In vitro uptake of apoptotic body mimicking phosphatidylserine-quantum dot micelles by monocytic cell line.
A new quantum dot (QD) PEGylated micelle laced with phosphatidylserine (PS) for specific scavenger receptor-mediated uptake by macrophages is reported. The size and surface chemistry of PS-QD micelles were characterized by standard methods and the effects of their physicochemical properties on specific targeting and uptake were comprehensively studied in a monocytic cell line (J774A.1).
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 20 Penn St., HSFII, S012D, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Andrei
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Maiseyeu
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 20 Penn St., HSFII, S012D, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA ; Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC), 1881 East Road, South Campus Research Building 3, Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research, 3SCR6.4610, Houston, TX 77054, USA.
Vaishali
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Bagalkot
Macrophages; Micelles; Phosphatidylserine; Quantum dots