Figure S1. pαH vector map information.
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Figure S2. Phototoxicity of Fab-IR700 in co-culture of 3T3-GFP and 3T3-MDR1 cells.
(A) mixed 3T3-GFP and 3T3-MDR1 cells were stained with PI after Fab-IR700
mediated PDT; (B) mixed cells were treated with PBS (control). Scale bar for 4X,
1000 μm. Scale bar for 20X, 100 μm.
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Figure S3. (A) Flow cytometry analysis of Pgp negative 3T3 (up) or Pgp-expressing 3T3-
MDR1 (down) cells after treatment with free IR700 or Fab-IR700 at the same concentration
of IR700 (120 nM) for 4 h. (B) Dose-dependent phototoxicity of free IR700 in 3T3-MDR1
cells. Data are means ± SD (n = 3). (C) Live/Dead staining of 3T3-MDR1 cells after
treatment with Free IR700 (500 nM) followed by light irradiation. Scale bar, 1000 μm.
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Figure S4. Phototoxicity of the Fab-IR700 conjugates in KB-3-1 tumor spheroids.
PI staining in KB-3-1 spheroids after Pab-IR700 or Fab-IR700 mediated PDT.
Spheroids were incubated with Pab-IR700 or Fab-IR700 for 24 hours followed by
light irradiation. Scale bar, 1000 µm.
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Fig. S5. Ventral view of IR700 distribution
in a mouse xenograft model of
chemoresistant tumors, give a view of liver
and bladder accumulation for IR700.
Figure S6. Confocal images of intracellular distribution of Fab-IR700 and Pab-
IR700 in KB-8-5-11 tumors 24 h post injection. The scale bar is 20 μm.
DAPI CD31 IR700 Merged
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-IR700
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Figure S7. Confocal images of intratumoral distribution of Fab-IR700 and Pab-
IR700 in KB-8-5-11 tumors 24 h post injection at a large scale view. Scale bar is
100 μm.
Fig. S8. Body weight of mice after targeted PDT.
Data are means ± SD, n=6.
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