共价 DNA 树状聚合物的免疫刺激活性增强。
Enhanced Immunostimulatory Activity of Covalent DNA Dendrons.
机构信息
Department of Biopharmaceutics and Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, 46-29 Yoshidashimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawaoiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.
出版信息
Chembiochem. 2022 Feb 16;23(4):e202100583. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202100583. Epub 2021 Dec 23.
The present study focused on the design and synthesis of covalent DNA dendrons bearing multivalent cytosine-phosphate-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODNs) that can stimulate the immune system through the activation of TLR9. These dendrons were synthesized using branching trebler phosphoramidite containing three identical protecting groups that enabled the simultaneous synthesis of multiple strands on a single molecule. Compared with linear ODNs, covalent DNA dendrons were found to be more resistant to nuclease degradation and were more efficiently taken up by macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells. Cellular uptake was suggested to be mediated by macrophage scavenger receptors. The covalent DNA dendrons composed of multivalent immunostimulatory branches enhanced the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 from RAW264.7 cells, and 9-branched DNA dendrons showed the highest enhancement. Given their enhanced efficacy, we expect covalent DNA dendrons to be useful structures of oligonucleotide medicines.
本研究专注于设计和合成带有多价胞嘧啶-磷酸-鸟嘌呤寡脱氧核苷酸 (CpG ODN) 的共价 DNA 树状大分子,这些树状大分子可以通过激活 TLR9 来刺激免疫系统。这些树状大分子是使用包含三个相同保护基的分支三磷酰胺合成的,这使得可以在单个分子上同时合成多条链。与线性 ODN 相比,共价 DNA 树状大分子被发现对核酸酶的降解更具抗性,并且更有效地被类似于巨噬细胞的 RAW264.7 细胞摄取。细胞摄取被认为是由巨噬细胞清道夫受体介导的。由多价免疫刺激性支链组成的共价 DNA 树状大分子增强了 RAW264.7 细胞中促炎细胞因子 TNF-α 和 IL-6 的分泌,而 9 支 DNA 树状大分子显示出最高的增强作用。鉴于它们增强的功效,我们期望共价 DNA 树状大分子成为寡核苷酸药物的有用结构。