Ocular gene delivery systems using ternary complexes of plasmid DNA, polyethylenimine, and anionic polymers

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-101

  Kurosaki, Tomoaki ^a,b   Uematsu, Masafumi ^d   Shimoda, Kenichiro ^c   Suzuma, Kiyoshi ^d   Nakai, Masato ^c   Nakamura, Tadahiro ^c   Kitahara, Takashi ^c   Kitaoka, Takashi ^d   Sasaki, Hitoshi ^c,d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; DNA; Gene vector; Nanoparticle; Non viral gene delivery

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMER; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; GAMMA POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG COATING; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PIGMENT CELL; RABBIT; RETINA; VITREOUS BODY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, OPHTHALMIC; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; DNA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; RABBITS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84872732164     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: 13475215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b12-00728     Document Type: Article

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