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Tran TH, Le TH, Nguyen THT, Vong LB, Nguyen TMT, Nguyen NT, Dang PH. Discovery of Alkyl Triphenylphosphonium Pinostrobin Derivatives as Potent Anti-Breast Cancer Agents. Chem Biodivers 2024:e202400864. [PMID: 38699953 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202400864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Pinostrobin demonstrated anticancer properties, but its hydrophobic feature led to a reduction in bioavailability. The mitochondria-targeted approach successfully synthesized eight new alkyl triphenylphosphonium pinostrobin derivatives (1-8) with good yield in this study. Seven compounds (1-3, 5-8) showed greater cytotoxic potency against the human MCF-7 breast cancer cell line than pinostrobin. Molecular docking studies were performed with two important targets in hormone-dependent anticancer strategies, estrogen receptor α (ERα) ligand binding domains, 3ERT (antagonist recognition and antiproliferative function), and 1GWR (agonist recognition and pro-proliferative function). In addition, the MD simulation study of the two most potent compounds (2 and 3) complexed with both ERα forms suggested that compounds 2 and 3 could serve as favourable antagonists. Furthermore, the in silico ADMET prediction indicated that compounds 2 and 3 could be potential drug candidates.
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- Tu Hoai Tran
- VNUHCM University of Science, Organic Chemistry, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, Ho Chi Minh, VIET NAM
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- VNUHCM University of Science, Medicinal Chemistry, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, Ho Chi Minh, VIET NAM
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- International University VNUHCM, School of Biomedical Engineering, Linh Trung, Ho Chi Minh, VIET NAM
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- International University VNUHCM, School of Biomedical Engineering, Linh Trung, Ho Chi Minh, VIET NAM
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- VNUHCM University of Science, Medicinal Chemistry, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, Ho Chi Minh, VIET NAM
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- VNUHCM University of Science, Organic Chemistry, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, Ho Chi Minh, VIET NAM
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- VNUHCM University of Science, Organic Chemistry, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Str., Dist. 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 70000, HCM, VIET NAM
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Huang S, Xu M, Da Q, Jing L, Wang H. Mitochondria-Targeted Nitronyl Nitroxide Radical Nanoparticles for Protection against Radiation-Induced Damage with Antioxidant Effects. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:351. [PMID: 38254840 PMCID: PMC10814804 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Radiotherapy is a non-invasive method that is widely applied to treat and alleviate cancers. However, radiation-induced effects in the immune system are associated with several side effects via an increase in oxidative stress and the inflammatory response. Therefore, it is imperative to develop effective clinical radiological protection strategies for the radiological protection of the normal organs and immune system in these patients. To explore more effective radioprotective agents with minimal toxicity, a mitochondria-targeted nitronyl nitroxide radical with a triphenylphosphine ion (TPP-NIT) was synthesized and its nanoparticles (NPs-TPP-NIT) were prepared and characterized. The TPP-NIT nanoparticles (NPs-TPP-NIT) were narrow in their size distribution and uniformly distributed; they showed good drug encapsulation efficiency and a low hemolysis rate (<3%). The protective effect of NPs-TPP-NIT against X-ray irradiation-induced oxidative damage was measured in vitro and in vivo. The results show that NPs-TPP-NIT were associated with no obvious cytotoxicity to L-02 cells when the concentration was below 1.5 × 10-2 mmol. NPs-TPP-NIT enhanced the survival rate of L-02 cells significantly under 2, 4, 6, and 8 Gy X-ray radiation exposure; the survival rate of mice was highest after 6 Gy X-ray irradiation. The results also show that NPs-TPP-NIT could increase superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and decrease malondialdehyde (MDA) levels after the L-02 cells were exposed to 6.0 Gy of X-ray radiation. Moreover, NPs-TPP-NIT could significantly inhibit cell apoptosis. NPs-TPP-NIT significantly increased the mouse survival rate after irradiation. NPs-TPP-NIT displayed a marked ability to reduce the irradiation-induced depletion of red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets (PLTs). These results demonstrate the feasibility of using NPs-TPP-NIT to provide protection from radiation-induced damage. In conclusion, this study revealed that NPs-TPP-NIT may be promising radioprotectors and could therefore be applied to protect healthy tissues and organs from radiation during the treatment of cancer with radiotherapy.
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- Shigao Huang
- Department of Cell Biology, National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, The Air Force Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, The Air Force Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China
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- Centre for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China; (Q.D.); (L.J.)
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- Centre for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China; (Q.D.); (L.J.)
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China
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Wang D, Yi H, Geng S, Jiang C, Liu J, Duan J, Zhang Z, Shi J, Song H, Guo Z, Zhang K. Photoactivated DNA Nanodrugs Damage Mitochondria to Improve Gene Therapy for Reversing Chemoresistance. ACS Nano 2023; 17:16923-16934. [PMID: 37606317 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c04002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major cause of chemotherapy failure in oncology, and gene therapy is an excellent measure to reverse MDR. However, conventional gene therapy only modulates the expression of MDR-associated proteins but hardly affects their existing function, thus limiting the efficiency of tumor treatment. Herein, we designed a photoactivated DNA nanodrug (MCD@TMPyP4@DOX) to improve tumor chemosensitivity through the downregulation of MDR-related genes and mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT). The self-assembled DNA nanodrug encodes the mucin 1 (MUC1) aptamer and the cytochrome C (CytC) aptamer to facilitate its selective targeting to the mitochondria in tumor cells; the encoded P-gp DNAzyme can specifically cleave the substrate and silence MDR1 mRNA with the help of Mg2+ cofactors. Under near-infrared (NIR) light irradiation, PDT generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) that precisely damage the mitochondria of tumor cells and break single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) to activate MCD@TMPyP4@DOX self-disassembly for release of DOX and DNAzyme. We have demonstrated that this multifunctional DNA nanodrug has high drug delivery capacity and biosafety. It enables downregulation of P-gp expression while reducing the ATP on which P-gp pumps out drugs, improving the latency of gene therapy and synergistically reducing DOX efflux to sensitize tumor chemotherapy. We envision that this gene-modulating DNA nanodrug based on damaging mitochondria is expected to provide an important perspective for sensitizing tumor chemotherapy.
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- Danyu Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Lu Z, Gao Z, Song H, Zhou Y, Yuan W, Wang X, Zhang L, Hong Y, Meng Y, Hu J, Zheng G, Chang C. Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Action Mechanism Study of New Mitochondria-Targeted Curcumin Derivative as Potential Antitumor Drugs. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202300086. [PMID: 37294554 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202300086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mitochondria have emerged as important targets in cancer therapy due to their key role in regulating energy supply, maintaining redox homeostasis, and intrinsic apoptosis. Curcumin (CUR) has shown promise in inhibiting the proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells by inducing apoptosis and arresting cell cycle. However, the clinical application of CUR has been limited by its low stability and poor tumor selectivity. To address these issues, the novel mitochondria-targeted curcumin derivatives were synthesized through the unilateral coupling (CUR-T) or bilateral coupling (CUR-2T) of curcumin's phenolic hydroxy groups with triphenyl phosphorus via ester bond. The aim was to achieve better stability, higher tumor selectivity, and stronger curative efficacy. The results of stability and biological experiments indicated that both stability and cytotoxicity were arranged in descending order of CUR-2T>CUR-T>CUR. In ovarian cancer cells (A2780 cells), CUR-2T showed well-defined preferential selectivity towards cancer cells and exhibited efficient anticancer efficacy due to its superior mitochondria accumulation ability. Subsequently, the mitochondrial redox balance was disrupted, accompanied by increased ROS levels, decreased ATP levels, dissipated MMP, and increased G0 /G1 phase arrest, leading to a higher apoptotic rate. In summary, the results of this study suggest that CUR-2T holds substantial promise for further development as a potential agent for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- Zhuhang Lu
- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Plant, Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442000, P. R. China
- Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, P. R. China
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- Institute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430065, P. R. China
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Wang J, Liu X, Yin F, Xu Y, Fu B, Li J, Qin Z. Triphenylphosphonium (TPP)-Conjugated Quinolone Analogs Displayed Significantly Enhanced Fungicidal Activity Superior to Its Parent Molecule. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:685. [PMID: 37367621 DOI: 10.3390/jof9060685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Although 1-hydroxy-4-quinolone derivatives, such as 2-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide (HQNO), aurachin C, and floxacrine, have been reported as effective cytochrome bc1 complex inhibitors, the bioactivity of these products is not ideal, presumably due to their low bioavailability in tissues, particularly their poor solubility and low mitochondrial accumulation. In order to overcome the drawbacks of these compounds and develop their use as agricultural fungicides acting by cytochrome bc1 inhibition, in this study, three novel mitochondria-targeting quinolone analogs (mitoQNOs) were designed and synthesized by conjugating triphenylphosphonium (TPP) with quinolone. They exhibited greatly enhanced fungicidal activity compared to the parent molecule, especially mitoQNO11, which showed high antifungal activity against Phytophthora capsici and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum with EC50 values of 7.42 and 4.43 μmol/L, respectively. In addition, mitoQNO11 could inhibit the activity of the cytochrome bc1 complex of P. capsici in a dose-dependent manner and effectively depress its respiration and ATP production. The greatly decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and massively generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) strongly suggested that the inhibition of complex III led to the leakage of free electrons, which resulted in the damage of the pathogen cell structure. The results of this study indicated that TPP-conjugated QNOs might be used as agricultural fungicides by conjugating them with TPP.
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- Jiayao Wang
- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Pharmaceutical Institute, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Yang F, Yu W, Yu Q, Liu X, Liu C, Lu C, Liao X, Liu Y, Peng N. Mitochondria-Targeted Nanosystem with Reactive Oxygen Species-Controlled Release of CO to Enhance Photodynamic Therapy of PCN-224 by Sensitizing Ferroptosis. Small 2023; 19:e2206124. [PMID: 36693788 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The apoptosis-resistant mechanism of photodynamic therapy (PDT) usually results in limited therapeutic efficacy. The development of new strategies for sensitizing targeted ferroptosis that bypass apoptosis resistance is of great significance to improve the antitumor efficacy of PDT. In this study, a novel amphiphilic copolymer whose main chain contains reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive groups and the end of side chains contains triphenylphosphine is synthesized, to encapsulate porphyrinic metal-organic framework PCN-224 via self-assembly which are hydrothermally synthesized by coordination of zirconium (IV) with tetra-kis(4-caboxyphenyl) porphyrin, and loaded carbon monoxide releasing molecule 401 (CORM-401) by their hollow structures (PCN-CORM), and finally, surface-coated with hyaluronic acid. The nanosystem can sequentially localize to mitochondria which is an important target to induce apoptosis and ferroptosis in cancer cells. Upon excitation with near-infrared light, PCN-224 is activated to produce amounts of ROS, and simultaneously triggers the rapid intracellular release of CO. More importantly, the released CO can sensitize ferroptosis and promote apoptosis to significantly enhance the antitumor efficacy of PCN-224 both in vitro and in vivo. These results illustrate that the mitochondria-targeted drug delivery system combined PDT with CO leads to an effective antitumor efficacy, which maybe a promising way to enhance the treatment efficiency of PDT.
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- Futing Yang
- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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Zhong K, Yao Y, Sun X, Wang Y, Tang L, Li X, Zhang J, Yan X, Li J. Mitochondria-Targeted Fluorescent Turn-On Probe for Rapid Detection of Bisulfite/Sulfite in Water and Food Samples. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:5159-5165. [PMID: 35420802 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Bisulfite (HSO3-)/Sulfite (SO32-) is widely used as a food additive, but excessive use often leads to serious consequences, so the detection of HSO3-/SO32- is of great importance. In this paper, a novel 1,4-diethylpiperazine-modified coumarin-benzopyran derivative (probe QLP) has been synthesized and characterized. In PBS (10 mM, pH = 7.4), QLP displays good selectivity and is sensitive for HSO3-/SO32- over various analytes with fluorescent "OFF-ON" rapid responding (2 min), long-wavelength emission (600 nm), and a detection limit of 177 nM. With the treatment of HSO3-/SO32-, the color of the QLP solution obviously changes from blue-green to yellow, and the fluorescent color of QLP changes from colorless to amaranth. The fluorescence-enhanced mechanism is qualitatively evaluated by density functional theory calculations using the CAM-B3LYP/6-31G (d) method, which reveals that the photoinduced electron transfer leads to the fluorescence emission of the QLP-SO3H adduct. Importantly, nontoxic QLP can be used to detect HSO3-/SO32- in sugar, natural water samples, and living cells and localized to the mitochondria and monitor the mitochondrial HSO3-/SO32- level.
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- Keli Zhong
- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering; College of Food Science and Technology, Food Safety Key Lab of Liaoning Province; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Storage, Processing and Safety Control Technology for Fresh Agricultural and Aquatic Products, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering; College of Food Science and Technology, Food Safety Key Lab of Liaoning Province; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Storage, Processing and Safety Control Technology for Fresh Agricultural and Aquatic Products, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering; College of Food Science and Technology, Food Safety Key Lab of Liaoning Province; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Storage, Processing and Safety Control Technology for Fresh Agricultural and Aquatic Products, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering; College of Food Science and Technology, Food Safety Key Lab of Liaoning Province; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Storage, Processing and Safety Control Technology for Fresh Agricultural and Aquatic Products, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering; College of Food Science and Technology, Food Safety Key Lab of Liaoning Province; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Storage, Processing and Safety Control Technology for Fresh Agricultural and Aquatic Products, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering; College of Food Science and Technology, Food Safety Key Lab of Liaoning Province; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Storage, Processing and Safety Control Technology for Fresh Agricultural and Aquatic Products, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brewing Molecular Engineering of China Light Industry, Beijing 100048, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering; College of Food Science and Technology, Food Safety Key Lab of Liaoning Province; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Storage, Processing and Safety Control Technology for Fresh Agricultural and Aquatic Products, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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Chen Y, Zhao R, Tang C, Zhang C, Xu W, Wu L, Wang Y, Ye D, Liang Y. Design and Development of a Bioorthogonal, Visualizable and Mitochondria-Targeted Hydrogen Sulfide (H 2 S) Delivery System. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202112734. [PMID: 34806810 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) is an important endogenous gasotransmitter, but the targeted delivery and real-time feedback of exogenous H2 S are still challenging. With the aid of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we designed a new 1,3-dithiolium-4-olate (DTO) compound, which can react with a strained alkyne via the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and the retro-Diels-Alder reaction to generate carbonyl sulfide (COS) as the precursor of H2 S, and a thiophene derivative with turn-on fluorescence. Moreover, the diphenylamino substituent in DTO greatly increases the mitochondrial targeting of this H2 S delivery system. Such a bioorthogonal click-and-release reaction has integrated three functions in one system for the first time: (1) in situ controllable H2 S release, (2) concomitant fluorescence response, and (3) mitochondria-targeted delivery. In addition, we investigated the mitochondrial membrane potential loss alleviation by using this system in H9c2 cells under oxidative stress.
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- Yinghan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Li X, Ma L, Fu P. The Mitochondrion-Targeted Antioxidants in Kidney Disease. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:4190-4206. [PMID: 33081669 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666201020151124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mitochondria are a potent source of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and are vulnerable to oxidative damage. Mitochondria dysfunction could result in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) decrease and cell death. The kidney is an ATP-consuming organ, and the relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and renal disease has been long noted. Mitochondrial targeting is a novel strategy for kidney diseases. At present, there are several ways to target mitochondria, such as the addition of a triphenylphosphonium cation, mitochondria-targeted peptides, and nanocarrier. There are also a variety of choices for the payload, such as nitroxides, quinone derivates, vitamins and so on. This review summarized the chemical and also clinical characteristics of various mitochondria- targeted antioxidants and focused on their application and perspectives in kidney diseases.
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- Xinrui Li
- Division of Nephrology and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Feng Y, Qin G, Chang S, Jing Z, Zhang Y, Wang Y. Antitumor Effect of Hyperoside Loaded in Charge Reversed and Mitochondria-Targeted Liposomes. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:3073-3089. [PMID: 33953556 PMCID: PMC8091078 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s297716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Introduction Hyperoside (HYP), a flavonol glycoside compound, has been shown to significantly inhibit the proliferation of malignant tumors. Mitochondria serve as both “energy factories” and “suicide weapon stores” of cells. Targeted delivery of cytotoxic drugs to the mitochondria of tumor cells and tumor vascular cells is a promising strategy to improve the efficacy of chemotherapy. Objective We report a novel dual-functional liposome system possessing both extracellular charge reversal and mitochondrial targeting properties to enhance drug accumulation in mitochondria and trigger apoptosis of cancer cells. Methods L-lysine was used as a linker to connect 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride (DMA) and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DSPE) to yield a new compound, DSPE-Lys-DMA (DLD). Then, DLD was mixed with other commercially available lipids to form charge reversed and mitochondria-targeted liposomes (DLD-Lip). The size, morphology, zeta potential, serum stability, and protein adsorption of the HYP loaded DLD-Lip (HYP/DLD-Lip) were measured. The release profile, cellular uptake, in vitro and in vivo toxicity, and anticancer activity of HYP/DLD-Lip were investigated. Results The results showed that the mean diameter of the liposomes was less than 200 nm. The zeta potential of the liposomes was negative at pH 7.4. However, the zeta potential was positive at weak acidic pH values with the cleavage of the DMA amide. The charge reversion of HYP/DLD-Lip facilitated the cellular internalization and mitochondrial accumulation for enhanced antitumor effect. The strongest tumor growth inhibition (TGI 88.79%) without systemic toxicity was observed in DLD/HYP-Lips-treated CBRH-7919 tumor xenograft BALB/C mice. Conclusion The charge reversed and mitochondria-targeted liposomes represented a promising anticancer drug delivery system for enhanced anticancer therapeutic efficacy.
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- Yufei Feng
- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica in Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica in Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica in Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica in Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica in Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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Wang JL, Zhang L, Zhao MJ, Zhang T, Liu Y, Jiang FL. Mitochondria-Targeted BODIPY Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photothermal and Photoacoustic Imaging In Vivo. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2021; 4:1760-1770. [PMID: 35014522 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Short-wavelength absorption and emission (<600 nm), hydrophobicity, and low selectivity have greatly restricted the biomedical applications of BODIPY. Herein, a series of mitochondria-targeted BODIPY nanoparticles with a cationic triphenylphosphine (TPP) group (Mito-BDP1-5 NPs) bearing different lengths of ethylene glycol (0-4 units), along with HO-BDP5 without a cationic TPP group for comparison, have been rationally designed and prepared to investigate the interplay between their structures and the related properties. Our studies found that Mito-BDP1-4 NPs showed a tendency of aggregation and precipitation while Mito-BDP5 NPs could be stable in aqueous solutions. Compared with HO-BDP5, tailor-made Mito-BDP5 possessed a high photothermal conversion efficiency (PCE) of 76.6 vs 9.0% and exhibited the highest photoinduced cytotoxicity. Upon NIR irradiation, the temperature induced by Mito-BDP5 NPs increased rapidly from room temperature to 76.0 °C in vitro and 50.0 °C at the tumor site in vivo within 5 min. Furthermore, effective mitochondrial imaging in vitro, photothermal imaging (PTI), and photoacoustic imaging (PAI) in vivo were achieved. In this paper, we developed tailor-made photothermal agents for targeting mitochondria and enhancing the PTI and PAI performances, which could be potentially applied in clinical precision theranostics.
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- Jiang-Lin Wang
- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, and College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, and College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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Chen Y, Feng X, Li L, Song K, Zhang L. Preparation and antitumor evaluation of hinokiflavone hybrid micelles with mitochondria targeted for lung adenocarcinoma treatment. Drug Deliv 2021; 27:565-574. [PMID: 32252563 PMCID: PMC7178856 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2020.1748760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hinokiflavone (HF) is a natural biflavonoid extracted from medicinal plants such as Selaginella tamariscina and Platycladus orientalis. HF plays a crucial role in the treatment of several cancers. However, its poor solubility, instability, and low bioavailability have limited its use. In this study, soluplus/d-α-tocopherol acid polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS)/dequalinium (DQA) was applied to improve the solubilization efficiency and stability of HF. HF hybrid micelles were prepared via thin-film hydration method. The physicochemical properties of micelles, including particle size, zeta potential, encapsulation efficiency, drug loading, CMC value, and stability were investigated. The in vitro cytotoxicity assay showed that the cytotoxicity of the HF hybrid micelles was higher than that of free HF. In addition, the HF hybrid micelles improved anticancer efficacy and induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, which is associated with the high levels of ROS inducing decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, promoting apoptosis of tumor cells. Furthermore, in vivo tumor suppression, smaller tumor volume and increased expression of pro-apoptotic proteins were found in nude mice treated with HF hybrid micelles, suggesting that HF hybrid micelles had stronger tumor suppressive activity compared with free HF. In summary, HF hybrid micelles developed in this study enhanced antitumor effect, which may be a potential drug delivery system for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Yuting Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, PR China
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- The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, PR China
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He X, Zheng Z, Zhang F, Xu C, Xu W, Ye L, Sun X, Zhou Z, Shen J. Mitochondria-Targeted Chemosensor to Discriminately and Continuously Visualize HClO and H 2S with Multiresponse Fluorescence Signals for In Vitro and In Vivo Bioimaging. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2020; 3:7886-7897. [PMID: 35019529 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bioactive molecules play a vital role in the process of regulating the redox balance in the intracellular environment, especially in maintaining the function of organelles. To explore the association and function of bioactive molecules in organelles, it is essential to develop a chemosensor tool that uses multiresponse fluorescence signals to distinguish between and track two related bioactive molecules in organelles. However, the development of sensors with multiresponse functions is still a challenging task. Herein, we present a unique and practical single chemosensor (Mito-CTC) that can monitor HClO (as an oxidative substance) and H2S (as a reductive substance) in mitochondria (organelle targeting) with multiresponse fluorescence signals. The response of the sensor to HClO and H2S changes from red to green and blue channel emission simultaneously, respectively, thereby providing a specific signal response to reductive/oxidative substances in the mitochondria. Using a single chemosensor, we have realized multichannel bioimaging of the exogenous and endogenous HClO and H2S in cellular mitochondria. Additionally, the excellent properties of the sensor Mito-CTC can be used to reveal the relationship between HClO and H2S in mitochondria. Meanwhile, Mito-CTC has been endowed with the ability to image in bacteria and zebrafish attributed to the good permeability and low cytotoxicity. Expectantly, drug-induced liver injury (DILI) caused by fluoxetine (an antidepressant drug) and the degree of drug-induced toxicity to the liver were evaluated using Mito-CTC through discriminating and imaging HClO, indicating that Mito-CTC has the potential function of evaluating the toxicity of the drug to the liver.
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- Xiaojun He
- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Luoyang Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Food and Drug, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- Luoyang Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Food and Drug, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Luoyang Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Food and Drug, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China.,Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis & Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325001, China
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Wang Y, Zhang T, Hou C, Zu M, Lu Y, Ma X, Jia D, Xue P, Kang Y, Xu Z. Mitochondria-Specific Anticancer Drug Delivery Based on Reduction-Activated Polyprodrug for Enhancing the Therapeutic Effect of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:29330-29340. [PMID: 31329411 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mitochondria-targeting cancer therapies have achieved unprecedented advances attributed to their superior ability for improving drug delivery efficiency and producing an enhanced therapeutic effect. Herein, we report a mitochondria-targeting camptothecin (CPT) polyprodrug system (MCPS) covalently decorated with a high-proportioned CPT content, which can realize drug release specifically responsive to a tumor microenvironment. The nonlinear structure of MCPS can form water-soluble unimolecular micelles with high micellar stability and improved drug accumulation in tumoral cells/tissues. Furthermore, a classical mitochondria-targeting agent, triphenylphosphonium bromide, was tethered in this prodrug system, which causes mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization and mediates the transport of CPT into mitochondria. The disulfide bond in MCPS can be cleaved by an intracellular reductant such as glutathione, leading to enhanced destruction of mitochondria DNA and cell apoptosis induced by a high level of reactive oxygen species. The systematic analyses both in vitro and in vivo indicated the excellent tumor inhibition effect and biosafety of MCPS, which is believed to be an advantageous nanoplatform for subcellular organelle-specific chemotherapy of cancer.
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Children's Hospital , Shanghai Jiaotong University , No. 355 Luding Road , Shanghai 200062 , P. R. China
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Ni Y, Zhang H, Chai C, Peng B, Zhao A, Zhang J, Li L, Zhang C, Ma B, Bai H, Lim K, Huang W. Mitochondria-Targeted Two-Photon Fluorescent Photosensitizers for Cancer Cell Apoptosis via Spatial Selectability. Adv Healthc Mater 2019; 8:e1900212. [PMID: 31081268 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201900212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Organelle-targeted photosensitizers have been reported to be effective cell apoptosis agents. Mitochondria is recognized as an ideal target for cancer treatment due to its central role in oxidative metabolism and apoptosis. Meanwhile, two-photon (TP) fluorescence microscopy has become a powerful tool for fluorescence imaging in biological events based on its minimizing photodamage/photobleaching and intrinsic 3D resolution in deep tissues and in vivo. In this study, a series of novel mitochondrial-targeted TP fluorescent photosensitizers (TP-tracers) are designed, synthesized, and systematically investigated. These TP-tracers exhibit extraordinary anti-interference capability among different cations, anions, and amino acids as well as the insensitivity to the changes of pH and complex biological environments. TP-tracers are further used in fluorescence living cells, Drosophila brains, and zebrafish imaging with low cytotoxicity, excellent mitochondria-targeting, and TP properties. The results demonstrate efficient mitochondria-targeting cell selective apoptosis based on TP-activated cancer cells with highly single cell selectivity, and the pharmacokinetic study reveals that MitoY2 does not have accumulation in rats. It is believed that these molecules hold great potential in TP-related smart phototherapy.
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- Yun Ni
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 210009 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 210009 P. R. China
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- National Neuroscience Institute Singapore 308433 Singapore
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- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE)Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 210009 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 210009 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE)Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- National Neuroscience Institute Singapore 308433 Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 210009 P. R. China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE)Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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Li WQ, Wang Z, Hao S, He H, Wan Y, Zhu C, Sun LP, Cheng G, Zheng SY. Mitochondria-Targeting Polydopamine Nanoparticles To Deliver Doxorubicin for Overcoming Drug Resistance. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:16793-16802. [PMID: 28481505 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b01540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mitochondria play a critical role in diverse cellular processes, such as energy production and apoptosis regulation. The mitochondria-targeted drug delivery is becoming a potential novel strategy for overcoming drug resistance in cancer therapy. Herein, we synthesize nature-inspired dopamine-derived polydopamine (PDA) nanoparticles. Using triphenylphosphonium (TPP) as the mitochondrial penetration molecule to improve the target efficiency, we synthesize poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-modified PDA (PDA-PEG) and TPP-functionalized PEG-modified PDA (PDA-PEG-TPP) nanoparticles. Then anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded on PDA-PEG and PDA-PEG-TPP (PDA-PEG-DOX and PDA-PEG-TPP-DOX) nanoparticles, which are apt to deliver DOX to cell nuclei and mitochondria, respectively. To mimic the repeated anticancer drug treatment in clinical cases, we repeatedly treated the MDA-MD-231 cancer cells for a long time using DOX-loaded nanoparticles and find that the mitochondria targeting PDA-PEG-TPP-DOX has higher potential to overcome the drug resistance than the regular delivery nanoparticles PDA-PEG-DOX. These results indicate the promising potential of applying PDA-PEG-TPP-DOX nanoparticles in mitochondria-targeted drug delivery to overcome the drug resistance in long-time anticancer chemotherapy.
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- Wen-Qing Li
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Material Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Han C, Yang H, Chen M, Su Q, Feng W, Li F. Mitochondria-Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorescent Off-On Probe for Selective Detection of Cysteine in Living Cells and in Vivo. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015; 7:27968-75. [PMID: 26618279 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Cysteine (Cys) plays crucial roles in biological systems and in mitochondrial processes. Highly selective probes for specific detection of mitochondrial Cys over other biological thiols are rare. Herein, we designed and synthesized a mitochondria-targetable near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent off-on probe, NFL1, based on a fluorescein derivative for Cys detection. Probe NFL1 has a lipophilic cation unit as the mitochondria biomarker and an acrylate group as the Cys-recognition unit as well as a fluorescence quencher. The probe itself is nonfluorescent due to the photoinduced electron transfer process. Upon addition of Cys, marked enhancement in the NIR emission (735 nm) can be monitored due to cleavage of the acrylate moiety. This probe had great sensitivity and selectivity for the rapid detection of Cys over homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH) with an ultralow detection limit of 14.5 nM. More importantly, the probe successfully targeted mitochondria, detected endogenous Cys, and assessed mitochondrial oxidative stress in living cells. Probe NFL1 was also capable of detecting and imaging Cys in living nude mice, indicating its significant potential in biological applications.
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- Chunmiao Han
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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