Thiolated Nalkylated chitosan (TACS) was developed as a novel tool for gene delivery and the modified chitosanpDNA nanoparticles were prepared by complex coacervation. The morphology of nanoparticles was irregular, observed by transmission electronic microscopy (TEM).The average particle size was 390nm determined by nanoparticle size analyzer. The TACSpDNA nanoparticles could partially protect the encapsulated plasmid pDNA from nuclease degradation as shown by electrophoretic mobility analysis. The solubility test showed sulfhedrylated reaction enhanced the water solubility of TACS. The gene transfection experiment in vitro suggested that the TACSpDNA nanoparticles could transfect HEK293 effectively and the transfection efficiency of TACSpDNA nanoparticles was much higher than that of chitosanpDNA nanoparticles. All these identified TACS as a promising vector for gene delivery.
|