Size-dependent properties of M-PEIs nanogels for gene delivery in cancer cells.
Polyethyleneimine nanogels (named as M-PEIs) with different sizes were prepared by photo-Fenton reaction in aqueous solution from which samples of 38, 75, 87, 121, 132 and 167nm were selected for in vitro transfection. The homogeneous structure and the same component made it possible to study the size effect of M-PEIs nanogels on gene transfection efficiency when loading the same quantity of plasmid DNA (pLEGFP-C1) into A549, Bel7402, BGC-823 and Hela cells. M-PEIs and its DNA complexes were characterized by photo correlation spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. The protein expression was observed by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. All of the DNA complexes had no obvious cytotoxicity and the surface charges were positive charged at the optimum weight ratio. Therefore, the expressed protein was affected by the size of M-PEIs when the same quantity of DNA was used to transfect cells. In addition, the samples of 75 and 87nm yielded the highest transfection efficiency about 30% in all of the four cell lines which were also cell line independent.
Xu
Dong-Mei
DM
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
Yao
Si-De
SD
Liu
Yong-Biao
YB
Sheng
Kang-Long
KL
Hong
Jun
J
Gong
Pei-Jun
PJ
Dong
Li
L
D004247:DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D000080385:Nanogels; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010316:Particle Size; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011094:Polyethyleneimine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014162:Transfection / Q000379:methods*
D000080385:Nanogels; C413692:polyethylene glycol polyethyleneimine nanogel; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011094:Polyethyleneimine; D004247:DNA