Augmentation of transgenic expression by ultrasound‑mediated liposome microbubble destruction

  • Authors:
    • Zhi-Yi Chen
    • Xiao-Fang Sun
    • Jian-Qiao Liu
    • Bing Si-Tu
    • Ri-Xiang Qiu
    • Kun Liang
    • Jian-Hua Liu
    • Wei-Xiang Liang
    • Xin-Xin Zhou
    • Hua Zhang
    • Jiang-Xiu Yu
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  • Published online on: January 25, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2012.766
  • Pages: 964-970
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Abstract

Non-invasive, efficient and tissue-specific transgenic technologies could be valuable in gene therapy. Although non‑viral carriers may be safer and cheaper, they have a much lower transfection efficiency than viral gene carriers. The present study was designed to test the transgenic expression and safety of red fluorescent protein (RFP) in HeLa cells in vitro and in transplanted tumors of nude mice in vivo under ultrasound-mediated liposome microbubble destruction (UMLMD) conditions. Plasmids containing RFP were gently mixed with liposome microbubbles (LMs). The mixture was added to HeLa cells or injected into BALB/c mice by the tail vein under various ultrasound exposure and LM parameters, and then the transfection efficiencies were examined. The results in vivo and in vitro demonstrated that, following a comparison of the plasmid group, the ultrasound + plasmid group and the LM + plasmid group, UMLMD significantly increased the transgenic expression (P<0.01) without causing any apparent detrimental effect. From the study, we concluded that UMLMD could be a non-invasive, effective and promising non-viral technique for gene therapy and transgenic research.
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April 2012
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Chen Z, Sun X, Liu J, Si-Tu B, Qiu R, Liang K, Liu J, Liang W, Zhou X, Zhang H, Zhang H, et al: Augmentation of transgenic expression by ultrasound‑mediated liposome microbubble destruction. Mol Med Rep 5: 964-970, 2012
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Chen, Z., Sun, X., Liu, J., Si-Tu, B., Qiu, R., Liang, K. ... Yu, J. (2012). Augmentation of transgenic expression by ultrasound‑mediated liposome microbubble destruction. Molecular Medicine Reports, 5, 964-970. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2012.766
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Chen, Z., Sun, X., Liu, J., Si-Tu, B., Qiu, R., Liang, K., Liu, J., Liang, W., Zhou, X., Zhang, H., Yu, J."Augmentation of transgenic expression by ultrasound‑mediated liposome microbubble destruction". Molecular Medicine Reports 5.4 (2012): 964-970.
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Chen, Z., Sun, X., Liu, J., Si-Tu, B., Qiu, R., Liang, K., Liu, J., Liang, W., Zhou, X., Zhang, H., Yu, J."Augmentation of transgenic expression by ultrasound‑mediated liposome microbubble destruction". Molecular Medicine Reports 5, no. 4 (2012): 964-970. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2012.766