Cationic liposome (DC-Chol/DOPE = 1:2) and a modified ethanol injection method to prepare liposomes, increased gene expression

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 342, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 33-39

  Maitani, Yoshie ^a   Igarashi, Saki ^a   Sato, Mamiko ^b   Hattori, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cationic liposome; DC Chol; DOPE; Dry film method; Ethanol injection method; Gene transfection

Indexed keywords

3 BETA [N (N',N' DIMETHYLAMINOETHANE) CARBAMOYL]CHOLESTEROL; ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DNA; LIPOPLEX; LIPOSOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHLOROQUINE; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DNA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ETHANOL; EXCIPIENTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; LUCIFERASES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; SOLVENTS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 34547874292     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.04.035     Document Type: Article

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