Determination of nanoparticle vehicle unpackaging by MR imaging of a T2 magnetic relaxation switch

被引：43

作者：

Park, In-Kyu ^{[1
]}

Ng, Chee-Ping ^{[1
]}

Wang, Jinnan ^{[1
]}

Chu, Baocheng ^{[2
]}

Yuan, Chun ^{[2
]}

Zhang, Shanrong ^{[2
]}

Pun, Suzie H. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Washington, Dept Bioengn, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[2] Univ Washington, Dept Radiol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

来源：

BIOMATERIALS | 2008年 / 29卷 / 06期

关键词：

gene transfer; gene therapy; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); nanoparticle;

D O I：

10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.10.018

中图分类号：

R318 [生物医学工程];

学科分类号：

0831 ;

摘要：

Non-invasive imaging of gene and drug delivery is an important tool in understanding the biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of vectors after in vivo administration. In this work, we demonstrate the utility of a multifunctional delivery vector comprised of polyethylenimine conjugated to ultrasmall, superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO). The conjugate (USPIO-PEI) is capable of complexing plasmid DNA into nanoparticles (SPIO-polyplex) with diameters similar to 100mn and protecting the DNA from nuclease degradation. SPIO-polyplexes transfect cells with high efficiency and low toxicity. In addition, the T-2 relaxation time of water enhanced by USPIO is shown to be a function of the packaging state of the vector. Thus, this material integrates capabilities of gene delivery with magnetic resonance (MR) contrast and also provides an MR-based read-out for vector unpackaging. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：724 / 732

页数：9

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