Ultrasound-mediated gene transfection in vitro: effect of ultrasonic parameters on efficiency and cell viability |
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Authors: | Zhang Yiwei Tachibana Rie Okamoto Akio Azuma Takashi Sasaki Akira Yoshinaka Kiyoshi Tei Yuichi Takagi Shu Matsumoto Yoichiro |
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Affiliation: | Department of Bioengineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Ultrasound (US)-mediated gene transfection in the presence of microbubbles is a recently developed and promising non-viral gene delivery method. Optimising the parameters used in ultrasonic transfection is urgently required in order to realise higher transfection efficiencies in clinical settings. This study examined the effect of ultrasound exposure parameters on plasmid DNA transfection in mouse embryonic fibroblast cell lines using perfluorobutane bubbles. Variations in US intensity (0-11?W/cm2), pulse repetition frequency (PRF, 50-50,000?Hz), duty ratio (10 to 50%), exposure time (0-120?s) and microbubble volume concentration (0 to 10%) were tested, and the microbubble volume concentration was also monitored during exposure. Through the experiments, the mechanism of how variations in parameters influence US-mediated gene transfection was discussed, which can provide a basis for future applications of ultrasound mediated transfection. |
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