The fluorescent bioprobe with aggregation-induced emission features for monitoring to carbon dioxide generation rate in single living cell and early identification of cancer cells

Didi Chen; Huan Wang; Lichao Dong; Pai Liu; Yahui Zhang; Jianbing Shi; Xiao Feng; Junge Zhi; Bin Tong; Yuping Dong

doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.06.055

The fluorescent bioprobe with aggregation-induced emission features for monitoring to carbon dioxide generation rate in single living cell and early identification of cancer cells

Biomaterials. 2016 Oct:103:67-74. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.06.055. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Authors

Didi Chen¹, Huan Wang¹, Lichao Dong¹, Pai Liu², Yahui Zhang¹, Jianbing Shi¹, Xiao Feng³, Junge Zhi³, Bin Tong⁴, Yuping Dong⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, China.
² School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, China.
³ School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, China.
⁴ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, China. Electronic address: tongbin@bit.edu.cn.
⁵ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, China. Electronic address: chdongyp@bit.edu.cn.

PMID: 27372422
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.06.055

Abstract

A novel fluorescent probe, tris (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl)-4,4',4″-(1H-pyrrole-1,2,5-triyl) tribenzoate (TPP-TMAE), with aggregation-enhanced emission (AEE) feature showed a simple, highly selective, specific, and instant response to trace amount carbon dioxide (CO2). Because of this special characteristic, TPP-TMAE is ideal to be a biomarker for in-situ monitoring of the CO2 generation rate during the metabolism of single living cell. The rates in single living HeLa cell, MCF-7 cell, and MEF cell were 6.40 × 10(-6)±6.0 × 10(-8) μg/h, 5.78 × 10(-6)±6.0 × 10(-8) μg/h, and 4.27 × 10(-7)±4.0 × 10(-9) μg/h, respectively. The distinct responses of TPP-TMAE to CO2 generated from cancer cells and normal cells suggested TPP-TMAE as a useful tool for deeper understanding metabolism process and distinguishing cancer cells from normal cells during the early diagnosis of cancers.

Keywords: Aggregation-enhanced emission (AEE); CO(2) generation rate; Diagnosis of cancer cells; Fluorescent probe; Metabolism.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism*
Carbon Dioxide / chemistry
Carbon Dioxide / metabolism*
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
HeLa Cells
Humans
MCF-7 Cells
Metabolic Clearance Rate
Molecular Imaging / methods*
Neoplasms, Experimental / chemistry
Neoplasms, Experimental / metabolism*
Neoplasms, Experimental / pathology*

Substances

Biomarkers, Tumor
Fluorescent Dyes
Carbon Dioxide