Methodological optimization of polyethylenimine (PEI)-based gene delivery to the lungs of mice via aerosol application

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-66

  Rudolph, Carsten ^a   Ortiz, A ^a   Schillinger, U ^b   Jauernig, J ^c   Plank, C ^b   Rosenecker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c PARI Aerosol Research Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Gene therapy; Gene transfer; Nonviral; PEI

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; LUCIFERASE; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; SILICA GEL; ZINC SULFATE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INHALATION SPACER; INTUBATION; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEBULIZER; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; LUCIFERASES; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12744263016     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: 15212254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.646     Document Type: Article

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