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SUBMITTER: Dai H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3135268 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dai Hui H Jiang Xuan X Leong Kam W KW Mao Hai-Quan HQ
Human gene therapy 20110304 7
In this report, we have demonstrated that by temporarily removing Kupffer cells (KCs), the transgene expression levels mediated by retrograde intrabiliary infusion (RII) of plasmid DNA, polyethylenimine-DNA, and chitosan nanoparticles were enhanced by 1,927-, 131-, and 23,450-fold, respectively, in comparison with the respective groups without KC removal. KC removal also led to significantly prolonged transgene expression in the liver that received all three carriers. This increased transgene ex ...[more]