| Literature DB >> 18295723 |
Qing-Qing Zhao1, Jin-Liang Chen, Min Han, Wen-Quan Liang, Yasuhiko Tabata, Jian-Qing Gao.
Abstract
In this study, the cytotoxicity and transfection efficiency of using chitosan/DNA complex combined with poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) were investigated. The combination of PEI with the chitosan/DNA complex markedly enhanced the gene expression of HeLa cells to 1000-fold of that induced by chitosan alone. PEI's cytotoxicity was considerably decreased upon combination with the chitosan/DNA complex. Furthermore, the PEI/chitosan/DNA could maintain the gene expression efficiency in the presence of serum.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18295723 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.105.65
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosci Bioeng ISSN: 1347-4421 Impact factor: 2.894