Implantable pneumatically actuated microsystem for renal pressure-mediated transfection in mice

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Shimizu, Kazunori^1,2  Kawakami, Shigeru³  Hayashi, Kouji³  Mori, Yuki⁴  Hashida, Mitsuru^1,3,5  Konishi, Satoshi^1,2,4 

[1] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Inst Innovat NanoBio Drug Discovery & Dev, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068501, Japan

[2] Ritsumeikan Univ, Ritsumeikan Global Innovat Res Org, Kusatsu, Shiga 5258577, Japan

[3] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Drug Delivery Res, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068501, Japan

[4] Ritsumeikan Univ, Dept Micro Syst Technol, Kusatsu, Shiga 5258577, Japan

[5] Kyoto Univ, Inst Integrated Cell Mat Sci, Kyoto 6068302, Japan

关键词: Drug delivery;    Gene transfer;    Micromachining;    Silicone elastomer;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.12.033

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In vivo transfection is an important technique used in biological research and drug therapy development. Previously, we developed a renal pressure-mediated transfection method performed by pressing a kidney after an intravenous injection of naked nucleic acids. Although this is a useful method because of its safety and wide range of applications, an innovative approach for performing this method without repeatedly cutting open the abdomen is required. In this study, we developed an implantable microsystem fabricated by Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technologies for renal pressure-mediated transfection. The system consists of a polydimethylsiloxane pneumatic balloon actuator (PBA) used as an actuator to press the target kidney. The PBA of the implanted microsystem can be actuated without opening the abdomen by applying air pressure from outside the body to the pressure-supplying port via a needle. We successfully performed renal pressure-mediated transfection using the newly developed system when the implanted system was activated at 60 kPa for 10 s. This is the first report of an implantable MEMS-based microsystem that demonstrates in vivo transfection to a kidney using naked plasmid DNA. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. GENE DELIVERY

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