| Literature DB >> 27886556 |
Jun-O Jin1, Haein Park2, Wei Zhang1, Jan Willem de Vries3, Agnieszka Gruszka3, Myung Won Lee2, Dae-Ro Ahn4, Andreas Herrmann5, Minseok Kwak6.
Abstract
We introduce a versatile carrier system for in vitro and in vivo immune stimulation based on soft matter DNA nanoparticles (NPs). The incorporation of lipid-modified nucleotides into DNA strands enables the formation of micelles of uniform size. In a single self-assembly step, the micelles can be equipped with immune adjuvant (CpG) motifs and fluorescent probes. The immunological effects of CpG confined at the NP surface were studied in a comprehensive manner in animal experiments. Dose-dependent activation of spleen dendritic cells (DCs) by CpG-conjugated NP was observed, which was accompanied by the pronounced up-regulation of co-stimulatory molecule and cytokine production. Copyright ÂEntities:
Keywords: Adjuvants; DNA nanotechnology; Dendritic cells; Immunology; Nanomedicine
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27886556 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.11.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomaterials ISSN: 0142-9612 Impact factor: 12.479