Niosomes-Based Gene Delivery Systems for Effective Transfection of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Niosomes-Based Gene Delivery Systems for Effective Transfection of Human Mesenchymal Stem CellsAuthor(s)
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2021-07-11Citation
Natalia Carballo-Pedrares, Axel Kattar, Angel Concheiro, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo, Ana Rey-Rico, Niosomes-based gene delivery systems for effective transfection of human mesenchymal stem cells, Materials Science and Engineering: C, Volume 128, 2021, 112307, ISSN 0928-4931, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.112307. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092849312100446X)
Abstract
[Abstract] Gene transfer to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has arisen as a powerful approach to increase the therapeutic potential of this effective cell population. Over recent years, niosomes have emerged as self-assembled carriers with promising performance for gene delivery. The aim of our work was to develop effective niosomes-based DNA delivery platforms for targeting MSCs. Niosomes based on 1,2-di-O-octadecenyl-3-trimethylammonium propane (DOTMA; 0, 7 or 15%) as cationic lipid, cholesterol as helper lipid, and polysorbate 60 as non-ionic surfactant, were prepared using a reverse phase evaporation technique. Niosomes dispersions (filtered or not) and their corresponding nioplexes with a lacZ plasmid were characterized in terms of size, charge, protection, and complexation abilities. DOTMA concentration had a large influence on the physicochemical properties of resulting nioplexes. Transfection efficiency and cytotoxic profiles were assessed in two immortalized cell lines of MSCs. Niosomes formulated with 15% DOTMA provided the highest values of β-galactosidase activity, being similar to those achieved with Lipofectamine®, but showed less cytotoxicity. Filtration of niosomes dispersions before adding to the cells resulted in a loss of their biological activities. Storage of niosomes formulations (for 30 days at room temperature) caused minor modification of their physicochemical properties but also attenuated the transfection capability of the nioplexes. Differently, addition of the lysosomotropic agent sucrose into the culture medium during transfection or to the formulation itself improved the transfection performance of non-filtered niosomes. Indeed, steam heat-sterilized niosomes prepared in sucrose medium demonstrated transfection capability.
Keywords
DOTMA
Gene transfer
MSCs
Niosomes
Stability
Sucrose
Gene transfer
MSCs
Niosomes
Stability
Sucrose
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Financiado para publicación en acceso aberto: Universidade da Coruña/CISUG
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Atribución 4.0 Internacional
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0928-4931