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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Design, Development, and Testing of a Device for Gene Electrotransfer to Skin Cells In Vivo.

Aleksandra Cvetkoska, Janja Dermol-Černe, Damijan Miklavčič, Simona Kranjc Brezar, Boštjan Markelc, Gregor Serša, Matej Reberšek

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aleksandra CvetkoskaFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-0754-9501
Janja Dermol-ČerneFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-2555-9156
Damijan MiklavčičFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-3506-9449
Simona Kranjc BrezarInstitute of Oncology Ljubljana, Department of Experimental Oncology, Zaloška 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Boštjan MarkelcInstitute of Oncology Ljubljana, Department of Experimental Oncology, Zaloška 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-8674-702X
Gregor SeršaInstitute of Oncology Ljubljana, Department of Experimental Oncology, Zaloška 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-7641-5670
Matej ReberšekFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-6361-6628
University of Ljubljana · SIInstitute of Oncology Ljubljana · SI

Funding

Ministry of Education, Science and Sport European Regional Development FundSlovenian Research Agency P2-0249
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene electrotransfer (GET) is considered one of the most efficient, safe, reproducible, and cost-effective methods of gene therapy, in which a gene is delivered to the cells in the form of a plasmid DNA vector by a method known as electroporation. To achieve successful electroporation, cells must be exposed to sufficiently high electric fields generated by short-duration, high-voltage electrical pulses that result in a temporary increase in plasma membrane permeability. The electrical pulses are generated by pulse generators (electroporators) and delivered to the cells via electrodes (applicators). However, there is a lack of standardized pulse delivery protocols as well as certified clinical pulse generators and applicators for gene delivery. In this paper, the development of a new pulse generator, applicator, and pulse delivery protocol for GET to skin cells is presented. A numerical model of electroporated skin developed and tested for two electrode configurations and two different pulse delivery protocols is also presented. An alternative pulse delivery protocol was proposed. The developed pulse generator, applicator, and the proposed pulse delivery protocol were then used in vivo for GET to skin cells in mice. The results showed high efficiency of the proposed pulse delivery protocol for the purpose of GET in mouse skin cells. Specifically, electroporation with the developed pulse generator, applicator, and proposed pulse delivery protocol resulted in higher gene expression in skin cells compared to the currently used pulse generator, applicator, and pulse delivery protocol.

Indexed as

electroporationgene electrotransfer (GET)plasmid DNApulse delivery protocolpulse generator

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PMID36145573
PMCPMC9505516
OpenAlexW4293715068

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