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As gene delivery reagents, microbubbles have been successfully used in combination with ultrasound. Shock wave exposure has been shown to transfect cells with naked DNA in vitro, but it has not been tested whether the addition of microbubbles would enhance DNA uptake with adenovirus vector. Therefore, the aim of this study was to study the efficacy and safety of multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene transfer into the bone marrow mononuclear cells of rabbits using adenovirus vector enhanced by ultrasound with microbubbles in vitro. The transfection rate of the MDR1 gene was significantly increased by ultrasound microbubbles with adenovirus. After ultrasonic irradiation, there were transient holes in the cell membrane, which disappeared after irradiation by ultrasound for 24 h. The temporary swelling of the organelles was reversible. Our in vitro findings conclusively demonstrate that the exogenous MDR1 gene transfer into the mononuclear cells of rabbits with adenovirus vector was enhanced by the ultrasonic microbubbles and this transfection technique is safe.
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Guo, Z., Hong, S., Jin, X. et al. Study on the Multidrug Resistance 1 Gene Transfection Efficiency Using Adenovirus Vector Enhanced by Ultrasonic Microbubbles In Vitro. Mol Biotechnol 48, 138–146 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-010-9354-6
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