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Mendes MIP, Coelho CDF, Schaberle FA, Moreno MJ, Calvete MJF, Arnaut LG. Nanodroplet vaporization with pulsed-laser excitation repeatedly amplifies photoacoustic signals at low vaporization thresholds. RSC Adv 2023; 13:35040-35049. [PMID: 38046627 PMCID: PMC10690495 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05639b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Nanodroplets' explosive vaporization triggered by absorption of laser pulses produces very large volume changes. These volume changes are two orders of magnitude higher than those of thermoelastic expansion generated by equivalent laser pulses, and should generate correspondingly higher photoacoustic waves (PAW). The generation of intense PAWs is desirable in photoacoustic tomography (PAT) to increase sensitivity. The biocompatibility and simplicity of nanodroplets obtained by sonication of perfluoropentane (PFP) in an aqueous solution of bovine serum albumin (BSA) containing a dye make them particularly appealing for use as contrast agents in clinical applications of PAT. Their usefulness depends on stability and reproducible vaporization of nanodroplets (liquid PFP inside) to microbubbles (gaseous PFP inside), and reversible condensation to nanodroplets. This work incorporates porphyrins with fluorinated chains and BSA labelled with fluorescent probes in PFP nanodroplets to investigate the structure and properties of such nanodroplets. Droplets prepared with average diameters in the 400-1000 nm range vaporize when exposed to nanosecond laser pulses with fluences above 3 mJ cm-2 and resist coalescence. The fluorinated chains are likely responsible for the low vaporization threshold, ∼2.5 mJ cm-2, which was obtained from the laser fluence dependence of the photoacoustic wave amplitudes. Only ca. 10% of the droplets incorporate fluorinated porphyrins. Nevertheless, PAWs generated with nanodroplets are ten times higher than those generated by aqueous BSA solutions containing an equivalent amount of porphyrin. Remarkably, successive laser pulses result in similar amplification, indicating that the microbubbles revert back to nanodroplets at a rate faster than the laser repetition rate (10 Hz). PFP nanodroplets are promising contrast agents for PAT and their performance increases with properly designed dyes.
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- Maria Inês P Mendes
- CQC-IMS, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
- LaserLeap Technologies Rua Coronel Júlio Veiga Simão, Edifício B, CTCV, S/N 3025-307 Coimbra Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Chemistry Department, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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Pinto SMA, Ferreira ARR, Teixeira DSS, Nunes SCC, Batista de Carvalho ALM, Almeida JMS, Garda Z, Pallier A, Pais AACC, Brett CMA, Tóth É, Marques MPM, Pereira MM, Geraldes CFGC. Fluorinated Mn(III)/(II)-Porphyrin with Redox-Responsive 1 H and 19 F Relaxation Properties. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301442. [PMID: 37606898 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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A new fluorinated manganese porphyrin, (Mn-TPP-p-CF3 ) is reported capable of providing, based on the Mn(III)/Mn(II) equilibrium, dual 1 H relaxivity and 19 F NMR response to redox changes. The physical-chemical characterization of both redox states in DMSO-d6 /H2 O evidenced that the 1 H relaxometric and 19 F NMR properties are appropriate for differential redox MRI detection. The Mn(III)-F distance (dMn-F =9.7-10 Å), as assessed by DFT calculations, is well tailored to allow for adequate paramagnetic effect of Mn(III) on 19 F T1 and T2 relaxation times. Mn-TPP-p-CF3 has a reversible Mn(II)/Mn(III) redox potential of 0.574 V vs. NHE in deoxygenated aqueous HEPES/ THF solution. The reduction of Mn(III)-TPP-p-CF3 in the presence of ascorbic acid is slowly, but fully reversed in the presence of air oxygen, as monitored by UV-Vis spectrometry and 19 F NMR. The broad 1 H and 19 F NMR signals of Mn(III)-TPP-p-CF3 disappear in the presence of 1 equivalent ascorbate replaced by a shifted and broadened 19 F NMR signal from Mn(II)-TPP-p-CF3 . Phantom 19 F MR images in DMSO show a MRI signal intensity decrease upon reduction of Mn(III)-TPP-p-CF3 , retrieved upon complete reoxidation in air within ~24 h. 1 H NMRD curves of the Mn(III)/(II)-TPP-p-CF3 chelates in mixed DMSO/water solvent have the typical shape of Mn(II)/Mn(III) porphyrins.
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- Sara M A Pinto
- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, P-3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Coimbra Chemistry Center, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga Largo D. Dinis, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, P-3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Coimbra Chemistry Center, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga Largo D. Dinis, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, P-3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Coimbra Chemistry Center, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga Largo D. Dinis, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, P-3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Coimbra Chemistry Center, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga Largo D. Dinis, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Molecular Physical Chemistry R&D Unit Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-393, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, P-3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- CEMMPRE, University of Coimbra, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-788, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS, UPR 4301, Université d'Orléans, Rue Charles Sadron, 45071, Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS, UPR 4301, Université d'Orléans, Rue Charles Sadron, 45071, Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, P-3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Coimbra Chemistry Center, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga Largo D. Dinis, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, P-3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- CEMMPRE, University of Coimbra, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-788, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS, UPR 4301, Université d'Orléans, Rue Charles Sadron, 45071, Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- Molecular Physical Chemistry R&D Unit Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-393, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, P-3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Coimbra Chemistry Center, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga Largo D. Dinis, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Chemistry Center, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga Largo D. Dinis, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-393, Coimbra, Portugal
- CIBIT/ICNAS, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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Pinto TB, Pinto SMA, Piedade AP, Serpa C. Ultrathin materials for wide bandwidth laser ultrasound generation: titanium dioxide nanoparticle films with adsorbed dye. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:4191-4202. [PMID: 37560435 PMCID: PMC10408605 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00451a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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Materials that convert the energy of a laser pulse into heat can generate a photoacoustic wave through thermoelastic expansion with characteristics suitable for improved sensing, imaging, or biological membrane permeation. The present work involves the production and characterization of materials composed of an ultrathin layer of titanium dioxide (<5 μm), where a strong absorber molecule capable of very efficiently converting light into heat (5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonylphenyl)porphyrin manganese(iii) acetate) is adsorbed. The influence of the thickness of the TiO2 layer and the duration of the laser pulse on the generation of photoacoustic waves was studied. Strong absorption in a thin layer enables bandwidths of ∼130 MHz at -6 dB with nanosecond pulse laser excitation. Bandwidths of ∼150 MHz at -6 dB were measured with picosecond pulse laser excitation. Absolute pressures reaching 0.9 MPa under very low energy fluences of 10 mJ cm-2 enabled steep stress gradients of 0.19 MPa ns-1. A wide bandwidth is achieved and upper high-frequency limits of ∼170 MHz (at -6 dB) are reached by combining short laser pulses and ultrathin absorbing layers.
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- Tiago B Pinto
- CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra 3030-788 Coimbra Portugal
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- CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra 3004-535 Coimbra Portugal
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Daksh S, Kaul A, Deep S, Datta A. Current advancement in the development of manganese complexes as magnetic resonance imaging probes. J Inorg Biochem 2022; 237:112018. [PMID: 36244313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.112018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Emerging non-invasive molecular imaging modalities can detect a pathophysiological state at the molecular level before any anatomic changes are observed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is preferred over other nuclear imaging techniques owing to its radiation-free approach. Conventionally, most MRI contrast agents employed predominantly involve lanthanide metal: Gadolinium (Gd) until the discovery of associated severe nephrogenic toxicity issues. This limitation led a way to the development of manganese-based contrast agents which offer similar positive contrast enhancement capability. A vast quantity of experimental data has been accumulated over the last decade to define the physicochemical characteristics of manganese chelates with various ligand scaffolds. One can now observe how the ligand configurations, rigidity, and donor-acceptor characteristics impact the stability of the complex. This review covers the current trends in the development of manganese-based MRI contrast agents, the mechanisms they are based on and design considerations for newer manganese-based contrast agents with higher diagnostic strength along with better safety profiles.
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- Shivani Daksh
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Brig S. K. Mazumdar Marg, Delhi 110054, India; Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Brig S. K. Mazumdar Marg, Delhi 110054, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Brig S. K. Mazumdar Marg, Delhi 110054, India.
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Zhao B, Li Y, Zhao Y, Ma Y, Li F, Han H, Wang N, Wang X. A sensing platform based on zinc-porphyrin derinative in hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) microemulsion for highly sensitive detection of theophylline. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 281:121592. [PMID: 35878493 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A new porphyrin-based sensing platform in hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) microemulsion is developed for highly sensitive detection of theophylline. In this sensing system, the zinc-porphyrin-cinnamic acid conjugate (Zn-TPPCA) works as fluorescence probe while theophylline can decrease fluorescence intensity of the probe. Further studies indicate the linear relationship between the fluorescence quenching value and the concentration of theophylline within a given range. And the introduction of CTAB microemulsion can greatly enhance sensibility and stability of this detecting system and facilitate the detection of theophylline. On the basis above, a highly sensitive sensing platform for theophylline is created with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 0.0083 μg mL-1 under the optimal detection conditions. And further application of this method in determination of commercially available theophylline preparation shows excellent results. Subsequent studies on quenching mechanism indicate that static quenching appears between Zn-TPPCA and theophylline. Therefore, this work provides not only a highly sensitive method for determination of theophylline but also further evidence for creation of biosensors for drugs with porphyrin derivatives.
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- Baojuan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, PR China; Tianjin Tianhaoyuan Technology Co., Ltd, Tianjin 300450, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, PR China
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- 1(st) Department of Clinical Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, PR China
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- Technology R&D Center, China Tobacco Hubei Industrial Corporation, Wuhan 430040, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, PR China.
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Gawne PJ, Pinto SMA, Nielsen KM, Keeling GP, Pereira MM, T M de Rosales R. Microwave-assisted synthesis of [ 52Mn]Mn-porphyrins: Applications in cell and liposome radiolabelling. Nucl Med Biol 2022; 114-115:6-17. [PMID: 36088876 PMCID: PMC10236072 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2022.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Manganese porphyrins have several therapeutic/imaging applications, including their use as radioprotectants (in clinical trials) and as paramagnetic MRI contrast agents. The affinity of porphyrins for lipid bilayers also makes them candidates for cell/liposome labelling. We hypothesised that metalation with the positron emission tomography (PET) radionuclide 52Mn (t1/2 = 5.6 d) would allow long-term in vivo biodistribution studies of Mn-porphyrins, as well as a method to label and track cells/liposomes, but methods for fast and efficient radiolabelling are lacking. RESULTS Several porphyrins were produced and radiolabelled by addition to neutralised [52Mn]MnCl2 and heating using a microwave (MW) synthesiser, and compared with non-MW heating. MW radiosynthesis allowed >95 % radiochemical yields (RCY) in just 1 h. Conversely, non-MW heating at 70 °C for 1 h resulted in low RCY (0-25 % RCY) and most porphyrins did not reach radiolabelling completion after 24 h. Formation of the 52Mn-complexes were confirmed with radio-HPLC by comparison with their non-radioactive 55Mn counterparts. Following this, several [52Mn]Mn-porphyrins were used to radiolabel liposomes resulting in 75-86 % labelling efficiency (LE). Two lead [52Mn]Mn-porphyrins were taken forward to label MDA-MB-231 cancer cells in vitro, achieving ca. 11 % LE. After 24 h, 32-45 % of the [52Mn]Mn-porphyrins was retained in cells. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to standard methods, MW heating allows the fast synthesis of [52Mn]Mn-porphyrins with >95 % radiochemical yields that avoid purification. [52Mn]Mn-porphyrins also show promising cell/liposome labelling properties. Our reported technique can potentially be exploited for the in vivo imaging of Mn-porphyrin therapeutics, as well as for the accurate in vivo quantification of Mn-porphyrin MRI agents.
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- Peter J Gawne
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
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Karbalaei S, Goldsmith CR. Recent advances in the preclinical development of responsive MRI contrast agents capable of detecting hydrogen peroxide. J Inorg Biochem 2022; 230:111763. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Xu W, Zhang J, Yang Z, Zhao M, Long H, Wu Q, Nian F. Tannin-Mn coordination polymer coated carbon quantum dots nanocomposite for fluorescence and magnetic resonance bimodal imaging. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2022; 33:16. [PMID: 35072786 PMCID: PMC8786750 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-021-06629-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The MR/FI bimodal imaging has attracted widely studied due to combining the advantages of MRI and FI can bridge gaps in sensitivity and depth between these two modalities. Herein, a novel MR/FI bimodal imaging probe is facile fabricated by coating the Mn-phenolic coordination polymer on the surface of the carbon quantum dots. The structure of the as-prepared nanocomposite probe is carefully validated via SEM, TEM, and XPS. The content of Mn2+ is calculated through the EDS and TGA. The quantum yield (QY) and emission wavelength of the probe are about 7.24% and 490 nm, respectively. The longitudinal r1 value (2.43 mM-1 s-1) with low r2/r1 (4.45) of the probe is obtained. Subsequently, fluorescence and MR imaging are performed. The metabolic pathways in vivo are inferred by studying the bio-distribution of the probe in major organs. Thus, these results indicate that probe would be an excellent dual-modal imaging probe for enhanced MR imaging and fluorescence imaging. MR/FI bimodal imaging probe is built via in-situ coated Mn-phenolic coordination polymer on the surface of the carbon quantum dots. The in vitro and vivo image property of the probe is evaluated.
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- Weibing Xu
- College of Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- College of Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Life Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Xue SS, Pan Y, Pan W, Liu S, Li N, Tang B. Bioimaging agents based on redox-active transition metal complexes. Chem Sci 2022; 13:9468-9484. [PMID: 36091899 PMCID: PMC9400682 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02587f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Detecting the fluctuation and distribution of various bioactive species in biological systems is of great importance in determining diseases at their early stages. Metal complex-based probes have attracted considerable attention in bioimaging applications owing to their unique advantages, such as high luminescence, good photostability, large Stokes shifts, low toxicity, and good biocompatibility. In this review, we summarized the development of redox-active transition metal complex-based probes in recent five years with the metal ions of iron, manganese, and copper, which play essential roles in life and can avoid the introduction of exogenous metals into biological systems. The designing principles that afford these complexes with optical or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging properties are elucidated. The applications of the complexes for bioimaging applications of different bioactive species are demonstrated. The current challenges and potential future directions of these probes for applications in biological systems are also discussed. This review summarizes transition metal complexes as bioimaging agents in optical and magnetic resonance imaging.![]()
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- Shan-Shan Xue
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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Geraldes CF, Castro MMC, Peters JA. Mn(III) porphyrins as potential MRI contrast agents for diagnosis and MRI-guided therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Asik D, Abozeid SM, Turowski SG, Spernyak JA, Morrow JR. Dinuclear Fe(III) Hydroxypropyl-Appended Macrocyclic Complexes as MRI Probes. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:8651-8664. [PMID: 34110140 PMCID: PMC9942924 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Four high-spin Fe(III) macrocyclic complexes, including three dinuclear and one mononuclear complex, were prepared toward the development of more effective iron-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. All four complexes contain a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane macrocyclic backbone with two hydroxypropyl pendant groups, an ancillary aryl or biphenyl group, and a coordination site for a water ligand. The pH potentiometric titrations support one or two deprotonations of the complexes, most likely deprotonation of hydroxypropyl groups at near-neutral pH. Variable-temperature 17O NMR studies suggest that the inner-sphere water ligand is slow to exchange with bulk water on the NMR time scale. Water proton T1 relaxation times measured for solutions of the Fe(III) complexes at pH 7.2 showed that the dinuclear complexes have a 2- to 3-fold increase in r1 relaxivity in comparison to the mononuclear complex per molecule at field strengths ranging from 1.4 T to 9.4 T. The most effective agent, a dinuclear complex with macrocycles linked through para-substitution of an aryl group (Fe2(PARA)), has an r1 of 6.7 mM-1 s-1 at 37 °C and 4.7 T or 3.3 mM-1 s-1 per iron center in the presence of serum albumin and shows enhanced blood pool and kidney contrast in mice MRI studies.
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- Didar Asik
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York 14263 United States
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York 14263 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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Bonnet CS, Tóth É. Metal-based environment-sensitive MRI contrast agents. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2021; 61:154-169. [PMID: 33706246 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Interactions of paramagnetic metal complexes with their biological environment can modulate their magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast-enhancing properties in different ways, and this has been widely exploited to create responsive probes that can provide biochemical information. We survey progress in two rapidly growing areas: the MRI detection of biologically important metal ions, such as calcium, zinc, and copper, and the use of transition metal complexes as smart MRI agents. In both fields, new imaging technologies, which take advantage of other nuclei (19F) and/or paramagnetic contact shift effects, emerge beyond classical, relaxation-based applications. Most importantly, in vivo imaging is gaining ground, and the promise of molecular MRI is becoming reality, at least for preclinical research.
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- Célia S Bonnet
- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, Rue Charles Sadron, Orléans, 45071, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, Rue Charles Sadron, Orléans, 45071, France.
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Faustova M, Nikolskaya E, Sokol M, Fomicheva M, Petrov R, Yabbarov N. Metalloporphyrins in Medicine: From History to Recent Trends. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:8146-8171. [PMID: 35019597 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The history of metalloporphyrins dates back more than 200 years ago. Metalloporphyrins are excellent catalysts, capable of forming supramolecular systems, participate in oxygen photosynthesis, transport, and used as contrast agents or superoxide dismutase mimetics. Today, metalloporphyrins represent complexes of conjugated π-electron system and metals from the entire periodic system. However, the effect of these compounds on living systems has not been fully understood, and researchers are exploring the properties of metalloporphyrins thereby extending their further application. This review provides an overview of the variety of metalloporphyrins that are currently used in different medicine fields and how metalloporphyrins became the subject of scientists' interest. Currently, metalloporphyrins utilization has expanded significantly, which gave us an opprotunuty to summarize recent progress in metalloporphyrins derivatives and prospects of their application in the treatment and diagnosis of different diseases.
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- Mariia Faustova
- MIREA-Russian Technological University, Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies, 119454 Moscow, Russia.,N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.,JSC Russian Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy, 117149 Moscow Russia
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.,JSC Russian Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy, 117149 Moscow Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.,JSC Russian Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy, 117149 Moscow Russia
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Wang H, Wong A, Lewis LC, Nemeth GR, Jordan VC, Bacon JW, Caravan P, Shafaat HS, Gale EM. Rational Ligand Design Enables pH Control over Aqueous Iron Magnetostructural Dynamics and Relaxometric Properties. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:17712-17721. [PMID: 33216537 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Complexes of Fe3+ engage in rich aqueous solution speciation chemistry in which discrete molecules can react with solvent water to form multinuclear μ-oxo and μ-hydroxide bridged species. Here we demonstrate how pH- and concentration-dependent equilibration between monomeric and μ-oxo-bridged dimeric Fe3+ complexes can be controlled through judicious ligand design. We purposed this chemistry to develop a first-in-class Fe3+-based MR imaging probe, Fe-PyCy2AI, that undergoes relaxivity change via pH-mediated control of monomer vs dimer speciation. The monomeric complex exists in a S = 5/2 configuration capable of inducing efficient T1-relaxation, whereas the antiferromagnetically coupled dimeric complex is a much weaker relaxation agent. The mechanisms underpinning the pH dependence on relaxivity were interrogated by using a combination of pH potentiometry, 1H and 17O relaxometry, electronic absorption spectroscopy, bulk magnetic susceptibility, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography measurements. Taken together, the data demonstrate that PyCy2AI forms a ternary complex with high-spin Fe3+ and a rapidly exchanging water coligand, [Fe(PyCy2AI)(H2O)]+ (ML), which can deprotonate to form the high-spin complex [Fe(PyCy2AI)(OH)] (ML(OH)). Under titration conditions of 7 mM Fe complex, water coligand deprotonation occurs with an apparent pKa 6.46. Complex ML(OH) dimerizes to form the antiferromagnetically coupled dimeric complex [(Fe(PyCy2AI))2O] ((ML)2O) with an association constant (Ka) of 5.3 ± 2.2 mM-1. The relaxivity of the monomeric complexes are between 7- and 18-fold greater than the antiferromagnetically coupled dimer at applied field strengths ranging between 1.4 and 11.7 T. ML(OH) and (ML)2O interconvert rapidly within the pH 6.0-7.4 range that is relevant to human pathophysiology, resulting in substantial observed relaxivity change. Controlling Fe3+ μ-oxo bridging interactions through rational ligand design and in response to local chemical environment offers a robust mechanism for biochemically responsive MR signal modulation.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Zhang T, Jiang Z, Chen L, Pan C, Sun S, Liu C, Li Z, Ren W, Wu A, Huang P. PCN-Fe(III)-PTX nanoparticles for MRI guided high efficiency chemo-photodynamic therapy in pancreatic cancer through alleviating tumor hypoxia. NANO RESEARCH 2020; 13:273-281. [DOI: 10.1007/s12274-019-2610-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Tsolekile N, Nelana S, Oluwafemi OS. Porphyrin as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agent. Molecules 2019; 24:E2669. [PMID: 31340553 PMCID: PMC6680575 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24142669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The synthesis and application of porphyrins has seen a huge shift towards research in porphyrin bio-molecular based systems in the past decade. The preferential localization of porphyrins in tumors, as well as their ability to generate reactive singlet oxygen and low dark toxicities has resulted in their use in therapeutic applications such as photodynamic therapy. However, their inherent lack of bio-distribution due to water insolubility has shifted research into porphyrin-nanomaterial conjugated systems to address this challenge. This has broadened their bio-applications, viz. bio-sensors, fluorescence tracking, in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging to photo-immuno-therapy just to highlight a few. This paper reviews the unique theranostic role of porphyrins in disease diagnosis and therapy. The review highlights porphyrin conjugated systems and their applications. The review ends by bringing current challenges and future perspectives of porphyrin based conjugated systems and their respective applications into light.
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- Ncediwe Tsolekile
- Department of Chemical Sciences (formerly Applied Chemistry), University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Department of Chemistry, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 652, Cape Town 2000, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology, Private Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark 1900, South Africa.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences (formerly Applied Chemistry), University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Pinto SM, Tomé V, Calvete MJ, Castro MMC, Tóth É, Geraldes CF. Metal-based redox-responsive MRI contrast agents. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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