The dawn of a new era: targeting the “undruggables” with antibody-based therapeutics

L Qian, X Lin, X Gao, RU Khan, JY Liao, S Du… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The high selectivity and affinity of antibodies toward their antigens have made them a highly
valuable tool in disease therapy, diagnosis, and basic research. A plethora of chemical and …

A “crossbreeding” dyad strategy for bright and small-molecular weight near-infrared fluorogens: From the structural design to boost aggregation-induced emission

J Li, M Zhao, J Huang, P Liu, X Luo, Y Zhang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of high-performance near-infrared fluorophores has gained tremendous
attention for spatiotemporally in vivo dynamical bioimaging. The proposed π-conjugated …

A general strategy to develop fluorogenic polymethine dyes for bioimaging

A Martin, P Rivera-Fuentes - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Fluorescence imaging is an invaluable tool to study biological processes and further
progress depends on the development of advanced fluorogenic probes that reach …

Subcellular targeting strategies for protein and peptide delivery

H Su, G Rong, L Li, Y Cheng - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Cytosolic delivery of proteins and peptides provides opportunities for effective disease
treatment, as they can specifically modulate intracellular processes. However, most of …

A Hoechst Reporter Enables Visualization of Drug Engagement In Vitro and In Vivo: Toward Safe and Effective Nanodrug Delivery

T Miyazaki, S Chen, S Florinas, K Igarashi… - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Assessment of drug activation and subsequent interaction with targets in living tissues could
guide nanomedicine design, but technologies enabling insight into how a drug reaches and …

Structure–activity relationships of antibody-drug conjugates: a systematic review of chemistry on the Trastuzumab scaffold

SS Matikonda, R McLaughlin, P Shrestha… - Bioconjugate …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a rapidly growing class of cancer therapeutics that
seek to overcome the low therapeutic index of conventional cytotoxic agents. However …

Concurrent Subcellular Delivery of Hydrogen Sulfide and a Payload with Near-Infrared Light

K Hanc, H Janeková, P Štacko - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous signaling molecule, exerting crucial regulatory
functions in organelles and cellular environments. H2S exhibits high therapeutic potential …

Rejuvenating old fluorophores with new chemistry

MJ Schnermann, LD Lavis - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The field of organic chemistry began with 19th century scientists identifying and then
expanding upon synthetic dye molecules for textiles. In the 20th century, dye chemistry …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of theranostic Trastuzumab–SN38 conjugate for Near-IR fluorescence imaging and targeted therapy of HER2+ breast cancer

D Kobzev, C Prasad, D Walunj, H Gotman… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here, we report on the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a new theranostic
antibody drug conjugate (ADC), Cy5-Ab-SS-SN38, that consists of the HER2-specific …

Modified norcyanines enable ratiometric pH imaging beyond 1000 nm

SM Usama, DR Caldwell, P Shrestha… - Biosensors and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Activatable fluorophores with emission beyond 1000 nm have the potential to enable high
contrast imaging in complex in vivo settings. However, there are few scaffolds that can be …