TLR7/8 agonists trigger immunostimulatory properties of human 6-sulfo LacNAc dendritic cells.
Abstract
Imiquimod and resiquimod represent Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 and 8 agonists, which emerged as attractive candidates for tumor therapy. To elucidate immune cells, which mainly contribute to TLR7/8-mediated antitumoral activity, we investigated the impact of imiquimod and resiquimod on native human 6-sulfo LacNAc (slan) dendritic cells (DCs). We found that both TLR7/8 agonists significantly improve the release of various proinflammatory cytokines by slanDCs and promote their tumor-directed cytotoxic activity. Furthermore, resiquimod efficiently augmented the ability of slanDCs to stimulate T cells and natural killer cells. These results indicate that imiquimod and resiquimod trigger various immunostimulatory properties of slanDCs, which may contribute to their antitumor effects.
Authors: | Jähnisch H, Wehner R, Tunger A, Kunze A, Oehrl S, Schäkel K, Rohayem J, Bornhäuser M, Tonn T, Bachmann M, Schmitz M. |
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Journal: | Cancer Lett. ;335:119-27 |
Year: | 2013 |
PubMed: | Find in PubMed |