Fig. 8
From: Tryptophan-sorbitol based carbon quantum dots for theranostics against hepatocellular carcinoma
In vivo PDT of TC-WS-CQDs. A Photos of the excised tumors on day 10 (X: failed to form tumor). B The tumor volume of mice as a function of time. C Quantitative analysis of tumor weight on day 10. D Body weight of Huh7 cancer bearing mice of different groups after treatments. E The detection of LC3, p53 and pAMPK expression in tumors by immunohistochemistry. The data are mean ± SD (n = 5, statistical significance was analyzed via two-way ANOVA in B, statistical significance was analyzed via unpaired t test in C, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ns: not significant. CQDs + I470nm: TC-WS-CQDs with 470 nm irradiation, I470nm: 470 nm irradiation without TC-WS-CQDs, CQDs: TC-WS-CQDs, PBS: no TC-WS-CQDs and irradiation