title: Effects of external magnetic field on the transfection rate of SPIO-shRNADual functional molecular probe into ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 cells in vitro.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the transfection rate of SPIO-shRNA dual functional molecular probe into ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 cells in external magnetic field.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dual functional molecular probe at an iron concentration of 45 mg/L was transfected into SKOV3 cells. The cells with coexisting probe and magnetic fields were set as the intervention group,the probe-transfected cells as negative control group, and normally cultured SKOV3 without any transfection as blank control group. The transfection rate was detected by flow cytometry. Cell viability was observed by CCK-8 assay. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression level in SKOV3 cells was determined by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis. The signal intensity was measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The transfection rate of the intervention group was (79.20 ± 3.31)%, which was significantly higher than that of negative control group (P=0.001). Compared with the negative control group,the cell viability of the intervention group significantly decreased (P=0.011), protein and mRNA expression levels of EGFR in the intervention group were significantly decreased (both P<0.05). The signal intensity on T2(*)WI in the intervention group also significantly decreased (P=0.0004).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The external magnetic field can improve the transfection efficiency SPIO-shRNA dual functional molecular probe into ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 cells.
authors: Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors: Xiao-dong
authors: XD
authors: Ge
authors: Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors: Mei-ling
authors: ML
authors: Li
authors: Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors: Xiao-lin
authors: XL
authors: Deng
authors: Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors: Xiao-feng
authors: XF
authors: Wu
authors: Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors: Dan-ni
authors: DN
authors: Zeng
authors: Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors: Rui-kun
authors: RK
authors: Liao
authors: Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Wen
authors: Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors: Shao-lin
authors: SL
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007501:Iron; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D015335:Molecular Probes; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D015335:Molecular Probes; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D007501:Iron; D066246:ErbB Receptors