RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 2115 - 2131
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Advancing
the
development
of
organelle-targeted
small
fluorescent
probes
by
highlighting
key
design
strategies
to
reveal
cellular
dynamics
and
address
persistent
challenges
in
probe
design.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
124(5), P. 2699 - 2804
Published: Feb. 29, 2024
The
ability
to
gain
spatiotemporal
information,
and
in
some
cases
achieve
control,
the
context
of
drug
delivery
makes
theranostic
fluorescent
probes
an
attractive
intensely
investigated
research
topic.
This
interest
is
reflected
steep
rise
publications
on
topic
that
have
appeared
over
past
decade.
Theranostic
probes,
their
various
incarnations,
generally
comprise
a
fluorophore
linked
masked
drug,
which
released
as
result
certain
stimuli,
with
both
intrinsic
extrinsic
stimuli
being
reported.
release
then
signaled
by
emergence
signal.
Importantly,
use
appropriate
fluorophores
has
enabled
not
only
this
emerging
fluorescence
marker
for
but
also
provided
modalities
useful
photodynamic,
photothermal,
sonodynamic
therapeutic
applications.
In
review
we
highlight
recent
work
particular
focus
are
activated
tumor
microenvironments.
We
summarize
efforts
develop
other
applications,
such
neurodegenerative
diseases
antibacterials.
celebrates
diversity
designs
reported
date,
from
discrete
small-molecule
systems
nanomaterials.
Our
aim
provide
insights
into
potential
clinical
impact
still-emerging
direction.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
124(7), P. 4021 - 4078
Published: March 22, 2024
Fluorescence
imaging
is
one
of
the
most
promising
approaches
to
achieve
intraoperative
assessment
tumor/normal
tissue
margins
during
cancer
surgery.
This
critical
improve
patients'
prognosis,
and
therefore
various
molecular
fluorescence
probes
have
been
developed
for
identification
lesions
Among
them,
"activatable"
that
react
with
cancer-specific
biomarker
enzymes
generate
signals
great
potential
high-contrast
due
their
low
background
high
signal
amplification
by
enzymatic
turnover.
Over
past
two
decades,
activatable
employing
control
mechanisms
worldwide
this
purpose.
Furthermore,
new
activities
specific
types
cancers
identified,
enabling
visualization
sensitivity
specificity.
Review
focuses
on
recent
advances
in
design,
function
characteristics
target
also
discusses
future
prospects
field
activity-based
diagnostics
cancer.
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
96(14), P. 5615 - 5624
Published: March 28, 2024
Abnormal
lipid
droplets
(LDs)
are
known
to
be
intimately
bound
with
the
occurrence
and
development
of
cancer,
allowing
LDs
critical
biomarkers
for
cancers.
Aggregation-induced
emission
luminogens
(AIEgens),
efficient
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
production
performance,
prime
photosensitizers
(PSs)
photodynamic
therapy
(PDT)
imaging.
Therefore,
dual-functional
fluorescent
probes
aggregation-induced
(AIE)
characteristics
that
enable
both
simultaneous
LD
monitoring
imaging-guided
PDT
is
essential
concurrent
cancer
diagnosis
treatment.
Herein,
we
reported
a
novel
LD-targeting
probe
(TDTI)
AIE
which
was
expected
realize
integration
through
visualization
treatment
via
PDT.
We
demonstrated
TDTI,
typical
excellent
photostability,
could
target
high
specificity,
enables
dynamic
tracking
in
living
cells,
specific
imaging
zebrafish,
differentiation
cells
from
normal
diagnosis.
Meanwhile,
TDTI
exhibited
fast
ROS
generation
ability
(achieving
equilibrium
within
60
s)
under
white
light
irradiation
(10
mW/cm2).
The
cell
apoptosis
assay
revealed
effectively
induced
growth
inhibition
HeLa
cells.
Further,
results
vivo
indicated
had
good
antitumor
effect
on
tumor-bearing
mice
model.
Collectively,
these
highlight
potential
utility
integrated
cancer.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34(2)
Published: Sept. 29, 2023
Abstract
In
reactive‐oxygen‐species‐mediated
tumor
therapy,
the
generation
and
accumulation
of
·OH
is
highly
dependent
on
peroxidase
(POD)‐like
enzymatic
activities
antioxidant
microenvironment.
As
noble
metal
nanoalloys
can
enhance
POD‐like
activity
by
improving
electron
transfer
upgrading
active
sites,
PdCu
x
(
=
0.6–1.2)
bimetallic
with
optimized
activity,
enhanced
photothermal
conversion
efficiency,
altered
glutathione
(GSH)
consumption
ability
are
synthesized
a
facile
co‐reduction
method.
The
between
Pd
Cu
in
their
new
+
catalytic
centers
contribute
to
“hand‐in‐hand”
collaboration
activities,
while
properties
remain
almost
unchanged
because
“back‐to‐back”
confrontation
occurring
owing
excess
produced
surface
plasmon
resonance
effect.
Moreover,
intrinsic
GSH
those
heat
from
effect
tilt
redox
steady
state.
Therefore,
0.9
nanoalloy
show
excellent
resulting
route,
which
involves
electron‐enriched
hydrogen
peroxide
heat‐enhanced
/Cu
2+
‐coupled
Fenton‐like
reactions.
shed
light
mechanism
responsible
for
enhancing
offer
typical
model
constructing
next‐generation
alloy
nanozymes.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(27), P. 17837 - 17851
Published: June 28, 2024
Currently,
specific
cancer-responsive
fluorogenic
probes
with
activatable
imaging
and
therapeutic
functionalities
are
in
great
demand
the
accurate
diagnostics
efficient
therapy
of
malignancies.
Herein,
an
all-in-one
strategy
is
presented
to
realize
fluorescence
(FL)
imaging-guided
synergetic
chemodynamic–photodynamic
cancer
by
using
a
multifunctional
alkaline
phosphatase
(ALP)-response
aggregation-induced
emission
(AIE)
probe,
TPE-APP.
By
responding
abnormal
expression
levels
ALP
biomarker
cells,
phosphate
groups
on
AIE
probe
selectively
hydrolyzed,
accompanied
situ
formation
strong
emissive
aggregates
for
discriminative
cell
over
normal
cells
highly
active
quinone
methide
species
robust
activities.
Consequently,
activated
can
efficiently
destroy
membranes
lead
death
within
30
min.
A
superior
efficacy
ablation
demonstrated
vitro
vivo.
The
cancer-associated
response-derived
FL
synergistic
expected
provide
promising
avenue
precise
image-guided
therapy.
Aggregate,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 2, 2024
Abstract
Phototheranostics
has
garnered
sustained
attention
due
to
its
significant
potential
for
revolutionizing
conventional
cancer
treatment
strategies.
While
being
one
of
the
most
commonly
employed
strategies
constructing
phototheranostic
systems
by
engineering
integration
photosensitizers
(PSs)
into
nanosystems,
nano‐PSs
face
challenges
including
complexity
in
preparation
process,
low
delivery
efficiency,
and
toxicity
issues.
Contrastingly,
burgeoning
popularity
small
molecule
PSs
characterized
aggregation‐induced
emission
(AIE)
become
evident
arena
phototheranostics.
This
preference
is
underscored
their
well‐defined
structures,
adjustable
photophysical
properties,
toxicity.
Therefore,
acquiring
profound
insights
pioneering
strides
achievable
through
a
solitary
PS
with
AIE
tumor
phototheranostics
paramount
scientific
significance.
In
this
review,
we
will
discuss
recent
progress
properties
diagnosis
phototherapies
representative
examples,
guided
ethos
“Complexity
made
easy”.
We
also
look
forward
future
development
direction
molecules,
central
objective
advancing
research
focal
emphasis
on
simplicity,
expeditiousness,
safety.