Journal: Science Advances
Article Title: Mucoadhesive tumor-penetrating nanomedicine for intravesical chemo-immunotherapy against bladder cancer
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb9764
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Scheme of SH-EM-NP/EPI preparation. ( B ) Sizes and zeta potential of PLGA-NP/EPI, EM-NP/EPI, and SH-EM-NP/EPI. Data are presented as the means ± SD ( n = 3). Statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. *** P < 0.001; **** P < 0.0001. ( C ) A representative image of SH-EM-NP/EPI examined by TEM. Scale bar, 50 nm. ( D ) Free thiol content of nanoparticles with and without SH modification measured by the DTNB (Ellman’s reagent) assay ( n = 3). ( E ) Schematic diagram of SH-EM-NP/EPI labeled with Cy7-Mal. ( F ) Fluorescence images and corresponding mean fluorescence intensities of EM-NP/EPI and SH-EM-NP/EPI after 2 hours of incubation with Cy7-Mal, followed by centrifugation, washing, and resuspension ( n = 3). ( G ) The heatmap presents the abundance profiles of the top 50 high-abundance membrane proteins across the three independent SH-EM-NP/EPI sample batches. ( H ) Photos of SH-EM-NP/EPI lyophilized powder (left) and reconstituted solution (right). All samples were stored in nitrogen atmosphere. ( I ) Size of freshly prepared solution (FS) and reconstituted solution (RS) ( n = 3). ( J ) Free thiol content of FS and RS ( n = 3). In (D), (F), (I), and (J), the data are presented as the means ± SD. Statistical analysis was performed using two-tailed Student’s t test. **** P < 0.0001; n.s., not significant.
Article Snippet: Cy7 maleimide (CAS: 2120392-49-4) and Cy7 NHS Ester (CAS: 1432019-64-1) were purchased from MedChemExpress LLC (New Jersey, USA).
Techniques: Zeta Potential Analyzer, Modification, Labeling, Fluorescence, Incubation, Centrifugation, Membrane, Two Tailed Test