Comprehensive study of cationic liposomes composed of DC-Chol and cholesterol with different mole ratios for gene transfection

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 6-13

  Yang, Shuo ye ^a   Zheng, Yi ^a   Chen, Jia yin ^a   Zhang, Qiu yang ^a   Zhao, Di ^a   Han, De en ^a   Chen, Xi jing ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cationic liposomes; Cholesterol; DC Chol; Gene transfection; PDNA

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROUS CHOLESTEROL; CATIONIC LIPIDS; CATIONIC LIPOSOMES; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; DC-CHOL; DOMAIN FORMATION; GEL-RETARDATION ASSAY; GENE CARRIER; GENE TRANSFECTION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH-CONTENT; IN-VIVO; LIPOPLEXES; MOLE RATIO; PDNA; T CELLS; TRANSFECTION EFFICIENCY; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

CHOLESTEROL; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; LIPOSOMES; PARTICLE SIZE; TURBIDITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; 3BETA [N (N' DIMETHYLAMINOETHANE)CARBOMYL] CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; DOPA; LIPOPLEX; LIPOSOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DNA BINDING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO GENE TRANSFER; LIPOSOMAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CATIONS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHOLESTEROL; DNA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIPOSOMES; NANOPARTICLES; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84863678185     PISSN: 09277765     EISSN: 18734367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.05.032     Document Type: Article

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