Journal: Materials Today Bio
Article Title: Brain-targeting nanoplatform repurposing silymarin for enhanced GBM immunotherapy via synergistic mitochondrial suppression
doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.102951
Figure Lengend Snippet: Functional validation of L-S-TCe6/NPs in vitro . A,B) Fluorescence microscopy images (A) and flow cytometry results (B) of the cellular uptake of L-S-TCe6/NPs in GL261 cells at different times (n = 3). Scale bar: 250 μm. C,D) Fluorescence microscopy images (C) and flow cytometry results (D) of the cellular uptake of Ce6, TCe6, S-TCe6/NPs, and L-S-TCe6/NPs in GL261 cells following 6 h of incubation (n = 3). Scale bar: 250 μm. E,F,G) Cell viability of U251 (E), U87 (F) and GL261 (G) cells treated with Ctrl, Ce6, TCe6, S-TCe6/NPs, and L-S-TCe6/NPs with NIR laser irradiation (n = 6, 660 nm, 1.0 W cm−2, 1 min). H,I,J) IC50 values calculated from MTT assays of U251, U87 and GL261 cells after 6 h treatment with Silymarin, L-S-TCe6/NPs and L-S-TCe6/NPs + Laser at the indicated concentrations for the indicated times (n = 6, 660 nm, 1.0 W/cm2, 1 min). K,L) Fluorescence imaging (K) and quantitative analysis (L) of the Calcein-AM/PI staining assay in GL261 cells with different treatments with NIR laser irradiation (n = 3, 660 nm, 1.0 W/cm2, 1 min). Scale bar: 200 μm. M,N) Flow cytometry results of apoptosis in GL261 cells under different treatments with NIR laser irradiation (n = 3, 660 nm, 1.0 W/cm2, 1 min). All data are shown as the mean ± SD and are representative of three or six independent experiments. (∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.005; ∗∗∗∗p < 0.001; NS, not significant.)
Article Snippet: The chemical reagents used in this study included Ce6 (C302676), silymarin (S304299) and ganister sand obtained from Aladdin Industrial Corporation (Shanghai, China).
Techniques: Functional Assay, Biomarker Discovery, In Vitro, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Incubation, Irradiation, Imaging, Staining