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Nanocrystalline TiO2-catalyzed photoreversible color switching
Wang, Wenshou,Ye, Miaomiao,He, Le,Yin, Yadong
, p. 1681 - 1686 (2014)
We report a novel photoreversible color switching system based on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanocrystals and the redox-driven color switching property of methylene blue (MB). This system rapidly changes from blue to colorless under UV irradiation and recovers its original blue color under visible light irradiation. We have identified four major competing reactions that contribute to the photoreversible switching, among which two are dominant: the decoloration process is mainly driven by the reduction of MB to leuco MB by photogenerated electrons from TiO2 nanocrystals under UV irradiation, and the recoloration process operates by the TiO 2-induced self-catalyzed oxidation of LMB under visible irradiation. Compared with the conventional color switching systems based on photoisomerization of chromophores, our system has not only low toxicity but also significantly improved switching rate and cycling performance. It is envisioned that this photoreversible system may promise unique opportunities for many light-driven actuating or color switching applications.
Hypochlorous Acid Activating MB-O to Release Methylene Blue for Photodegrading of Aβ Aggregates
Bao, Xinlu,Yao, Yusi,Xu, Yunze,Shen, Yang,Lv, Guanglei,Zhao, Dian,Li, Chunxia
, p. 1992 - 1996 (2021/09/25)
Amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates are one of biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is well known that Aβ aggregates display neurotoxicty or cytotoxicity to neurons. Thus, degrading Aβ aggregates is crucial for exploring the treatment of AD. Moreover, the excessive production of HOCl in the AD brain is an important feature of the disease. Herein, a novel compound MB-O based on methylene blue (MB) skeleton was designed and synthesized. The probe MB-O can specifically react with HOCl, releasing the fluorophore MB with strong fluorescence intensity increase. More importantly, the released MB is capable of degrading Aβ aggregates under red light irradiation.
Selective Imaging of HClO in the Liver Tissue In Vivo Using a Near-infrared Hepatocyte-specific Fluorescent Probe
Jia, Xu,Wei, Chao,Li, Zimeng,Liu, Liyan,Wang, Mei,Zhang, Pingzhu,Li, Xiaoliu
, p. 1967 - 1972 (2021/06/14)
Liver injury is typified by an inflammatory response. Hypochlorous acid (HClO), an important endogenous reactive oxygen species, is regarded as a biomarker associated with liver injury. Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes with the advantage of deep tissue penetrating and low auto-fluorescence interference are more suitable for bioimaging in vivo. Thus, in this work, we designed and synthesized a novel NIR hepatocyte-specific fluorescent probe named NHF. The probe NHF showed fast response (3 s), large spectral variation, and good selectivity to trace HClO in buffer solution. By employing N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) as the targeting ligand, probe NHF can be actively delivered to the liver tissue of zebrafish and mice. It is important that probe NHF is the first NIR hepatocyte-specific fluorescent probe, which successfully visualized the up-regulation of endogenous HClO in the oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R) model HepG2 cells and dynamically monitored APAP-induced endogenous HClO in the liver tissue of zebrafish and mice.