(A) J774 murine macrophage cells were treated with Interleukin-4 (100 ng/ml) for 6 h, followed by treatment with Cy5-labeled HA-PEI/HA-PEG-scram peptide or HA-PEI/HA-PEG-M2 peptide nanoparticles for 2 h, 4 h, 6 h and 12 h. Representative images of cells were stained with DAPI for confocal analysis. Scale bar indicates 50 μm. (B) J774 murine macrophage cells were treated with IL-4 (100 ng/ml) for 6 h, followed by treatment with Cy5-labeled HA-PEI/HA-PEG-scram peptide or HA-PEI/HA-PEG-M2 peptide nanoparticles for 4 h, 6 h, 12 h and 20 h. Histograms of cells after fluorescence-activated single cell sorting analysis are shown.
DAPI: 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; HA-PEG: Hyaluronic acid-poly(ethylene glycol); HA-PEI: Hyaluronic acid-polyethyleneimine; M2: Alternatively activated macrophage.