Protein expression of mesenchymal stem cells after transfection of pcDNA3.1⁻-hVEGF₁₆₅ by ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction

J Biomed Biotechnol. 2011:2011:839653. doi: 10.1155/2011/839653. Epub 2011 May 19.

Abstract

Ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD) has been proposed as a new technique for organ-specific gene transfer and drug delivery. This study was performed to investigate the effect of UTMD on marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transfected with pcDNA3.1⁻-hVEGF₁₆₅.pcDNA3.1⁻-hVEGF₁₆₅ were transfected into the third passage of MSCs, with or without UTMD under different ultrasound conditions. Protein expression was quantified by hVEGF₁₆₅-ELISA kit after transfection for 24, 48, and 72 hours. UTMD-mediated transfection of MSCs yielded a significant protein expression. UTMD of mechanic index (MI) 0.6 for 90 seconds led to the highest level of protein expression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / metabolism*
  • Organ Specificity
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Transfection / methods*
  • Ultrasonics*
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / biosynthesis*
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • VEGFA protein, human
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A