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The development of improved cationic lipids for gene transfer into cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells
Harris,Marshall,Lee,Siegel,Mcneilly,Yew,Nietupski,Nichols,Cherry,Wan,Jiang,Lane,Rowe,Scheule,Smith,Cheng
, p. 289 - 292 (1996)
In an effort to improve the efficiency of cationic lipid mediated gene transfer, over 90 novel cationic lipids of diverse structural types were synthesized and evaluated in vitro. Four cationic lipids derived from phospholipids were examined. The most promising cationic lipid formulations were tested in vivo by intranasal or transtracheal instillation into the lungs of BALB/c mice. The most active formulations gave CAT reporter gene expression levels which are greater than 500 fold over that which could be attained using free DNA alone. Certain cationic lipid formulations have been shown to facilitate substantial expression of the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene in vitro as determined by the SPQ and Ussing Chamber assays.