A flow cytometric analysis of macrophage–nanoparticle interactions in vitro: induction of altered Toll-like receptor expression

Abstract

Taken together, these results implicate the more mature macrophage in the ingestion of Ag NP; and an influence upon at least one of the Toll receptors present in macrophages following exposure to Ag NP. Further, our flow cytometric approach presents a potentially viable detection method for the identification of occult Ag NP material using an indicator cell line.