Synthesis of an AIEgen functionalized cucurbit[7]uril for subcellular bioimaging and synergistic photodynamic therapy and supramolecular chemotherapy
| Autor: | Qing-Wen Zhang, Lianhui Wang, Shengke Li, Zeyu Wang, Siyu Lu, Jia Chen, Ruibing Wang, Jianwen Wei, Ya-Ting Pan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Chemical Science |
| ISSN: | 2041-6520 |
| Popis: | Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) based fluorophores (AIEgens) have attracted increasing attention for biomedical applications due to their unique optical properties. Here we report an AIE photosensitizer functionalized CB[7], namely AIECB[7], which could spontaneously self-assemble into nanoaggregates in aqueous solutions. Interestingly, the carbonyl-lace of CB[7] may potentially act as a proton acceptor in an acidic environment to fine-tune the fluorescence and singlet oxygen generation of AIECB[7] nanoaggregates by regulating the inner stacking of AIEgens. Additionally, benefiting from the guest-binding properties of CB[7], oxaliplatin was included into AIECB[7] nanoaggregates for combined photodynamic therapy and supramolecular chemotherapy. To show the modular versatility of this supramolecular system, a hypoxia-activatable prodrug banoxantrone (AQ4N) was loaded into AIECB[7] nanoaggregates, which exhibited synergistic antitumor effects on a multicellular tumor spheroid model (MCTS). This work not only provides AIECB[7] for versatile theranostic applications, but also offers important new insights into the design and development of macrocycle-conjugated AIE materials for diverse biomedical applications. An AIEgen-functionalized cucurbit[7]uril was synthesized for the first time and spontaneously self-assembled into nanoaggregates in aqueous solutions and allowed subcellular imaging of the lysosome and photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy of cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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