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Du X, Zhao M, Jiang L, Pang L, Wang J, Lv Y, Yao C, Wu R. A mini-review on gene delivery technique using nanoparticles-mediated photoporation induced by nanosecond pulsed laser. Drug Deliv 2024; 31:2306231. [PMID: 38245895 PMCID: PMC10802807 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2024.2306231] [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: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Nanosecond pulsed laser induced photoporation has gained increasing attention from scholars as an effective method for delivering the membrane-impermeable extracellular materials into living cells. Compared with femtosecond laser, nanosecond laser has the advantage of high throughput and low costs. It also has a higher delivery efficiency than continuous wave laser. Here, we provide an extensive overview of current status of nanosecond pulsed laser induced photoporation, covering the photoporation mechanism as well as various factors that impact the delivery efficiency of photoporation. Additionally, we discuss various techniques for achieving photoporation, such as direct photoporation, nanoparticles-mediated photoporation and plasmonic substrates mediated photoporation. Among these techniques, nanoparticles-mediated photoporation is the most promising approach for potential clinical application. Studies have already been reported to safely destruct the vitreous opacities in vivo by nanosecond laser induced vapor nanobubble. Finally, we discuss the potential of nanosecond laser induced phototoporation for future clinical applications, particularly in the areas of skin and ophthalmic pathologies. We hope this review can inspire scientists to further improve nanosecond laser induced photoporation and facilitate its eventual clinical application.
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- Xiaofan Du
- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Precise Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, Shaanxi Pro-vincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
- Center for Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Precise Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, Shaanxi Pro-vincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
- Center for Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Precise Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, Shaanxi Pro-vincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
- Center for Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Precise Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, Shaanxi Pro-vincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
- Center for Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biomedical Photonics and Sensing, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Precise Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, Shaanxi Pro-vincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
- Center for Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biomedical Photonics and Sensing, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Precise Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, Shaanxi Pro-vincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
- Center for Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
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Lang F, Rönicke F, Wagenknecht HA. Cell-resistant wavelength-shifting molecular beacons made of L-DNA and a clickable L-configured uridine. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:4568-4573. [PMID: 38771639 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00692e] [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: 05/23/2024]
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Wavelength-shifting molecular beacons were prepared from L-DNA. The clickable anchor for the two dyes, Cy3 and Cy5, was 2'-O-propargyl-L-uridine and was synthesized from L-ribose. Four clickable molecular beacons were prepared and double-modified with the azide dyes by a combination of click chemistry on a solid support for Cy3 during DNA synthesis and postsynthetic click chemistry for Cy5 in solution. Cy3 and Cy5 successfully formed a FRET pair in the beacons, and the closed form (red fluorescence) and the open form (green fluorescence) can be distinguished by the two-color fluorescence readout. Two molecular beacons were identified to show the greatest fluorescence contrast in temperature-dependent fluorescence measurements. The stability of the L-configured molecular beacons was demonstrated after several heating and cooling cycles as well as in the cell lysate. In comparison, D-configured molecular beacons showed a rapid decrease of fluorescence contrast in the cell lysate, which is caused by the opening of the beacons, probably due to degradation. This was confirmed in cell experiments using confocal microscopy. The L-configured molecular beacons are potential intracellular thermometers for future applications.
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- Fabian Lang
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Ma J, Sun R, Xia K, Xia Q, Liu Y, Zhang X. Design and Application of Fluorescent Probes to Detect Cellular Physical Microenvironments. Chem Rev 2024; 124:1738-1861. [PMID: 38354333 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00573] [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: 02/16/2024]
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The microenvironment is indispensable for functionality of various biomacromolecules, subcellular compartments, living cells, and organisms. In particular, physical properties within the biological microenvironment could exert profound effects on both the cellular physiology and pathology, with parameters including the polarity, viscosity, pH, and other relevant factors. There is a significant demand to directly visualize and quantitatively measure the fluctuation in the cellular microenvironment with spatiotemporal resolution. To satisfy this need, analytical methods based on fluorescence probes offer great opportunities due to the facile, sensitive, and dynamic detection that these molecules could enable in varying biological settings from in vitro samples to live animal models. Herein, we focus on various types of small molecule fluorescent probes for the detection and measurement of physical parameters of the microenvironment, including pH, polarity, viscosity, mechanical force, temperature, and electron potential. For each parameter, we primarily describe the chemical mechanisms underlying how physical properties are correlated with changes of various fluorescent signals. This review provides both an overview and a perspective for the development of small molecule fluorescent probes to visualize the dynamic changes in the cellular environment, to expand the knowledge for biological process, and to enrich diagnostic tools for human diseases.
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- Junbao Ma
- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Proteomics, National Chromatographic R. & A. Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Liaoning 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Brites CDS, Marin R, Suta M, Carneiro Neto AN, Ximendes E, Jaque D, Carlos LD. Spotlight on Luminescence Thermometry: Basics, Challenges, and Cutting-Edge Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2302749. [PMID: 37480170 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202302749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Luminescence (nano)thermometry is a remote sensing technique that relies on the temperature dependency of the luminescence features (e.g., bandshape, peak energy or intensity, and excited state lifetimes and risetimes) of a phosphor to measure temperature. This technique provides precise thermal readouts with superior spatial resolution in short acquisition times. Although luminescence thermometry is just starting to become a more mature subject, it exhibits enormous potential in several areas, e.g., optoelectronics, photonics, micro- and nanofluidics, and nanomedicine. This work reviews the latest trends in the field, including the establishment of a comprehensive theoretical background and standardized practices. The reliability, repeatability, and reproducibility of the technique are also discussed, along with the use of multiparametric analysis and artificial-intelligence algorithms to enhance thermal readouts. In addition, examples are provided to underscore the challenges that luminescence thermometry faces, alongside the need for a continuous search and design of new materials, experimental techniques, and analysis procedures to improve the competitiveness, accessibility, and popularity of the technology.
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- Carlos D S Brites
- Phantom-g, CICECO, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Inorganic Photoactive Materials, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Structural Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Phantom-g, CICECO, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Phantom-g, CICECO, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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Romshin AM, Zeeb V, Glushkov E, Radenovic A, Sinogeikin AG, Vlasov II. Nanoscale thermal control of a single living cell enabled by diamond heater-thermometer. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8546. [PMID: 37236978 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35141-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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We report a new approach to controllable thermal stimulation of a single living cell and its compartments. The technique is based on the use of a single polycrystalline diamond particle containing silicon-vacancy (SiV) color centers. Due to the presence of amorphous carbon at its intercrystalline boundaries, such a particle is an efficient light absorber and becomes a local heat source when illuminated by a laser. Furthermore, the temperature of such a local heater is tracked by the spectral shift of the zero-phonon line of SiV centers. Thus, the diamond particle acts simultaneously as a heater and a thermometer. In the current work, we demonstrate the ability of such a Diamond Heater-Thermometer (DHT) to locally alter the temperature, one of the numerous parameters that play a decisive role for the living organisms at the nanoscale. In particular, we show that the local heating of 11-12 °C relative to the ambient temperature (22 °C) next to individual HeLa cells and neurons, isolated from the mouse hippocampus, leads to a change in the intracellular distribution of the concentration of free calcium ions. For individual HeLa cells, a long-term (about 30 s) increase in the integral intensity of Fluo-4 NW fluorescence by about three times is observed, which characterizes an increase in the [Ca2+]cyt concentration of free calcium in the cytoplasm. Heating near mouse hippocampal neurons also caused a calcium surge-an increase in the intensity of Fluo-4 NW fluorescence by 30% and a duration of ~ 0.4 ms.
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- Alexey M Romshin
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov str. 38, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142292, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- NanThermix SA, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) Innovation Park, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov str. 38, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Garci A, David AHG, Le Bras L, Ovalle M, Abid S, Young RM, Liu W, Azad CS, Brown PJ, Wasielewski MR, Stoddart JF. Thermally Controlled Exciplex Fluorescence in a Dynamic Homo[2]catenane. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:23551-23559. [PMID: 36512436 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Motion-induced change in emission (MICE) is a phenomenon that can be employed to develop various types of probes, including temperature and viscosity sensors. Although MICE, arising from the conformational motion in particular compounds, has been studied extensively, this phenomenon has not been investigated in depth in mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) undergoing coconformational changes. Herein, we report the investigation of a thermoresponsive dynamic homo[2]catenane incorporating pyrene units and displaying relative circumrotational motions of its cyclophanes as evidenced by variable-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy and supported by its visualization through molecular dynamics simulations and quantum mechanics calculations. The relative coconformational motions induce a significant change in the fluorescence emission of the homo[2]catenane upon changes in temperature compared with its component cyclophanes. This variation in the exciplex emission of the homo[2]catenane is reversible as demonstrated by four complete cooling and heating cycles. This research opens up possibilities of using the coconformational changes in MIMs-based chromophores for probing fluctuations in temperature which could lead to applications in biomedicine or materials science.
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- Amine Garci
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249), Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16 route de Gray, 25030 Besançon, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, China
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Heinemann D, Zabic M, Terakawa M, Boch J. Laser-based molecular delivery and its applications in plant science. PLANT METHODS 2022; 18:82. [PMID: 35690858 PMCID: PMC9188231 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-022-00908-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Lasers enable modification of living and non-living matter with submicron precision in a contact-free manner which has raised the interest of researchers for decades. Accordingly, laser technologies have drawn interest across disciplines. They have been established as a valuable tool to permeabilize cellular membranes for molecular delivery in a process termed photoinjection. Laser-based molecular delivery was first reported in 1984, when normal kidney cells were successfully transfected with a frequency-multiplied Nd:YAG laser. Due to the rapid development of optical technologies, far more sophisticated laser platforms have become available. In particular, near infrared femtosecond (NIR fs) laser sources enable an increasing progress of laser-based molecular delivery procedures and opened up multiple variations and applications of this technique.This review is intended to provide a plant science audience with the physical principles as well as the application potentials of laser-based molecular delivery. The historical origins and technical development of laser-based molecular delivery are summarized and the principle physical processes involved in these approaches and their implications for practical use are introduced. Successful cases of laser-based molecular delivery in plant science will be reviewed in detail, and the specific hurdles that plant materials pose will be discussed. Finally, we will give an outlook on current limitations and possible future applications of laser-based molecular delivery in the field of plant science.
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- Dag Heinemann
- Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies, Leibniz University Hannover, Nienburger Str. 17, 30167, Hannover, Germany.
- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD, Leibniz University Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany.
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- Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies, Leibniz University Hannover, Nienburger Str. 17, 30167, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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Okabe K, Uchiyama S. Intracellular thermometry uncovers spontaneous thermogenesis and associated thermal signaling. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1377. [PMID: 34887517 PMCID: PMC8660847 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02908-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Conventional thermal biology has elucidated the physiological function of temperature homeostasis through spontaneous thermogenesis and responses to variations in environmental temperature in organisms. In addition to research on individual physiological phenomena, the molecular mechanisms of fever and physiological events such as temperature-dependent sex determination have been intensively addressed. Thermosensitive biomacromolecules such as heat shock proteins (HSPs) and transient receptor potential (TRP) channels were systematically identified, and their sophisticated functions were clarified. Complementarily, recent progress in intracellular thermometry has opened new research fields in thermal biology. High-resolution intracellular temperature mapping has uncovered thermogenic organelles, and the thermogenic functions of brown adipocytes were ascertained by the combination of intracellular thermometry and classic molecular biology. In addition, intracellular thermometry has introduced a new concept, "thermal signaling", in which temperature variation within biological cells acts as a signal in a cascade of intriguing biological events.
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- Kohki Okabe
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- JST, PRESTO, Saitama, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Morad V, Yakunin S, Benin BM, Shynkarenko Y, Grotevent MJ, Shorubalko I, Boehme SC, Kovalenko MV. Hybrid 0D Antimony Halides as Air-Stable Luminophores for High-Spatial-Resolution Remote Thermography. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007355. [PMID: 33480450 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Luminescent organic-inorganic low-dimensional ns2 metal halides are of rising interest as thermographic phosphors. The intrinsic nature of the excitonic self-trapping provides for reliable temperature sensing due to the existence of a temperature range, typically 50-100 K wide, in which the luminescence lifetimes (and quantum yields) are steeply temperature-dependent. This sensitivity range can be adjusted from cryogenic temperatures to above room temperature by structural engineering, thus enabling diverse thermometric and thermographic applications ranging from protein crystallography to diagnostics in microelectronics. Owing to the stable oxidation state of Sb3+ , Sb(III)-based halides are far more attractive than all major non-heavy-metal alternatives (Sn-, Ge-, Bi-based halides). In this work, the relationship between the luminescence characteristics and crystal structure and microstructure of TPP2 SbBr5 (TPP = tetraphenylphosphonium) is established, and then its potential is showcased as environmentally stable and robust phosphor for remote thermography. The material is easily processable into thin films, which is highly beneficial for high-spatial-resolution remote thermography. In particular, a compelling combination of high spatial resolution (1 µm) and high thermometric precision (high specific sensitivities of 0.03-0.04 K-1 ) is demonstrated by fluorescence-lifetime imaging of a heated resistive pattern on a flat substrate, covered with a solution-spun film of TPP2 SbBr5 .
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- Viktoriia Morad
- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, Zürich, CH-8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, Zürich, CH-8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, Zürich, CH-8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, Zürich, CH-8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, Zürich, CH-8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, Zürich, CH-8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, Zürich, CH-8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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Abstract
Temperature is an important factor in the process of life, as thermal energy transfer participates in all biological events in organisms. Due to technical limitations, there is still a lot more information to be explored regarding the correlation between life activities and temperature changes. In recent years, the emergence of a variety of new temperature measurement methods has facilitated further research in this field. Here, we introduce the latest advances in temperature sensors for biological detection and their related applications in metabolic research. Various technologies are discussed in terms of their advantages and shortcomings, and future prospects are presented.
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- Fangxu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Yeroslavsky G, Umezawa M, Okubo K, Nigoghossian K, Thi Kim Dung D, Miyata K, Kamimura M, Soga K. Stabilization of indocyanine green dye in polymeric micelles for NIR-II fluorescence imaging and cancer treatment. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:2245-2254. [PMID: 32129330 DOI: 10.1039/c9bm02010a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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One of the most commonly used near infrared (NIR) dyes is indocyanine green (ICG), which has been extensively used for NIR bioimaging, photothermal and photodynamic therapy. However, upon excitation this dye can react with molecular oxygen to form singlet oxygen (SO), which can then cleave ICG to form non-fluorescent debris. In order to reduce the reaction between ICG and oxygen, we used energy transfer (ET) between the former and the NIR dye IR-1061. The two dyes were encapsulated in micelles composed of biocompatible poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL-PEG). Micelles were characterized for their size using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and were found to measure about 35 nm in diameter. Fluorescence emission measurements were conducted to show that the stability of ICG against photodecomposition is increased. Moreover, this increased stability allows the encapsulated dye to generate more heat and for a longer time, compared to its free form. Studies with a SO indicator showed that as more IR-1061 is added to the micelles, less SO is produced. These results show how by changing the amount of added IR-1061 it is possible to tune the heat and SO generated by the system. Cell viability studies demonstrated that while particles were nontoxic under physiological conditions, upon 808 nm irradiation they become potent at eradicating MCF7 cancer cells. Moreover, it was demonstrated that both the increase of temperature and the creation of decomposition debris play a role in the cytotoxic efficacy of the micelles. Dye-loaded micelles that were injected to live mice showed bright fluorescence in the over 1000 nm NIR (OTN-NIR) region, allowing for visualization of blood vessels and internal organs. Most importantly, the encapsulated dyes remained stable for over 30 minutes, gradually accumulating in the liver and spleen. The presence of IR-1061 in addition to the heat-generating dye ICG allowed for simultaneous temperature modification and monitoring. We were able to assess the change in temperature by measuring the change in the fluorescence intensity of IR-1061 in the OTN-NIR region, a range with deep penetration of living tissues. These features illustrate the potential use of ICG/IR-1061 in PCL-PEG micelles as promising candidates for cancer treatment and diagnosis.
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- Gil Yeroslavsky
- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. and Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. and Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwashi, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
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- Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. and Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Imaging Frontier Center (IFC), Research Institute for Science and Technology (RIST), Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. and Department Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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Meng L, Jiang S, Song M, Yan F, Zhang W, Xu B, Tian W. TICT-Based Near-Infrared Ratiometric Organic Fluorescent Thermometer for Intracellular Temperature Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:26842-26851. [PMID: 32436373 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Fluorescent thermometers with near-infrared (NIR) emission play an important role in visualizing the intracellular temperature with high resolution and investigating the cellular functions and biochemical activities. Herein, we designed and synthesized a donor-Π-acceptor luminogen, 2-([1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3-(4-((E)-4-(diphenylamino)styryl) phenyl) fumaronitrile (TBB) by Suzuki coupling reaction. TBB exhibited twisted intramolecular charge transfer-based NIR emission, aggregation-induced emission, and temperature-sensitive emission features. A ratiometric fluorescent thermometer was constructed by encapsulating thermosensitive NIR fluorophore TBB and Rhodamine 110 dye into an amphiphilic polymer matrix F127 to form TBB&R110@F127 nanoparticles (TRF NPs). TRF NPs showed a good temperature sensitivity of 2.37%·°C-1, wide temperature response ranges from 25 to 65 °C, and excellent temperature-sensitive emission reversibility. Intracellular thermometry experiments indicated that TRF NPs could monitor the cellular temperature change from 25 to 53 °C for Hep-G2 cells under the photothermal therapy agent heating process, indicating the considerable potential applications of TRF NPs in the biological thermometry field.
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- Lingchen Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry (NMAC), International Research Center for Chemistry-Medicine Joint Innovation, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry (NMAC), International Research Center for Chemistry-Medicine Joint Innovation, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Zhu Z, Fu H, Dong S, Ji W, Du B, Nie J. Multiresponsive Microgels with Phase-Separated Nanodomains and Self-Regulating Properties via Incorporation of Anthraquinone Moieties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:2427-2438. [PMID: 32053750 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Of the multitude of stimuli-responsive microgels, it is still a challenge to achieve multiple responsivenesses to one single stimulus, which can even revert to the corresponding original state autonomously after stimulus. In this work, we reported a series of anthraquinone functionalized microgels (PNI-xVAQ) with thermosensitivity and redox-actuated self-regulating color, size, and fluorescent properties, which were easily synthesized via surfactant-free emulsion copolymerization (SFEP) with N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAm) as the monomer, 2-vinylanthraquinone (VAQ) as the comonomer, and N,N'-methylenebis(acrylamide) (BIS) as the cross-linker in an aqueous solution at 70 °C. The hydrophobic interactions of comonomer VAQ also led to the formation of internal phase-separated hydrophobic nanodomains in the obtained PNI-xVAQ microgels. The self-regulating color, size, and fluorescence changes of the PNI-xVAQ microgels were reliant on the nonequilibrium redox process of anthraquinone moieties by the addition of sodium dithionite as the chemical fuel to activate the positive feedback that was the reduction of anthraquinone to transient anthraquinone radical anions, following the slow oxidation of anthraquinone radical anions by autonomous "breathing" oxygen in air as the delayed negative feedback. These autonomous self-regulating properties of the PNI-xVAQ microgel were recyclable to a certain extent by repeated feeding of sodium dithionite.
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- Zumei Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Hassoun S, Karam P. Fluorescent-Based Thermal Sensing in Lipid Membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:1221-1226. [PMID: 31941281 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Thermal mapping in biological membranes could unlock and help us understand many chemical and physical processes that do not only pertain to localized membrane phenomena but also extend to many other intra- and extracellular pathways. In this manuscript, we report the development of a ratiometric thermal fluorescent probe based on the Förster resonance energy transfer between a lipid-embedded conjugated polyelectrolyte and a lyophilic acceptor dye. We showed that the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) pair is sensitive within the relevant physiological temperature window (20.0-50.0 °C). The signal was also shielded from an external pH and stable when cycled multiple times. The probe was also sensitive to the membrane composition and could, therefore, be further developed to probe the membrane composition and viscosity.
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- Sarriah Hassoun
- Chemistry Department , American University of Beirut , P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh , 1107 2020 Beirut , Lebanon
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- Chemistry Department , American University of Beirut , P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh , 1107 2020 Beirut , Lebanon
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Gupta A, Korte T, Herrmann A, Wohland T. Plasma membrane asymmetry of lipid organization: fluorescence lifetime microscopy and correlation spectroscopy analysis. J Lipid Res 2020; 61:252-266. [PMID: 31857388 PMCID: PMC6997606 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.d119000364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A fundamental feature of the eukaryotic cell membrane is the asymmetric arrangement of lipids in its two leaflets. A cell invests significant energy to maintain this asymmetry and uses it to regulate important biological processes, such as apoptosis and vesiculation. The dynamic coupling of the inner or cytoplasmic and outer or exofacial leaflets is a challenging open question in membrane biology. Here, we combined fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) with imaging total internal reflection fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (ITIR-FCS) to differentiate the dynamics and organization of the two leaflets of live mammalian cells. We characterized the biophysical properties of fluorescent analogs of phosphatidylcholine, sphingomyelin, and phosphatidylserine in the plasma membrane of two mammalian cell lines (CHO-K1 and RBL-2H3). Because of their specific transverse membrane distribution, these probes allowed leaflet-specific investigation of the plasma membrane. We compared the results of the two methods having different temporal and spatial resolution. Fluorescence lifetimes of fluorescent lipid analogs were in ranges characteristic for the liquid ordered phase in the outer leaflet and for the liquid disordered phase in the inner leaflet. The observation of a more fluid inner leaflet was supported by free diffusion in the inner leaflet, with high average diffusion coefficients. The liquid ordered phase in the outer leaflet was accompanied by slower diffusion and diffusion with intermittent transient trapping. Our results show that the combination of FLIM and ITIR-FCS with specific fluorescent lipid analogs is a powerful tool for investigating lateral and transbilayer characteristics of plasma membrane in live cell lines.
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- Anjali Gupta
- Department of Biological Sciences and NUS Centre for Bio-Imaging Sciences National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Biology/Biophysics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology/Biophysics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences and NUS Centre for Bio-Imaging Sciences National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Bardi B, Tosi I, Faroldi F, Baldini L, Sansone F, Sissa C, Terenziani F. A calixarene-based fluorescent ratiometric temperature probe. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:8098-8101. [PMID: 31232416 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc04577e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We report the first macrocycle-based ratiometric molecular thermometer exploiting the conformational thermosensitivity of a calixarene functionalized with two different fluorophores. Thanks to the dependence on temperature of the efficiency of excitation energy transfer between the organic fluorophores, the thermometer works over a 60 °C-wide temperature range with a sensitivity of 4% °C-1.
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- Brunella Bardi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Savchuk OA, Silvestre OF, Adão RMR, Nieder JB. GFP fluorescence peak fraction analysis based nanothermometer for the assessment of exothermal mitochondria activity in live cells. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7535. [PMID: 31101860 PMCID: PMC6525231 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44023-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Nanothermometry methods with intracellular sensitivities have the potential to make important contributions to fundamental cell biology and medical fields, as temperature is a relevant physical parameter for molecular reactions to occur inside the cells and changes of local temperature are well identified therapeutic strategies. Here we show how the GFP can be used to assess temperature-based on a novel fluorescence peak fraction method. Further, we use standard GFP transfection reagents to assess temperature intracellularly in HeLa cells expressing GFP in the mitochondria. High thermal resolution and sensitivity of around 0.26% °C-1 and 2.5% °C-1, were achieved for wt-GFP in solution and emGFP-Mito within the cell, respectively. We demonstrate that the GFP-based nanothermometer is suited to directly follow the temperature changes induced by a chemical uncoupler reagent that acts on the mitochondria. The spatial resolution allows distinguishing local heating variations within the different cellular compartments. Our discovery may lead to establishing intracellular nanothermometry as a standard method applicable to the wide range of live cells able to express GFP.
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- Oleksandr A Savchuk
- Department of Nanophotonics, Ultrafast Bio- and Nanophotonics group, INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Nanophotonics, Ultrafast Bio- and Nanophotonics group, INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Nanophotonics, Ultrafast Bio- and Nanophotonics group, INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Nanophotonics, Ultrafast Bio- and Nanophotonics group, INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal.
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Davaji B, Richie JE, Lee CH. Microscale direct measurement of localized photothermal heating in tissue-mimetic hydrogels. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6546. [PMID: 31024016 PMCID: PMC6484085 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42999-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Photothermal hyperthermia is proven to be an effective diagnostic tool for cancer therapy. The efficacy of this method directly relies on understanding the localization of the photothermal effect in the targeted region. Realizing the safe and effective concentration of nano-particles and the irradiation intensity and time requires spatiotemporal temperature monitoring during and after laser irradiation. Due to uniformities of the nanoparticle distribution and the complexities of the microenvironment, a direct temperature measurement in micro-scale is crucial for achieving precise thermal dose control. In this study, a 50 nm thin film nickel resistive temperature sensor was fabricated on a 300 nm SiN membrane to directly measure the local temperature variations of a hydrogel-GNR mixture under laser exposure with 2 mK temperature resolution. The chip-scale approach developed here is an effective tool to investigate localization of photothermal heating for hyperthermia applications for in-vitro and ex-vivo models. Considering the connection between thermal properties, porosity and the matrix stiffness in hydrogels, we present our results using the interplay between matrix stiffness of the hydrogel and its thermal properties: the stiffer the hydrogel, the higher the thermal conductivity resulting in lower photothermal heating. We measured 8.1, 7.4, and 5.6 °C temperature changes (from the room temperature, 20 °C) in hydrogel models with stiffness levels corresponding to adipose (4 kPa), muscle (13 kPa) and osteoid (30 kPa) tissues respectively by exposing them to 2 W/cm2 laser (808 nm) intensity for 150 seconds.
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- Benyamin Davaji
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Yang J, Ling Z, Li BQ, Li R, Mei X. Nanoscale 3D temperature gradient measurement based on fluorescence spectral characteristics of the CdTe quantum dot probe. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:6770-6791. [PMID: 30876256 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.006770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The existing quantum dot temperature measurement techniques can only measure the planar temperature in the cell but fails in 3D temperature investigation. We present a novel method of measuring the 3D temperature field on nano scale, combining fluorescence spectral characteristics of the CdTe quantum dot probe with optical spatial positioning. Based on dual-helix point spread function, a 3D temperature optical measurement system with a resolution of 0.625 °C is established, providing a new perspective of 3D temperature measurement inside the cell. We thus offer an original research tool for further revealing the evolution process of secretions in cell metabolism.
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Zuo Y, Yang T, Zhang Y, Gou Z, Tian M, Kong X, Lin W. Two-photon fluorescent polysiloxane-based films with thermally responsive self switching properties achieved by a unique reversible spirocyclization mechanism. Chem Sci 2018; 9:2774-2781. [PMID: 29732063 PMCID: PMC5914293 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc05080a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The first example of a two-photon fluorescent polysiloxane-based film with fantastic thermal-responsive properties was reported. A unique alkaline tuned reversible spirocyclization mechanism was proposed.
Responsiveness and reversibility are present in nature, and are ubiquitous in biological systems. The realization of reversibility and responsiveness is of great importance in the development of properties and the design of new materials. However, two-photon fluorescent thermal-responsive materials have not been reported to date. Herein, we engineered thermally responsive polysiloxane materials (Dns-non) that exhibited unique two-photon luminescence, and this is the first report about thermally responsive luminescent materials with two-photon fluorescence. The fluorescence of Dns-non could switch from the “on” to “off” state through a facile heating and cooling process, which could be observed by the naked eye. Monitoring the temperature of the CPU in situ was achieved by easily coating D1-non onto the CPU surface, which verified the potential application in devices of Dns-non. A unique alkaline tuned reversible transition mechanism of rhodamine-B from its spirocyclic to its ring-open state was proposed. Furthermore, Dns-non appeared to be a useful cell adhesive for the culture of cells on the surface. We believe that the constructed thermally responsive silicon films which have promising utilization as a new type of functional fluorescent material, may show broad applications in materials chemistry or bioscience.
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- Yujing Zuo
- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Jinan , Shandong 250022 , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Jinan , Shandong 250022 , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Jinan , Shandong 250022 , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Jinan , Shandong 250022 , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Jinan , Shandong 250022 , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Jinan , Shandong 250022 , P. R. China .
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- Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging , School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Jinan , Shandong 250022 , P. R. China .
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Optical visualisation of thermogenesis in stimulated single-cell brown adipocytes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1383. [PMID: 28469146 PMCID: PMC5431191 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00291-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The identification of brown adipose deposits in adults has led to significant interest in targeting this metabolically active tissue for treatment of obesity and diabetes. Improved methods for the direct measurement of heat production as the signature function of brown adipocytes (BAs), particularly at the single cell level, would be of substantial benefit to these ongoing efforts. Here, we report the first application of a small molecule-type thermosensitive fluorescent dye, ERthermAC, to monitor thermogenesis in BAs derived from murine brown fat precursors and in human brown fat cells differentiated from human neck brown preadipocytes. ERthermAC accumulated in the endoplasmic reticulum of BAs and displayed a marked change in fluorescence intensity in response to adrenergic stimulation of cells, which corresponded to temperature change. ERthermAC fluorescence intensity profiles were congruent with mitochondrial depolarisation events visualised by the JC-1 probe. Moreover, the averaged fluorescence intensity changes across a population of cells correlated well with dynamic changes such as thermal power, oxygen consumption, and extracellular acidification rates. These findings suggest ERthermAC as a promising new tool for studying thermogenic function in brown adipocytes of both murine and human origins.
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Uchiyama S, Gota C, Tsuji T, Inada N. Intracellular temperature measurements with fluorescent polymeric thermometers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:10976-10992. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc06203f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Intracellular temperature can be measured using fluorescent polymeric thermometersviatheir temperature-dependent fluorescence signals.
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- Seiichi Uchiyama
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 113-0033
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 113-0033
- Japan
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- Central Laboratories for Key Technologies
- KIRIN Company Limited
- 236-0004 Kanagawa
- Japan
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- The Graduate School of Biological Sciences
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Nara 630-0192
- Japan
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Alaulamie AA, Baral S, Johnson SC, Richardson HH. Targeted Nanoparticle Thermometry: A Method to Measure Local Temperature at the Nanoscale Point Where Water Vapor Nucleation Occurs. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1601989. [PMID: 27699975 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201601989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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An optical nanothermometer technique based on laser trapping, moving and targeted attaching an erbium oxide nanoparticle cluster is developed to measure the local temperature. The authors apply this new nanoscale temperature measuring technique (limited by the size of the nanoparticles) to measure the temperature of vapor nucleation in water. Vapor nucleation is observed after superheating water above the boiling point for degassed and nondegassed water. The average nucleation temperature for water without gas is 560 K but this temperature is lowered by 100 K when gas is introduced into the water. The authors are able to measure the temperature inside the bubble during bubble formation and find that the temperature inside the bubble spikes to over 1000 K because the heat source (optically-heated nanorods) is no longer connected to liquid water and heat dissipation is greatly reduced.
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- Arwa A Alaulamie
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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Su D, Teoh CL, Wang L, Liu X, Chang YT. Motion-induced change in emission (MICE) for developing fluorescent probes. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:4833-4844. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00018a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A new concept of motion-induced change in emission (MICE) in a single molecule for developing fluorescent probes is presented and summarized.
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- Dongdong Su
- Laboratory of Bioimaging Probe Development
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium
- Agency for Science
- Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- 138667 Singapore
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging Probe Development
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium
- Agency for Science
- Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- 138667 Singapore
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging Probe Development
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium
- Agency for Science
- Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- 138667 Singapore
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- Singapore University of Technology and Design
- 487372 Singapore
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging Probe Development
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium
- Agency for Science
- Technology and Research (A*STAR)
- 138667 Singapore
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Ferdinandus, Arai S, Takeoka S, Ishiwata S, Suzuki M, Sato H. Facilely Fabricated Luminescent Nanoparticle Thermosensor for Real-Time Microthermography in Living Animals. ACS Sens 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Ferdinandus
- School
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore (WABIOS), Singapore 138667, Singapore
- Comprehensive
Research Organization, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan
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- Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore (WABIOS), Singapore 138667, Singapore
- Comprehensive
Research Organization, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan
- Department
of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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- Department
of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore (WABIOS), Singapore 138667, Singapore
- Comprehensive
Research Organization, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency,
Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- School
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Bai T, Gu N. Micro/Nanoscale Thermometry for Cellular Thermal Sensing. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:4590-610. [PMID: 27172908 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Temperature is a key parameter to regulate cell function, and biochemical reactions inside a cell in turn affect the intracellular temperature. It's vitally necessary to measure cellular temperature to provide sufficient information to fully understand life science, while the conventional methods are incompetent. Over the last decade, many ingenious thermometers have been developed with the help of nanotechnology, and real-time intracellular temperature measurement at the micro/nanoscale has been realized with high temporal-spatial resolution. With the help of these techniques, several mechanisms of thermogenesis inside cells have been investigated, even in subcellular organelles. Here, current developments in cellular thermometers are highlighted, and a picture of their applications in cell biology is presented. In particular, temperature measurement principle, thermometer design and latest achievements are also introduced. Finally, the existing opportunities and challenges in this ongoing field are discussed.
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- Tingting Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China.
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Cardona-Castro MA, Morales-Sánchez A, Licea-Jiménez L, Alvarez-Quintana J. Si-nanocrystal-based nanofluids for nanothermometry. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:235502. [PMID: 27125568 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/23/235502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The measurement of local temperature in nanoscale volumes is becoming a technological frontier. Photoluminescent nanoparticles and nanocolloids are the natural choice for nanoscale temperature probes. However, the influence of a surrounding liquid on the cryogenic behavior of oxidized Si-nanocrystals (Si-NCs) has never been investigated. In this work, the photoluminescence (PL) of oxidized Si-NCs/alcohol based nanocolloids is measured as a function of the temperature and the molecule length of monohydric alcohols above their melting-freezing point. The results unveil a progressive blue shift on the emission peak which is dependent on the temperature as well as the dielectric properties of the surrounding liquid. Such an effect is analyzed in terms of thermal changes of the Si-NCs bandgap, quantum confinement and the polarization effects of the embedding medium; revealing an important role of the dielectric constant of the surrounding liquid. These results are relevant because they offer a general insight to the fundamental behavior of photoluminescent nanocolloids under a cooling process and moreover, enabling PL tuning based on the dielectric properties of the surrounding liquid. Hence, the variables required to engineer PL of nanofluids are properly identified for use as temperature sensors at the nanoscale.
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- M A Cardona-Castro
- Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S. C. Unidad Monterrey, Alianza Norte # 202, Autopista Monterrey-Aeropuerto Km.10., C.P. 66628 Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico
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Viitala L, Pajari S, Lajunen T, Kontturi LS, Laaksonen T, Kuosmanen P, Viitala T, Urtti A, Murtomäki L. Photothermally Triggered Lipid Bilayer Phase Transition and Drug Release from Gold Nanorod and Indocyanine Green Encapsulated Liposomes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:4554-4563. [PMID: 27089512 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In light-activated liposomal drug delivery systems (DDSs), the light sensitivity can be obtained by a photothermal agent that converts light energy into heat. Excess heat increases the drug permeability of the lipid bilayer, and drug is released as a result. In this work, two near-IR responsive photothermal agents in a model drug delivery system are studied: either gold nanorods (GNRs) encapsulated inside the liposomes or indocyanine green (ICG) embedded into the lipid bilayer. The liposome system is exposed to light, and the heating effect is studied with fluorescent thermometers: laurdan and CdSe quantum dots (QDs). Both photothermal agents are shown to convert light into heat in an extent to cause a phase transition in the surrounding lipid bilayer. This phase transition is also proven with laurdan generalized polarization (GP). In addition to the heating results, we show that the model drug (calcein) is released from the liposomal cavity with both photothermal agents when the light power is sufficient to cause a phase transition in the lipid bilayer.
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- Lauri Viitala
- Department of Chemistry, Aalto University , P.O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Aalto University , P.O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht University , Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Aalto University , P.O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland , P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Aalto University , P.O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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Zhou H, Sharma M, Berezin O, Zuckerman D, Berezin MY. Nanothermometry: From Microscopy to Thermal Treatments. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:27-36. [PMID: 26443335 PMCID: PMC7396319 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Measuring temperature in cells and tissues remotely, with sufficient sensitivity, and in real time presents a new paradigm in engineering, chemistry and biology. Traditional sensors, such as contact thermometers, thermocouples, and electrodes, are too large to measure the temperature with subcellular resolution and are too invasive to measure the temperature in deep tissue. The new challenge requires novel approaches in designing biocompatible temperature sensors-nanothermometers-and innovative techniques for their measurements. In the last two decades, a variety of nanothermometers whose response reflected the thermal environment within a physiological temperature range have been identified as potential sensors. This review covers the principles and aspects of nanothermometer design driven by two emerging areas: single-cell thermogenesis and image guided thermal treatments. The review highlights the current trends in nanothermometry illustrated with recent representative examples.
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- Haiying Zhou
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
- Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University, 1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
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Sakaguchi R, Kiyonaka S, Mori Y. Fluorescent sensors reveal subcellular thermal changes. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2015; 31:57-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Preparation of a magnetofluorescent nano-thermometer and its targeted temperature sensing applications in living cells. Talanta 2015; 131:259-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.07.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Uchiyama S, Tsuji T, Ikado K, Yoshida A, Kawamoto K, Hayashi T, Inada N. A cationic fluorescent polymeric thermometer for the ratiometric sensing of intracellular temperature. Analyst 2015; 140:4498-506. [DOI: 10.1039/c5an00420a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The temperature-dependent fluorescence spectra of a new polymeric thermometer enabled highly sensitive and practical ratiometric temperature sensing inside mammalian cells.
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- Seiichi Uchiyama
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 113-0033
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 113-0033
- Japan
- Central Laboratories for Key Technologies
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- Central Laboratories for Key Technologies
- KIRIN Company Limited
- Kanagawa 236-0004
- Japan
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- Central Laboratories for Key Technologies
- KIRIN Company Limited
- Kanagawa 236-0004
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 113-0033
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Nara 630-0192
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Nara 630-0192
- Japan
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A molecular fluorescent probe for targeted visualization of temperature at the endoplasmic reticulum. Sci Rep 2014; 4:6701. [PMID: 25330751 PMCID: PMC4204065 DOI: 10.1038/srep06701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The dynamics of cellular heat production and propagation remains elusive at a subcellular level. Here we report the first small molecule fluorescent thermometer selectively targeting the endoplasmic reticulum (ER thermo yellow), with the highest sensitivity reported so far (3.9%/°C). Unlike nanoparticle thermometers, ER thermo yellow stains the target organelle evenly without the commonly encountered problem of aggregation, and successfully demonstrates the ability to monitor intracellular temperature gradients generated by external heat sources in various cell types. We further confirm the ability of ER thermo yellow to monitor heat production by intracellular Ca2+ changes in HeLa cells. Our thermometer anchored at nearly-zero distance from the ER, i.e. the heat source, allowed the detection of the heat as it readily dissipated, and revealed the dynamics of heat production in real time at a subcellular level.
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Chakraborty P, Bairi P, Roy B, Nandi AK. Rheological and fluorescent properties of riboflavin–poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hybrid hydrogel with a potentiality of forming Ag nanoparticle. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra09215e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Qiao J, Chen C, Qi L, Liu M, Dong P, Jiang Q, Yang X, Mu X, Mao L. Intracellular temperature sensing by a ratiometric fluorescent polymer thermometer. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:7544-7550. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01154f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Viger ML, Sheng W, Doré K, Alhasan AH, Carling CJ, Lux J, de Gracia Lux C, Grossman M, Malinow R, Almutairi A. Near-infrared-induced heating of confined water in polymeric particles for efficient payload release. ACS NANO 2014; 8:4815-26. [PMID: 24717072 PMCID: PMC4046803 DOI: 10.1021/nn500702g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) light-triggered release from polymeric capsules could make a major impact on biological research by enabling remote and spatiotemporal control over the release of encapsulated cargo. The few existing mechanisms for NIR-triggered release have not been widely applied because they require custom synthesis of designer polymers, high-powered lasers to drive inefficient two-photon processes, and/or coencapsulation of bulky inorganic particles. In search of a simpler mechanism, we found that exposure to laser light resonant with the vibrational absorption of water (980 nm) in the NIR region can induce release of payloads encapsulated in particles made from inherently non-photo-responsive polymers. We hypothesize that confined water pockets present in hydrated polymer particles absorb electromagnetic energy and transfer it to the polymer matrix, inducing a thermal phase change. In this study, we show that this simple and highly universal strategy enables instantaneous and controlled release of payloads in aqueous environments as well as in living cells using both pulsed and continuous wavelength lasers without significant heating of the surrounding aqueous solution.
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- Mathieu L. Viger
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Division of Biology, Department of Neuroscience and Section of Neurobiology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and KACST−UCSD Center of Excellence in Nanomedicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0600, United States
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Pais VF, Lassaletta JM, Fernández R, El‐Sheshtawy HS, Ros A, Pischel U. Organic Fluorescent Thermometers Based on Borylated Arylisoquinoline Dyes. Chemistry 2014; 20:7638-45. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201402027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Vânia F. Pais
- CIQSO—Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus El Carmen s/n, 21071 Huelva (Spain)
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- Institute for Chemical Research (CSIC‐US) c/ Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Seville (Spain)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad of Seville, C/Prof. García González 1, 41012 Seville (Spain)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, 83523 Qena (Egypt)
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- Institute for Chemical Research (CSIC‐US) c/ Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Seville (Spain)
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- CIQSO—Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus El Carmen s/n, 21071 Huelva (Spain)
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Hammerer F, Garcia G, Charles P, Sourdon A, Achelle S, Teulade-Fichou MP, Maillard P. Glycoconjugated porphyrin dimers as robust ratiometric temperature sensors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:9529-32. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03367a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We report the properties of glycoconjugated porphyrin dimers behaving as highly sensitive ratiometric temperature sensors in water.
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- Fabien Hammerer
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et Bioinorganique
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay
- F-91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- CSVB-UMR176
- Institut Curie
- F-91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- UMR CNRS 6226
- IUT de Lannion
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
- F-22302 Lannion cedex, France
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Donner JS, Thompson SA, Alonso-Ortega C, Morales J, Rico LG, Santos SICO, Quidant R. Imaging of plasmonic heating in a living organism. ACS NANO 2013; 7:8666-72. [PMID: 24047507 DOI: 10.1021/nn403659n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Controlling and monitoring temperature at the single cell level has become pivotal in biology and medicine. Indeed, temperature influences many intracellular processes and is also involved as an activator in novel therapies. Aiming to assist such developments, several approaches have recently been proposed to probe cell temperature in vitro. None of them have so far been extended to a living organism. Here we present the first in vivo intracellular temperature imaging. Our technique relies on measuring the fluorescence polarization anisotropy of green fluorescent protein (GFP) on a set of GFP expressing neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). We demonstrate fast and noninvasive monitoring of subdegree temperature changes on a single neuron induced by local photoheating of gold nanoparticles. This simple and biocompatible technique is envisioned to benefit several fields including hyperthermia treatment, selective drug delivery, thermal regulation of gene expression and neuron laser ablation.
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- Jon S Donner
- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park , 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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Vu XH, Levy M, Barroca T, Tran HN, Fort E. Gold nanocrescents for remotely measuring and controlling local temperature. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 24:325501. [PMID: 23863331 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/32/325501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We present a novel technique to remotely measure and control the local temperature within a medium. This technique is based on the observation of the rotational Brownian motion of gold nanocrescent particles, which possess a strong anisotropic light interaction due to their plasmonic properties. Rotational scattering correlation spectroscopy performed on a single nanoparticle is able to determine the local temperature with high accuracy. These nano-thermometers can simultaneously play the role of nano-heaters when absorbing the light of a focused laser beam.
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- Xuan Hoa Vu
- Institut Langevin, ESPCI ParisTech, CNRS UMR 7587 & INSERM ERL U979, 1 rue Jussieu, F-75238 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Wang XD, Wolfbeis OS, Meier RJ. Luminescent probes and sensors for temperature. Chem Soc Rev 2013; 42:7834-69. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60102a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1170] [Impact Index Per Article: 106.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Das S, Chatterjee DP, Samanta S, Nandi AK. Thermo and pH responsive water soluble polythiophene graft copolymer showing logic operation and nitroaromatic sensing. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra42479k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Delehanty JB, Susumu K, Manthe RL, Algar WR, Medintz IL. Active cellular sensing with quantum dots: Transitioning from research tool to reality; a review. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 750:63-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Brites CDS, Lima PP, Silva NJO, Millán A, Amaral VS, Palacio F, Carlos LD. Thermometry at the nanoscale. NANOSCALE 2012; 4:4799-829. [PMID: 22763389 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr30663h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 580] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Non-invasive precise thermometers working at the nanoscale with high spatial resolution, where the conventional methods are ineffective, have emerged over the last couple of years as a very active field of research. This has been strongly stimulated by the numerous challenging requests arising from nanotechnology and biomedicine. This critical review offers a general overview of recent examples of luminescent and non-luminescent thermometers working at nanometric scale. Luminescent thermometers encompass organic dyes, QDs and Ln(3+)ions as thermal probes, as well as more complex thermometric systems formed by polymer and organic-inorganic hybrid matrices encapsulating these emitting centres. Non-luminescent thermometers comprise of scanning thermal microscopy, nanolithography thermometry, carbon nanotube thermometry and biomaterials thermometry. Emphasis has been put on ratiometric examples reporting spatial resolution lower than 1 micron, as, for instance, intracellular thermometers based on organic dyes, thermoresponsive polymers, mesoporous silica NPs, QDs, and Ln(3+)-based up-converting NPs and β-diketonate complexes. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in the development for highly sensitive ratiometric thermometers operating at the physiological temperature range with submicron spatial resolution.
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- Carlos D S Brites
- Department of Physics, CICECO, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Intracellular temperature mapping with a fluorescent polymeric thermometer and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. Nat Commun 2012; 3:705. [PMID: 22426226 PMCID: PMC3293419 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 646] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cellular functions are fundamentally regulated by intracellular temperature, which influences biochemical reactions inside a cell. Despite the important contributions to biological and medical applications that it would offer, intracellular temperature mapping has not been achieved. Here we demonstrate the first intracellular temperature mapping based on a fluorescent polymeric thermometer and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. The spatial and temperature resolutions of our thermometry were at the diffraction limited level (200 nm) and 0.18–0.58 °C. The intracellular temperature distribution we observed indicated that the nucleus and centrosome of a COS7 cell, both showed a significantly higher temperature than the cytoplasm and that the temperature gap between the nucleus and the cytoplasm differed depending on the cell cycle. The heat production from mitochondria was also observed as a proximal local temperature increase. These results showed that our new intracellular thermometry could determine an intrinsic relationship between the temperature and organelle function. Intracellular temperature mapping has not previously been achieved. Now, a fluorescent polymeric thermometer has been developed that can be used in combination with fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy to allow thermometry with spatial and temperature resolutions of 200 nm and 0.18–0.58 ° C.
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Ionescu D, Ganea C. A study of quercetin effects on phospholipid membranes containing cholesterol using Laurdan fluorescence. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL : EBJ 2012; 41:307-318. [PMID: 22302013 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-011-0786-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Quercetin (QCT) is an important bioactive natural compound found in numerous edible plants. Since the lipid bilayer represents an essential compound of the cell membrane, QCT's direct interaction with this structure is of great interest. Therefore, we proposed to study the effects of QCT on DMPC liposomes containing cholesterol (Chol), and for this purpose Laurdan fluorescence was used. As a fluorescent probe, Laurdan is able to detect changes in membrane phase properties. When incorporated in lipid bilayers, Laurdan emits from two different excited states, a non-relaxed one when the bilayer packing is tight and a relaxed state when the bilayer packing is loose. The main tool for quantifying QCT's effects on phospholipid membranes containing Chol has been the analysis, the decomposition of Laurdan emission spectra in sums of two Gaussian functions on energy. This kind of approach has allowed good analysis of the balance between the two emitting states of Laurdan. Our results show that both Laurdan emission states are present to different extents in a wide temperature range for DMPC liposomes with Chol. QCT is decreasing the phase transition temperature in pure DMPC liposomes as proved by generalized polarization (GP) values. QCT also quenches Laurdan fluorescence, depending on the temperature and the presence of Chol in the membrane. Stern-Volmer constants were calculated for different lipid membrane compositions, and the conclusion was that the relaxed state favors the nonradiative transitions of the fluorophore.
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- Diana Ionescu
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", 050474, Bucharest, Romania,
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Application of NBD-Labeled Lipids in Membrane and Cell Biology. SPRINGER SERIES ON FLUORESCENCE 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/4243_2012_43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Maestro LM, Jacinto C, Silva UR, Vetrone F, Capobianco JA, Jaque D, Solé JG. CdTe quantum dots as nanothermometers: towards highly sensitive thermal imaging. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2011; 7:1774-8. [PMID: 21567943 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201002377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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- Laura M Maestro
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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