Expression of luciferase gene by co-transfecting pDNA and siRNA (blue: antisense; red: nonsense; black: siRNA-free) into COS-7 cells (A) and HepG2 cells (B) using PSIA; cytotoxicity of polyplexes formed from PSIA-pDNA-antisense siRNA complex (blue bar), PSIA-pDNA-nonsense siRNA complex (red bar), and PSIA-pDNA complex (black bar) at various polymer to gene ratios (W/W) in COS- 7 cells (C) and HepG2 cells (D); the value ‘0’ on the x-axis refers to naked pDNA and siRNA solution or naked pDNA solution.
Notes: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.
Abbreviations: PSIA, polyspermine imidazole-4, 5-amide; RLU, relative light unit.