Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry (FFW), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGent, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Sci Rep. 2017 Jun 27;7(1):4276. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04461-7.
Invariant Natural Killer T-cells (iNKT-cells) are an attractive target for immune response modulation, as upon CD1d-mediated stimulation with KRN7000, a synthetic α-galactosylceramide, they produce a vast amount of cytokines. Here we present a synthesis that allows swift modification of the phytosphingosine side chain by amidation of an advanced methyl ester precursor. The resulting KRN7000 derivatives, termed α-galactosylsphingamides, were evaluated for their capacity to stimulate iNKT-cells. While introduction of the amide-motif in the phytosphingosine chain is tolerated for CD1d binding and TCR recognition, the studied α-galactosylsphingamides showed compromised antigenic properties.
不变自然杀伤 T 细胞(iNKT 细胞)是免疫反应调节的一个有吸引力的靶点,因为在 CD1d 介导的与 KRN7000(一种合成的α-半乳糖神经酰胺)的刺激下,它们会产生大量细胞因子。在这里,我们提出了一种通过酰胺化高级甲酯前体来快速修饰植物鞘氨醇侧链的合成方法。所得的 KRN7000 衍生物,称为α-半乳糖神经酰胺,因其刺激 iNKT 细胞的能力而得到评估。虽然酰胺基在植物鞘氨醇链中的引入可耐受 CD1d 结合和 TCR 识别,但所研究的α-半乳糖神经酰胺表现出抗原性降低的特性。