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Fujita K, Urano Y. Activity-Based Fluorescence Diagnostics for Cancer. Chem Rev 2024; 124:4021-4078. [PMID: 38518254 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00612] [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: 03/24/2024]
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Fluorescence imaging is one of the most promising approaches to achieve intraoperative assessment of the tumor/normal tissue margins during cancer surgery. This is critical to improve the patients' prognosis, and therefore various molecular fluorescence imaging probes have been developed for the identification of cancer lesions during surgery. Among them, "activatable" fluorescence probes that react with cancer-specific biomarker enzymes to generate fluorescence signals have great potential for high-contrast cancer imaging due to their low background fluorescence and high signal amplification by enzymatic turnover. Over the past two decades, activatable fluorescence probes employing various fluorescence control mechanisms have been developed worldwide for this purpose. Furthermore, new biomarker enzymatic activities for specific types of cancers have been identified, enabling visualization of various types of cancers with high sensitivity and specificity. This Review focuses on recent advances in the design, function and characteristics of activatable fluorescence probes that target cancer-specific enzymatic activities for cancer imaging and also discusses future prospects in the field of activity-based diagnostics for cancer.
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Lo YP, Nivetha N, Velmathi S, Wu SP. A near-infrared fluorescent probe with a substantial Stokes shift designed for the detection and imaging of β-galactosidase within living cells and animals. Methods 2024; 222:10-18. [PMID: 38154527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.12.004] [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: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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β-Galactosidase serves as a pivotal biomarker for both cancer and cellular aging. The advancement of fluorescent sensors for tracking β-galactosidase activity is imperative in the realm of cancer diagnosis. We have designed a near-infrared fluorescent probe (PTA-gal) for the detection of β-galactosidase in living systems with large Stokes shifts. PTA-gal exhibits remarkable sensitivity and selectivity in detecting β-galactosidase, producing near-infrared fluorescent signals with a remarkably low detection limit (2.2 × 10-5 U/mL) and a high quantum yield (0.30). Moreover, PTA-gal demonstrates biocompatibility and can effectively detect β-galactosidase in cancer cells as well as within living animals.
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- Yuan-Pin Lo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620015, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620015, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan; Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
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Mao Z, Rha H, Kim J, You X, Zhang F, Tao W, Kim JS. THQ-Xanthene: An Emerging Strategy to Create Next-Generation NIR-I/II Fluorophores. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2301177. [PMID: 37114796 PMCID: PMC10288261 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Near-infrared fluorescence imaging is vital for exploring the biological world. The short emissions (<650 nm) and small Stokes shifts (<30 nm) of current xanthene dyes obstruct their biological applications since a long time. Recently, a potent and universal THQ structural modification technique that shifts emission to the NIR-I/II range and enables a substantial Stokes shift (>100 nm) for THQ-modified xanthene dyes is established. Thus, a timely discussion of THQ-xanthene and its applications is extensive. Hence, the advent, working principles, development trajectory, and biological applications of THQ-xanthene dyes, especially in the fields of fluorescence probe-based sensing and imaging, cancer theranostics, and super-resolution imaging, are introduced. It is envisioned that the THQ modification tactic is a simple yet exceptional approach to upgrade the performance of conventional xanthene dyes. THQ-xanthene will advance the strides of xanthene-based potentials in early fluorescent diagnosis of diseases, cancer theranostics, and imaging-guided surgery.
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- Zhiqiang Mao
- College of Health Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHubei UniversityWuhan430062China
- Department of ChemistryKorea UniversitySeoul02841South Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKorea UniversitySeoul02841South Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKorea UniversitySeoul02841South Korea
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of AnesthesiologyBrigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02115USA
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- College of Health Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHubei UniversityWuhan430062China
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of AnesthesiologyBrigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02115USA
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- Department of ChemistryKorea UniversitySeoul02841South Korea
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Tang BJH, Li H, Yuan C, Parigi G, Luchinat C, Meade TJ. Molecular Engineering of Self-Immolative Bioresponsive MR Probes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:10045-10050. [PMID: 37116079 PMCID: PMC10769484 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Real-time detection of bio-event in whole animals provides essential information for understanding biological and therapeutic processes. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging represents a non-invasive approach to generating three-dimensional anatomic images with high spatial-temporal resolution and unlimited depth penetration. We have developed several self-immolative enzyme-activatable agents that provide excellent in vivo contrast and function as gene expression reporters. Here, we describe a vast improvement in image contrast over our previous generations of these bioresponsive agents based on a new pyridyl-carbamate Gd(III) complex. The pyridyl-carbamate-based agent has a very low MR relaxivity in the "off-state" (r1 = 1.8 mM-1 s-1 at 1.41 T). However, upon enzymatic processing, it generates a significantly higher relaxivity with a Δr1 = 106% versus Δr1 ∼ 20% reported previously. Single X-ray crystal and nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion analyses offer mechanistic insights regarding MR signal enhancement at the molecular scale. This work demonstrates a pyridyl-carbamate-based self-immolative molecular platform for the construction of enzymatic bio-responsive MR agents, which can be adapted to a wide range of other targets for exploring stimuli-responsive materials and biomedical applications.
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- bJian-Hong Tang
- Departments of Chemistry; Molecular Biosciences; Neurobiology and Physiology; and Radiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Departments of Chemistry; Molecular Biosciences; Neurobiology and Physiology; and Radiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Departments of Chemistry; Molecular Biosciences; Neurobiology and Physiology; and Radiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Department of Chemistry and Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, and Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP), Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, and Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP), Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Departments of Chemistry; Molecular Biosciences; Neurobiology and Physiology; and Radiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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Pan H, Chai X, Zhang J. A near-infrared fluorescent probe for fast and precise imaging of senescent cells and ovarian cancer cells via tracking β-galactosidase. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Meng Q, Wu M, Shang Z, Zhang Z, Zhang R. Responsive gadolinium(III) complex-based small molecule magnetic resonance imaging probes: Design, mechanism and application. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Li Y, Gong L, Hong H, Lin H, Li D, Shi J, Zhou Z, Wu Z. β-Galactosidase-dependent metabolic glycoengineering of tumor cells for imaging and immunotherapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2568-2571. [PMID: 35107093 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06575k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A β-Gal-dependent metabolic glycoengineering strategy was developed for tumor cell-selective surface glycan imaging with high efficacy. Combined with an antibody-recruiting strategy, targeted immunotherapy was achieved successfully based on this strategy.
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- Yanchun Li
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Zdończyk M, Potaniec B, Skoreński M, Cybińska J. Development of Efficient One-Pot Methods for the Synthesis of Luminescent Dyes and Sol-Gel Hybrid Materials. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 15:203. [PMID: 35009348 PMCID: PMC8746091 DOI: 10.3390/ma15010203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This paper presents a comparison of the simultaneous preparation of di-O-alkylated and ether-ester derivatives of fluorescein using different methods (conventional or microwave heating). Shortening of the reaction time and increased efficiency were observed when using a microwave reactor. Moreover, described here for the first time is the application of a fast, simple, and eco-friendly ball-assisted method to exclusively obtain ether-ester derivatives. We also demonstrate that fluorescein can be effectively functionalized by O-alkylation carried out under microwave or ball-milling conditions, saving time and energy and affording the desired products with good yields and minimal byproduct formation. All the synthesized products as well as pH-dependent (prototropic) forms trapped in the SiO2 matrix were examined using UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy.
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- Maria Zdończyk
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, F. Joliot-Curie 14 Street, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland;
- Advanced Materials Synthesis Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology, Stabłowicka 147 Street, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (B.P.); (M.S.)
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- Advanced Materials Synthesis Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology, Stabłowicka 147 Street, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (B.P.); (M.S.)
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- Advanced Materials Synthesis Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology, Stabłowicka 147 Street, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (B.P.); (M.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, F. Joliot-Curie 14 Street, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland;
- Advanced Materials Synthesis Group, Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology, Stabłowicka 147 Street, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland; (B.P.); (M.S.)
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