Novel Toll-like Receptor 2 Ligands for Targeted Pancreatic Cancer Imaging and Immunotherapy
Novel Toll-like Receptor 2 Ligands for Targeted Pancreatic Cancer Imaging and Immunotherapy
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DOI:
10.1021/jm301002f
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发表时间:
2012-11-22
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7.3
通讯作者:
Vagner, Josef
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作者:
Amanda Shanks Huynh;Chung, Woo Jin;Vagner, Josef
Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is a target for immune system stimulation during cancer immunotherapy and a cell-surface marker for pancreatic cancer: To develop targeted agents for Cancer imaging and therapy, we designed,. synthesized, and characterized novel, fully synthetic high affinity TLR2 agonists. Analogue 10 had the highest agonist activity (NF-kappa B functional assay, EC50 = 20 nM) and binding affinity (competitive binding assay, K-i = 25 nM). As an immune adjuvant; compound 10 stimulated the immune system in. vivo by generation and persistence of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells indicating its potential use in cancer immunotherapy. After Conjugation of near-infrared dye to 10, agonist activity (EC50 = 34 nM) and binding affinity (K-i = 11 nM) Were retained in 13. Fluorescence Signal was present in TLR2 expressing pancreatic tumor xenografts 24 h after injection of 13, while an excess of unlabeled ligand blocked 13 from binding to the tumor, resulting in significantly decreased signal (P < 0.001) demonstrating in vivo selectivity.