Journal: iScience
Article Title: pH-responsive CaCO 3 nanoplatform amplifies SDT via calcium overload-ROS loop for deep tumor therapy
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115082
Figure Lengend Snippet: In vitro HA-mediated targeting performance and the antitumor effects of HA/CaCO 3 @Ce6 (A) Flow cytometry analysis of CD44 receptor expression on the membrane surface of the different liver cancer cells. (B) Quantitative analysis of CD44 receptor expression on the membrane surface of the different liver cancer cells. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD ( n = 3), ∗∗∗p < 0.001 by Student’s t test. (C) CLSM images of Hepa1-6 cells stained with Fluo-4 after incubations with PBS, CaCO 3 , CaCO 3 @Ce6, and HA/CaCO 3 @Ce6 for 6 h. Scale bars, 100 μm. (D) Quantitative analysis of fluorescence intensity of Hepa1-6 cells stained with Fluo-4 after incubations with PBS, CaCO 3 , CaCO 3 @Ce6, and HA/CaCO 3 @Ce6 (G1–G4) for 6 h, respectively. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD ( n = 3). ∗∗∗p < 0.001 by Student’s t test. (E) Cell viability of Hepa1-6 cells treated with PBS, CaCO 3 , CaCO 3 @Ce6, and HA/CaCO 3 @Ce6 with different concentrations for 24 h. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD ( n = 3). ∗∗∗p < 0.001 by Student’s t test. (F) Cell viability of Hepa1-6 cells incubated with PBS, CaCO 3 , CaCO 3 @Ce6, and HA/CaCO 3 @Ce6 for 6 h and irradiated with different US intensity for 3 min. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD ( n = 3), ∗∗∗p < 0.001 by Student’s t test. (G) FCM patterns of apoptotic cells in Hepa1-6 cells with different treatments. (H) Quantitative analysis of apoptotic cells in Hepa1-6 cells with different treatments. G1–G6 represent PBS, CaCO 3 , CaCO 3 @Ce6, CaCO 3 @Ce6 + US, HA/CaCO 3 @Ce6 + US, and Ce6 + US, respectively. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD ( n = 3), ∗∗p ˂ 0.05; ∗∗∗p < 0.001 by Student’s t test. CLSM, confocal laser scanning microscopy; US, ultrasound.
Article Snippet: Anti-Mouse CD44 Rabbit Recombinant Antibody , Sanying Biotechnology , Cat No. 15675-1-AP; RRID: AB_2076198.
Techniques: In Vitro, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Membrane, Staining, Fluorescence, Incubation, Irradiation, Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy