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Cyanine fluorophores for cellular protection against ROS in stimulated macrophages and two-photon ROS detection

  • M. S. Chan
  • , D. Xu
  • , L. Guo
  • , D. Y. Tam
  • , L. S. Liu
  • , Y. Chen
  • , M. S. Wong*
  • , P. K. Lo
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report the first example of a novel two-photon active, biocompatible, and macrophage cell-membrane permeable carbazole-based cyanine fluorophore for the detection of three biologically important ROS, namely, OH, O2- and OCl- in solution. This versatile probe shows cellular protection not only in stimulated macrophages from phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced morphological changes but also lipopolysaccharide-induced cytotoxicity by quenching with the O2- and OCl- production, respectively. Such protection could be visualized by a distinct change in the fluorescence intensity of the probe.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7307-7312
Number of pages6
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume13
Issue number26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2015

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