| Literature DB >> 15722411 |
Karl O A Yu1, Jin S Im, Alberto Molano, Yves Dutronc, Petr A Illarionov, Claire Forestier, Nagatoshi Fujiwara, Isa Arias, Sachiko Miyake, Takashi Yamamura, Young-Tae Chang, Gurdyal S Besra, Steven A Porcelli.
Abstract
A form of alpha-galactosylceramide, KRN7000, activates CD1d-restricted Valpha14-invariant (Valpha14i) natural killer (NK) T cells and initiates multiple downstream immune reactions. We report that substituting the C26:0 N-acyl chain of KRN7000 with shorter, unsaturated fatty acids modifies the outcome of Valpha14i NKT cell activation. One analogue containing a diunsaturated C20 fatty acid (C20:2) potently induced a T helper type 2-biased cytokine response, with diminished IFN-gamma production and reduced Valpha14i NKT cell expansion. C20:2 also exhibited less stringent requirements for loading onto CD1d than KRN7000, suggesting a mechanism for the immunomodulatory properties of this lipid. The differential cellular response elicited by this class of Valpha14i NKT cell agonists may prove to be useful in immunotherapeutic applications.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15722411 PMCID: PMC552918 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407488102
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205