Erratum: Naphthalene-based fluorescent probes for glutathione and their applications in living cells and patients with sepsis: Erratum.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7150/thno.22252.

Multimodal therapy strategy based on a bioactive hydrogel for repair of spinal cord injury.

Traumatic spinal cord injury results in permanent and serious neurological impairment, but there is no effective treatment yet. Tissue engineering approaches offer great potential for the treatment of SCI, but spinal cord complexity poses great challenges. In this study, the composite scaffold consists of a hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel, decellularized brain matrix (DBM), and bioactive compounds such as polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN), tumor necrosis factor-α/interferon-γ primed mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (TI-EVs), and human embryonic stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells (NPC).

Development of a COX-2-Selective Fluorescent Probe for the Observation of Early Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a biomolecule known to be overexpressed in inflammation. Therefore, it has been considered a diagnostically useful marker in numerous studies. In this study, we attempted to assess the correlation between COX-2 expression and the severity of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration using a COX-2-targeting fluorescent molecular compound that had not been extensively studied.

Shape-memory collagen scaffold combined with hyaluronic acid for repairing intervertebral disc.

Background: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a common cause of chronic low back pain (LBP) and a socioeconomic burden worldwide. Conservative therapies and surgical treatments provide only symptomatic pain relief without promoting intervertebral disc (IVD) regeneration. Therefore, the clinical demand for disc regenerative therapies for disc repair is high.

Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecule 3 (SynCAM3) Deletion Promotes Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury by Limiting Glial Scar Formation.

Synaptic cell adhesion molecules (SynCAMs) play an important role in the formation and maintenance of synapses and the regulation of synaptic plasticity. SynCAM3 is expressed in the synaptic cleft of the central nervous system (CNS) and is involved in the connection between axons and astrocytes. We hypothesized that SynCAM3 may be related to the astrocytic scar (glial scar, the most important factor of CNS injury treatment) through extracellular matrix (ECM) reconstitution.

A coumarin-based reversible two-photon fluorescence probe for imaging glutathione near -methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors.

Glutathione (GSH) is known to play a key role in the modulation of the redox environment in -methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Coumarin derivative 1 bearing cyanoacrylamide and ifenprodil moieties was synthesized and reported to monitor GSH near NMDA receptors. The cyanoacrylamide moiety allows probe 1 to monitor GSH reversibly at pH 7.

Near-Infrared Ratiometric Two-Photon Probe for pH Measurement in Human Stomach Cancer Tissue.

Stomach cancer is a global health issue because of its incidence and mortality rates worldwide. We developed a near-infrared (NIR) emissive ratiometric two-photon (TP) probe () for the quantitative analysis of pH in live cells and human stomach tissues. The probe design is based on a restrained hemicyanine core that controls the intramolecular charge transfer from 2-naphthol, with a suitable p value (7.

Efficacy for Whitlockite for Augmenting Spinal Fusion.

Whitlockite (WH) is the second most abundant inorganic component of human bone, accounting for approximately 25% of bone tissue. This study investigated the role of WH in bone remodeling and formation in a mouse spinal fusion model. Specifically, morphology and composition analysis, tests of porosity and surface area, thermogravimetric analysis, an ion-release test, and a cell viability test were conducted to analyze the properties of bone substitutes.

Two-photon ESIPT-based fluorescent probe using 4-hydroxyisoindoline-1,3-dione for the detection of peroxynitrite.

Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT)-based fluorophores with two-photon excitation fluorescence (TPEF) are rare. Our aim with this research was to develop ESIPT-based fluorophores exhibiting TPEF. Herein, we used 4-hydroxyisoindoline-1,3-dione as a scaffold to develop a two-photon fluorescent probe BHID-Bpin, for the detection of peroxynitrite (ONOO).

Fluorescence Probe for Imaging -Methyl-d-aspartate Receptors and Monitoring GSH Selectively Using Two-Photon Microscopy.

-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) is an excitotoxic amino acid used to identify a specific subset of glutamate receptors. The activity of NMDA receptors is closely related to the redox level of the biological system. Glutathione (GSH) as an antioxidant plays a key role with regard to modulation of the redox environment.

An azo dye for photodynamic therapy that is activated selectively by two-photon excitation.

Two-photon photodynamic therapy (TP-PDT) is a promising approach for the treatment of cancer because of its better penetration depth and superior spatial selectivity. Here, we describe an azo group containing cyclized-cyanine derivatives ( and ) as a two-photon activated, type I based photosensitizer (PS). These small-molecule and heavy atom-free organic dyes showed marked reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating ability under physiological conditions, as well as fast loading ability into the cells and negligible dark toxicity.

Design and synthesis of efficient heavy-atom-free photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy of cancer.

Novel thiocarbonyl derivatives (NIS and CRNS) with excellent ROS generation abilities are synthesized and studied as potential photosensitizers for one- and two-photon excited photodynamic therapy. In particular, NIS-Me and CRNS display outstanding phototoxicity toward HeLa cells under two-photon excitation (800 nm) with negligible dark toxicity.

MMTR/Dmap1 Sets the Stage for Early Lineage Commitment of Embryonic Stem Cells by Crosstalk with PcG Proteins.

Chromatin remodeling, including histone modification, chromatin (un)folding, and nucleosome remodeling, is a significant transcriptional regulation mechanism. By these epigenetic modifications, transcription factors and their regulators are recruited to the promoters of target genes, and thus gene expression is controlled through either transcriptional activation or repression. The -mediated transcriptional repressor (MMTR)/DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1)-associated protein (Dmap1) is a transcription corepressor involved in chromatin remodeling, cell cycle regulation, DNA double-strand break repair, and tumor suppression.

Elevated TRPV4 Levels Contribute to Endothelial Damage and Scarring in Experimental Spinal Cord Injury.

Currently, the role of transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4), a nonselective cation channel in the pathology of spinal cord injury (SCI), is not recognized. Herein, we report the expression and contribution of TRPV4 in the pathology of scarring and endothelial and secondary damage after SCI. TRPV4 expression increased during the inflammatory phase in female rats after SCI and was expressed primarily by cells at endothelial-microglial junctions.

Discrimination between Human Colorectal Neoplasms with a Dual-Recognitive Two-Photon Probe.

Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Histologic diagnosis using biopsy samples of colorectal neoplasms is the most important step in determining the treatment methods, but these methods have limitations in accuracy and effectiveness. Herein, we report a dual-recognition two-photon probe and its application in the discrimination between human colorectal neoplasms.

Ratiometric Detection of γ-Glutamyltransferase in Human Colon Cancer Tissues Using a Two-Photon Probe.

γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) plays a role in cleaving the γ-glutamyl bond of glutathione. The GGT is known to be overexpressed in some tumors and has been recognized as a potential biomarker for malignant tumors. Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide; however, there is no quantitative method for detecting cancer cells in human colon tissues.

High-depth fluorescence imaging using a two-photon FRET system for mitochondrial pH in live cells and tissues.

We developed a fluorescent pH probe (1) capable of two-photon excitation and far-visible-emission based on FRET, composed of naphthalimide-piperazine-rhodamine. It exhibited a pH-dependent reversible and fast ratiometric fluorescence change in the rhodamine emission. Probe 1 was applied to image the pH perturbations of mitochondria in living cells and tissues.

New Six-Membered pH-Insensitive Rhodamine Spirocycle in Selective Sensing of Cu through C-C Bond Cleavage and Its Application in Cell Imaging.

A new rhodamine-based chemosensor with a six-membered spirocyclic ring has been synthesized, which exhibits excellent pH stability and shows selective "turn-on" fluorescent detection of Cu ions over a series of other metal ions including Cu ions. The expansion of spirocycle improves the stability and selectivity of the chemosensors in sensing of metal ions. Till today only few rhodamine structures - with thiourea-, hydrazine amide-, or pyrrole-decorated six-membered spirocyclic rings are known that exhibit metal-ion sensing via C-N bond cleavage of the spiro ring.

A Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe for Imaging Endogenous ONOO near NMDA Receptors in Neuronal Cells and Hippocampal Tissues.

In this study, we developed a two-photon fluorescent probe for detection of peroxynitrite (ONOO) near the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. This naphthalimide-based probe contains a boronic acid reactive group and an ifenprodil-like tail, which serves as an NMDA receptor targeting unit. The probe displays high sensitivity and selectivity, along with a fast response time in aqueous solution.

Carboxylate-Containing Two-Photon Probe for the Simultaneous Detection of Extra- and Intracellular pH Values in Colon Cancer Tissue.

Acidified extracellular pH (pHe) is directly related to various disorders such as tumor invasion and the resistance to drugs. In this study, we developed two-photon-excitable emission ratiometric probes (XBH1-3) for the in situ measurement of pHe. These probes, based on benzimidazole and polar solubilizing groups, exhibited a strong two-photon-induced fluorescence and sensitive blue-to-green emission color changes with p K values of 5.

Mbd2-CP2c loop drives adult-type globin gene expression and definitive erythropoiesis.

During hematopoiesis, red blood cells originate from the hematopoietic stem cell reservoir. Although the regulation of erythropoiesis and globin expression has been intensively investigated, the underlining mechanisms are not fully understood, including the interplay between transcription factors and epigenetic factors. Here, we uncover that the Mbd2-free NuRD chromatin remodeling complex potentiates erythroid differentiation of proerythroblasts via managing functions of the CP2c complexes.

A Two-Photon Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Imaging of Hydrogen Peroxide Levels in Rat Organ Tissues.

Hydrogen peroxide (HO) is important in the regulation of a variety of biological processes and is involved in various diseases. Quantitative measurement of HO levels at the subcellular level is important for understanding its positive and negative effects on biological processes. Herein, a two-photon ratiometric fluorescent probe (SHP-Cyto) with a boronate-based carbamate leaving group as the HO reactive trigger and 6-(benzo[]thiazol-2'-yl)-2-(,-dimethylamino) naphthalene (BTDAN) as the fluorophore was synthesized and examined for its ability to detect cytosolic HO in situ.