Structural stability and increase in size rationalize the efficiency of lipoplexes in serum

C Marchini, M Montani, A Amici, H Amenitsch… - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
We have investigated the effect of serum on nanometric structure, size, surface potential,
DNA-binding capacity, and transfection efficiency of DDAB-DOPE/DNA and DC-Chol …

Characterization of DNA–lipid complexes commonly used for gene delivery

NJ Zuidam, Y Barenholz - International journal of pharmaceutics, 1999 - Elsevier
Cationic liposomes are used to deliver genes into cells. Here we describe some poorly
understood basic features of DNA–lipid complexes (lipoplexes), especially the electrostatics …

Structural stability against disintegration by anionic lipids rationalizes the efficiency of cationic liposome/DNA complexes

G Caracciolo, C Marchini, D Pozzi, R Caminiti… - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
Reported here is the correlation between the transfection efficiency of cationic
liposome/DNA complexes (lipoplexes) and the structural evolution that they undergo when …

[HTML][HTML] The role of lipid charge density in the serum stability of cationic lipid/DNA complexes

Y Zhang, TJ Anchordoquy - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2004 - Elsevier
To evaluate the role of lipid charge density in the serum stability of DOTAP-Chol/DNA
complexes (lipoplexes), lipid–DNA interactions, extent of aggregation, supercoil content …

The role of cholesterol and structurally related molecules in enhancing transfection of cationic liposome− DNA complexes

A Zidovska, HM Evans, A Ahmad… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Motivated by its important role in gene delivery, we have studied the effect of cholesterol and
analogs on the transfection efficiency (TE) of lamellar cationic liposome− DNA (CL− DNA) …

[HTML][HTML] Transfection efficiency boost by designer multicomponent lipoplexes

G Caracciolo, D Pozzi, R Caminiti, C Marchini… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2007 - Elsevier
Cationic liposome–DNA complexes (lipoplexes) have emerged as leading nonviral gene
carriers in worldwide gene therapy clinical trials. Arriving at therapeutic dosages requires …

Correlation between structure and transfection efficiency: a study of DC-Chol− DOPE/DNA complexes

A Congiu, D Pozzi, C Esposito, C Castellano… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2004 - Elsevier
The supramolecular structural nature of some cationic liposomes–DNA complexes, currently
used as vehicles in non-viral gene delivery, has been elucidated by recent X-ray diffraction …

Factors affecting DNA binding and stability of association to cationic liposomes

S Even-Chen, R Cohen, Y Barenholz - Chemistry and physics of lipids, 2012 - Elsevier
Lipoplexes are complexes formed between cationic liposomes (L+) and polyanionic nucleic
acids (P−). They are commonly used in vitro and in vivo as a nucleic acid delivery system …

Plasmid DNA size does not affect the physicochemical properties of lipoplexes but modulates gene transfer efficiency

P Kreiss, P Mailhe, D Scherman, B Pitard… - Nucleic acids …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Clinical applications of gene therapy mainly depend on the development of efficient gene
transfer vectors. Large DNA molecules can only be transfected into cells by using synthetic …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrastructural characterization of cationic liposome-DNA complexes showing enhanced stability in serum and high transfection activity in vivo

B Sternberg, K Hong, W Zheng… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 1998 - Elsevier
We have investigated the morphology and transfection activity of cationic liposome-DNA
complexes (CLDC) under conditions relevant to both in vivo and in vitro studies. Moreover …