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. 2014 Jul 15;9:3377–3387. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S66368

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The transfection efficiencies and cell death percentages of fibroblast cells treated with β-CD-(D₃)₇/MMP-9-siRNA complexes with various mass ratios or Lipofectamine 2000^®/MMP-9-siRNA complexes.

Notes: Lipofectamine 2000 was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA, USA). **Compared with untreated group P<0.01.

Abbreviations: β-CD-(D₃)₇, a cationic star-shaped polymer consisting of a β-cyclodextrin core and poly(amidoamine) dendron arms; MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; siRNA, small interfering RNA.