| Literature DB >> 24900444 |
Yongju Kim1, Jonghoon Kim1, Keunhee Oh2, Dong-Sup Lee2, Seung Bum Park3.
Abstract
A series of α-GalCer analogues containing heterocyclic and aromatic moieties in the sphingosine backbone were synthesized to improve the selectivity in the Th1/Th2 cytokine profile via noncovalent interaction with three aromatic residues at the binding pocket of CD1d. In vitro and in vivo biological evaluations revealed the treatment of α-GalCer analogue (6) induced the selective stimulation of natural killer T cells to facilitate the secretion of Th2 cytokines.Entities:
Keywords: CD1d; cytokine secretion; noncovalent interaction; selectivity; α-Galactosylceramide
Year: 2012 PMID: 24900444 PMCID: PMC4025800 DOI: 10.1021/ml200278u
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345