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Sloan-Dennison S, Wallace GQ, Hassanain WA, Laing S, Faulds K, Graham D. Advancing SERS as a quantitative technique: challenges, considerations, and correlative approaches to aid validation. NANO CONVERGENCE 2024; 11:33. [PMID: 39154073 PMCID: PMC11330436 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-024-00443-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) remains a significant area of research since it's discovery 50 years ago. The surface-based technique has been used in a wide variety of fields, most prominently in chemical detection, cellular imaging and medical diagnostics, offering high sensitivity and specificity when probing and quantifying a chosen analyte or monitoring nanoparticle uptake and accumulation. However, despite its promise, SERS is mostly confined to academic laboratories and is not recognised as a gold standard analytical technique. This is due to the variations that are observed in SERS measurements, mainly caused by poorly characterised SERS substrates, lack of universal calibration methods and uncorrelated results. To convince the wider scientific community that SERS should be a routinely used analytical technique, the field is now focusing on methods that will increase the reproducibility of the SERS signals and how to validate the results with more well-established techniques. This review explores the difficulties experienced by SERS users, the methods adopted to reduce variation and suggestions of best practices and strategies that should be adopted if one is to achieve absolute quantification.
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- Sian Sloan-Dennison
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK.
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Troncoso-Afonso L, Vinnacombe-Willson GA, García-Astrain C, Liz-Márzan LM. SERS in 3D cell models: a powerful tool in cancer research. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:5118-5148. [PMID: 38607302 PMCID: PMC11104264 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs01049j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Unraveling the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying tumoral processes is fundamental for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. In this regard, three-dimensional (3D) cancer cell models more realistically mimic tumors compared to conventional 2D cell cultures and are more attractive for performing such studies. Nonetheless, the analysis of such architectures is challenging because most available techniques are destructive, resulting in the loss of biochemical information. On the contrary, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a non-invasive analytical tool that can record the structural fingerprint of molecules present in complex biological environments. The implementation of SERS in 3D cancer models can be leveraged to track therapeutics, the production of cancer-related metabolites, different signaling and communication pathways, and to image the different cellular components and structural features. In this review, we highlight recent progress in the use of SERS for the evaluation of cancer diagnosis and therapy in 3D tumoral models. We outline strategies for the delivery and design of SERS tags and shed light on the possibilities this technique offers for studying different cellular processes, through either biosensing or bioimaging modalities. Finally, we address current challenges and future directions, such as overcoming the limitations of SERS and the need for the development of user-friendly and robust data analysis methods. Continued development of SERS 3D bioimaging and biosensing systems, techniques, and analytical strategies, can provide significant contributions for early disease detection, novel cancer therapies, and the realization of patient-tailored medicine.
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- Lara Troncoso-Afonso
- BioNanoPlasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
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- BioNanoPlasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
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- BioNanoPlasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería Biomateriales, y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Paseo de Miramón 182, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- BioNanoPlasmonics Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería Biomateriales, y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Paseo de Miramón 182, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Wang W, Vikesland PJ. SERS-Active Printable Hydrogel for 3D Cell Culture and Imaging. Anal Chem 2023; 95:18055-18064. [PMID: 37934619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Hydrogel-based three-dimensional (3D) cell culture systems mimic the salient elements of extracellular matrices and promote native cell function. However, high-resolution 3D cell imaging that can provide biological information about multiple features of individual cells is yet to be realized. In this context, we incorporated plasmonic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) into an alginate/gelatin hydrogel to produce surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-active hydrogel inks for the 3D printing and culturing of Vero cells. Dense incorporation of AuNPs enables production of a printed 3D grid structure with 3D SERS performance, but with no measurable adverse effects on cell growth. Label-free SERS spectra were collected within a hydrogel, and a random forest binary classifier was developed to discriminate Vero cell signals from the hydrogel background with an accuracy of 87.5%. The results suggest that SERS signals from cellular components, such as proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates, account for this discrimination. We demonstrate visualization of cell shape, location, and density by combining predicted binary maps with peak feature intensity maps in 2D and 3D. SERS images with a resolution of ≈3 μm match well with the microscopy images and show clear increases in intensity with incubation time. We suggest that 3D SERS cell imaging is a promising means to examine the effect of external cell stimuli on cellular behavior for diagnostic purposes.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
- Virginia Tech Institute of Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) Sustainable Nanotechnology Center (VTSuN), Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
- Virginia Tech Institute of Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) Sustainable Nanotechnology Center (VTSuN), Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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Kim M, Panagiotakopoulou M, Chen C, Ruiz SB, Ganesh K, Tammela T, Heller DA. Micro-engineering and nano-engineering approaches to investigate tumour ecosystems. Nat Rev Cancer 2023; 23:581-599. [PMID: 37353679 PMCID: PMC10528361 DOI: 10.1038/s41568-023-00593-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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The interactions among tumour cells, the tumour microenvironment (TME) and non-tumour tissues are of interest to many cancer researchers. Micro-engineering approaches and nanotechnologies are under extensive exploration for modelling these interactions and measuring them in situ and in vivo to investigate therapeutic vulnerabilities in cancer and extend a systemic view of tumour ecosystems. Here we highlight the greatest opportunities for improving the understanding of tumour ecosystems using microfluidic devices, bioprinting or organ-on-a-chip approaches. We also discuss the potential of nanosensors that can transmit information from within the TME or elsewhere in the body to address scientific and clinical questions about changes in chemical gradients, enzymatic activities, metabolic and immune profiles of the TME and circulating analytes. This Review aims to connect the cancer biology and engineering communities, presenting biomedical technologies that may expand the methodologies of the former, while inspiring the latter to develop approaches for interrogating cancer ecosystems.
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- Mijin Kim
- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA.
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Huang LQ, Ding XL, Pan XT, Li ZQ, Wang K, Xia XH. Single-cell thermometry with a nanothermocouple probe. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:876-879. [PMID: 36598045 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06110d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Herein, a nanopipette-based thermocouple probe that possesses high temperature resolution, rapid response, good reversibility and stability was constructed and successfully applied for single-cell temperature sensing. Different intracellular temperatures were observed in diverse types of cells, which reveals differences in their metabolism levels. Temperature responses of cancer and normal cells against various exogenous drugs were also demonstrated. The spatially resolved temperature sensing of three-dimensional cell culture models unveils the existence of their inner temperature gradients. This work would facilitate drug screening and disease diagnosis.
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- Li-Qiu Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Sloan-Dennison S, Laing S, Graham D, Faulds K. From Raman to SESORRS: moving deeper into cancer detection and treatment monitoring. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:12436-12451. [PMID: 34734952 PMCID: PMC8609625 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04805h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Raman spectroscopy is a non-invasive technique that allows specific chemical information to be obtained from various types of sample. The detailed molecular information that is present in Raman spectra permits monitoring of biochemical changes that occur in diseases, such as cancer, and can be used for the early detection and diagnosis of the disease, for monitoring treatment, and to distinguish between cancerous and non-cancerous biological samples. Several techniques have been developed to enhance the capabilities of Raman spectroscopy by improving detection sensitivity, reducing imaging times and increasing the potential applicability for in vivo analysis. The different Raman techniques each have their own advantages that can accommodate the alternative detection formats, allowing the techniques to be applied in several ways for the detection and diagnosis of cancer. This feature article discusses the various forms of Raman spectroscopy, how they have been applied for cancer detection, and the adaptation of the techniques towards their use for in vivo cancer detection and in clinical diagnostics. Despite the advances in Raman spectroscopy, the clinical application of the technique is still limited and certain challenges must be overcome to enable clinical translation. We provide an outlook on the future of the techniques in this area and what we believe is required to allow the potential of Raman spectroscopy to be achieved for clinical cancer diagnostics.
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- Sian Sloan-Dennison
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK.
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK.
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK.
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD, UK.
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Darrigues E, Nima Al Sudani ZA, Watanabe F, Biris AS. Plasmonic gap-enhanced Raman tag nanorods for imaging 3D pancreatic spheroids using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and darkfield microscopy. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 32:095104. [PMID: 33274729 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abc643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Plasmonic gap-enhanced Raman tags (GERTs) are new emerging nanoprobes that, based on their unique surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) signal, can play a major role in complex imaging and detection of biological systems. GERTs are generated from a metal core nanostructure and layered with one or more metal nanosized layers, encasing a Raman active molecule. The advantages of GERTs are enhanced surface plasmon and electromagnetic resonance, as well as inherent protection of the Raman active molecule from environmental deterioration that could reduce their spectroscopic signatures over time. In this study, we used in vitro three-dimensional (3D) spheroid cultures to demonstrate these advantages. 3D spheroids mimic the in vivo tumor microenvironment better than 2D culture, with abundant extracellular matrix and hypoxia inducing variability of pH and enzymatic reactions. Here, we report the use of GERTs in large pancreatic 3D spheroids (>500 μm in apparent diameter) for complex penetration visualization. Our combined imaging technique of enhanced darkfield microscopy and SERS was able to identify the presence and distribution of the GERTs within the 3D spheroid structure. The distribution of GERTs 2 hours after the nanorods' incubation indicated accumulation, generally in the outermost layer of the spheroids but also, more randomly, in non-uniform patterns in deep layers of the 3D spheroids. These observations bring into question the mechanism of uptake and flow of the nanoparticles in function of their incubation time while demonstrating the promising potential of our approach. Additionally, the SERS signal was still detectable after 24 hours of incubation of GERTs with the 3D culture, indicating the stability of the Raman signal.
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Tabish TA, Dey P, Mosca S, Salimi M, Palombo F, Matousek P, Stone N. Smart Gold Nanostructures for Light Mediated Cancer Theranostics: Combining Optical Diagnostics with Photothermal Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1903441. [PMID: 32775148 PMCID: PMC7404179 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201903441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Nanotheranostics, which combines optical multiplexed disease detection with therapeutic monitoring in a single modality, has the potential to propel the field of nanomedicine toward genuine personalized medicine. Currently employed mainstream modalities using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in diagnosis and treatment are limited by a lack of specificity and potential issues associated with systemic toxicity. Light-mediated nanotheranostics offers a relatively non-invasive alternative for cancer diagnosis and treatment by using AuNPs of specific shapes and sizes that absorb near infrared (NIR) light, inducing plasmon resonance for enhanced tumor detection and generating localized heat for tumor ablation. Over the last decade, significant progress has been made in the field of nanotheranostics, however the main biological and translational barriers to nanotheranostics leading to a new paradigm in anti-cancer nanomedicine stem from the molecular complexities of cancer and an incomplete mechanistic understanding of utilization of Au-NPs in living systems. This work provides a comprehensive overview on the biological, physical and translational barriers facing the development of nanotheranostics. It will also summarise the recent advances in engineering specific AuNPs, their unique characteristics and, importantly, tunability to achieve the desired optical/photothermal properties.
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- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of ExeterExeterEX4 4QLUK
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- Central Laser FacilitySTFC Rutherford Appleton LaboratoryOxfordOX11 0QXUK
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- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of ExeterExeterEX4 4QLUK
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- Central Laser FacilitySTFC Rutherford Appleton LaboratoryOxfordOX11 0QXUK
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- School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of ExeterExeterEX4 4QLUK
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Wallace GQ, Masson JF. From single cells to complex tissues in applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Analyst 2020; 145:7162-7185. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an01274b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This tutorial review explores how three of the most common methods for introducing nanoparticles to single cells for surface-enhanced Raman scattering measurements can be adapted for experiments with complex tissues.
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- Gregory Q. Wallace
- Département de Chimie
- Centre Québécois des Matériaux Fonctionnels (CQMF)
- and Regroupement Québécois des Matériaux de Pointe (RQMP)
- Université de Montréal
- Montréal
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- Département de Chimie
- Centre Québécois des Matériaux Fonctionnels (CQMF)
- and Regroupement Québécois des Matériaux de Pointe (RQMP)
- Université de Montréal
- Montréal
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Intracellular redox potential is correlated with miRNA expression in MCF7 cells under hypoxic conditions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:19753-19759. [PMID: 31506353 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909455116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hypoxia is a ubiquitous feature of cancers, encouraging glycolytic metabolism, proliferation, and resistance to therapy. Nonetheless, hypoxia is a poorly defined term with confounding features described in the literature. Redox biology provides an important link between the external cellular microenvironment and the cell's response to changing oxygen pressures. In this paper, we demonstrate a correlation between intracellular redox potential (measured using optical nanosensors) and the concentrations of microRNAs (miRNAs) involved in the cell's response to changes in oxygen pressure. The correlations were established using surprisal analysis (an approach derived from thermodynamics and information theory). We found that measured redox potential changes reflect changes in the free energy computed by surprisal analysis of miRNAs. Furthermore, surprisal analysis identified groups of miRNAs, functionally related to changes in proliferation and metastatic potential that played the most significant role in the cell's response to changing oxygen pressure.
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Gardner B, Matousek P, Stone N. Subsurface Chemically Specific Measurement of pH Levels in Biological Tissues Using Combined Surface-Enhanced and Deep Raman. Anal Chem 2019; 91:10984-10987. [PMID: 31322859 PMCID: PMC7006966 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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There
is much interest in using nanosensors to monitor biologically
relevant species such as glucose, or cellular pH, as these often become
dysregulated in diseases such as cancer. This information is often
inaccessible at depth in biological tissue, due to the highly scattering
nature of tissue. Here we show that gold nanoparticles labeled with
pH-sensitive reporter molecules can monitor pH at depth in biological
tissues. This was achieved using deep Raman spectroscopy (spatially
offset Raman and transmission Raman) in combination with surface-enhanced
Raman spectroscopy, allowing chemical information to be retrieved
significantly deeper than conventional Raman spectroscopy permits.
Combining these approaches with chemometrics enabled pH changes to
be monitored with an error of ±∼0.1 pH units noninvasively
through 22 mm of soft tissue. This development opens the opportunity
for the next generation of light-based medical diagnostic methods,
such as monitoring of cancers, known to significantly alter pH levels.
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- Benjamin Gardner
- Biomedical Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , EX4 4QL , United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
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- Biomedical Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences , University of Exeter , Exeter , EX4 4QL , United Kingdom
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Tucker LH, Hamm GR, Sargeant RJE, Goodwin RJA, Mackay CL, Campbell CJ, Clarke DJ. Untargeted Metabolite Mapping in 3D Cell Culture Models Using High Spectral Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2019; 91:9522-9529. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Lulu H. Tucker
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge CB4 0WG, United Kingdom
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- Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge CB4 0WG, United Kingdom
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- Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge CB4 0WG, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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Jamieson LE, Harrison DJ, Campbell CJ. Raman spectroscopy investigation of biochemical changes in tumor spheroids with aging and after treatment with staurosporine. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2019; 12:e201800201. [PMID: 30246380 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201800201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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There has been increasing use of in vitro cell culture models that more realistically replicate the three-dimensional (3D) environment found in vivo. Multicellular tumor spheroids (MTS) using cell lines or patient-derived organoids have become an important in vitro drug development tool, where cells are grown in a 3D "sphere" that exhibits many of the characteristics found in vivo. Significantly, MTS develop gradients in nutrients and oxygen, commonly found in tumors that contribute to therapy resistance. While MTS show promise as a more realistic in vitro culture model, there is a massive need to improve imaging technologies for assessing biochemical characteristics and drug response in such models to maximize their translation into useful applications such as high throughput screening (HTS). In this study, we investigate the potential for Raman spectroscopy to unveil biochemical information in MTS and have investigated how spheroid age influences drug response, shedding light on increased therapy resistance in developing tumors. The wealth of molecular level information delivered by Raman spectroscopy in a noninvasive manner, could aid translation of these 3D models into HTS applications.
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Gardner B, Matousek P, Stone N. Direct monitoring of light mediated hyperthermia induced within mammalian tissues using surface enhanced spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (T-SESORS). Analyst 2019; 144:3552-3555. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an02466a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Here we demonstrate light mediated heating of nanoparticles confined deep inside mammalian tissue, whilst directly monitoring their temperature non-invasively using a form of deep Raman spectroscopy, T-SESORS.
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- Benjamin Gardner
- Biomedical Physics
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- College of Engineering
- Mathematics and Physical Sciences
- University of Exeter
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- Central Laser Facility
- Research Complex at Harwell
- STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
- Harwell Oxford
- UK
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- Biomedical Physics
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- College of Engineering
- Mathematics and Physical Sciences
- University of Exeter
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy based 3D spheroid culture for drug discovery studies. Talanta 2019; 191:390-399. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.08.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Nicolson F, Jamieson LE, Mabbott S, Plakas K, Shand NC, Detty MR, Graham D, Faulds K. Multiplex imaging of live breast cancer tumour models through tissue using handheld surface enhanced spatially offset resonance Raman spectroscopy (SESORRS). Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:8530-8533. [PMID: 30010164 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04267e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Through utilizing the depth penetration capabilities of SESORS, multiplexed imaging and classification of three singleplex nanotags and a triplex of nanotags within breast cancer tumour models is reported for the first time through depths of 10 mm using a handheld SORS instrument.
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- Fay Nicolson
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK.
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Tucker LH, Conde-González A, Cobice D, Hamm GR, Goodwin RJA, Campbell CJ, Clarke DJ, Mackay CL. MALDI Matrix Application Utilizing a Modified 3D Printer for Accessible High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2018; 90:8742-8749. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Lulu H. Tucker
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH9 3FJ
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH9 3FJ
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, United Kingdom BT52 1SA
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- Pathology Sciences, Drug Safety and Metabolism IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom CB4 0WG
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- Pathology Sciences, Drug Safety and Metabolism IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom CB4 0WG
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH9 3FJ
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH9 3FJ
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH9 3FJ
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Nicolson F, Jamieson LE, Mabbott S, Plakas K, Shand NC, Detty MR, Graham D, Faulds K. Through tissue imaging of a live breast cancer tumour model using handheld surface enhanced spatially offset resonance Raman spectroscopy (SESORRS). Chem Sci 2018; 9:3788-3792. [PMID: 29780511 PMCID: PMC5939614 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc00994e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Detection of a live 3D tumour model through 15 mm of tissue using SESORRS.
In order to improve patient survival and reduce the amount of unnecessary and traumatic biopsies, non-invasive detection of cancerous tumours is of imperative and urgent need. Multicellular tumour spheroids (MTS) can be used as an ex vivo cancer tumour model, to model in vivo nanoparticle (NP) uptake by the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Surface enhanced spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SESORS) combines both surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) to yield enhanced Raman signals at much greater sub-surface levels. By utilizing a reporter that has an electronic transition in resonance with the laser frequency, surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) yields even greater enhancement in Raman signal. Using a handheld SORS spectrometer with back scattering optics, we demonstrate the detection of live breast cancer 3D MTS containing SERRS active NPs through 15 mm of porcine tissue. False color 2D heat intensity maps were used to determine tumour model location. In addition, we demonstrate the tracking of SERRS-active NPs through porcine tissue to depths of up to 25 mm. This unprecedented performance is due to the use of red-shifted chalcogenpyrylium-based Raman reporters to demonstrate the novel technique of surface enhanced spatially offset resonance Raman spectroscopy (SESORRS) for the first time. Our results demonstrate a significant step forward in the ability to detect vibrational fingerprints from a tumour model at depth through tissue. Such an approach offers significant promise for the translation of NPs into clinical applications for non-invasive disease diagnostics based on this new chemical principle of measurement.
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- Fay Nicolson
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry , Technology and Innovation Centre , University of Strathclyde , 99 George Street , Glasgow G1 1RD , UK .
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry , Technology and Innovation Centre , University of Strathclyde , 99 George Street , Glasgow G1 1RD , UK .
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry , Technology and Innovation Centre , University of Strathclyde , 99 George Street , Glasgow G1 1RD , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University at Buffalo , The State University of New York , New York 14260 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , University at Buffalo , The State University of New York , New York 14260 , USA
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry , Technology and Innovation Centre , University of Strathclyde , 99 George Street , Glasgow G1 1RD , UK .
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry , Technology and Innovation Centre , University of Strathclyde , 99 George Street , Glasgow G1 1RD , UK .
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Fleming H, McAughtrie S, Mills B, Tanner MG, Marks A, Campbell CJ. Dual purpose fibre – SERS pH sensing and bacterial analysis. Analyst 2018; 143:5918-5925. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01322e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A way to incorporate SERS nanosensors on the end of an optical fibre that also allows for the extraction of bacterial samples.
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- Holly Fleming
- EaStCHEM
- School of Chemistry
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh
- UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research
- Queen's Medical Research Institute
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh
- UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research
- Queen's Medical Research Institute
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh
- UK
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- EaStCHEM
- School of Chemistry
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh
- UK
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Baker MJ, Byrne HJ, Chalmers J, Gardner P, Goodacre R, Henderson A, Kazarian SG, Martin FL, Moger J, Stone N, Sulé-Suso J. Clinical applications of infrared and Raman spectroscopy: state of play and future challenges. Analyst 2018; 143:1735-1757. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an01871a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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This review examines the state-of-the-art of clinical applications of infrared absorption and Raman spectroscopy, outstanding challenges, and progress towards translation.
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- Matthew J. Baker
- WestCHEM
- Technology and Innovation Centre
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow G1 1RD
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- FOCAS Research Institute
- Dublin Institute of Technology
- Dublin 8
- Ireland
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB)
- University of Manchester
- Manchester
- UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB)
- University of Manchester
- Manchester
- UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB)
- University of Manchester
- Manchester
- UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Imperial College London
- South Kensington Campus
- London
- UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
- University of Central Lancashire
- Preston PR1 2HE
- UK
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- Biomedical Physics
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- University of Exeter
- Exeter EX4 4QL
- UK
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- Biomedical Physics
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- University of Exeter
- Exeter EX4 4QL
- UK
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- Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine
- Keele University
- Guy Hilton Research Centre
- Stoke on Trent ST4 7QB
- UK
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Nicolson F, Jamieson LE, Mabbott S, Plakas K, Shand NC, Detty MR, Graham D, Faulds K. Surface enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (SERRS) for probing through plastic and tissue barriers using a handheld spectrometer. Analyst 2018; 143:5965-5973. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01249k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Through tissue imaging of a live breast cancer tumour model using handheld surface enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (SERRS).
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- Fay Nicolson
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Technology and Innovation Centre
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow G1 1RD
- UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Technology and Innovation Centre
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow G1 1RD
- UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Technology and Innovation Centre
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow G1 1RD
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University at Buffalo
- The State University of New York
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University at Buffalo
- The State University of New York
- USA
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Technology and Innovation Centre
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow G1 1RD
- UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Technology and Innovation Centre
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow G1 1RD
- UK
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Göschl S, Schreiber-Brynzak E, Pichler V, Cseh K, Heffeter P, Jungwirth U, Jakupec MA, Berger W, Keppler BK. Comparative studies of oxaliplatin-based platinum(iv) complexes in different in vitro and in vivo tumor models. Metallomics 2017; 9:309-322. [PMID: 28205649 DOI: 10.1039/c6mt00226a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Using platinum(iv) prodrugs of clinically established platinum(ii) compounds is a strategy to overcome side effects and acquired resistances. We studied four oxaliplatin-derived platinum(iv) complexes with varying axial ligands in various in vitro and in vivo settings. The ability to interfere with DNA (pUC19) in the presence and absence of a reducing agent (ascorbic acid) was investigated in cell-free experiments. Cytotoxicity was compared under normoxic and hypoxic conditions in monolayer cultures and multicellular spheroids of colon carcinoma cell lines. Effects on the cell cycle were investigated by flow cytometry, and the capacity of inducing apoptosis was confirmed by flow cytometry and Western blotting. The anti-cancer activity of one complex was studied in vivo in immunodeficient and immunocompetent mice, and the platinum levels in various organs and the tumor after treatment were quantified. The results demonstrate that modification of the axial ligands can improve the cytotoxic potency. The complexes are able to interfere with plasmid DNA, which is enhanced by co-incubation with a reducing agent, and cause cell cycle perturbations. At higher concentrations, they induce apoptosis, but generate only low levels of reactive oxygen species. Two of the complexes increase the life span of leukemia (L1210) bearing mice, and one showed effects similar to oxaliplatin in a CT26 solid tumor model, despite the low platinum levels in the tumor. As in the case of oxaliplatin, activity in the latter model depends on an intact immune system. These findings show new perspectives for the development of platinum(iv) prodrugs of the anticancer agent oxaliplatin, combining bioreductive properties and immunogenic aspects.
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- Simone Göschl
- University of Vienna, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Waehringer Strasse 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- University of Vienna, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Waehringer Strasse 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria. and University of Vienna, Research Platform "Translational Cancer Therapy Research", Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Waehringer Strasse 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- University of Vienna, Research Platform "Translational Cancer Therapy Research", Vienna, Austria and Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Vienna, Austria and Medical University of Vienna, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Vienna, Austria and The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- University of Vienna, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Waehringer Strasse 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria. and University of Vienna, Research Platform "Translational Cancer Therapy Research", Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Research Platform "Translational Cancer Therapy Research", Vienna, Austria and Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Vienna, Austria and Medical University of Vienna, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Waehringer Strasse 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria. and University of Vienna, Research Platform "Translational Cancer Therapy Research", Vienna, Austria
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Jamieson LE, Asiala SM, Gracie K, Faulds K, Graham D. Bioanalytical Measurements Enabled by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Probes. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2017; 10:415-437. [PMID: 28301754 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-071015-041557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Since its discovery in 1974, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has gained momentum as an important tool in analytical chemistry. SERS is used widely for analysis of biological samples, ranging from in vitro cell culture models, to ex vivo tissue and blood samples, and direct in vivo application. New insights have been gained into biochemistry, with an emphasis on biomolecule detection, from small molecules such as glucose and amino acids to larger biomolecules such as DNA, proteins, and lipids. These measurements have increased our understanding of biological systems, and significantly, they have improved diagnostic capabilities. SERS probes display unique advantages in their detection sensitivity and multiplexing capability. We highlight key considerations that are required when performing bioanalytical SERS measurements, including sample preparation, probe selection, instrumental configuration, and data analysis. Some of the key bioanalytical measurements enabled by SERS probes with application to in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo biological environments are discussed.
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- Lauren E Jamieson
- Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1RD, United Kingdom;
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- Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1RD, United Kingdom;
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- Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1RD, United Kingdom;
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- Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1RD, United Kingdom;
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- Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1RD, United Kingdom;
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