We examined the effect of cationic lipid-mediated gene transfection of nerve growth factor (NGF) in primary septo-hippocampal cell cultures. Rat NGF cDNA was subcloned into a pUC19-based plasmid containing a CMV promoter. Two days after NGF gene transfection in primary cell cultures, ELISA confirmed increases in NGF protein secretion from transfected cells. To study the biological effect of cationic lipid-mediated NGF gene transfection, we analyzed the amount of neurofilament protein from NGF-transfected cell cultures. Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses detected significant increases in the phosphorylated form of neurofilament proteins in the cultures after cationic lipid-mediated NGF cDNA transfection. Cationic lipid-mediated NGF cDNA transfection did rot cause significant changes in the total amount of neurofilament protein. Our studies suggest that cationic lipid-mediated NGF gene transfection can increase neurofilament phosphorylation but not total neurofilament protein.
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