Sustained expression of functional nerve growth factor in primary septo-hippocampal cell cultures by liposome-mediated gene transfer

K. Yang, F. Faustinella, J. J. Xue, J. Whitson, A. Kampfl, X. S. Mu, X. Zhao, G. Taglialatela, J. R. Perez-Polo, G. Clifton, R. L. Hayes

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    Abstract

    We examined liposome-mediated gene transfection of nerve growth factor (NGF) in primary central nervous system cultures. RT-PCR analyses detected increased expression of NGF mRNA one day after liposome-mediated NGF gene transfection. ELISA studies detected large increases in NGF protein in cells and in culture medium after NGF gene transfection. Cells continued to secrete NGF into the medium for at least 2 weeks. NGF bioassays confirmed that the NGF secreted after gene transfection was biologically active.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)291-294
    Number of pages4
    JournalNeuroscience Letters
    Volume182
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Dec 5 1994

    Keywords

    • Gene transfer
    • Liposome
    • NGF
    • Septo-hippocampal cell culture

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Neuroscience(all)

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