Abstract:Abstract: Objective To develop an efficient method to transfect mouse primary neural stem cells (NSCs). Methods Primary neural stem cells were isolated from brain tissue of C57BL/6 mice, then, lentivirus transfection and electroporation methods were used to transfect primary NSCs. By observing the green fluorescent protein expression the transfection effect of the two methods was compared. The survival rate of primary NSCs was assessed using MTT method, the effect of the two methods on primary NSCs were compared. Results The rate of lentivirus transfection [(77.6 ± 6.6)%] was higher than that of electroporation [(29.2 ± 4.8) %, P < 0.05] 48 h after transfection. After 72 h, the amount of green fluorescence expression was (60.0 ± 3.6) % by lentivirus transfection and only (12.8 ± 2.4) % by electroporation method. The survival rate of lentivirus transfection [(70.1 ± 1.4) %] was not significantly lower than that of electroporation [(75.8 ± 2.3) %, P > 0.05]. Conclusions Lentivirus transfection is more efficient than electroporation for NSCs.