Dicyanostilbene-derived two-photon fluorescence probe for free zinc ions in live cells and tissues with a large two-photon action cross section

A novel two-photon fluorescence probe for Zn(2+) derived from dicyanostilbene as a two-photon fluorophore and 4-(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)piperazine as a novel Zn(2+) ligand was developed. The probe shows a 72.5-fold fluorescence enhancement in response to Zn(2+), a large two-photon action cross-section (580 GM), a noncytotoxic effect, and pH insensitivity in the biologically relevant range, and its dissociation constant (K(d)(TP)) is 0.52 ± 0.01 μM. The probe can selectively detect free Zn(2+) ions in live cells for 1500 s or so and in living tissues at a depth of 80-150 μm without interference from other metal ions and the membrane-bound probes.     

A highly sensitive two-photon fluorescent probe for mitochondrial zinc ions in living tissue

We report a highly sensitive two-photon probe (SZn2-Mito) which shows a 70-fold two-photon excited fluorescence enhancement in response to Zn(2+) and can selectively detect mitochondrial Zn(2+) in a rat hippocampal slice at a depth of 100-200 μm by using two-photon microscopy.     

Magnesium ion selective two-photon fluorescent probe based on a benzo[h]chromene derivative for in vivo imaging

A novel, two-photon probe for the detection of free Mg2+ ions in living cells and live tissues has been developed. The probe can be excited by 880 nm laser photons, emits strong two-photon excited fluorescence in response to Mg2+ ions, can be easily loaded into the cell and tissue, shows high photostability, and can measure the Mg2+ ion concentration without interference by Ca2+ ions in living cells. The intracellular dissociation constant (Kdi) for Mg2+ determined by the two-photon process is 2.5 mM, which is suitable for dynamic Mg2+ concentration measurement. In addition, the probe is capable of imaging endogenous stores of free Mg2+ at a few hundred micrometers depth in live tissues using two-photon microscopy (TPM).     

A novel quinoline-based two-photon fluorescent probe for detecting Cd2+ in vitro and in vivo

A new two-photon fluorescent Cd(2+) probe APQ is developed by introducing a N(1),N(1)-dimethyl-N(2)-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine binding group and a 4-methoxyphenylvinyl conjugation-enhancing group to the 2- and 6-positions of quinoline. This probe shows a large red shift and good emission enhancement under Cd(2+) binding. It also exhibits a high ion selectivity for Cd(2+) (especially over Zn(2+)) and a large two-photon absorption cross section at 710 nm. Two-photon microscopy imaging studies reveal that the new probe is non-toxic and cell-permeable and can be used to detect intracellular Cd(2+) under two-photon excitation.     

衍生于双氰基二苯代乙烯的用于活体成像的双光子荧光锌离子探针

制备了衍生于双氰基二苯代乙烯的双光子荧光锌离子探针, 该探针以4-(2-吡啶甲基)哌嗪为锌离子受体, 当络合锌离子时, 探针的荧光强度增强了72.5倍和580 GM的双光子吸收截面. 该探针无细胞毒性且在体内环境中无pH敏感性, 其解离常数\begin{array}{c}{K}_d^{\mathit{TP}}\end{array}=(0.52±0.01) μmol/L. 性能测试结果表明, 该探针能选择性地检测活细胞中的游离锌离子, 耐时长达约1500 s, 且能探测活体组织80~150 μm深处的锌离子, 不受其它金属离子与生物膜的干扰.     

双氰基二苯代乙烯型双光子荧光汞离子探针

分别以双氰基二苯代乙烯(DCS)和双[2-(2-羟乙基硫基)乙基]氨(HSA)为双光子荧光团和汞离子受体,合成了双光子荧光汞离子探针(DHg),并对其结构进行了分析.实验结果表明,DHg在甲苯、乙腈和水中的荧光量子产率(Φ)分别为0.78,0.42和0.20,对汞离子的络合常数通过单、双光子荧光滴定分别拟合为lg K=5.47±0.02和lg K=5.34±0.02.DHg在水溶液中对汞离子具有优良的选择性和高的灵敏性,可用于中性环境中汞离子的检测.DHg的双光子吸收截面(δTPA)在水溶液中高达840 GM,可用于细胞中汞离子的检测与成像.     

Ratiometric and selective two-photon fluorescent probe based on PET-ICT for imaging Zn2+in living cells and tissues简

A two-photon fluorescent probe TPZn was developed for specific ratiometric imaging Zn2＋ in living cells and tissues. Significant ratiometric fluorescence change was based on photoinduced electron transfer and intramolecular charge transfer. The synthetic method of TPZn was simple. It was successfully used to selectively image Zn2＋ based on the higher binding affinity for Zn2＋ than for Cd2＋. TPZn was easily loaded into the living cell and tissues with high membrane permeability in a complex biological environment. TPZn could clearly visualize endogenous Zn2＋ by TP ratiometric imaging in hippocampal slices at a depth of 120 μm. Thus, TPZn is a useful tool to image of Zn2＋ in living cells and tissues without interference from Cd2＋.     

A turn-on two-photon fluorescent probe for ATP and ADP

An acedan derivative containing Zn(II)-DPA has been developed as a two-photon probe for nucleoside phosphates, which shows enhanced fluorescence toward ATP and ADP at physiological pH 7.4 among other competing anions including AMP; the probe is permeable to cell membranes and thus can be directly used for two-photon imaging of ATP and ADP in live cells.     

A small molecule two-photon probe for hydrogen sulfide in live tissues

We report a two-photon probe (FS1) which shows a 21-fold two-photon excited fluorescence enhancement in response to H(2)S and can selectively detect H(2)S in a rat hippocampal slice at a depth of 90-190 μm by using two-photon microscopy.     

Molecular two-photon sensor for metal ions derived from bis(2-pyridyl)amine

A molecular two-photon sensor for the metal ions derived from bis(2-pyridyl)amine as the receptor is reported. The sensor emits strong two-photon fluorescence when excited by 780 nm laser photons. Moreover, the binding constants measured by the one- and two-photon fluorescence are similar. This result may be useful for the design of efficient two-photon fluorescence probe for biological substrates.     

A mitochondria-localized two-photon fluorescent probe for ratiometric imaging of hydrogen peroxide in live tissue

We report a two-photon fluorescent probe (SHP-Mito) which can ratiometrically detect mitochondrial H(2)O(2) in live cells and intact tissues at >100 μm depth through the use of two-photon microscopy.     

细胞内铜离子的双光子荧光成像

基于无荧光的螺环结构与具有荧光的开环酰胺的平衡反应,本文合成了一个能在水基的缓冲溶液中选择性地识别Cu²⁺的罗丹明衍生物FD2.当在HEPES缓冲溶液中加入10当量的Cu²⁺时,FD2的单光子激发荧光和双光子激发荧光的强度均表现出明显的增强;更为重要的是,运用双光子荧光显微技术可以选择性地对活细胞内Cu²⁺进行成像.     

Synthesis, crystal structures, photophysical properties, and bioimaging of living cells of bis-β-diketonate phenothiazine ligands and its cyclic dinuclear complexes

Two bis-β-diketones, RCOCH(2)CO-EPTZ-COCH(2)COR (EPTZ = 10-ethylphenothiazine; R = C(6)H(5) for H(2)L(1) and CF(3) for H(2)L(2)) and their cyclic dinuclear Zn(II), Cd(II), Ni(II), Mn(II), Cu(II), Co(II) complexes have been synthesized and fully characterized. Their crystal structures were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Their photophysical properties have been further investigated both experimentally and theoretically. The results revealed that significant enhancement of two-photon absorption cross section values were obtained for the cyclic dinuclear Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes compared with their free ligands. Additionally, confocal microscopy and two-photon microscopy fluorescent imaging of MCF-7 cells labeled with two ligands and Zn(II) complexes reveal their potential applications as a biological fluorescent probe.     

Parametric signal fitting by gaussian peak adjustment: a new multivariate curve resolution method for non-bilinear voltammetric measurements

A novel two-photon fluorescence probe for Pb²⁺ derived from 4-methyl-2,5-dicyano-4′-amino stilbene as a two-photon fluorophore and bis[2-(2-aminophenylsulfanyls)ethyl]amine as a novel Pb²⁺ ligand was developed. The probe possesses small molecule size, large two-photon absorption cross-section (1020 GM), noncytotoxic effect, long-wavelength emission at 609 nm, large Stokes shift (209 nm), excellent photostability, moderate water-solubility, good cell-permeability, and pH-insensitivity in the biologically relevant pH range. The probe can selectively detect Pb²⁺ ions in live cells and living tissues without interference from other metal ions and the membrane-bound probes, and its quenching constant () is 7.58 × 10⁵ M⁻¹.     

均二苯乙烯类双光子荧光探针的合成及对金属离子的识别

合成了以均二苯乙烯为荧光母体, 一端以N,N-二甲基, 一端以7-苯基-1-氧杂-4,10-二硫杂-7-氮杂环十二烷(NS2O)为受体的荧光探针(DMNS2O), 并用1H NMR等技术对其进行了结构鉴定. 通过X射线单晶衍射分析发现均二苯乙烯的3个苯环非共平面, 二面角分别为24.6°和37.5°; 在加入金属离子Ag+和Zn2+之后, 探针在600 nm处的荧光峰消失, 420 nm处产生新的荧光峰, 其它金属离子的干扰较小.双光子荧光激发研究结果表明, 当激发波长为750 nm时, 双光子荧光发射最强.     

Ratiometric detection of mitochondrial thiols with a two-photon fluorescent probe

We report a ratiometric two-photon probe (SSH-Mito) for mitochondrial thiols. This probe shows a marked blue-to-yellow emission color change in response to RSH, a significant two-photon cross section, good mitochondrial thiol selectivity, low cytotoxicity, and insensitivity to pH over the biologically relevant pH range, allowing the direct visualization of RSH levels in live cells as well as in living tissues at 90-190 μm depth without interference from other biologically relevant species through the use of two-photon microscopy.     

Two-photon fluorescent probe for cadmium imaging in cells

A novel two-photon excited fluorescent probe for cadmium (named as TPCd) was designed and synthesized utilizing a prodan (6-acetyl-2-methoxynaphthalene) derivative as the two-photon fluorophore and an o-phenylenediamine derivative as the Cd(2+) chelator, which possessed favorable photophysical properties and good water-solubility. The probe was designed with a photoinduced electron transfer (PET) mechanism and thus was weakly fluorescent itself. After binding with Cd(2+) which blocked the PET process, the fluorescence intensity of the probe was enhanced by up to 15-fold under one-photon excitation (OPE) and 27-fold under two-photon excitation (TPE), respectively. The two-photon action cross-section (Φδ) of the TPCd-Cd complex at 740 nm reached 109 GM compared to 3.6 GM for free TPCd, indicating the promising prospect of the probe in two-photon application. TPCd chelated Cd(2+) with 1 : 1 stoichiometry, and the apparent dissociation constant (K(d)) was 6.1 × 10(-5) M for the one-photon mode and 7.2 × 10(-5) M for the two-photon mode. The probe responded to Cd(2+) over a wide linear range from 0.1 to 30 μM with a detection limit of 0.04 μM. High selectivity of the probe towards Cd(2+) was acquired in Tris-HCl/sodium phosphate buffer. The probe was pH-independent in the biologically relevant pH range and non-toxic to living cells at reasonable concentration levels, warranting its in vivo applications. Through two-photon microscopy imaging, the probe was successfully applied to detect Cd(2+) uptake in living HepG2 cells.     

First report of Zn2+ sensing exclusively at mesoscopic interfaces

We present a simple but unique, new probe 1-pyrenyl-methyl-bis(2-picolyl) amine (Pybpa) that selectively senses interfacially bound Zn2+ ions while being completely silent towards Zn2+ in bulk water.     

N-(8-对氨基苯磺酰)胺基喹啉的合成及其荧光性质的研究

合成了一种Zn2+荧光探针N-(8-对氨基苯磺酰)胺基喹啉(HQAS),探讨了HQAS与Zn2+的键合比和配位模式,以及不同pH,其它金属离子对Zn2+检测的影响.研究结果显示:该探针与Zn2+形成配合物,使其荧光增强,键合比为2:1,pH 7.2时荧光强度增大9.4倍.大多数金属离子几乎不干扰Zn2+的检测,Cu2+...     

ZP8, a neuronal zinc sensor with improved dynamic range; imaging zinc in hippocampal slices with two-photon microscopy

The synthesis of a difluorofluorescein monocarboxaldehyde platform and its use for preparing ZP8, a new member of the Zinpyr family of neuronal Zn(2+) sensors, are described. By combining an aniline photoinduced electron transfer (PET) switch and an electron-withdrawing fluorescein scaffold, ZP8 displays reduced background fluorescence and improved dynamic range compared to previous ZP probes. The bright sensor undergoes an 11-fold increase in fluorescence intensity upon Zn(2+) complexation (Phi = 0.03-0.35) with high selectivity over cellular concentrations of Ca(2+) and Mg(2+). In addition, sensors in the ZP family have been utilized for optical imaging in biological samples using two-photon microscopy (TPM). The cell-permeable ZP3 probe is capable of identifying natural pools of labile Zn(2+) within the mossy fiber synapses of live hippocampal slices using TPM, establishing the application of this technique for monitoring endogenous Zn(2+) stores.