壳聚糖载基因纳米粒子的研究

以壳聚糖为基质研究载基因纳米粒子的制备及其对血管平滑肌细胞的转染效率。制备载绿色荧光蛋白(Enhanced green fluorescen t prote in,EGFP)和组织因子途径抑制因子(T issue factor pathw ay inh ib itor,TFP I)质粒DNA的壳聚糖纳米粒子,透射电镜观察两种纳米粒子皆呈球形,光子相关色谱仪(PCS)测定显示纳米粒子的平均粒径为149 nm,粒径分布在80~250 nm之间;载基因纳米粒子的DNA包埋效率和DNA含量分别为96%±1.38%和37%±3.0%。载基因壳聚糖纳米粒子可以有效地保护DNA,防止核酸酶对其的降解作用。血管平滑肌细胞转染实验表明,纳米粒子对细胞基本无毒性,其转染效率与阳离子脂质体转染试剂L ipofectAM INETM相近。

Study on Chitosan-DNA Nanoparticles as Gene Carriers

The preparation and cell transfection of chitosan-DNA nanoparticles were studied. The TFPI (tissue factor pathway inhibitor) or EGFP (enhanced green fluorescent protein) plasmid DNA was encapsulated with chitosan to form gene nanoparticles. The results with TEM showed that the nanoparticles were of sphere shape. The mean diameter of the nanoparticles was 149 nm and the diameter ranged from 80-250 nm, which were measured by the photo related spectrometry (PCS). The encapsulation efficiency of DNA was 96% +/- 1.38% and the DNA content in the nanoparticles was 37% +/- 3.0%. The encapsulated DNA could be protected from the degradation by DNase I. The transfection efficiency of chitosan nanoparticles were about equivalent to that of the LipofectAMINETM reagent. Our results also showed that chitosan nanoparticles were nontoxic to cultured cells.