Kohta Mohri1,2, Kengo Nagata3, Shozo Ohtsuki4, Shiori Toyama3, Mao Nonomura3, Yuki Takahashi4, Yoshinobu Takakura4, Makiya Nishikawa4,5, Shinji Sakuma3. 1. Laboratory of Drug Delivery System, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-0101, Japan. kota.mori@riken.jp. 2. Center Director's Strategic Program, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies (CLST), 6-7-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan. kota.mori@riken.jp. 3. Laboratory of Drug Delivery System, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-0101, Japan. 4. Department of Biopharmaceutics and Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan. 5. Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We previously demonstrated that the immunostimulatory activity of CpG DNA is increased by the formation of polypod-like structures. The present study was designed to elucidate the mechanism underlying this increase. METHODS: Tripodna (three pods) and hexapodna (six pods) were prepared. The cellular uptake of Alexa Fluor 488-labeled DNA samples was examined in several cell lines by measuring the MFI of cells. TNF-α release from RAW264.7 cells was measured after addition of polypodna containing CpG motifs. Dissociation of double stranded DNA was evaluated using FRET. RESULTS: Tripodna and hexapodna were efficiently taken up by macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells and dendritic DC2.4 cells, but not by fibroblast or endothelial cell lines. The uptake by RAW264.7 cells was highest for hexapodna, followed by tripodna, dsDNA, and ssDNA. The release of TNF-α from RAW264.7 cells was also highest for hexapodna. The ratio of TNF-α release to cellular uptake was highest for ssDNA, and lowest for dsDNA. Tripodna and hexapodna were more easily dissociated into single strands after cellular uptake than was dsDNA. CONCLUSIONS: The efficient cellular uptake and prompt dissociation into single strands can be directly related to the high immunostimulatory activity of polypod-like structured DNAs containing CpG motifs.
PURPOSE: We previously demonstrated that the immunostimulatory activity of CpG DNA is increased by the formation of polypod-like structures. The present study was designed to elucidate the mechanism underlying this increase. METHODS: Tripodna (three pods) and hexapodna (six pods) were prepared. The cellular uptake of Alexa Fluor 488-labeled DNA samples was examined in several cell lines by measuring the MFI of cells. TNF-α release from RAW264.7 cells was measured after addition of polypodna containing CpG motifs. Dissociation of double stranded DNA was evaluated using FRET. RESULTS: Tripodna and hexapodna were efficiently taken up by macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells and dendritic DC2.4 cells, but not by fibroblast or endothelial cell lines. The uptake by RAW264.7 cells was highest for hexapodna, followed by tripodna, dsDNA, and ssDNA. The release of TNF-α from RAW264.7 cells was also highest for hexapodna. The ratio of TNF-α release to cellular uptake was highest for ssDNA, and lowest for dsDNA. Tripodna and hexapodna were more easily dissociated into single strands after cellular uptake than was dsDNA. CONCLUSIONS: The efficient cellular uptake and prompt dissociation into single strands can be directly related to the high immunostimulatory activity of polypod-like structured DNAs containing CpG motifs.
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