Activity-based NIR fluorescent probes based on the versatile hemicyanine scaffold: design strategy, biomedical applications, and outlook

H Li, H Kim, F Xu, J Han, Q Yao, J Wang, K Pu… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The discovery of a near-infrared (NIR, 650–900 nm) fluorescent chromophore hemicyanine
dye with high structural tailorability is of great significance in the field of detection …

Activatable fluorescent probes for in situ imaging of enzymes

X Wu, R Wang, N Kwon, H Ma, J Yoon - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
As the main biomarkers of most diseases, enzymes play fundamental but extremely critical
roles in biosystems. High-resolution studies of enzymes using activatable in situ …

Coumarin-based near-infrared fluorogenic probes: Recent advances, challenges and future perspectives

Y Fan, Y Wu, J Hou, P Wang, X Peng, G Ge - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coumarin-based fluorogenic probes have emerged as preferred imaging tools to real-time
and non-invasively monitor target analyte (s) in biological systems, due to their inherent …

Recent advances in small-molecule fluorescent probes for studying ferroptosis

YL Qi, HR Wang, LL Chen, YT Duan… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent, non-apoptotic form of programmed cell death driven by
excessive lipid peroxidation (LPO). Mounting evidence suggests that the unique modality of …

Small molecular fluorescent probes for the detection of lead, cadmium and mercury ions

SY Chen, Z Li, K Li, XQ Yu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy-metal pollution, especially Hg 2+, Pb 2+ and Cd 2+, have become a serious issue
worldwide. Exposure to even very low concentrations of these metals will threaten human …

Rational design of a highly selective near‐infrared two‐photon fluorogenic probe for imaging orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma chemotherapy

X Wu, R Wang, S Qi, N Kwon, J Han… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Selective fluorescence imaging of biomarkers in vivo and in situ for evaluating orthotopic
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) chemotherapy remains a great challenge due to current …

Design strategy of fluorescent probes for live drug-induced acute liver injury imaging

D Cheng, W Xu, X Gong, L Yuan… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Drug-induced acute liver injury (DIALI) is increasingly recognized as a
significant cause of acute liver injury (ALI), which is characterized by a rapid loss of …

Multifunctional self-assembled peptide hydrogels for biomedical applications

M Sedighi, N Shrestha, Z Mahmoudi, Z Khademi… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Self-assembly is a growth mechanism in nature to apply local interactions forming a
minimum energy structure. Currently, self-assembled materials are considered for …

Biomarker-activatable probes based on smart AIEgens for fluorescence and optoacoustic imaging

J Ouyang, L Sun, F Zeng, S Wu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluorophores with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) are characterized by many
advantageous features for biomedical applications, including excellent photostability and …

Oxygen-dependent regulation of excited-state deactivation process of rational photosensitizer for smart phototherapy

X Zhao, S Long, M Li, J Cao, Y Li, L Guo… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
It remains a considerable challenge to realize complete tumor suppression and avoid tumor
regrowth by rational design of photosensitizers (PSs) to improve their photon utilization. In …