Buffer solution can control the porosity of DNA-chitosan complexes
Buffer solution can control the porosity of DNA-chitosan complexes
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DOI:
10.1002/jbm.b.30334
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Okahata, Y
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作者:
Fukushima, T;Hayakawa, T;Okahata, Y
The current studies examine the pore properties and biological effects of DNA-chitosan complexes, which may be useful as scaffolds for tissue engineering. The porosity of the DNA-chitosan complexes was controlled by rinsing them with several different pH 7.2 buffer solutions, including phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), Tris-HCI, boric acid, and N-(2hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N'-(2-ethanesufonic acid) (HEPES). Rinsing with PBS resulted in 84% porosity, whereas rinsing with Tris-HCI produced 94% porosity. It was further found that daunorubicin hydrochloride complex intercalated with and bound to the groove of the DNA-chitosan complexes, indicating that DNA in the complexes maintains its double-stranded helical structure. The DNA-chitosan complexes were not toxic to MG-63 osteoblast-like cells and caused only a mild tissue response when implanted subcutaneously in the backs of rats. These results suggest that buffer-rinsed DNA-chitosan complexes may be useful as a scaffold material in tissue engineering. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.