A POSS-assisted fluorescent probe for the rapid detection of HClO in mitochondria with a large emission wavelength in dual channels

J Mater Chem B. 2021 Sep 14;9(34):6836-6843. doi: 10.1039/d1tb01235e. Epub 2021 Aug 12.

Abstract

Hypochlorous acid (HClO) is closely related to many diseases and is an inevitable part of the physiological processes. It is significant to detect HClO in mitochondria for getting meaningful physiological and pathological information. However, adequate tools to detect HClO with emissions in two channels are rarely reported. To achieve this target, in this work, a "turn-off" visual and near infrared (NIR) fluorescent dual emission probe D6 based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) was successfully designed and synthesized. D6 showed high selectivity and sensitivity to HClO. Notably, the emission wavelength of D6 reached 820 nm due to the assistance of the POSS cage. In addition, bioimaging experiments clearly showed that probe D6 promoted the visualization of exogenous and endogenous HClO in living HepG2 cells and zebrafish models.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemical synthesis
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemical synthesis
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hypochlorous Acid / analysis*
  • Infrared Rays
  • Materials Testing
  • Mice
  • Mitochondria / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Optical Imaging
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemistry*
  • RAW 264.7 Cells
  • Zebrafish

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Organosilicon Compounds
  • polyhedraloligosilsesquioxane
  • Hypochlorous Acid