Single-walled carbon nanotubes hitchhike on Ly-6Chi monocytes for photoacoustic image-guided photothermal shock therapy of metabolic inflammation

Key Points

• Increased effectiveness of photoacoustic imaging in targeting metabolic inflammation was observed, enhancing treatment outcomes.
• This method utilizes carbon nanotubes to guide therapy and showed significant promise in metabolic conditions.
• Observational analysis using monocytes indicated their role in delivering photoacoustic treatment to inflamed tissues.
• The findings may enable new therapeutic strategies for managing metabolic syndromes linked to chronic inflammation.