Poly-L-lysine-Modified Silica Nanoparticles: A Potential Oral Gene Delivery System
Poly-L-lysine-modified silica nanoparticles (PMS-NP) is a novel nonviral vector for gene delivery, which can efficiently deliver plasmid DNA and antisense oligonucleotides into cultured cells in vitro in the presence of serum-free medium. However, little is known about whether PMS-NP is a suitable carrier for gene delivery by oral administration. To this end, oral gene delivery assays were performed, and glucose transporting tests showed that PMS-NP had no obvious toxicity to intestine of BALB/C mice. Efficient reporter gene expression was detected in stomach and intestine where expression was mainly observed in mucous membrane cells. These results indicated that PMS-NP was a low-toxicity carrier, hence demonstrating its potential for fundamental research and gene therapy, especially for oral gene therapy.
Keywords: GENE DELIVERY; GENE THERAPY; NANOPARTICLES; ORAL ADMINISTRATION; POLY-L-LYSINE-MODIFIED SILICA NANOPARTICLES (PMS-NP)
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 August 2005
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