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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2014

A comparative study of non-viral gene delivery techniques to human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell.

Nur Shuhaidatul Sarmiza Abdul Halim, Kamal Shaik Fakiruddin, Syed Atif Ali, Badrul Hisham Yahaya

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nur Shuhaidatul Sarmiza Abdul HalimRegenerative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 13200, Malaysia. shuemiza_2003@yahoo.com.
Kamal Shaik FakiruddinStem Cell Laboratory, Haematology Unit, Cancer Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Jalan Pahang 50588, Malaysia. kamal@imr.gov.my.
Syed Atif AliCluster for Oncological and Radiological Sciences, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 13200, Malaysia. ali2@amdi.usm.edu.my.
Badrul Hisham YahayaRegenerative Medicine Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 13200, Malaysia. badrul@amdi.usm.edu.my.
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYInstitute for Medical Research · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) hold tremendous potential for therapeutic use in stem cell-based gene therapy. Ex vivo genetic modification of MSCs with beneficial genes of interest is a prerequisite for successful use of stem cell-based therapeutic applications. However, genetic manipulation of MSCs is challenging because they are resistant to commonly used methods to introduce exogenous DNA or RNA. Herein we compared the effectiveness of several techniques (classic calcium phosphate precipitation, cationic polymer, and standard electroporation) with that of microporation technology to introduce the plasmid encoding for angiopoietin-1 (ANGPT-1) and enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) into human adipose-derived MSCs (hAD-MSCs). The microporation technique had a higher transfection efficiency, with up to 50% of the viable hAD-MSCs being transfected, compared to the other transfection techniques, for which less than 1% of cells were positive for eGFP expression following transfection. The capability of cells to proliferate and differentiate into three major lineages (chondrocytes, adipocytes, and osteocytes) was found to be independent of the technique used for transfection. These results show that the microporation technique is superior to the others in terms of its ability to transfect hAD-MSCs without affecting their proliferation and differentiation capabilities. Therefore, this study provides a foundation for the selection of techniques when using ex vivo gene manipulation for cell-based gene therapy with MSCs as the vehicle for gene delivery.

Indexed as

Adipose TissueAngiopoietin-1Cell DifferentiationCell LineCell ProliferationElectroporationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsAngiopoietin-1Green Fluorescent Proteins

Identifiers

PMID25162825
PMCPMC4200830
OpenAlexW1987944180

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