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ReviewChemical communications (Cambridge, England)2016

Imaging and therapeutic applications of zinc(ii)-dipicolylamine molecular probes for anionic biomembranes.

Douglas R Rice, Kasey J Clear, Bradley D Smith

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Review in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Novel ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes conjugated with bis-dipicolylamine as antibacterial photosensitisers.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Douglas R RiceDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 236 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, 46556 IN, USA. smith.115@nd.edu.
Kasey J ClearDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 236 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, 46556 IN, USA. smith.115@nd.edu.
Bradley D SmithDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 236 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, 46556 IN, USA. smith.115@nd.edu.
University of Notre Dame · US

Funding

PROMOTERS AND INHIBITORS OF MEMBRANE FUSIONR01GM059078 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI SMITH, BRADLEY D · 1999 to 2019
$5.8M
Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Training Program at Notre DameT32GM075762 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI CHANG, MAYLAND F, MOBASHERY, SHAHRIAR · 2007 to 2021
$3.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM059078NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM075762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This feature article describes the development of synthetic zinc(ii)-dipicolylamine (ZnDPA) receptors as selective targeting agents for anionic membranes in cell culture and living subjects. There is a strong connection between anionic cell surface charge and disease, and ZnDPA probes have been employed extensively for molecular imaging and targeted therapeutics. Fluorescence and nuclear imaging applications include detection of diseases such as cancer, neurodegeneration, arthritis, and microbial infection, and also quantification of cell death caused by therapy. Therapeutic applications include selective targeting of cytotoxic agents and drug delivery systems, photodynamic inactivation, and modulation of the immune system. The article concludes with a summary of expected future directions.

Indexed as

Molecular ImagingAnionsArthritisBacterial InfectionsCell DeathCell MembraneHumansMolecular ProbesNeoplasmsOrganometallic CompoundsPicolinesAnionsMolecular ProbesOrganometallic CompoundsPicolineszinc(II) dipicolylamine

Identifiers

PMID27302091
PMCPMC4949593
OpenAlexW2422279528

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