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ArticleChemical & biomedical imaging2026

Donor Modulation of Strong Near-Infrared Lipid-Droplet Probes for in Vivo Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Caihong Xiang, Xiang Wang, Ruli Zheng, Xupeng Liu, Xiaowan Han, Zhisheng Gui, Qingping Xiong, Lianrui Hu, Guangle Niu

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Caihong XiangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
Xiang WangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Drugability Evaluation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, P. R. China.
Ruli ZhengJiangsu Key Laboratory of Regional Specific Resource Pharmaceutical Transformation, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an, 223003 Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Xupeng LiuSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China.
Xiaowan HanState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Drugability Evaluation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, P. R. China.
Zhisheng GuiSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
Qingping XiongJiangsu Key Laboratory of Regional Specific Resource Pharmaceutical Transformation, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an, 223003 Jiangsu, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5242-4970
Lianrui HuSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China.
Guangle NiuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5403-6880

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Abstract

Lipid droplet accumulation is a pathological hallmark of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, the utility of current lipid droplet-targeted fluorescent probes for in vivo diagnosis is hindered by shallow tissue penetration and strong background autofluorescence. To overcome these challenges, here, we report three donor-acceptor-acceptor solvatochromic probes (CTBT-ANPy, PTBT-ANPy, and MOPTBT-ANPy) with tunable electron-donating groups, enabling near-infrared (NIR) imaging of lipid droplets and in vivo NAFLD diagnosis. Owing to multiple intramolecular interactions and restriction of twisted intramolecular charge transfer, these probes exhibit intense NIR emissions (up to 709 nm, quantum yield of 34.2%) in low-polarity media. These lipophilic probes display high lipid-droplet specificity with bright light-up signals and wash-free capacity. With the aid of NIR-emissive MOPTBT-ANPy, in vivo high-contrast fluorescent discrimination of NAFLD in a mouse model was successfully achieved. This study underscores the potential of high-performance NIR probes for noninvasive accurate NAFLD diagnosis and monitoring.

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bioimagingfatty liver diseasefluorescent probelipid dropletnear infrared

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