Understanding dynamic changes within cellular microenvironments is crucial for elucidating biological processes and developing targeted therapies. Here, we present a rapid and straightforward strategy for profiling tumor microenvironments via fluorogenic crystallization driven by enzyme-instructed excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). By engineering ESIPT-based fluorophores, we achieve selective crystallization with strong dual-emission ratiometric fluorescence signals that are easily visualized, offering a real-time readout of tumor microenvironmental variations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo styryl BODIPY derivatives, BOH and BOE, with different hydrophilic properties, were investigated for their reaction mechanisms in lipid bilayers against aqueous ClO, by both experimental and theoretical methods. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirmed their identical conformations in solution. Fluorescence spectra and high-resolution mass spectra corroborated the central vinyl group as a common antioxidation moiety against ClO oxidation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: At present, Alzheimer's disease (AD) lacks effective treatment means, and early diagnosis and intervention are the keys to treatment. Therefore, for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD patients, blood sample analysis using the 4D nonstandard (label-free) proteomic in-depth quantitative analysis, looking for specific protein marker expression differences, is important. These marker levels change as AD progresses, and the analysis of these biomarkers changes with this method, which has the potential to show the degree of disease progression and can be used for the diagnosis and preventive treatment of MCI and AD.
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