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Zeng Q, Yuwen Z, Zhang L, Li Y, Liu H, Zhang K. Molecular Engineering of a Doubly Quenched Fluorescent Probe Enables Ultrasensitive Detection of Biothiols in Highly Diluted Plasma and High-Fidelity Imaging of Dihydroartemisinin-Induced Ferroptosis. Anal Chem 2024. [PMID: 39087711 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
Abstract
The occurrence and development of diseases are accompanied by abnormal activity or concentration of biomarkers in cells, tissues, and blood. However, the insufficient sensitivity and accuracy of the available fluorescence probes hinder the precise monitoring of associated indexes in biological systems, which is generally due to the high probe intrinsic fluorescence and false-negative signal caused by the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced probe decomposition. To resolve these problems, we have engineered a ROS-stable, meso-carboxylate boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based fluorescent probe, which displays quite a low background fluorescence due to the doubly quenched intrinsic fluorescence by a combined strategy of the photoinduced electron transfer (PET) effect and "ester-to-carboxylate" conversion. The probe achieved a high S/N ratio with ultrasensitivity and good selectivity toward biothiols, endowing its fast detection capability toward the biothiol level in 200×-diluted plasma samples. Using this probe, we achieved remarkable distinguishing of liver injury plasma from normal plasma even at 80× dilution. Moreover, owing to its good stability toward ROS, the probe was successfully employed for high-fidelity imaging of the negative fluctuation of the biothiol level in nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) during dihydroartemisinin-induced ferroptosis. This delicate design of suppressing intrinsic fluorescence reveals insights into enhancing the sensitivity and accuracy of fluorescent probes toward the detection and imaging of biomarkers in the occurrence and development of diseases.
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- Qin Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, P. R. China
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- The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha 410013, P. R. China
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- The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha 410013, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, P. R. China
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Ranishenka B, Lamekina Y, Seviarynchyk T, Bugaenko D, Shmanai V, Karchava A. N-Aryl-DABCO Salts as an Unprecedented Sensing Platform for the Detection of Thiols and Selenols. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400229. [PMID: 38369579 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400229] [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: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
Abstract
Quaternary N-aryl-DABCO salts were introduced for the first time as a highly selective sensing platform for thiols and selenols. By employing this platform, a highly sensitive coumarin based "off-on" fluorescent probe was designed and synthesized. The probe possesses a good solubility in water, low background fluorescence, and, most importantly, demonstrates high selectivity to aryl thiols and selenols over their aliphatic counterparts and other common nucleophiles. A dramatic increase in fluorescence intensity is achieved through the selective cleavage of the quaternized DABCO-ring, yielding a piperazine derivatives with a high fluorescence quantum yield (~72 %). Moreover, stability of the probe to the most used reducing agents DTT and TCEP was demonstrated. The limits of detection for p-thiocresol and phenyl selenide were evaluated to be 22 nM and 6 nM, respectively.
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- Bahdan Ranishenka
- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 13 Surganova Str., Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 13 Surganova Str., Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 13 Surganova Str., Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- Department of Chemistry., Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 13 Surganova Str., Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- Department of Chemistry., Moscow State University, 1/3 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Ou J, Tao H, Bao Q, Dai Y, Wang Q, Chen Q, Feng Y, Meng X. Investigating Oxidative Stress Associated with Myocardial Fibrosis by High-Fidelity Visualization and Accurate Evaluation of Mitochondrial GSH Levels. Anal Chem 2024; 96:4232-4241. [PMID: 38421725 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05603] [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: 03/02/2024]
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Myocardial fibrosis is frequently accompanied by elevated levels of oxidative stress. Mitochondrial glutathione (mGSH), an essential biomolecule for maintaining redox homeostasis in mitochondria, could serve as an effective indicator for investigating the oxidative stress associated with myocardial fibrosis. In this study, a ratiometric fluorescent probe named Mito-NS6, capable of being anchored in mitochondria and reversibly responding to GSH with an appropriate dissociation equilibrium constant, was rationally designed and utilized to visualize and evaluate the changes of mGSH levels caused by oxidative stress in myocardial fibrosis. Benefiting from the good performance of Mito-NS6, we successfully achieved the quantification of mGSH in cardiac fibroblasts using a confocal laser-scanning microscope, revealing that salvianolic acid B (SalB) can act as an effective drug to alleviate myocardial fibrosis through depressing oxidative stress. Moreover, we employed ratio fluorescence imaging to track the fluctuation in GSH levels within a mice model of myocardial fibrosis induced by isoproterenol and found that myocardial fibrosis caused a higher oxidative stress level in myocardial tissue as well as heart organs. These results provide a novel point of view for the diagnosis and treatment of myocardial fibrosis.
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- Jiale Ou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine & Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine & Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine & Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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An JM, Jeong M, Jung J, Yeo SG, Park S, Kim D. Next-Generation Femtech: Urine-Based Cervical Cancer Diagnosis Using a Fluorescent Biothiol Probe with Controlled Smiles Rearrangement. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:4493-4504. [PMID: 38253428 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Cervical cancer screening is a crucial field of femtech (female technology). In this work, we disclosed a new femtech solution─a simple, straightforward, and on-site applicable urine-based cervical cancer diagnostic method using a fluorescent biothiol probe. Our newly developed nitrobenzene-based fluorescent probe, named NPS-B, effectively differentiates between cysteine and homocysteine within urine samples via controlled Smiles rearrangement. The analysis of emission-based signals offers the potential utility of this method in cervical cancer. NPS-B was designed by considering the substitution effect and structural polarity of the nitrobenzene-based fluorophore. This controlled modification of nitrobenzene-induced substantial intramolecular charge transfer changes in the fluorophore when exposed to biothiols, resulting in significant changes in photophysical properties. NPS-B displayed different emissions of cysteine and homocysteine in clinical human urine (without prior urine treatment). Overall, our findings provide insights not only into fundamental chemical science but also into the broader domain of applied sciences.
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- Jong Min An
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Science, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Science, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Medical Research Center for Bioreaction to Reactive Oxygen Species and Biomedical Science Institute, Core Research Institute (CRI), Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Center for Converging Humanities, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- UC San Diego Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Department of Precision Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- ElleNova, Co. Inc., Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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Gong Y, Wang P, Zhai H, Xiao Y, Wang Q, Ma N, Zhang G, Zhang H. Equivalent Response Strategy for Sensing Total Biothiols in Human Serums and Living Cells Using a Hemicyanine-Based Self-Immolative Probe. Anal Chem 2024; 96:1009-1018. [PMID: 38181328 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02793] [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: 01/07/2024]
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Biothiols including cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH) are crucial in maintaining the redox balance in the body, and the metabolism and transportation of biothiols rely on the coreaction of diverse proteins and enzymes. The abnormal concentrations and metabolism of biothiols are closely associated with many diseases. However, due to the same active reaction site of the sulfydryl group in biothiols, it is inevitable to bear a confused signal of mutual influence on both nonselective detection and discriminate detection, which presents a serious challenge of accurately sensing or imaging the three biothiols. By assigning an α,β-unsaturated ketone moiety as a Michael acceptor to trigger thiols to complete the irreversible equivalent domino response processes of nucleophilic addition, olefinic bond migration, and self-immolation, a targeted strategy was rationally pointed out, and herein, a hemicyanine-based probe CyOCy was prepared as a proof of strategy demonstration. The new probe could be equivalently lit up by Cys, Hcy, GSH, and even biothiol combinations (Cys/Hcy, Cys/GSH, Hcy/GSH, or Cys/Hcy/GSH) with unified linear ranges, detection limits, and response times. The probe CyOCy has been successfully used for the accurate quantification of total biothiols in the serum samples of healthy persons and coronary heart disease patients. In addition, the probe has been applied for cell screening, exogenous biothiol imaging, and monitoring drug-induced biothiol fluctuations. The purposive thinking of this work may provide an effective avenue for the accurate sensing of multicomponent samples.
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- Yijun Gong
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, P. R. China
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Wan QH, Gu M, Shi WJ, Tang YX, Lu Y, Xu C, Chen XS, Wu XT, Gao L, Han DX, Niu L. Meso-aryltellurium-BODIPY-based fluorescence turn-on probe for selective, sensitive and fast glutathione sensing in HepG2 cells. Talanta 2024; 267:125251. [PMID: 37776804 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125251] [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: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Glutathione (GSH) as one most abundant thiol, acts as important roles in regulating cellular redox activities, and various diseases are closely related with its abnormal levels. Thus, monitoring intracellular GSH levels is essential for understanding cellular metabolism of many related diseases. In this work, we firstly reported a new fluorescence turn-on sensor, which was capable of selectively, sensitively and rapid sensing GSH over other thiols, especially cysteine and homocysteine in solutions and living cells. A meso-aryltellurium boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) was firstly designed and synthesized, which showed silenced emission due to an efficient photoinduced electron transfer (PET) process from electron-rich Te to BODIPY, and then upon exposure to GSH, the meso-Te-C bond could be rapidly cleaved by the thiol group of GSH, thus resulting in an obvious fluorescence "turn-on" phenomenon through inhibition of the PET effect. This probe exhibited excellent selectivity and sensitivity towards GSH with a short response time of 2 min, showing a remarkable fluorescence enhancement observed at 541 nm with a large fluorescence quantum yield increase from nearly 0 to 0.73 upon excitation at 500 nm in PBS/CH3CN (9/1, v/v). The detection limit towards GSH was further calculated to be 1.7 nM by the linear fluorescence change at 541 nm in the GSH-concentration ranging from 0 to 4 μM. Furthermore, its sensing mechanism was validated by using mass spectrometry, confirming the rapid cleavage of the Te-C bond by GSH. Finally, cell imaging experiments demonstrated that this probe could successfully detect GSH in living cells, highlighting its potential for rapid and sensitive detection of intracellular GSH level changes. Therefore, a new meso-aryltellurium-BODIPY fluorescence turn-on sensor was firstly developed, which could selectively, sensitively and fast detect cellular GSH over other thiols based on the rapid cleavage of the meso Te-C bond.
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- Qing-Hui Wan
- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, PR China.
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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Zhou J, Li H, Li J, Liu X, Zhao J, Wang N, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Xin Y, Li X, Wang Z, Shao N, Lou X. Selection of regioselective DNA aptamer for detection of homocysteine in nondeproteinized human plasma. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 237:115528. [PMID: 37480786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115528] [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: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Small molecule-binding aptamers often suffer from high cross reactivity to structure analogues in biological samples, limiting their value for clinical diagnosis. Herein, we present a method to overcome this issue, by performing binding-inhibited organic reaction-based regioselective selection of aptamers against homocysteine (Hcy), which is a marker for diagnosing many disorders including stroke and Alzheimer's. This approach has led to isolation of a DNA aptamer that binds to the alkane thiol chain of Hcy with exceptional specificity against cysteine. It also binds with oxidized Hcy at weaker affinity. Using this new aptamer, we produced a reusable fluorescent optical fiber aptasensor for direct and validated detection of both free and total Hcy in nondeproteinized patient plasma in the diagnostic concentration range. The binding site-specific aptamer selection and optical-fiber-sensing strategy can expand the practical utility of aptamers in clinical diagnosis.
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- Jianshuo Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100850, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuan North Road. 105, Beijing, 100048, China.
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Ma C, Yan D, Hou P, Liu X, Wang H, Xia C, Li G, Chen S. Bioimaging and Sensing Thiols In Vivo and in Tumor Tissues Based on a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe with Large Stokes Shift. Molecules 2023; 28:5702. [PMID: 37570672 PMCID: PMC10419645 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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The well-known small-molecule biothiols have been used to maintain the normal metabolism of peroxy radicals, forming protein structures, resisting cell apoptosis, regulating metabolism, and protecting the homeostasis of cells in the organism. A large amount of research has found that abnormal levels of the above biothiols can cause some adverse diseases, such as changes in hair pigmentation, a slower growth rate, delayed response, excessive sleep and skin diseases. In order to further investigate the exact intracellular molecular mechanism of biothiols, it is imperative to explore effective strategies for real-time biothiol detection in living systems. In this work, a new near-infrared (NIR) emission fluorescence probe (probe 1) for sensitive and selective detection of biothiols was devised by combining dicyanoisophorone derivatives with the dinitrobenzenesulfonyl (DNBS) group. As expected, probe 1 could specifically detect biothiols (Cys, Hcy and GSH) through the dinitrobenzenesulfonyl group to form dye 2, which works as a signaling molecule for sensing biothiols in real samples. Surprisingly, probe 1 showed superior sensing characteristics and low-limit detection towards biothiols (36.0 nM for Cys, 39.0 nM for Hcy and 48.0 nM for GSH) with a large Stokes shift (134 nm). Additionally, the function of probe 1 as a platform for detecting biothiols was confirmed by confocal fluorescence imaging of biothiols in MCF-7 cells and zebrafish. More importantly, the capability of probe 1 in vivo has been further evaluated by imaging the overexpressed biothiols in tumor tissue. It is reasonable to believe that probe 1 can provide a valuable method to explore the relationship between biothiols and the genesis of tumor.
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- Chunhui Ma
- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- Research Institute of Medicine & Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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Wang B, Tian X, Li XC, Cheng K, Xu M. Thiol-Chromene "Click" Reaction-Activated Chemiluminescent Probe for Thiol Detection In Vitro and In Vivo. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37378515 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Biothiols are biomolecules found in a higher content in cancer cells compared to normal cells, marking them useful cancer biomarkers. Chemiluminescence is widely used in biological imaging due to its excellent sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). In this study, we designed and prepared a chemiluminescent probe that is activated by a thiol-chromene "click" nucleophilic reaction. This probe is initially chemiluminescent but turned off and releases extremely strong chemiluminescence in the presence of thiols. It has high selectivity to thiol compared with other analytes. Real-time imaging of mice tumor sites showed significant chemiluminescence after the probe was injected, and the chemiluminescence of osteosarcoma tissues was also significantly stronger than that in adjacent tissues. We conclude that this chemiluminescent probe has potential to detect thiol, diagnose cancer, especially in its early stages, and aid in the development of related cancer drugs.
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- Baoqu Wang
- Center for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, Kunming 650500, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening and Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Center for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, Kunming 650500, China
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Yin G, Gan Y, Jiang H, Yu T, Liu M, Zhang Y, Li H, Yin P, Yao S. General Strategy for Specific Fluorescence Imaging of Homocysteine in Living Cells and In Vivo. Anal Chem 2023. [PMID: 37256919 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
The aberrantly changed level of homocysteine (Hcy) triggers a variety of pathological symptoms and subsequently Hcy-related diseases. Direct and selective visualization of Hcy in biological systems is pivotal to understanding the pathological functions of Hcy at the molecular level. Herein, a general strategy was developed for the specific fluorescence imaging of Hcy through the combination of dual-binding sites and the introduction of a nitro group at the 6-position of the 7-diethylaminocoumarin fluorophore. Also, a series of novel fluorescent probes were exploited for monitoring Hcy with excellent selectivity, high sensitivity, and far-red/near-infrared fluorescence emission. Furthermore, fluorescence imaging of endogenous Hcy dynamics in living cells and in vivo was achieved, providing direct and solid evidence for the increasement of endogenous Hcy in type 2 diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease. This research will greatly advance the development and understanding of the molecular nexus between the Hcy metabolism cascade and the root causes of diseases related to Hcy.
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- Guoxing Yin
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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Smith M, Zhang L, Jin Y, Yang M, Bade A, Gillis KD, Jana S, Bypaneni RN, Glass TE, Lin H. A Turn-On Fluorescent Amino Acid Sensor Reveals Chloroquine's Effect on Cellular Amino Acids via Inhibiting Cathepsin L. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:980-991. [PMID: 37252359 PMCID: PMC10214525 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Maintaining homeostasis of metabolites such as amino acids is critical for cell survival. Dysfunction of nutrient balance can result in human diseases such as diabetes. Much remains to be discovered about how cells transport, store, and utilize amino acids due to limited research tools. Here we developed a novel, pan-amino acid fluorescent turn-on sensor, NS560. It detects 18 of the 20 proteogenic amino acids and can be visualized in mammalian cells. Using NS560, we identified amino acids pools in lysosomes, late endosomes, and surrounding the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Interestingly, we observed amino acid accumulation in large cellular foci after treatment with chloroquine, but not with other autophagy inhibitors. Using a biotinylated photo-cross-linking chloroquine analog and chemical proteomics, we identified Cathepsin L (CTSL) as the chloroquine target leading to the amino acid accumulation phenotype. This study establishes NS560 as a useful tool to study amino acid regulation, identifies new mechanisms of action of chloroquine, and demonstrates the importance of CTSL regulation of lysosomes.
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- Michael
R. Smith
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Graduate
Program of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of
Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Dalton
Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Bioengineering and Department
of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Xie W, Jiang J, Shu D, Zhang Y, Yang S, Zhang K. Recent Progress in the Rational Design of Biothiol-Responsive Fluorescent Probes. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104252. [PMID: 37241992 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Biothiols such as cysteine, homocysteine, and glutathione play significant roles in important biological activities, and their abnormal concentrations have been found to be closely associated with certain diseases, making their detection a critical task. To this end, fluorescent probes have become increasingly popular due to their numerous advantages, including easy handling, desirable spatiotemporal resolution, high sensitivity, fast response, and favorable biocompatibility. As a result, intensive research has been conducted to create fluorescent probes for the detection and imaging of biothiols. This brief review summarizes recent advances in the field of biothiol-responsive fluorescent probes, with an emphasis on rational probe design, including the reaction mechanism, discriminating detection, reversible detection, and specific detection. Furthermore, the challenges and prospects of fluorescence probes for biothiols are also outlined.
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- Wenzhi Xie
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology &Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology &Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology &Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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Guo WY, Fu YX, Mei LC, Chen Z, Zhang ZY, Wang F, Yang WC, Liu G, Yang GF. Rational Design of Esterase-Insensitive Fluorogenic Probes for In Vivo Imaging. ACS Sens 2023; 8:2041-2049. [PMID: 37146071 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c00264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Small-molecule fluorogenic probes are indispensable tools for performing research in biomedical fields and chemical biology. Although numerous cleavable fluorogenic probes have been developed to investigate various bioanalytes, few of them meet the baseline requirements for in vivo biosensing for disease diagnosis due to their insufficient specificity resulted from the remarkable esterase interferences. To address this critical issue, we developed a general approach called fragment-based fluorogenic probe discovery (FBFPD) to design esterase-insensitive probes for in vitro and in vivo applications. With the designed esterase-insensitive fluorogenic probe, we successfully achieved light-up in vivo imaging and quantitative analysis of cysteine. This strategy was further extended to design highly specific fluorogenic probes for other representative targets, sulfites, and chymotrypsin. The present study expands the bioanalytical toolboxes available and offers a promising platform to develop esterase-insensitive cleavable fluorogenic probes for in vivo biosensing and bioimaging for the early diagnosis of diseases.
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- Wu-Yingzheng Guo
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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Fan Y, Wu Y, Hou J, Wang P, Peng X, Ge G. Coumarin-based near-infrared fluorogenic probes: Recent advances, challenges and future perspectives. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Dong J, Lu G, He B, Tu Y, Fan C. A novel NIR fluorescent probe for monitoring cysteine in mitochondria of living cells. ARAB J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2023.104765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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Tan B, Li ZW, Wu ZF, Huang XY. A Cerium Organic Framework with {Cu 2I 2} Cluster and {Cu 2I 2} n Chain Modules: Structure and Fluorescence Sensing Properties. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:2420. [PMID: 36904625 PMCID: PMC10007347 DOI: 10.3390/s23052420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
In this work, a copper iodine module bearing a coordination polymer (CP) with a formula of [(Cu2I2)2Ce2(INA)6(DMF)3]·DMF (1, HINA = isonicotinic acid, DMF = N,N'-dimethyl formamide) is presented. The title compound features a three dimensional (3D) structure, in which the {Cu2I2} cluster and {Cu2I2}n chain modules are coordinated by N atoms from a pyridine ring in INA- ligands, while the Ce3+ ions are bridged by the carboxylic groups of INA- ligands. More importantly, compound 1 exhibits an uncommon red fluorescence (FL) with a single emission band maximized at 650 nm belonging to near infrared (NIR) luminescence. The temperature dependent FL measurement was applied to investigate the FL mechanism. Remarkably, 1 could be used as a FL sensor to cysteine and the nitro-bearing explosive molecule of trinitropheno (TNP) with high sensitivity, demonstrating its potential FL sensing applications for biothiol and explosive molecules.
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- Bin Tan
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Zhao H, Xiong Y, Zang L, Lu J. Radical nucleophilic substitution/cyclization: A novel strategy for selective and ultrafast fluorescence imaging of cysteine levels in ferroptosis process. Talanta 2023; 253:123917. [PMID: 36099716 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Diphenylisoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline can be used to detect cysteine among homocysteine, glutathione, and other 19 natural amino acids. Unlike other reported probes, the response mechanism involves sulfhydryl radical nucleophilic substitution and cyclization, and thus the differences in ring-formation kinetics enable high selectivity. After treated with Cys, the response process was completed rapidly and the maximum fluorescence intensity (at 496 nm) was reached extremely fast (<1 s) when excited at 380 nm in MeCN-PBS buffer (10.0 mM, pH = 7.4, 3:7 (v/v)). The quantum yield after the reaction was increased almost 7 times to be 0.02 from 0.003. Fluorescence intensity displayed a good quantitative linear relationship in the range 1-10 μM Cys with a detection limit of 270 nM. Furthermore, the probe was demonstrated for real-time monitoring of intracellular cysteine levels within HepG2 cells in ferroptosis process.
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- Hanqing Zhao
- Department School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Kaushik R, Nehra N, Novakova V, Zimcik P. Near-Infrared Probes for Biothiols (Cysteine, Homocysteine, and Glutathione): A Comprehensive Review. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:98-126. [PMID: 36643462 PMCID: PMC9835641 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Biothiols (cysteine, homocysteine, and glutathione) are an important class of compounds with a free thiol group. These biothiols plays an important role in several metabolic processes in living bodies when present in optimum concentration. Researchers have developed several probes for the detection and quantification of biothiols that can absorb in UV, visible, and near-infrared (NIR) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Among them, NIR organic probes have attracted significant attention due to their application in in vivo and in vitro imaging. In this review, we have summarized probes for these biothiols, which could work in the NIR region, and discussed their sensing mechanism and potential applications. Along with focusing on the pros and cons of the reported probes we have classified them according to the fluorophore used and summarized their photophysical and sensing properties (emission, response time, limit of detection).
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- Rahul Kaushik
- Chemical
Oceanography Division, CSIR National Institute
of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403004, Goa, India
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Univerzita Karlova v Praze Farmaceuticka fakulta v
Hradci Kralove, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, Hradec
Králové 50005, Czech Republic
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- School
of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association
for the Cultivation of Science, 2A&2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Univerzita Karlova v Praze Farmaceuticka fakulta v
Hradci Kralove, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, Hradec
Králové 50005, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Univerzita Karlova v Praze Farmaceuticka fakulta v
Hradci Kralove, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, Hradec
Králové 50005, Czech Republic
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Li L, Liu Q, Cai R, Ma Q, Mao G, Zhu N, Liu S. A novel rhodamine-based fluorescent probe for high selectively determining cysteine in lysosomes. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.108449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Liu J, Liu M, Meng F, Lv J, Yang M, Gao J, Wei G, Yuan Z, Li H. Monitoring Cell Plasma Membrane Polarity by a NIR Fluorescence Probe with Unexpected Cell Plasma Membrane-Targeting Ability. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:46891-46899. [PMID: 36570203 PMCID: PMC9773332 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The cell plasma membrane, the natural barrier of a cell, plays critical roles in a mass of cell physiological and pathological processes. Therefore, revealing and monitoring the local status of the cell plasma membrane are of great significance. Herein, using a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence probe BTCy, microenvironmental polarity in the cell plasma membrane was in situ monitored. BTCy showed sensitive and selective fluorescence decrease response at 706 nm with the increase of polarity as its polarity-responsive D-π-A structure. Most importantly, BTCy showed unexpected cell plasma membrane-targeting ability, probably due to its amphiphilic structure. With BTCy, the distinguishing imaging of cancer and normal cells was done, in which cancer cells exhibited significantly stronger signals due to their lower cell plasma membrane polarity. In addition, with the imaging of BTCy, the ferroptosis process was revealed with no significant cell plasma membrane polarity variation for the first time. Furthermore, BTCy was employed for in vivo imaging of tumor tissue in the 4T1-tumor-bearing mice. The polarity-responsive and cell plasma membrane-targeting properties of BTCy make it a useful tool for monitoring cell plasma membrane polarity variation, providing an efficient and simple method for tumor diagnosis.
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- Jiaojiao Liu
- College
of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
- Key
Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint
International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of
Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for Medical
Photo-Theranostics Technology and Innovative Drug Development, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
- Key
Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint
International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of
Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for Medical
Photo-Theranostics Technology and Innovative Drug Development, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
- Key
Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint
International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of
Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for Medical
Photo-Theranostics Technology and Innovative Drug Development, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
- Key
Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint
International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of
Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for Medical
Photo-Theranostics Technology and Innovative Drug Development, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
- Key
Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint
International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of
Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for Medical
Photo-Theranostics Technology and Innovative Drug Development, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
- Key
Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint
International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of
Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for Medical
Photo-Theranostics Technology and Innovative Drug Development, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
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- Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Manufacturing, Lindfield, New South Wales 2070, Australia
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- College
of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
- Key
Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint
International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of
Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for Medical
Photo-Theranostics Technology and Innovative Drug Development, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
- Key
Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint
International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of
Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
- Guizhou
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base for Medical
Photo-Theranostics Technology and Innovative Drug Development, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou, China
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A “crossbreeding” dyad strategy for bright and small-molecular weight near-infrared fluorogens: From the structural design to boost aggregation-induced emission. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hou H, Liu Q, Liu X, Fu S, Zhang H, Li S, Chen S, Hou P. Dual Response Site Fluorescent Probe for Highly Sensitive Detection of Cys/Hcy and GSH In Vivo through Two Different Emission Channels. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1056. [PMID: 36421174 PMCID: PMC9688468 DOI: 10.3390/bios12111056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Much research has demonstrated that metabolic imbalances of biothiols are closely associated with the emergence of different types of disease. In view of the significant effect of biothiols, quantitative evaluation and discrimination of intracellular Cys/Hcy and GSH in complex biological environments is very important. In this study, probe CDS-NBD, synthesized by attaching 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonate (DNBS, site 1) and nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD, site 2) as the highly sensitive and selective dual response site for thiols onto the coumarin derivative 7-hydroxycoumarin-4-acetic acid, exhibited large separation of the emission wavelengths, fast response, notable fluorescence enhancement, excellent sensitivity and selectivity to Cys/Hcy and GSH over other biological species. Additionally, CDS-NBD could make a distinction between two different fluorescent signals, GSH (an obvious blue fluorescence) and Cys/Hcy (a mixed blue-green fluorescence). Further study on imaging of Cys/Hcy and GSH in vivo by employing probe CDS-NBD could also be successfully achieved.
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- Huiling Hou
- Achievement Transformation Center, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- Research Institute of Medicine & Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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Bej R, Haag R. Mucus-Inspired Dynamic Hydrogels: Synthesis and Future Perspectives. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:20137-20152. [PMID: 36074739 PMCID: PMC9650700 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c13547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mucus hydrogels at biointerfaces are crucial for protecting against foreign pathogens and for the biological functions of the underlying cells. Since mucus can bind to and host both viruses and bacteria, establishing a synthetic model system that can emulate the properties and functions of native mucus and can be synthesized at large scale would revolutionize the mucus-related research that is essential for understanding the pathways of many infectious diseases. The synthesis of such biofunctional hydrogels in the laboratory is highly challenging, owing to their complex chemical compositions and the specific chemical interactions that occur throughout the gel network. In this perspective, we discuss the basic chemical structures and diverse physicochemical interactions responsible for the unique properties and functions of mucus hydrogels. We scrutinize the different approaches for preparing mucus-inspired hydrogels, with specific examples. We also discuss recent research and what it reveals about the challenges that must be addressed and the opportunities to be considered to achieve desirable de novo synthetic mucus hydrogels.
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- Raju Bej
- Institute for Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Tan H, Zou Y, Guo J, Chen J, Zhou L. A simple lysosome-targeted fluorescent probe based on flavonoid for detection of cysteine in living cells. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 280:121552. [PMID: 35759931 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cysteine (Cys) is one of the most important biothiols that plays a crucial role in many physiological and pathological processes, and therefore it is of great importance to detect and analyze Cys in subcellular environments, such as in lysosomes. However, only a few fluorescent probes were reported to be capable of detecting Cys in lysosomes selectively. In this wok, we designed and developed a simple, accessible flavone-based fluorescent probe LFA for detecting Cys in lysosomes. Morpholine was employed as the targeting unit for lysosome, and acrylate group was chosen as the Cys-response unit. The probe was easily prepared by a two-step procedure and displayed large Stokes shift, high sensitivity, turn-on response toward Cys over homocysteine (Hcy), glutathione (GSH), and other amino acids. With low cytotoxicity and good cell permeability, the probe could be successfully applied for fluorescence imaging of Cys in living cells. Furthermore, colocalization experiment revealed that lysosomal-targetable ability of LFA was significant. These results indicated that such simple fluorescent probe could provide a promising tool for detection of lysosomal Cys in living biological systems.
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- Huiya Tan
- Key Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health, Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, No. 1 Tianqiang Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510620, Guangdong, PR China; Medical Devices Research & Testing Center, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, PR China
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- Medical Devices Research & Testing Center, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health, Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, No. 1 Tianqiang Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510620, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health, Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, No. 1 Tianqiang Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510620, Guangdong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health, Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, No. 1 Tianqiang Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510620, Guangdong, PR China.
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Liu X, Fu S, Zhang H, Li S, Zhu Z, Chen S, Hou H, Chen W, Hou P. Rational design of a GSH silent fluorescent probe for simultaneous detection of H2S and Cys/Hcy from distinct channels. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.108187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fang Z, Chen D, Xu J, Wang J, Li S, Tian X, Tian Y, Zhang Q. Three-Photon AIE Pt(II) Complexes as Cysteine-Targeting Theranostic Agents for Tumor Imaging and Chemotherapy. Anal Chem 2022; 94:14769-14777. [PMID: 36219068 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Herein, we have synthesized a series of three-photon fluorescent Pt(II) complexes targeting a tumor-associated biothiol, cysteine (Cys), which allows it to be detected without any interference from other intracellular proteins. We focused on how to significantly improve the fluorescence response of Cys via regulating the recognition units in probes. The reaction of K2PtCl4 with L-CH3 or L-COOEt in DMSO solution gave Lyso-Pt-CH3 and Lyso-Pt-COOEt, respectively, which present four-coordinated square-planar geometries in mononuclear structures. Lyso-Pt-CH3 consists of a Cys aptamer labeled with typical aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics, which shows strong three-photon absorption cross section (3PA) only in the presence of Cys. It was found that Lyso-Pt-CH3 displayed a perfect signal-to-noise ratio for imaging lysosomes and for rapid detection of Cys. Using Lyso-Pt-CH3, Cys-related cellular mechanisms were proposed. We confirm that cystine (Cyss) could be absorbed in cells through cystine/glutamate antiporters (system xc-) and is then converted to Cys under the effect of enzymes. All of these suggest that Lyso-Pt-CH3 might be a potential candidate as a simple and straightforward biomarker of lysosome-related Cys in vitro. Lyso-Pt-CH3 can effectively identify tumor tissues with excessive levels of Cys. Lyso-Pt-CH3 also showed excellent antitumor activity than cisplatin. This work provides a novel strategy for the rational design of controllably activated and Cys-targeted Pt(II) anticancer prodrugs for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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- Zhiyun Fang
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Hefei 230039, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Hefei 230039, P. R. China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Hefei 230039, P. R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Centre (HMRRC), Department of Radiology; Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Hefei 230039, P. R. China.,Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Hefei, Hefei 230601, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Hefei 230039, P. R. China.,Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Hefei, Hefei 230601, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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Wen Y, Long Z, Huo F, Yin C. Novel strategy for accurate tumor labeling: endogenous metabolic imaging through metabolic probes. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1372-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ferreira RB, Fu L, Jung Y, Yang J, Carroll KS. Reaction-based fluorogenic probes for detecting protein cysteine oxidation in living cells. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5522. [PMID: 36130931 PMCID: PMC9492777 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33124-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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'Turn-on' fluorescence probes for detecting H2O2 in cells are established, but equivalent tools to monitor the products of its reaction with protein cysteines have not been reported. Here we describe fluorogenic probes for detecting sulfenic acid, a redox modification inextricably linked to H2O2 signaling and oxidative stress. The reagents exhibit excellent cell permeability, rapid reactivity, and high selectivity with minimal cytotoxicity. We develop a high-throughput assay for measuring S-sulfenation in cells and use it to screen a curated kinase inhibitor library. We reveal a positive association between S-sulfenation and inhibition of TK, AGC, and CMGC kinase group members including GSK3, a promising target for neurological disorders. Proteomic mapping of GSK3 inhibitor-treated cells shows that S-sulfenation sites localize to the regulatory cysteines of antioxidant enzymes. Our studies highlight the ability of kinase inhibitors to modulate the cysteine sulfenome and should find broad application in the rapidly growing field of redox medicine.
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- Renan B Ferreira
- Department of Chemistry, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, Jupiter, FL, 33458, US
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
- Innovation Institute of Medical School, Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Chemistry, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, Jupiter, FL, 33458, US
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Chemistry, UF Scripps Biomedical Research, Jupiter, FL, 33458, US.
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Xing J, Gong Q, Zou R, Yao J, Xiang L, Wu A. GSH responsive traditional clinical drugs probe for cancer cell fluorescence imaging and therapy. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mei Y, Song QH. Real-time, sensitive and simultaneous detection of GSH and Cys/Hcy by 8-substituted phenylselenium BODIPYs: a structure-activity relationship. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:6009-6017. [PMID: 35880906 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01189a] [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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Real-time and sensitive detection of biothiols is the key to biomedical research and clinical diagnosis. It is necessary to develop a highly sensitive and selective fluorescent probe for the detection of biothiols. In this paper, we have developed a series of meso-arylselenium BODIPY probes for the rapid and sensitive detection of biothiols and the dual-channel discrimination of GSH and Cys/Hcy. A structure-activity relationship was established from five p-substituted phenylselenium (R = NO2, F, H, OCH3 or N(CH2CH2)2O) BODIPYs. Compared with most reported fluorescent probes, such as meso-BODIPY sulfur ethers, these probes display much lower LODs (∼nM levels) and more rapid responses, which are ascribed to the higher fluorescence efficiencies of the sensing products (Φf = 0.48 for GSH, 0.18 for Cys and 0.14 for Hcy) and the introduction of arylselenium, which is more active than arylthiol. Among them, the best sensing performance is that of probe 2a (R = NO2); therefore, a structure-activity relationship of these fluorescent probes was also obtained. The excellent sensing performance was further revealed in the detection of GSH and Cys/Hcy in live cells.
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- Yuan Mei
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China.
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Cao X, Lu H, Wei Y, Jin L, Zhang Q, Liu B. A simple "turn-on" fluorescent probe capable of recognition cysteine with rapid response and high sensing in living cells and zebrafish. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 275:121167. [PMID: 35316627 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cysteine (Cys), an essential biological amino acid, participates several crucial functions in various physiological and pathological processes. The sensitive and specific detection of Cys is of great significance for understanding its biological function to disease diagnosis. Herein, we designed and synthesized a simple fluorescence sensor 2-(benzothiophen-2-yl)-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl acrylate (BTCA) composed of a flavonol skeleton as the fluorophore and acrylic ester group as the recognition receptor. Probe BTCA displayed high selectivity and extremely fast response toward Cys in phosphate buffer solution in the presence of other competitive species even Homocysteine (Hcy) and Glutathione (GSH) owing to a specific conjugate addition-cyclization reaction between the acrylate moiety and Cys. The photoluminescence mechanism of probe BTCA toward Cys was modulated by excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) process. The sensing property for Cys was studied by UV-Visible, fluorescence spectrophotometric analyses and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations, those results indicated that probe BTCA possessed excellent sensitivity, higher specificity, dramatically "naked-eye" fluorescence enhancement (30-fold), high anti-interference ability, especially immediate response speed (within 40 s). Additionally, the practicability of sensor BTCA in exogenous and endogenous Cys imaging in living cells and zebrafish was elucidated as well, suggesting that it has remarkedly diagnostic significance in physiological and pathological process.
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- Xiaoyan Cao
- Key Laboratory of Catalysis in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, PR China.
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- School of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, PR China
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Zhou Z, Li P, Liu Z, Wu C, Zhang Y, Li H. Construction of a unique fluorescent probe for rapid and highly sensitive detection of glutathione in living cells and zebrafish. Talanta 2022; 243:123364. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Zhang Y, Liu C, Sun W, Yu Z, Su M, Rong X, Wang X, Wang K, Li X, Zhu H, Yu M, Sheng W, Zhu B. Concise Biothiol-Activatable HPQ-NBD Conjugate as a Targeted Theranostic Probe for Tumor Cells. Anal Chem 2022; 94:7140-7147. [PMID: 35522825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Cancer, as a malignant tumor, seriously endangers human health. The study of cancer diagnosis and therapy has great practical significance. The development of theranostic agents has become a very important research topic. Nevertheless, some existing agents still have imperfections, such as complex structures and difficult syntheses. Therefore, it is urgent for researchers to develop simple novel theranostic agents. In this study, the precipitated fluorophore HAPQ was used as a simple drug molecule for the first time and combined with NBD-Cl to construct a simple and efficient theranostic probe (HAPQ-NBD). The theranostic probe can distinguish between tumor cells and normal cells based on the higher levels of biothiol in tumor cells. In addition, the probe can use biothiol as a control switch to release higher levels of precipitated fluorophore HAPQ in tumor cells, leading to selective high toxicity to tumor cells, thus achieving the goal of selectively killing tumor cells. The construction of probe HAPQ-NBD provides a practical tool for the diagnosis and therapy of cancer. It is expected that the development and utilization of precipitated fluorophore will provide a new method and strategy for cancer diagnosis and therapy.
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- Yan Zhang
- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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A bifunctional fluorescent probe based on PET & ICT for simultaneously recognizing Cys and H 2S in living cells. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2022; 230:112441. [PMID: 35397303 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2022.112441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Most reported probes that respond to Cysteine (Cys) and Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) can only identify one analyte, or they were interfered with homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH) when recognizing Cys and H2S. In addition, nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) ether, as one of thiols recognition sites, inevitably encounters the situation that Cys, GSH and H2S cannot be distinguished on the same channel at the cellular level. In this work, by introducing NBD ether and NBD amine, we constructed a bifunctional fluorescent probe NJB for dual-site response to Cys and H2S via PET & ICT processes. NJB has wonderful selectivity for identifying Cys and HS-, with limits of detection as low as 58.4 nM and 81.1 nM, respectively. Interestingly, NJB has been successfully applied to detect Cys and HS- in MCF-7 cells. Therefore, the probe that serves as a great tool for inquiring the physiological and pathological functions of Cys and H2S in living cells is promising.
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Sargazi S, Fatima I, Hassan Kiani M, Mohammadzadeh V, Arshad R, Bilal M, Rahdar A, Díez-Pascual AM, Behzadmehr R. Fluorescent-based nanosensors for selective detection of a wide range of biological macromolecules: A comprehensive review. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 206:115-147. [PMID: 35231532 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Thanks to their unique attributes, such as good sensitivity, selectivity, high surface-to-volume ratio, and versatile optical and electronic properties, fluorescent-based bioprobes have been used to create highly sensitive nanobiosensors to detect various biological and chemical agents. These sensors are superior to other analytical instrumentation techniques like gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis for being biodegradable, eco-friendly, and more economical, operational, and cost-effective. Moreover, several reports have also highlighted their application in the early detection of biomarkers associated with drug-induced organ damage such as liver, kidney, or lungs. In the present work, we comprehensively overviewed the electrochemical sensors that employ nanomaterials (nanoparticles/colloids or quantum dots, carbon dots, or nanoscaled metal-organic frameworks, etc.) to detect a variety of biological macromolecules based on fluorescent emission spectra. In addition, the most important mechanisms and methods to sense amino acids, protein, peptides, enzymes, carbohydrates, neurotransmitters, nucleic acids, vitamins, ions, metals, and electrolytes, blood gases, drugs (i.e., anti-inflammatory agents and antibiotics), toxins, alkaloids, antioxidants, cancer biomarkers, urinary metabolites (i.e., urea, uric acid, and creatinine), and pathogenic microorganisms were outlined and compared in terms of their selectivity and sensitivity. Altogether, the small dimensions and capability of these nanosensors for sensitive, label-free, real-time sensing of chemical, biological, and pharmaceutical agents could be used in array-based screening and in-vitro or in-vivo diagnostics. Although fluorescent nanoprobes are widely applied in determining biological macromolecules, unfortunately, they present many challenges and limitations. Efforts must be made to minimize such limitations in utilizing such nanobiosensors with an emphasis on their commercial developments. We believe that the current review can foster the wider incorporation of nanomedicine and will be of particular interest to researchers working on fluorescence technology, material chemistry, coordination polymers, and related research areas.
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- Saman Sargazi
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, 98167-43463 Zahedan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad 1313199137, Iran
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, Lahore 45320, Pakistan
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Zabol, Zabol, P. O. Box. 98613-35856, Iran.
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Radiology, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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Han Y, Li X, Li D, Chen C, Zhang QW, Tian Y. Selective, Rapid, and Ratiometric Fluorescence Sensing of Homocysteine in Live Neurons via a Reaction-Kinetics/Sequence-Differentiation Strategy Based on a Small Molecular Probe. ACS Sens 2022; 7:1036-1044. [PMID: 35316602 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c02684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Small molecular biothiols, including cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH), play essential roles in maintaining the redox homeostasis of biological systems, the disorders of which are closely associated with neuropathology. To date, many probes have been developed to identify Cys and GSH; however, due to the relatively low content and the high structural homology with Cys, there is still a lack of effective strategies to design probes enabling Hcy detection in physiological environments with high selectivity, high sensitivity, and rapid response. Herein, we developed a reaction-kinetics/sequence-differentiation strategy based on a dual-binding-site boron-dipyrrin (BODIPY) fluorophore, which was able to selectively distinguish Hcy from Cys and GSH within 50 s though a ratiometric fluorescence response mode. Benefiting from these features, the probe is capable of real-time imaging and quantitative analysis of intracellular Hcy in living neurons. Moreover, results of the disease-model experiments at the cellular level indicated a gradual increase of the Hcy level in neurons during the processes of aggregated amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide or ischemia treatment, which would further promote the neuron apoptosis. These findings provide the first direct experimental evidence for the impact of Alzheimer's disease and ischemic stroke on the Hcy metabolism of brain neurons and the associated neuron injury.
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- Yujie Han
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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Wang J, Lu JY, Chen QY. Gold as a coordinator of an imidazole conjugated dye of BODIPY derivatives for the identification of simple mercaptans. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 271:120912. [PMID: 35074674 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.120912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rapid detection of mercaptans in materials and the environment is of great help to material analysis and pollutant monitoring. Gold (Au) shows a high affinity to mercaptans. The coordination and steric effect of mercaptans to Au may be used for the development of new fluorescent sensors. It is possible to distinguish simple mercaptans (such as, HS-, thioglycolic acid) from glutathione (GSH) using Au as a coordinator of dye. Herein, a water-soluble fluorescent sensor of an imidazole conjugated 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) derivative (BIM) was characterized by spectroscopic methods. BIM showed a large Stokes shift and high affinity to metals. Especially, Au-combined BIM produced a new complex BIMAu showing improved fluorescence emission, which can be quenched by thioglycolic acid and sodium hydrosulfide, but less affected by GSH. The detection limit of thioglycolic acid was 0.014 µM. Both NaSH and thioglycolic acid coordinated with BIMAu, while GSH took Au3+ away from BIMAu. These results indicate that the gold coordination competition between imidazole-substituted dyes and mercaptans is a good method for the development of new fluorescence chemosensors.
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- Jun Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jingkou District, Xuefu Road 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jingkou District, Xuefu Road 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jingkou District, Xuefu Road 212013, People's Republic of China.
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Guo T, Chen X, Qu W, Yang B, Tian R, Geng Z, Wang Z. Red and Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Distinguishing Cysteine and Homocysteine through Single-Wavelength Excitation with Distinctly Dual Emissions. Anal Chem 2022; 94:5006-5013. [PMID: 35294170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Small-molecule biothiols, including cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH), participate in various pathological and physiological processes. It is still a challenge to simultaneously distinguish Cys and Hcy because of their similar structures and reactivities, as well as the interference from the high intramolecular concentration of GSH. Herein, a novel fluorescent probe, CySI, based on cyanine and thioester was developed to differentiate Cys and Hcy through a single-wavelength excitation and two distinctly separated emission channels. The probe exhibited a turn-on fluorescence response to Cys at both 625 nm (the red channel) and 740 nm (the near-infrared channel) but only showed fluorescence turn-on to Hcy at 740 nm (the near-infrared channel) and no fluorescent response to GSH. With the aid of built-in self-calibration of single excitation and dual emissions, simultaneous discriminative determinations of Cys and Hcy were realized through red and near-infrared channels. CySI exhibited excellent selectivity toward Cys and Hcy with a fast response. This probe was further exploited to visualize exogenous Cys and Hcy in cells through dual emission channels under one excitation. Moreover, it could efficiently target mitochondria and was applied to monitor the endogenous Cys fluctuations independently in mitochondria through the red emission channel.
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- Taiyu Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Yan D, Liu L, Liu X, Liu Q, Hou P, Wang H, Xia C, Li G, Ma C, Chen S. Simultaneous Discrimination of Cys/Hcy and GSH With Simple Fluorescent Probe Under a Single-Wavelength Excitation and its Application in Living Cells, Tumor Tissues, and Zebrafish. Front Chem 2022; 10:856994. [PMID: 35360541 PMCID: PMC8961673 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.856994] [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: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Owing to the important physiological sits of biothiols (Cys, Hcy, and GSH), developing accurate detection methods capable of qualitative and quantitative analysis of biothiols in living systems is needed for understanding the biological profile of biothiols. In this work, we have designed and synthesized a 4'-hydroxy-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile modified with NBD group-based fluorescent probe, BPN-NBD, for sensitive detection of Cys/Hcy and GSH by dual emission signals via a single-wavelength excitation. BPN-NBD exhibited an obvious blue fluorescence (λmaxem = 475 nm) upon the treatment with GSH and reacted with Cys/Hcy to give a mixed blue-green fluorescence (λmaxem = 475 and 545 nm). Meanwhile, BPN-NDB performed sufficient selectivity, rapid detection (150 s), high sensitivity (0.011 µM for Cys, 0.015 µM for Hcy, and 0.003 µM for GSH) and could work via a single-wavelength excitation to analytes and had the ability to image Cys/Hcy from GSH in living MCF-7 cells, tumor tissues, and zebrafish by exhibiting different fluorescence signals. Overall, this work provided a powerful tool for thiols visualization in biological and medical applications.
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- Dongling Yan
- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- Research Institute of Medicine & Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- Research Institute of Medicine & Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- Research Institute of Medicine & Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China
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Jiang H, Yin G, Gan Y, Yu T, Zhang Y, Li H, Yin P. A multisite-binding fluorescent probe for simultaneous monitoring of mitochondrial homocysteine, cysteine and glutathione in live cells and zebrafish. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Qiao L, Yang Y, Li Y, Lv X, Hao J. A fluorescent probe capable of naked eye recognition for the selective detection of biothiols. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Yue Y, Zhao T, Ma K, Huo F, Yin C. Endogenous cysteine fluorescence monitoring and its deployment in tumour demarcation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2311-2314. [PMID: 35076042 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06765f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A cysteine-specific fluorescent probe with a wide concentration detection range was used to monitor changes in cysteine levels in HeLa cells under stress and to demarcate the boundary of a xenograft tumour.
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- Yongkang Yue
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Jiang D, Zhang X, Chen Y, Zhang P, Gong P, Cai L, Wang Y. An α-naphtholphthalein-derived colorimetric fluorescent chemoprobe for the portable and visualized monitoring of Hg 2+ by the hydrolysis mechanism. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01051h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An ɑ-naphtholphthalein-derived colorimetric fluorescent chemoprobe was elaborately designed for the portable and visual monitoring of Hg2+ in environmental and biological samples.
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- Daoyong Jiang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Zhu B, Bryant DT, Akbarinejad A, Travas-Sejdic J, Pilkington LI. A novel electrochemical conducting polymer sensor for the rapid, selective and sensitive detection of biothiols. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01394g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A rapid, selective and sensitive, novel conducting-polymer sensing platform for the detection and analysis of biothiols.
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- Bicheng Zhu
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
- Polymer Biointerface Centre, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Polymer Biointerface Centre, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
- Polymer Biointerface Centre, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Polymer Biointerface Centre, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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Sun YJ, Zhao DJ, Song B. Indole-substituted flavonol-based cysteine fluorescence sensing and subsequent precisely controlled linear CO liberation. Analyst 2022; 147:3360-3369. [DOI: 10.1039/d2an00631f] [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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This study describes the first indole-substituted flavonol-based fluorescent probe to effectively sense and image Cys in vivo, as a precursor of photoCORM, actuated by Cys, triggered by visible-light, release precisely controlled linear CO under O2.
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- Ying-Ji Sun
- Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, 116024, Dalian, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, 116024, Dalian, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, 116024, Dalian, China
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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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Sun YJ, Liu B, Zhao DJ, Zhang Y, Yu C. Cysteine ratiometric fluorescence sensing reaction actuated B-ring naphthalene-substituted flavonol-based PhotoCORM: precisely controlled linear CO liberation. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj02897b] [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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This study describes the first B-ring-naphthalene-substituted flavonol-based ratiometric fluorescent probe to efficiently detect and image endo/exo-genous Cys both in vivo, and subsequent Cys-driven, visible-light triggered linear CO delivery under O2.
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- Ying-Ji Sun
- Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, 116024, Dalian, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, 116024, Dalian, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, 116024, Dalian, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, 116024, Dalian, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, 116024, Dalian, China
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Yue Y, Zhao T, Wang Y, Ma K, Wu X, Huo F, Cheng F, Yin C. HSA-Lys-161 covalent bound fluorescent dye for in vivo blood drug dynamic imaging and tumor mapping. Chem Sci 2021; 13:218-224. [PMID: 35059170 PMCID: PMC8694392 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05484h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The specific combination of human serum albumin and fluorescent dye will endow superior performance to a coupled fluorescent platform for in vivo fluorescence labeling. In this study, we found that lysine-161 in human serum albumin is a covalent binding site and could spontaneously bind a ketone skeleton quinoxaline-coumarin fluorescent dye with a specific turn-on fluorescence signal for the first time. Supported by the abundant drug binding domains in human serum albumin, drugs such as ibuprofen, warfarin and clopidogrel could interact with the fluorescent dye labeled human serum albumin to feature a substantial enhancement in fluorescence intensity (6.6-fold for ibuprofen, 4.5-fold for warfarin and 5-fold for clopidogrel). The drug concentration dependent fluorescence intensity amplification realized real-time, in situ blood drug concentration monitoring in mice, utilizing ibuprofen as a model drug. The non-invasive method avoided continuous blood sample collection, which fundamentally causes suffering and consumption of experimental animals in the study of pharmacokinetics. At the same time, the coupled fluorescent probe can be efficiently enriched in tumors in mice which could map a tumor with a high-contrast red fluorescence signal and could hold great potential in clinical tumor marking and surgical resection.
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- Yongkang Yue
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Institute of Resources and Environment Engineering, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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Liu T, Yue Y, Zhai Y, Guo Z, Zhao W, Yang X, Chen D, Yin C. Host-guest type multiple site fluorescent probe for GSH detection in living organisms. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:13764-13767. [PMID: 34859795 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05494e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The host-guest type molecular size matching strategy, which embodied intramolecular hydrogen bond, aromatic nucleophilic substitution and nucleophilic addition, was utilized to develop a fluorescent probe for GSH specific detection and in situ imaging in organisms.
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- Tao Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lvliang University, Lvliang 033001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lvliang University, Lvliang 033001, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lvliang University, Lvliang 033001, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lvliang University, Lvliang 033001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China.
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Danilkina NA, Andrievskaya EV, Vasileva AV, Lyapunova AG, Rumyantsev AM, Kuzmin AA, Bessonova EA, Balova IA. 4-Azidocinnoline-Cinnoline-4-amine Pair as a New Fluorogenic and Fluorochromic Environment-Sensitive Probe. Molecules 2021; 26:7460. [PMID: 34946541 PMCID: PMC8704291 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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A new type of fluorogenic and fluorochromic probe based on the reduction of weakly fluorescent 4-azido-6-(4-cyanophenyl)cinnoline to the corresponding fluorescent cinnoline-4-amine was developed. We found that the fluorescence of 6-(4-cyanophenyl)cinnoline-4-amine is strongly affected by the nature of the solvent. The fluorogenic effect for the amine was detected in polar solvents with the strongest fluorescence increase in water. The environment-sensitive fluorogenic properties of cinnoline-4-amine in water were explained as a combination of two types of fluorescence mechanisms: aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and excited state intermolecular proton transfer (ESPT). The suitability of an azide-amine pair as a fluorogenic probe was tested using a HepG2 hepatic cancer cell line with detection by fluorescent microscopy, flow cytometry, and HPLC analysis of cells lysates. The results obtained confirm the possibility of the transformation of the azide to amine in cells and the potential applicability of the discovered fluorogenic and fluorochromic probe for different analytical and biological applications in aqueous medium.
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- Natalia A. Danilkina
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (N.A.D.); (A.V.V.); (A.G.L.); (E.A.B.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (N.A.D.); (A.V.V.); (A.G.L.); (E.A.B.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (N.A.D.); (A.V.V.); (A.G.L.); (E.A.B.)
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Tikhoretsky Avenue 4, 194064 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (N.A.D.); (A.V.V.); (A.G.L.); (E.A.B.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (N.A.D.); (A.V.V.); (A.G.L.); (E.A.B.)
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