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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic Acid) Nanogels for Tracing and Delivering Genes to Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic Acid) Nanogels for Tracing and Delivering Genes to Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Ji Sun Park, Han Na Yang, Dae Gyun Woo, Su Yeon Jeon, Keun-Hong Park

Biomaterials. 2013 Nov;34(34):8819-34.

PMID: 23937912

Abstract:

Drugs, proteins, and cells can be macro- and micro-encapsulated by unique materials that respond to specific stimuli. The phases and hydrophobic interactions of these materials are reversibly altered by environmental stimuli such as pH and temperature. These changes can lead to self-assembly of the materials, which enables controlled drug release and safe gene delivery into cells and tissues. The fate of stem cells delivered by such methods is of great interest. The formation of transgenic tissues requires genes to be delivered safely into stem cells. A cell tracing vehicle and a gene delivery carrier were simultaneously introduced into human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). A thermo-sensitive hydrogel, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) (p(NiPAAm-co-AAc)), was created to generate self-assembled nanoparticles with nanogel characteristics. Hydrophobic interactions mediated the binding of the carboxyl group on the outside of p(NiPAAm-co-AAc) with the amine group of iron oxide. Nanogels carrying iron oxide and a fluorescent dye were complexed with specific genes. These nanogels could be internalized by hMSCs, and the transplantation of these cells into mice was monitored by in vivo imaging. Self-assembled p(NiPAAm-co-dAAc) nanogels complexed with green fluorescent protein were highly expressed in hMSCs and are a potential material for gene delivery.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
LS74665	Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid)			Price

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