分子影像探针

分子影像是近年出现并迅速发展的一个生物医学领域,在疾病的治疗与诊断中发挥着重要作用。同时它又是一门交叉学科,涉及化学、医学、生物、计算机科学、放射科学、材料科学等。分子影像的发展除了需要先进的成像设备外,最关键的是合成新型而高效的成像探针。目前,分子影像探针广泛应用于科学研究和临床,并且也取得了巨大进步。本文主要综述了5种常见的分子影像探针:超声成像探针、X-射线计算机断层成像探针、光学成像探针、核磁共振成像探针、正电子发射计算机断层扫描成像探针,并对分子影像探针的应用进行了概述,最后对分子影像探针的发展进行了展望。     

动脉粥样硬化分子影像研究进展

急性心脑血管疾病目前位居全球死亡原因首位，其关键病理基础是动脉粥样硬化并导致急性心肌梗死、中风等。由于动脉粥样硬化病情进展隐匿突发，目前的诊断方式不足以筛查出早期高风险病变。如何在急性心脑血管事件发生前准确地识别出斑块破裂风险高的患者并对患者进行有效干预，已成为目前迫切需要解决的问题，同时这也是降低急性心血管事件发生率的关键。近年来，迅速发展的分子影像及纳米医学技术为实现动脉粥样硬化斑块早期诊疗带来了新契机。     

超分子光化学的前景

近二十年来光化学研究取得了巨大进展.其基本状况可归纳为下列几个方面:一是大量的有机分子、配位化合物、金属有机化合物的光化学和光物理行为已被了解,并得到理论上的阐明,许多重要激发态在结构上、能量上以及动态学方面的研究也已相当深入和完善;另一方面,人们对自然界存在的某些重要的光生物过程也有了相当的认识,包括如光合作用,视觉过程等,但尚未完全弄清.     

DNA功能化纳米金用于生物小分子检测

纳米金是金的微小颗粒,在水溶液中以胶体金的形态存在。胶体金的颜色会随着其粒径及表面修饰差异而发生变化,这种颜色变化可通过肉眼观察;同时,这种改变会产生强烈的光散射或光吸收信号。基于这种信号而建立的纳米金比色检测法,已被广泛用于生物分子(如核酸、蛋白质、多糖甚至是细胞)的检测。DNA功能化纳米生物传感器是利用核酸碱基配对原则进行识别,能实现特定基因片段的持续、快速、灵敏和选择性检测。本文结合最近十年的研究现状,主要论述了DNA功能化纳米金用于比色检测法的原理及用于核酸、蛋白质和部分生物小分子的检测,并评述了其中的挑战和前景。     

DNA功能化纳米金用于生物小分子检测

纳米金是金的微小颗粒,在水溶液中以胶体金的形态存在。胶体金的颜色会随着其粒径及表面修饰差异而发生变化,这种颜色变化可通过肉眼观察;同时,这种改变会产生强烈的光散射或光吸收信号。基于这种信号而建立的纳米金比色检测法,已被广泛用于生物分子(如核酸、蛋白质、多糖甚至是细胞)的检测。DNA功能化纳米生物传感器是利用核酸碱基配对原则进行识别,能实现特定基因片段的持续、快速、灵敏和选择性检测。本文结合最近十年的研究现状,主要论述了DNA功能化纳米金用于比色检测法的原理及用于核酸、蛋白质和部分生物小分子的检测,并评述了其中的挑战和前景。     

以Eu(DBM)3Bipy为荧光探针的温敏漆的制备及性能表征

利用氯化铕(EuCl_3)、二苯甲酰甲烷(DBM)和联吡啶(Bipy)为原料合成了Eu(DBM)_3Bipy探针分子,并将探针分子掺入到甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)中,在过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)引发剂的作用下聚合,获得温敏漆Eu(DBM)_3Bipy/PMMA。采用红外光谱仪、紫外吸收光谱仪、扫描电子显微镜和荧光光谱仪对探针分子的结构、形貌、发光性能和温敏漆的温度猝灭性能进行了表征。红外及紫外吸收光谱分析发现稀土离子Eu3+与配体配位成键,成功合成Eu(DBM)_3Bipy探针分子;扫描电镜及能谱分析表明Eu(DBM)_3Bipy探针分子呈碎片状,大小约为150 nm,且主要由C、N、O和Eu四种元素组成;荧光光谱表明,在367 nm激发下,Eu(DBM)_3Bipy探针分子的最佳发射波长位于612 nm,且第二配体Bipy对Eu(DBM)_3的荧光发射具有增益作用。在不同温度下测试温敏漆的荧光发射特性,发现温敏漆Eu(DBM)_3Bipy/PMMA在40~90℃温度区间内具有良好的荧光温度猝灭特性,测温灵敏度最高的温度区间位于40~60℃。     

超痕量分析中的激光诱导荧光检测

本文对激光诱导荧光检测器(LIF-D)及其主要器件激光器、滤光片、透镜、光电检测器、荧光探针及扫描装置的现状和发展趋势作了综述,介绍了LIF在单分子检测中的应用.     

具有重要生物学意义的重金属及过渡金属离子荧光分子探针

过渡金属及重金属广泛地存在于自然界中,其中的一些元素（如铜、锌等）在生命过程中具有非常重要的功能,而另外一些元素（如铅、汞、镉等）则在很低浓度时就对生物体具有极强的毒性。本文简要介绍了金属离子荧光探针的设计原理,并综述了近5年来具有重要生物学意义的重金属及过渡金属离子Pb²⁺、Hg²⁺、Cd²⁺、Cu²⁺、Cu⁺、Zn²⁺荧光分子探针的设计合成、性能及其在活细胞中应用研究的最新进展。     

光纤化学传感器分子探针的固定方法

本文综述分子探针在光纤化学传感器探头上的固定方法,按照其结合方式可分为物理方法和化学方法,分别综述了它们的特点及实际。引用文献２４篇。     

以Eu(DBM)3Bipy为荧光探针的温敏漆的制备及性能表征

利用氯化铕（EuCl₃）、二苯甲酰甲烷（DBM）和联吡啶（Bipy）为原料合成了Eu（DBM）₃Bipy探针分子,并将探针分子掺入到甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）中,在过氧化苯甲酰（BPO）引发剂的作用下聚合,获得温敏漆Eu（DBM）₃Bipy/PMMA。采用红外光谱仪、紫外吸收光谱仪、扫描电子显微镜和荧光光谱仪对探针分子的结构、形貌、发光性能和温敏漆的温度猝灭性能进行了表征。红外及紫外吸收光谱分析发现稀土离子Eu³⁺与配体配位成键,成功合成Eu（DBM）₃Bipy探针分子;扫描电镜及能谱分析表明Eu（DBM）₃ Bipy探针分子呈碎片状,大小约为150 nm,且主要由C、N、O和Eu四种元素组成;荧光光谱表明,在367 nm激发下,Eu（DBM）₃ Bipy探针分子的最佳发射波长位于612 nm,且第二配体Bipy对Eu（DBM）₃的荧光发射具有增益作用。在不同温度下测试温敏漆的荧光发射特性,发现温敏漆Eu（DBM）₃Bipy/PMMA在40~90℃温度区间内具有良好的荧光温度猝灭特性,测温灵敏度最高的温度区间位于40~60℃。     

S-nitrosocysteine-decorated PbS QDs/TiO2 nanotubes for enhanced production of singlet oxygen

Nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenous diatomic molecule important in regulation of numerous physiological functions. The photorelease of NO in a controlled manner can potentially be used in photodynamic therapy (PDT). We present here a method to combine S-nitrosocysteine with TiO(2) nanotube-doped PbS quantum dots (PbS QDs) as a nitric oxide-releasing vehicle to promote production of singlet oxygen. The PbS QDs with a diameter ～3.6 nm (PbS/TNTs) were attached to the TiO(2) nanotube by using a thiolactic acid linker. S-nitrosocysteine-decorated PbS/TiO(2) nanotubes were prepared by dipping PbS/TNTs in a cysteine solution followed by nitrosylation. The results suggest that this hybrid nanomaterial is capable of photoreleasing nitric oxide and producing singlet oxygen using near-IR light.     

On the mechanism of the ascorbic acid-induced release of nitric oxide from N-nitrosated tryptophan derivatives: scavenging of NO by ascorbyl radicals

During the past years, there has been increasing interest in endogenous nitric oxide storage compounds. Recently, we briefly reported on the ascorbate-dependent release of nitric oxide ((.)NO) from N-nitrosotryptophan derivatives. In the present study, the underlying mechanism of (.)NO release is studied in more detail, primarily utilizing N-acetyl-N-nitrosotryptophan (NANT) as a model compound. The initial rate of the ascorbate-induced release of nitric oxide has been found to correspond to the rate of NANT decay. In this process, N-acetyltryptophan (NAT) is produced almost quantitatively. The final yield of nitrite amounted to around 90 % with respect to the applied amount of NANT. However, the total release of nitric oxide was only 60 %, as determined by using an FNOCT-4(fluorescent nitric oxide cheletropic trap number 4) assay. Besides nitric oxide, a second volatile product, dinitrogen oxide (N(2)O), has been identified by using (15)N NMR spectrometry, strongly indicating the intermediacy of nitroxyl (HNO). The formation of intermediate ascorbyl radical anions during the NANT-ascorbate reaction has been monitored by using ESR spectrometry. Unexpectedly, it was found that the primary oxidized product of vitamin C, dehydroascorbic acid (DHA), efficiently consumes nitric oxide. Since ESR spectrometry further revealed that ascorbyl radical anions are also generated during the spontaneous decay of DHA, the DHA-nitric oxide reaction is related to recombination of (.)NO with the thus formed ascorbyl radical anions. A conclusively established mechanism of the NANT-ascorbate reaction is presented, with O-nitrosoascorbate as a key intermediate, as additionally supported by CBS-QB3 calculations. The present study suggests that vitamin C and its oxidation products can chemically counterbalance endogenous nitric oxide levels.     

Exogenous donors of nitric oxide (a chemical aspect)

The review considers problems related to the formation, in the living organism, of nitric oxide, a versatile and vitally important regulator of cell metabolism. The pathways of formation of endogenous nitric oxide from L-arginine are discussed and the main approaches to increasing the NO concentration by introducing various types of exogenous nitric oxide donors into the organism and chemical and biological characteristics of these donors are considered. Primary attention is devoted to the known drugs that were shown to release NO under hydrolytic, oxidative, or reductive conditions. The solution of problems related to the elucidation of the mechanisms of drug action requires that the formation of nitric oxide be taken into account.     

The reaction of oximes with 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione to produce nitric oxide – Model compounds for nitric oxide synthase

Certain oximes form nitric oxide upon reaction with 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-dione (PTAD). The oximes appear to undergo an Alder-ene reaction with the PTAD enophile to form a nitroso intermediate capable of dimerization and/or nitric oxide formation. Upon exposure to oxygen, the nitroso compounds eventually form ketones. This reaction may serve as a model for the study of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), the enzyme responsible for physiological production of nitric oxide. NOS is known to produce an oxime intermediate which reacts with oxygen to produce nitric oxide and citrulline.     

The Relationship of Glutathione-S-Transferase and Multi-Drug Resistance-Related Protein 1 in Nitric Oxide (NO) Transport and Storage

Nitric oxide is a diatomic gas that has traditionally been viewed, particularly in the context of chemical fields, as a toxic, pungent gas that is the product of ammonia oxidation. However, nitric oxide has been associated with many biological roles including cell signaling, macrophage cytotoxicity, and vasodilation. More recently, a model for nitric oxide trafficking has been proposed where nitric oxide is regulated in the form of dinitrosyl-dithiol-iron-complexes, which are much less toxic and have a significantly greater half-life than free nitric oxide. Our laboratory has previously examined this hypothesis in tumor cells and has demonstrated that dinitrosyl-dithiol-iron-complexes are transported and stored by multi-drug resistance-related protein 1 and glutathione-S-transferase P1. A crystal structure of a dinitrosyl-dithiol-iron complex with glutathione-S-transferase P1 has been solved that demonstrates that a tyrosine residue in glutathione-S-transferase P1 is responsible for binding dinitrosyl-dithiol-iron-complexes. Considering the roles of nitric oxide in vasodilation and many other processes, a physiological model of nitric oxide transport and storage would be valuable in understanding nitric oxide physiology and pathophysiology.     

Reaction of vitamin E compounds with N-nitrosated tryptophan derivatives and its analytical use

We recently showed that nitrosated tryptophan residues may act as endogenous nitric oxide storage compounds. Here, a novel reaction of nitrosotryptophan derivatives is described, in the form of the release of nitric oxide from N-nitrosotryptophan derivatives initiated either by alpha-tocopherol or by its water-soluble form trolox. Alpha-tocopherol and trolox were found to release stoichiometric amounts of nitric oxide from N-acetyl-N-nitrosotryptophan as well as from the nitrosotryptophan residue in albumin. The reaction proceeds both in water and in lipophilic solution and reconstitutes the indole moiety of the tryptophan molecule quantitatively. During this reaction, alpha-tocopherol- and trolox-derived phenoxyl-type radicals were identified as intermediates by ESR spectrometry. The chemical mechanism of the NO-releasing process was established. Since S-nitrosothiols do not react under the applied conditions, it is suggested that the trolox-dependent release of nitric oxide may be utilizable for the detection of N-nitrosotryptophan residues in biological samples. Furthermore, as N-nitrosotryptophan derivatives do not undergo spontaneous decay in lipophilic environments, vitamin E may have the so far unrecognized function of preventing the accumulation of N-nitrosotryptophan residues to toxic concentrations in biological systems.     

Indications for the Occurrence of Nitric Oxide Synthases in Fungi and Plants and the Involvement in Photoconidiation of Neurospora crassa*

Indications for the occurrence of nitric oxide synthases in Dictyostelium, Neurospora, Phycomyces and the leguminous plant Mucuna hassjoo as well as a physiological role of nitric oxide in Neurospora crassa are demonstrated. An exogenous nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprus-side, inhibited light-stimulated conidiation in N. crassa. Specific inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase, like the arginine derivatives N^G-nitro-L-arginine (L-NA) and N^G-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME), enhanced conidiation in darkness and in the light, whereas the stereo-isomer D-NAME was inactive. This communication reports to our knowledge the first time the presence of enzymatic activity of nitric oxide synthase in fungi and a higher plant and an effect of nitric oxide in fungal photophysiology.     

Effect of CO2 Laser Radiation on Physiological Tolerance of Wheat Seedlings Exposed to Chilling Stress

To determine the effect of CO₂ laser pretreatment of wheat seeds on the physiological tolerance of seedlings to chilling stress, wheat seeds were exposed to CO₂ laser radiation for 300 s. After being cultivated for 48 h at 25°C, the wheat seedlings were subjected to chilling stress for 24 h. Selected physiological and biochemical parameters were measured in 6-day-old seedlings. We observed that chilling stress enhanced the concentrations of malondialdehyde and oxidized glutathione while decreasing the activities of nitric oxide synthase, catalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and the concentrations of nitric oxide and glutathione in the wheat leaves compared with controls. When the chilling stress was preceded by CO₂ laser irradiation, the concentrations of malondialdehyde and oxidized glutathione were decreased while the activities of nitric oxide synthase, catalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and the concentrations of nitric oxide and glutathione increased. Furthermore, chilling stress decreased the biomass, biophoton intensity and GHS/GSSG ratios of seedlings while these parameters increased when the seedlings were treated with CO₂ laser irradiation prior to the chilling stress. The results suggest that a suitable dose of CO₂ laser stimulation can enhance the physiological tolerance of wheat seedlings to chilling stress.     

Nitrosation and nitration of bioactive molecules: toward the basis of disease and its prevention

Traditionally raised by the toxicological implications of excess exposure to nitrogen oxides and nitrite ions, interest in the chemistry of biological nitrosations and nitrations has gained new impetus in the past decade following the discovery of nitric oxide (NO) as an endogenous physiological regulator and an amplifier of oxidative stress-dependent toxic processes. This account is concerned with an overview of the reactions of nitrosating and nitrating agents of pathophysiological relevance with two potential biochemical targets, namely polyunsaturated fatty acids and catecholamines. The results of model studies on the mechanism of the antinitrosating activity of caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid are also presented. To cite this article: M. D'Ischia, C. R. Chimie 8 (2005).     

Advances in nitric oxide-releasing hydrogels for biomedical applications

Hydrogels provide a plethora of advantages to biomedical treatments due to their highly hydrophilic nature and tissue-like mechanical properties. Additionally, the numerous and widespread endogenous roles of nitric oxide have led to an eruption in research developing biomimetic solutions to the many challenges the biomedical world faces. Though many design factors and fabrication details must be considered, utilizing hydrogels as nitric oxide delivery vehicles provides promising materials in several applications. Such applications include cardiovascular therapy, vasodilation and angiogenesis, antimicrobial treatments, wound dressings, and stem cell research. Herein, a recent update on the progress of NO-releasing hydrogels is presented in depth. In addition, considerations for the design and fabrication of hydrogels and specific biomedical applications of nitric oxide-releasing hydrogels are discussed.