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Ludwig-Begall LF, Heyne B. aPDI meets PPE: photochemical decontamination in healthcare using methylene blue-where are we now, where will we go? Photochem Photobiol Sci 2024; 23:215-223. [PMID: 38165604 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-023-00514-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) reuse, first recommended in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, can mitigate shortages in crisis situations and can greatly reduce the environmental impact of typically single-use PPE. Prior to safe reuse, PPE must be sanitized and contaminating pathogens-in current circumstances viruses in particular-must be inactivated. However, many established decontamination procedures are not equitable and remain unavailable in low-resource settings. In mid-2020, an interdisciplinary consortium of researchers first studied the potential of implementing cheap and easy-to-use antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) using methylene blue as photosensitizer to decontaminate face masks and filtering facepiece respirators. In this perspective piece, we describe the development of this novel method, discuss recent advances, and offer insights into how equitable PPE decontamination via methylene blue-based aPDI may be integrated into circular economy policies in the healthcare sector.
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- Louisa F Ludwig-Begall
- Veterinary Virology and Animal Viral Diseases, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, FARAH Research Centre, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Guerra Díaz D, Mariño-Ocampo N, Kabanov V, Heyne B, Andrade-Villalobos F, Fierro A, Fuentealba D. Extraordinary Control of Photosensitized Singlet Oxygen Generation by Acyclic Cucurbituril-like Containers. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:3443-3451. [PMID: 37026709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c00583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Supramolecular control of singlet oxygen generation is incredibly valuable for several fields with broad applications and thus still challenging. However, macrocyclic inclusion complexes inherently restrict the interaction of photosensitizers with surrounding oxygen in the media. To circumvent this issue, we turned our attention in this work to acyclic cucurbituril-like containers and uncover their properties as supramolecular hosts for photosensitizers with extraordinary control of their photophysics, including singlet oxygen generation. Thermodynamic and photophysical studies were carried out showing that these acyclic containers compare very favorably to benchmark macrocycles such as cucurbiturils and cyclodextrins in terms of their binding affinities and supramolecular control of singlet oxygen generation. Acyclic container with terminal naphthalene walls offers a similar cavity to cucurbit[7]uril and the same carbonyl-lined portals for a tight binding of phenothiazinium dye methylene blue and stabilizing its singlet and triplet excited states. Thus, generation of singlet oxygen for this container is higher than for other macrocycles and even higher than the free photosensitizer. While the acyclic container with smaller terminal benzene walls, stacks over the dye through sulfur-π and π-π interactions deactivating the singlet and triplet excited states, thus showing the lowest generation of singlet oxygen out of all of the studied systems. Due to the great water solubility and biocompatibility of these systems, they possess great potential for novel applications in photocatalysis, synthesis, and biomedical fields, among others.
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- Daniel Guerra Díaz
- Laboratorio de Química Supramolecular y Fotobiología, Departamento de Química Física, Escuela de Química, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Supramolecular y Fotobiología, Departamento de Química Física, Escuela de Química, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela de Química, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela de Química, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Química Supramolecular y Fotobiología, Departamento de Química Física, Escuela de Química, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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Hermanns M, Wehres N, Heyne B, Honingh CE, Graf UU, Schlemmer S. Performance of a chirped-pulse Fourier transform millimeter wave spectrometer in the range of 75-110 GHz. Rev Sci Instrum 2023; 94:034705. [PMID: 37012769 DOI: 10.1063/5.0141579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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We present a home-built chirped-pulse Fourier transform millimeter wave (CP-FTMMW) spectrometer. The setup is devoted to the sensitive recording of high-resolution molecular spectroscopy in the W band between 75 and 110 GHz. We describe the experimental setup in detail, including a characterization of the chirp excitation source, the optical beam path, and the receiver. The receiver is a further development of our 100 GHz emission spectrometer. The spectrometer is equipped with a pulsed jet expansion and a DC discharge. Spectra of methyl cyanide as well as hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and hydrogen isocyanide (HNC) products from the DC discharge of this molecule are recorded to characterize the performance of the CP-FTMMW instrument. The formation of the HCN isomer is favored by a factor of 63 with respect to HNC. Hot/cold calibration measurements enable a direct comparison of the signal and noise levels of the CP-FTMMW spectra to those of the emission spectrometer. For the CP-FTMMW instrument, we find many orders of magnitude of signal enhancement and a much stronger noise reduction due to the coherent detection scheme.
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- M Hermanns
- I. Physikalisches Institut, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937 Köln, Germany
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Alvarez‐Lopez C, Cavazos‐Elizondo D, Heyne B, Kochevar IE, Aguirre‐Soto A. Nanocaging Rose Bengal to Inhibit Aggregation and Enhance Photo‐induced Oxygen Consumption. Photochem Photobiol 2022; 99:580-592. [PMID: 36529885 DOI: 10.1111/php.13746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Photosensitized crosslinking of proteins in tissues has many medical applications including sealing wounds, strengthening tissues, and beneficially altering tissue properties. Rose Bengal (RB) is used most frequently as the photosensitizer but is not as efficient as would be desired for broad utilization in medicine. Aggregation of RB, at the high concentrations used for medical treatments, decreases the yield of singlet oxygen, which mediates protein crosslinking. We hypothesized that nanocages that sequester RB would inhibit self-association, increasing photosensitization efficiency. We tested cucurbituril and cyclodextrin nanocages, demonstrating that hydroxypropyl-functionalized cyclodextrins are most effective in inhibiting RB aggregation. For these RB/cyclodextrin solutions, we investigated the effect of nanocaging on the photobleaching and oxygen consumption kinetics under 530 nm LED light in aqueous phosphate-buffered solutions. At 100 μm RB, the initial oxygen consumption rates increased by 58% and 80% compared with uncaged RB for the β and γ (2-hydroxypropyl) cyclodextrins, respectively. For 1 mm RB, the enhancement in these rates was much greater, about 200% and 300%, respectively. In addition, at 1 mm RB these two cyclodextrins increased the RB photobleaching rate by ~20% and ~75%. These results suggest that nanocages can minimize RB aggregation and may lead to higher-efficiency photo-medical therapies.
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- Department of Chemistry. University of Calgary Calgary AB Canada
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA United States
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- School of Engineering and Sciences Tecnologico de Monterrey Monterey Nuevo Leon Mexico
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Bourgojne C, Heyne B, Anikovskiy M. On the Molecular Origin of the Red Emission in the Newly Synthesized Carbon‐based Quantum Dots. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- University of Calgary Chemistry Department 2500 University Drive N.W. T2N 1N4 Calgary CANADA
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Vos KA, Gordon PMK, Heyne B. Methylene blue in combination with sunlight as a low cost and effective disinfection method for coronavirus-contaminated PPE. Am J Infect Control 2022; 50:906-908. [PMID: 35908830 PMCID: PMC9329071 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Using the Murine Hepatitis Virus (MHV) A59 coronavirus as a SARS-CoV-2 animal surrogate, we validated that methylene blue (MB) in combination with sunlight exposure is a robust, fast, and low-cost decontamination method for PPE that should be added to the toolbox of practical pandemic preparedness.
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- Kevin A Vos
- Chemistry Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- CSM Centre for Health Genomics and Informatics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Wielick C, Fries A, Dams L, Razafimahefa RM, Heyne B, Harcourt BH, Lendvay TS, Willaert JF, de Jaeger S, Haubruge E, Thiry E, Ludwig-Begall LF. Of masks and methylene blue—The use of methylene blue photochemical treatment to decontaminate surgical masks contaminated with a tenacious small nonenveloped norovirus. Am J Infect Control 2022; 50:871-877. [PMID: 35908825 PMCID: PMC9329083 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, reuse of personal protective equipment, specifically that of medical face coverings, has been recommended. The reuse of these typically single-use only items necessitates procedures to inactivate contaminating human respiratory and gastrointestinal pathogens. We previously demonstrated decontamination of surgical masks and respirators contaminated with infectious SARS-CoV-2 and various animal coronaviruses via low concentration- and short exposure methylene blue photochemical treatment (10 µM methylene blue, 30 minutes of 12,500-lux red light or 50,000 lux white light exposure). Methods Here, we describe the adaptation of this protocol to the decontamination of a more resistant, non-enveloped gastrointestinal virus and demonstrate efficient photodynamic inactivation of murine norovirus, a human norovirus surrogate. Results Methylene blue photochemical treatment (100 µM methylene blue, 30 minutes of 12,500-lux red light exposure) of murine norovirus-contaminated masks reduced infectious viral titers by over four orders of magnitude on surgical mask surfaces. Discussion and Conclusions Inactivation of a norovirus, the most difficult to inactivate of the respiratory and gastrointestinal human viruses, can predict the inactivation of any less resistant viral mask contaminant. The protocol developed here thus solidifies the position of methylene blue photochemical decontamination as an important tool in the package of practical pandemic preparedness.
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Roth SM, Press DJ, Heyne B, Sutherland TC. Synthetic Access to Benzimidacarbocyanine Dyes to Tailor Their Aggregation Properties. J Org Chem 2021; 86:8641-8651. [PMID: 34151572 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Developing structure-aggregation relationships of cyanine dyes is crucial for controlling their optical properties for various uses. This study develops a synthetic route and the structure-dependent self-assembly of a family of benzimidacarbocyanine dyes for J- or H-aggregation properties. It was found that both the presence and placement of halogen atoms play a defining role in the resulting supramolecular interactions of these compounds.
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- Sophia M Roth
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Stepanchuk AA, Heyne B, Stys PK. Complex Photophysical Properties of K114 Make for a Versatile Fluorescent Probe for Amyloid Detection. ACS Chem Neurosci 2021; 12:1273-1280. [PMID: 33705095 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Protein aggregation is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and many other neurodegenerative disorders. Small organic fluorophores such as Congo Red preferentially bind to cross-β-sheet-rich deposits and have been used to label amyloid plaques and tau tangles in histological samples. However, distinguishing between different conformations of protein aggregates is not trivial. Using silkworm and spider silks (prototypical amyloids) and transgenic AD mouse (5XFAD) and human AD brain samples, we report how spectral confocal microscopy allowed for improved detection and differentiation of protein aggregates based on the unexpected photophysical behavior of the amyloid-specific dye K114. The pH and excitation power had pronounced effects on the emission spectrum and intensity of amyloid-bound K114 fluorescence. When bound to β-sheet-rich assemblies, the emission spectrum of K114 was governed by the local pH of the binding pockets much more than by the pH of the mounting medium, likely due to ionization of titratable phenols. Unexpectedly, exposure to high excitation power caused a permanent increase in fluorescence intensity and a spectral blue-shift. These light-induced fluorescence changes were dependent in a complex manner on laser power, exposure time, pH, and amyloid type examined. The above-mentioned phenomena were observed in silk fibers and Alzheimer brain sections from mouse and human, indicating that this may be a general characteristic of K114 when bound to tightly aggregated macromolecules. Potential mechanisms are discussed, likely involving photoinduced electron transfer. Our findings illustrate how the complex photophysical behavior of amyloid-bound K114 can be exploited for improved detection and differentiation of protein aggregates.
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- Anastasiia A. Stepanchuk
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
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Kravchenko O, Sutherland TC, Heyne B. Photobleaching of Erythrosine B in Aqueous Environment Investigation Beyond pH †. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 98:49-56. [PMID: 33565140 DOI: 10.1111/php.13396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In the scientific literature, the term aqueous environment is loosely employed as it encompasses a broad range of different buffering agents. While there is an increasing number of experimental evidence that point toward specific buffer effects extending far beyond pH, the impact of the chemical nature of the buffering ions is often disregarded, especially in photochemical studies. Herein, we highlighted the importance of buffer specific effects on both the photobleaching and the singlet oxygen quantum yields of a dye in aqueous environments. For this study, we chose erythrosine B (EB) as our model photosensitizer as its photochemistry and photobleaching are well documented in the literature. We followed EB's photobleaching via absorption spectroscopy in four different aqueous solvents, including pure water, phosphate, Tris and HEPES buffer. These buffer systems were selected because they are commonly used in biochemical and biological applications. Our results show that specific buffer effects cannot be neglected. Indeed, the singlet oxygen quantum yield for EB is significantly different in HEPES compared to the other solvents. Furthermore, we showed that EB's photoproduct is highly dependent on the nature of the chemical buffer being used.
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- Olga Kravchenko
- Chemistry Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Mendes B, Kassumeh S, Aguirre-Soto A, Pei Q, Heyne B, Kochevar IE. Influence of Rose Bengal Dimerization on Photosensitization. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 97:718-726. [PMID: 33426677 DOI: 10.1111/php.13379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Protein crosslinking photosensitized by rose Bengal (RB2- ) has multiple medical applications and understanding the photosensitization mechanism can improve treatment effectiveness. To this end, we investigated the photochemical efficiencies of monomeric RB2- (RBM 2- ) and dimeric RB2- (RBD 2- ) and the optimal pH for anaerobic RB2- photosensitization in cornea. Absorption spectra and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements were used to estimate the fractions of RBM 2- and RBD 2- . RB2- self-photosensitized bleaching was used to evaluate the photoactivity of RBM 2- and RBD 2- . The pH dependence of anaerobic RB2- photosensitization was evaluated in ex vivo rabbit corneas. The 549 nm/515 nm absorption ratio indicated that concentrations > 0.10 mm RB contained RBD 2- . Results from DLS gave estimated mean diameters for RBM 2- and RBD 2- of 0.70 ± 0.02 nm and 1.75 ± 0.13 nm, respectively, and indicated that 1 mm RB2- contained equal fractions of RBM 2- and RBD 2- . Quantum yields for RB2- bleaching were not influenced by RBD 2- in RB2- solutions although accounting for RB2- concentration effects on the reaction kinetics demonstrated that RBD 2- is not a photosensitizer. Optimal anaerobic photosensitization occurred at pH 8.5 for solutions containing 200 mm Arg. These results suggest potential approaches to optimizing RBM 2- -photosensitized protein crosslinking in tissues.
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- Bryan Mendes
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterey, Nuevo León, México
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Fuladpanjeh‐Hojaghan B, Elsutohy MM, Kabanov V, Heyne B, Trifkovic M, Roberts EPL. In‐Operando Mapping of pH Distribution in Electrochemical Processes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201909238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB Canada
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Fuladpanjeh‐Hojaghan B, Elsutohy MM, Kabanov V, Heyne B, Trifkovic M, Roberts EPL. In‐Operando Mapping of pH Distribution in Electrochemical Processes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16815-16819. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201909238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB Canada
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In plasmon-enhanced singlet oxygen (1O2) production, irradiation of a hybrid photosensitizer-metal nanoparticle leads to a significant alteration of the photosensitizer's 1O2 yield. The quest for a more rational design of these nanomaterials calls for a better understanding of the enhancement mechanism that, to this day, remains largely unexplored. Herein, we introduce a new methodology to distinguish the near- and far-field contributions to the plasmon-enhanced 1O2 production using a tunable model nanoplatform, Rose Bengal-decorated silica-coated metal nanoparticles. By correlating 1O2 production to the experimental and simulated optical properties of our nanoparticles, we effectively discriminate how the near- and far-field effects contribute to the plasmonic interactions. We show that these effects work in synergy; i.e., for nanoparticles with a similar local field, the production of 1O2 correlates with maximized scattering yields. Our results expound the critical plasmonic aspects in terms of near and far fields for the design of an efficient hybrid plasmonic nanoparticle photosensitizer.
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- Nicolas Macia
- Department of Chemistry , University of Calgary , 2500 University Drive Northwest , Calgary , Alberta , Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Calgary , 2500 University Drive Northwest , Calgary , Alberta , Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Calgary , 2500 University Drive Northwest , Calgary , Alberta , Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Calgary , 2500 University Drive Northwest , Calgary , Alberta , Canada T2N 1N4
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Press D, Gendy C, Pasalkar S, Schechtel S, Heyne B, Sutherland TC. Synthesis of Tetrathia-Oligothiophene Macrocycles. ACS Omega 2019; 4:3405-3408. [PMID: 31459556 PMCID: PMC6648883 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The synthesis of six tetrathia-oligothiophene macrocycles is described with modest ring-closing yields between 21 and 55%. Single-crystal X-ray studies of four of the macrocycles indicated that encapsulated solvent or guest molecules were possible. A variety of guest molecules were explored for inclusion complexes via NMR, absorption, emission, and X-ray techniques. The solution-phase inclusion complexes were uninformative; yet the solid-state experiments revealed that solvent exchangeable channels exist through the macrocyclic pores.
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- David
J. Press
- Department of Chemistry, University
of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Kabanov V, Ghosh S, Lovell JF, Heyne B. Singlet oxygen partition between the outer-, inner- and membrane-phases of photo/chemotherapeutic liposomes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:25054-25064. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05159g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Herein, we developed a strategy to quantify the fraction of singlet oxygen lifetime spent in the three distinct local liposomal environments through the combination of direct and indirect singlet oxygen detection approaches.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- University at Buffalo
- Buffalo
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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Macia N, Bresoli-Obach R, Nonell S, Heyne B. Hybrid Silver Nanocubes for Improved Plasmon-Enhanced Singlet Oxygen Production and Inactivation of Bacteria. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:684-692. [PMID: 30525580 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b12206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Plasmonic nanoparticles can strongly interact with adjacent photosensitizer molecules, resulting in a significant alteration of their singlet oxygen (1O2) production. In this work, we report the next generation of metal-enhanced 1O2 nanoplatforms exploiting the lightning rod effect, or plasmon hot spots, in anisotropic (nonspherical) metal nanoparticles. We describe the synthesis of Rose Bengal-decorated silica-coated silver nanocubes (Ag@SiO2-RB NCs) with silica shell thicknesses ranging from 5 to 50 nm based on an optimized protocol yielding highly homogeneous Ag NCs. Steady-state and time-resolved 1O2 measurements demonstrate not only the silica shell thickness dependence on the metal-enhanced 1O2 production phenomenon but also the superiority of this next generation of nanoplatforms. A maximum enhancement of 1O2 of approximately 12-fold is observed with a 10 nm silica shell, which is among the largest 1O2 production metal enhancement factors ever reported for a colloidal suspension of nanoparticles. Finally, the Ag@SiO2-RB NCs were benchmarked against the Ag@SiO2-RB nanospheres previously reported by our group, and the superior 1O2 production of Ag@SiO2-RB NCs resulted in improved antimicrobial activities in photodynamic inactivation experiments using both Gram-positive and -negative bacteria model strains.
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- Nicolas Macia
- Department of Chemistry , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada T2N 1N4
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- Institut Quimic de Sarria , Universitat Ramon Llull , Barcelona 08029 , Spain
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- Institut Quimic de Sarria , Universitat Ramon Llull , Barcelona 08029 , Spain
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada T2N 1N4
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Naumenko V, Van S, Dastidar H, Kim DS, Kim SJ, Zeng Z, Deniset J, Lau A, Zhang C, Macia N, Heyne B, Jenne CN, Mahoney DJ. Visualizing Oncolytic Virus-Host Interactions in Live Mice Using Intravital Microscopy. Mol Ther Oncolytics 2018; 10:14-27. [PMID: 30073187 PMCID: PMC6070694 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oncolytic virus (OV) therapy is an emerging cancer treatment that uses replicating viruses to infect and kill tumor cells and incite anticancer immunity. While the approach shows promise, it currently fails most patients, indicating strategies to improve OV activity are needed. Developing these will require greater understanding of OV biology, particularly in the context of OV delivery and clearance, the infection process within a complex tumor microenvironment, and the modulation of anticancer immunity. To help achieve this, we have established a technique for high-resolution 4D imaging of OV-host interactions within intact tissues of live mice using intravital microscopy (IVM). We show that oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) directly labeled with Alexa Fluor dyes is easily visualized by single- or multiphoton microscopy while retaining bioactivity in vivo. The addition of fluorophore-tagged antibodies and genetically encoded reporter proteins to image target cells and the virus infection enables real-time imaging of dynamic interactions between VSV and host cells in blood, tumor, and visceral organs of live mice. The method has sufficient in vivo resolution to observe leukocytes in blood binding to and transporting VSV particles, foci of VSV infection spreading through a tumor, and antigen-presenting cells in the spleen interacting with and being infected by VSV. Visualizing OV-host interactions by IVM represents a powerful new tool for studying OV therapy.
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- Victor Naumenko
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,National University of Science and Technology "MISIS," Leninskiy prospect 4, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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Kabanov V, Press DJ, Huynh RPS, Shimizu GKH, Heyne B. Assessment of encapsulated dyes’ distribution in silica nanoparticles and their ability to release useful singlet oxygen. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:6320-6323. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03413c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Working with silica nanoparticle encapsulated BODIPY and xanthene photosensitizers, we have determined that singlet oxygen spends up to 78% of its lifetime inside the nanocarriers.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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Plemel JR, Michaels NJ, Weishaupt N, Caprariello AV, Keough MB, Rogers JA, Yukseloglu A, Lim J, Patel VV, Rawji KS, Jensen SK, Teo W, Heyne B, Whitehead SN, Stys PK, Yong VW. Mechanisms of lysophosphatidylcholine-induced demyelination: A primary lipid disrupting myelinopathy. Glia 2017; 66:327-347. [PMID: 29068088 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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For decades lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC, lysolecithin) has been used to induce demyelination, without a clear understanding of its mechanisms. LPC is an endogenous lysophospholipid so it may cause demyelination in certain diseases. We investigated whether known receptor systems, inflammation or nonspecific lipid disruption mediates LPC-demyelination in mice. We found that LPC nonspecifically disrupted myelin lipids. LPC integrated into cellular membranes and rapidly induced cell membrane permeability; in mice, LPC injury was phenocopied by other lipid disrupting agents. Interestingly, following its injection into white matter, LPC was cleared within 24 hr but by five days there was an elevation of endogenous LPC that was not associated with damage. This elevation of LPC in the absence of injury raises the possibility that the brain has mechanisms to buffer LPC. In support, LPC injury in culture was significantly ameliorated by albumin buffering. These results shed light on the mechanisms of LPC injury and homeostasis.
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- Jason R Plemel
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A5C1, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A5C1, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A5C1, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N4N4, Canada
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- Monika Stolar
- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Solar Materials, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Solar Materials, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Solar Materials, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Planas O, Macia N, Agut M, Nonell S, Heyne B. Distance-Dependent Plasmon-Enhanced Singlet Oxygen Production and Emission for Bacterial Inactivation. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:2762-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Oriol Planas
- Institut
Quimic de Sarria, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona 08022, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Alberta AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Institut
Quimic de Sarria, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona 08022, Spain
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- Institut
Quimic de Sarria, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona 08022, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Alberta AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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Many scientists probably consider dye aggregation in solution a curse.
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- Belinda Heyne
- Chemistry Department
- University of Calgary
- 2500 University Drive NW
- Calgary
- Canada T2N 1N4
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Macia N, Heyne B. Using photochemistry to understand and control the production of reactive oxygen species in biological environments. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sveen C, Macia N, Zaremberg V, Heyne B. Unveiling the Triplet State of a 4-Amino-7-Nitrobenzofurazan Derivative in Cyclohexane. Photochem Photobiol 2015; 91:272-9. [DOI: 10.1111/php.12402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
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Thériault KD, Radford C, Parvez M, Heyne B, Sutherland TC. Structure–property relationship of donor–acceptor acridones – an optical, electrochemical and computational study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp03222a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The effect of changing acceptor strength on intramolecular charge transfer absorption and its implication towards organic materials are investigated.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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Mooi SM, Keller SN, Heyne B. Forcing aggregation of cyanine dyes with salts: a fine line between dimers and higher ordered aggregates. Langmuir 2014; 30:9654-9662. [PMID: 25073802 DOI: 10.1021/la502124b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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It is uncommon to read about cyanine dyes in the literature and not have their aggregation discussed. They are of high interest considering their propensity to undergo self-organization in aqueous solution, leading to interesting photophysical properties resulting from the formation of their dimers and higher ordered aggregates. Currently, the study of their aggregation is in high demand due to their diverse application range including dye-sensitized solar cells. However, their aggregation in high salt solutions is under studied, and the effect on aggregation in congruence with high ionic strength is often overlooked. In a previous study, our group established the role of specific ion effects and in particular the necessity of matching water affinity to induce aggregation of a cationic cyanine dye, thiazole orange. In order to advance the understanding of this topic, we present in this article the diverse aggregation of cyanine dyes, as a single monovalent salt can cause different aggregation responses in a variety of these dyes. We established via absorption spectroscopy combined with chemometric analyses that the inherent monomer-dimer equilibrium of a dye depends on its geometry. More interestingly, experimental data coupled with DFT calculations reveal that not only the geometry of a dye but also its charge location plays a role in the aggregate morphology formed by the interaction of a cationic cyanine dye and an anion. It is thought that contact ion pair formation and effective charge screening generated within that ion pair are responsible for aggregates with a greater order.
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- Sara M Mooi
- Chemistry Department, University of Calgary , 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary T2N 1N4, AB, Canada
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Mooi SM, Heyne B. Amplified Production of Singlet Oxygen in Aqueous Solution Using Metal Enhancement Effects. Photochem Photobiol 2013; 90:85-91. [DOI: 10.1111/php.12176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Sara M. Mooi
- University of Calgary; Chemistry Department; Calgary Canada
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- University of Calgary; Chemistry Department; Calgary Canada
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Mooi SM, Heyne B. Size does matter: how to control organization of organic dyes in aqueous environment using specific ion effects. Langmuir 2012; 28:16524-16530. [PMID: 23145855 DOI: 10.1021/la3034885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Understanding the role played by external factors on the organization of molecules has the potential to contribute greatly to fundamental research and applications in fields as diverse as nanotechnology, medicine, material chemistry, etc. Countless studies involve the organization of small organic molecules in environments rich in ionic species, yet their participation in molecular organization is often overlooked. Herein, we critically assess the organization in aqueous solution of the cationic cyanine dye, thiazole orange, in the presence of different monovalent sodium salts. Our findings clearly indicate that not all ions are identical with regards to the organization of thiazole orange molecules and specific ions effects are at play. The conventional Debye and Hückel model is not sufficient to explain our results, and the participation of ionic species in molecular organization is explained in terms of the recent theory of water matching affinity. Herein, by choosing the right counterion with the appropriate size, we have shown that it is possible to either induce a simple shift in the monomer-dimer equilibrium of thiazole orange or to turn on the formation of larger organized structures.
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- Sara M Mooi
- Chemistry Department, University of Calgary , 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, T2N 1N4 AB, Canada
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Meers JD, Jahromi EZ, Heyne B, Gailer J. Improved RP-HPLC separation of Hg²⁺ and CH₃Hg⁺ using a mixture of thiol-based mobile phase additives. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2012; 47:149-154. [PMID: 22217093 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.630305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hg(2+) and CH(3)Hg(+) are frequently encountered in the environment either as free ions or complexed with organic matter, such as humic acids. The majority of the reported HPLC-based separations of environmental mercury species, however, separate Hg(2+) from CH(3)Hg(+) in which the former species elutes close to the void volume. To detect mercury-species in environmental waters that may have so far escaped detection, a separation method is needed that sufficiently retains both Hg(2+) and CH(3)Hg(+). One way to develop such a method is to increase the retention of Hg(2+) and CH(3)Hg(+) using existing HPLC separations. We here report on the improvement of a previously reported RP-HPLC-based separation of Hg(2+) and CH(3)Hg(+) that employed a 100 % aqueous mobile phase [10 mM L-cysteine (Cys) in 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.5)]. To increase the retention of Hg(2+), Cys was replaced by the comparatively more hydrophobic N-acetylcysteine (N-Cys). To achieve a compromise between an increased retention of Hg(2+) and its baseline separation from CH(3)Hg(+) in the shortest possible analysis time, the retention behavior of both mercurials was investigated on two RP-HPLC columns with mobile phases that contained mixtures of Cys and N-Cys in which the overall thiol concentration was maintained at 10 mM. An optimal separation of both mercurials could be achieved in ∼540 s using a Gemini C(18) HPLC column (150 × 4.6 mm I.D.) and a mobile phase comprised of 7.5 mM N-Cys and 2.5 Cys in 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). Coupling the developed HPLC separation with an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer should allow one to detect mercury species other than Hg(2+) and CH(3)Hg(+) in environmental waters. The detection of such species is critical to better understand the mobilization of mercury species from natural and anthropogenic pollution sources.
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- Jeffrey D Meers
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Trudeau VL, Heyne B, Blais JM, Temussi F, Atkinson SK, Pakdel F, Popesku JT, Marlatt VL, Scaiano JC, Previtera L, Lean DRS. Lumiestrone is Photochemically Derived from Estrone and may be Released to the Environment without Detection. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2011; 2:83. [PMID: 22654829 PMCID: PMC3356028 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals are adversely affecting the reproductive health and metabolic status of aquatic vertebrates. Estrone is often the dominant natural estrogen in urban sewage, yet little is known about its environmental fate and biological effects. Increased use of UV-B radiation for effluent treatments, and exposure of effluents to sunlight in holding ponds led us to examine the effects of environmentally relevant levels of UV-B radiation on the photodegradation potential of estrone. Surprisingly, UV-B-mediated degradation leads to the photoproduction of lumiestrone, a little known 13α-epimer form of estrone. We show for the first time that lumiestrone possesses novel biological activity. In vivo treatment with estrone stimulated estrogen receptor (ER) α mRNA production in the male goldfish liver, whereas lumiestrone was without effect, suggesting a total loss of estrogenicity. In contrast, results from in vitro ER-dependent reporter gene assays indicate that lumiestrone showed relatively higher estrogenic potency with the zebrafish ERβ2 than zfERα, suggesting that it may act through an ERβ-selectivity. Lumiestrone also activated human ERs. Microarray analysis of male goldfish liver following in vivo treatments showed that lumiestrone respectively up- and down-regulated 20 and 69 mRNAs, which was indicative of metabolic upsets and endocrine activities. As a photodegradation product from a common estrogen of both human and farm animal origin, lumiestrone is present in sewage effluent, is produced from estrone upon exposure to natural sunlight and should be considered as a new environmental contaminant.
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- Vance L. Trudeau
- Department of Biology, Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of CalgaryCalgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
- Dipartimento Chimica Organica e Biochimica, Universita Federico II NapoliNapoli, Italia
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- Department of Biology, Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
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- UMR CNRS 6026, IFR 140, Université de Rennes 1Rennes, France
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- Department of Biology, Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
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- Dipartimento Chimica Organica e Biochimica, Universita Federico II NapoliNapoli, Italia
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- Department of Biology, Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
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Araneda JF, Piers WE, Heyne B, Parvez M, McDonald R. High Stokes Shift Anilido-Pyridine Boron Difluoride Dyes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:12214-7. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Bitew T, Sveen CE, Heyne B, Zaremberg V. Vitamin E prevents lipid raft modifications induced by an anti-cancer lysophospholipid and abolishes a Yap1-mediated stress response in yeast. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:25731-42. [PMID: 20538604 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.122200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We have previously established that the anti-cancer lysophospholipid edelfosine (1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-rac-glycero-3-phosphocholine, Et-18-OCH(3)) induces cell death in yeast by selective modification of lipid raft composition at the plasma membrane. In this study we determined that alpha-tocopherol protects cells from the edelfosine cytotoxic effect, preventing the internalization of sterols and the plasma membrane proton pump ATPase, Pma1p. Two non-mutually exclusive hypotheses were considered to explain the protective effect of alpha-tocopherol: (i) its classical antioxidant activity is necessary to break progression of lipid peroxidation, despite the fact Saccharomyces cerevisiae does not possess polyunsaturated fatty acids and (ii) due to its complementary cone shape, insertion of alpha-tocopherol could correct membrane curvature stress imposed by edelfosine (inverted cone shape). We then developed tools to distinguish between these two hypotheses and dissect the structural requirements that confer alpha-tocopherol its protective effect. Our results indicated its lipophilic nature and the H donating hydroxyl group from the chromanol ring are both required to counteract the cytotoxic effect of edelfosine, suggesting edelfosine induces oxidation of membrane components. To further support this finding and learn more about the early cellular response to edelfosine we investigated the role that known oxidative stress signaling pathways play in modulating sensitivity to the lipid drug. Our results indicate the transcription factors Yap1 and Skn7 as well as the major peroxiredoxin, Tsa1, mediate a response to edelfosine. Interestingly, the pathway differed from the one triggered by hydrogen peroxide and its activation (measured as Yap1 translocation to the nucleus) was abolished by co-treatment of the cells with alpha-tocopherol.
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- Teshager Bitew
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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The unexpected interaction between thiazole orange (TO) and calix[4]arene sulfonate is reported herein. H-Aggregates of TO switching on their fluorescence in solution are observed. Surprisingly, fluorescence enhancement is not linked to host-guest inclusion, but rather to calix[4]arene sulfonate serving as a template for several TO molecules.
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- Vivian Lau
- Chemistry Department, University of Calgary, 2500 University drive N.W., T2N 1N4, Calgary, Canada
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Liu W, Deng C, McLaughlin CR, Fagerholm P, Lagali NS, Heyne B, Scaiano JC, Watsky MA, Kato Y, Munger R, Shinozaki N, Li F, Griffith M. Collagen-phosphorylcholine interpenetrating network hydrogels as corneal substitutes. Biomaterials 2008; 30:1551-9. [PMID: 19097643 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 11/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A biointeractive collagen-phospholipid corneal substitute was fabricated from interpenetrating polymeric networks comprising 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide and N-hydroxysuccinimide crosslinked porcine atelocollagen, and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate crosslinked 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC). The resulting hydrogels showed an overall increase in mechanical strength beyond that of either original component and enhanced stability against enzymatic digestion (by collagenase) or UV degradation. More strikingly, these hydrogels retained the full biointeractive, cell friendly properties of collagen in promoting corneal cell and nerve in-growth and regeneration (despite MPC's known anti-adhesive properties). Measurements of refractive indices, white light transmission and backscatter showed the optical properties of collagen-MPC are comparable or superior to those of the human cornea. In addition, the glucose and albumin permeability were comparable to those of human corneas. Twelve-month post-implantation results of collagen-MPC hydrogels into mini-pigs showed regeneration of corneal tissue (epithelium, stroma) as well as the tear film and sensory nerves. We also show that porcine collagen can be substituted with recombinant human collagen, resulting in a fully-synthetic implant that is free from the potential risks of disease transmission (e.g. prions) present in animal source materials.
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- Wenguang Liu
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Liu W, Merrett K, Griffith M, Fagerholm P, Dravida S, Heyne B, Scaiano JC, Watsky MA, Shinozaki N, Lagali N, Munger R, Li F. Recombinant human collagen for tissue engineered corneal substitutes. Biomaterials 2008; 29:1147-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2007] [Accepted: 11/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Heyne B, Ahmed S, Scaiano JC. Mechanistic studies of fluorescent sensors for the detection of reactive oxygen species. Org Biomol Chem 2008; 6:354-8. [DOI: 10.1039/b713575k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We report the development of a new fluorescence sensor for reactive oxygen species (ROS) based on a benzofurazan structure. The sensor, NBFhd, is initially non-fluorescent and reacts with peroxyl radicals by hydrogen transfer in an aqueous medium under neutral conditions to release the fluorescent N-methyl-4-amino-7-nitrobenzofurazan (NBF) and 1,4-benzoquinone. NBFhd shows excellent contrast and no interference in the region of cell autofluorescence and is a new tool to detect ROS in homogeneous and biological systems.
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- Belinda Heyne
- University of Ottawa, Department of Chemistry, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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Heyne B, Maurel V, Scaiano JC. Mechanism of action of sensors for reactive oxygen species based on fluorescein-phenol coupling: the case of 2-[6-(4'-hydroxy)phenoxy-3H-xanthen-3-on-9-yl]benzoic acid. Org Biomol Chem 2006; 4:802-7. [PMID: 16493462 DOI: 10.1039/b515751j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrate the ability of a sensor containing a tethered fluorescein-phenol structure to react with peroxyl radicals and with an oxidizing agent such as potassium ferricyanide. This latter reaction yields the corresponding peroxyl radical as observed by EPR analysis. We propose that the reaction of the sensor with peroxyl and alkoxyl radicals is also initiated by the formation of the phenoxyl radicals, which is followed by radical-radical reactions and product hydrolysis responsible for the release of fluorescein. The proposed mechanism is based on results obtained by laser flash photolysis, HPLC and EPR studies of the reaction of peroxyl and alkoxyl radicals with 4-phenoxylphenol, a molecule used to mimic the behavior of the sensor.
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- Belinda Heyne
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada
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The photochemistry of the anaesthetic agent propofol (PPF) was investigated in three different solvents of quite different polarity (cyclohexane, methanol and phosphate buffer pH 7) by means of nanosecond laser flash photolysis and absorption spectroscopy. GC-MS spectrometry measurements of PPF in cyclohexane have revealed the formation of two major products upon low intensity UV continuous irradiation of PPF in aerated solution: the diphenol derivative of PPF and 2,6-diisopropyl-p-benzoquinone (PPFQ). Only the diphenol compound was obtained in anaerobic solution. PPF phenoxyl radical (PPF ) generation has been assigned as the original step leading to the formation of both the diphenol compound and PPFQ in cyclohexane as revealed by laser flash photolysis at 266 nm and by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy as well. Investigation of PPF by nanosecond flash photolysis at 266 nm in the other solvents revealed the occurrence of different photochemical processes depending on the nature and the polarity of the solvent. A reaction scheme is proposed in order to discuss the mechanism of reaction of PPF in all media.
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- B Heyne
- Department of Physics, Institute of Physics (B5), Biomedical Spectroscopy (C.O.R.D.), University of Liège, Allée du 6 Août, 17, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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Heyne B, Brault D, Fontaine-Aupart MP, Kohnen S, Tfibel F, Mouithys-Mickalad A, Deby-Dupont G, Hans P, Hoebeke M. Reactivity towards singlet oxygen of propofol inside liposomes and neuronal cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2005; 1724:100-7. [PMID: 15878638 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2005.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2004] [Revised: 03/30/2005] [Accepted: 04/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Singlet oxygen (1O2), a reactive oxygen species, has been found to be implicated in many cellular events and pathological disorders. Herein, we investigated the reactivity of 1O2 towards the anaesthetic agent propofol (PPF) encapsulated within DMPC liposomes. By time resolved luminescence, the rate constant of 1O2 quenching by PPF was evaluated, depending on the location of the sensitizer, with following values: 1.35+/-0.05x10(7) M(-1) s(-1) for deuteroporphyrin (as embedded source) and 0.8+/-0.04x10(7) M(-1) s(-1) for uroporphyrin (as external source), respectively. The nature of the oxidation product, resulting from the reaction of 1O2 with PPF, was determined using absorption and HPLC techniques. Finally, the in vitro protective effect of PPF towards the 1O2-induced neuronal cell toxicity was evaluated in terms of cell viability.
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- B Heyne
- Department of Physics, Institute of Physics (B5), Biomedical Spectroscopy (C.O.R.D.), University of Liège, Allée du 6 Août, 17, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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Giuliani A, Walker IC, Delwiche J, Hoffmann SV, Limão-Vieira P, Mason NJ, Heyne B, Hoebeke M, Hubin-Franskin MJ. The electronic states of 2-furanmethanol (furfuryl alcohol) studied by photon absorption and electron impact spectroscopies. J Chem Phys 2003. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1603733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Heyne B, Kohnen S, Brault D, Mouithys-Mickalad A, Tfibel F, Hans P, Fontaine-Aupart MP, Hoebeke M. Investigation of singlet oxygen reactivity towards propofol. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2003; 2:939-45. [PMID: 14560812 DOI: 10.1039/b302373g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The reaction between the anaesthetic agent 2,6-diisopropylphenol (propofol, PPF) and singlet oxygen (1O2) has been investigated in aqueous solution by means of HPLC, GC, absorption spectroscopy and laser flash photolysis with infrared luminescence detection. The rate constants for the physical and chemical quenching of 1O2 by PPF (kPPF) are found to be 2.66 x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1) and approximately 3.2 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) in CD3OD and D2O-CD3OD (75:25 v/v), respectively. The reaction of propofol with singlet oxygen produced by light irradiation of Rose Bengal leads essentially to two reaction products, 2,6-diisopropyl-p-benzoquinone and 3,5,3',5'-tetraisopropyl-(4,4')-diphenoquinone that are unambiguously identified from comparison with authentic samples.
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- Belinda Heyne
- Biomedical Spectroscopy, C.O.R.D., Department of Physics, Institute of Physics, B5, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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The psychological autopsy is a timely adjunct to the suicide detection and prevention efforts emerging in many jails. These efforts can only be enhanced by a thorough review of what went right or wrong for a particular inmate. Conducted in a nonthreatening spirit of peer review, the psychological autopsy can provide staff with closure and new knowledge which will allow them to proceed more effectively and confidently in safeguarding other inmates.
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