摘要
The cells of the central nervous system (CNS) show irreversible features after injury, and they could be re-established by stem cells. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may be generated from adult mammalian cells and gain pluripotency to differentiate into various lineages and functional cells. Non-viral carriers for delivering differentiation factors to transform iPSCs into neuronal cells are very desirable. In this study, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are used to co-deliver Nurr1 plasmid DNA (pNurr1) and Rex1 siRNA (siRex1) into iPSCs to achieve dopaminergic neuron differentiation. Sixty hours after treatment with siRex1 and pNurr1, the co-delivery of pNurr1 and siRex1 enhanced the Nurr1 gene expression three-fold, compared to the delivery of the plasmid pNurr1 only. The dopaminergic neuron-related protein level was identified using immunofluorescence staining and flow cytometry analysis, and there were 89.9% ± 0.5% tyrosine hydroxylase-expressing cells and 88.5% ± 2.0% dopamine transporter-expressing cells differentiated from iPSCs after transfection by MSNs. An ELISA was also used to determine the maturation of functional neurons, and there was 12.19 ng mL−1 dopamine released from cells after transfection by MSNs. These results demonstrate that MSNs are good non-viral nanocarriers for dual delivery of pNurr1 and siRex1 to significantly enhance the generation of dopaminergic neurons from iPSCs.
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 3012-3023 |
頁數 | 12 |
期刊 | Journal of Materials Chemistry B |
卷 | 5 |
發行號 | 16 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 2017 |
對外發佈 | 是 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 一般化學
- 生物醫學工程
- 一般材料科學