Preparation and application of pH-responsive drug delivery systems

H Ding, P Tan, S Fu, X Tian, H Zhang, X Ma… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microenvironment-responsive drug delivery systems (DDSs) can achieve targeted drug
delivery, reduce drug side effects and improve drug efficacies. Among them, pH-responsive …

Advanced imaging techniques for tracking drug dynamics at the subcellular level

C Zhang, Z Tian, R Chen, F Rowan, K Qiu… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Optical microscopes are an important imaging tool that have effectively advanced the
development of modern biomedicine. In recent years, super-resolution microscopy (SRM) …

Light-activated mitochondrial fission through optogenetic control of mitochondria-lysosome contacts

K Qiu, W Zou, H Fang, M Hao, K Mehta, Z Tian… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles whose fragmentation by fission is critical to their
functional integrity and cellular homeostasis. Here, we develop a method via optogenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress in nano-drug delivery systems based on the characteristics of the liver cancer microenvironment

S Lu, C Zhang, J Wang, L Zhao, G Li - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
The liver cancer has microenvironmental features such as low pH, M2 tumor-associated
macrophage enrichment, low oxygen, rich blood supply and susceptibility to hematotropic …

2D MoS2 and BN Nanosheets Damage Mitochondria through Membrane Penetration

K Qiu, W Zou, Z Fang, Y Wang, S Bell, X Zhang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the progression of nanotechnology, a growing number of nanomaterials have been
created and incorporated into organisms and ecosystems, which raises significant concern …

Development of near-infrared lysosomal pH-activatable fluorescent probe for real-time visualization of autophagy progression

B Feng, Y Ma, F Zheng, X Huang, X Feng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the central role in maintaining physiological homeostasis, tracking the autophagy in living
cells is highly desired in biological research and pharmacologic development. Herein, a …

Constant conversion rate of endolysosomes revealed by a pH-sensitive fluorescent probe

R Chen, L Wang, G Ding, G Han, K Qiu, Y Sun… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Endolysosome dynamics plays an important role in autophagosome biogenesis. Hence,
imaging the subcellular dynamics of endolysosomes using high-resolution fluorescent …

A general design of pyridinium-based fluorescent probes for enhancing two-photon microscopy

R Chen, K Qiu, DCY Leong, BK Kundu, C Zhang… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Two-photon absorbing fluorescent probes have emerged as powerful imaging tools for
subcellular-level monitoring of biological substances and processes, offering advantages …

Super‐resolution analyzing spatial organization of lysosomes with an organic fluorescent probe

L Wang, R Chen, G Han, X Liu, T Huang, J Diao… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lysosomes are multifunctional organelles involved in macromolecule degradation, nutrient
sensing, and autophagy. Live imaging has revealed lysosome subpopulations with …

Application of super-resolution microscopy in mitochondria-dynamic diseases

W Zou, L Yang, H Lu, M Li, D Ji, J Slone… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Limited by spatial and temporal resolution, traditional optical microscopy cannot image the
delicate ultra-structure organelles and sub-organelles. The emergence of super-resolution …