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Type and composition of surfactants mediating gene transfection of polyethylenimine-coated liposomes
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Document Title
Type and composition of surfactants mediating gene transfection of polyethylenimine-coated liposomes
Author
Opanasopit P, Paecharoenchai O, Rojanarata T, Ngawhirunpat T, Ruktanonchai U
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Affiliations
Silpakorn University; National Science & Technology Development Agency - Thailand; National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)
Type
Article
Source Title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE
ISSN
1178-2013
Year
2011
Volume
6
Issue
3
Open Access
gold, Green Published, Green Submitted
Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI
10.2147/IJN.S18647
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Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to compare the transfection efficiency of anionic liposomes coated with polyethylenimine (PEI) with that of PEI and Lipofectamine 2000 (TM) using the plasmid DNA encoding green fluorescent protein in a human hepatoma (Huh7) cell line. Methods: Factors affecting transfection efficiency, including type of surfactant, ratio of phosphatidylcholine (PC)/surfactant, carrier/DNA weight ratio, and the presence of serum have been investigated. Anionic liposomes, composed of PC and anionic surfactants, ie, sodium oleate (NaO), sodium taurocholate (NaT), or zwitterionic surfactant (3-[{3-cholamidopropyl}-dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate, CHAPS) at molar ratios of 10:1, 10:1.5, and 10:2 were prepared by the sonication method. Subsequently, they were coated with PEI to produce polycationic liposomes (PCL). Results: PCL was able to condense with pDNA depending on the PCL/DNA weight ratio. PCL composed of PC: NaO (10:2) showed higher transfection efficiency than NaT and CHAPS at all weight ratios tested. Higher transfection efficiency and gene expression were observed when the carrier/DNA weight ratio increased. The highest transfection efficiency was found at a weight ratio of 0.5. Conclusion: This PCL showed remarkably high transfection efficiency with low cytotoxicity to Huh7 cells in vitro, in comparison with PEI and Lipofectamine 2000.
Funding Sponsor
National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand [NN-B-22-EN3-17-52-10]; Commission of Higher Education (Thailand); Thailand Research Fund through the Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program [DBG5180005, PHD/0092/2551]; Silpakorn University Research and Development Institute [SURDI 53/01/37]
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CC BY
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