Regulating the activity of boronate moiety to construct fluorescent probes for the detection of ONOO-in vitro and in vivo

Anal Methods. 2022 Dec 15;14(48):5027-5033. doi: 10.1039/d2ay01727j.

Abstract

Abnormal intracellular peroxynitrite (ONOO-) concentration is related to oxidative damage, which is correlated with many pathological consequences, such as local inflammation and other diseases. In this work, a series of resorufin benzyl ether-based fluorescent probes were designed using boronate as a recognizing moiety installed on a phenyl moiety for ONOO- detection via a self-immolation mechanism. The location of the boronate as well as the substitution patterns on the phenyl moiety were investigated and the responding behaviors of the designed probes to ONOO-, other reactive oxygen species, and biothiols were examined. It was found that all the immolative probes were inevitably dominated by ONOO-. Compared with other probes, p-Borate possessed favorable selectivity and high sensitivity to ONOO-. Moreover, p-Borate was successfully used to detect ONOO- in cells and inflamed mice.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Borates*
  • Fluorescent Dyes*
  • Mice
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Peroxynitrous Acid
  • Reactive Oxygen Species

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Borates
  • Peroxynitrous Acid
  • Reactive Oxygen Species