Fig. 11From: Biocompatibility of Liposome Nanocarriers in the Rat Inner Ear After Intratympanic AdministrationTLR2-positive cell distribution in the rat cochlea exposed to liposome nanocarrier demonstrated using immunofluorescent confocal microscopy. TLR2-positive cells were mainly detected in the stria basal cell (SBC), spiral ligament (SL), root cell (RC), pillar cell (PC), spiral ganglion cell (SGC), and capillary endothelial cell (CEC) in the groups of negative control (H2O) (a–e), empty liposome nanocarriers (LPN) (k–n), and Gd-DOTA-containing LPN (LPN + Gd) (f–j). There was no staining in the antibody-omitted negative control (AbNC) (o). IHC inner hair cells, SL-III spiral ligament fibrocyte type III, OHC outer hair cells. Scale bar = 16 μmBack to article page