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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Synthesis and In Vitro Biocompatibility Studies of Novel Alkoxy 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacenes.

Margarida G Santos, Juliana Araújo, Chrislaura Carmo, Leonardo Santos, Maria Filomena Botelho, Mafalda Laranjo, Abílio J F N Sobral

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Margarida G SantosDepartment of Physics, University of Coimbra, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5741-5093
Juliana AraújoDepartment of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
Chrislaura CarmoDepartment of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9930-5282
Leonardo SantosDepartment of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
Maria Filomena BotelhoCoimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), and Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7202-1650
Mafalda LaranjoCoimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), and Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0689-6007
Abílio J F N SobralDepartment of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6367-027X
University of Coimbra · PTEscola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BODIPYs are bicyclic aromatic compounds with unique spectroscopic, photophysical, and chemical properties. This study aimed to find BODIPYs with characteristics biocompatible with human cell lines for possible use as imaging agents. Six BODIPY derivatives were synthesised with groups linked to boron, fluorine, phenol, or catechol, resulting in compounds with different physicochemical characteristics. NMR, absorption, and emission spectroscopy and mass spectrometry were subsequently used to characterise them. Afterwards, the biocompatibility of these compounds was evaluated using MTT, SRB, and cellular uptake assays in A549 and H1299 cell lines. Furthermore, a haemolysis assay was performed on human blood cells. To summarise the main results, BODIPYs 1 to 4 showed considerable fluorescence. In contrast, BODIPYs 5 and 6 showed very weak fluorescence, which could be related to the presence of the catechol group and its quenching properties. Regarding biocompatibility, all compounds had metabolic activity and viability above 80% and 70%, respectively. BODIPYs 3 and 6 presented the most consistent data, demonstrating good uptake and, in general, haemolytic activity below 25%. In conclusion, the cytotoxic effects of the compounds were not considerable, and the presence of cyclic alkoxides in BODIPYs 3 and 6 may introduce exciting features that should be highlighted for dual imaging for BODIPY 3 due to its fluorescence or for radioactive labelling in the case of both BODIPYs.

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