Solvatochromic Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe Enables In Situ Lipid Droplet Multidynamics Tracking for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver and Inflammation Diagnoses

Anal Chem. 2022 Oct 4;94(39):13396-13403. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01960. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Abstract

Intracellular lipid storage and regulation occur in lipid droplets, which are of great significance to the physiological activities of cells. Herein, a lipid droplet-specific fluorescence probe (lip-YB) with a high quantum yield (QYlip-YB = 73.28%), excellent photostability, and quickly polarity sensitivity was constructed successfully. Interestingly, lip-YB exhibited remarkable two-photon (TP) characteristics, which first realized real-time monitoring of the lipid droplet multidynamics process, diagnosing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and inflammation in living mice via TP fluorescence imaging. It is found that the as-prepared lip-YB provides a new avenue to design lipid droplet-specific imaging probes, clarifies its roles and mechanisms in cell metabolism, and can timely intervene in lipid droplet-related diseases during various physiological and pathological processes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fluorescent Dyes / metabolism
  • Inflammation / diagnostic imaging
  • Inflammation / metabolism
  • Lipid Droplets* / metabolism
  • Lipids
  • Mice
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease* / diagnostic imaging
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease* / metabolism

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Lipids