A new near-infrared fluorophore 2-(2-Aminoethyl) pyridine-tricarbocyanine (1) was rationally designed and synthe-sized as a fluorescent probe for detection of Cu2+ with high selectivity. The response of Probe 1 is bas...A new near-infrared fluorophore 2-(2-Aminoethyl) pyridine-tricarbocyanine (1) was rationally designed and synthe-sized as a fluorescent probe for detection of Cu2+ with high selectivity. The response of Probe 1 is based on the fluorescence quenching upon binding to Cu2+. The sensing performance of the proposed Cu2+-sensitive Probe 1 was then investigated. The probe can be applied to the quantification detection of Cu2+ with a linear concentration range covering from 4.8 × 10-7 to 1.6 × 10-4 mol/L and a detection limit of 9.3 × 10-8 mol/L. The experimental results showed that the response of 1 to Cu2+ was independent of pH in medium condition (pH 6.0-8.0), and exhibited excellent selectivity towards Cu2+ over other common metal cations.展开更多
The near infrared (NIR) fluorescence enhancement by local surface plasmon resonanoce from arrayed gold (Au) nanoblocks was investigated by NIR fluorescent dyes, IR780, immobilized in hydrophobic DNA thin film on glass...The near infrared (NIR) fluorescence enhancement by local surface plasmon resonanoce from arrayed gold (Au) nanoblocks was investigated by NIR fluorescent dyes, IR780, immobilized in hydrophobic DNA thin film on glass substrates, to clarify the gap mode effect on the fluorescence enhancement. In the substrate with Dimer type Au nanoblock arrangement, average total fluorescence intensity was larger by 10.0, 2.4, and 12.4 times for non-polarized, P- and S- polarization as compared with that on a glass substrate alone, respectively. These findings suggested that enhancement of excitation light intensity at nanogap in the Dimer type Au nanoblock arrangement affected the fluorescence intensity. Average total fluorescence intensity, on the other hand, was smaller by 0.63 times as compared with that on a glass substrate alone in the checkerboard type Au array. It is suggested that the fluorescence quenching was caused by the energy transfer from the excited state of IR780 to Au nanoblocks or by the increased deactivation of excited dye molecules induced by resonance with Au nanoblocks at the checkerboard arrangement. We have firstly achieved the NIR fluorescence enhancement by LSPR due to the gap mode.展开更多
Near-infrared(NIR)fluorescent dyes based on small organic molecules are characterized with low cytotoxicity,good biocompatibility and minimum interference from auto-fluorescence background,which are widely used in tum...Near-infrared(NIR)fluorescent dyes based on small organic molecules are characterized with low cytotoxicity,good biocompatibility and minimum interference from auto-fluorescence background,which are widely used in tumor diagnosis.Intensive research on molecular properties and photothermal properties of fluorescent dyes have been explored for non-invasive photothermal treatment of cancer.In this review,we focus on the development of imaging-induced photothermal therapy of small molecules and classification according to the structures of organic molecules including cyanines,phthalocyanines,rhodamine analogues and BODIPYs.展开更多
Photodynamic therapy(PDT) has shown promise as an effective treatment modality for cancer and other localized diseases due to its noninvasive properties and spatiotemporal selectivity. Near-infrared(NIR)fluorescent dy...Photodynamic therapy(PDT) has shown promise as an effective treatment modality for cancer and other localized diseases due to its noninvasive properties and spatiotemporal selectivity. Near-infrared(NIR)fluorescent dyes based on organic small molecules are characterized with low cytotoxicity, good biocompatibility and excellent phototoxicity, which are widely used in PDT. In this review, we attempt to summarize the development of imaging-induced PDT based on organic small molecules and classify it according to the structures of dyes including cyanines, 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3 a,4 a-diaza-s-indacene(BODIPY) analogues, phthalocyanine and other agents such as rhodamine analogues.展开更多
A new dual-state emission(DSE) dye comprised of tetraphenylethene(TPE), triphenylamine(TPA), and indoline groups has been synthesized, which showed efficient fluorescence in both solution and solid. The dye is compris...A new dual-state emission(DSE) dye comprised of tetraphenylethene(TPE), triphenylamine(TPA), and indoline groups has been synthesized, which showed efficient fluorescence in both solution and solid. The dye is comprised of three parts and these parts show different fluorescence properties which can be very useful in some applications since the dye can produce information-rich responses. For example, the dye is p H-sensitive in both solution and solid states, and it emits yellow fluorescence in normal p H and red/NIR fluorescence in acidic condition. Cytotoxicity of the dye is low at concentration of 3 μM which was confirmed by a methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT) experiment, and in vitro experiments revealed that the p H responsive performance can be used in bioimaging. It provides a novel p H-sensitive DSE dye ever reported, which has potential application in many fields.展开更多
Taking the advantage of reduced scattering and low autofluorescence background, the NIR fluorescence probes, such as fluorescence proteins, organic molecules and nanoparticles, not only hold the promise of in vivo ima...Taking the advantage of reduced scattering and low autofluorescence background, the NIR fluorescence probes, such as fluorescence proteins, organic molecules and nanoparticles, not only hold the promise of in vivo imaging of biological processes in physiology and pathology with high signal-to-noise ratio, but also for clinical diagnosis. In this review, we provide an overview of the recent progress on NIR probes,focusing on fundamental mechanisms of NIR dyes and nanoparticles, and protein engineering strategies for NIR proteins.展开更多
Imaging hypoxia using fluorescence probes for nitroreductase（NTR） have attracted much attention in last decade. At least three different linkers have been commonly used to connect the recognition unit and reporting ...Imaging hypoxia using fluorescence probes for nitroreductase（NTR） have attracted much attention in last decade. At least three different linkers have been commonly used to connect the recognition unit and reporting unit in reported probes for NTR. Meanwhile, the linker is known to be a key factor for achieving best sensing performance. In this work, three near-infrared fluorescence probes CyNP-1, CyNP-2 and CyNP-3 were designed and synthesized from an aminocyanine dye CyNP. The three probes have the same recognition unit and same fluorescence reporting unit, but different linkers. CyNP-1 was found to have the best sensing performance for NTR with 40-fold of fluorescence enhancement. It is well investigated how the difference of the linkers brings out the different sensing performance by HPLC, MS and docking calculations. In the end, CyNP-1 was found to have good selectivity for NTR and used to imaging hypoxia in Hela cells.展开更多
文摘A new near-infrared fluorophore 2-(2-Aminoethyl) pyridine-tricarbocyanine (1) was rationally designed and synthe-sized as a fluorescent probe for detection of Cu2+ with high selectivity. The response of Probe 1 is based on the fluorescence quenching upon binding to Cu2+. The sensing performance of the proposed Cu2+-sensitive Probe 1 was then investigated. The probe can be applied to the quantification detection of Cu2+ with a linear concentration range covering from 4.8 × 10-7 to 1.6 × 10-4 mol/L and a detection limit of 9.3 × 10-8 mol/L. The experimental results showed that the response of 1 to Cu2+ was independent of pH in medium condition (pH 6.0-8.0), and exhibited excellent selectivity towards Cu2+ over other common metal cations.
文摘The near infrared (NIR) fluorescence enhancement by local surface plasmon resonanoce from arrayed gold (Au) nanoblocks was investigated by NIR fluorescent dyes, IR780, immobilized in hydrophobic DNA thin film on glass substrates, to clarify the gap mode effect on the fluorescence enhancement. In the substrate with Dimer type Au nanoblock arrangement, average total fluorescence intensity was larger by 10.0, 2.4, and 12.4 times for non-polarized, P- and S- polarization as compared with that on a glass substrate alone, respectively. These findings suggested that enhancement of excitation light intensity at nanogap in the Dimer type Au nanoblock arrangement affected the fluorescence intensity. Average total fluorescence intensity, on the other hand, was smaller by 0.63 times as compared with that on a glass substrate alone in the checkerboard type Au array. It is suggested that the fluorescence quenching was caused by the energy transfer from the excited state of IR780 to Au nanoblocks or by the increased deactivation of excited dye molecules induced by resonance with Au nanoblocks at the checkerboard arrangement. We have firstly achieved the NIR fluorescence enhancement by LSPR due to the gap mode.
基金the Natural Science Foundation Committee of China(NSFC, No. 81671803)the National Key Research and Development Program(No. 2017YFC0107700)+6 种基金the Outstanding Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Nos. GX20171114003, BK20170030)Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation(No. 161033)"Double First-Class" University project(Nos. CPU2018GY06 and CPU2018GY24)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, for their financial supportthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. 21676113,21402057, 21772054, 21472059)Distinguished Young Scholar of Hubei Province(No. 2018CFA079)for the financial supportsupported by the 111 Project (No. B17019)
文摘Near-infrared(NIR)fluorescent dyes based on small organic molecules are characterized with low cytotoxicity,good biocompatibility and minimum interference from auto-fluorescence background,which are widely used in tumor diagnosis.Intensive research on molecular properties and photothermal properties of fluorescent dyes have been explored for non-invasive photothermal treatment of cancer.In this review,we focus on the development of imaging-induced photothermal therapy of small molecules and classification according to the structures of organic molecules including cyanines,phthalocyanines,rhodamine analogues and BODIPYs.
基金the Natural Science Foundation Committee of China (NSFC,No.81671803)the National Key Research and Development Program (No.2017YFC0107700)+6 种基金the Outstanding Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Nos.GX20171114003, BK20170030)Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation (No.161033)"Double First-Class" University Project (Nos.CPU2018GY06 and CPU2018GY24)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions for their financial supportthe National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21676113,21402057,21772054,21472059)Distinguished Young Scholar of Hubei Province (No.2018CFA079) for the financial supportsupported by the 111 Project (No.B17019)
文摘Photodynamic therapy(PDT) has shown promise as an effective treatment modality for cancer and other localized diseases due to its noninvasive properties and spatiotemporal selectivity. Near-infrared(NIR)fluorescent dyes based on organic small molecules are characterized with low cytotoxicity, good biocompatibility and excellent phototoxicity, which are widely used in PDT. In this review, we attempt to summarize the development of imaging-induced PDT based on organic small molecules and classify it according to the structures of dyes including cyanines, 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3 a,4 a-diaza-s-indacene(BODIPY) analogues, phthalocyanine and other agents such as rhodamine analogues.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51673180, 51373162)
文摘A new dual-state emission(DSE) dye comprised of tetraphenylethene(TPE), triphenylamine(TPA), and indoline groups has been synthesized, which showed efficient fluorescence in both solution and solid. The dye is comprised of three parts and these parts show different fluorescence properties which can be very useful in some applications since the dye can produce information-rich responses. For example, the dye is p H-sensitive in both solution and solid states, and it emits yellow fluorescence in normal p H and red/NIR fluorescence in acidic condition. Cytotoxicity of the dye is low at concentration of 3 μM which was confirmed by a methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT) experiment, and in vitro experiments revealed that the p H responsive performance can be used in bioimaging. It provides a novel p H-sensitive DSE dye ever reported, which has potential application in many fields.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2017YFA0700403)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 31670872, 21874145, 2018M633180, 21905296)+1 种基金Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee (Nos. KQJSCX20170331161420421, JCYJ20170818163925063, JCYJ20170818164040422, GJHS2017031 4160302802)Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. GJJSTD20180002)
文摘Taking the advantage of reduced scattering and low autofluorescence background, the NIR fluorescence probes, such as fluorescence proteins, organic molecules and nanoparticles, not only hold the promise of in vivo imaging of biological processes in physiology and pathology with high signal-to-noise ratio, but also for clinical diagnosis. In this review, we provide an overview of the recent progress on NIR probes,focusing on fundamental mechanisms of NIR dyes and nanoparticles, and protein engineering strategies for NIR proteins.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21421005, 21576038)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No. DUT16TD21)Science Program of Dalian City (Nos. 2014J11JH133, 2015J12JH207)
文摘Imaging hypoxia using fluorescence probes for nitroreductase（NTR） have attracted much attention in last decade. At least three different linkers have been commonly used to connect the recognition unit and reporting unit in reported probes for NTR. Meanwhile, the linker is known to be a key factor for achieving best sensing performance. In this work, three near-infrared fluorescence probes CyNP-1, CyNP-2 and CyNP-3 were designed and synthesized from an aminocyanine dye CyNP. The three probes have the same recognition unit and same fluorescence reporting unit, but different linkers. CyNP-1 was found to have the best sensing performance for NTR with 40-fold of fluorescence enhancement. It is well investigated how the difference of the linkers brings out the different sensing performance by HPLC, MS and docking calculations. In the end, CyNP-1 was found to have good selectivity for NTR and used to imaging hypoxia in Hela cells.
