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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2011

Plasmid-encapsulated polyethylene glycol-grafted polyethylenimine nanoparticles for gene delivery into rat mesenchymal stem cells.

Xiao-Ai Chen, Li-Jun Zhang, Zhi-Jie He, Wei-Wei Wang, Bo Xu, Qian Zhong, Xin-Tao Shuai, Li-Qun Yang, Yu-Bin Deng

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiao-Ai ChenDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Li-Jun Zhang
Zhi-Jie He
Wei-Wei Wang
Bo Xu
Qian Zhong
Xin-Tao Shuai
Li-Qun Yang
Yu-Bin Deng
Zero to Three · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMesenchymal stem cell transplantation is a promising method in regenerative medicine. Gene-modified mesenchymal stem cells possess superior characteristics of specific tissue differentiation, resistance to apoptosis, and directional migration. Viral vectors have the disadvantages of potential immunogenicity, carcinogenicity, and complicated synthetic procedures. Polyethylene glycol-grafted polyethylenimine (PEG-PEI) holds promise in gene delivery because of easy preparation and potentially targeting modification.

methodsA PEG8k-PEI25k graft copolymer was synthesized. Agarose gel retardation assay and dynamic light scattering were used to determine the properties of the nanoparticles. MTT reduction, wound and healing, and differentiation assays were used to test the cytobiological characteristics of rat mesenchymal stem cells, fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry were used to determine transfection efficiency, and atomic force microscopy was used to evaluate the interaction between PEG-PEI/plasmid nanoparticles and mesenchymal stem cells.

resultsAfter incubation with the copolymer, the bionomics of mesenchymal stem cells showed no significant change. The mesenchymal stem cells still maintained high viability, resettled the wound area, and differentiated into adipocytes and osteoblasts. The PEG-PEI completely packed plasmid and condensed plasmid into stable nanoparticles of 100-150 nm diameter. After optimizing the N/P ratio, the PEG-PEI/plasmid microcapsules delivered plasmid into mesenchymal stem cells and obtained an optimum transfection efficiency of 15%-21%, which was higher than for cationic liposomes.

conclusionThese data indicate that PEG-PEI is a valid gene delivery agent and has better transfection efficiency than cationic liposomes in mesenchymal stem cells.

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Gene Transfer TechniquesAnimalsCell MovementCell SurvivalElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayFemaleFlow CytometryMesenchymal Stem CellsMicroscopy, Atomic ForceNanoparticlesNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPlasmidsPolyethylene GlycolsPolyethyleneimineRatsRats, Sprague-Dawleypoly(ethylene glycol)-co-poly(ethyleneimine)Polyethylene GlycolsPolyethyleneimineatomic force microscopygene deliverynanoparticlesstem cells

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PMID21589652
PMCPMC3090281
OpenAlexW2149636571

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