Kedl Justin D, Kedl Ross M
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Eur J Immunol. 2015 Feb;45(2):376-9. doi: 10.1002/eji.201445379.
The mechanisms by which squalene, which in oil-and-water emulsions has been shown to be an excellent formulation for TLR agonists, enhances the magnitude and quality of adaptive immune responses are not thoroughly defined. In this issue of the European Journal of Immunology [Eur. J. Immunol. 2015. 45: 407-417], Desbien et al. show that a squalene/TLR4-based adjuvant augments antigen-specific Th1 responses in vaccinated mice through a caspase/IL-18-dependent mechanism. This commentary will discuss the authors' findings in the context of elucidating the mechanism of action of squalene as an adjuvant, and the new questions that the work generates.
在油包水乳液中,角鲨烯已被证明是TLR激动剂的一种极佳配方,但其增强适应性免疫反应的强度和质量的机制尚未完全明确。在本期《欧洲免疫学杂志》[《欧洲免疫学杂志》2015年。45: 407 - 417]中,德斯比恩等人表明,基于角鲨烯/TLR4的佐剂通过一种半胱天冬酶/IL - 18依赖机制增强接种疫苗小鼠的抗原特异性Th1反应。本评论将在阐明角鲨烯作为佐剂的作用机制的背景下讨论作者的发现,以及该研究产生的新问题。