Title: Transfection of rats H9C2 cells with recombinant adeno-associated virus Serotype 9 mediated AntiNF-κB ribozyme in vitro and effects on nuclear factor-κB activity
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the transfection efficiency using recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (rAAV9) mediated anti-nuclear factor-κB (NF) -κB ribozyme and enhanced green fluorescent protein (rAAV9-EGFP-R65) to rats H9C2 cells and the effect on NF-κB activity. Methods rAAV9EGFP-R65 was transfected into H9C2 ceils at multiplicities of infection ( MOI = 1 x 106 v. g./cell). EGFP expression in the cells was observed under an inverted fluorescence microscope, and the percentage of EGFP positive cells was determined by flow cytometry. Alamar Blue assay was used to assess the proliferation of the transfected cells. H9C2 ceils were treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, rAAV9-EGFP-R65 and PDTC. The DNA binding activity of NF-KF-κB was examined by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). Results The cells began to exhibit EGFP expression one day after transfection. The fluorescence intensity was increased with the time of transfection. EGFP expression reached the maximum on the day 5, at the point of which the transduction efficiency was (32.27 + 3.19)%. Alamar Blue assay did not reveal significant difference in the absorbance between the transfected cells and the control cells. TNF-α could activate NF-κB, and rAAV9-EGFP-R65 and PDCT could efficiently decrease NF-κB activation in rats H9C2 cells. Conclusion rAAV9-EGFP-R65 can be stably and efficiently expressed in H9C2 cells without causing cell growth inhibition, rAAVg-EGFP-R65 can availably inhibit NF-κB activation in rats H9C2 cells in vitro.
Key words:
Recombinant adeno-associated virus; Ribozyme; H9C2 cells; Transfection; Nuclear factor-κB
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-09-08
Language: en
Type: article
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