Molecular weight-dependent gene transfection activity of unmodified and galactosylated polyethyleneimine on hepatoma cells and mouse liver

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 254-261

  Morimoto, Kensuke ^a   Nishikawa, Makiya ^a   Kawakami, Shigeru ^a   Nakano, Takayuki ^a   Hattori, Yoshiyuki ^a   Fumoto, Shintaro ^a   Yamashita, Fumiyoshi ^a   Hashida, Mitsuru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asialoglycoprotein receptor; Endocytosis; Galactose; Hepatocyte; Liver; Molecular weight; Polyethyleneimine

Indexed keywords

ASIALOGLYCOPROTEIN; ASIALOGLYCOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; GALACTOSE; GALAPTIN; LECTIN; LIPOSOME; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE DERIVATIVE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA VECTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTEIN TARGETING; SYNTHESIS; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037301583     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-0016(02)00053-9     Document Type: Article

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