Monitoring mitochondrial nitroreductase activity in tumors and a hind-limb model of ischemia in mice using a novel activatable NIR fluorescent probe

  • Xiaosheng Liu
  • , Shuang Zeng
  • , Ming Zhang
  • , Maojun Jiang
  • , Yves S. Kafuti
  • , Pingping Shangguan
  • , Yichu Yu
  • , Qixian Chen
  • , Jingyun Wang
  • , Xiaojun Peng
  • , Juyoung Yoon
  • , Haidong Li

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Abstract

We report a mitochondria-targeted nitroreductase (NTR)-activated near-infrared fluorescent probe: CS-NO2. Overexpressed NTR in mitochondria was measured with high sensitivity. More importantly, the probe CS-NO2 successfully monitored NTR activity in solid tumors and a hind-limb model of ischemia in mice. This novel finding indicates the promising function of our probe for the diagnosis of solid tumors and hypoxia-associated diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11438-11441
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume58
Issue number81
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Sep 2022

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