转染HeLa细胞、Hep2细胞,前者转染效率较高,其机制尚不清楚,考虑可能与细胞摄取能力有关,但尚不能认为HeLa细胞摄取任何脂质体的能力均强于Hep2细胞. 通过MTT法检测细胞存活分数,实验发现,转染后48 h, PCL组较Lipofectamie 2000组表现出较小的细胞毒性,考虑PCL同Lipofectamine 2000相比,其疏水基团前者为胆固醇,后者为两条长链脂肪酸链,而胆固醇成分同细胞膜结构成分类似有关,因此细胞毒性较小. 同时有学者报道,多聚胺胆固醇阳离子脂质以胆固醇基团替代两条长链脂肪酸后,从而亲水基团与胆固醇基团形成“T”空间结构[3], 且与DNA形成的复合物更稳定[10],从而提高由其组成的载体的转染效率.
综上所述,本实验中成功制备的PCL[TCChol∶DOPE 3∶1(摩尔比)]具有转染效率较高,细胞毒性较小的特点,在基因治疗方面具有广阔的应用前景.
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