一种多信号线粒体靶向荧光探针,可用于同时区分生物硫醇,并实时可视化其在癌细胞和肿瘤模型中的代谢。
A multi-signal mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe for simultaneously distinguishing biothiols and realtime visualizing its metabolism in cancer cells and tumor models.
机构信息
Experiment Center of Teaching & Learning, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China; School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
出版信息
Talanta. 2024 Jan 15;267:125104. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125104. Epub 2023 Sep 9.
Biothiols and its metabolite SO derivatives play vital roles in various physiological processes. Although a few probes have been designed for monitoring the metabolism of biothiols, developing multi-signal fluorescent probes with practicability for simultaneously distinguishing biothiols (GSH, Cys and Hcy) and real-time visualizing SO derivatives is an enormous challenge. To better visualize biothiols metabolism in vitro and vivo, we developed a novel multi-signal NIR fluorescent probe (probe 2) with mitochondria-targeted for distinguishing biothiols and its metabolism, based on an ICT-PET synergetic mechanism. Probe 2 with dual recognition sites distinguishing detected Cys/Hcy (Red-Green), GSH (Green) and SO (Blue) via three channels. First probe 2 distinguished Cys and GSH to estimate main biothiols in living cells through the ratio changes of two well-defined emission bands (Red-Green), and then imaged its metabolite SO with ratiometric fluorescence (Red-Blue), eliminating the interference by different biothiols. Notably, probe 2 exhibits satisfactory sensitivity (detection limit: 0.21, 0.13, 0.14 and 3.06 μM for Cys, Hcy, GSH and SO, respectively), high selectivity, reliability at physiological pH, and rapid fluorescence response (within 10 min). Given these advantages, probe 2 has been successfully applied to the real-time monitor GSH metabolic process in MCF-7 cells and biothiols metabolism in breast cancer, suggesting biothiols metabolic changes might be a diagnostic indicator during cancer treatment. So probe 2 is a convenient and efficient tool for understanding the physiological functions of biothiols and its metabolism.
生物硫醇及其代谢物 SO 衍生物在各种生理过程中发挥着重要作用。尽管已经设计了一些探针来监测生物硫醇的代谢,但开发具有实用性的多信号荧光探针来同时区分生物硫醇(GSH、Cys 和 Hcy)并实时可视化 SO 衍生物仍然是一个巨大的挑战。为了更好地在体外和体内可视化生物硫醇代谢,我们开发了一种新型基于 ICT-PET 协同机制的具有线粒体靶向的多信号近红外荧光探针(探针 2),用于区分生物硫醇及其代谢物。探针 2 具有双识别位点,可通过三个通道区分 Cys/Hcy(红-绿)、GSH(绿)和 SO(蓝)。首先,探针 2 通过两个定义明确的发射带(红-绿)的比率变化来区分 Cys 和 GSH,以估计活细胞中的主要生物硫醇,然后通过比率荧光(红-蓝)对其代谢物 SO 进行成像,消除了不同生物硫醇的干扰。值得注意的是,探针 2 表现出令人满意的灵敏度(检测限:Cys、Hcy、GSH 和 SO 的分别为 0.21、0.13、0.14 和 3.06μM)、高选择性、在生理 pH 值下的可靠性和快速荧光响应(在 10 分钟内)。鉴于这些优势,探针 2 已成功应用于 MCF-7 细胞中 GSH 代谢过程和乳腺癌中生物硫醇代谢的实时监测,表明生物硫醇代谢变化可能是癌症治疗过程中的诊断指标。因此,探针 2 是一种方便、高效的工具,可用于了解生物硫醇及其代谢物的生理功能。