Highly sensitive glutathione assay and intracellular imaging with functionalized semiconductor quantum dots

Glutathione (GSH) plays a vital role in biological systems and is associated with human pathology. The engineering of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) as fluorescent probes for GSH sensing and bioimaging is a potential yet rarely reported approach. Herein, we report the in situ growth of manganese dioxide nanosheets (MnO2) on silica-coated semiconductor quantum dots (QDSiO2), to prepare a stable and biocompatible fluorescent nanoprobe (QD@SiO2-MnO2) for the selective and sensitive detection of GSH. The modification of QD@SiO2 with MnO2 significantly quenched the fluorescence of CdSe/ZnS QDs, yet the addition of GSH efficiently recovered the fluorescence of the nanoprobe due to the decomposition of MnO2 by GSH. This nanosensor showed a rapid response to GSH with a low detection limit, and high selectivity towards GSH over potential interferences. Furthermore, the MnO2-engineered QDs had good biocompatibility and cellular uptake ability, and were successfully applied for the real-time imaging of intracellular GSH. We envision that semiconductor QD-based probes will stimulate the study of GSH dynamics and facilitate the understanding of GSH-related pathophysiological events.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Nanoscale - 11(2019), 11 vom: 14. März, Seite 5014-5020

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Junlin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Wenqian [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Qunying [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Jialing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yahua [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Fuan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaoqing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7631-86-9
Fluorescent Dyes
GAN16C9B8O
Glutathione
Journal Article
Manganese Compounds
Manganese dioxide
Oxides
Silicon Dioxide
TF219GU161

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.04.2019

Date Revised 29.04.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/c8nr09801h

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM294640398