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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Hyper-Branched Cationic Cyclodextrin Polymers for Improving Plasmid Transfection in 2D and 3D Spheroid Cells.

Yousef Khazaei Monfared, Mohammad Mahmoudian, Claudio Cecone, Fabrizio Caldera, Sanya Haiaty, Hamid Reza Heidari, Reza Rahbarghazi, Adrián Matencio, Parvin Zakeri-Milani, Francesco Trotta

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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. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yousef Khazaei MonfaredDipartimento Di Chimica and NIS, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1171-8670
Mohammad MahmoudianFaculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166-15731, Iran.
Claudio CeconeDipartimento Di Chimica and NIS, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2660-9522
Fabrizio CalderaDipartimento Di Chimica and NIS, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2581-0555
Sanya HaiatyInfectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166-15731, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-1784-4926
Hamid Reza HeidariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166-15731, Iran.
Reza RahbarghaziDepartment of Applied Cell Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166-15731, Iran.
Adrián MatencioDipartimento Di Chimica and NIS, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8203-0673
Parvin Zakeri-MilaniLiver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166-15731, Iran.
Francesco TrottaDipartimento Di Chimica and NIS, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article, we used monolayer two dimensional (2D) and 3D multicellular spheroid models to improve our understanding of the gene delivery process of a new modified cationic hyper-branched cyclodextrin-based polymer (Ppoly)-loaded plasmid encoding Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (EGFP). A comparison between the cytotoxicity effect and transfection efficiency of the plasmid DNA (pDNA)-loaded Ppoly system in 2D and 3D spheroid cells determined that the transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity of Ppoly-pDNA nanocomplexes were lower in 3D spheroids than in 2D monolayer cells. Furthermore, histopathology visualization of Ppoly-pDNA complex cellular uptake in 3D spheroids demonstrated that Ppoly penetrated into the inner layers. This study indicated that the Ppoly, as a non-viral gene delivery system in complex with pDNA, is hemocompatible, non-toxic, high in encapsulation efficiency, and has good transfection efficiency in both 2D and 3D cell cultures compared to free pDNA and lipofectamine (as the control).

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cyclodextrin hyperbranched polymersDAPIplasmid eGFPspheroid 3Dtransfection

Identifiers

PMID36559184
PMCPMC9785855
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