Abstract
Electroporation is a powerful method for gene delivery to dystrophic muscle in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Successful transfer of reporter and therapeutic plasmids and antisense oligonucleotides has been demonstrated. However, the efficiency falls with increasing plasmid size. Although it is unlikely that the electrotransfer approach will be useful clinically, it is an important experimental tool, particularly in testing potential immune responses to gene transfer in the absence of vector proteins.Electroporation is a powerful method for gene delivery to dystrophic muscle in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Successful transfer of reporter and therapeutic plasmids and antisense oligonucleotides has been demonstrated. However, the efficiency falls with increasing plasmid size. Although it is unlikely that the electrotransfer approach will be useful clinically, it is an important experimental tool, particularly in testing potential immune responses to gene transfer in the absence of vector proteins.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Title of host publication | Methods Mol Biol |
| Publisher | Humana Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 1064-3745 (Print)1064-37 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1064-3745 (Print)1064-37 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
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- Authors
- Wells, K. E.,McMahon, J.,Foster, H.,Ferrer, A.,Wells, D. J.