Effect of total amount
of pDNA on the transfection efficiency of cationic amino acid based
lipid assemblies compared to LA2000. Lipid-to-pDNA ratios of 1 (A)
and 3 (B) were used. The concentrations of lipid are (A) 2, 4, 6,
and 10 μg/mL at [pDNA] of 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, and 2 μg/mL,
and (B) 6, 12, 18, and 30 μg/mL at [pDNA] of 0.4, 0.8, 1.2,
and 2 μg/mL, respectively. Data are shown as means ± SEM
of eight replicate experiments. Significant dose-dependent increase
of the Arg (TFA–) value at a lipid-to-pDNA ratios
of 1 were observed in a Kruskal–Wallis test (P < 0.05).