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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID 110617
Country China
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ISSN 1948-9366 (online)
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Category Oncology
Manuscript Type Basic Study
Article Title Visual screening and efficacy evaluation of high-performance fluorescent probe DAF-FM in esophagitis cancer transformation
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Wan-Hua Chen, Cheng-Feng Cai, Bing-Zhong Gao, Wen-Shan Hong, Ying-Zhi Xu and Wen-Jie Cai
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Wan-Hua Chen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4747-3334
Wen-Jie Cai http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5338-8713
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province No. 2023J011787
Quanzhou Science and Technology Program Project No. 2025QZC02DW
Corresponding Author Wen-Jie Cai, Chief Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, No. 248-252 East Street, Quanzhou 362002, Fujian Province, China. caiwj2001@126.com
Key Words DAF-FM; Fluorescent probe; Esophageal cancer transformation; Nitric oxide; Visual screening; Efficacy evaluation; Lysosomal targeting
Core Tip This study systematically evaluated the high-performance fluorescent probe DAF-FM for visual screening and efficacy assessment of esophagitis-to-cancer transformation. DAF-FM exhibited concentration-dependent and time-dependent fluorescence responses to nitric oxide (NO), targeted lysosomes specifically (Pearson coefficient = 0.82 ± 0.03), and had low cytotoxicity (82.3% ± 4.1% cell viability at 50 μM). In Sprague-Dawley rat esophagitis cancer models, DAF-FM monitored NO changes dynamically, with results positively correlated to tumor volume (R² = 0.87) post 5-fluorouracil/radiotherapy. Clinically, it outperformed endoscopic biopsy (sensitivity: 92.5% vs 78.3%) and shortened detection time (30 minutes vs 48 hours). Mechanistically, NO regulates carcinogenesis via the nuclear factor-kappa B pathway, clarifying DAF-FM’s molecular logic in reflecting transformation stages.
Publish Date 2025-12-25 08:27
Citation

Chen WH, Cai CF, Gao BZ, Hong WS, Xu YZ, Cai WJ. Visual screening and efficacy evaluation of high-performance fluorescent probe DAF-FM in esophagitis cancer transformation. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(12): 110617

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i12/110617.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.110617
Full Article (PDF) WJGS-17-110617-with-cover.pdf
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Biostatistics Review Certificate 110617-biostatistics-statement.pdf
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 110617-conflict-of-interest-statement.pdf
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Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 110617-non-native-speakers.pdf
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