redox-responsive polymeric nanomaterials for controlled release. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:2179-2188. [DOI: 10.1039/d0tb02190c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This perspective focuses on the development of redox-responsive polymeric nanomaterials for controlled payload release within the last four years.
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- Peng-Hao Hsu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of California San Diego
- La Jolla
- USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of California San Diego
- La Jolla
- USA
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Singh N, Singh R, Shukla M, Kaul G, Chopra S, Joshi KB, Verma S. Peptide Nanostructure-Mediated Antibiotic Delivery by Exploiting H 2S-Rich Environment in Clinically Relevant Bacterial Cultures. ACS Infect Dis 2020; 6:2441-2450. [PMID: 32786296 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stimuli-responsive self-destructing soft structures serve as versatile hosts for the encapsulation of guest molecules. A new paradigm for H2S-responsive structures, based on a modified tripeptide construct, is presented along with microscopy evidence of its time-dependent rupture. As a medicinally interesting application, we employed these commercial antibiotic-loaded soft structures for successful drug release and inhibition of clinically relevant, drug-susceptible, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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- Narendra Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 470003, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sitapur Road, Janakipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh226001, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sitapur Road, Janakipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh226001, India
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- Department of Microbiology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sitapur Road, Janakipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh226001, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 470003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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Feng L, Zhao Y. Research progress in endogenous H
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S‐activatable nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics. VIEW 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/viw2.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Lili Feng
- Division of Chemistry and Biological ChemistrySchool of Physical and Mathematical SciencesNanyang Technological University Singapore Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological ChemistrySchool of Physical and Mathematical SciencesNanyang Technological University Singapore Singapore
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Nabeel F, Rasheed T. Rhodol-conjugated polymersome sensor for visual and highly-sensitive detection of hydrazine in aqueous media. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 388:121757. [PMID: 31818652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hydrazine is a hazardous environmental pollutant, which contaminates land, air and water posturing a severe risk to human health. For the first-hand estimation, a qualitative approach (colorimetric) for recognition of hydrazine could suffice. However, for accurate measurement, under the threshold limit value (TLV), a quantitative technique is desired. We report the polymersome-based sensor for visual detection and quantification of hydrazine in water. The rhodol-functionalized amphiphilic hyperbranched multiarm copolymer (HSP-RDL) was self-assembled into vesicles. The HSP-RDL vesicle probe exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity for hydrazine recognition in presence of various competitive species such as cations, anions, and neutral species. The fast responsive pink color change from colorless could be visualized with naked eye due to spirolactone ring opening by hydrazinolysis triggered strong fluorescence emission. The vesicle probe could detect hydrazine in water with a limit of detection (LOD) value of 2 nM (0.0652 ppb), which is lower than TLV (10 ppb) given by USEPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). Furthermore, the vesicle probe could quantify hydrazine (recovery ≥ 99 %) in a wastewater sample collected from Huangpu river. The membrane-permeable characteristics of HSP-RDL led hydrazine detection in live cells through confocal fluorescence microscopy.
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- Faran Nabeel
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Li R, Huang X, Lu G, Feng C. Sulfur dioxide signaling molecule-responsive polymeric nanoparticles. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:2300-2307. [PMID: 32176228 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00276c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Stimuli-responsive polymer nano-capsules toward a specific signaling molecule show great potential in the fabrication of smart and efficient controlled/targeted drug vehicles. Herein, we design and synthesize a PEG45-b-PVPOP14 diblock copolymer (PEG = poly(ethylene glycol) and PVPOP = poly(4-vinylphenyl 4-oxopentanoate), the subscripts representing the number of repeat units of each block) with levulinate-protected phenol side groups. The PEG45-b-PVPOP14 diblock copolymer could self-assemble to form large compound micelles in aqueous media. Since the core of the large compound micelles formed contains both hydrophilic PEG and hydrophobic PVPOP domains, this kind of micelle is able to load both hydrophobic and hydrophilic species within the core. The ester moiety of levulinate-protected phenol can be selectively cleaved upon incubation with a sulfite, a derivative of SO2 in aqueous media, to give phenol groups. Thus, the sulfite exhibits the ability to alter the amphiphilicity and further the self-assembled behavior of PEG45-b-PVPOP14. The release of payloads in the core of micelles can be accelerated by triggering of the sulfite. Significantly, the nano-capsule of PEG45-b-PVPOP14 shows specific response to the sulfite (SO2) with slight interference of other bio-species, such as Cys, GSH and Hcy. As far as we are aware, this is the first example of a nano-capsule with sulfite (SO2) specific responsiveness. We envisage that this polymer model could broaden the scope of biological signaling molecule responsive macromolecular systems and provide a new platform to fabricate SO2-responsive biomedicine materials.
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- Ruru Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China. and School of Physical Science & Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China. and School of Physical Science & Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Self-Assembly Chemistry for Organic Functional Molecules, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
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Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the three gasotransmitters in living organisms that relates to numerous biological signaling processes. The quest to smart molecular self-assembled systems with ideal NO-responsivity enables precise therapy and diagnosis of NO-associated diseases. Here we report a class of amphiphilic polypeptide containing an o-phenylenediamine-functionalized poly(l-glutamate) segment (PEOPA) that can respond to NO biosignal with extraordinary sensitivity and selectivity. Such polypeptides can further form a rigid filament nanostructure via the synergism of an α-helical secondary structure of PEOPA blocks and H-bonding between interchain OPA side groups. A biologically relevant level of NO can cleave the filament-forming OPA motifs, thus, leading to a dissociation of the assemblies. This NO-responsive disassembly behavior makes these polypeptide nanofilaments as NO-activated nanocarriers, which hold promise for NO-pathological milieu-specific drug delivery.
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- Renjie Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Liu X, Sang W, Ouyang K, Yan Q. Biosignal-responsive polymer nanorods that specifically recognize hydrogen polysulfide (H 2S n) from reactive sulfur species. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00360c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a new block copolymer bearing p-fluoronitrobenzoate (FNB) pendants that is capable of responding to the H2Sn biosignal in an extraordinarily selective and sensitive manner.
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- Xi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry
- Xiangtan University
- Xiangtan 411105
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry
- Xiangtan University
- Xiangtan 411105
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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Moreno A, Ronda JC, Cádiz V, Galià M, Lligadas G, Percec V. pH-Responsive Micellar Nanoassemblies from Water-Soluble Telechelic Homopolymers Endcoding Acid-Labile Middle-Chain Groups in Their Hydrophobic Sequence-Defined Initiator Residue. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:1200-1208. [PMID: 35619448 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A middle-chain cleavable telechelic poly(oligoethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate) (MCCT-POEGA-Br) was synthesized by single-electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) initiated from an acetal-containing hydrophobic sequence-defined difunctional initiator. In aqueous medium, above a certain concentration, this hydrophilic homopolymer self-assembled into nanogel-like large micelles that exhibit an encapsulating capacity for both hydrophobic and hydrophilic cargo. The sequence-defined cleavage pattern encoded in the initiator residue allowed precise middle-chain cleavage, leading to quantitative disassembly of the corresponding nanoobjects. Dye release studies performed in an acidic environment demonstrated the potential of this new design concept in the preparation of pH-responsive nanocarriers. In addition, fluorescently tagged nanoassemblies could also be obtained via the thio-bromo "click" modification of MCCT-POEGA-Br prior to self-assembly. This strategy may provide facile access to a diversity of multistimuli-responsive nanocarriers based on commercially available hydrophilic monomers and sequence-defined difunctional initiators synthesized by this simple design strategy.
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- Adrian Moreno
- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Wang X, An L, Tian Q, Cui K. Recent progress in H2S activated diagnosis and treatment agents. RSC Adv 2019; 9:33578-33588. [PMID: 35528891 PMCID: PMC9073642 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06698e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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This review summarizes the recent advances in H2S detection probes and H2S-activated tumor treatment agents.
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- Xiaodong Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- The Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- The Shanghai Municipal Education Committee Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Probes and Sensors
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- The Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- The Shanghai Municipal Education Committee Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Probes and Sensors
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of the Ministry of Education
- The Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- The Shanghai Municipal Education Committee Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Probes and Sensors
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai
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- Department of Tuberculosis
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University
- China
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Li M, Zheng Z, Sun L, Ling Y, Luan S, Tang H. SO2, temperature, and oxidation multi-responsive homopolypeptide: Synthesis, characterization, and exploration of their potential applications. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kaushik R, Sakla R, Ghosh A, Selvan G, Selvakumar PM, Jose DA. Selective Detection of H 2S by Copper Complex Embedded in Vesicles through Metal Indicator Displacement Approach. ACS Sens 2018; 3:1142-1148. [PMID: 29856208 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A new approach for the detection of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) was constructed within vesicles comprising phospholipids and amphiphilic copper complex as receptor. 1,2-Distearoyl- sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC) vesicles with embedded metal complex receptor (1.Cu) sites have been prepared. The vesicles selectively respond to H2S in a buffered solution and show colorimetric as well as spectral transformation. Other analytes such as reactive sulfur species, reactive nitrogen species, biological phosphates, and other anions failed to induce changes. The H2S detection is established through a metal indicator displacement (MIDA) process, where Eosin-Y (EY) was employed as an indicator. Fluorescence, UV-vis spectroscopy, and the naked eye as the signal readout studies confirm the high selectivity, sensitivity, and lower detection limit of the vesicular receptor. The application of vesicular receptors for real sample analysis was also confirmed by fluorescence live cell imaging.
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- Rahul Kaushik
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Science & Humanities, Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Coimbatore 641114, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Science & Humanities, Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Coimbatore 641114, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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Urquhart MC, Ercole F, Whittaker MR, Boyd BJ, Davis TP, Quinn JF. Recent advances in the delivery of hydrogen sulfide via a macromolecular approach. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00938d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This mini review highlights recent advances in the design of macromolecular materials that can deliver hydrogen sulfide either spontaneously or in response to chemical and physical triggers.
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- Matthew C. Urquhart
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Drug Delivery
- Disposition and Dynamics Theme
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Drug Delivery
- Disposition and Dynamics Theme
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Drug Delivery
- Disposition and Dynamics Theme
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Drug Delivery
- Disposition and Dynamics Theme
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Drug Delivery
- Disposition and Dynamics Theme
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- Drug Delivery
- Disposition and Dynamics Theme
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
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Wei S, Zhou XR, Huang Z, Yao Q, Gao Y. Hydrogen sulfide induced supramolecular self-assembly in living cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:9051-9054. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05174g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A gasotransmitter mediated reduction instructs supramolecular self-assembly in multiple living cell lines, revealing the variation in intracellular H2S production.
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- Simin Wei
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- Yin-Ning Zhou
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L7
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 200240
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L7
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 200240
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L7
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Chen W, Zhang Y, Li X, Chen H, Sun J, Feng F. H 2S Activated Drug Release from Protein Cages. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:33571-33575. [PMID: 28915008 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b12524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We took advantage of gasotransmitter H2S as a chemical reaction-based trigger for controlled release of doxorubicin which is precoordinated by copper ions and enclosed in horse spleen apoferritin. The nanocomposite is stable at physiological pH and temperature before H2S activation. The drug release process avoids disassembly of protein shells and is controllable by the strong affinity of sulfide with copper ions. The in vitro cytotoxicity assay indicates the antitumor effect of doxorubicin toward tumor cells could be achievable by H2S activation.
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- Weijian Chen
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
- Lab of Advanced Functional Materials, School of Environmental Science, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University , Nanjing 210013, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Hao X, Sang W, Yan Q. Hydrogen Polysulfide Biosignal-Responsive Polymersomes as a Nanoplatform for Distinguishing Intracellular Reactive Sulfur Species (RSS). SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1701601. [PMID: 28834201 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201701601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Reactive sulfur species (RSS) are a family of crucial biosignals for regulating cell processes. Among these, hydrogen polysulfide (H2 Sn , n ≥ 2) is a hallmark of tumor suppressor activation and regarded as the actual regulator to mediate sulfur-related biology. However, high effective recognition of intracellular H2 Sn is insurmountable due to its extremely low concentration and the disturbance of RSS analogues. Here an H2 Sn -responsive macromolecule that can distinguish H2 Sn from intracellular RSS through polymer degradation in ultrasensitive and highly selective manner is reported. This kind of polymers can further self-assemble into vesicular nanostructure. Upon cell uptake, they can be function as "all-in-one" H2 Sn -nanoplatforms, in order to fulfill multiple ambitious tasks including monitoring the H2 Sn biosynthetic pathways, unraveling the puzzles of H2 Sn -mediated cellular events, and conducting H2 Sn pathological milieu-specific drug delivery.
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- Jian Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Gupta M, Lee HI. A Pyrene Derived CO2-Responsive Polymeric Probe for the Turn-On Fluorescent Detection of Nerve Agent Mimics with Tunable Sensitivity. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Moumita Gupta
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea
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Yang S, Luan Z, Gao C, Yu J, Qu D. Triggering a [2]rotaxane molecular shuttle through hydrogen sulfide. Sci China Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-017-9104-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Yu B, Fan W, Zhao Y. Gelation of Triblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution through CO2
-Triggered Electrostatic Interaction. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Bing Yu
- Département de chimie; Université de Sherbrooke; Sherbrooke QC J1K 2R1 Canada
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- Département de chimie; Université de Sherbrooke; Sherbrooke QC J1K 2R1 Canada
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- Département de chimie; Université de Sherbrooke; Sherbrooke QC J1K 2R1 Canada
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Gas-responsive polymers have inspired much interest over the past ten years. Gas triggers can interact with functionalities on polymer chains and, thus, modulate their chain structures, architectures, and aggregation states. This review summarizes the latest research progresses in the theme of developing different gas triggers for fine control over some critical properties of polymers, as well as their potential applications in various areas. We focus on the interactions/reactions between gases and gas-responsive functionalities of polymers and highlight some state-of-art developments, which provided good insight and understanding of each particular gas-responsive polymer. We also offer a perspective point of view on future research directions on gas-responsive polymers, both in fundamental studies and in potential application developments.
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- Qi Zhang
- College
of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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Xu M, Liu L, Hu J, Zhao Y, Yan Q. CO-Signaling Molecule-Responsive Nanoparticles Formed from Palladium-Containing Block Copolymers. ACS Macro Lett 2017; 6:458-462. [PMID: 35610861 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The overproduction of cell-signaling molecules causes various human diseases. This intrinsic feature offers a biochemical basis to design biosignal-responsive nanocarriers for cell-selective therapy. Here we develop a new palladium-containing block copolymer, which can chemoselectively respond to carbon monoxide (CO)-a crucial gaseous signaling molecule in cells-while inhibiting disturbances from other endogenous analogues. Palladium is introduced into polymer for the first time, and such an organopalladium-connected chain can be cleaved by a CO-induced cascade insertion-elimination reaction, triggering a desirable disassembly of their self-assembling micelles. The micellar dissociation rate depends on the dose of CO stimulus. We envisage that this polymer model would enrich the repertoire of metallopolymers and provide a new platform for designing signaling molecule-responsive macromolecular systems.
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- Miaomiao Xu
- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of
Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of
Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1K 2R1, Canada
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- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of
Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Deng Z, Hu J, Liu S. Reactive Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Species (RONSS)-Responsive Polymersomes for Triggered Drug Release. Macromol Rapid Commun 2017; 38. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Zhengyu Deng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; iChem (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials); Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; iChem (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials); Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale; iChem (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials); Department of Polymer Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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Huang T, Hou Z, Xu Q, Huang L, Li C, Zhou Y. Polymer Vesicle Sensor for Visual and Sensitive Detection of SO 2 in Water. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:340-346. [PMID: 27992208 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study reports the first polymer vesicle sensor for the visual detection of SO2 and its derivatives in water. A strong binding ability between tertiary alkanolamines and SO2 has been used as the driving force for the detection by the graft of tertiary amine alcohol (TAA) groups onto an amphiphilic hyperbranched multiarm polymer, which can self-assemble into vesicles with enriched TAA groups on the surface. The polymer vesicles will undergo proton exchange with cresol red (CR) to produce CR-immobilized vesicles (CR@vesicles). Subsequently, through competitive binding with the TAA groups between CR and SO2 or HSO3-, the CR@vesicles (purple) can quickly change into SO2@vesicles (colorless) with the release of protonated CR (yellow). Such a fast purple to yellow transition in the solution allows the visual detection of SO2 or its derivatives in water by the naked eye. A visual test paper for SO2 gas has also been demonstrated by the adsorption of CR@vesicles onto paper. Meanwhile, the detection limit of CR@vesicles for HSO3- is approximately 25 nM, which is improved by approximately 30 times when compared with that of small molecule-based sensors with a similar structure (0.83 μM). Such an enhanced detection sensitivity should be related to the enrichment of TAA groups as well as the CR in CR@vesicles. In addition, the CR@vesicle sensors also show selectivity and specificity for the detection of SO2 or HSO3- among anions such as F-, Br-, Cl-, SO42-, NO2-, C2O42-, S2O32-, SCN-, AcO-, SO32-, S2-, and HCO3-.
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- Tong Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150001, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Hyperbranched polymers bearing a fluorophore display gas-controlled fluorescence switching as a result of reversible protonation/deprotonation of amino groups in their structure.
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- Bing Yu
- Département de chimie
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Sherbrooke
- Canada
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- Département de chimie
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Sherbrooke
- Canada
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Fu C, Herbst S, Zhang C, Whittaker AK. Polymeric 19F MRI agents responsive to reactive oxygen species. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00986k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Medical imaging agents that can report on the biological state are attracting increasing interest.
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- Changkui Fu
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- Brisbane
- Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- Brisbane
- Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- Brisbane
- Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- Brisbane
- Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
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Kong T, Guo G, Zhang H, Gao L. Post-synthetic modification of polyvinyl alcohol with a series of N-alkyl-substituted carbamates towards thermo and CO2-responsive polymers. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01136a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Intensive efforts have been devoted to the synthesis of thermoresponsive polymers with terminal N-alkyl-substituted groups.
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- Tengfei Kong
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry
- Guangdong University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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Zhang J, Hu J, Sang W, Wang J, Yan Q. Peroxynitrite (ONOO -) Redox Signaling Molecule-Responsive Polymersomes. ACS Macro Lett 2016; 5:919-924. [PMID: 35607205 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Designing specific-responsive polymer nanocapsules toward a definite cell signaling molecule for targeted therapy faces a great challenge. Here we demonstrate that new block copolymer appended trifluoromethyl ketone side groups can chemoselectively respond to an endogenous redox biosignal, peroxynitrite (ONOO-), but shield the interference of other biogenic reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species (ROS/RNS/RSS). The ONOO- signaling molecule is capable of triggering cascade oxidation-elimination reactions to cleave the side functionalities from the polymer chain, which induces a large alteration of the polymer amphiphilicity and further leads to controllable disassembly of their self-assembled vesicular structure. Modulating the ONOO- stimulus concentrations could readily control the vesicle dissociation rates for desirable drug delivery. We envisage that this polymer model would provide a new scenario to construct bioresponsive macromolecular systems for future biomedical nanotechnologies.
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- Jian Zhang
- Department
of Macromolecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering
of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State
Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering
of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- State
Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Computer
Science School, China Women’s University, Beijing 100101, China
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering
of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Huang J, Zhu H, Liang H, Lu J. Salicylaldehyde-functionalized block copolymer nano-objects: one-pot synthesis via polymerization-induced self-assembly and their simultaneous cross-linking and fluorescence modification. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py00794e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Salicylaldehyde-functionalized nano-objects are prepared via RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly. Their simultaneous stabilization and fluorescence modification can be achieved by one-step reaction.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jianbing Huang
- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer-based Composites
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou, 510275
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer-based Composites
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou, 510275
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer-based Composites
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou, 510275
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Performance Polymer-based Composites
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou, 510275
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