Figure 4.
MCF-7 intracellular imaging, with top row (A–D) depicting 3 intracellular FR-targeted PCCAs after insonation at MI = 1.5 (A) Cytoplasmic stain calcein shows 3 circular voids. (B) DiI stains the lipid shell of PCCAs. (C) Transmitted light channel shows 3 bubbles intracellularly. (D) All three channels overlaid shows the colocalization of DiI+ / calcein- bubble regions. (E) Graph depicts the proportion of MCF-7 cells (mean +/− SE) with at least 1 intracellularly activated microbubble before (left, light gray) and after (right, dark gray) ultrasound application.