Figure 2.
HSA-MWCNTs in vitro endocytosis mechanism in human liver cancer cells. (A) Co-localization of the Cy-gp60 antibody and FITC-HSA-MWCNTs in HepG2 cells. (B) co-localization of the Cy-gp60 antibody and FITC-HSA-MWCNTs in hepatocyte epithelial cells. (C) co-localization of the caveolin-1-Cy antibody and FITC-HSAMWCNTs in HepG2 cells. Results are representative of three experiments.
Notes: Scale bar: 20 μm in all panels. Reprinted with permission from Iancu C, Mocan L, Bele C, et al. Enhanced laser thermal ablation for the in vitro treatment of liver cancer by specific delivery of multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized with human serum albumin. Int J Nanomedicine. 2011;6:129–141.52 Copyright © 2011 Dove Medical Press.
Abbreviations: Ab, antibody; DAPI, 4′-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate; HSA, human serum albumin; MWCNTs, multiwalled carbon nanotubes.