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Diamantis D, Tsiailanis AD, Papaemmanouil C, Nika MC, Kanaki Z, Golic Grdadolnik S, Babic A, Tzakos EP, Fournier I, Salzet M, Kushwaha PP, Thomaidis NS, Rampias T, Shankar E, Karakurt S, Gupta S, Tzakos AG. Development of a novel apigenin prodrug programmed for alkaline-phosphatase instructed self-inhibition to combat cancer. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:8638-8659. [PMID: 37639498 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2247083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
Abstract
Elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are a hallmark of cancer progression and thus inhibition of ALP could serve as an effective approach against cancer. Herein, we developed a novel prodrug approach to tackle cancer that bears self-inhibiting alkaline phosphatase-responsiveness properties that can enhance at the same time the solubility of the parent compound. To probe this novel concept, we selected apigenin as the cytotoxic agent since we first unveiled, that it directly interacts and inhibits ALP activity. Consequently, we rationally designed and synthesized, using a self-immolative linker, an ALP responsive apigenin-based phosphate prodrug, phospho-apigenin. Phospho-apigenin markedly increased the stability of the parent compound apigenin. Furthermore, the prodrug exhibited enhanced antiproliferative effect in malignant cells with elevated ALP levels, compared to apigenin. This recorded potency of the developed prodrug was further confirmed in vivo where phospho-apigenin significantly suppressed by 52.8% the growth of PC-3 xenograft tumors.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Dimitrios Diamantis
- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory for Molecular Structural Dynamics, Theory Department, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, U-1192 - Laboratoire Protéomique, Lille, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, U-1192 - Laboratoire Protéomique, Lille, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Institute of Materials Science and Computing, University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Ioannina, Greece
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Zhao CX, Li XX, Shu Y. Fluorescence of europium activated by molecular-like silver clusters for the detection of alkaline phosphatase activity. Talanta 2024; 281:126892. [PMID: 39298805 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126892] [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: 07/24/2024] [Revised: 08/31/2024] [Accepted: 09/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
Abstract
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is abnormally expressed in some cancers and promotes the growth, metastasis, and invasion of cancer cells. The detection of ALP is of great significance for both pathological study and clinical detection. In this work, a europium (Eu)-based fluorescence detection sensor was prepared in a mild reaction condition. LaF3:Eu nanoparticles was mixed with ethylene imine polymer (PEI) and Ag+ ions. PEI was used as stabilizer and reducing agent, and Ag+ ions were reduced as molecular-like silver clusters (ML-Ag NCs). The fluorescence of LaF3:Eu nanoparticles was enhanced by ML-Ag NCs through energy transfer. When ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (AAP) was hydrolyzed to ascorbic acid (AA) in the presence of ALP, AA reduced Ag+ ions to silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and quenched the fluorescence of LaF3:Eu/PEI/Ag. The activity of ALP was detected by measuring the fluorescence intensity of Eu3+ at 618 nm. In the concentration range from 2.0 to 16.0 U/L, the fluorescence intensity ratio ((F0-F)/F0) had a linear relationship with the logarithm of ALP concentration. The limit of detection (LOD) was 1.3 U/L. Moreover, the ALP activity was detected successfully in cancer cells by this method. The sensing platform has application potential in the detection of ALP activity in biological systems.
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- Chen-Xi Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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Wu M, Xiao Y, Wu R, Lei J, Li T, Zheng Y. Aggregable gold nanoparticles for cancer photothermal therapy. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:8048-8061. [PMID: 39046068 DOI: 10.1039/d4tb00403e] [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: 07/25/2024]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) is an important non-invasive cancer treatment method. Enhancing the photothermal conversion efficiency (PCE) of photothermal agents (PTAs) and prolonging their tumor accumulation and retention are effective strategies to enhance the efficiency of cancer PTT. Recently, tremendous progress has been made in developing stimuli-responsive aggregable gold nanoparticles as effective PTAs for PTT. In this review, we discuss the chemical principles underlying gold nanoparticle aggregation and highlight the progress in gold nanoparticle aggregation triggered by different stimuli, especially tumor microenvironment-related factors, for cancer PTT. Covalent condensation reactions, click cycloaddition reactions, chelation reactions, and Au-S bonding, as well as non-covalent electrostatic interactions, hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding, and van der Waals forces play key roles in the aggregation of gold nanoparticles. Enzymes, pH, reactive oxygen species, small molecules, salts, and light drive the occurrence of gold nanoparticle aggregation. Targeted aggregation of gold nanoparticles prolongs tumor accumulation and retention of PTAs and improves PCE, resulting in enhanced tumor PTT. Moreover, the major challenges of aggregable gold nanoparticles as PTAs are pointed out and the promising applications are also prospected at the end. With the deepening of research, we expect aggregable gold nanoparticles to become essential PTAs for tumor therapy.
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- Mingyu Wu
- Basic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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- Basic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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- Basic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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- Basic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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- Basic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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- Basic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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Wang J, Liu M, Zhang X, Wang X, Xiong M, Luo D. Stimuli-responsive linkers and their application in molecular imaging. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2024; 4:20230027. [PMID: 39175888 PMCID: PMC11335469 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20230027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
Abstract
Molecular imaging is a non-invasive imaging method that is widely used for visualization and detection of biological events at cellular or molecular levels. Stimuli-responsive linkers that can be selectively cleaved by specific biomarkers at desired sites to release or activate imaging agents are appealing tools to improve the specificity, sensitivity, and efficacy of molecular imaging. This review summarizes the recent advances of stimuli-responsive linkers and their application in molecular imaging, highlighting the potential of these linkers in the design of activatable molecular imaging probes. It is hoped that this review could inspire more research interests in the development of responsive linkers and associated imaging applications.
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- Jing Wang
- School of Biomedical Sciences and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhouP. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhouP. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhouP. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOhioUSA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhouP. R. China
- National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and ReconstructionSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhouP. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhouP. R. China
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Tyagi K, Venkatesh V. Emerging potential approaches in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activatable cancer theranostics. RSC Med Chem 2024; 15:1148-1160. [PMID: 38665831 PMCID: PMC11042160 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00565h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is known as one of the most crucial members of the phosphatase family and encompasses the enormous ability to hydrolyze the phosphate group in various biomolecules; by this, it regulates several events in the pool of biological medium. Owing to its overexpression in various cancer cells, recently, its potential has evolved as a prominent biomarker in cancer research. In this article, we have underlined the recent advances (2019 onwards) of alkaline phosphatase in the arena of emerging cancer theranostics. Herein, we mainly focused on phosphate-locked molecular systems such as peptides, prodrugs, and aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based molecules. When these theranostics encounter cancer cell-overexpressed ALP, it results in the hydrolysis of the phosphate group, which leads to the release of highly cytotoxic agents along with turn-on fluorophore/pre-existing fluorophore.
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- Kartikay Tyagi
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand-247667 India
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand-247667 India
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Sharma A, Verwilst P, Li M, Ma D, Singh N, Yoo J, Kim Y, Yang Y, Zhu JH, Huang H, Hu XL, He XP, Zeng L, James TD, Peng X, Sessler JL, Kim JS. Theranostic Fluorescent Probes. Chem Rev 2024; 124:2699-2804. [PMID: 38422393 PMCID: PMC11132561 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00778] [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: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The ability to gain spatiotemporal information, and in some cases achieve spatiotemporal control, in the context of drug delivery makes theranostic fluorescent probes an attractive and intensely investigated research topic. This interest is reflected in the steep rise in publications on the topic that have appeared over the past decade. Theranostic fluorescent probes, in their various incarnations, generally comprise a fluorophore linked to a masked drug, in which the drug is released as the result of certain stimuli, with both intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli being reported. This release is then signaled by the emergence of a fluorescent signal. Importantly, the use of appropriate fluorophores has enabled not only this emerging fluorescence as a spatiotemporal marker for drug delivery but also has provided modalities useful in photodynamic, photothermal, and sonodynamic therapeutic applications. In this review we highlight recent work on theranostic fluorescent probes with a particular focus on probes that are activated in tumor microenvironments. We also summarize efforts to develop probes for other applications, such as neurodegenerative diseases and antibacterials. This review celebrates the diversity of designs reported to date, from discrete small-molecule systems to nanomaterials. Our aim is to provide insights into the potential clinical impact of this still-emerging research direction.
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- Amit Sharma
- Amity
School of Chemical Sciences, Amity University
Punjab, Sector 82A, Mohali 140 306, India
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- Rega
Institute for Medical Research, Medicinal Chemistry, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 1041, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen
University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen
University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- College
of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- School of
Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi
University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen
University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- College
of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen
University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- College
of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research
Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa
Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, East China University
of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research
Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa
Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering, East China University
of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
- National
Center for Liver Cancer, the International Cooperation Laboratory
on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary
Surgery Hospital, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of
Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi
University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan
Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen
University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian
University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Texas at
Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
- TheranoChem Incorporation, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Yu X, Huang Y, Tao Y, Fan L, Zhang Y. Mitochondria-targetable small molecule fluorescent probes for the detection of cancer-associated biomarkers: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1289:342060. [PMID: 38245195 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.342060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Cancer represents a global threat to human health, and effective strategies for improved cancer early diagnosis and treatment are urgently needed. The detection of tumor biomarkers has been one of the important auxiliary means for tumor screening and diagnosis. Mitochondria are crucial subcellular organelles that produce most chemical energy used by cells, control metabolic processes, and maintain cell function. Evidence suggests the close involvement of mitochondria with cancer development. As a consequence, the identification of cancer-associated biomarker expression levels in mitochondria holds significant importance in the diagnosis of early-stage diseases and the monitoring of therapy efficacy. Small-molecule fluorescent probes are effective for the identification and visualization of bioactive entities within biological systems, owing to their heightened sensitivity, expeditious non-invasive analysis and real-time detection capacities. The design principles and sensing mechanisms of mitochondrial targeted fluorescent probes are summarized in this review. Additionally, the biomedical applications of these probes for detecting cancer-associated biomarkers are highlighted. The limitations and challenges of fluorescent probes in vivo are also considered and some future perspectives are provided. This review is expected to provide valuable insights for the future development of novel fluorescent probes for clinical imaging, thereby contributing to the advancement of cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Xue Yu
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, PR China.
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Wen X, Zeng W, Zhang J, Liu Y, Miao Y, Liu S, Yang Y, Xu JJ, Ye D. Cascade In Situ Self-Assembly and Bioorthogonal Reaction Enable the Enrichment of Photosensitizers and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors for Pretargeted Cancer Theranostics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314039. [PMID: 38055211 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
We report here a tumor-pretargted theranostic approach for multimodality imaging-guided synergistic cancer PDT by cascade alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-mediated in situ self-assembly and bioorthogonal inverse electron demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) reaction. Using the enzymatic catalysis of ALP that continuously catalyses the dephosphorylation and self-assembly of trans-cyclooctene (TCO)-bearing P-FFGd-TCO, a high density of fluorescent and magnetic TCO-containing nanoparticles (FMNPs-TCO) can be synthesized and retained on the membrane of tumor cells. They can act as 'artificial antigens' amenable to concurrently capture lately administrated tetrazine (Tz)-decorated PS (775NP-Tz) and carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitor (SA-Tz) via the fast IEDDA reaction. This two-step pretargeting process can further induce FMNPs-TCO regrowth into microparticles (FMNPs-775/SA) directly on tumor cell membranes, which is analyzed by bio-SEM and fluorescence imaging. Thus, efficient enrichment of both SA-Tz and 775NP-Tz in tumors can be achieved, allowing to alleviate hypoxia by continuously inhibiting CA activity and improving PDT of tumors. Findings show that subcutaneous HeLa tumors could be completely eradicated and no tumor recurred after irradiation with an 808 nm laser (0.33 W cm-2 , 10 min). This pretargeted approach may be applied to enrich other therapeutic agents in tumors to improve targeted therapy.
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- Xidan Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Zhou T, Li L, Zhu Z, Chen X, Wang Q, Zhu WH. Serum-Based Detection of Liver Pathology Using a Fluorogenic Alkaline Phosphatase Probe. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300321. [PMID: 37218114 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Development of "ultrahigh contrast" fluorogenic probes for trapping alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities in human serum is highly desirable for clinical auxiliary diagnosis for hepatobiliary diseases. However, the intrinsic dilemma of incomplete ionization of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT)-based ALP fluorophores and autofluorescence interference of serum result in low sensitivity and accuracy. Given that unique halogen effects could lead to a drastic decrease in the pKa value and a significant enhancement in the fluorescence quantum yield, herein we report an enzyme-activatable near-infrared probe based on a difluoro-substituted dicyanomethylene-4H-chromenep for achieving fluorescent quantification of human serum ALP. Rational design strategy is demonstrated by altering the substituted halogen groups to well regulate the pKa for meeting the physiological precondition. Owing to the complete ionization at pH 7.4 with tremendous fluorescence enhancement, the difluoro-substituted DCM-2F-HP manifests a linear relationship between the emission intensity and ALP concentration in both solution and serum samples. Along with measuring 77 human serum samples, the DCM-2F-HP based fluorescence method not only exhibits significant correlations with clinical colorimetry, but also distinguishes ALP patients from healthy volunteers, as well as assessing the progress of liver disease, thus providing a potential toolbox for quantitatively detecting ALP and warning the stage of hepatopathy.
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- Tijian Zhou
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China
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Cheng Q, Liu G, Yin X. Facile construction of drugs loaded lipid-coated calcium carbonate as a promising pH-Dependent drug delivery system for thyroid cancer treatment. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18413. [PMID: 37809709 PMCID: PMC10558296 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
Abstract
To develop innovative drug delivery carriers for controllable release and cancer-targeted delivery of therapeutic agents to accomplish efficient cancer chemotherapy. Herein we effectively fabricated CaCO3 primarily loaded biotin (BT) and directly the self-assembly of oxaliplatin (Pt (IV)) prodrugs form in liposomes. The acquired BT-Pt (IV)@PEG/CaCO3 with outstanding biological stability displays rapid pH-mediated degradations, thus allowing the effective pH-responsive delivery of BT. In vitro, anticancer assays proved that BT-Pt (IV)@PEG/CaCO3 effectively kills the thyroid cancer cells (B-CPAP and FTC-133). The biochemical staining assays investigated the morphological changes of thyroid cancer after treatment with nanoparticles. The DNA fragmentation of the cells was assessed by utilizing the comet assay. BT-Pt (IV)@PEG/CaCO3 increased ROS levels and caused mitochondrial membrane potential and DNA damage, which resulted in apoptosis. Due to its versatile drug-loading capability, this research demonstrates that CaCO3 liposomal formulation is a biocompatible and reliable substrate for establishing pH-mediated drug delivery methods and promising for possible therapeutic application.
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- Qianqian Cheng
- Department of Medicine, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, and Institute, Shenyang-110042, China
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- Department of Medicine, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, and Institute, Shenyang-110042, China
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- Department of Medicine, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, and Institute, Shenyang-110042, China
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Walker DM, Lazarova TI, Riesinger SW, Poirier MC, Messier T, Cunniff B, Walker VE. WR1065 conjugated to thiol-PEG polymers as novel anticancer prodrugs: broad spectrum efficacy, synergism, and drug resistance reversal. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1212604. [PMID: 37576902 PMCID: PMC10419174 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1212604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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The lack of anticancer agents that overcome innate/acquired drug resistance is the single biggest barrier to achieving a durable complete response to cancer therapy. To address this issue, a new drug family was developed for intracellular delivery of the bioactive aminothiol WR1065 by conjugating it to discrete thiol-PEG polymers: 4-star-PEG-S-S-WR1065 (4SP65) delivers four WR1065s/molecule and m-PEG6-S-S-WR1065 (1LP65) delivers one. Infrequently, WR1065 has exhibited anticancer effects when delivered via the FDA-approved cytoprotectant amifostine, which provides one WR1065/molecule extracellularly. The relative anticancer effectiveness of 4SP65, 1LP65, and amifostine was evaluated in a panel of 15 human cancer cell lines derived from seven tissues. Additional experiments assessed the capacity of 4SP65 co-treatments to potentiate the anticancer effectiveness and overcome drug resistance to cisplatin, a chemotherapeutic, or gefitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) targeting oncogenic EGFR mutations. The CyQUANT®-NF proliferation assay was used to assess cell viability after 48-h drug treatments, with the National Cancer Institute COMPARE methodology employed to characterize dose-response metrics. In normal human epithelial cells, 4SP65 or 1LP65 enhanced or inhibited cell growth but was not cytotoxic. In cancer cell lines, 4SP65 and 1LP65 induced dose-dependent cytostasis and cytolysis achieving 99% cell death at drug concentrations of 11.2 ± 1.2 µM and 126 ± 15.8 µM, respectively. Amifostine had limited cytostatic effects in 11/14 cancer cell lines and no cytolytic effects. Binary pairs of 4SP65 plus cisplatin or gefitinib increased the efficacy of each partner drug and surmounted resistance to cytolysis by cisplatin and gefitinib in relevant cancer cell lines. 4SP65 and 1LP65 were significantly more effective against TP53-mutant than TP53-wild-type cell lines, consistent with WR1065-mediated reactivation of mutant p53. Thus, 4SP65 and 1LP65 represent a unique prodrug family for innovative applications as broad-spectrum anticancer agents that target p53 and synergize with a chemotherapeutic and an EGFR-TKI to prevent or overcome drug resistance.
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- Dale M. Walker
- The Burlington HC Research Group, Inc., Jericho, VT, United States
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- Carcinogen–DNA Interactions Section, Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Redox Biology and Pathology Program, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Redox Biology and Pathology Program, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Redox Biology and Pathology Program, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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Tyagi K, Kumari R, Venkatesh V. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activatable small molecule-based prodrugs for cancer theranostics. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:4455-4464. [PMID: 37191120 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob00510k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Highly water-soluble small molecule-based prodrugs (5-FUPD and SAHAPD) are formulated. They comprise a phosphate group to lock the active drug payload (5-fluorouracil and SAHA) along with a turn-on fluorophore consisting of a glutathione (GSH) depletory feature. Installation of the phosphate group along with purification of final product has been accomplished in an operationally facile manner. Activation of the prodrugs is facilitated by alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-mediated hydrolysis of the phosphate group followed by 1,8-elimination. The prodrugs were found to be highly effective against ALP flared human cervical cancer (HeLa) and liver cancer (HepG2) cell lines. Most notably, they were found to be innocuous to normal liver cells (WRL-68).
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- Kartikay Tyagi
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand-247667, India.
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand-247667, India.
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand-247667, India.
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Chen H, Zhou B, Zheng X, Wei J, Ji C, Yin M. Tumor microenvironment-activated multi-functional nanodrug with size-enlargement for enhanced cancer phototheranostics. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:472-480. [PMID: 36472245 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01604d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Phototheranostics that integrate diagnosis and treatment modalities have shown great promise in personalized cancer therapy. However, the "always on" characteristics often lead to suboptimal imaging quality and severe side effects. Herein, we report the construction of a perylenemonoimide based nanodrug CPMI NP with multi-functional activatable theranostic capability. The nanodrug is facilely co-assembled from a prodrug CPMI and DSPE-mPEG2000. In a tumor microenvironment (TME) with excessive glutathione (GSH), CPMI undergoes a cascade reaction to generate the phototheranostic molecule NPMI and the chemodrug chlorambucil, simultaneously switching on the near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence, photothermal effect, and drug release. The photothermal conversion efficiency is as high as 52.2%. Moreover, NPMI exhibits an enhanced intermolecular π-π stacking effect, leading to significant size-enlargement of the nanodrug and prolonged tumor retention. Due to TME-activation, the strong in vivo fluorescence signal of the tumor can be observed 144 h post injection with a high signal-to-noise ratio of up to 17. The enhanced tumor inhibition efficiency of the nanodrug is confirmed through activatable chemo-photothermal therapy. This work paves the way for the design of activatable phototheranostic agents for accurate cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Hongtao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Tian F, Li F, Ren L, Wang Q, Jiang C, Zhang Y, Li M, Song X, Zhang S. Acoustic-Based Theranostic Probes Activated by Tumor Microenvironment for Accurate Tumor Diagnosis and Assisted Tumor Therapy. ACS Sens 2022; 7:3611-3633. [PMID: 36455009 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c02129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Acoustic-based imaging techniques, including ultrasonography and photoacoustic imaging, are powerful noninvasive approaches for tumor imaging owing to sound transmission facilitation, deep tissue penetration, and high spatiotemporal resolution. Usually, imaging modes were classified into "always-on" mode and "activatable" mode. Conventional "always-on" acoustic-based probes often have difficulty distinguishing lesion regions of interest from surrounding healthy tissues due to poor target-to-background signal ratios. As compared, activatable probes have attracted attention with improved sensitivity, which can boost or amplify imaging signals only in response to specific biomolecular recognition or interactions. The tumor microenvironment (TME) exhibits abnormal physiological conditions that can be used to identify tumor sections from normal tissues. Various types of organic dyes and biomaterials can react with TME, leading to obvious changes in their optical properties. The TME also affects the self-assembly or aggregation state of nanoparticles, which can be used to design activatable imaging probes. Moreover, acoustic-based imaging probes and therapeutic agents can be coencapsulated into one nanocarrier to develop nanotheranostic probes, achieving tumor imaging and cooperative therapy. Satisfactorily, ultrasound waves not only accelerate the release of encapsulated therapeutic agents but also activate therapeutic agents to exert or enhance their therapeutic performance. Meanwhile, various photoacoustic probes can convert photon energy into heat under irradiation, achieving photoacoustic imaging and cooperative photothermal therapy. In this review, we focus on the recently developed TME-triggered ultrasound and photoacoustic theranostic probes for precise tumor imaging and targeted tumor therapy.
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- Feng Tian
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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Zhang L, Wang M, Wu F, Liu L, Ren X, Hai Z. Intracellular Formation of Hemicyanine Nanoparticle Enhances Tumor-Targeting Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 12:e2202676. [PMID: 36535275 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202676] [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: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a tumor marker for early diagnosis and treatment. Tumor targeting can recognize and fight tumor cells more accurately from healthy cells. Glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) is a targeting ligand of liver tumors. Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and photothermal therapy (PTT) are promising techniques for tumor diagnosis and treatment. The outstanding characteristics of Hemicyanine (HCy) dye make it suitable for tumor diagnosis and treatment. However, using HCy nanoparticle (HCy NP) for liver tumor-targeting PAI and PTT has not been reported. Herein, Probe-1 is developed to enhance PAI and PTT of liver tumors due to GA targeting and intracellular ALP-instructed self-assembly of HCy NP. Compared to Probe-2 without self-assembly ability, Probe-1 displays a 4.6-fold higher PAI signal or 1.7-fold lower half inhibitory concentrations in HepG2 cells. Moreover, Probe-1 shows extended retention time (10 vs 6 h) and 2.1-fold higher PAI signal than Probe-2 in HepG2 tumors. The HepG2 tumors in Group Probe-1 obviously increase 18 °C (Tmax : 55 °C) with a 3.3-fold decreased volume while that in Group Probe-2 mildly increase 9.8 °C (Tmax : 46.8 °C) with a 4.3-fold increased volume. It is envisioned that this smart self-assembly strategy can be easily adjusted for PAI and PTT of more tumors.
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- Lele Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510145, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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Zhou J, Qi F, Chen Y, Zhang S, Zheng X, He W, Guo Z. Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy: From Organelle Targeting to Tumor Targeting. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1027. [PMID: 36421144 PMCID: PMC9688568 DOI: 10.3390/bios12111027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has attracted much attention in the field of anticancer treatment. However, PDT has to face challenges, such as aggregation caused by quenching of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and short 1O2 lifetime, which lead to unsatisfactory therapeutic effect. Aggregation-induced emission luminogen (AIEgens)-based photosensitizers (PSs) showed enhanced ROS generation upon aggregation, which showed great potential for hypoxic tumor treatment with enhanced PDT effect. In this review, we summarized the design strategies and applications of AIEgen-based PSs with improved PDT efficacy since 2019. Firstly, we introduce the research background and some basic knowledge in the related field. Secondly, the recent approaches of AIEgen-based PSs for enhanced PDT are summarized in two categories: (1) organelle-targeting PSs that could cause direct damage to organelles to enhance PDT effects, and (2) PSs with tumor-targeting abilities to selectively suppress tumor growth and reduce side effects. Finally, current challenges and future opportunities are discussed. We hope this review can offer new insights and inspirations for the development of AIEgen-based PSs for better PDT effect.
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- Jiahe Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Nanchuang (Jiangsu) Institute of Chemistry and Health, Nanjing 210000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Nanchuang (Jiangsu) Institute of Chemistry and Health, Nanjing 210000, China
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Kim S, Kim K. Lipid-mediated ex vivo cell surface engineering for augmented cellular functionalities. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2022; 140:213059. [PMID: 35961186 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Once administrated, intercellular adhesion to recognize and/or arrest target cells is essential for specific treatments, especially for cancer or tumor. However, immune cells administrated into the tumor-microenvironment could lose their intrinsic functionalities such as target recognition ability, resulting in an ineffective cancer immunotherapy. Various manipulation techniques for decorating functional moieties onto cell surface and enhancing target recognition have been developed. A hydrophobic interaction-mediated ex-vivo cell surface engineering using lipid-based biomaterials could be a state-of-the-art engineering technique that could achieve high-efficiency cell surface modification by a single method without disturbance of intrinsic characteristics of cells. In this regard, this review provides design principles for the development of lipid-based biomaterials with a linear structure of lipid, polyethylene glycol, and functional group, strategies for the synthesis process, and their practical applications in biomedical engineering. Especially, we provide new insights into the development of a novel surface coating techniques for natural killer (NK) cells with engineering decoration of cancer targeting moieties on their cell surfaces. Among immune cells, NK cells are interesting cell population for substituting T cells because of their excellent safety and independent anticancer efficacy. Thus, optimal strategies to select cancer-type-specific targeting moieties and present them onto the surface of immune cells (especially, NK cells) using lipid-based biomaterials could provide additional tools to capture cancer cells for developing novel immune cell therapy products. Enhanced anticancer efficacies by surface-engineered NK cells have been demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, it could be speculated that recent progresses in cell surface modification technology via lipid-based biomaterials could strengthen immune surveillance and immune synapses for utilization in a next-generation cancer immunotherapy, beyond currently available genetic engineering tool such as chimeric antigen receptor-mediated immune cell modulation.
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- Sungjun Kim
- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Deng X, Li T, Mo L, Wang F, Ji J, He X, Mohamud BH, Pradhan S, Cheng J. Machine learning model for the prediction of prostate cancer in patients with low prostate-specific antigen levels: A multicenter retrospective analysis. Front Oncol 2022; 12:985940. [PMID: 36059701 PMCID: PMC9433549 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.985940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to develop a predictive model to improve the accuracy of prostate cancer (PCa) detection in patients with prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels ≤20 ng/mL at the initial puncture biopsy. Methods A total of 146 patients (46 with Pca, 31.5%) with PSA ≤20 ng/mL who had undergone transrectal ultrasound-guided 12+X prostate puncture biopsy with clear pathological results at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University (November 2015 to December 2021) were retrospectively evaluated. The validation group was 116 patients drawn from Changhai Hospital(52 with Pca, 44.8%). Age, body mass index (BMI), serum PSA, PSA-derived indices, several peripheral blood biomarkers, and ultrasound findings were considered as predictive factors and were analyzed by logistic regression. Significant predictors (P < 0.05) were included in five machine learning algorithm models. The performance of the models was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curves. Decision curve analysis (DCA) was performed to estimate the clinical utility of the models. Ten-fold cross-validation was applied in the training process. Results Prostate-specific antigen density, alanine transaminase-to-aspartate transaminase ratio, BMI, and urine red blood cell levels were identified as independent predictors for the differential diagnosis of PCa according to multivariate logistic regression analysis. The RandomForest model exhibited the best predictive performance and had the highest net benefit when compared with the other algorithms, with an area under the curve of 0.871. In addition, DCA had the highest net benefit across the whole range of cut-off points examined. Conclusion The RandomForest-based model generated showed good prediction ability for the risk of PCa. Thus, this model could help urologists in the treatment decision-making process.
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- Xiaobin Deng
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- *Correspondence: Jiwen Cheng,
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Ma Z, Ji T, Ji G, Niu Q, Han W. Facile construction of dual-drug loaded nanoparticles for improvement synergistic chemotherapy in prostate cancer. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2022.2066667] [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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- Zhiqiang Ma
- Department of Urology, Shijiazhuang Third People's Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Medicine, Sishui County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jining, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sishui People's Hospital, Jining, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sishui People's Hospital, Jining, China
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- Medical Laboratory, Qingdao Huangdao District Central Hospital, Qingdao, China
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Zhou Y, Zhang W, Wang X, Li P, Tang B. Recent Progresses in Small Molecule Fluorescence and Photoacoustic Dual-modal Probes for the Detection of Bioactive Molecules in Vivo. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200155. [PMID: 35344260 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Intracellular bioactive molecules are essential for the maintenance of homeostasis in living organisms. Abnormal levels of them are closely related to the occurrence and development of some diseases. Hence, the direct and accurate visualization of these bioactive molecules is of vital importance for exploring their pathological roles. However, the low-content, short-lived, and widely distributed properties of bioactive molecules impede the comprehensive analysis of them dramatically. Fluorescent and photoacoustic dual-mode imaging technology provides a new solution to the above issue. Specifically, the combination of fluorescence and photoacoustic, which possesses the advantages of high resolution and in-depth tissue analysis, enables a more in-depth and systematic exploration of the pathogenic mechanisms of bioactive molecules. Moreover, due to the structural tailorability of small molecule probes, numerous small molecule dual-mode probes have been developed to meet the demand for real-time tracking and visualization of bioactive molecules in living cells or in vivo. Hence, in this review, we briefly summarize the key advances in small molecule fluorescence and photoacoustic dual-modal probes within recent years (2015-2021). A particular focus is placed on the design strategies and biological applications of probes for the detection of various bioactive molecules in vivo . Furthermore, the challenges and further prospects in this hot field are highlighted.
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- Yongqing Zhou
- Shandong Normal University, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, CHINA
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- Shandong Normal University, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, CHINA
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- Shandong Normal University, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, CHINA
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- Shandong Normal University, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, CHINA
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- Shandong Normal University, Chemistry, No.88 Wenhua East Road, 250014, Jinan, CHINA
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Liu Y, Teng L, Yin B, Meng H, Yin X, Huan S, Song G, Zhang XB. Chemical Design of Activatable Photoacoustic Probes for Precise Biomedical Applications. Chem Rev 2022; 122:6850-6918. [PMID: 35234464 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Photoacoustic (PA) imaging technology, a three-dimensional hybrid imaging modality that integrates the advantage of optical and acoustic imaging, has great application prospects in molecular imaging due to its high imaging depth and resolution. To endow PA imaging with the ability for real-time molecular visualization and precise biomedical diagnosis, numerous activatable molecular PA probes which can specifically alter their PA intensities upon reacting with the targets or biological events of interest have been developed. This review highlights the recent developments of activatable PA probes for precise biomedical applications including molecular detection of the biotargets and imaging of the biological events. First, the generation mechanism of PA signals will be given, followed by a brief introduction to contrast agents used for PA probe design. Then we will particularly summarize the general design principles for the alteration of PA signals and activatable strategies for developing precise PA probes. Furthermore, we will give a detailed discussion of activatable PA probes in molecular detection and biomedical imaging applications in living systems. At last, the current challenges and outlooks of future PA probes will be discussed. We hope that this review will stimulate new ideas to explore the potentials of activatable PA probes for precise biomedical applications in the future.
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- Yongchao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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Li H, Kim H, Xu F, Han J, Yao Q, Wang J, Pu K, Peng X, Yoon J. Activity-based NIR fluorescent probes based on the versatile hemicyanine scaffold: design strategy, biomedical applications, and outlook. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1795-1835. [PMID: 35142301 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00307k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The discovery of a near-infrared (NIR, 650-900 nm) fluorescent chromophore hemicyanine dye with high structural tailorability is of great significance in the field of detection, bioimaging, and medical therapeutic applications. It exhibits many outstanding advantages including absorption and emission in the NIR region, tunable spectral properties, high photostability as well as a large Stokes shift. These properties are superior to those of conventional fluorogens, such as coumarin, fluorescein, naphthalimides, rhodamine, and cyanine. Researchers have made remarkable progress in developing activity-based multifunctional fluorescent probes based on hemicyanine skeletons for monitoring vital biomolecules in living systems through the output of fluorescence/photoacoustic signals, and integration of diagnosis and treatment of diseases using chemotherapy or photothermal/photodynamic therapy or combination therapy. These achievements prompted researchers to develop more smart fluorescent probes using a hemicyanine fluorogen as a template. In this review, we begin by describing the brief history of the discovery of hemicyanine dyes, synthetic approaches, and design strategies for activity-based functional fluorescent probes. Then, many selected hemicyanine-based probes that can detect ions, small biomolecules, overexpressed enzymes and diagnostic reagents for diseases are systematically highlighted. Finally, potential drawbacks and the outlook for future investigation and clinical medicine transformation of hemicyanine-based activatable functional probes are also discussed.
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- Haidong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,The Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, 637457, Singapore. .,Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China. .,Research Institute of Dalian University of Technology in Shenzhen, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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Yang F, Li S, Jiao M, Wu D, Wang L, Cui Z, Zeng L. Advances of Light/Ultrasound/Magnetic-Responsive Nanoprobes for Visualized Theranostics of Urinary Tumors. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:438-450. [PMID: 35043619 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Light/ultrasound/magnetic-responsive nanomaterials exhibit excellent performance in imaging and therapy and play an important role in precision theranostics of tumors. In contrast to deep organs, urinary organs (such as bladder and prostate) can easily be studied via intervention mode, which has greatly brought promising applications of stimuli-responsive nanoprobes in visualized theranostics of urinary tumors. Therefore, it has been very critical to develop stimuli-responsive nanoprobes with high safety, stability, and reliability against urinary tumors. In this review, recent advances in light/ultrasound/magnetic-responsive nanoprobes in visualized theranostics of urinary tumors are summarized, including magnetic resonance/fluorescence/ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging and multimodal imaging, photothermal/photodynamic/sonodynamic therapy and combination therapy, and single-modal/multimodal-imaging-guided visualized theranostics. Finally, the future perspectives of light/ultrasound/magnetic-responsive nanoprobes against urinary tumors are also prospected.
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- Fan Yang
- Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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Le‐Vinh B, Akkuş‐Dağdeviren ZB, Le NN, Nazir I, Bernkop‐Schnürch A. Alkaline Phosphatase: A Reliable Endogenous Partner for Drug Delivery and Diagnostics. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202100219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Bao Le‐Vinh
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Institute of Pharmacy University of Innsbruck Innrain 80/82 Innsbruck 6020 Austria
- Department of Industrial Pharmacy Faculty of Pharmacy University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Viet Nam
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Institute of Pharmacy University of Innsbruck Innrain 80/82 Innsbruck 6020 Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Institute of Pharmacy University of Innsbruck Innrain 80/82 Innsbruck 6020 Austria
- Department of Industrial Pharmacy Faculty of Pharmacy University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Viet Nam
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- Department of Pharmacy COMSATS University Islamabad Abbottabad Campus Abbottabad 22060 Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Institute of Pharmacy University of Innsbruck Innrain 80/82 Innsbruck 6020 Austria
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Li H, Kim Y, Jung H, Hyun JY, Shin I. Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence-emitting small organic molecules for cancer imaging and therapy. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:8957-9008. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00722c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We discuss recent advances made in the development of NIR fluorescence-emitting small organic molecules for tumor imaging and therapy.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 03722 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 03722 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 03722 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Drug Discovery, Data Convergence Drug Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 03722 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Mu X, Jiang X, Zhang Y, Liu X, Zhang S, Wang W, Huang Y, Ma P, Song D. Sensitive ratiometric fluorescence probe based on chitosan carbon dots and calcein for Alkaline phosphatase detection and bioimaging in cancer cells. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1188:339163. [PMID: 34794579 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a commonly used marker in clinical practice, and this enzyme is a key indicator for diagnosing various diseases. In this study, we describe the development of a reliable and novel fluorescent assay for ALP detection based on chitosan carbon dots (C-CDs, peak emission, 412 nm) and calcein (peak emission, 512 nm). In the presence of Eu3+ (which binds calcein), the fluorescence intensity of calcein is quenched. Utilizing the ALP-triggered generation of phosphate ions (PO43-) from the substrate p-nitrophenyl phosphate (pNPP), the Eu3+ ions bind PO43- (which shows a higher affinity toward Eu3+ than calcein), and the fluorescence of calcein is recovered. As a consequence, C-CDs fluorescence is decreased by inner filter effect (IFE). Exploiting these changes in the fluorescence intensity ratio of C-CDs and calcein, we developed a high sensitivity, accurate, and easily synthesized ratiometric fluorescence probe. Our novel fluorescent bioassay demonstrates good linear relationship in the 0.09-0.8 mU mL-1 range, with a low detection limit of 0.013 mU mL-1. The excellent applicability of this novel assay in HepG2 cells and human serum samples demonstrates that our novel method has excellent biomedical research and disease diagnosis prospects.
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- Xiaowei Mu
- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Tao Y, Shi W, Luo F, Qiu B, Lin Z. Photothermal immunoassay for carcinoembryonic antigen based on the inhibition of cysteine-induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles by copper ion using a common thermometer as readout. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1181:338929. [PMID: 34556217 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The dispersed gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have weak photothermal effect in near-infrared (NIR) region. After the addition of cysteine, the AuNPs are aggregated due to the electrostatic interaction and then exhibited strong photothermal effect. At present of copper ion (Cu2+), the cysteine was catalytically oxidized into cystine, leading to the inhibition of the aggregation of AuNPs and the photothermal effect decreased. Based on this, a simple photothermal assay can be developed for Cu2+ detection using a common thermometer as readout. The change of the temperature (ΔT) of the system has a linear relationship with Cu2+ in the range of 10-300 nM with a detection limit of 7.4 nM (S/N = 3). Furthermore, through labeling the detection antibody in immunoassay with CuO nanoparticles as the source of Cu2+, a convenient photothermal immunoassay can be developed. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), an important biomarker for cancer screening, was chosen as the model target because the rise of CEA level is widely present in cancer blood serum. Under the optimized conditions, ΔT has a linear relationship with CEA concentration in the range of 3.0-48.0 ng/mL. The detection limit is 1.3 ng/mL. The proposed method had been applied to detect CEA in serum samples with good agreement with the reference method used in hospital.
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- Yingzhou Tao
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- General Surgery &Vascular Surgery Department, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China.
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Hwang E, Jung HS. Organelle-targeted photothermal agents for cancer therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:7731-7742. [PMID: 34286722 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02168k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Over the past ten years, advances in the field of organelle-targeted photothermal therapy (PTT) have stimulated the rapid development of organelle-targeted PTT agents as anticancer therapeutic agents. However, to the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive review of organelle-targeted PTT agents has been reported thus far. In this article, we have provided a structured approach for describing the different types and properties of each organelle-targeted PTT agent as well as the potential future therapeutic applications that were classified by their target organelles. Representative agents that have been used in the field of PTT since 2010 have been summarized and the most recent advances in improving the therapeutic efficacy across various types of cancers have also been highlighted.
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- Eunbin Hwang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hyupsung University, Hwasung-si, 18330, Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Hyupsung University, Hwasung-si, 18330, Korea.
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Qin G, Zuo L, Wei Y, Wang L, Bodwell G. Highly sensitive detection for alkaline phosphatase using doped ZnS quantum dots with room temperature phosphorescence and its logic gate function. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 206:111968. [PMID: 34303998 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This paper presents a highly sensitive sensing system for alkaline phosphatase by room temperature phosphorescence of Mn doped ZnS quantum dots and pyrophosphate. The sensing system has intense room temperature phosphorescence emission in the absence of alkaline phosphatase. The phosphorescence is quenched gradually with the addition of alkaline phosphatase. The emission "on" without alkaline phosphatase may be attributed to the increased probability of charge transfer from one of surface traps to the dopant bands of another resulted from the shortened dot-to-dot distance by the strong chelation of pyrophosphate and Zn2+ ion and the hydrogen bonding between pyrophosphate and β-cyclodextrin. The addition of alkaline phosphatase causes pyrophosphate hydrolyzed to orthophosphate and the dot-to-dot distance of quantum dots back to the normal, and then the phosphorescence "off". The factors affecting the sensing system performance were also optimized. Under the optimal experimental conditions, the linear range for alkaline phosphatase is determined as 0.2-10 U/L with a LOD at 0.045 U/L. The recovery of human serum was determined from 93.75%-103.03%, indicating a potential application in biomedical diagnosis. Furthermore, an RTP-based "INHIBIT" logic gate using the doped ZnS quantum dots was also presented.
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- Guojie Qin
- Institute of Horticulture, College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, 030031, PR China
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- Institute of Horticulture, College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, 030031, PR China; Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China.
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- Chemistry Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1B 3X7, Canada
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Wang K, Xue SS, Liu X, Pan W, Li N, Tang B. Stimuli-activated molecular photothermal agents for cancer therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:6584-6595. [PMID: 34137400 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02116h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Taking advantage of activatable and imaging-guided properties, stimuli-activated molecular photothermal agents (MPTAs) have drawn great attention in photothermal therapy (PTT) over the past decades. In this review, the recent progress in the study of stimuli-activated MPTAs is summarized from different stimuli, including pH, bioactive small molecules, and enzymes. The features and challenges of stimuli-activated MPTAs are also discussed. This review aims to motivate readers to design and synthesise more efficient MPTAs.
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- Kaiye Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center 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 Center 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 Center 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 Center 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 Center 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 Center 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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Qin Y, Peng W, Gong X, Zhou D, Li W, Chen M, Lian G, Chang J, Wang T. MicroRNA-Responsive DNA-Programmed Nanomedicine with Controllability of Cascaded Events for Cancer Therapy Enhancement. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:654-661. [PMID: 35549105 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Chemotherapy is a prime tool for cancer clinical therapy. The effectiveness has been improved considerably with the assistance of nanotechnology. However, it still meets the challenge of unsatisfied therapeutic effects caused by multidrug resistance and uncontrollable drug release. For further enhancement of the treatment performance, we develop a kind of microRNA-responsive nanomedicine that uses the biomarker microRNA-21 as a trigger of cascaded killing effects on cancer cells, including chemotherapy and gene silencing. The nanomedicine consists of a gold nanoparticle core and a DNA layer. Strand migrations within the layer can accurately control the events of anticancer drug doxorubicin release and multidrug-resistant-associated protein 1 downregulation, yielding an alleviation of multidrug resistance and enhanced killing on cancer cells. This work demonstrates a microRNA-responsive nanomedicine in combination with chemotherapy and gene silencing, which paves the way to the advancement of DNA-based nanomedicine for cancer theranostics.
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- Yi Qin
- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Toxicology, Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, Tianjin 300072, China.,Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin 300072, China
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Sun L, Wang J, Yang B, Wang X, Yang G, Wang X, Jiang Y, Wang T, Jiang J. Assembled small organic molecules for photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy. RSC Adv 2021; 11:10061-10074. [PMID: 35423511 PMCID: PMC8695661 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00579k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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As a worldwide major public health problem, cancer is one of the leading causes of death. Effective treatment of cancer is an important challenge. Therefore, photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) have been widely applied as anti-tumour strategies due to their high-performance and limited side effects. Inspired by natural supramolecular architectures, such as cytochromes and photosystems, the hierarchical supramolecular assembly of small organic molecules has been developed for their use as photosensitizers or photothermal agents for PDT and PTT, respectively. In this manuscript, we will summarize the recent progress of PDT and PTT based on the assembly of small organic molecules.
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- Lixin Sun
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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Rosenkrans ZT, Ferreira CA, Ni D, Cai W. Internally Responsive Nanomaterials for Activatable Multimodal Imaging of Cancer. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2000690. [PMID: 32691969 PMCID: PMC7855763 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202000690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Advances in technology and nanomedicine have led to the development of nanoparticles that can be activated for multimodal imaging of cancer, where a stimulus induces a material modification that enhances image contrast. Multimodal imaging using nanomaterials with this capability can combine the advantages and overcome the limitations of any single imaging modality. When designed with stimuli-responsive abilities, the target-to-background ratio of multimodal imaging nanoprobes increases because specific stimuli in the tumor enhance the signal. Several aspects of the tumor microenvironment can be exploited as an internal stimulus response for multimodal imaging applications, such as the pH gradient, redox processes, overproduction of various enzymes, or combinations of these. In this review, design strategies are discussed and an overview of the recent developments of internally responsive multimodal nanomaterials is provided. Properly implementing this approach improves noninvasive cancer diagnosis and staging as well as provides a method to monitor drug delivery and treatment response.
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- Zachary T Rosenkrans
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Department of Radiology and Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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Zhang L, Wang JL, Ba XX, Hua SY, Jiang P, Jiang FL, Liu Y. Multifunction in One Molecule: Mitochondrial Imaging and Photothermal & Photodynamic Cytotoxicity of Fast-Response Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:7945-7954. [PMID: 33588525 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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HJS and DHJS, two near-infrared emissive and mitochondria-targeted therapy probes, have been designed. They exhibited photothermal & photodynamic cytotoxicity and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics. Interestingly, we could receive fluorescence immediately after adding the probes without washing in 1 min. They could quickly enter cancer cells and selectively localized to the mitochondria firstly. When the concentration of probes was low (<5 μM), they could respond sensitively to the mitochondrial membrane potential and would selectively enter the mitochondria with red fluorescence. However, when the concentration was high (≥5 μM), they would preferentially enter the mitochondria and have the property of dual-channel fluorescence imaging (red and near-infrared) even after 24 h. What's more, they increased the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, decreased the mitochondrial membrane potentials, and then induced apoptosis, which were proved by confocal imaging and flow cytometry experiments. In addition, the results of photothermal experiment and cytotoxicity test showed that the probes had good photothermal and photodynamic toxicity to cancer cells. In vitro and in vivo experiments also proved the excellent near-infrared (NIR) imaging ability, good biocompatibility and certain inhibition of tumor growth ability of DHJS.
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- Lu Zhang
- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membrane and Membrane Process, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
- Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology & Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Type of Carbon Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, P. R. China
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Sun J, Cai W, Sun Y, Guo C, Zhang R. Facile Synthesis of Melanin-Dye Nanoagent for NIR-II Fluorescence/Photoacoustic Imaging-Guided Photothermal Therapy. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:10199-10213. [PMID: 33364754 PMCID: PMC7751739 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s284520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Laryngeal cancer is the second most common type of primary epithelial malignant tumor in the head and neck region, and the development of therapies that are more precise, efficient, and safe is necessary to preserve patient speech and swallowing functions as much as possible. Multi-modal imaging-guided photothermal therapy (PTT) can precisely delineate tumors, monitor the real-time accumulation of photothermal agents at the tumor site, accurately select the optimal region for irradiation, and predict the best time for laser treatment. Compared with exogeneous photothermal agents, endogenous melanin materials have better biosafety in vivo, in terms of native biocompatibility and biodegradability, as well as good near-infrared (NIR) absorbance. An NIR-II dye can be attached to melanin via a facile method, and applying a melanin-dye-based nanoprobe could be an excellent choice for the elimination of superficial laryngeal cancer while avoiding total laryngectomy. Methods In this work, a promising nanoprobe was constructed using a facile EDC/NHS strategy involving an NIR-II dye and melanin nanoparticles. Results The nanoprobe exhibited good water solubility, dispersibility, strong NIR-II fluorescence and photoacoustic (PA) signals, and higher photothermal performance. Cellular studies showed that the nanoprobe had low toxicity, excellent biocompatibility, and significantly enhanced imaging properties. After the nanoprobe was intravenously injected into Hep-2 laryngeal xenografts, superior dual-modal images were obtained at various time points, which revealed that the optimal photothermal treatment time was 8 h. Subsequently, PTT was carried out in vivo, and laryngeal tumors were completely eliminated after laser irradiation without any obvious side effects. Conclusion These results indicate the immense potential of nanoprobes for the NIR-II fluorescence/PA imaging-guided photothermal therapy of laryngeal cancer.
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- Jinghua Sun
- Center for Translational Medicine Research, Shanxi Medical University, Imaging Department, The Affiliated Bethune Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Translational Medicine Research, Shanxi Medical University, Imaging Department, The Affiliated Bethune Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Translational Medicine Research, Shanxi Medical University, Imaging Department, The Affiliated Bethune Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Translational Medicine Research, Shanxi Medical University, Imaging Department, The Affiliated Bethune Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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Li Y, Wang JS, Guo Y, Zhang T, Li LP. Use of the alkaline phosphatase to prealbumin ratio as an independent predictive factor for the prognosis of gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:6963-6978. [PMID: 33311943 PMCID: PMC7701942 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i44.6963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is characterized by a low 5-year survival rate. The prognosis is still not satisfactory although it has significantly improved due to developments in medicine. Thus, the identification of more efficient indices for the evaluation of GC prognosis is required. We propose, for the first time, that the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) to prealbumin (PA) ratio (APR) can be used as an independent prognostic factor in GC.
AIM To evaluate the prognostic value the APR in GC.
METHODS According to the exclusion strategy, we collected the preoperative serologic examination results and clinical information of 409 GC patients treated in Shandong Provincial Hospital from January to December, 2016. By calculating the APR, the neutrophil and lymphocyte ratio (NLR), C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin (ALB) ratio, platelet and lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte and monocyte ratio, and the relationship with clinical information, we verified the role of preoperative APR ratio in the prognosis of GC. In addition, we used a Cox model combined with the APR and tumor stage to demonstrate its efficacy in assessing the prognosis of GC patients.
RESULTS Preoperative APR was an independent prognostic factor for GC. The median age of patients in the APR-high group was greater compared with that in the APR-low group. Patients with a higher APR had a more advanced clinical stage, higher neutrophil to lymphocyte, CRP to ALB, and platelet to lymphocyte ratios, but a lower lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (P < 0.05). The APR-high group also had higher glycoprotein antigen 199 and carbohydrate antigen 125 levels than the APR-low group (P < 0.05). Median overall survival and disease-free survival were significantly longer in the APR-low group than in the APR-high group. In addition, a Cox model based on the APR and tumor stage was more effective in evaluating the prognosis of patients than models based on stage alone or stage plus the NLR.
CONCLUSION A higher APR is an independent and negative prognostic factor for GC. The prognosis of GC can be better evaluated using a Cox model based on the APR and stage.
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- Yang Li
- Departments of Gastrointestinal, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
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- Departments of Gastrointestinal, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
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- Departments of Gastrointestinal, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
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Wang Y, Jiang L, Zhang Y, Lu Y, Li J, Wang H, Yao D, Wang D. Fibronectin-Targeting and Cathepsin B-Activatable Theranostic Nanoprobe for MR/Fluorescence Imaging and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:33564-33574. [PMID: 32633941 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Because of the lack of specific targets, the highly aggressive triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is unable to benefit from endocrine therapy or conventional targeting therapy. Even worse, current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have limited value for TNBC. Therefore, developing TNBC-specific theranostic probes for accurate diagnosis and further selective therapy will build a powerful toolbox for TNBC management. In this contribution, we developed a sequential strategy to enhance the specificity of TNBC theranostics. In this theranostic system, a versatile nanoprobe (Pep-SQ@USPIO) was integrated legitimately for the fibronectin-targeting MR imaging and CTSB-activatable fluorescence imaging, followed with enhanced photodynamic therapy (PDT) of TNBC. First, the fibronectin overexpressed in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of TNBC was used as a biomarker for targeting theranostics using the Cys-Arg-Glu-Lys-Ala (CREKA) peptide. For another, the fluorescence and PDT capacity of self-developed squaraine photosensitizer (SQ) were prequenched by ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO), an MR imaging contrast agent. Once the linker, Gly-Phe-Leu-Gly (GFLG) peptide, was selectively cleaved by TNBC-derived CTSB, the liberated SQ photosensitizer allowed light-up fluorescence imaging and enhanced PDT of TNBC. Remarkably, this research demonstrates that tumor-ECM-targeting and endogenous enzyme-activated nanoprobes open a new avenue for TNBC theranostics.
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- Yanshu Wang
- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence and Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence and Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Wang K, Xiang Y, Pan W, Wang H, Li N, Tang B. Dual-targeted photothermal agents for enhanced cancer therapy. Chem Sci 2020; 11:8055-8072. [PMID: 34123080 PMCID: PMC8163445 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03173a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Photothermal therapy, in which light is converted into heat and triggers local hyperthermia to ablate tumors, presents an inherently specific and noninvasive treatment for tumor tissues. In this area, the development of efficient photothermal agents (PTAs) has always been a central topic. Although many efforts have been made on the investigation of novel molecular architectures and photothermal materials over the past decades, PTAs can cause severe damage to normal tissues because of the poor tumor aggregate ability and high irradiation density. Recently, dual-targeted photothermal agents (DTPTAs) provide an attractive strategy to overcome these problems and enhance cancer therapy. DTPTAs are functionalized with two classes of targeting units, including tumor environment targeting sites, tumor targeting sites and organelle targeting sites. In this perspective, typical targeted ligands and representative examples of photothermal therapeutic agents with dual-targeted properties are systematically summarized and recent advances using DTPTAs in tumor therapy are highlighted.
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- Kaiye Wang
- 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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Cheng P, Pu K. Activatable Phototheranostic Materials for Imaging-Guided Cancer Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:5286-5299. [PMID: 31730329 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cancer theranostics, which combines diagnostic and therapeutic effects into one entity, holds promise in precision medicine. Conventional theranostic agents possess always-on imaging signals and cytotoxic effects and thus often encounter poor selectivity or specificity in cancer treatment. To tackle this issue, activatable phototheranostic materials (PMs) have been developed to simultaneously and specifically turn on their diagnostic signals (fluorescence/self-luminescence/photoacoustic signals) and photothermal/photodynamic effects in response to cancer hallmarks. This Review summarizes the recent progress in the design, synthesis and proof-of-concept applications of activatable PMs. The molecular engineering strategy to increase tumor accumulation and enhance treatment efficacy are highlighted. Current challenges and future perspectives in this emerging field are also discussed.
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- Penghui Cheng
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 70 Nanyang Drive , 637457 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 70 Nanyang Drive , 637457 Singapore
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Yao D, Wang Y, Zou R, Bian K, Liu P, Shen S, Yang W, Zhang B, Wang D. Molecular Engineered Squaraine Nanoprobe for NIR-II/Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:4276-4284. [PMID: 31896256 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b20147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Various squaraine dyes have been developed for biological imaging. Nevertheless, squaraine dyes with emission in the second window (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) have few reports largely due to the short of a simple and universal design strategy. In this contribution, molecular engineering strategy is explored to develop squaraine dyes with NIR-II emission. First, NIR-I squaraine dye SQ2 is constructed by the ethyl-grafted 1,8-naphtholactam as donor units and square acid as acceptor unit in a donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) structure. To red-shift the fluorescence emission into NIR-II window, malonitrile, as a forceful electron-withdrawing group, is introduced to strengthen square acid acceptor. As a result, the fluorescence spectrum of acceptor-engineered squaraine dye SQ1 exhibits a significant red-shift into NIR-II window. To translate NIR-II fluorophores SQ1 into effective theranostic agents, fibronectin-targeting SQ1 nanoprobe was constructed and showed excellent NIR-II imaging performance in angiography and tumor imaging, including lung metastatic foci in deep tissue. Furthermore, SQ1 nanoprobe can be used for photoacoustic imaging and photothermal ablation of tumors. This research demonstrates that the donor-acceptor engineering strategy is feasible and effective to develop NIR-II squaraine dyes.
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- Defan Yao
- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , 200092 Shanghai , China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers , Fudan University , 200433 Shanghai , China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , 200092 Shanghai , China
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Biotechnology , KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center , 10691 Stockholm , Sweden
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- The Institute for Translational Nanomedicine, Shanghai East Hospital; The Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science , Tongji University School of Medicine , 200092 Shanghai , China
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- The Institute for Translational Nanomedicine, Shanghai East Hospital; The Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science , Tongji University School of Medicine , 200092 Shanghai , China
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- The Institute for Translational Nanomedicine, Shanghai East Hospital; The Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science , Tongji University School of Medicine , 200092 Shanghai , China
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- The Institute for Translational Nanomedicine, Shanghai East Hospital; The Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science , Tongji University School of Medicine , 200092 Shanghai , China
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- The Institute for Translational Nanomedicine, Shanghai East Hospital; The Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science , Tongji University School of Medicine , 200092 Shanghai , China
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- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , 200092 Shanghai , China
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Cai S, Liu C, Jiao X, He S, Zhao L, Zeng X. A lysosome-targeted near-infrared fluorescent probe for imaging of acid phosphatase in living cells. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:1148-1154. [PMID: 31971197 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob02188d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Fluorescent probes for the detection of acid phosphatases (ACP) are important in the investigation of the pathology and diagnosis of diseases. We reported a lysosome-targeted near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe SHCy-P based on a novel NIR-emitting thioxanthene-indolium dye for the detection of ACP. The probe showed a long wavelength fluorescence emission at λem = 765 nm. Due to the ACP-catalyzed cleavage of the phosphate group in SHCy-P, the probe exhibited high selectivity and sensitivity for the 'turn-on' detection of ACP with a limit of detection as low as 0.48 U L-1. The probe SHCy-P could also be used to detect and image endogenous ACP in lysosomes. In light of these prominent properties, we envision that SHCy-P will be an efficient optical imaging approach for investigating the ACP activity in disease diagnosis.
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- Songtao Cai
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials & Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials & Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials & Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials & Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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Zhang J, Ning L, Huang J, Zhang C, Pu K. Activatable molecular agents for cancer theranostics. Chem Sci 2019; 11:618-630. [PMID: 34123034 PMCID: PMC8145638 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05460j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Theranostics that integrates diagnosis and treatment modalities has attracted great attention due to its abilities of personalized therapy and real-time monitoring of therapeutic outcome. Such a theranostic paradigm requires agents to simultaneously possess the capabilities of targeting, imaging, and treatment. Activatable molecular agents (AMAs) are promising for cancer theranostics, as they show a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), real-time detection of cancer-associated biomarkers, lower normal tissue toxicity, and a higher therapeutic effect. This perspective summarizes the recent advancements of AMAs, which include imaging-guided chemotherapy, imaging-guided photodynamic therapy, and imaging-guided photothermal therapy. The molecular design principles, theranostic mechanisms, and biomedical applications of AMAs are described, followed by a discussion of potential challenges of AMAs in cancer theranostics.
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- Jianjian Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Modern Separation Science in Shaanxi Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710127 Shaanxi P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an 710021 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637457
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637457
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637457
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Shy AN, Kim BJ, Xu B. Enzymatic Noncovalent Synthesis of Supramolecular Soft Matter for Biomedical Applications. MATTER 2019; 1:1127-1147. [PMID: 32104791 PMCID: PMC7043404 DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2019.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis (ENS), a process that integrates enzymatic reactions and supramolecular (i.e., noncovalent) interactions for spatial organization of higher-order molecular assemblies, represents an emerging research area at the interface of physical and biological sciences. This review provides a few representative examples of ENS in the context of supramolecular soft matter. After a brief comparison of enzymatic covalent and noncovalent synthesis, we discuss ENS of man-made molecules for generating supramolecular nanostructures (e.g., supramolecular hydrogels) in cell-free conditions. Then, we introduce ENS in a cellular environment. To illustrate the unique merits for applications, we discuss intercellular, peri- or intracellular, and subcellular ENS for cell morphogenesis, molecular imaging, cancer therapy, and targeted delivery. Finally, we provide an outlook on the potential of ENS. We hope that this review offers a new perspective for scientists who develop supramolecular soft matter to address societal needs at various frontiers.
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- Adrianna N. Shy
- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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Gao P, Pan W, Li N, Tang B. Boosting Cancer Therapy with Organelle-Targeted Nanomaterials. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:26529-26558. [PMID: 31136142 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b01370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The ultimate goal of cancer therapy is to eliminate malignant tumors while causing no damage to normal tissues. In the past decades, numerous nanoagents have been employed for cancer treatment because of their unique properties over traditional molecular drugs. However, lack of selectivity and unwanted therapeutic outcomes have severely limited the therapeutic index of traditional nanodrugs. Recently, a series of nanomaterials that can accumulate in specific organelles (nucleus, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, Golgi apparatus) within cancer cells have received increasing interest. These rationally designed nanoagents can either directly destroy the subcellular structures or effectively deliver drugs into the proper targets, which can further activate certain cell death pathways, enabling them to boost the therapeutic efficiency, lower drug dosage, reduce side effects, avoid multidrug resistance, and prevent recurrence. In this Review, the design principles, targeting strategies, therapeutic mechanisms, current challenges, and potential future directions of organelle-targeted nanomaterials will be introduced.
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- Peng Gao
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center 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 Center 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 Center 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 Center 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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Liang MY, Zhao B, Xiong Y, Chen WX, Huo JZ, Zhang F, Wang L, Li Y. A “turn-on” sensor based on MnO2coated UCNPs for detection of alkaline phosphatase and ascorbic acid. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:16199-16210. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02971k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A “turn-on” sensor was designed to detect ALP and AA based on the redox reaction between AA and MnO2coated UCNPs.
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- Mei-yu Liang
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry (Tianjin Normal University)
- Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecule
- College of Chemistry
- Tianjin Normal University
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry (Tianjin Normal University)
- Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecule
- College of Chemistry
- Tianjin Normal University
| | - Yan Xiong
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry (Tianjin Normal University)
- Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecule
- College of Chemistry
- Tianjin Normal University
| | - Wen-xin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry (Tianjin Normal University)
- Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecule
- College of Chemistry
- Tianjin Normal University
| | - Jian-zhong Huo
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry (Tianjin Normal University)
- Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecule
- College of Chemistry
- Tianjin Normal University
| | - Fei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry (Tianjin Normal University)
- Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecule
- College of Chemistry
- Tianjin Normal University
| | - Lu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry (Tianjin Normal University)
- Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecule
- College of Chemistry
- Tianjin Normal University
| | - Yan Li
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry (Tianjin Normal University)
- Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecule
- College of Chemistry
- Tianjin Normal University
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