Spying on the Polarity Dynamics during Wound Healing of Zebrafish by Using Rationally Designed Carbon Dots

Wound healing is an essential and complex biological process. Research into its mechanism and factors that influence its effectiveness has led to better treatments. Changes in the microenvironment are demonstrated to affect wound healing. Cell polarity is a significant microenvironment‐related param...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced healthcare materials 2021-07, Vol.10 (14), p.e2002268-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Hu, Jingyu, Yang, Ran, Qin, Haoyue, Sun, Yuanqiang, Qu, Lingbo, Li, Zhaohui
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Zusammenfassung:Wound healing is an essential and complex biological process. Research into its mechanism and factors that influence its effectiveness has led to better treatments. Changes in the microenvironment are demonstrated to affect wound healing. Cell polarity is a significant microenvironment‐related parameter that is associated with many physiological and pathological activities. However, dynamic changes in polarity during wound healing have not been investigated. Monitoring cell polarity during wound healing may open up a new avenue for developing better treatments. Here, a method is developed to monitor cell polarity that involved taking advantage of the fascinating optical properties and biocompatibility of carbon dots (CDs). Specifically, near‐infrared (NIR) polarity‐sensitive N‐phenyl‐p‐phenylenediamine (PPh‐CDs) are successfully prepared, which exhibit high sensitivity to polarity, with 509‐fold stronger fluorescence in dioxane than in water. The PPh‐CDs are successfully applied to monitor the changes of lysosomal polarity during starvation conditions. Using this method, dynamic changes of polarity during wound healing of zebrafish are monitored for the first time. Upon an amputation performed at the zebrafish tail, stronger PPh‐CDs fluorescence appeared at the wound sites, and the intensity increased for 25 min and then gradually decreased. This report provides an important experimental basis for investigating wound healing by employing polarity‐sensitive CDs. Here, a method to monitor cell polarity is developed, which involved near infrared polarity‐sensitive N‐phenyl‐p‐phenylenediamine (PPh‐CDs). The PPh‐CDs are successfully applied to monitor the changes of lysosomal polarity during starvation conditions. Using this method, dynamic changes in the polarity during wound healing of zebrafish are monitored for the first time.
ISSN:2192-2640
2192-2659
DOI:10.1002/adhm.202002268