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ArticleMarine drugs2015

The chemically synthesized ageladine A-derivative LysoGlow84 stains lysosomes in viable mammalian brain cells and specific structures in the marine flatworm Macrostomum lignano.

Thorsten Mordhorst, Sushil Awal, Sebastian Jordan, Charlotte Petters, Linda Sartoris, Ralf Dringen, Ulf Bickmeyer

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Article in Marine drugs, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thorsten MordhorstAlfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, Bremerhaven 27570, Germany. Thorsten.Mordhorst@awi.de.
Sushil AwalCenter for Biomolecular Interactions, Faculty 2 (Biology/Chemistry), University of Bremen, PO. Box 330440, Bremen 28334, Germany. sush01wal@gmail.com.
Sebastian JordanAlfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, Bremerhaven 27570, Germany. Jordan.Sebastian@gmx.de.
Charlotte PettersCenter for Biomolecular Interactions, Faculty 2 (Biology/Chemistry), University of Bremen, PO. Box 330440, Bremen 28334, Germany. petters@uni-bremen.de.
Linda SartorisAlfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, Bremerhaven 27570, Germany. linda_sartoris@web.de.
Ralf DringenCenter for Biomolecular Interactions, Faculty 2 (Biology/Chemistry), University of Bremen, PO. Box 330440, Bremen 28334, Germany. ralf.dringen@uni-bremen.de.
Ulf BickmeyerAlfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, Bremerhaven 27570, Germany. Ulf.Bickmeyer@awi.de.
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung · DEUniversity of Bremen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Based on the chemical structure and the known chemical synthesis of the marine sponge alkaloid ageladine A, we synthesized the ageladine A-derivative 4-(naphthalene-2-yl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine trifluoroacetate (LysoGlow84). The two-step synthesis started with the Pictet-Spengler reaction of histamine and naphthalene-2-carbaldehyde to a tetrahydropyridine intermediate, which was dehydrogenated with activated manganese (IV) oxide to LysoGlow84. Structure and purity of the synthesized LysoGlow84 were confirmed by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The fluorescence intensity emitted by LysoGlow84 depended strongly on the pH of the solvent with highest fluorescence intensity recorded at pH 4. The fluorescence maximum (at 315 nm excitation) was observed at 440 nm. Biocompatibility of LysoGlow84 was investigated using cultured rat brain astrocytes and the marine flatworm Macrostomum lignano. Exposure of the astrocytes for up to 6 h to micromolar concentrations of LysoGlow84 did not compromise cell viability, as demonstrated by several viability assays, but revealed a promising property of this compound for staining of cellular vesicles. Conventional fluorescence microscopy as well as confocal scanning microscopy of LysoGlow84-treated astrocytes revealed co-localization of LysoGlow84 fluorescence with that of LysoTracker® Red DND-99. LysoGlow84 stained unclear structures in Macrostomum lignano, which were identified as lysosomes by co-staining with LysoTracker. Strong fluorescence staining by LysoGlow84 was further observed around the worms' anterior gut and the female genital pore which were not counterstained by LysoTracker Red. Thus, LysoGlow84 is a new promising dye that stains lysosomes and other acidic compartments in cultured cells and in worms.

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AnimalsAstrocytesBrainCells, CulturedCell SurvivalColoring AgentsFluorescent DyesIndicators and ReagentsLysosomesMass SpectrometryMaterials TestingMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescencePlatyhelminthsPyrrolesRatsAgeladine AColoring AgentsFluorescent DyesIndicators and ReagentsPyrroles

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