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. 2023 Jan 18;14:285. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-35935-0

Fig. 6. Safety assessment of stem cell–nanoparticle system (SNS) and Gd-Fu@IO@PVA/Fu nanoparticle (Gd-FPFNP).

Fig. 6

a TdT-mediated dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL) staining of the brains in healthy rats (n = 3) treated with Gd-FPFNP plus magnetic navigation (MN) or SNS plus MN at 21 days post intracarotid injection. Scale bars = 500 µm. The white rectangle indicates the site of the dentate gyrus (DG). The TUNEL images are representative of 3 images. b Body weight change of C57BL/6JNarl mice at 2 weeks post intracarotid injection with saline (control), Gd-FPFNP plus MN and SNS plus MN. The results were expressed as mean ± SD, n = 3 mice. c Fluoro-Jade C (FJC) staining of dentate gyrus area in brains of C57BL/6JNarl mice (n = 3) at 14 days after intracarotid injection with SNS + MN and Gd-FPFNP + MN (the white arrow indicates the neuropathic cells in positive control group). The FJC staining images are representative of 6 images. d H&E staining of major organs (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, and brain) in C57BL/6JNarl mice (n = 3) at 14 days post intracarotid injection with Gd-FPFNP plus MN and SNS plus MN. Scale bar = 50 µm (heart, liver, kidney, and spleen) and 200 µm (lung and hippocampus cerebrum). The H&E staining images are representative of at least 6 images.