The rapid development of super-resolution microscopy has made it possible to observe subcellular structures and dynamic behaviors in living cells with nanoscale spatial resolution, greatly advancing progress in life s...The rapid development of super-resolution microscopy has made it possible to observe subcellular structures and dynamic behaviors in living cells with nanoscale spatial resolution, greatly advancing progress in life sciences. As hardware technology continues to evolve, the availability of new fluorescent probes with superior performance is becoming increasingly important. In recent years, fluorescent nanoprobes (FNPs) have emerged as highly promising fluorescent probes for bioimaging due to their high brightness and excellent photostability. This paper focuses on the development and applications of FNPs as probes for live-cell super-resolution imaging. It provides an overview of different super-resolution methods, discusses the performance requirements for FNPs in these methods, and reviews the latest applications of FNPs in the super-resolution imaging of living cells. Finally, it addresses the challenges and future outlook in this field.展开更多
Ascorbic acid（AA） serves as a key coenzyme in many metabolic pathways. Enough daily AA supplements from different dietary sources are the only way for human to maintain their AA levels in body.Determination of AA co...Ascorbic acid（AA） serves as a key coenzyme in many metabolic pathways. Enough daily AA supplements from different dietary sources are the only way for human to maintain their AA levels in body.Determination of AA content in different foods guides to build healthy diet, which is of great biomedical significance. Hence, developing a highly selective and instantaneous fluorescent nanoprobe for the detection of AA in biological samples is highly needed. Here we present a novel turn-on fluorescent nanoprobe using lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles（UCNPs） and cobalt oxyhydroxide（Co OOH） nanoflakes for monitoring AA in fruit samples. In this nanosystem, the UCNPs can be adsorbed onto the Co OOH nanoflakes, leading to a remarkable fluorescence decrease through Fo？rster resonance energy transfer. Furthermore, the AA could trigger the disassembly of the Co OOH to liberate the upconverted fluorescence. The UCNPs-based nanoprobe can provide an effective platform for highly selective and rapid detection of AA in biological samples.展开更多
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive and often fatal disease, especially since the brain metastasis of TNBC has been a particularly severe manifestation. However, brain metastasis in TNBC at early sta...Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive and often fatal disease, especially since the brain metastasis of TNBC has been a particularly severe manifestation. However, brain metastasis in TNBC at early stages often lacks noticeable symptoms, making it challenging to detect. Near-infrared II (NIR-II) fluorescence microscopic imaging obtains long wavelength, which enables reduced scattering, high spatial resolution and minimal autofluorescence, it is also a favorable imaging method for tumor diagnosis. PbS@CdS quantum dots (QDs) are one of the popular NIR-II fluorescence nanoprobes for well brightness. In this study, NIR-II emissive PbS@CdS QDs were utilized and further encapsulated with thiol-terminated poly(ethylene oxide) (SH-PEG, MW = 5000) to form PbS@CdS@PEG QDs nanoparticles (NPs). The obtained PbS@CdS@PEG QDs NPs were then characterized and further studied in detail. The PbS@CdS@PEG QDs NPs had large absorption spectra, exhibited strong NIR-II fluorescence emission at approximately 1300nm, and possessed good NIR-II fluorescence properties. Then, the mice model of early-stage brain metastases of TNBC was established, and the PbS@CdS@PEG QDs NPs were injected into the tumor-bearing mice for NIR-II fluorescence microscopic bioimaging. The brain vessels and tumors of the living mice were detected with high spatial resolution under the NIR-II fluorescence microscopic imaging system with irradiation of 808nm laser. The tumor tissues were further restricted and prepared as thin slices. The NIR-II fluorescence signals were collected from the tumor slices with high spatial resolution and signal-to-background ratio (SBR). Thus, the PbS@CdS@PEG QDs NPs-assisted NIR-II fluorescence microscopic system can effectively achieve targeting brain metastases of TNBC imaging, offering a novel and promising approach for TNBC-specific diagnosis.展开更多
As one of near-infrared（NIR） fluorescent（FL） nanoprobes, gold nanoclusters（Au NCs） are delicated to passive-targeting tumors for NIR FL imaging, but which easily cleared by the kidneys for the small size（〈1.5...As one of near-infrared（NIR） fluorescent（FL） nanoprobes, gold nanoclusters（Au NCs） are delicated to passive-targeting tumors for NIR FL imaging, but which easily cleared by the kidneys for the small size（〈1.5 nm）. Herein, the well-defined gold clusters nanoassembly（Au CNA） was synthesized by the selfassembly of Au NCs based on protein cross-linking approach. The as-prepared Au CNA demonstrated highly effective cellular uptake and precise tumor targeting compared to that of Au NCs. Moreover, with the irradiation of 660 nm laser, Au CNA generated largely reactive oxygen species（ROS） for photodynamic therapy（PDT）. In vitro and [39TD$IF]in vivo PDT revealed that Au CNA exhibited largely cell death and significantly tumor removal at a low power density of 0.2 W/cm^2. It could be speculated that the laser-excited Au CNA produced photon energy, which further obtained electron from oxygen to generate radical species.Therefore, Au CNA as a photosensitizer could realize NIR FL imaging and NIR laser induced PDT.展开更多
Detection and imaging of α-L-fucosidase(AFU)is of great value to understand its roles in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and tumor early diagnosis,but ideal assays are still lacking.Herein,a near-infrared(NIR)fluorescen...Detection and imaging of α-L-fucosidase(AFU)is of great value to understand its roles in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and tumor early diagnosis,but ideal assays are still lacking.Herein,a near-infrared(NIR)fluorescent biosensor(α-Fuc-DCM)was elaborately designed and synthesized for rapid and ratiometric detection of AFU activity in cells and HCC tumor mouse models.In the presence of AFU,this biosensor shows an enhancement in NIR emission in a ratiometric manner,which significantly improves the detection accuracy with the limit of detection as low as 4.8 mU/mL.Taking advantage of these merits,the activity of AFU in lysosomes could be visualized using ratiometric and NIR dual modality in living cells.Furthermore,its remarkable application for monitoring of endogenous AFU activity in HCC tumor-bearing mouse model is also demonstrated with bright fluorescence signal,which indicated that the biosensor could clearly monitor the liver tumor in the early stage.Importantly,the α-Fuc-DCM probe can be utilized to detect the AFU in serum from HCC patients.This strategy offers a promising biosensor system for early diagnosis of HCC and studying the roles of AFU in cancers.展开更多
Au-Se bond strategy has been applied to construct fluorescence nanoprobe that is being used to simultaneously dual-image the tumor markers matrix metalloproteinase-2(MMP-2)and matrix metalloproteinase-7(MMP-7)in vitro...Au-Se bond strategy has been applied to construct fluorescence nanoprobe that is being used to simultaneously dual-image the tumor markers matrix metalloproteinase-2(MMP-2)and matrix metalloproteinase-7(MMP-7)in vitro.The two Se-terminating ligand peptide chains respectively labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate(FITC)and 5-Carboxytetramethylrhodamine(5-TAMRA)dyes are attached to the surface of Au nanoparticles(NPs).The nanoprobe can be specifically cut off by MMP-2 and MMP-7 respectively to carry out significant enhanced fluorescence recovery for simultaneously imaging both markers.The nanoprobe not only displays high selectivity and sensitivity towards MMP-2 and MMP-7,but also has strong anti-interference stability against biothiols and enhanced fidelity for avoiding"false positive"results.This approach offers new perspectives in designing tumor-related early diagnosis approaches and also provides strategies for clinical applications.展开更多
基金supported by the following grants:National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.92354305,32271428,and 32201132)National Key R&D Program of China(grant no.2022YFC3401100)+1 种基金Fund for Knowledge Innovation of Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau(grant no.2022020801010558)Director Fund of WNLO.
文摘The rapid development of super-resolution microscopy has made it possible to observe subcellular structures and dynamic behaviors in living cells with nanoscale spatial resolution, greatly advancing progress in life sciences. As hardware technology continues to evolve, the availability of new fluorescent probes with superior performance is becoming increasingly important. In recent years, fluorescent nanoprobes (FNPs) have emerged as highly promising fluorescent probes for bioimaging due to their high brightness and excellent photostability. This paper focuses on the development and applications of FNPs as probes for live-cell super-resolution imaging. It provides an overview of different super-resolution methods, discusses the performance requirements for FNPs in these methods, and reviews the latest applications of FNPs in the super-resolution imaging of living cells. Finally, it addresses the challenges and future outlook in this field.
基金supported by 973 Program (No. 2013CB933800) National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21390411, 21535004, 21422505, 21375081)Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shandong Province (No. JQ201503)
文摘Ascorbic acid（AA） serves as a key coenzyme in many metabolic pathways. Enough daily AA supplements from different dietary sources are the only way for human to maintain their AA levels in body.Determination of AA content in different foods guides to build healthy diet, which is of great biomedical significance. Hence, developing a highly selective and instantaneous fluorescent nanoprobe for the detection of AA in biological samples is highly needed. Here we present a novel turn-on fluorescent nanoprobe using lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles（UCNPs） and cobalt oxyhydroxide（Co OOH） nanoflakes for monitoring AA in fruit samples. In this nanosystem, the UCNPs can be adsorbed onto the Co OOH nanoflakes, leading to a remarkable fluorescence decrease through Fo？rster resonance energy transfer. Furthermore, the AA could trigger the disassembly of the Co OOH to liberate the upconverted fluorescence. The UCNPs-based nanoprobe can provide an effective platform for highly selective and rapid detection of AA in biological samples.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under Grant Nos.62035011,82202220 and 82060326State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis,Prevention and treat ment of High Incident Diseases in central Asia(Nos.SKL-HIDCA-2022-3 and SKL-HIDCA-2022-GJ1)+3 种基金the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Regional Collaborative Innovation Special Science and Technology Assistance Program(No.2022E02130)Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Natural Sci ence Foundation Key Project(No.2022D01D40)Outstanding Youth Project(2023D01E06)Y.Gao and C.Zhang authors contributed equally to this work.
文摘Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive and often fatal disease, especially since the brain metastasis of TNBC has been a particularly severe manifestation. However, brain metastasis in TNBC at early stages often lacks noticeable symptoms, making it challenging to detect. Near-infrared II (NIR-II) fluorescence microscopic imaging obtains long wavelength, which enables reduced scattering, high spatial resolution and minimal autofluorescence, it is also a favorable imaging method for tumor diagnosis. PbS@CdS quantum dots (QDs) are one of the popular NIR-II fluorescence nanoprobes for well brightness. In this study, NIR-II emissive PbS@CdS QDs were utilized and further encapsulated with thiol-terminated poly(ethylene oxide) (SH-PEG, MW = 5000) to form PbS@CdS@PEG QDs nanoparticles (NPs). The obtained PbS@CdS@PEG QDs NPs were then characterized and further studied in detail. The PbS@CdS@PEG QDs NPs had large absorption spectra, exhibited strong NIR-II fluorescence emission at approximately 1300nm, and possessed good NIR-II fluorescence properties. Then, the mice model of early-stage brain metastases of TNBC was established, and the PbS@CdS@PEG QDs NPs were injected into the tumor-bearing mice for NIR-II fluorescence microscopic bioimaging. The brain vessels and tumors of the living mice were detected with high spatial resolution under the NIR-II fluorescence microscopic imaging system with irradiation of 808nm laser. The tumor tissues were further restricted and prepared as thin slices. The NIR-II fluorescence signals were collected from the tumor slices with high spatial resolution and signal-to-background ratio (SBR). Thus, the PbS@CdS@PEG QDs NPs-assisted NIR-II fluorescence microscopic system can effectively achieve targeting brain metastases of TNBC imaging, offering a novel and promising approach for TNBC-specific diagnosis.
基金supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program)(No.2015CB755500)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31571013,21375141,81501580,81401521,81301272 and 81571745)+3 种基金Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(Nos.KQCX20140521115045447,JCYJ20150403091443298,JCYJ20130402092657771,JCYJ20150401145529015 and JCYJ20160229200902680)Instrument Developing Project of the CAS(No.YZ201439)Key International S&T Cooperation Project(No.2015DFH50230)Guangdong Natural Science Foundation of Research Team(2016A030312006)
文摘As one of near-infrared（NIR） fluorescent（FL） nanoprobes, gold nanoclusters（Au NCs） are delicated to passive-targeting tumors for NIR FL imaging, but which easily cleared by the kidneys for the small size（〈1.5 nm）. Herein, the well-defined gold clusters nanoassembly（Au CNA） was synthesized by the selfassembly of Au NCs based on protein cross-linking approach. The as-prepared Au CNA demonstrated highly effective cellular uptake and precise tumor targeting compared to that of Au NCs. Moreover, with the irradiation of 660 nm laser, Au CNA generated largely reactive oxygen species（ROS） for photodynamic therapy（PDT）. In vitro and [39TD$IF]in vivo PDT revealed that Au CNA exhibited largely cell death and significantly tumor removal at a low power density of 0.2 W/cm^2. It could be speculated that the laser-excited Au CNA produced photon energy, which further obtained electron from oxygen to generate radical species.Therefore, Au CNA as a photosensitizer could realize NIR FL imaging and NIR laser induced PDT.
基金National Key R&D Program of China,Grant/Award Number:2017YFE0132200National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:5191160730,51873092,81921004,81802116+3 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,Grant/Award Number:2021A1515011633Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,Grant/Award Number:202102020705Outstanding Youths Development Scheme of Nanfang Hospital,Southern Medical University,Grant/Award Number:2018J002Tianjin Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars,Grant/Award Number:19JCQJC61200。
文摘Detection and imaging of α-L-fucosidase(AFU)is of great value to understand its roles in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and tumor early diagnosis,but ideal assays are still lacking.Herein,a near-infrared(NIR)fluorescent biosensor(α-Fuc-DCM)was elaborately designed and synthesized for rapid and ratiometric detection of AFU activity in cells and HCC tumor mouse models.In the presence of AFU,this biosensor shows an enhancement in NIR emission in a ratiometric manner,which significantly improves the detection accuracy with the limit of detection as low as 4.8 mU/mL.Taking advantage of these merits,the activity of AFU in lysosomes could be visualized using ratiometric and NIR dual modality in living cells.Furthermore,its remarkable application for monitoring of endogenous AFU activity in HCC tumor-bearing mouse model is also demonstrated with bright fluorescence signal,which indicated that the biosensor could clearly monitor the liver tumor in the early stage.Importantly,the α-Fuc-DCM probe can be utilized to detect the AFU in serum from HCC patients.This strategy offers a promising biosensor system for early diagnosis of HCC and studying the roles of AFU in cancers.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21535004,91753111,21575081,21775091,21705098)the Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province(2018YFJH0502)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR201702200428)the Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program(J17KA116)
文摘Au-Se bond strategy has been applied to construct fluorescence nanoprobe that is being used to simultaneously dual-image the tumor markers matrix metalloproteinase-2(MMP-2)and matrix metalloproteinase-7(MMP-7)in vitro.The two Se-terminating ligand peptide chains respectively labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate(FITC)and 5-Carboxytetramethylrhodamine(5-TAMRA)dyes are attached to the surface of Au nanoparticles(NPs).The nanoprobe can be specifically cut off by MMP-2 and MMP-7 respectively to carry out significant enhanced fluorescence recovery for simultaneously imaging both markers.The nanoprobe not only displays high selectivity and sensitivity towards MMP-2 and MMP-7,but also has strong anti-interference stability against biothiols and enhanced fidelity for avoiding"false positive"results.This approach offers new perspectives in designing tumor-related early diagnosis approaches and also provides strategies for clinical applications.
