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Chen H, Xing C, Lei H, Yan B, Zhang H, Tong T, Guan Y, Kang Y, Pang J. ROS-driven supramolecular nanoparticles exhibiting efficient drug delivery for chemo/Chemodynamic combination therapy for Cancer treatment. J Control Release 2024; 368:637-649. [PMID: 38484895 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.03.015] [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: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Drug-based supramolecular self-assembling delivery systems have enhanced the bioavailability of chemotherapeutic drugs and reduced systemic side effects; however, improving the delivery efficiency and responsive release ability of these systems remains challenging. This study focuses primarily on the utilization of per-6-thio-β-cyclodextrin (CD) to link a significant quantity of paclitaxel (PTX) via ROS-sensitive thioketal (TK) linkages (designated as CDTP), thereby allowing efficiently drug release when exposed to high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the tumor microenvironment. To construct these supramolecular nanoparticles (NPs) with CDTP, we introduced PEGylated ferrocene (Fc) through host-guest interactions. The intracellular hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is converted into hydroxyl radicals (•OH) through the Fc-catalyzed Fenton reaction. Additionally, the generated Fc+ consumes the antioxidant glutathione (GSH). In both in vivo and in vitro experiments, CDTP@Fc-PEG NPs were absorbed effectively by tumor cells, which increased levels of ROS and decreased levels of GSH, disrupting the redox balance of cancer cells and increasing their sensitivity to chemotherapy. Furthermore, CDTP@Fc-PEG NPs exhibited high tumor accumulation and cytotoxicity without causing significant toxicity to healthy organs. Collectively, our results suggest CDTP@Fc-PEG NPs as a promising supramolecular nano-delivery platform for high drug-loading of PTX and synergistic chemotherapy.
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- Huikun Chen
- Department of Urology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China; Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Urology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Urology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Urology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China; Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Urology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China; Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Urology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China; Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
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- Department of Urology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
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Gao Z, Yang H, Ran L, Zhang D, Ren Y, Wang F, Ren J, Wang E. Water-Soluble Dual-Channel Fluorescent Probe for Sensitive Detection of Biothiols In Vitro and In Vivo. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2023; 6:5828-5835. [PMID: 38055907 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00928] [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] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Benefiting from high spatiotemporal resolution, deep tissue penetration, and excellent sensitivity, fluorescence imaging technology has been widely applied in cancer diagnosis and treatment. In recent years, a large number of fluorescent probes for monitoring the levels of endogenous biothiols have been reported, which have significant implications for cancer diagnosis and treatment. However, most probes still suffer from poor biological compatibility and easy attachment by the environment. This work presents the development of a water-soluble dual-channel fluorescent probe, named MAL-NBD, for sensitively detecting biothiols. Nonfluorescent MAL-NBD is transformed into fluorescent groups MAL and NBD-SR/NR through nucleophilic substitution by biologically active thiols, producing dual-channel fluorescence signals for precise detection of biologically active thiols. Taking advantage of the excellent biocompatibility and low biotoxicity, MAL-NBD is successfully used for imaging HeLa cancer cells and zebrafish larvae, promoting its potential application for the precise detection of biological thiols involved in physiological and pathological processes.
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- Zhenbo Gao
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441021, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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Jiang S, Wang S, Zhao Z, Ma D. A ratiometric fluorescent probe for the detection of biological thiols based on a new supramolecular design. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 303:123167. [PMID: 37487288 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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A new ratiometric fluorescent probe is designed and prepared based on the concept of supramolecular encapsulation and dye competition. This supramolecular probe is based on two commercially-available dyes, one common guest and a simple-to-synthesize host. Fluorescence spectroscopy confirms that the supramolecular probe is capable of detecting thiols quantitatively with a broad linear region in phosphate buffered saline or fetal bovine serum. Mechanistic study shows a reaction between thiol specie and the guest to alter the distribution of encapsulated dyes. The supramolecular probes are demonstrated to quantitatively detect extracellular biological thiols by plate reader, which shows it keeps its effectiveness in complex buffered systems.
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- Siyang Jiang
- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Jiaojiang 318000, Zhejiang, China; Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Jiaojiang 318000, Zhejiang, China; Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Jiaojiang 318000, Zhejiang, China; Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Jiaojiang 318000, Zhejiang, China.
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Fredrich I, Halabi EA, Kohler RH, Ge X, Garris CS, Weissleder R. Highly Active Myeloid Therapy for Cancer. ACS NANO 2023; 17:20666-20679. [PMID: 37824733 PMCID: PMC10941024 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) interact with cancer and stromal cells and are integral to sustaining many cancer-promoting features. Therapeutic manipulation of TAM could therefore improve clinical outcomes and synergize with immunotherapy and other cancer therapies. While different nanocarriers have been used to target TAM, a knowledge gap exists on which TAM pathways to target and what payloads to deliver for optimal antitumor effects. We hypothesized that a multipart combination involving the Janus tyrosine kinase (JAK), noncanonical nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB), and toll-like receptor (TLR) pathways could lead to a highly active myeloid therapy (HAMT). Thus, we devised a screen to determine drug combinations that yield maximum IL-12 production from myeloid cells to treat the otherwise highly immunosuppressive myeloid environments in tumors. Here we show the extraordinary efficacy of a triple small-molecule combination in a TAM-targeted nanoparticle for eradicating murine tumors, jumpstarting a highly efficient antitumor response by adopting a distinctive antitumor TAM phenotype and synergizing with other immunotherapies. The HAMT therapy represents a recently developed approach in immunotherapy and leads to durable responses in murine cancer models.
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- Ina Fredrich
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge St, CPZN 5206, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge St, CPZN 5206, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge St, CPZN 5206, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge St, CPZN 5206, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge St, CPZN 5206, Boston, MA 02114, United States
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge St, CPZN 5206, Boston, MA 02114, United States
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, United States
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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Ju J, Xu D, Mo X, Miao J, Xu L, Ge G, Zhu X, Deng H. Multifunctional polysaccharide nanoprobes for biological imaging. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 317:121048. [PMID: 37364948 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Imaging and tracking biological targets or processes play an important role in revealing molecular mechanisms and disease states. Bioimaging via optical, nuclear, or magnetic resonance techniques enables high resolution, high sensitivity, and high depth imaging from the whole animal down to single cells via advanced functional nanoprobes. To overcome the limitations of single-modality imaging, multimodality nanoprobes have been engineered with a variety of imaging modalities and functionalities. Polysaccharides are sugar-containing bioactive polymers with superior biocompatibility, biodegradability, and solubility. The combination of polysaccharides with single or multiple contrast agents facilitates the development of novel nanoprobes with enhanced functions for biological imaging. Nanoprobes constructed with clinically applicable polysaccharides and contrast agents hold great potential for clinical translations. This review briefly introduces the basics of different imaging modalities and polysaccharides, then summarizes the recent progress of polysaccharide-based nanoprobes for biological imaging in various diseases, emphasizing bioimaging with optical, nuclear, and magnetic resonance techniques. The current issues and future directions regarding the development and applications of polysaccharide nanoprobes are further discussed.
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- Jingxuan Ju
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Hu W, Ye B, Yu G, Huang F, Mao Z, Ding Y, Wang W. Recent Development of Supramolecular Cancer Theranostics Based on Cyclodextrins: A Review. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083441. [PMID: 37110674 PMCID: PMC10147063 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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With the development of personalized medical demands for precise diagnosis, rational management and effective cancer treatment, supramolecular theranostic systems have received widespread attention due to their reversibly switchable structures, sensitive response to biological stimuli and integration ability for multiple capabilities in a single platform with a programmable fashion. Cyclodextrins (CDs), benefiting from their excellent characteristics, such as non-toxicity, easy modification, unique host-guest properties, good biocompatibility, etc., as building blocks, serve as an all-purpose strategy for the fabrication of a supramolecular cancer theranostics nanodevice that is capable of biosafety, controllability, functionality and programmability. This review focuses on the supramolecular systems of CD-bioimaging probes, CD-drugs, CD-genes, CD-proteins, CD-photosensitizers and CD-photothermal agents as well as multicomponent cooperation systems with regards to building a nanodevice with functions of diagnosis and (or) therapeutics of cancer treatment. By introducing several state-of-the-art examples, emphasis will be placed on the design of various functional modules, the supramolecular interaction strategies under the fantastic topological structures and the hidden "bridge" between their structures and therapeutic efficacy, aiming for further comprehension of the important role of a cyclodextrin-based nanoplatform in advancing supramolecular cancer theranostics.
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- Wenting Hu
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Clinical Medicine Innovation Center of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Clinical Research Center of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Clinical Medicine Innovation Center of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Clinical Research Center of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Research Center of Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Clinical Medicine Innovation Center of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Clinical Research Center of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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Wu Q, Lei Q, Zhong HC, Ren TB, Sun Y, Zhang XB, Yuan L. Fluorophore-based host-guest assembly complexes for imaging and therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:3024-3039. [PMID: 36785939 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06286k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Recently, supramolecular chemistry with its unique properties has received considerable attention in many fields. Supramolecular fluorescent systems constructed on the basis of macrocyclic hosts are not only effective in overcoming the limitations of imaging and diagnostic reagents, but also in enhancing their performances. This paper summarizes the recent advances in supramolecular fluorescent systems based on host-guest interactions and their application in bioimaging and therapy as well as the challenges and prospects in developing novel supramolecular fluorescent systems.
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- Qian Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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Shellaiah M, Sun KW. Review on Carbon Dot-Based Fluorescent Detection of Biothiols. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:335. [PMID: 36979547 PMCID: PMC10046571 DOI: 10.3390/bios13030335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biothiols, such as cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH), play a vital role in gene expression, maintaining redox homeostasis, reducing damages caused by free radicals/toxins, etc. Likewise, abnormal levels of biothiols can lead to severe diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), neurotoxicity, hair depigmentation, liver/skin damage, etc. To quantify the biothiols in a biological system, numerous low-toxic probes, such as fluorescent quantum dots, emissive organic probes, composited nanomaterials, etc., have been reported with real-time applications. Among these fluorescent probes, carbon-dots (CDs) have become attractive for biothiols quantification because of advantages of easy synthesis, nano-size, crystalline properties, low-toxicity, and real-time applicability. A CDs-based biothiols assay can be achieved by fluorescent "Turn-On" and "Turn-Off" responses via direct binding, metal complex-mediated detection, composite enhanced interaction, reaction-based reports, and so forth. To date, the availability of a review focused on fluorescent CDs-based biothiols detection with information on recent trends, mechanistic aspects, linear ranges, LODs, and real applications is lacking, which allows us to deliver this comprehensive review. This review delivers valuable information on reported carbon-dots-based biothiols assays, the underlying mechanism, their applications, probe/CDs selection, sensory requirement, merits, limitations, and future scopes.
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Lu J, Deng Y, Liu P, Han Q, Jin LY. Self-assembly of β-cyclodextrin-pillar[5]arene molecules into supramolecular nanoassemblies: morphology control by stimulus responsiveness and host-guest interactions. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:4282-4290. [PMID: 36762519 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr07097a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Macrocyclic molecules have attracted considerable attention as new functional materials owing to their unique pore size structure and excellent host-guest properties. With the development of macrocyclic compounds, the properties of mono-modified macrocyclic materials can be improved by incorporating pillar[n]arene or cyclodextrin derivatives through bridge bonds. Herein, we report the self-assembly of amphiphilic di-macrocyclic host molecules (H1-2) based on β-cyclodextrin and pillar[5]arene units linked by azophenyl or biphenyl groups. In a H2O/DMSO (19 : 1, v/v) mixed polar solvent, an amphiphile H1 with an azophenyl group self-assembled into unique nanorings and exhibited an obvious photoresponsive colour change. This photochromic behaviour makes H1 suitable for application in carbon paper materials on which arbitrary patterns can be erased and rewritten. The amphiphile H2, with a biphenyl unit, self-assembled into spherical micelles. These differences indicate that various linker units lead to changes in the intermolecular and hydrophilic-hydrophobic interactions. In a CHCl3/DMSO (19 : 1, v/v) mixed low-polarity solvent, the amphiphile H1 self-assembled into fibrous aggregates, whereas the molecule H2 assembled into unique nanoring aggregates. In this CHCl3/DMSO mixed solvent system, small nanosheet aggregates were formed by the addition of a guest molecule (G) composed of tetraphenylethene and hexanenitrile groups. With prolonged aggregation time, the small sheet aggregates further aggregated into cross-linked nanoribbons and eventually formed large nanosheet aggregates. The data reveal that the morphology of H1-2 can be controlled by tuning the intermolecular interactions of the molecules via the formation of host-guest complexes. Moreover, the polyhydroxy cyclodextrin unit on H1-2 can be strongly adsorbed on the stationary phase in column chromatography via multiple hydrogen bonds, and the singly modified pillar[5]arenes can be successfully separated by host-guest interactions.
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- Jie Lu
- Department of Chemistry, National Demonstration Centre for Experimental Chemistry Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Demonstration Centre for Experimental Chemistry Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Demonstration Centre for Experimental Chemistry Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Demonstration Centre for Experimental Chemistry Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Demonstration Centre for Experimental Chemistry Education, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, P. R. China.
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Zhao J, Yang J, Ma Y, Zhao D, Luo H, Luo X, Hou C, Huo D. On–Off–On Fluorescent Sensing Platform Based on Nitrogen-doped Carbon Dots for Biothiols Detection. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Liu Z, Tian M, Zhang H, Liu Y. Reversible dynamic optical sensing based on coumarin modified β-cyclodextrin for glutathione in living cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:896-899. [PMID: 36594783 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06512f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Coumarin acting as an optical probe was modified on ethylenediamine β-cyclodextrin, which not only enhanced its molecular binding affinity to glutathione (GSH) by a reversible Michael addition, showing 113 times more affinity than that of coumarin itself, but also achieved dynamic real-time sensing of glutathione in living HeLa cells.
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- Zhixue Liu
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. .,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Li P, Fu X, Zhou Q, Fu X, Wang A, Zhang G, Jiao W, Wang C. Mechanistic understanding and the rational design of a SiO 2@CD catalyst for selective protection of L-lysine. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:551-563. [PMID: 36537901 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01535h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The mechanism of the selective protection of L-lysine mediated by β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was investigated by preliminary experiments, including the reaction efficiency influenced by different reaction conditions, and the existence of (1a·CD)' and 1a·CD·2a was evidenced by ESI-MS and 2D Rotating Frame Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy (ROESY) analysis. The results indicated that the formation of (1a·CD)' is critical for the product selectivity and the further formation of the ternary complex 1·CD·2 is responsible for the reaction efficiency. Thus, the yields and selectivity were significantly influenced by the structure, size and reactivity of the reactants. During the mechanistic investigations, we realized that the formation of the product and the β-CD complex at the final stage of the reaction would cause difficulty in product purification by a previously reported homogeneous method. In light of this understanding, an efficient and practical protocol for selective protection of L-lys based on a heterogeneous catalyst SiO2@CD was developed. The use of the SiO2 immobilized β-CD catalyst prevented the formation of the "capped" products by controlling the spatial rearrangement of β-CDs on solid supports, which represents a considerable synthetic improvement over the tedious and wasteful organic solvent extraction for product purification.
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- Pinyi Li
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China. .,College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan university, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan university, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Hou MJ, Wang ZQ, Chen JT, Tan ZK, Mao GJ, Fei J, Li CY. A Dual-Channel Fluorescent Nanoprobe for Sequential Detection of ATP and Peroxynitrite to Accurately Distinguish between Normal Cells and Cancer Cells. Anal Chem 2022; 94:14257-14264. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mei-Jia Hou
- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China
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Li P, Li Z, Zhang D, Jia Q. Hydrophilic adamantane derivatives engineered β-cyclodextrin-based self-assembly materials for highly efficient enrichment of glycopeptides. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Liu Z, Zhou L, Zhang H, Han J. Cyclodextrin-pillar[ n]arene hybridized macrocyclic systems. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:4278-4288. [PMID: 35552579 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00671e] [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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Cyclodextrin (CD) and pillar[n]arene are significant macrocyclic host molecules in supramolecular chemistry, and have either similar or contrasting physicochemical properties, for example, both can provide capable cavities available for recognizing various favorite guest molecules, while they usually possess different solubility in aqueous solutions, and exhibit diverse chiral characteristics. To balance their similarity and differences inherited from each chemical structure and incorporate both advantages, the CD-pillar[n]arene hybrid macrocyclic system was recently developed. In this review, we will focus on the preparation and application of CD-pillar[n]arene hybrid macrocyclic systems. Both noncovalent interactions and covalent bonds were employed in the synthesis strategies of building the hybrid macrocyclic system, which was in the form of host-guest inclusion, self-assembly, conjugated molecules, and polymeric structures. Furthermore, the CD-pillar[n]arene hybrid macrocyclic system has been primarily applied for the removal of organic pollutants from water, induced chirality, as well as photocatalysis due to the integration of both cavities from CD and pillar[n]arene as hybrid hosts and chiral characteristics inherited from their chemical structures.
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- Zhaona Liu
- Medical School, Xi'an Peihua University, Xi'an 710125, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Multicharged cyclodextrin (CD) supramolecular assemblies, including those based on positively/negatively charged modified mono-6-deoxy-CDs, per-6-deoxy-CDs, and random 2,3,6-deoxy-CDs, as well as parent CDs binding positively/negatively charged guests, have been extensively applied in chemistry, materials science, medicine, biological science, catalysis, and other fields. In this review, we primarily focus on summarizing the recent advances in positively/negatively charged CDs and parent CDs encapsulating positively/negatively charged guests, especially the construction process of supramolecular assemblies and their applications. Compared with uncharged CDs, multicharged CDs display remarkably high antiviral and antibacterial activity as well as efficient protein fibrosis inhibition. Meanwhile, charged CDs can interact with oppositely charged dyes, drugs, polymers, and biomacromolecules to achieve effective encapsulation and aggregation. Consequently, multicharged CD supramolecular assemblies show great advantages in improving drug-delivery efficiency, the luminescence properties of materials, molecular recognition and imaging, and the toughness of supramolecular hydrogels, in addition to enabling the construction of multistimuli-responsive assemblies. These features are anticipated to not only promote the development of CD-based supramolecular chemistry but also contribute to the rapid exploitation of these assemblies in diverse interdisciplinary applications.
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- Zhixue Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. .,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Turino M, Alvarez-Puebla RA, Guerrini L. Plasmonic Azobenzene Chemoreporter for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of Biothiols. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:267. [PMID: 35624568 PMCID: PMC9138965 DOI: 10.3390/bios12050267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Low molecular weight thiols (biothiols) are highly active compounds extensively involved in human physiology. Their abnormal levels have been associated with multiple diseases. In recent years, major efforts have been devoted to developing new nanosensing methods for the low cost and fast quantification of this class of analytes in minimally pre-treated samples. Herein, we present a novel strategy for engineering a highly efficient surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy platform for the dynamic sensing of biothiols. Colloidally stable silver nanoparticles clusters equipped with a specifically designed azobenzene derivative (AzoProbe) were generated as highly SERS active substrates. In the presence of small biothiols (e.g., glutathione, GSH), breakage of the AzoProbe diazo bond causes drastic spectral changes that can be quantitatively correlated with the biothiol content with a limit of detection of ca. 5 nM for GSH. An identical response was observed for other low molecular weight thiols, while larger macromolecules with free thiol groups (e.g., bovine serum albumin) do not produce distinguishable spectral alterations. This indicates the suitability of the SERS sensing platform for the selective quantification of small biothiols.
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- Mariacristina Turino
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer de Marcel lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain;
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer de Marcel lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain;
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer de Marcel lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain;
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pH/ROS dual-responsive supramolecular polypeptide prodrug nanomedicine based on host-guest recognition for cancer therapy. Acta Biomater 2022; 143:381-391. [PMID: 35272024 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Supramolecular nanomedicine assembly combined with polypeptide prodrug could become a powerful strategy to minimize drug leakage in blood circulation and trigger sufficient drug release at tumor tissue. Here, we developed a charge-reversal amphiphilic pillar[5]arene-modified polypeptide (P5-PLL-DMA), and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-sensitive polypeptide prodrug (P-PLL-DOX) including a ROS-cleavable thioketal (TK) linker between doxorubicin (DOX) and poly(L-lysine) (PLL), which could assemble via pillar[5]arene host-guest recognition, and further encapsulate chlorin e6 (Ce6) to obtain a supramolecular polypeptide prodrug (SPP-DOX/Ce6). The chemical conjugation to load drugs of DOX and the negatively charge of SPP-DOX/Ce6 could prevent premature drug leakage, and reduce undesirable interaction with serum proteins to enhance stability under physiological conditions (pH 7.4). Simultaneously, the carried charge of SPP-DOX/Ce6 reversed from negative to positive could effectively enhance the cellular internalization for efficient DOX delivery under acidic tumor microenvironment (pH 6.5). Upon 660 nm near-infrared light (NIR) irradiation, the ROS generated by encapsulated Ce6 rapidly cleaved the TK linker to release activated DOX, inducing the tumor-specific drug delivery. This intelligent supramolecular polypeptide prodrug based on pillar[5]arene host-guest recognition represents new avenues to develop stimulus responsive prodrug for enhanced cancer therapy with minimized the side effect. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: In this work, a pH/ROS dual-sensitive supramolecular polypeptide prodrug (SPP-DOX/Ce6) was developed to minimize drug leakage in blood circulation and trigger sufficient drug release at tumor tissue. The chemical conjugation to load drugs of DOX via a ROS-cleavable thioketal (TK) linker and the distinctive charge-reversal capacity of SPP-DOX/Ce6 significantly enhances the stability under physiological conditions (pH 7.4), while facilitates cellular uptake at tumor site (pH 6.8). Upon 660 nm near-infrared light (NIR) irradiation, the ROS generated by encapsulated Ce6 induces the rapid cleavage of TK linker to release activated DOX, achieving a tumor-specific drug delivery. This intelligent supramolecular polypeptide prodrug SPP-DOX/Ce6 provides an effective strategy to construct stimulus responsive prodrug for enhanced cancer therapy.
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Ye H, Cheng L, Tu X, Wang DW, Yi L. Rational design of a dual-reactive probe for imaging the biogenesis of both H2S and GSH from L-Cys rather than D-Cys in live cells. RSC Chem Biol 2022; 3:848-852. [PMID: 35866170 PMCID: PMC9257618 DOI: 10.1039/d2cb00105e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Biothiols and their interconversion are involved in cellular redox homestasis as well as many physiological processes. Here, a dual-reactive dual-quenching fluorescent probe was rationally developed based on thiolysis reactions of...
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- Haishun Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, National Pesticide Engineering Research Center, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, National Pesticide Engineering Research Center, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) Beijing 100029 China
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Liu Z, Dai X, Xu Q, Sun X, Liu Y. Fluorescence Sensing of Glutathione Thiyl Radical by
BODIPY‐Modified β‐Cyclodextrin. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Zhixue Liu
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Preparation, Characterization, and Bioavailability of Host-Guest Inclusion Complex of Ginsenoside Re with Gamma-Cyclodextrin. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237227. [PMID: 34885811 PMCID: PMC8659091 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This work aimed at improving the water solubility of Ginsenoside (G)-Re by forming an inclusion complex. The solubility parameters of G-Re in alpha (α), beta (β), and gamma (γ) cyclodextrin (CD) were investigated. The phase solubility profiles were all classified as AL-type that indicated the 1:1 stoichiometric relationship with the stability constants Ks which were 22 M−1 (α-CD), 612 M−1 (β-CD), and 14,410 M−1 (γ-CD), respectively. Molecular docking studies confirmed the results of phase solubility with the binding energy of −4.7 (α-CD), −5.10 (β-CD), and −6.70 (γ-CD) kcal/mol, respectively. The inclusion complex (IC) of G-Re was prepared with γ-CD via the water-stirring method followed by freeze-drying. The successful preparation of IC was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In-vivo absorption studies were carried out by LC-MS/MS. Dissolution rate of G-Re was increased 9.27 times after inclusion, and the peak blood concentration was 2.7-fold higher than that of pure G-Re powder. The relative bioavailability calculated from the ratio of Area under the curve AUC0–∞ of the inclusion to pure G-Re powder was 171%. This study offers the first report that describes G-Re’s inclusion into γ-CD, and explored the inclusion complex’s mechanism at the molecular level. The results indicated that the solubility could be significantly improved as well as the bioavailability, implying γ-CD was a very suitable inclusion host for complex preparation of G-Re.
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Zhou WL, Chen Y, Lin W, Liu Y. Luminescent lanthanide-macrocycle supramolecular assembly. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:11443-11456. [PMID: 34647938 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04672a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A series of macrocyclic compounds, including crown ether, cyclodextrin, cucurbituril and pillararene, bound to various specific organic/inorganic/biological guest molecules and ions through various non-covalent interactions, can not only make a single system multifunctional but also endow the system with intelligence, especially for luminescent materials. Due to their excellent luminescence properties, such as long-lived excited states, sharp linear emission bands and large Stokes shift, lanthanides have shown great advantages in luminescence, and have been more and more applied in the design of advanced functional luminescent materials. Based on reported research, we summarize the progress of lanthanide luminescent materials based on different macrocyclic compounds from ion or molecule recognition to functional nano-supramolecular assembly of the lanthanide-macrocycle supramolecular system including photo-reaction mediated switch of lanthanide luminescent molecules, multicolor luminescence, ion detection and cell imaging of rare-earth up-conversion of macrocyclic supramolecular assembly. Finally, we put forward the prospects of future development of lanthanide luminescent macrocyclic supramolecular materials.
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- Wei-Lei Zhou
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. .,Nano Innovation Institute (NII), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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Zhu FD, Zhang ZH, Chi SM, Chen SL, Wang YF, Zhu HY, Lei Z, Zhao Y. Experimental and molecular docking investigation of the inclusion complexes between 20(S)-protopanaxatriol and four modified β-cyclodextrins. Carbohydr Res 2021; 500:108256. [PMID: 33561714 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2021.108256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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20(S)-Protopanaxatriol (PPT) is a type of ginsenoside isolated from panax notoginseng or ginseng, which is an essential ingredient in functional food, healthcare products and traditional medicine. However, the research and development of PPT are restricted due to its poor solubility. To circumvent the associated problems, a novel bridged-bis [6-(2,2'-(ethylenedioxy) bis (ethylamine))-6-deoxy-β-CD] (H4) was successfully synthesized. The four inclusion complexes of the mono-[6-(1,4-butanediamine)-6-deoxy-β-CD] (H1), mono-[6-(2,2'-(ethylenedioxy) bis (ethylamine)-6-deoxy-β-CD] (H2) and their corresponding bridged bis(β-CD)s (H3, H4) with PPT were prepared and studied by UV, 1H NMR, 2D ROESY, FT-IR, XRD and SEM technology. The UV-spectrometric titration showed that H1-4 and PPT formed 1:1 inclusion complexes and the binding constants were 297.61, 322.25, 937.88 and 1742 M-1, respectively. It was further revealed that the size/shape-matching relationship, hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bond interactions play the crucial role in determining the stability of H1-4/PPT inclusion complexes. The solubility of PPT was evidently enhanced by193, 265, 453 and 593 times after the formation of inclusion complexes with H1-4, respectively. Furthermore, molecular docking was used to verify the inclusion mode of H4/PPT inclusion complex and also to investigate the stability of H4/PPT in water phase. The molecular simulation results agreed well with the experimental results. This research provides an effective way to obtain novel PPT-based functional food and healthcare products.
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- Fang-Dao Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, PR China
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- Guangdong Goodscend Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd, Shantou, 515098, PR China
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- Guangdong Goodscend Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd, Shantou, 515098, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, PR China.
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Yang C, Tu X, Ji X, Ye H, Li S, Sun L, Yi L, Xi Z. Investigation of thiolysis of 4-substituted SBD derivatives and rational design of a GSH-selective fluorescent probe. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:6527-6533. [PMID: 34259299 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01114f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In order to evaluate 7-sulfonamide benzoxadiazole (SBD) derivatives for the development of fluorescent probes, herein we investigated the thiolysis reactivity and selectivity of a series of SBD compounds with different atoms (N/O/S/Se) at the 4-position. Both SBD-amine and SBD-ether are stable toward biothiols in buffer (pH 7.4), while SBD-selenoether can react efficiently with biothiols GSH/Hcy, Cys, and H2S to produce SBD-SG/S-Hcy, SBD-NH-Cys, and SBD-SH, respectively, with three different sets of spectral signals. Therefore, the SBD-selenoether compounds should be useful platforms for the differentiation of these biothiols. Though SBD-alkylthioether shows much lower reactivity than SBD-selenoether, SBD-arylthioether is a tunable motif and structural modifications at the aryl moiety enable the rate of thiol-mediated thiolysis to be modified. To this end, an ER-targeted GSH-selective fluorescent probe 7 was rationally designed via thiolysis of SBD-arylthioether. Compared with control probe SBD-Cl, probe 7 exhibits improved GSH selectivity and better biocompatibility. In total, this study highlights that the modification at the 4-position of SBD is an efficient strategy for the development of new fluorescent probes with tunable reactivity and selectivity.
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- Chao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, National Pesticide Engineering Research Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, National Pesticide Engineering Research Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Shen FF, Chen Y, Dai X, Zhang HY, Zhang B, Liu Y, Liu Y. Purely organic light-harvesting phosphorescence energy transfer by β-cyclodextrin pseudorotaxane for mitochondria targeted imaging. Chem Sci 2020; 12:1851-1857. [PMID: 34163949 PMCID: PMC8179139 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05343k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A new type of purely organic light-harvesting phosphorescence energy transfer (PET) supramolecular assembly is constructed from 4-(4-bromophenyl)-pyridine modified β-cyclodextrin (CD-PY) as a donor, cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) as a mediator, rhodamine B (RhB) as an acceptor, and adamantane modified hyaluronic acid (HA-ADA) as a cancer cell targeting agent. Interestingly, the complexation of free CD-PY, which has no RTP emission in aqueous solution, with CB[8] results in the formation of CD-PY@CB[8] pseudorotaxane with an RTP emission at 510 nm. Then the addition of RhB leads to an efficient light-harvesting PET process with highly efficient energy transfer and an ultrahigh antenna effect (36.42) between CD-PY@CB[8] pseudorotaxane and RhB. Importantly, CD-PY@CB[8]@RhB assembles with HA-ADA into nanoparticles with further enhanced delayed emission at 590 nm. The nanoparticles could be successfully used for mitochondria targeted imaging in A549 cancer cells. This aqueous-state PET based on a supramolecular assembly strategy has potential application in delayed fluorescence cell imaging. A new type of purely organic light-harvesting PET supramolecular assembly is constructed with efficient energy transfer and ultrahigh antenna effect. Moreover, the assembly could be used for mitochondria targeted imaging in A549 cancer cells.![]()
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- Fang-Fang Shen
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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Dai X, Dong X, Liu Z, Liu G, Liu Y. Controllable Singlet Oxygen Generation in Water Based on Cyclodextrin Secondary Assembly for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:5369-5379. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Xianyin Dai
- Department College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
| | - Yu Liu
- Department College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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