Activatable Two-Photon Fluorescence Nanoprobe for Bioimaging of Glutathione in Living Cells and Tissues

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• 作者：Hong-Min Meng ; Zhen Jin ; Yifan Lv ; Chan Yang ; Xiao-Bing Zhang ; Weihong Tan ; Ru-Qin Yu
• 刊名：Analytical Chemistry
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：December 16, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：86
• 期：24
• 页码：12321-12326
• 全文大小：372K
• ISSN：1520-6882

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Glutathione (GSH) serves vital cellular biological functions, and its abnormal levels are associated with many diseases. To better understand its physiological and pathological functions, efficient methods for monitoring of GSH in living systems are desired. Although quite a few small molecule-based and nanomaterial-based one photon fluorescence probes have been reported for GSH, two-photon (TP) probes, especially nanoprobes with good membrane permeability, are more favorable for bioimaging applications, since TP fluorescence imaging can provide improved spatial localization and increased imaging depth. In this work, we for the first time reported a 鈥渢urn-on鈥?TP fluorescence nanoprobe for efficient detection of GSH in aqueous solutions and TP excited fluorescence imaging of GSH in living cells and tissues. The nanoprobe consists of two-photon mesoporous silica nanoparticles (TP-MSNs) with a large TP excitation action cross-section (桅未) value of 103 GM and MnO₂ nanosheets, which show intense and broad optical absorption and could act as efficient quenchers for TP fluorescence. In the sensing system, the negatively charged MnO₂ nanosheets are adsorbed on the positively charged MSNs through electrostatic interaction, resulting in efficient quenching of their fluorescence, with very low background fluorescence observed. The addition of GSH could reduce MnO₂ into Mn²⁺, lead to the decomposition of the MnO₂ nanosheets, and thereby result in remarkable enhancement of both one photon and TP excited fluorescence of the nanosystem. The nanoprobe shows a highly sensitive response to GSH in aqueous solutions, with a detection limit of 200 nM achieved. It also exhibits a high selectivity toward GSH relative to other biomolecules and electrolytes, with good membrane permeability and excellent biocompatibility. The nanoprobe was successfully applied in monitoring the change of the intracellular GSH in living cells and tissues via TP fluorescence imaging, demonstrating its value of practical application in biological systems.