Issue 29, 2023

Fluorescence-based chemical tools for monitoring ultrasound-induced hydroxyl radical production in aqueous solution and in cells

Abstract

We report the synthesis of hydroxyl-radical (˙OH) responsive fluorescent probes that utilise the 3,5-dihydroxybenzyl (DHB) functionality. 4-Methylumbeliferone-DHB (Umb-DHB) and resorufin-DHB (Res-DHB) in the presence of ˙OH radicals resulted in significant increases in their respective fluorescent emission intensities at 460 nm and 585 nm. The incubation of Res-DHB in HeLa cells followed by therapeutic ultrasound (1 MHz) resulted in a significant increase in fluorescence emission intensity thus permitting the ability to monitor ultrasound-induced ˙OH production in live cells.

Graphical abstract: Fluorescence-based chemical tools for monitoring ultrasound-induced hydroxyl radical production in aqueous solution and in cells

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Jan 2023
Accepted
15 Mar 2023
First published
21 Mar 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2023,59, 4328-4331

Fluorescence-based chemical tools for monitoring ultrasound-induced hydroxyl radical production in aqueous solution and in cells

C. CY. Wong, L. Sun, M. Liu, E. Stride, J. L. Raymond, H. Han, J. Kwan and A. C. Sedgwick, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 4328 DOI: 10.1039/D3CC00364G

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