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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2023

A Photolabile Curcumin-Diazirine Analogue Enables Phototherapy with Physically and Molecularly Produced Light for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment.

Shi Kuang, Biyue Zhu, Jing Zhang, Fan Yang, Bo Wu, Weihua Ding, Liuyue Yang, Shiqian Shen, Seven H Liang, Prasenjit Mondal and 5 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shi KuangAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3520-9499
Biyue ZhuAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Jing ZhangAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Fan YangAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Bo WuAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Weihua DingMGH Center for Translational Pain Research, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Liuyue YangMGH Center for Translational Pain Research, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Shiqian ShenMGH Center for Translational Pain Research, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Seven H LiangDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02114, USA.
Prasenjit MondalGenetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Mohanraja KumarDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA-02139, USA.
Rudolph E TanziGenetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Can ZhangGenetics and Aging Research Unit, McCance Center for Brain Health, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02129, USA.
Hui ChaoMOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China.
Chongzhao RanAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA-02129, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3892-4108
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USMassachusetts Institute of Technology · USSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Near infrared fluorescence imaging of reactive oxygen species in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG055413 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAN, CHONGZHAO · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
Upgrade and replacement of IVIS Spectrum imaging systemS10OD028609 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAN, CHONGZHAO · 2020 to 2020
$600k
Differentiating Abeta40/42 in plaques with small molecule fluorescent probesR21AG078749 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAN, CHONGZHAO · 2022 to 2022
$459k
Imaging active plaques of Alzheimers diseaseR21AG065826 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAN, CHONGZHAO · 2020 to 2020
$459k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG055413NIA NIH HHS R21 AG065826NIA NIH HHS R21 AG078749NIH HHS S10 OD028609
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) drugs has recently witnessed substantial achievement. To further enhance the pool of drug candidates, it is crucial to explore non-traditional therapeutic avenues. In this study, we present the use of a photolabile curcumin-diazirine analogue, CRANAD-147, to induce changes in properties, structures (sequences), and neurotoxicity of amyloid beta (Aβ) species both in cells and in vivo. This manipulation was achieved through irradiation with LED light or molecularly generated light, dubbed as "molecular light", emitted by the chemiluminescence probe ADLumin-4. Next, aided by molecular chemiluminescence imaging, we demonstrated that the combination of CRANAD-147/LED or CRANAD-147/ADLumin-4 (molecular light) could effectively slow down the accumulation of Aβs in transgenic 5xFAD mice in vivo. Leveraging the remarkable tissue penetration capacity of molecular light, phototherapy employing the synergistic effect of a photolabile Aβ ligand and molecular light emerges as a promising alternative to conventional AD treatment interventions.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseCurcuminAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsDiazomethaneDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, TransgenicPhototherapyAmyloid beta-PeptidesCurcuminDiazomethaneAlzheimer's DiseaseChemiluminescenceCurcuminMolecular LightPhototherapy

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PMID37721455
PMCPMC10615883
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