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. 2023 May 13;23:435. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-10928-w

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Cellular Uptake: (a) Confocal microscopy images showing cellular uptake of FITC-SLN by PPCL-192 after incubation for 3 h. The nucleus was stained using the DNA-binding dye Hoechst 33,342 (shown in blue) after cell fixation and the presence of FITC-SLN in cells labeled in green. The merged image exhibits the co-localization of FITC-SLN and Hoechst 33,342 in the nucleus of PPCL-192 cells (Scale bar = 10 µm). b Flow cytometry analysis of PPCL-192 cellular uptake of FITC and FITC-SLN compared to untreated (control) cells after 4 h of incubation. The geometric mean of PPCL-192 cellular uptake of FITC and FITC-SLN. (***p < 0.001 for comparing the geometric mean of untreated, FITC-treated, and FITC-SLN-treated cells) Untreated = negative control; FITC = positive control and FITC-SLN = cells exposed to FITC-SLN, n = 3