作者: Patrick Erbacher , Shaomin Zou , Thierry Bettinger , Anne‐Marie Steffan , Jean‐Serge Remy
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摘要: Purpose. Chitosan, a natural cationic polysaccharide, is candidate non-viral vector for gene delivery. With the aim of developing this system, various biophysical characteristics chitosan-condensed DNA complexes were measured, and transfections performed. Methods. Transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) visualizations, sedimentation experiments, dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential measurements realized. Transfections made by using luciferase reporter gene. Results. In defined conditions, plasmid formulated with chitosan produced homogenous populations which stable had diameter approximately 50−100 nm. Discrete particles nicely condensed donut, rod, or even pretzel shape. Chitosan/DNA efficiently transfected HeLa cells, independently presence 10% serum, did not require an added endosomolytic agent. addition, expression gradually increased over time, from 24 to 96 hours, whereas in same conditions efficacy polyethylenimine-mediated transfection dropped two orders magnitude. At was found be 10 times more efficient than PEI. However, chitosan-mediated depended on cell type. This dependency discussed here. Conclusions. Chitosan presents some favorable delivery, such as ability condense form small discrete conditions.