α, ω-cholesterol-functionalized low molecular weight polyethylene glycol as a novel modifier of cationic liposomes for gene delivery

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 20339-20354

  Ma, Cui Cui ^a   He, Zhi Yao ^a   Xia, Shan ^a,b   Ren, Ke ^c   Hui, Li Wei ^a   Qin, Han Xiao ^a   Tang, Ming Hai ^a   Zeng, Jun ^a   Song, Xiang Rong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic liposomes; Cholesterol; Folate ligand; Gene delivery; Polyethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FOLATE RECEPTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL; CATION; FOLATE RECEPTOR 1; FOLIC ACID; LIGAND; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-CHOLESTEROL;

A549 CELL LINE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MTT ASSAY; OVARIAN CANCER CELL LINE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ZETA POTENTIAL; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CELL DEATH; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FLUORESCENCE; GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TUMOR CELL LINE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATIONS; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHOLESTEROL; FLUORESCENCE; FOLATE RECEPTOR 1; FOLIC ACID; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIGANDS; LIPOSOMES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTON MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TRANSFECTION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84910116166     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151120339     Document Type: Article

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