Fig. 9
From: Nanotherapeutics with immunoregulatory functions for the treatment of bacterial infection
Photodynamic antibacterial nanoplatform. A Schematic illustration of the synthesis of Ce6@MnO2-PEG NPs. B Schematic illustration of Ce6@MnO2-PEG NPs boosting aPDT of S. aureus infections by relieving abscess hypoxia and reinforcing protective immune responses. C Representative photographs of S. aureus-infected mice after different treatments. D Photographs representing S. aureus colonies in the four groups on Day 5. E DC maturation induced by Ce6@MnO2-PEG-based PDT. F Serum IL-17, G local IL-17 and H IFN-γ levels in the abscess lesions on Day 5 [48]. Copyright©2020 WILEY–VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim