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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
Despite the potential of mycobacterial cell wall (CW) components to serve as immunotherapeutic agents, this application is hampered by the molecules' unfavorable physicochemical properties, such as its high molecular weight, poor solubility and negatively charged nature. Here we describe a new mycobacterial CW delivery system that uses an efficient and simple packaging method. This is achieved by incorporating mycobacterial CW into liposomes and attaching arginine octamers (R8) to the liposome surface. R8-modified liposomes improve the uptake of mycobacterial CW by dendritic cells (DC) and enhance its immunostimulatory activity. High R8 surface density promoted high levels of mycobacterial CW uptake by DC compared to low density R8-modified liposomes. Maturation markers (CD80, CD86, MHC Class II molecules) showed significantly enhanced expression on DC pulsed with high density R8-modified liposomes containing mycobacterial CW. Moreover, R8-modified liposomes with mycobacterial CW incorporated induced production of IL-12 p40 by DC, at levels similar to those produced by lipopolysaccharide-pulsed DC. We assert that R8-modified liposomes with mycobacterial CW incorporated should have tremendous potential as immune-potentiating agents.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD80, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD86, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cancer Vaccines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cd86 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-12 Subunit p40, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Liposomes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oligopeptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphatidylcholines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/octaarginine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1873-4995
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
60-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Antigens, CD80, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Antigens, CD86, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Cancer Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Cell Wall, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Drug Compounding, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Interleukin-12 Subunit p40, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Lipids, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Liposomes, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Mycobacterium bovis, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Oligopeptides, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Particle Size, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Phosphatidylcholines, pubmed-meshheading:17467840-Solubility
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
New packaging method of mycobacterial cell wall using octaarginine-modified liposomes: enhanced uptake by and immunostimulatory activity of dendritic cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't