PAMAM Dendrimers Conjugated with L-Arginine and γ-Aminobutyric Acid as Novel Polymeric Gene Delivery Carriers
In this study, we synthesized functional dendrimer derivatives as nonviral gene delivery vectors. Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer (PAMAM, generation 4) was modified to possess functional amino acids to enhance gene transfection efficiency. PAMAM G4 derivatives conjugated with L-arginine (Arg) and γ-amino...
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Published in | Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 579 - 584 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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대한화학회
20.02.2013
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Summary: | In this study, we synthesized functional dendrimer derivatives as nonviral gene delivery vectors. Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer (PAMAM, generation 4) was modified to possess functional amino acids to enhance gene transfection efficiency. PAMAM G4 derivatives conjugated with L-arginine (Arg) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) showed higher transfection efficiency and lower cytotoxicity compared to the native PAMAM G4 dendrimer. The polyplex of the PAMAM G4 derivative/pDNA was evaluated using an agarose gel retardation assay and Picogreen reagent assay. Additionally, the MTT assay was performed to examine the cytotoxicity of synthesized polymers. All PAMAM G4 derivatives showed lower cytotoxicity than PEI25kD. Particularly, PAMAM G4-GABA-Arg displayed enhanced transfection efficiency compared to the native PAMAM G4 dendrimer. KCI Citation Count: 8 |
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Bibliography: | G704-000067.2013.34.2.039 http://journal.kcsnet.or.kr/main/j_search/j_abstract_view.htm?code=B130247&qpage=j_search&spage=b_bkcs&dpage=ar |
ISSN: | 0253-2964 1229-5949 |
DOI: | 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.2.579 |