Multimodal HOCl-responsive MEH-PPV nanoparticles for anti-inflammatory imaging and therapy

Inflammatory disorders often correlate with an unusually high intracellular production of hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Therefore, its rapid, sensitive, and specific detection is crucial for an early diagnosis and treatment evaluation. While nanoparticles for detection have already been reported, multim...

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Autores: Villar-Alvarez, Eva|||0000-0003-4023-1375, Parron-Onate, Sara, Wienskowska, Olga, Carrascull-Marín, Aleix, Bellacanzone, Christian|||0000-0002-1986-6440, Lorenzo Rivera, Julia|||0000-0001-5659-6008, Ruiz-Molina, Daniel|||0000-0002-6844-8421, Roscini, Claudio|||0000-0002-0157-8934
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositório:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:302520
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/302520
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.snb.2024.136150
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Fluorescence probe
Hypochlorous acid
Inflammatory disease
MEH-PPV QuercetinTheranostic
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Resumo:Inflammatory disorders often correlate with an unusually high intracellular production of hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Therefore, its rapid, sensitive, and specific detection is crucial for an early diagnosis and treatment evaluation. While nanoparticles for detection have already been reported, multimodal nanoparticles that simultaneously detect and eliminate reactive oxygen species (including the excess of HOCl) are scarce despite their interest. Herein, we developed highly selective fluorescent nanoparticles using the copolymer poly(2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1, 4-phenylenevinylene) (MEH-PPV), with (MEH@CS) and without a chitosan coating (MEH). The conjugated polymer is oxidized in the presence of HOCl, exhibiting a rapid (in less than 30 s) and sensitive fluorescence turn-off response with a log-log linear HOCl relationship within dynamic ranges of ≈ 0.784-83 μM and ≈ 0.384-55 μM for MEH and MEH@CS NPs, respectively, allowing to monitor basal HOCl levels within the standard physiological concentration range (5 - 25 μM) and its differentiation from overproduction. Moreover, the nanoparticles can encapsulate and release quercetin (a powerful natural scavenger for HOCl), leading not only to monitoring but also to a reduction in pro-inflammatory cytokines of inflammation-stimulated macrophage cells.