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ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
卷 1, 期 2, 页码 165-172出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2004.12.002
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nonviral vectors; gene transfer; polyimidazoles
We explored poly(4-vinylimidazole) (P4V) as a nonviral gene carrier. We show that P4V can form DNA condensates of small size (< 110 nm) using a dye-exclusion assay with ethidium bromide and dynamic light scattering, and that the complexes form in a pH-sensitive manner, due to the amphotericity of the polymer. P4V was demonstrated to lead to transfection in vitro as effectively as polyethyleneimine (PEI), but at lower cytotoxicity, under conditions where higher amounts of either polymer are required, using luciferase and green fluorescent protein as examples. Transfection in vivo was also explored, using a gene encoding yellow fluorescent protein and human osteoprotegerin injected in the tail vein of the rat. Transfection was observed, both at the gene and protein levels in lung and spleen tissue. Transfection in vivo appeared to be at least as effective using P4V as with PEI. Based upon this good transfection and low cytotoxicity, P4V seems to show promise as a nonviral gene transfer vector. (c) 2004 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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