Molecular Engineering of Direct Activated NIR-II Chemiluminescence Platform for In Vivo Chemiluminescence-fluorescence Duplex Imaging

Abstract Chemiluminescence (CL) is a self-illuminating phenomenon fueled by chemical energy instead of extra excited light, which features superiority in sensitivity, signal-to-background ratios, and imaging depth. Strategies to synthesize a CL emission unimolecular skeleton in the second near-infra...

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Main Authors: Zhongxiang Chen, Qian Li, Ying Wu, Jianyong Liu, Luntao Liu, Lichao Su, Rongrong Wu, Jibin Song
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55503-4
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Lichao Su
Rongrong Wu
Jibin Song
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description Abstract Chemiluminescence (CL) is a self-illuminating phenomenon fueled by chemical energy instead of extra excited light, which features superiority in sensitivity, signal-to-background ratios, and imaging depth. Strategies to synthesize a CL emission unimolecular skeleton in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) and a unimolecular probe with direct duplex NIR-II [CL/fluorescence (FL)] emission are lacking. Here, we employ modular synthesis routes to construct a series of directly activated NIR-II CL emission unimolecular probes with a maximum emission wavelength of up to 1060 nm, and use them for real-time and continuous detection of the superoxide anion generated in acetaminophen induced liver injury in a female mice model under both NIR-II CL and NIR-II FL imaging channels. Thus, this study establishes a directly activatable NIR-II CL emission unimolecular skeleton, validating the scalability of this duplex NIR-II CL/FL imaging platform in bioactive molecule detection and disease diagnosis.
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spelling doaj-art-1ab39356311a42309bfd540f11e260772025-01-05T12:36:54ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111210.1038/s41467-024-55503-4Molecular Engineering of Direct Activated NIR-II Chemiluminescence Platform for In Vivo Chemiluminescence-fluorescence Duplex ImagingZhongxiang Chen0Qian Li1Ying Wu2Jianyong Liu3Luntao Liu4Lichao Su5Rongrong Wu6Jibin Song7State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyMOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology Institution, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou UniversityState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyMOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology Institution, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou UniversityMOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology Institution, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou UniversityMOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology Institution, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou UniversityMOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology Institution, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou UniversityState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyAbstract Chemiluminescence (CL) is a self-illuminating phenomenon fueled by chemical energy instead of extra excited light, which features superiority in sensitivity, signal-to-background ratios, and imaging depth. Strategies to synthesize a CL emission unimolecular skeleton in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) and a unimolecular probe with direct duplex NIR-II [CL/fluorescence (FL)] emission are lacking. Here, we employ modular synthesis routes to construct a series of directly activated NIR-II CL emission unimolecular probes with a maximum emission wavelength of up to 1060 nm, and use them for real-time and continuous detection of the superoxide anion generated in acetaminophen induced liver injury in a female mice model under both NIR-II CL and NIR-II FL imaging channels. Thus, this study establishes a directly activatable NIR-II CL emission unimolecular skeleton, validating the scalability of this duplex NIR-II CL/FL imaging platform in bioactive molecule detection and disease diagnosis.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55503-4
spellingShingle Zhongxiang Chen
Qian Li
Ying Wu
Jianyong Liu
Luntao Liu
Lichao Su
Rongrong Wu
Jibin Song
Molecular Engineering of Direct Activated NIR-II Chemiluminescence Platform for In Vivo Chemiluminescence-fluorescence Duplex Imaging
Nature Communications
title Molecular Engineering of Direct Activated NIR-II Chemiluminescence Platform for In Vivo Chemiluminescence-fluorescence Duplex Imaging
title_full Molecular Engineering of Direct Activated NIR-II Chemiluminescence Platform for In Vivo Chemiluminescence-fluorescence Duplex Imaging
title_fullStr Molecular Engineering of Direct Activated NIR-II Chemiluminescence Platform for In Vivo Chemiluminescence-fluorescence Duplex Imaging
title_full_unstemmed Molecular Engineering of Direct Activated NIR-II Chemiluminescence Platform for In Vivo Chemiluminescence-fluorescence Duplex Imaging
title_short Molecular Engineering of Direct Activated NIR-II Chemiluminescence Platform for In Vivo Chemiluminescence-fluorescence Duplex Imaging
title_sort molecular engineering of direct activated nir ii chemiluminescence platform for in vivo chemiluminescence fluorescence duplex imaging
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55503-4
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