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Fosnacht KG, Pluth MD. Activity-Based Fluorescent Probes for Hydrogen Sulfide and Related Reactive Sulfur Species. Chem Rev 2024; 124:4124-4257. [PMID: 38512066 PMCID: PMC11141071 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is not only a well-established toxic gas but also an important small molecule bioregulator in all kingdoms of life. In contemporary biology, H2S is often classified as a "gasotransmitter," meaning that it is an endogenously produced membrane permeable gas that carries out essential cellular processes. Fluorescent probes for H2S and related reactive sulfur species (RSS) detection provide an important cornerstone for investigating the multifaceted roles of these important small molecules in complex biological systems. A now common approach to develop such tools is to develop "activity-based probes" that couple a specific H2S-mediated chemical reaction to a fluorescent output. This Review covers the different types of such probes and also highlights the chemical mechanisms by which each probe type is activated by specific RSS. Common examples include reduction of oxidized nitrogen motifs, disulfide exchange, electrophilic reactions, metal precipitation, and metal coordination. In addition, we also outline complementary activity-based probes for imaging reductant-labile and sulfane sulfur species, including persulfides and polysulfides. For probes highlighted in this Review, we focus on small molecule systems with demonstrated compatibility in cellular systems or related applications. Building from breadth of reported activity-based strategies and application, we also highlight key unmet challenges and future opportunities for advancing activity-based probes for H2S and related RSS.
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- Kaylin G. Fosnacht
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-1253, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-1253, United States
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Wang W, Gan Y, Jiang H, Fang M, Wu Z, Zhu W, Li C. A Novel DNBS-based Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of H 2S in Cells and on Test Strips. J Fluoresc 2024:10.1007/s10895-024-03660-6. [PMID: 38502406 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03660-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays a key role in the physiology and pathology of organisms, and H2S in the environment is easily absorbed and harmful to health. It is of great significance to develop a probe with good selectivity, high sensitivity and good stability that can detect hydrogen sulfide inside and outside organisms. In this work, we designed a novel "turn-on" fluorescent probe CIM-SDB for the detection of H2S. The probe CIM-SDB used indene-carbazole as the fluorophore and 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl as the recognition site. The probe CIM-SDB exhibited high selectivity and sensitivity to H2S (detection limit as low as 123 nM). Moreover, the probe CIM-SDB was successfully applied to the detection of intracellular exogenous and endogenous H2S, and the test strips prepared by the probe CIM-SDB could realize the convenient and rapid detection of H2S.
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- Wenxiang Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China.
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Polymer Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, PR China
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Zhu J, Chen W, Yang L, Zhang Y, Cheng B, Gu W, Li Q, Miao Q. A Self-Sustaining Near-Infrared Afterglow Chemiluminophore for High-Contrast Activatable Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318545. [PMID: 38247345 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
Afterglow imaging holds great promise for ultrasensitive bioimaging due to its elimination of autofluorescence. Self-sustaining afterglow molecules (SAMs), which enable all-in-one photon sensitization, chemical defect formation and afterglow generation, possess a simplified, reproducible, and efficient superiority over commonly used multi-component systems. However, there is a lack of SAMs, particularly those with much brighter near-infrared (NIR) emission and structural flexibility for building high-contrast activatable imaging probes. To address these issues, this study for the first time reports a methylene blue derivative-based self-sustaining afterglow agent (SAN-M) with brighter NIR afterglow chemiluminescence peaking at 710 nm. By leveraging the structural flexibility and tunability, an activatable nanoprobe (SAN-MO) is customized for simultaneously activatable fluoro-photoacoustic and afterglow imaging of peroxynitrite (ONOO- ), notably with a superior activation ratio of 4523 in the afterglow mode, which is at least an order of magnitude higher than other reported activatable afterglow systems. By virtue of the elimination of autofluorescence and ultrahigh activation contrast, SAN-MO enables early monitoring of the LPS-induced acute inflammatory response within 30 min upon LPS stimulation and precise image-guided resection of tiny metastatic tumors, which is unattainable for fluorescence imaging.
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- Jieli Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Luo J, Zong P, Qin W, Chen Y, Wang X, Kong F, Liu K. Construction of a novel chitosan-based macromolecular nanoprobe for specific fluorescent detection of H 2S in live animals. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 250:126135. [PMID: 37558016 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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H2S is one of the signal molecules in live organisms and a poisonous gas, which is closely related to our life. The traditional synthetic small molecular organic probes often have the disadvantages of low biocompatibility. In this paper, a fluorescent nanoprobe for detecting H2S in live organisms was constructed based on chitosan. The structure of CH-CN was characterized by infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), XRD and scanning electron microscope (SEM). In the presence of Na2S, the fluorescence intensity at 560 nm was significantly enhanced, and showed high selectivity and sensitivity toward H2S. Based on the good fluorescence response of CH-CN, the probe was also successfully applied to H2S imaging in HepG2 cells and zebrafish. These experimental results indicate that the probe has lower cytotoxicity and excellent stability. The present research shows a typical example of construction of chitosan-based macromolecular fluorescent materials and their bio-imaging application.
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- Jinlan Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology of Shandong Province/Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology of Shandong Province/Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250353, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology of Shandong Province/Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology of Shandong Province/Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology of Shandong Province/Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology of Shandong Province/Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, 250353, China.
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Ma Y, Wang X, Wang Z, Zhang G, Chen X, Zhang Y, Luo Y, Gao G, Zhou X. A water-soluble NIR fluorescent probe capable of rapid response and selective detection of hydrogen sulfide in food samples and living cells. Talanta 2023; 256:124303. [PMID: 36724692 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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DDAO (1,3-Dichloro-7-hydroxy-9,9-dimethyl-2(9H)-acridone) is a near-infrared (NIR) fluorophore that has received increasing attention in recent years, exhibiting near-infrared emission at 658 nm, low pKa (∼5.0), good water solubility and high quantum yield (Φ = 0.39). The reported DDAO-based fluorescent probes can be applied to biological imaging ofenzymes and other substances in vivo with high sensitivity and selectivity. Herein, using -OCN as the detection group, a novel NIR H2S fluorescent probe DDAO-CN based on DDAO was designed and synthesized. In PBS buffer (10 mM, pH 7.4), probe DDAO-CN displayed specific selection, short response time (within 10 s) and low detection limit (4.3 nM) towards to H2S under the catalysis of CTAB. At the same time, the probe is able to sense H2S gas produced by food spoilage via the fluorescent test strip loaded with DDAO-CN. Moreover, since the probe has optimal pH range (6.0-9.0), it has been successfully used for bioimaging H2S in the HeLa cells with low cytotoxicity.
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- Yanhui Ma
- College of Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Cangzhou, 061100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China
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- College of Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Cangzhou, 061100, China
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- College of Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Cangzhou, 061100, China
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- College of Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Cangzhou, 061100, China
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- College of Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Cangzhou, 061100, China
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- College of Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Cangzhou, 061100, China
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- College of Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Cangzhou, 061100, China.
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- College of Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Cangzhou, 061100, China.
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Chen X, Cai W, Liu G, Tu Y, Fan C, Pu S. A highly selective colorimetric and fluorescent probe Eu(tdl) 2abp for H 2S sensing: Application in live cell imaging and natural water. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 282:121657. [PMID: 35917617 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Using 4-([2,2': 6', 2'- terpyridin] -4'-yl) -N, N-dimethylaniline (tdl) as auxiliary ligand and 6-azido-2,2'-bipyridine (abp) as recognition ligand, a europium complex fluorescent probe Eu(4-([2,2': 6', 2'-terpyridin] -4' -yl) -N, N-dimethylaniline)2-6-azido-2,2'-bipyridine Eu(tdl)2abp for efficient and specific recognition of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) was successfully synthesized and characterized by NMR and MS. Eu(tdl)2abp represented "on-off" fluorescence signals for H2S and its color changes could be identified with naked eyes. Eu(tdl)2abp had short response time (2 min) to H2S, high selectivity and good anti-interference, large stokes shift (207 nm). In various samples, when H2S existed, the azide group was reduced to amine group, resulting in closed fluorescence signal, and the fluorescence intensity reached the degree of quenching without being affected by other interference. At the same time, there was a good linear relationship between relative fluorescence intensity and H2S concentration with the detection limit (LOD) of 0.64 μM. The sensing mechanism of Eu(tdl)2abp to detect H2S was characterized by 1H NMR and HR-MS. Eu(tdl)2abp was used with success for the sensitive detection of H2S in natural water and living cells.
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- Xiaoxia Chen
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330031, PR China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330031, PR China.
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330031, PR China; Department of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, PR China.
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A “turn-on” chalcone-based probe for hydrogen sulfide and imaging applications in lysosomes of living cells and zebrafish. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Lu X, Zhan Y, He W. Recent development of small-molecule fluorescent probes based on phenothiazine and its derivates. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2022; 234:112528. [PMID: 35907277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2022.112528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Fluorescence probes, as analytical tools with the ability to perform rapid and sensitive detection of target analytes, have made outstanding contributions to environmental analysis and bioassays. Considering the expanding developments in these areas, fluorophores play a key role in the de-sign of fluorescence probes. Compared to classical fluorophores, phenothiazines with elec-tron-rich characteristics have been widely applied to construct electron donor-acceptor dyes, which exhibit outstanding performance in both fluorimetric and colorimetric analysis. In addition, these probes also exhibit the pronounced ability in both solution and solid-state, achieving portable detection for environmental analysis. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the performance of phenothiazine-based fluorescent probes for detecting various analytes, especially in cations, anions, ROS/RSS, enzyme and other small molecules. The general design rules, response mechanisms and practical applications of the probes are analyzed, followed by a discussion of exiting challenges and future research perspectives. It is hoped that this review will provide a few strategies for the development of phenothiazine-based fluorescent probes.
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- Xianlin Lu
- School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
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Xing J, Gong Q, Zou R, Yao J, Xiang L, Wu A. GSH responsive traditional clinical drugs probe for cancer cell fluorescence imaging and therapy. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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He Y, Hu W, Chai L, Wang Y, Wang X, Liang T, Li H, Li C. A fast responsive and cell membrane-targetable near-infrared H 2S fluorescent probe for drug resistance bioassays in chemotherapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7301-7304. [PMID: 35678466 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02430f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A cell membrane-targeted near-infrared fluorescent probe, CMCu-H2S, was fabricated through employing hydrophobic chains and cyclen-Cu2+ as targeting and recognition groups, respectively. NIR fluorescence of CMCu-H2S can significantly increase after reacting with H2S by removing the quenchable Cu2+. This probe exhibited high selectivity and an extremely fast response rate. Cell imaging results demonstrated that there was a close relationship between the overexpression of NFS1 and drug resistance and inhibition of NFS1 was beneficial for improving the efficacy of chemotherapy.
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- Yifan He
- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Bioresources and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Industrial Auxiliary Chemistry & Technology, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science & Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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Zhang J, Zhang Y, Guo Q, Wen G, Xiao H, Qi S, Wang Y, Zhang H, Wang L, Sun H. Photoacoustic/Fluorescence Dual-Modality Probe for Biothiol Discrimination and Tumor Diagnosis in Cells and Mice. ACS Sens 2022; 7:1105-1112. [PMID: 35357825 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Developing probes to simultaneously detect and discriminate biothiols is important, yet challenging. Activatable photoacoustic (PA) probes for discriminating biothiols in vivo are still lacking, and this hinders the diagnosis of thiol-related diseases. Herein we present the first PA and fluorescence dual-modality probe MB-NBD for discriminating different biothiol species. The probe has the advantages of both fluorescence imaging and PA imaging (high sensitivity and deep penetration) with distinct signal patterns toward hydrogen sulfide (H2S), cysteine/homocysteine (Cys/Hcy), and glutathione (GSH) treatment. The biothiol-activated product of MB-NBD exhibits enhancements in near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) at 690 nm and absorbance/PA at 664 nm upon fast reaction, allowing it to selectively detect biothiol species over other reactive species. On the other hand, MB-NBD displays characteristic absorbance enhancement at 547 nm toward H2S, rendering specific detection of H2S. In addition, the specific enhancements in absorbance/PA at 470 nm and fluorescence at 550 nm toward Cys/Hcy treatment endows the probe with the capability of selectively detecting Cys/Hcy. Furthermore, MB-NBD is able to discriminate Cys and GSH by fluorescent imaging in live-cell and ratiometric PA imaging in mice experiments. MB-NBD has been successfully used to diagnose tumors by dual-channel ratiometric PA imaging.
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- Jie Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and COSADAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSADAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSADAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421200, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSADAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Jiang C, Huang H, Kang X, Yang L, Xi Z, Sun H, Pluth MD, Yi L. NBD-based synthetic probes for sensing small molecules and proteins: design, sensing mechanisms and biological applications. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:7436-7495. [PMID: 34075930 PMCID: PMC8763210 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01096k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Compounds with a nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) skeleton exhibit prominent useful properties including environmental sensitivity, high reactivity toward amines and biothiols (including H2S) accompanied by distinct colorimetric and fluorescent changes, fluorescence-quenching ability, and small size, all of which facilitate biomolecular sensing and self-assembly. Amines are important biological nucleophiles, and the unique activity of NBD ethers with amines has allowed for site-specific protein labelling and for the detection of enzyme activities. Both H2S and biothiols are involved in a wide range of physiological processes in mammals, and misregulation of these small molecules is associated with numerous diseases including cancers. In this review, we focus on NBD-based synthetic probes as advanced chemical tools for biomolecular sensing. Specifically, we discuss the sensing mechanisms and selectivity of the probes, the design strategies for multi-reactable multi-quenching probes, and the associated biological applications of these important constructs. We also highlight self-assembled NBD-based probes and outline future directions for NBD-based chemosensors. We hope that this comprehensive review will facilitate the development of future probes for investigating and understanding different biological processes and aid the development of potential theranostic agents.
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- Chenyang Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, National Pesticide Engineering Research Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. and Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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Two-photon ratiometric fluorescent probe based on NBD-amine functionalized semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for real-time imaging of hydrogen sulfide in living cells and zebrafish. Talanta 2021; 228:122269. [PMID: 33773717 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The thiolysis of 7-nitro-1,2,3-benzoxadiazole amine (NBD-A) paves the way for specific sensing of H2S over biothiols and real-time imaging in living organisms. Rational fabrication of NBD-A-based probe with ratiometric mode and two-photon excitation is highly appealing to achieve high quality bioimaging. In this work, the NBD-A molecules are assembled with poly(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) polymer nanoparticles, defined as NBD@PFO, to construct two-photon ratiometric probes for H2S detection through the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). For the construction of NBD@PFO nanohybrids, polymer nanoparticles are employed as the NBD-A molecular vehicle, energy donor and two-photon absorber, while NBD-A is served as the response unit and energy acceptor. Taking advantages of NBD-A and polymer nanoparticles, the obtained NBD@PFO probes exhibit high selectivity, fast response (<5 s), ratiometric detection and two-photon excitation. Our results indicate that NBD@PFO nanohybrids are successfully applied for monitoring of H2S concentration in living cells and zebrafish, exhibiting great potential of polymer nanoparticles to improve the imaging capability of an organic small molecular probe.
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Li H, Fang Y, Yan J, Ren X, Zheng C, Wu B, Wang S, Li Z, Hua H, Wang P, Li D. Small-molecule fluorescent probes for H2S detection: Advances and perspectives. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Jose DA, Sakla R, Sharma N, Gadiyaram S, Kaushik R, Ghosh A. Sensing and Bioimaging of the Gaseous Signaling Molecule Hydrogen Sulfide by Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes. ACS Sens 2020; 5:3365-3391. [PMID: 33166465 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c02005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A fluorescent probe for the monitoring of H2S levels in living cells and organisms is highly desirable. In this regard, near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes have emerged as a promising tool. NIR-I and NIR-II probes have many significant advantages; for instance, NIR light penetrates deeper into tissue than light at visible wavelengths, and it causes less photodamage during biosample analysis and less autofluorescence, enabling higher signal-to-background ratios. Therefore, it is expected that fluorescent probes having emission in the NIR region are more suitable for in vivo imaging. Consequently, a considerable increase in reports of new H2S-responsive NIR fluorescent probes appeared in the literature. This review highlights the advances made in developing new NIR fluorescent probes aimed at the sensitive and selective detection of H2S in biological samples. Their applications in real-time monitoring of H2S in cells and in vivo for bioimaging of living cells/animals are emphasized. The selection of suitable dyes for designing NIR fluorescent probes, along with the principles and mechanisms involved for the sensing of H2S in the NIR region, are described. The discussions are focused on small-molecule and nanomaterials-based NIR probes.
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- D. Amilan Jose
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
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