Abstract
Mannose-modified chitosan was synthesized for receptor-mediated gene delivery to macrophage. In this study we evaluated the efficiency of the cellular uptake and transfection of chitosan/pDNA complexes. Mannosylation to chitosan enhanced the cellular uptake and transfection efficiency. Inhibition assay with mannan indicated mannose-modified chitosan/DNA complexes interacted with mannose receptor on macrophages. Moreover, the effect for activating of macrophages by chitosan/pDNA complexes was also evaluated. The production of NO was promoted by the chitosan/pDNA complexes.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Dec 1 |
Event | 54th SPSJ Annual Meeting 2005 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 2005 May 25 → 2005 May 27 |
Other
Other | 54th SPSJ Annual Meeting 2005 |
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Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Yokohama |
Period | 05/5/25 → 05/5/27 |
Keywords
- Chitosan
- Gene transfer
- Mannose
- Receptor-mediated endocytosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)