Issue 30, 2018

Near-infrared fluorescence probes to detect reactive oxygen species for keloid diagnosis

Abstract

Development of molecular probes for the detection of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) is important for the pathology and diagnosis of diseases. Although an abnormally high RONS level has been identified in keloids – a benign dermal tumour developed after lesion, the ability of employing RONS probes for keloid detection has not yet been exploited. Herein, we report two near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes (CyTF and CyBA) that can specifically distinguish keloid fibroblasts from normal dermal fibroblasts. Both CyTF and CyBA show a 15-fold NIR fluorescence enhancement at 717 nm upon reaction with RONS. However, because CyTF has higher specificity towards ONOO than CyBA, CyTF can detect stimulated fibroblasts in a more sensitive way, showing 3.76 and 2.26-fold fluorescence increments in TGF-β1 stimulated dermal fibroblasts and keloid fibroblasts, respectively. Furthermore, CyTF permits specific detection of implanted keloid fibroblasts in a xenograft live mouse model. Our work thus developed a new optical imaging approach that has the potential for early diagnosis and drug screening of keloids.

Graphical abstract: Near-infrared fluorescence probes to detect reactive oxygen species for keloid diagnosis

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
24 apr 2018
Accepted
16 jun 2018
First published
20 jun 2018
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 6340-6347

Near-infrared fluorescence probes to detect reactive oxygen species for keloid diagnosis

P. Cheng, J. Zhang, J. Huang, Q. Miao, C. Xu and K. Pu, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 6340 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC01865K

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