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Poly-l-lysine-coated superparamagnetic nanoparticles: a novel method for the transfection of pro-BDNF into neural stem cells.
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Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology [Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol] 2018; Vol. 46 (sup3), pp. S125-S132. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 22. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Poly-l-lysine-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs-PLL) were prepared and used as a novel-carrier for the transfer of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) into neural stem cells (NSCs) under the beneficial influence of an external magnetic field. Pro-BDNF, a gene from human brain cDNA libraries, was obtained by polymerase chain reaction and constructed in a mammalian expression vector (PSecTag2/HygroB). The nanoparticles (NPs) were examined using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, zeta potential, and Transmission electron microscopy. From the results, the levels of BDNF among the transfected and untransfected cells were 30.326 ± 5.9 and 5.85 ± 3.11 pg/mL, respectively, as detected by an ELISA method. Moreover, the enhanced green fluorescent protein vector was used to evaluate the gene expression efficiency for SPIONs-PLL as a non-viral carrier in NSCs. This was performed under the influence of a magnetic field and the transfection reagents (such as Lipofectamine 2000), which served as a positive control. The histological analysis revealed that the concentration of intracellular NPs was significantly higher than intercellular NPs. These results suggest that SPIONs-PLL can serve as a novel alternative for the transfection of BDNF-NSCs and could be used in gene therapy.
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- Animals
Genetic Therapy methods
Neural Stem Cells cytology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor biosynthesis
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor genetics
Magnetite Nanoparticles chemistry
Neural Stem Cells metabolism
Polylysine chemistry
Polylysine pharmacology
Protein Precursors biosynthesis
Protein Precursors genetics
Transfection methods
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2169-141X
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- sup3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30033772
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2018.1489272