Non-Viral Gene Delivery to Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Methods, Strategies and Application in Bone Tissue Engineering and Regeneration

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2011

Autores

Jose L Santos (Autor) FCUP; Deepti Pandita (Autor) Outra; Joao Rodrigues (Autor) Outra; Ana P Pego (Autor) FEUP; Pedro L Granja (Autor) FEUP; Helena Tomas (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Current Gene Therapy

Vol. 11

Páginas: 46-57

ISSN: 1566-5232

Editora: Bentham Science

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 99 Citações

Scopus - 108 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências exactas e naturais > Ciências da terra e ciências do ambiente

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-VJ5

DOI: 10.2174/156652311794520102

Abstract (EN): Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated from several tissues in the body, have the ability to self-renewal, show immune suppressive properties and are multipotent, being able to generate various cell types. At present, due to their intrinsic characteristics, MSCs are considered very promising in the area of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In this context, genetic modification can be a powerful tool to control the behavior and fate of these cells and be used in the design of new cellular therapies. Viral systems are very effective in the introduction of exogenous genes inside MSCs. However, the risks associated with their use are leading to an increasing search for non-viral approaches to attain the same purpose, even if MSCs have been shown to be more difficult to transfect in this way. In the past few years, progress was made in the development of chemical and physical methods for non-viral gene delivery. Herein, an overview of the application of those methods specifically to MSCs is given and their use in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapeutic strategies highlighted using the example of bone tissue. Key issues and future directions in non-viral gene delivery to MSCs are also critically addressed.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 12