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Hosseinpour S, Walsh LJ. Laser-assisted nucleic acid delivery: A systematic review. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2021; 14:e202000295. [PMID: 32931155 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Gene therapy has become an effective treatment modality for some conditions. Laser light may augment or enhance gene therapy through photomechanical, photothermal, and photochemical. This review examined the evidence base for laser therapy to enhance nucleic acid transfection in mammalian cells. An electronic search of MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar was performed, covering all available years. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guideline for systematic reviews was used for designing the study and analyzing the results. In total, 49 studies of laser irradiation for nucleic acid delivery were included. Key approaches were optoporation, photomechanical gene transfection, and photochemical internalization. Optoporation is better suited to cells in culture, photomechanical and photochemical approaches appear well suited to in vivo use. Additional studies explored the impact of photothermal for enhancing gene transfection. Each approach has merits and limitations. Augmenting nucleic acid delivery using laser irradiation is a promising method for improving gene therapy. Laser protocols can be non-invasive because of the penetration of desirable wavelengths of light, but it depends on various parameters such as power density, treatment duration, irradiation mode, etc. The current protocols show low efficiency, and there is a need for further work to optimize irradiation parameters.
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- Sepanta Hosseinpour
- School of Dentistry, Oral Health Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, Oral Health Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Plane photoacoustic wave generation in liquid water using irradiation of terahertz pulses. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18537. [PMID: 33116209 PMCID: PMC7595166 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75337-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We demonstrate photoacoustic wave propagation with a plane wavefront in liquid water using a terahertz (THz) laser pulse. The THz light can effectively generate the photoacoustic wave in water because of strong absorption via a stretching vibration mode of the hydrogen bonding network. The excitation of a large-area water surface irradiated by loosely focused THz light produces a plane photoacoustic wave. This is in contrast with conventional methods using absorbers or plasma generation using near-infrared laser light. The photoacoustic wave generation and plane wave propagation are observed using a system with a THz free-electron laser and shadowgraph imaging. The plane photoacoustic wave is generated by incident THz light with a small radiant exposure of < 1 mJ/cm2 and delivered 600 times deeper than the penetration depth of THz light for water. The THz-light-induced plane photoacoustic wave offers great advantages to non-invasive operations for industrial and biological applications as demonstrated in our previous report (Yamazaki et al. in Sci Rep 10:9008, 2020).
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Oral ascorbic acid 2-glucoside prevents coordination disorder induced via laser-induced shock waves in rat brain. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0230774. [PMID: 32240226 PMCID: PMC7117653 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of primary blast-related traumatic brain injury (bTBI). We evaluated the effects of ascorbic acid 2-glucoside (AA2G), a well-known antioxidant, to control oxidative stress in rat brain exposed to laser-induced shock waves (LISWs). The design consisted of a controlled animal study using male 10-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats. The study was conducted at the University research laboratory. Low-impulse (54 Pa•s) LISWs were transcranially applied to rat brain. Rats were randomized to control group (anesthesia and head shaving, n = 10), LISW group (anesthesia, head shaving and LISW application, n = 10) or LISW + post AA2G group (AA2G administration after LISW application, n = 10) in the first study. In another study, rats were randomized to control group (n = 10), LISW group (n = 10) or LISW + pre and post AA2G group (AA2G administration before and after LISW application, n = 10). The measured outcomes were as follows: (i) motor function assessed by accelerating rotarod test; (ii) levels of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), an oxidative stress marker; (iii) ascorbic acid in each group of rats. Ascorbic acid levels were significantly decreased and 8-OHdG levels were significantly increased in the cerebellum of the LISW group. Motor coordination disorder was also observed in the group. Prophylactic AA2G administration significantly increased the ascorbic acid levels, reduced oxidative stress and mitigated the motor dysfunction. In contrast, the effects of therapeutic AA2G administration alone were limited. The results suggest that the prophylactic administration of ascorbic acid can reduce shock wave-related oxidative stress and prevented motor dysfunction in rats.
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Silva AD, Serpa C, Arnaut LG. Photoacoustic transfection of DNA encoding GFP. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2553. [PMID: 30796229 PMCID: PMC6384874 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37759-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Photoacoustic transfection consists in the use of photoacoustic waves, generated in the thermoelastic expansion of a confined material absorbing a short pulse of a laser, to produce temporary mechanical deformations of the cell membrane and facilitate the delivery of plasmid DNA into cells. We show that high stress gradients, produced when picosecond laser pulses with a fluence of 100 mJ/cm2 are absorbed by piezophotonic materials, enable transfection of a plasmid DNA encoding Green Fluorescent Protein (gWizGFP, 3.74 MDa) in COS-7 monkey fibroblast cells with an efficiency of 5% at 20 °C, in 10 minutes. We did not observe significant cytotoxicity under these conditions. Photoacoustic transfection is scalable, affordable, enables nuclear localization and the dosage is easily controlled by the laser parameters.
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- Alexandre D Silva
- CQC, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CQC, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- CQC, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Although viral vectors comprise the majority of gene delivery vectors, their various safety, production, and other practical concerns have left a research gap to be addressed. The non-viral vector space encompasses a growing variety of physical and chemical methods capable of gene delivery into the nuclei of target cells. Major physical methods described in this chapter are microinjection, electroporation, and ballistic injection, magnetofection, sonoporation, optical transfection, and localized hyperthermia. Major chemical methods described in this chapter are lipofection, polyfection, gold complexation, and carbon-based methods. Combination approaches to improve transfection efficiency or reduce immunological response have shown great promise in expanding the scope of non-viral gene delivery.
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- Chi Hong Sum
- University of Waterloo, School of Pharmacy, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- University of Waterloo, School of Pharmacy, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Sato S, Yoshida K, Kawauchi S, Hosoe K, Akutsu Y, Fujimoto N, Nawashiro H, Terakawa M. Highly site-selective transvascular drug delivery by the use of nanosecond pulsed laser-induced photomechanical waves. J Control Release 2014; 192:228-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Revised: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sato S, Kawauchi S, Okuda W, Nishidate I, Nawashiro H, Tsumatori G. Real-time optical diagnosis of the rat brain exposed to a laser-induced shock wave: observation of spreading depolarization, vasoconstriction and hypoxemia-oligemia. PLoS One 2014; 9:e82891. [PMID: 24416150 PMCID: PMC3885400 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Despite many efforts, the pathophysiology and mechanism of blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) have not yet been elucidated, partially due to the difficulty of real-time diagnosis and extremely complex factors determining the outcome. In this study, we topically applied a laser-induced shock wave (LISW) to the rat brain through the skull, for which real-time measurements of optical diffuse reflectance and electroencephalogram (EEG) were performed. Even under conditions showing no clear changes in systemic physiological parameters, the brain showed a drastic light scattering change accompanied by EEG suppression, which indicated the occurrence of spreading depression, long-lasting hypoxemia and signal change indicating mitochondrial energy impairment. Under the standard LISW conditions examined, hemorrhage and contusion were not apparent in the cortex. To investigate events associated with spreading depression, measurement of direct current (DC) potential, light scattering imaging and stereomicroscopic observation of blood vessels were also conducted for the brain. After LISW application, we observed a distinct negative shift in the DC potential, which temporally coincided with the transit of a light scattering wave, showing the occurrence of spreading depolarization and concomitant change in light scattering. Blood vessels in the brain surface initially showed vasodilatation for 3-4 min, which was followed by long-lasting vasoconstriction, corresponding to hypoxemia. Computer simulation based on the inverse Monte Carlo method showed that hemoglobin oxygen saturation declined to as low as ∼35% in the long-term hypoxemic phase. Overall, we found that topical application of a shock wave to the brain caused spreading depolarization/depression and prolonged severe hypoxemia-oligemia, which might lead to pathological conditions in the brain. Although further study is needed, our findings suggest that spreading depolarization/depression is one of the key events determining the outcome in bTBI. Furthermore, a rat exposed to an LISW(s) can be a reliable laboratory animal model for blast injury research.
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- Shunichi Sato
- Division of Biomedical Information Sciences, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Biomedical Information Sciences, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Application and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Application and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Tokorozawa Central Hospital, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Defense Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Targeted gene transfer into head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress waves. Lasers Med Sci 2013; 29:231-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1324-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ando T, Sato S, Toyooka T, Kobayashi H, Nawashiro H, Ashida H, Obara M. Photomechanical wave-driven delivery of siRNAs targeting intermediate filament proteins promotes functional recovery after spinal cord injury in rats. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51744. [PMID: 23272155 PMCID: PMC3522723 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The formation of glial scars after spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the factors inhibiting axonal regeneration. Glial scars are mainly composed of reactive astrocytes overexpressing intermediate filament (IF) proteins such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin. In the current study, we delivered small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting these IF proteins to SCI model rats using photomechanical waves (PMWs), and examined the restoration of motor function in the rats. PMWs are generated by irradiating a light-absorbing material with 532-nm nanosecond laser pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. PMWs can site-selectively increase the permeability of the cell membrane for molecular delivery. Rat spinal cord was injured using a weight-drop device and the siRNA(s) solutions were intrathecally injected into the vicinity of the exposed SCI, to which PMWs were applied. We first confirmed the substantial uptake of fluorescence-labeled siRNA by deep glial cells; then we delivered siRNAs targeting GFAP and vimentin into the lesion. The treatment led to a significant improvement in locomotive function from five days post-injury in rats that underwent PMW-mediated siRNA delivery. This was attributable to the moderate silencing of the IF proteins and the subsequent decrease in the cavity area in the injured spinal tissue.
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- Takahiro Ando
- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Biomedical Information Sciences, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Division of Biomedical Information Sciences, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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Ando T, Sato S, Ashida H, Obara M. Propagation characteristics of photomechanical waves and their application to gene delivery into deep tissue. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2012; 38:75-84. [PMID: 22104529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2010] [Revised: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Targeted gene transfection can be achieved by the use of photomechanical waves (PMWs) generated by irradiating a solid material with high-power nanosecond laser pulses. To examine the treatable tissue depth, we investigated propagation characteristics of PMWs and depth-dependent properties of gene transfection with different laser fluences and spot diameters. Pressure characteristics of PMWs were measured at different propagation distances using tissue phantoms and their propagation was imaged by shadowgraphing. Phantoms with various thicknesses were placed on rat dorsal skin that had been injected with plasmid DNA coding for a reporter gene and three pulses of PMWs were applied from the top of each phantom. Significant gene expression was observed in the skin even under a 15-mm-thick tissue phantom and the depth-dependent relationships between PMW parameters and gene expression level were revealed. The data obtained will be useful for determining appropriate laser parameters for PMW-based gene transfer into deep-located tissue.
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- Takahiro Ando
- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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Sato S, Ando T, Obara M. Optical fiber-based photomechanical gene transfer system for in vivo application. OPTICS LETTERS 2011; 36:4545-7. [PMID: 22139237 DOI: 10.1364/ol.36.004545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We developed an optical-fiber-based photomechanical gene transfer system for endoscopic or catheter-based application. A fiber tip with a laser-absorbing film covered with a transparent plastic disk for plasma confinement was attached to a quartz fiber; the film was irradiated with nanosecond laser pulses transmitted through the fiber to generate photomechanical waves (PMWs). Characteristics of PMWs emitted from the fiber tip were examined to confirm the necessary conditions for gene transfer. We then attempted to transfer reporter genes to the rat skin as a test tissue in vivo with the fiber system, and the results showed significantly high protein levels and spatially selective pinpoint gene expressions in the tissue.
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- Shunichi Sato
- Division of Biomedical Information Sciences, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, 3-2, Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
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Ando T, Sato S, Toyooka T, Uozumi Y, Nawashiro H, Ashida H, Obara M. Site-specific gene transfer into the rat spinal cord by photomechanical waves. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2011; 16:108002. [PMID: 22029370 DOI: 10.1117/1.3642014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Nonviral, site-specific gene delivery to deep tissue is required for gene therapy of a spinal cord injury. However, an efficient method satisfying these requirements has not been established. This study demonstrates efficient and targeted gene transfer into the spinal cord by using photomechanical waves (PMWs), which were generated by irradiating a black laser absorbing rubber with 532-nm nanosecond Nd:YAG laser pulses. After a solution of plasmid DNA coding for enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) or luciferase was intraparenchymally injected into the spinal cord, PMWs were applied to the target site. In the PMW application group, we observed significant EGFP gene expression in the white matter and remarkably high luciferase activity only in the spinal cord segment exposed to the PMWs. We also assessed hind limb movements 24 h after the application of PMWs based on the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) score to evaluate the noninvasiveness of this method. Locomotor evaluation showed no significant decrease in BBB score under optimum laser irradiation conditions. These findings demonstrated that exogenous genes can be efficiently and site-selectively delivered into the spinal cord by applying PMWs without significant locomotive damage.
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- Takahiro Ando
- Keio University, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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Kurita A, Matsunobu T, Satoh Y, Ando T, Sato S, Obara M, Shiotani A. Targeted gene transfer into rat facial muscles by nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress waves. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2011; 16:098002. [PMID: 21950944 DOI: 10.1117/1.3628313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We investigate the feasibility of using nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress waves (LISWs) for gene transfer into rat facial muscles. LISWs are generated by irradiating a black natural rubber disk placed on the target tissue with nanosecond pulsed laser light from the second harmonics (532 nm) of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser, which is widely used in head and neck surgery and proven to be safe. After injection of plasmid deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) coding for Lac Z into rat facial muscles, pulsed laser is used to irradiate the laser target on the skin surface without incision or exposure of muscles. Lac Z expression is detected by X-gal staining of excised rat facial skin and muscles. Strong Lac Z expression is observed seven days after gene transfer, and sustained for up to 14 days. Gene transfer is achieved in facial muscles several millimeters deep from the surface. Gene expression is localized to the tissue exposed to LISWs. No tissue damage from LISWs is observed. LISW is a promising nonviral target gene transfer method because of its high spatial controllability, easy applicability, and minimal invasiveness. Gene transfer using LISW to produce therapeutic proteins such as growth factors could be used to treat nerve injury and paralysis.
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- Akihiro Kurita
- National Defense Medical College, Department of Otolaryngology, Namiki 3-2, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513 Japan
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Terakawa M, Tsuda H, Ashida H, Sato S. Assessment of tissue alteration in skin after interaction with photomechanical waves used for gene transfection. Lasers Surg Med 2010; 42:400-7. [DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Satoh Y, Sato S, Saitoh D, Tokuno S, Hatano B, Shimokawaji T, Kobayashi H, Takishima K. Pulmonary blast injury in mice: A novel model for studying blast injury in the laboratory using laser-induced stress waves. Lasers Surg Med 2010; 42:313-8. [DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Aizawa K, Sato S, Terakawa M, Saitoh D, Tsuda H, Ashida H, Obara M. Accelerated adhesion of grafted skin by laser-induced stress wave-based gene transfer of hepatocyte growth factor. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:064043. [PMID: 20059281 DOI: 10.1117/1.3253325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Gene therapy using wound healing-associated growth factor gene has received much attention as a new strategy for improving the outcome of tissue transplantation. We delivered plasmid DNA coding for human hepatocyte growth factor (hHGF) to rat free skin grafts by the use of laser-induced stress waves (LISWs); autografting was performed with the grafts. Systematic analysis was conducted to evaluate the adhesion properties of the grafted tissue; angiogenesis, cell proliferation, and reepithelialization were assessed by immunohistochemistry, and reperfusion was measured by laser Doppler imaging as a function of time after grafting. Both the level of angiogenesis on day 3 after grafting and the increased ratio of blood flow on day 4 to that on day 3 were significantly higher than those in five control groups: grafting with hHGF gene injection alone, grafting with control plasmid vector injection alone, grafting with LISW application alone, grafting with LISW application after control plasmid vector injection, and normal grafting. Reepithelialization was almost completed on day 7 even at the center of the graft with LISW application after hHGF gene injection, while it was not for the grafts of the five control groups. These findings demonstrate the validity of our LISW-based HGF gene transfection to accelerate the adhesion of grafted skins.
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- Kazuya Aizawa
- Keio University, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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Yao C, Qu X, Zhang Z, Hüttmann G, Rahmanzadeh R. Influence of laser parameters on nanoparticle-induced membrane permeabilization. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:054034. [PMID: 19895136 DOI: 10.1117/1.3253320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Light-absorbing nanoparticles that are heated by short laser pulses can transiently increase membrane permeability. We evaluate the membrane permeability by flow cytometry assaying of propidium iodide and fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran (FITC-D) using different laser sources. The dependence of the transfection efficiency on laser parameters such as pulse duration, irradiant exposure, and irradiation mode is investigated. For nano- and also picosecond irradiation, we show a parameter range where a reliable membrane permeabilization is achieved for 10-kDa FITC-D. Fluorescent labeled antibodies are able to penetrate living cells that are permeabilized using these parameters. More than 50% of the cells are stained positive for a 150-kDa IgG antibody. These results suggest that the laser-induced permeabilization approach constitutes a promising tool for targeted delivery of larger exogenous molecules into living cells.
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- Cuiping Yao
- Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Biomedical Analytical Technology and Instrumentation, Xianning xi Road 28, Xi'an, 710049, China
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Yao CP, Zhang ZX, Rahmanzadeh R, Huettmann G. Laser-based gene transfection and gene therapy. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2008; 7:111-9. [PMID: 18556259 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2008.2000742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The plasma membrane of mammalian cells can be transiently permeablized by optical means and exogenous materials or genes can be introduced into the cytoplasm of living cells. Until now, few mechanisms were exploited for the manipulation: laser is directly and tightly focused on the cells for optoinjection, laser-induced stress waves, photochemical internalization, and irradiation of selective cell targeting with light-absorbing particles. During the past few years, extensive progress and numerous breakthroughs have been made in this area of research. This review covers four different laser-assisted transfection techniques and their advantages and disadvantages. Universality towards various cell lines is possibly the main advantage of laser-assisted optoporation in comparison with presently existing methods of cell transfection.
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- C P Yao
- The Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiantong University, Xi'an, China.
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Terakawa M, Sato S, Saitoh D, Tsuda H, Ashida H, Okano H, Obara M. Enhanced angiogenesis in grafted skins by laser-induced stress wave-assisted gene transfer of hepatocyte growth factor. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2007; 12:034031. [PMID: 17614739 DOI: 10.1117/1.2745313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Treatment to increase secretion of growth factors related to angiogenesis by gene transfection is a promising therapeutic solution for improving the outcome of tissue transplantation. We attempted to deliver a therapeutic vector construct carrying the human hepatocyte growth factor (hHGF) gene to skin grafts of rats using laser-induced stress waves (LISWs), with the objective of enhancing their adhesion. First we delivered the hHGF gene to rat native skin in vivo to determine the optimum gene transfer conditions. We then transferred the hHGF gene to excised rat skins, with which autografting was performed. We found that the density and uniformity of neovascularities were significantly enhanced in the grafted skins that were transfected using LISWs. These results suggest the efficacy of this method to improve the outcome of skin grafting. To our knowledge, this is the first experimental demonstration of a therapeutic efficacy based on LISW-mediated gene transfection. Since the present method can be applied not only to various types of tissues but also to bioengineered tissues, this technique has the potential to contribute to progress in transplantation medicine and future regenerative medicine.
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- Mitsuhiro Terakawa
- Keio University, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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Tang W, Weidner DA, Hu BY, Newton RJ, Hu XH. Efficient delivery of small interfering RNA to plant cells by a nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress wave for posttranscriptional gene silencing. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2006; 171:375-381. [PMID: 22980207 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2006.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 04/16/2006] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Small interfering RNA (siRNA) induced posttranscriptional gene silencing (PTGS) has been an efficient method for genetic and molecular analysis of certain developmental and physiological processes and represented a potential strategy for both controlling virus replication and developing therapeutic products. However, there are limitations for the methods currently used to deliver siRNA into cells. We report here, to our knowledge, the first efficient delivery of siRNA to plant cells by a nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress wave (LISW) for posttranscriptional gene silencing. Using LISW, we are able to silence gene expression in cell cultures of three different plant species rice (Oryza sativa L.), cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), and slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.). Gene silencing induced by siRNA has been confirmed by northern blot, laser scanning microscopy, and siRNA analysis. These data suggested that LISW-mediated siRNA delivery can be a reliable and effective method for inducing PTGS in cultured cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wei Tang
- Department of Biology, Howell Science Complex, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA.
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Laser literature watch. Photomed Laser Surg 2006; 24:424-53. [PMID: 16875454 DOI: 10.1089/pho.2006.24.424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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