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Chisholm TS, Hunter CA. Ligands for Protein Fibrils of Amyloid-β, α-Synuclein, and Tau. Chem Rev 2025. [PMID: 40327808 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2025]
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Amyloid fibrils are characteristic features of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. The use of small molecule ligands that bind to amyloid fibrils underpins both fundamental research aiming to better understand the pathology of neurodegenerative disease, and clinical research aiming to develop diagnostic tools for these diseases. To date, a large number of amyloid-binding ligands have been reported in the literature, predominantly targeting protein fibrils composed of amyloid-β (Aβ), tau, and α-synuclein (αSyn) fibrils. Fibrils formed by a particular protein can adopt a range of possible morphologies, but protein fibrils formed in vivo possess disease-specific morphologies, highlighting the need for morphology-specific amyloid-binding ligands. This review details the morphologies of Aβ, tau, and αSyn fibril polymorphs that have been reported as a result of structural work and describes a database of amyloid-binding ligands containing 4,288 binding measurements for 2,404 unique compounds targeting Aβ, tau, or αSyn fibrils.
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- Timothy S Chisholm
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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Wilson Q, Lin HH, Lin EY, Chen LJ, Sletten EM. Exploiting Flavylium Merocyanine Dyes for Intrinsic, Multiplexed Labeling of the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Anal Chem 2025; 97:5595-5604. [PMID: 40036748 PMCID: PMC11923946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c06185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2024] [Revised: 02/02/2025] [Accepted: 02/23/2025] [Indexed: 03/06/2025]
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Merocyanine dyes are a versatile class of donor-acceptor polymethine dyes that exhibit unique properties depending on their structural makeup and surrounding environment. Scaffolds that favor the cyanine state (i.e., narrow, red-shifted absorption and high fluorescence quantum yields) in biologically relevant settings are highly advantageous for multiplexed labeling experiments, but remain limited by their visible absorption. Herein, we synthesize a new class of far-red (650-700 nm) to near-infrared (NIR, 700-1000 nm) flavylium merocyanine dyes and demonstrate that, unlike conventional scaffolds, they favor the cyanine state with increasing solvent viscosity and hydrogen bond donation, rather than polarity. We leverage these advantageous properties for live cell labeling, where we observed intrinsic targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and lipid droplets, and minimal crosstalk with commercial stains. We reveal that intrinsic ER labeling is achieved by the dipolarity in the cyanine state and lipophilicity (ClogP) of the merocyanine architecture, making this class of dyes a simple, red-shifted alternative to the more structurally complex ER stains currently available.
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- Quintashia
D. Wilson
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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You H, Song Y, Yang Y, Wang X, Pan S, Huang J, Shao Q, Shi D, Li B, Li J, Li X. Rational design of a high-affinity fluorescent probe for visualizing monitoring the amyloid β clearance effect of anti-Alzheimer's disease drug candidates. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 278:116800. [PMID: 39217860 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Beta-amyloid (Aβ), the most pivotal pathological hallmark for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis and drug evaluation, was recognized by TZ095, a high-affinity fluorescent probe developed by rational molecular design. With a TICT mechanism, TZ095 exhibited remarkable affinity with Aβ aggregates (Kd = 81.54 nM for oligomers; Kd = 66.70 nM for fibril) and substantial fluorescence enhancement (F/F0 = 44), enabling real-time monitoring of Aβ in live cells and nematodes. Significantly, this work used TZ095 to construct a new protocol that can quickly and conveniently monitor Aβ changes at the cellular and nematode levels to evaluate the anti-AD efficacy of candidate compounds, and four reported Aβ-lowering drug candidates were administrated for validation. Imaging data demonstrated that TZ095 can visually and quantitatively track the effect of Aβ elimination after drug treatment. Furthermore, TZ095 excelled in ex vivo histological staining of 12-month-old APP/PS1 mouse brains, accurately visualizing Aβ plaques. Integrating CUBIC technology, TZ095 facilitated whole-brain, 3D imaging of Aβ distribution in APP/PS1 mice, enabling high-resolution in situ analysis of Aβ plaques. Collectively, these innovative applications of TZ095 offer a promising strategy for rapid, convenient, and real-time monitoring of Aβ levels in preclinical therapeutic assessments.
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- Haolan You
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Phytomedicine Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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Bera T, Mondal A, Kar S, Mukherjee A, Banerjee S, Guha S. A mitochondria targeting, de novo designed, aggregation-induced emission probe for selective detection of neurotoxic amyloid-β aggregates. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:11368-11380. [PMID: 39387696 DOI: 10.1039/d4tb01337a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2024]
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A striking issue is the scarcity of imaging probes for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. For the development of Aβ biomarkers, a mitochondria targeting, de novo designed, aggregation-induced emission (AIE) probe Cou-AIE-TPP+ is constructed by engineering the aromatic coumarin framework into the bridge of electron donor-acceptor-donor tethered with a lipophilic cationic triphenylphosphonium (TPP+) group. The synthesized Cou-AIE-TPP+ probe exhibits biocompatibility, noncytotoxicity, and a huge Stokes shift (124 nm in PBS). Cou-AIE-TPP+ has respectable fluorescence augmentation inside the aggregated Aβ40 in comparison with monomeric Aβ40 with a high binding affinity (Kd = 83 nM) to Aβ40 aggregates, is capable of detecting the kinetics of amyloid aggregation, and is superior to the gold standard probe thioflavin T. Fluorescence lifetime and brightness are also augmented when the probe Cou-AIE-TPP+ binds with Aβ aggregates in PBS. Cou-AIE-TPP+ (λem 604 nm) selectively targets and images neuronal cell mitochondria, is useful to monitor mitochondrial morphology alteration and damage during Aβ40-induced neurotoxicity, recognizes neurotoxic Aβ fibrils, and is highly colocalized with thioflavin T, showing a decent Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.91 in the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line. These findings indicate that the mitochondria targeting, de novo designed, functional AIE-based solvatofluorochromic Cou-AIE-TPP+ probe is a promising switch on biomarkers for fluorescence imaging of Aβ aggregates and to monitor mitochondrial morphology change and dysfunction during Aβ-induced neurotoxicity, which may offer imperative direction for the advancement of compelling AIE biomarkers for targeted early stage Aβ diagnosis in the future.
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- Tapas Bera
- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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Li X, Wang H, Li Z, Liu S, Chen Y, Ruan Z, Yao Z, Wei G, Cao C, Zheng W, Guan W. Full-active pharmaceutical ingredient nanosensitizer for augmented photoimmunotherapy by synergistic mitochondria targeting and immunogenic death inducing. MedComm (Beijing) 2024; 5:e756. [PMID: 39525955 PMCID: PMC11550090 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 08/29/2024] [Accepted: 09/01/2024] [Indexed: 11/16/2024] Open
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The precise and effective activation of the immune response is crucial in promising therapy curing cancer. Photoimmunotherapy (PIT) is an emerging strategy for precise regulation and highly spatiotemporal selectivity. However, this approach faces a significant challenge due to the off-target effect and the immunosuppressive microenvironment. To address this challenge, a nanoscale full-active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) photo-immune stimulator was developed. This formulation overcomes the limitations of PIT by strengthening the ability to penetrate tumors deeply and inducing precise and potent mitochondria-targeted dual-mode photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy. Along with inhibiting overexpressed Hsp90, this nanosensitizer in turn improves the immunosuppressive microenvironment. Ultimately, this mitochondria-targeted PIT demonstrated potent antitumor efficacy, achieving a remarkable inhibition rate of ≥95% for both established primary tumors and distant abscopal tumors. In conclusion, this novel self-delivery full-API nanosystem enhances the efficacy of phototherapy and reprograms the immunosuppressive microenvironment, thereby holding great promise in the development of precise and effective immunotherapy.
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- Xianghui Li
- Department of Dermatology and VenereologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanningChina
- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryAffiliated Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalNanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- State Key Laboratory on Technologies for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process Control and Intelligent ManufactureNanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjingChina
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryAffiliated Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalNanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryAffiliated Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalNanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Department of Dermatology and VenereologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanningChina
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- Department of Dermatology and VenereologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanningChina
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- Department of Dermatology and VenereologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanningChina
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- Department of Dermatology and VenereologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanningChina
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- Department of Dermatology and VenereologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanningChina
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- Department of Dermatology and VenereologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanningChina
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryAffiliated Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalNanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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Zhao X, Li Y, Li Z, Hu D, Zhang R, Li M, Liu Y, Xiu X, Jia H, Wang H, Liu Y, Yang H, Cheng M. Design and synthesis of hemicyanine-based NIRF probe for detecting Aβ aggregates in Alzheimer's disease. Bioorg Chem 2024; 150:107514. [PMID: 38870704 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, has garnered increased attention due to its substantial economic burden and the escalating global aging phenomenon. Amyloid-β deposition is a key pathogenic marker observed in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers. Based on real-time, safe, low-cost, and commonly used, near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging technology have become an essential technique for the detection of AD in recent years. In this work, NIRF probes with hemicyanine structure were designed, synthesized and evaluated for imaging Aβ aggregates in the brain. We use the hemicyanine structure as the parent nucleus to enhance the probe's optical properties. The introduction of PEG chain is to improve the probe's brain dynamice properties, and the alkyl chain on the N atom is to enhance the fluorescence intensity of the probe after binding to the Aβ aggregates as much as possible. Among these probes, Z2, Z3, Z6, X3, X6 and T1 showed excellent optical properties and high affinity to Aβ aggregates (Kd = 24.31 ∼ 59.60 nM). In vitro brain section staining and in vivo NIRF imaging demonstrated that X6 exhibited superior discrimination between Tg mice and WT mice, and X6 has the best brain clearance rate. As a result, X6 was identified as the optimal probe. Furthermore, the docking theory calculation results aided in describing X6's binding behavior with Aβ aggregates. As a high-affinity, high-selectivity, safe and effective probe of targeting Aβ aggregates, X6 is a promising NIRF probe for in vivo detection of Aβ aggregates in the AD brain.
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- Xueqi Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Liaoning, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Pfister S, Lesieur J, Bourdoncle P, Elhassan M, Didier P, Anton N, Anton H, Collot M. Red-Emitting Pyrrolyl Squaraine Molecular Rotor Reports Variations of Plasma Membrane and Vesicular Viscosity in Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging. Anal Chem 2024; 96:12784-12793. [PMID: 39066698 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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The viscosity that ensures the controlled diffusion of biomolecules in cells is a crucial biophysical parameter. Consequently, fluorescent probes capable of reporting viscosity variations are valuable tools in bioimaging. In this field, red-shifted probes are essential, as the widely used and gold standard probe remains green-emitting molecular rotors based on BODIPY. Here, we demonstrate that pyrrolyl squaraines, red-emissive fluorophores, exhibit high sensitivity over a wide viscosity range from 30 to 4890 mPa·s. Upon alkylation of the pyrrole moieties, the probes improve their sensitivity to viscosity through an enhanced twisted intramolecular charge transfer phenomenon. We utilized this scaffold to develop a plasma membrane probe, pSQ-PM, that efficiently stains the plasma membrane in a fluorogenic manner. Using fluorescence lifetime imaging, pSQ-PM enabled efficient sensing of viscosity variations in the plasma membrane under various conditions and in different cell lines (HeLa, U2OS, and NIH/3T3). Moreover, upon incubation, pSQ-PM stained the membrane of intracellular vesicles and suggested that the lysosomal membranes displayed enhanced fluidity.
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- Sonia Pfister
- Chemistry of Photoresponsive Systems, Laboratoire de Chémo-Biologie Synthétique et Thérapeutique (CBST) UMR 7199, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, F-67400 Illkirch, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Inserm, Institut Cochin, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Inserm, Institut Cochin, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, Regenerative Nanomedicine UMR 1260, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg (CRBS), F-67000 Strasbourg, France
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gezira, Wad Medani 21111, Sudan
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, Graffenstaden, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, Regenerative Nanomedicine UMR 1260, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg (CRBS), F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, Graffenstaden, France
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- Chemistry of Photoresponsive Systems, Laboratoire de Chémo-Biologie Synthétique et Thérapeutique (CBST) UMR 7199, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, F-67400 Illkirch, France
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Zhou C, Zeng F, Yang H, Liang Z, Xu G, Li X, Liu X, Yang J. Near-infrared II theranostic agents for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2024; 51:2953-2969. [PMID: 38502215 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-024-06690-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Near-infrared II theranostic agents have gained great momentum in the research field of AD owing to the appealing advantages. Recently, an array of activatable NIR-II fluorescence probes has been developed to specifically monitor pathological targets of AD. Furthermore, various NIR-II-mediated nanomaterials with desirable photothermal and photodynamic properties have demonstrated favorable outcomes in the management of AD. METHODS We summerized amounts of references and focused on small-molecule probes, nanomaterials, photothermal therapy, and photodynamic therapy based on NIR-II fluorescent imaging for the diagnosis and treatment in AD. In addition, design strategies for NIR-II-triggered theranostics targeting AD are presented, and some prospects are also addressed. RESULTS NIR-II theranostic agents including small molecular probes and nanoparticles have received the increasing attention for biomedical applications. Meanwhile, most of the theranostic agents exhibited the promising results in animal studies. To our surprise, the multifunctional nanoplatforms also show a great potential in the diagnosis and treatment of AD. CONCLUSIONS Although NIR-II theranostic agents showed the great potential in diagnosis and treatment of AD, there are still many challenges: 1) Faborable NIR-II fluorohpores are still lacking; 2) Biocompatibility, bioseurity and dosage of NIR-II theranostic agents should be further revealed; 3) New equipment and software associated with NIR-II imaging system should be explored.
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- Can Zhou
- 411 Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Vaccine Development, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- 411 Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- 411 Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- 411 Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, China.
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- 411 Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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Chisholm TS, Hunter CA. A closer look at amyloid ligands, and what they tell us about protein aggregates. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:1354-1374. [PMID: 38116736 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00518f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
The accumulation of amyloid fibrils is characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease. Detecting these fibrils with fluorescent or radiolabelled ligands is one strategy for diagnosing and better understanding these diseases. A vast number of amyloid-binding ligands have been reported in the literature as a result. To obtain a better understanding of how amyloid ligands bind, we have compiled a database of 3457 experimental dissociation constants for 2076 unique amyloid-binding ligands. These ligands target Aβ, tau, or αSyn fibrils, as well as relevant biological samples including AD brain homogenates. From this database significant variation in the reported dissociation constants of ligands was found, possibly due to differences in the morphology of the fibrils being studied. Ligands were also found to bind to Aβ(1-40) and Aβ(1-42) fibrils with similar affinities, whereas a greater difference was found for binding to Aβ and tau or αSyn fibrils. Next, the binding of ligands to fibrils was shown to be largely limited by the hydrophobic effect. Some Aβ ligands do not fit into this hydrophobicity-limited model, suggesting that polar interactions can play an important role when binding to this target. Finally several binding site models were outlined for amyloid fibrils that describe what ligands target what binding sites. These models provide a foundation for interpreting and designing site-specific binding assays.
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- Timothy S Chisholm
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1 EW, UK.
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1 EW, UK.
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Sun A, Sun H, Anwar G, Lu X, Yan J. A conformationally-locked p-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone derivative for detecting Aβ 42 aggregation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2024; 98:129576. [PMID: 38061401 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common type of neurodegenerative disease, which can only be symptomatically relieved but does not yet have a cure. Among the different Aβ species, amyloid-β 42 (Aβ42) aggregates are proposed to be more neurotoxic than that of Aβ40, and oligomeric Aβ42 is thought to play a harmful role in the pathophysiology of AD. Therefore, the detection of Aβ42 aggregation is very meaningful in the AD field. We herein report a conformationally-locked p- hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone derivative, BDI, which exhibits selectivity and specificity towards Aβ42 aggregation and remarkable fluorescent enhancement with a large Stokes shift (more than 100 nm). In the fluorescent co-localization study, BDI can sensitively detect a large population of Aβ42 aggregation over that of Aβ40 in the brain tissues of AD transgenic mouse models. Therefore, this new probe could provide a useful tool for the rapid detection of important Aβ species in AD.
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- Anyang Sun
- Laboratory of Neurogenerative Diseases & Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China.
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Laboratory of Neurogenerative Diseases & Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China
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- MOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Wang B, Shi J, Guo N, Shao L, Zhai W, Jiang L, Zhao F, Wang J, Wang J, Du L, Pang X, Yan L. Rational design synthesis and evaluation of a novel near-infrared fluorescent probe for selective imaging of amyloid-β aggregates in Alzheimer's disease. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1281:341900. [PMID: 38783740 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative neurological disorder that remains incurable to date, seriously affecting the quality of life and health of those affected. One of the key neuropathological hallmarks of AD is the formation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques. Near-infrared (NIR) probes that possess a large Stokes shift show great potential for imaging of Aβ plaques in vivo and in vitro. Herein, we proposed a rational strategy for design and synthesis of a series of NIR fluorescent probes that incorporate a tricarbonitrile group as a strong electron-withdrawing group (EWG) to enable NIR emission and large Stokes shift for optimal imaging of Aβ plaques. The probe TCM-UM exhibited remarkable in vitro performance, including strong NIR emission (λem = 670 nm), large Stokes shift (120-245 nm), and its affinity for Aβ42 aggregates (Kd = 43.78 ± 4.09 nM) was superior to the commercially available probe Thioflavin T (ThT, Kd = 896.04 ± 33.43 nM). Further, TCM-UM was selected for imaging Aβ plaques in brain tissue slices and APP/PS1 transgenic (AD) mice, the results indicated that TCM-UM had an excellent ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) compared with ThT, and it could effectively distinguish wild-type (Wt) mice and APP/PS1 transgenic (AD) mice.
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- Bingxin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 125 Nushua St, Boston, MA, 02149, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine & Innovative Pharmaceutics, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Henan University, N. Jinming Ave., Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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Bai Y, Zhang S, Dong H, Liu Y, Liu C, Zhang X. Advanced Techniques for Detecting Protein Misfolding and Aggregation in Cellular Environments. Chem Rev 2023; 123:12254-12311. [PMID: 37874548 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
Abstract
Protein misfolding and aggregation, a key contributor to the progression of numerous neurodegenerative diseases, results in functional deficiencies and the creation of harmful intermediates. Detailed visualization of this misfolding process is of paramount importance for improving our understanding of disease mechanisms and for the development of potential therapeutic strategies. While in vitro studies using purified proteins have been instrumental in delivering significant insights into protein misfolding, the behavior of these proteins in the complex milieu of living cells often diverges significantly from such simplified environments. Biomedical imaging performed in cell provides cellular-level information with high physiological and pathological relevance, often surpassing the depth of information attainable through in vitro methods. This review highlights a variety of methodologies used to scrutinize protein misfolding within biological systems. This includes optical-based methods, strategies leaning on mass spectrometry, in-cell nuclear magnetic resonance, and cryo-electron microscopy. Recent advancements in these techniques have notably deepened our understanding of protein misfolding processes and the features of the resulting misfolded species within living cells. The progression in these fields promises to catalyze further breakthroughs in our comprehension of neurodegenerative disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic interventions.
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- Yulong Bai
- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Chen Y. Two-Photon Fluorescent Probes for Amyloid-β Plaques Imaging In Vivo. Molecules 2023; 28:6184. [PMID: 37687013 PMCID: PMC10488448 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide deposition, hyperphosphorylated tau proteins, reactive astrocytes, high levels of metal ions, and upregulated monoamine oxidases are considered to be the primary pathological markers of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Among them, Aβ peptide deposition or Aβ plaques, is regarded as the initial factor in the pathogenesis of AD and a critical pathological hallmark in AD. This review highlights recently Aβ-specific fluorescent probes for two-photon imaging of Aβ plaques in vivo. It includes the synthesis and detection mechanism of probes, as well as their application to two-photon imaging of Aβ plaques in vivo.
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- Yi Chen
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Nikiforova A, Sedov I. Molecular Design of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agents Binding to Amyloid Deposits. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11152. [PMID: 37446329 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241311152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The ability to detect and monitor amyloid deposition in the brain using non-invasive imaging techniques provides valuable insights into the early diagnosis and progression of Alzheimer's disease and helps to evaluate the efficacy of potential treatments. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a widely available technique offering high-spatial-resolution imaging. It can be used to visualize amyloid deposits with the help of amyloid-binding diagnostic agents injected into the body. In recent years, a number of amyloid-targeted MRI probes have been developed, but none of them has entered clinical practice. We review the advances in the field and deduce the requirements for the molecular structure and properties of a diagnostic probe candidate. These requirements make up the base for the rational design of MRI-active small molecules targeting amyloid deposits. Particular attention is paid to the novel cryo-EM structures of the fibril aggregates and their complexes, with known binders offering the possibility to use computational structure-based design methods. With continued research and development, MRI probes may revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, ultimately improving the lives of millions of people worldwide.
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- Alena Nikiforova
- Chemical Institute, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Chemical Institute, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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Ji YM, Hou M, Zhou W, Ning ZW, Zhang Y, Xing GW. An AIE-Active NIR Fluorescent Probe with Good Water Solubility for the Detection of Aβ 1-42 Aggregates in Alzheimer's Disease. Molecules 2023; 28:5110. [PMID: 37446772 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135110] [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: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), an amyloid-related disease, seriously endangers the health of elderly individuals. According to current research, its main pathogenic factor is the amyloid protein, which is a kind of fibrillar aggregate formed by noncovalent self-assembly of proteins. Based on the characteristics of aggregation-induced emission (AIE), a bislactosyl-decorated tetraphenylethylene (TPE) molecule TMNL (TPE + malononitrile + lactose), bearing two malononitrile substituents, was designed and synthesized in this work. The amphiphilic TMNL could self-assemble into fluorescent organic nanoparticles (FONs) with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence emission in physiological PBS (phosphate buffered saline), achieving excellent fluorescent enhancement (47-fold) upon its combination with Aβ1-42 fibrils. TMNL was successfully applied to image Aβ1-42 plaques in the brain tissue of AD transgenic mice, and due to the AIE properties of TMNL, no additional rinsing process was necessary. It is believed that the probe reported in this work should be useful for the sensitive detection and accurate localization mapping of Aβ1-42 aggregates related to Alzheimer's disease.
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- Yan-Ming Ji
- Center of Safety Production and Testing Technology, China Academy of Safety Science and Technology, Beijing 100012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Cao Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Liu Z, Fu Y, Zhang D, Zheng M, Zhang H, Xu MH. Design of a Coumarin-Based Fluorescent Probe for Efficient In Vivo Imaging of Amyloid-β Plaques. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:829-838. [PMID: 36749171 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Amyloid-β (Aβ) is the core constituent protein of senile plaques, which is one of the key pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here we describe the design, synthesis, and evaluation of coumarin-derived small molecule fluorophores for Aβ imaging. By embedding the aromatic coumarin framework into π bridge of a push-pull chromophore, a novel fluorescence probe XCYC-3 applicable to efficient Aβ recognition was discovered. XCYC-3 displays higher fluorescent enhancement for aggregated Aβ than monomeric Aβ, and possesses good blood-brain barrier permeability. In vitro staining and in vivo imaging studies demonstrated that XCYC-3 could efficiently recognize Aβ plaques in the brain of AD transgenic mice. These results suggest that XCYC-3 is a promising fluorescence imaging agent for Aβ, which might provide important clues for the future development of potent NIR fluorescent probes for Aβ diagnosis.
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- Yangyang Cao
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Synthesis, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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Wang X, Iyaswamy A, Xu D, Krishnamoorthi S, Sreenivasmurthy SG, Yang Y, Li Y, Chen C, Li M, Li HW, Wong MS. Real-Time Detection and Visualization of Amyloid-β Aggregates Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide in Cell and Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:39-47. [PMID: 35866616 PMCID: PMC9837777 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c07859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance between the production and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), is a prominent cause of the neurotoxicity induced by aggregated amyloid-β (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Tools that can directly detect and monitor the presence and amount of Aβ-induced ROS are still lacking. We report herein the first Aβ-targeted ratiometric H2O2-responsive fluorescent probe for real-time detection and monitoring of the Aβ-induced H2O2 level in cell and AD mouse models. The H2O2-responsive probe is constructed based on a methylamino-substituted quinolinium-based cyanine as the fluorescence moiety and a phenylboronate ester as the sensing reaction site. This sensing probe exhibits a large emission wavelength shift of ∼87 nm upon reacting with H2O2, a high binding selectivity for Aβ, and a faster response toward H2O2 in the presence of Aβ, concomitant with an enhanced fluorescence intensity, hence greatly boosting the sensitivity of in-situ H2O2 detection. This biocompatible and nontoxic probe is capable of ratiometrically detecting and imaging endogenous H2O2 induced by Aβ in a neuronal cell model. Remarkably, this Aβ-targeted H2O2-responsive probe is also able to detect, monitor, and differentiate different Aβ-induced H2O2 levels in real time in different age groups of transgenic AD mice in which the cerebral H2O2 level increases age dependently concomitant with the plaque contents. Therefore, this smart probe can act as a powerful tool to diagnose high-risk subjects and diseased brains of AD and to further study the role of ROS in AD pathology.
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- Xueli Wang
- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Mr.
& Mrs. Ko Chi-Ming Centre for Parkinson’s Disease Research,
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist
University, 7 Baptist
University Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Mr.
& Mrs. Ko Chi-Ming Centre for Parkinson’s Disease Research,
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist
University, 7 Baptist
University Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
- Centre
for Trans-disciplinary Research, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, 162, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600077, India
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- Mr.
& Mrs. Ko Chi-Ming Centre for Parkinson’s Disease Research,
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist
University, 7 Baptist
University Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Mr.
& Mrs. Ko Chi-Ming Centre for Parkinson’s Disease Research,
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist
University, 7 Baptist
University Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Room 243, Science Centre, North Block, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR 00000, China
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Oxygen tank for synergistic hypoxia relief to enhance mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy. Biomater Res 2022; 26:47. [PMID: 36138489 PMCID: PMC9502906 DOI: 10.1186/s40824-022-00296-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Mitochondria play an essential role in cellular redox homeostasis maintenance and meanwhile serve as an important target for organelle targeted therapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising strategy for organelle targeted therapy with noninvasive nature and highly spatiotemporal selectivity. However, the efficacy of PDT is not fully achieved due to tumor hypoxia. Moreover, aerobic respiration constantly consumes oxygen and leads to a lower oxygen concentration in mitochondria, which continuously limited the therapeutic effects of PDT. The lack of organelle specific oxygen delivery method remains a main challenge. Methods Herein, an Oxygen Tank is developed to achieve the organelle targeted synergistic hypoxia reversal strategy, which not only act as an oxygen storage tank to open sources and reduce expenditure, but also coated with red blood cell membrane like the tank with stealth coating. Within the oxygen tank, a mitochondrion targeted photosensitizer (IR780) and a mitochondria respiration inhibitor (atovaquone, ATO) are co-loaded in the RBC membrane (RBCm) coated perfluorocarbon (PFC) liposome core. Results Inside these bio-mimic nanoparticles, ATO effectively inhibits mitochondrial respiration and economized endogenous oxygen consumption, while PFC supplied high-capacity exogenous oxygen. These Oxygen modulators reverse the hypoxia status in vitro and in vivo, and exhibited a superior anti-tumor activity by mitochondria targeted PDT via IR780. Ultimately, the anti-tumor effects towards gastric cancer and colon cancer are elicited in vivo. Conclusions This oxygen tank both increases exogeneous oxygen supply and decreases endogenous oxygen consumption, may offer a novel solution for organelle targeted therapies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40824-022-00296-0.
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Cui M. Meet the Editorial Board Member. Mini Rev Med Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/138955752205220216123501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Mengchao Cui
- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
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Gorka F, Daly S, Pearson CM, Bulovaite E, Zhang YP, Handa A, Grant SGN, Snaddon TN, Needham LM, Lee SF. A Comparative Study of High-Contrast Fluorescence Lifetime Probes for Imaging Amyloid in Tissue. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:13710-13717. [PMID: 34883017 PMCID: PMC7615715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07762] [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: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Optical imaging of protein aggregates in living and post-mortem tissue can often be impeded by unwanted fluorescence, prompting the need for novel methods to extract meaningful signal in complex biological environments. Historically, benzothiazolium derivatives, prominently Thioflavin T, have been the state-of-the-art fluorescent probes for amyloid aggregates, but their optical, structural, and binding properties typically limit them to in vitro applications. This study compares the use of novel uncharged derivative, PAP_1, with parent Thioflavin T as a fluorescence lifetime imaging probe. This is applied specifically to imaging recombinant α-synuclein aggregates doped into brain tissue. Despite the 100-fold lower brightness of PAP_1 compared to that of Thioflavin T, PAP_1 binds to α-synuclein aggregates with an affinity several orders of magnitude greater than Thioflavin T; thus, we observe a specific decrease in the fluorescence lifetime of PAP_1 bound to α-synuclein aggregates, resulting in a separation of >1.4 standard deviations between PAP_1-stained brain tissue background and α-synuclein aggregates that is not observed with Thioflavin T. This enables contrast between highly fluorescent background tissue and amyloid fibrils that is attributed to the greater affinity of PAP_1 for α-synuclein aggregates, avoiding the substantial off-target staining observed with Thioflavin T.
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- Felix Gorka
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
- Department of Physics, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA
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- Genes to Cognition Programme, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Genes to Cognition Programme, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, USA
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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Wang Y, Mei D, Zhang X, Qu DH, Mei J. Visualizing Aβ deposits in live young AD model mice with a simple red/near-infrared-fluorescent AIEgen. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1113-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ndaleh D, Smith C, Loku Yaddehige M, Shaik AK, Watkins DL, Hammer NI, Delcamp JH. Shortwave Infrared Absorptive and Emissive Pentamethine-Bridged Indolizine Cyanine Dyes. J Org Chem 2021; 86:15376-15386. [PMID: 34647452 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shortwave infrared (SWIR)-emitting small molecules are desirable for biological imaging applications. In this study, four novel pentamethine indolizine cyanine dyes were synthesized with N,N-dimethylaniline-based substituents on the indolizine periphery at varied substitution sites. The dyes are studied via computational chemistry and optical spectroscopy both in solution and when encapsulated. Dramatic spectral shifts in the absorption and emission spectrum wavelengths with added donor groups are observed. Significant absorption and emission with an emissive quantum yield as high as 3.6% in the SWIR region is possible through the addition of multiple donor groups per indolizine.
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- David Ndaleh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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The synthesis and study of novel merocyanine probes for protein detection and cells visualization. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpap.2021.100046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bai Y, Liu Y. Illuminating Protein Phase Separation: Reviewing Aggregation-Induced Emission, Fluorescent Molecular Rotor and Solvatochromic Fluorophore based Probes. Chemistry 2021; 27:14564-14576. [PMID: 34342071 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Protein phase separation process involving protein unfolding, misfolding, condensation and aggregation etc. has been associated with numerous human degenerative diseases. The complexity in protein conformational transitions results in multi-step and multi-species biochemical pathways upon protein phase separation. Recent progresses in designing novel fluorescent probes have unraveled the enriched details of phase separated proteins and provided mechanistic insights towards disease pathology. In this review, we summarized the design and characterizations of fluorescent probes that selectively illuminate proteins at different phase separated states with a focus on aggregation-induced emission probes, fluorescent molecular rotors, and solvatochromic fluorophores. Inspired by these pioneering works, a design blueprint was proposed to further develop fluorescent probes that can potentially shed light on the unresolved protein phase separated states in the future.
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- Yulong Bai
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chemistry, 457 Zhongshan Road, 116023, Dalian, CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, 457 Zhongshan Road, 116023, Dalian, CHINA
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Whitmore CA, Boules MI, Behof WJ, Haynes JR, Koktysh D, Rosenberg AJ, Tantawy MN, Pham W. Design, Synthesis, and Validation of a Novel [ 11C]Promethazine PET Probe for Imaging Abeta Using Autoradiography. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082182. [PMID: 33920113 PMCID: PMC8070574 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Promethazine, an antihistamine drug used in the clinical treatment of nausea, has been demonstrated the ability to bind Abeta in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. However, so far, all of the studies were performed in vitro using extracted tissues. In this work, we report the design and synthesis of a novel [11C]promethazine PET radioligand for future in vivo studies. The [11C]promethazine was isolated by RP-HPLC with radiochemical purity >95% and molar activity of 48 TBq/mmol. The specificity of the probe was demonstrated using human hippocampal tissues via autoradiography.
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- Clayton A. Whitmore
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (C.A.W.); (M.I.B.); (W.J.B.); (J.R.H.); (A.J.R.); (M.N.T.)
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (C.A.W.); (M.I.B.); (W.J.B.); (J.R.H.); (A.J.R.); (M.N.T.)
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (C.A.W.); (M.I.B.); (W.J.B.); (J.R.H.); (A.J.R.); (M.N.T.)
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (C.A.W.); (M.I.B.); (W.J.B.); (J.R.H.); (A.J.R.); (M.N.T.)
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, VU Station, Nashville, TN 37235, USA;
- Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (C.A.W.); (M.I.B.); (W.J.B.); (J.R.H.); (A.J.R.); (M.N.T.)
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (C.A.W.); (M.I.B.); (W.J.B.); (J.R.H.); (A.J.R.); (M.N.T.)
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; (C.A.W.); (M.I.B.); (W.J.B.); (J.R.H.); (A.J.R.); (M.N.T.)
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, 1161, 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(615)-936-7621
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Wang X, Wang C, Chan HN, Ashok I, Krishnamoorthi SK, Li M, Li HW, Wong MS. Amyloid-β oligomer targeted theranostic probes for in vivo NIR imaging and inhibition of self-aggregation and amyloid-β induced ROS generation. Talanta 2021; 224:121830. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zhang Y, Ding C, Li C, Wang X. Advances in fluorescent probes for detection and imaging of amyloid-β peptides in Alzheimer's disease. Adv Clin Chem 2021; 103:135-190. [PMID: 34229849 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acc.2020.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Amyloid plaques generated from the accumulation of amyloid-β peptides (Aβ) fibrils in the brain is one of the main hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a most common neurodegenerative disorder. Aβ aggregation can produce neurotoxic oligomers and fibrils, which has been widely accepted as the causative factor in AD pathogenesis. Accordingly, both soluble oligomers and insoluble fibrils have been considered as diagnostic biomarkers for AD. Among the existing analytical methods, fluorometry using fluorescent probes has exhibited promising potential in quantitative detection and imaging of both soluble and insoluble Aβ species, providing a valuable approach for the diagnosis and drug development of AD. In this review, the most recent advances in the fluorescent probes for soluble or insoluble Aβ aggregates are discussed in terms of design strategy, probing mechanism, and potential applications. In the end, future research directions of fluorescent probes for Aβ species are also proposed.
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- Yunhua Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, PR China.
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He M, Li C, Pang Z, Chen K, Tan Y, Huang Y, Lu Z. A New Phenolate-Ion-Type Two-Photon Near Infrared Fluorophore-Based Biosensor for High-Performance Detection of HNO. Chemistry 2020; 26:12140-12144. [PMID: 32573863 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Although (E)-4-(2-(4-(dicyanomethylene)-4H-chromen-2-yl)vinyl)phenolate anion (DCPO- ) has recently emerged as a potential near infrared (NIR) biosensor signaling unit, the pKa value of its conjugate acid is relatively high (∼9); this will lead to relatively low concentrations of DCPO- under physiological conditions and, hence, unsatisfactory sensitivity of DCPO- -based bio-probes. By difluoro-substitution on DCPO- , we have exploited a new fluorophore of o-FDCPO- whose conjugate acid has a much lower pKa value of 7.42. Meanwhile, o-FDCPO- is NIR emissive with λem =693 nm and has a 0.76-fold higher fluorescence efficiency than DCPO- . The significant superiority of o-FDCPO- over DCPO- in sensitivity for NIR biosensor applications was confirmed by comparative studies on two HNO probes, namely o-FDCPO-P and DCPO-P, which bear signaling units of o-FDCPO- and DCPO- , respectively. Moreover, o-FDCPO-P has been demonstrated to be a high-performance HNO probe with high selectivity, high sensitivity (detection limit: 50 nm), and a rapid response, together with a two-photon NIR-excitation imaging capability.
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- Moyun He
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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Dual-functional AIE fluorescent probes for imaging β-amyloid plaques and lipid droplets. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1133:109-118. [PMID: 32993862 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.07.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease. Better imaging and early diagnosis of biomarkers of AD is extremely important for therapeutic interventions. The amyloid cascade hypothesis and its revised version identify insoluble β-amyloid deposition as a good diagnostic biomarker for AD. Moreover, lipid droplets may also act as an auxiliary biomarker related to AD pathology based on recent studies. Herein, two quinoline-based AIE probes were designed and synthesized for the imaging of Aβ plaques and lipid droplets. The probes exhibited remarkable turn-on fluorescence enhancements with the Aβ aggregates. The lipid droplets-targeting probe FB exhibited high selectivity and binding affinity towards the Aβ aggregates with a detection limit as low as 26.9 nM. Furthermore, FB was capable of readily imaging Aβ plaques and lipid droplets at the cellular level and in brain sections of transgenic AD mice. The probe FB can serve as a promising tool for developing early diagnosis and innovative therapeutics of AD.
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Arora H, Ramesh M, Rajasekhar K, Govindaraju T. Molecular Tools to Detect Alloforms of Aβ and Tau: Implications for Multiplexing and Multimodal Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20190356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Harshit Arora
- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bengaluru 560064, Karnataka, India
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bengaluru 560064, Karnataka, India
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bengaluru 560064, Karnataka, India
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bengaluru 560064, Karnataka, India
- VNIR Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore Bioinnovation Center, Helix Biotech Park, Electronic City Phase I, Bengaluru 560100, Karnataka, India
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Yang Z, Wang J, Liu S, Li X, Miao L, Yang B, Zhang C, He J, Ai S, Guan W. Defeating relapsed and refractory malignancies through a nano-enabled mitochondria-mediated respiratory inhibition and damage pathway. Biomaterials 2020; 229:119580. [PMID: 31707296 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Hypoxia, which frequently reduces the sensitivity to many therapeutic interventions, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and phototherapy, has been acknowledged as an important reason for poor prognosis. Burgeoning evidences have proved that the tumor hypoxia microenvironment can reduce the therapeutic effect on tumor through inhibiting the drug efficacy, limiting immune cell infiltration of tumors and accelerating tumor recurrence and metastasis. However, the relationship between oxygen supply and the proliferation of cancer cells is still ambiguous and argued. Different from the current commonly used oxygen supply strategies, this study concentrated on the reduction of endogenous oxygen consumption. Specifically, a novel photosensitizers (IR780) and metformin are packaged in PEG-PCL liposomes. Once such nanoparticles accumulated in tumor tissues, the tumor foci were irradiated through 808 nm laser, generated ROS to further release metformin and IR780. Metformin can directly inhibit the activity of complex Ⅰ in the mitochondrial electron transport chain, thus performed a potent inhibitor of cell respiration. After overcoming tumor hypoxia, the combination of mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermic therapy (PTT) via IR780 may achieve superior synergistically therapeutic efficacy. Benefit from excellent characteristics of IR780, such synergistic PDT PTT with the inhibition of mitochondrial respiration can be monitored through near-infrared/photoacoustic dual-modal imaging. Such a conception of reducing endogenous oxygen consumption may offer a novel way to solve the important puzzles of hypoxia-induced tumor resistance to therapeutic interventions, not limited to phototherapy.
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- Zhengyang Yang
- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan RD, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan RD, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan RD, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan RD, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang RD, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Nanjing University Press, 22 Hankou RD, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin RD, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Radiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan RD, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan RD, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan RD, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Yang J, Zeng F, Ge Y, Peng K, Li X, Li Y, Xu Y. Development of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes for Use in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 31:2-15. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Jian Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 21009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 21009, China
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Aliyan A, Cook NP, Martí AA. Interrogating Amyloid Aggregates using Fluorescent Probes. Chem Rev 2019; 119:11819-11856. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Amir Aliyan
- Pasargad Institute for Advanced Innovative Solutions (PIAIS), Tehran, Iran 1991633361
- Khatam University, Tehran, Iran 1991633356
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- Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267, United States
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Yang HL, Fang SQ, Tang YW, Wang C, Luo H, Qu LL, Zhao JH, Shi CJ, Yin FC, Wang XB, Kong LY. A hemicyanine derivative for near-infrared imaging of β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 179:736-743. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Visualizing Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Brain with Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography using a Fluorescent probe, CDnir7. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12052. [PMID: 31427599 PMCID: PMC6700105 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48329-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is now clinically considered as a chronic inflammation-based neurodegenerative disease. The CDnir7 probe was previously developed as an optical imaging probe to target macrophages in order to image mouse inflammation using in vivo optical imaging modalities such as In Vivo imaging system (IVIS) and fluorescent molecular tomography (FMT). Here, we demonstrate the application of CDnir7 in AD mouse brain imaging via multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT). Longitudinal MSOT imaging of CDnir7 showed higher CDnir7 localization in AD mouse cerebral cortex compared to that of normal mice. MSOT signals of CDnir7 localization in mouse brain were verified by ex vivo near-infrared (NIR) imaging and immunohistochemistry. Histological evaluation showed strong CDnir7 staining in AD cerebral cortex, hippocampus, basal ganglia and thalamus area. Based on the supporting evidence, CDnir7 has great potential as a molecular imaging probe for AD brain imaging.
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Xu M, Li R, Li X, Lv G, Li S, Sun A, Zhou Y, Yi T. NIR fluorescent probes with good water-solubility for detection of amyloid beta aggregates in Alzheimer's disease. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:5535-5540. [DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01012b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Quinoline-malononitrile-based NIR fluorescent probes with good water-solubility were developed for detecting and imaging of Aβ aggregates in Alzheimer's disease.
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- Mengyin Xu
- Department of Chemistry
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
- China
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
- China
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
- China
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- Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Molecular Imaging
- Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences
- Shanghai 201318
- China
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- Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Molecular Imaging
- Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences
- Shanghai 201318
- China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
- China
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Tan HY, Qiu YT, Sun H, Yan JW, Zhang L. A lysosome-targeting dual-functional fluorescent probe for imaging intracellular viscosity and beta-amyloid. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:2688-2691. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00113a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A lysosome-targeting dual-functional fluorescent probe was rationally designed and developed for imaging intracellular lysosomal viscosity and beta-amyloid.
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- Hui-ya Tan
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Biopharmaceuticals
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Biopharmaceuticals
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Xing M, Wang K, Wu X, Ma S, Cao D, Guan R, Liu Z. A coumarin chalcone ratiometric fluorescent probe for hydrazine based on deprotection, addition and subsequent cyclization mechanism. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:14980-14983. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc08174g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A coumarin chalcone derivative with a levulinic acid terminal group acts as a ratiometric fluorescent probe for hydrazine based on deprotection, addition and a subsequent cyclization reaction mechanism.
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- Miaomiao Xing
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- China
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Zhang L, Wang D, Yang K, Sheng D, Tan B, Wang Z, Ran H, Yi H, Zhong Y, Lin H, Chen Y. Mitochondria-Targeted Artificial "Nano-RBCs" for Amplified Synergistic Cancer Phototherapy by a Single NIR Irradiation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2018; 5:1800049. [PMID: 30128231 PMCID: PMC6097143 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201800049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Phototherapy has emerged as a novel therapeutic modality for cancer treatment, but its low therapeutic efficacy severely hinders further extensive clinical translation and application. This study reports amplifying the phototherapeutic efficacy by constructing a near-infrared (NIR)-responsive multifunctional nanoplatform for synergistic cancer phototherapy by a single NIR irradiation, which can concurrently achieve mitochondria-targeting phototherapy, synergistic photothermal therapy (PTT)/photodynamic therapy (PDT), self-sufficient oxygen-augmented PDT, and multiple-imaging guidance/monitoring. Perfluorooctyl bromide based nanoliposomes are constructed for oxygen delivery into tumors, performing the functions of red blood cells (RBCs) for oxygen delivery ("Nano-RBC" nanosystem), which can alleviate the tumor hypoxia and enhance the PDT efficacy. The mitochondria-targeting performance for enhanced and synergistic PDT/PTT is demonstrated as assisted by nanoliposomes. In particular, these "Nano-RBCs" can also act as the contrast agents for concurrent computed tomography, photoacoustic, and fluorescence multiple imaging, providing the potential imaging capability for phototherapeutic guidance and monitoring. This provides a novel strategy to achieve high therapeutic efficacy of phototherapy by the rational design of multifunctional nanoplatforms with the unique performances of mitochondria targeting, synergistic PDT/PTT by a single NIR irradiation (808 nm), self-sufficient oxygen-augmented PDT, and multiple-imaging guidance/monitoring.
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- Liang Zhang
- Department of Ultrasoundthe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010China
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- Department of Ultrasoundthe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010China
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- Pediatric Research InstituteChildren's Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400014China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imagingthe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010China
| | - Bin Tan
- Pediatric Research InstituteChildren's Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400014China
| | - Zhigang Wang
- Institute of Ultrasound Imagingthe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imagingthe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imagingthe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imagingthe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityChongqing400010China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructuresShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
| | - Yu Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructuresShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
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