Synthesis of novel texaphyrins containing lanthanides and boron
作者:Achintya K. Bandyopadhyaya、Sureshbabu Narayanasamy、Rolf F. Barth、Werner Tjarks
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.04.149
日期:2007.6
Texaphyrin macrocycles that contain gadolinium or lutetium, such as motexafin gadolinium and motexafin lutetium, are versatile anticancer therapeutics and diagnostics. Gadolinium texaphyrins substituted with carborane clusters could also find application in combined gadolinium and boron neutron capture therapy (GdB-NCT). The synthesis and characterization of novel texaphyrins containing gadolinium or lutetium
Fluorogenic α-Tocopherol Analogue for Monitoring the Antioxidant Status within the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane of Live Cells
作者:Katerina Krumova、Lana E. Greene、Gonzalo Cosa
DOI:10.1021/ja408227f
日期:2013.11.13
We report here the preparation of a lipophilic fluorogenic antioxidant (Mito-Boclipy-TOH) that targets the inner mitochondrial lipid membrane (IMM) and is sensitive to the presence of lipid peroxyl radicals, effective chain carriers in the lipid chain autoxidation. Mito-Bodipy-TOH enables monitoring of the antioxidant status, i.e., the antioxidant load and ability to prevent lipid chain autoxidation, within the inner mitochondrial membrane of live cells. The new probe consists of 3 segments: a receptor, a reporter, and a mitochondria-targeting element, constructed, respectively, from an alpha-tocopherol-like chromanol moiety, a BODIPY fluorophore, and a triphenylphosphonium cation (TPP). The chromanol moiety ensures reactivity akin to that of a-tocopherol, the most potent naturally occurring lipid soluble antioxidant, while the BODIPY fluorophore and TPP ensure partitioning within the inner mitochondrial membrane. Mechanistic studies conducted either in homogeneous solution or in liposomes and in the presence of free radical initiators show that the antioxidant activity of Mito-Bodipy-TOH is on par with that of a-tocopherol. Studies conducted on live fibroblast cells further show the antioxidant depletion in the presence of methyl viologen (paraquat), a known agent of oxidative stress and source of superoxide radical anion (and indirectly, a causative of lipid peroxidation) within the mitochondria matrix. We recorded a ca. 8-fold emission enhancement with Mito-Bodipy-TOH in cells stressed with methyl viologen, whereas no enhancement was observed in control studies with untreated cells. Our findings underscore the potential of the new fluorogenic antioxidant Mito-Bodipy-TOH to study the chemical link between antioxidant load, lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial physiology.
Holmes, Robert T.; Lu, Jianming; Mwakwari, Celinah, ARKIVOC, 2010, vol. 2010, # 5, p. 5 - 16
作者:Holmes, Robert T.、Lu, Jianming、Mwakwari, Celinah、Smith, Kevin M.