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Lipid membranes and lipid-rich organelles are targets of peroxynitrite (ONOO−), a highly reactive species generated under nitrative stress. We report a membrane-localized phospholipid (DPPC-TC-ONOO–) that allows the detection of ONOO− in diverse lipid environments: biomimetic vesicles, mammalian cell compartments, and within the lung lining. DPPC-TC-ONOO– and POPC self-assemble to membrane vesicles that fluorogenically and selectively respond to ONOO−. DPPC-TC-ONOO–, delivered through lipid nanoparticles, allowed for ONOO− detection in the endoplasmic reticulum upon cytokine-induced nitrative stress in live mammalian cells. It also responded to ONOO− within lung tissue murine models upon acute lung injury. We observed nitrative stress around bronchioles in precision cut lung slices exposed to nitrogen mustard and in pulmonary macrophages following intratracheal bleomycin challenge. Results showed that DPPC-TC-ONOO– functions specifically toward iNOS, a key enzyme modulating nitrative stress, and offers significant advantages over its hydrophilic analog in terms of localization and signal generation.
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•Designer phospholipid detects peroxynitrite present near lipid membranes•Nitrative stress in PCLS is observable upon its exposure to nitrogen mustard•Nitrative stress due to acute lung injury in mice can be quantitatively assessed•Fluorescence emission is dependent on inducible nitric oxide synthase
Analytical chemistry; Biotechnology; Membranes