Ultrafast Detection of Peroxynitrite in Parkinson's Disease Models Using a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe

Anal Chem. 2020 Mar 3;92(5):4038-4045. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05599. Epub 2020 Feb 20.

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that devastatingly affects people's lives. Numerous research studies have shown that peroxynitrite (ONOO-) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of PD. However, a suitable tool that could quickly and sensitively detect ONOO- in various PD models is still lacking. To this end, we designed and synthesized a series of near-infrared probes that could detect ONOO- within seconds by near-infrared fluorescent imaging in an ultrafast and highly selective manner. It is noteworthy that one of those developed probes, NIR-PN1, showed excellent sensing performance and blood-brain barrier penetrating ability. NIR-PN1 was successfully applied for imaging of ONOO- fluxes in multiple PD models including PC12 cell, Drosophila, C. elegans, and mouse brain, indicating its great potential application not only for understanding the biological roles that ONOO- played in PD but also for early PD diagnosis and treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Brain / pathology
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Microscopy, Confocal / methods*
  • PC12 Cells
  • Parkinson Disease / metabolism
  • Parkinson Disease / pathology*
  • Peroxynitrous Acid / chemistry*
  • Peroxynitrous Acid / metabolism
  • Rats

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Peroxynitrous Acid