Abstract | BACKGROUND/AIMS: METHODS: We constructed a PDGFR-beta siRNA expression plasmid and investigated its effect on the activation of HSCs. Bromodeoxyuridine incorporation was performed to investigate the effect of PDGFR-beta siRNA on HSCs proliferation. A hydrodynamics-based transfection method was used to deliver PDGFR-beta siRNA to rats with hepatic fibrosis. The distribution of transgenes in the liver was observed by immunofluorescence. The antifibrogenic effect of PDGFR-beta siRNA was investigated pathologically. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Si-Wen Chen, Xing-Rong Zhang, Chong-Ze Wang, Wei-Zhong Chen, Wei-Fen Xie, Yue-Xiang Chen |
Journal | Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
(Liver Int)
Vol. 28
Issue 10
Pg. 1446-57
(Dec 2008)
ISSN: 1478-3231 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 18466260
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- DNA Primers
- RNA, Small Interfering
- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta
- Bromodeoxyuridine
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Topics |
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Bromodeoxyuridine
- Cell Line
- Cell Proliferation
- DNA Primers
(genetics)
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gene Expression Regulation
(genetics)
- Genetic Therapy
(methods)
- Hepatic Stellate Cells
(metabolism)
- Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental
(genetics, metabolism, therapy)
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Small Interfering
(genetics)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta
(genetics, metabolism)
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transfection
(methods)
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