کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1945461 1053265 2008 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Fluorescence and thermotropic studies of the interactions of PEI-cholesterol based PEI-chol lipopolymers with dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine membranes
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Fluorescence and thermotropic studies of the interactions of PEI-cholesterol based PEI-chol lipopolymers with dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine membranes
چکیده انگلیسی

Numerous PEI derived polymers have been explored for their use in gene delivery. Nine PEI-chol lipopolymers based on cholesterol grafting on three polyethyleneimines (PEI) of different molecular weights have been synthesized. Firstly their aggregation behavior has been studied using transmission electron microscopy and then their interactions with l-α-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) membranes have been examined using fluorescence anisotropy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). These PEI-chol lipopolymers are found to quench the chain motion of the acyl chains of DPPC, when incorporated in membranes, depending upon the cholesterol grafting on PEI. These PEI-chol lipopolymers act as filler molecules in membranes. Electron microscopy shows the different aggregation behavior of these new PEI-chol lipopolymers depending upon the molecular weight of PEI and percentage of cholesterol grafting. Detailed analysis of the fluorescence anisotropy and DSC data indicate that the nature of perturbation induced by PEI-chol lipopolymers is dependent upon the molecular weight of the PEI used and the % of cholesterol grafting on PEI. In general, PEI-chol lipopolymers rigidify the liquid-crystalline phase of the membranes without any noticeable effect on the gel phase unlike natural cholesterol, which is known to fluidize the gel phase of the membranes.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes - Volume 1778, Issue 10, October 2008, Pages 2225–2233
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