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Ma Y, Yin W, Ji S, Wang J, Lam JWY, Kwok RTK, Huo Y, Sun J, Tang BZ. Red/NIR emissive aggregation-induced emission-active photosensitizers with strong donor-acceptor strength for image-guided photodynamic therapy of cancer. LUMINESCENCE 2023; 38:2086-2094. [PMID: 37740529 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Light-mediated therapies such as photodynamic therapy (PDT) are considered emerging cancer treatment strategies. However, there are still lots of defect with common photosensitizers (PSs), such as short emission wavelength, weak photostability, poor cell permeability, and low PDT efficiency. Therefore, it is very important to develop high-performance PSs. Recently, luminogens with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics and red/near-infrared (NIR) emissive have been reported as promising PSs for image-guided cancer therapy, due to them being able to prevent autofluorescence in physiological environments, their enhanced fluorescence in the aggregated state, and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Herein, we developed PSs named TBTCPM and MTBTCPM with donor-acceptor (D-A) structures, strong red/NIR, excellent targeting specificities to good cell permeability, and high photostability. Interestingly, both of them can efficiently generate ROS under white light irradiation and possess excellent killing effect on cancer cells. This study, thus, not only demonstrates applications in cell image-guided PDT cancer therapy performances but also provides strategy for construction of AIEgens with long emission wavelengths.
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- Yucheng Ma
- Light Industry and Chemical Engineering College, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Light Industry and Chemical Engineering College, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Light Industry and Chemical Engineering College, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Light Industry and Chemical Engineering College, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Sivagnanam S, Mahato P, Das P. An overview on the development of different optical sensing platforms for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) recognition. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:3942-3983. [PMID: 37128980 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob00209h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), one of the biological anions, plays a crucial role in several biological processes including energy transduction, cellular respiration, enzyme catalysis and signaling. ATP is a bioactive phosphate molecule, recognized as an important extracellular signaling agent. Apart from serving as a universal energy currency for various cellular events, ATP is also considered a factor responsible for numerous physiological activities. It regulates cellular metabolism by breaking phosphoanhydride bonds. Several diseases have been reported widely based on the levels and behavior of ATP. The variation of ATP concentration usually causes a foreseeable impact on mitochondrial physiological function. Mitochondrial dysfunction is responsible for the occurrence of many severe diseases such as angiocardiopathy, malignant tumors and Parkinson's disease. Therefore, there is high demand for developing a sensitive, fast-responsive, nontoxic and versatile detection platform for the detection of ATP. To this end, considerable efforts have been employed by several research groups throughout the world to develop specific and sensitive detection platforms to recognize ATP. Although a repertoire of optical chemosensors (both colorimetric and fluorescent) for ATP has been developed, many of them are not arrayed appropriately. Therefore, in this present review, we focused on the design and sensing strategy of some chemosensors including metal-free, metal-based, sequential sensors, aptamer-based sensors, nanoparticle-based sensors etc. for ATP recognition via diverse binding mechanisms.
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- Subramaniyam Sivagnanam
- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Potheri, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu-603203, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Raghunathpur College, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal-723133, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Potheri, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu-603203, India.
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Giri D, Raut SK, Behera CK, Patra SK. Diketopyrrollopyrrole anchored carbazole-alt-thiophene based Fe3+-coordinated metallopolymer for the selective recognition of ATP. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hu R, Wang J, Qin A, Tang BZ. Aggregation-Induced Emission-Active Biomacromolecules: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:2185-2196. [PMID: 35171563 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Biomacromolecules featuring aggregation-induced-emission (AIE) characteristics generally present new properties and performances that are silent in the molecular state, providing endless possibilities for the evolution of biomedical applications. Tremendous achievements based on the research of AIE-active biomacromolecules have been made in synthetic exploration, material development, and practical applications. In this Perspective, we give a brief account in the development of AIE-active biomacromolecules. Remarkable progresses have been made in the exploration of AIE-active biomacromolecule preparation, structure-property relationships, and the relevant biomedical applications. The existing challenges and promising opportunities, as well as the future directions in AIE-active biomacromolecule research, are also discussed. It is expected that this Perspective can act as a trigger for the innovation of AIE-active biomacromolecule research and aggregate science.
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- Rong Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, 510641 Guangzhou, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, 510641 Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, 510641 Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, 510641 Guangzhou, China.,Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen City 518172, Guangdong, China.,Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Huang B, Liang B, Zhang R, Xing D. Molecule fluorescent probes for adenosine triphosphate imaging in cancer cells and in vivo. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Xie H, Hu W, Zhang F, Zhao C, Peng T, Zhu C, Xu J. AIE-active polyelectrolyte based photosensitizers: the effects of structure on antibiotic-resistant bacterial sensing and killing and pollutant decomposition. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:5309-5317. [PMID: 34138998 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00939g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A facile and effective multifunctional platform with high bacterial detection sensitivity, good antibacterial activity, and excellent dye decomposition efficiency holds great promise for wastewater treatment. To explore the design rationality and mechanism of material platforms with various integrated components into a single molecule for wastewater treatment applications, herein, four kinds of polyelectrolyte photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) fluorescent units are synthesized and systematically studied to investigate the structure-property relationship that influences the level of conjugation and the hydrophobicity-hydrophilicity balance. By improving the strength of the conjugation, the new AIE photosensitizers DBPVEs (including DBPVE-4 and DBPVE-6) generate a reactive oxygen species (ROS), and a decomposition efficiency of around 55% is obtained for dyes when they are exposed to DBPVEs under white light irradiation, which is higher than those of DBPEs (including DBPE-4 and DBPE-6). More importantly, owing to the longer and more flexible aliphatic chains of DBPVE-6 that facilitate efficient intercalation into cell membranes, the staining ability of DBPVE-6 for methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE) is greatly enhanced as compared to that of DBPVE-4. It should be noted that the antibacterial experiment indicates that DBPVE-6 displays potent toxicity to MRSE with 99.9% killing efficiency under white light irradiation. This work provides essential theoretical and experimental guidance on the designing of new photosensitizers for wastewater treatment.
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- Hui Xie
- Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Roy SG, Mondal S, Ghosh K. Anthracene labeled poly(pyridine methacrylamide) as a polymer-based chemosensor for detection of pyrophosphate (P 2O 74-) in semi-aqueous media. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2020; 12:5699-5708. [PMID: 33210678 DOI: 10.1039/d0ay01540g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To develop fluorophore-labelled pyridinium-based macromolecular architectures for fluorometric and colorimetric detection of anions, two polymers P1 and P2 are synthesized. Linear polymer P1 and cross-linked polymer P2, prepared from N-methacryloyl-3-aminopyridine monomers via free radical polymerization followed by quaternization of the pyridine ring nitrogen with anthracene as a fluorescent marker, have been successfully employed in anion sensing. P1 exhibits excellent sensing of HPPi in aqueous DMSO. In addition to the enhancement of fluorescence emission of the anthracene moiety, P1 exclusively shows excimer/exciplex emission in the presence of HPPi over other anions and exhibits selectivity to HPPi with a detection limit of about 1.63 ppm. Cross-linked P2 exhibits naked-eye detection of PPi/HPPi over other anions studied via indicator displacement assay (IDA).
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- Saswati Ghosh Roy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, India.
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Guo M, Song H, Li K, Ma M, Liu Y, Fu Q, He Z. A new approach to developing diagnostics and therapeutics: Aggregation-induced emission-based fluorescence turn-on. Med Res Rev 2019; 40:27-53. [PMID: 31070260 DOI: 10.1002/med.21595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fluorescence imaging is a promising visualization tool and possesses the advantages of in situ response and facile operation; thus, it is widely exploited for bioassays. However, traditional fluorophores suffer from concentration limits because they are always quenched when they aggregate, which impedes applications, especially for trace analysis and real-time monitoring. Recently, novel molecules with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics were developed to solve the problems encountered when using traditional organic dyes, because these new molecules exhibit weak or even no fluorescence when they are in free movement states but emit intensely upon the restriction of intramolecular motions. Inspired by the excellent performances of AIE molecules, a substantial number of AIE-based probes have been designed, synthesized, and applied to various fields to fulfill diverse detection tasks. According to numerous experiments, AIE probes are more practical than traditional fluorescent probes, especially when used in bioassays. To bridge bioimaging and materials engineering, this review provides a comprehensive understanding of the development of AIE bioprobes. It begins with a summary of mechanisms of the AIE phenomenon. Then, the strategies to realize accurate detection using AIE probes are discussed. In addition, typical examples of AIE-active materials applied in diagnosis, treatment, and nanocarrier tracking are presented. In addition, some challenges are put forward to inspire more ideas in the promising field of AIE-active materials.
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- Meichen Guo
- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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