Organic small molecule fluorophores have been widely used in biology and biochemistry to study cellular structures and processes at high spatial and temporal resolution.Small-molecule dyes offer various benefits,such ...Organic small molecule fluorophores have been widely used in biology and biochemistry to study cellular structures and processes at high spatial and temporal resolution.Small-molecule dyes offer various benefits,such as high photostability,low molecular weight,and great biocompatibility.However,the poor brightness of most of conventional dyes in biological environments limits their use in high-quality superresolution fluorescence imaging.Chemists have conceived and developed many methods to enhance the brightness of fluorophores,including structural alterations that raise extinction coefficients and quantum yields.This review outlines current attempts and substantial advances achieved by chemists to improve the brightness of organic small-molecule fluorescent dyes,such as scaffold rigidification and twisted intramolecular charge transfer(TICT)inhibition.We think that this review will help researchers understand the chemical mechanisms involved in increasing the brightness of fluorophores for biological applications.展开更多
The fluorophores Xan-OH and Xan-OH/FBS,based on xanthene structure,possess an effective nearinfrared absorption,near-infraredⅡ(NIR-Ⅱ)fluorescent imaging ability,and excellent photothermal property.Xan-OH/FBS also ha...The fluorophores Xan-OH and Xan-OH/FBS,based on xanthene structure,possess an effective nearinfrared absorption,near-infraredⅡ(NIR-Ⅱ)fluorescent imaging ability,and excellent photothermal property.Xan-OH/FBS also has good viscosity-sensitivity,enabling the real-time in vivo visualization of acute liver injury induced by CCl_(4).Moreover,the photothermal conversion coefficient of Xan-OH and Xan-OH/FBS under 808 nm laser irradiation are significant(27.53%and 26.77%,respectively),which could realize NIR-Ⅱfluorescence imaging-guided photothermal therapy for He La xenograft tumor.Given these promising characteristics,Xan-OH/FBS is an efficient NIR-Ⅱfluorescent imaging agent for acute liver injury and a potential photothermal therapeutic agent for tumor.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.22325401)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22404049)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2024M750866)。
文摘Organic small molecule fluorophores have been widely used in biology and biochemistry to study cellular structures and processes at high spatial and temporal resolution.Small-molecule dyes offer various benefits,such as high photostability,low molecular weight,and great biocompatibility.However,the poor brightness of most of conventional dyes in biological environments limits their use in high-quality superresolution fluorescence imaging.Chemists have conceived and developed many methods to enhance the brightness of fluorophores,including structural alterations that raise extinction coefficients and quantum yields.This review outlines current attempts and substantial advances achieved by chemists to improve the brightness of organic small-molecule fluorescent dyes,such as scaffold rigidification and twisted intramolecular charge transfer(TICT)inhibition.We think that this review will help researchers understand the chemical mechanisms involved in increasing the brightness of fluorophores for biological applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22067021,22367024,and 22267023)Innovation Team of Yunnan Education Department+1 种基金the“Youth Talent of Wan Ren Project”the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(No.2022YFS0633)。
文摘The fluorophores Xan-OH and Xan-OH/FBS,based on xanthene structure,possess an effective nearinfrared absorption,near-infraredⅡ(NIR-Ⅱ)fluorescent imaging ability,and excellent photothermal property.Xan-OH/FBS also has good viscosity-sensitivity,enabling the real-time in vivo visualization of acute liver injury induced by CCl_(4).Moreover,the photothermal conversion coefficient of Xan-OH and Xan-OH/FBS under 808 nm laser irradiation are significant(27.53%and 26.77%,respectively),which could realize NIR-Ⅱfluorescence imaging-guided photothermal therapy for He La xenograft tumor.Given these promising characteristics,Xan-OH/FBS is an efficient NIR-Ⅱfluorescent imaging agent for acute liver injury and a potential photothermal therapeutic agent for tumor.
