Fig. 7
In vivo combined PTT/PDT therapy. a Infrared microscopic images of the A549 tumour-bearing mice after 808 nm laser irradiation (0.8 W/cm2, 3 min) 3 days after PBS, ICG, AuNRs and Nanocom-ICG injection. b Tumour growth in the various groups after laser irradiation. n = 5, *p < 0.5, **p < 0.05. c Survival rate in the various groups after laser irradiation. n = 5, *p < 0.5. d Photographs of the tumors from each groups collected 21 day after laser irradiation treatment. e Western blotting analysis of HSP70 and HSP90 expression in tumour tissues after laser irradiation treatment