Using trehalose delivered by the intramuscular injection of plasmid DNA as an adjuvant for transgene expression

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-256

  Tang, Chien Hsiang ^a   Su, Ling Su ^a   Tseng, Wen Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Enhancer; Gene delivery; Muscle; Naked plasmid; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LUCIFERASE; PLASMID DNA; TREHALOSE; DISACCHARIDE; DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL; TRANSGENE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

MUS;

ANIMALS; DISACCHARIDES; DNA; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLASMIDS; TRANSGENES; TREHALOSE;

EID: 65349172384     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: 15212254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1295     Document Type: Article

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