Gene Delivery
Thermo-responsive polymers act as gene delivery vectors
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, February 9th, 2006
Scientists in England report, "A range of gene delivery vectors containing the thermo-responsive polymer, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) was evaluated for effects on cell viability, intracellular trafficking and transgene expression in C2C12 mouse muscle cells."
"Polymers were complexed with plasmid DNA at pH 7.4 and the ability of the resulting particles to transfect cells was assessed via confocal microscopy and protein expression studies in tissue culture. Cell viability assays indicated that these polymers were toxic at high concentrations when not complexed to DNA or at certain...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2006-02-09)
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