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Nanostars on Nanopipettes: A Raman Probe for Quantifying Oxygen Levels in Hypoxia in Single Cells and Tumors
摘要： Multiple sharp-edged gold nanostars were efficiently assembled on nanopipette tips by 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTES) via an electrostatic interaction for a potent intracellular hypoxia-sensing Raman probe. Colloidal stability and surface immobilization was checked using scanning electron microscopy, light scattering and zeta potential measurements. Site-specific intracellular hypoxia levels can be estimated in vitro and in vivo using Raman lancets (RL). Distinct Raman spectral changes for the nitro-(NO2) functional group of the redox maker 4-nitrothiophenol (4NTP) can be quantified according to the intracellular oxygen (O2) contents, ranging from 1% to 10%. Facile removal of RL from cells can be achieved after a short measurement time. Redox potential changes in mitochondrial respiration could also be examined using serial injection of inhibitors. Three-dimensional (3D)-cultured cells and in vivo tests were used to validate our methods of measuring tumour hypoxia; potential applications were validated in terms of judging the aggressiveness of cancer cells by differentiating spectral changes between malignant and benign cells.
关键词： Cancer aggressiveness,Hypoxia,Surface enhanced resonance Raman,Intracellular redox potential,Nanopipette lancets
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Nanostars on Nanopipettes: A Raman Probe for Quantifying Oxygen Levels in Hypoxia in Single Cells and Tumors
摘要： Multiple sharp-edged gold nanostars were efficiently assembled on nanopipette tips by 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTES) via an electrostatic interaction for a potent intracellular hypoxia-sensing Raman probe. Colloidal stability and surface immobilization was checked using scanning electron microscopy, light scattering and zeta potential measurements. Site-specific intracellular hypoxia levels can be estimated in vitro and in vivo using Raman lancets (RL). Distinct Raman spectral changes for the nitro-(NO2) functional group of the redox maker 4-nitrothiophenol (4NTP) can be quantified according to the intracellular oxygen (O2) contents, ranging from 1% to 10%. Facile removal of RL from cells can be achieved after a short measurement time. Redox potential changes in mitochondrial respiration could also be examined using serial injection of inhibitors. Three-dimensional (3D)-cultured cells and in vivo tests were used to validate our methods of measuring tumour hypoxia; potential applications were validated in terms of judging the aggressiveness of cancer cells by differentiating spectral changes between malignant and benign cells.
关键词： Hypoxia,Intracellular redox potential,Cancer aggressiveness,Nanopipette lancets,Surface enhanced resonance Raman
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52