Polynuclear SmIII Polyamidoamine-Based Dendrimer: A Single Probe for Combined Visible and Near-Infrared Live-Cell Imaging
Polynuclear SmIII Polyamidoamine-Based Dendrimer: A Single Probe for Combined Visible and Near-Infrared Live-Cell Imaging
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.201311028
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发表时间:
2014-03-10
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Eliseeva, Svetlana V.
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作者:
Foucault-Collet, Alexandra;Shade, Chad M.;Eliseeva, Svetlana V.
We report herein the synthesis of a luminescent polynuclear dendritic structure (Sm-III-G3P-2,3Nap) in which eight Sm-III ions are sensitized by thirty-two 2,3-naphthalimide chromophores. Upon a single excitation wavelength, the dendrimer complex exhibits two types of emission in the visible and in the near-infrared (NIR) ranges. Sm-III-G3P2,3Nap was non-cytotoxic after 24 h of incubation and up to 2.5 mu m. The ability of the Sm-III-based probe to be taken up by cells was confirmed by confocal microscopy. Epifluorescence microscopy validated Sm-III-G3P-2,3Nap as a versatile probe, capable of performing interchangeably in the visible or NIR for live-cell imaging. As both emissions are obtained from a single complex, the cytotoxicity and biodistribution are inherently the same. The possibility for discriminating the sharp Sm-III signals from autofluorescence in two spectral ranges increases the reliability of analysis and reduces the probability of artifacts and instrumental errors.