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Delivering siRNA to Dorsal Root Ganglia to Silence KV Receptors.Our i-Fect transfection kits continue to be used to optimize delivery in vivo and into hard to transfect cells like primary neurons. In these 2 latest expamples, researchers use i-Fect to deliver siRNA to KV Receptors in Rat DRGs. Knocking down these receptors enable the study of their role in pain modulation: John H. Winston, Sushil K. Sarna. Developmental Origins of Functional Dyspepsia-Like Gastric Hypersensitivity in Rats. Gastroenterology. Volume 144, Issue 3, March 2013, Pages 570–579.e3. dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2012.11.001....intrathecal treatment, 2 μg of the appropriate siRNA was mixed (1:5 vol/vol) with i-Fect transfection reagent (Neuromics, Edina, MN); rats received 2 ug siRNA/10 uL/rat/injection...Figures. siRNA-mediated knockdown of Kv1.1 expression in thoracic DRG significantly increased gastric sensitivity in naive adult rats. (A) Western blots showed a significant decrease in Kv1.1 protein in thoracic DRG (T8–T12) after intrathecal treatment with Kv1.1 siRNA but not with control siRNA. siRNA treatment did not alter TrpV1 expression (n = 5 rats each; *P < .01 vs control siRNA). (B) Naive rats treated with Kv1.1 siRNA showed a significant increase in VMR to gastric distention (n = 5 rats each, compared with pretreatment baseline; *P < .05). (C) Treatment with control siRNA had no significant effect on gastric hypersensitivity. (D) Patch clamp recordings from freshly dissociated gastr...
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