Qin Qian, Yin Zhaojun, Bentley Philip, Huang Xuefei
Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, Chemistry Building, Room 426, 578 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Medchemcomm. 2014 Aug 1;5(8):1126-1129. doi: 10.1039/C4MD00103F.
Tumor associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs) are overexpressed on tumor cells, which renders them attractive targets for anti-cancer vaccines. To overcome the poor immunogenicity of TACAs, we designed a polymer platform for antigen presentation by co-delivering TACA and helper T (Th) cell epitope on the same chain. The block copolymer was synthesized by cyanoxyl-mediated free radical polymerization followed by conjugation with a TACA Tn antigen and a mouse Th-cell peptide epitope derived from polio virus (PV) to afford the vaccine construct. The glycopolymer vaccine elicited an anti-Tn immune response with significant titers of IgG antibodies, which recognized Tn-expressing tumor cells.
肿瘤相关碳水化合物抗原(TACAs)在肿瘤细胞上过度表达,这使其成为抗癌疫苗的有吸引力的靶点。为了克服TACAs免疫原性差的问题,我们设计了一种聚合物平台,通过在同一条链上共同递送TACA和辅助性T(Th)细胞表位来进行抗原呈递。通过氰氧基介导的自由基聚合反应合成嵌段共聚物,然后与TACA Tn抗原和源自脊髓灰质炎病毒(PV)的小鼠Th细胞肽表位偶联,得到疫苗构建体。该糖聚合物疫苗引发了具有显著滴度IgG抗体的抗Tn免疫反应,这些抗体能够识别表达Tn的肿瘤细胞。