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Chitosan Nanoparticles As a Potential Nonviral Gene Delivery for Hpv-16 E7 Into Mammalian Cells Publisher Pubmed



Tahamtan A1, 2 ; Tabarraei A1 ; Moradi A1 ; Dinarvand M3 ; Kelishadi M1 ; Ghaemi A1 ; Atyabi F4
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  1. 1. Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Artificial Cells# Nanomedicine and Biotechnology Published:2015


Abstract

Chitosan nanoparticles (CS NPs) were prepared as a carrier for Human papillomavirus type 16 HPV-16) E7 gene and their gene transfection ability were evaluated in vitro . The plasmid expressing green fl uorescent protein (pEGFP) was used as a reporter gene. Gel electrophoresis demonstrated full binding of CS NPs with the pDNA. The transfection of CS-pEGFP NPs was effi cient in CHO cells and the expression of green fl uorescent proteins was well observed. The expression of E7 proteins was confi rmed under SDS-PAGE and western blot analysis. As a conclusion CS NPs may serve as an eff ective nonviral carrier for delivery of nucleotides into eukaryotic cells. Copyright © 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.