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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
23
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
Gene therapy is a potentially powerful treatment approach that targets molecular remedies for disease. Among other challenges it remains difficult to monitor gene delivery and its downstream metabolic consequences. Approaches to MRI gene reporters have been reported but few have the potential for translation beyond isolated cell systems. Herein, we report a polycationic polymer MRI contrast agent that binds to DNA in a ratio of one monomer unit per phosphate group of DNA. Significantly, this binding event diminishes the MR contrast signal from the agent itself potentially providing a platform for imaging delivery and release of a gene into cells and tissues. Importantly, we demonstrate here the proof of concept that a positively charged polymeric contrast agent can also act as a transfection agent, delivering the gene for encoding green fluorescent protein into cells. These observations provide support for the radical, new idea of creating a combined transfection/imaging agent for monitoring gene delivery in real time by MRI.
pubmed:grant
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/CA-115531, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/EB-11687, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/HL083194, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P41 RR002584-19, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 CA115531-01, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 CA115531-02, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 CA115531-03, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 CA115531-04, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 CA115531-05, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 HL083194-01, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 HL083194-02, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 HL083194-03, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 HL083194-04, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 HL083194-05, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R21 EB011687-01, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R21 EB011687-02, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/RR-02584
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1477-0539
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5333-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Polymeric PARACEST MRI contrast agents as potential reporters for gene therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830668, Richardson, Texas 75083, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural