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ArticleMolecular biotechnology2004

Low-volume jet injection for efficient nonviral in vivo gene transfer.

Wolfgang Walther, Ulrike Stein, Iduna Fichtner, Peter M Schlag

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Article in Molecular biotechnology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors.

Wolfgang WaltherMax-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13092 Berlin, Germany. wowalt@mdc-berlin.de
Ulrike Stein
Iduna Fichtner
Peter M Schlag

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Abstract

The transfer of naked deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) represents an alternative to viral and liposomal gene transfer technologies for gene therapy applications. Various procedures are employed to deliver naked DNA into the desired cells or tissues in vitro and in vivo, such as by simple needle injection, particle bombardment, in vivo electroporation or jet injection. Among the various nonviral gene delivery technologies jet injection is gaining increasing acceptance because it allows gene transfer into different tissues with deeper penetration of the applied naked DNA. The versatile hand-held Swiss jet injector uses pressurized air to force small volumes of 3 to 10 microL of naked DNA into targeted tissues. The beta-galactosidase (LacZ) reporter gene construct and tumor necrosis factor alpha gene-expressing vectors were successfully jet injected at a pressure of 3.0 bar into xenotransplanted human tumor models of colon carcinoma. Qualitative and quantitative expression analysis of jet injected tumor tissues revealed the efficient expression of these genes in the tumors. Using this Swiss jet-injector prototype repeated jet injections of low volumes (3-10 microL) into one target tissue can easily be performed. The key parameters of in vivo jet injection such as jet injection volume, pressure, jet penetration into the tumor tissue, DNA stability have been defined for optimized nonviral gene therapy. These studies demonstrate the applicability of the jet injection technology for the efficient and simultaneous in vivo gene transfer of two different plasmid DNAs into tumors. It can be employed for nonviral gene therapy of cancer using minimal amounts of naked DNA.

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Cytological TechniquesGene Transfer TechniquesAnimalsbeta-GalactosidaseCell Line, TumorColonic NeoplasmsDNAGenes, ReporterGenetic TherapyHumansLac OperonLiposomesMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceNeoplasm TransplantationPlasmidsbeta-GalactosidaseDNALiposomesTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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