Figures & data
Figure 1. (A) Encapsulation efficiency (EE%) and drug loading (DL%) of nanoparticles based on various amount of NUC adding (mean ± SD, n = 3). FTIR spectra (B) and DSC curves (C) of NUC, PLGA and NUC-PLGA-NPs. Size distribution (D) and zeta potential (E) of PLGA. Size distribution and a representative TEM image (F) and zeta potential (G) of NUC-PLGA-NPs. (H) In vitro release of NUC from NUC-PLGA-NPs in simulating gastric fluid at pH 1.2 and in simulating intestinal fluid at pH 6.8 over a period of one week (mean ± SD, n = 3).
![Figure 1. (A) Encapsulation efficiency (EE%) and drug loading (DL%) of nanoparticles based on various amount of NUC adding (mean ± SD, n = 3). FTIR spectra (B) and DSC curves (C) of NUC, PLGA and NUC-PLGA-NPs. Size distribution (D) and zeta potential (E) of PLGA. Size distribution and a representative TEM image (F) and zeta potential (G) of NUC-PLGA-NPs. (H) In vitro release of NUC from NUC-PLGA-NPs in simulating gastric fluid at pH 1.2 and in simulating intestinal fluid at pH 6.8 over a period of one week (mean ± SD, n = 3).](/cms/asset/c75e7029-062c-49e3-8173-c8e239a4367d/idrd_a_1261381_f0001_c.jpg)
Figure 2. Cellular uptake of free coumarin-6 (A) and coumarin-6-loaded NPs (B) against HepG2. Scale bar: 50 μm.
![Figure 2. Cellular uptake of free coumarin-6 (A) and coumarin-6-loaded NPs (B) against HepG2. Scale bar: 50 μm.](/cms/asset/5db00af6-f40d-4e90-ad8c-a12f058bd084/idrd_a_1261381_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3. Cell viability (A) (mean ± SD, n = 3) and apoptosis (B) of HepG2 cells treated various formulations. (C) The effect of NUC on TG accumulated HepG2 of OA-induced hepatic steatosis. (D) Relative integrated option density (IOD) value was quantitated using Image Pro Plus 6.0 (mean ± SD, n = 3). *p < 0.05.
![Figure 3. Cell viability (A) (mean ± SD, n = 3) and apoptosis (B) of HepG2 cells treated various formulations. (C) The effect of NUC on TG accumulated HepG2 of OA-induced hepatic steatosis. (D) Relative integrated option density (IOD) value was quantitated using Image Pro Plus 6.0 (mean ± SD, n = 3). *p < 0.05.](/cms/asset/e09f4b9d-36a4-4c0a-a493-b0e314f96b6a/idrd_a_1261381_f0003_c.jpg)