CpG-loaded multifunctional cationic nanohydrogel particles as self-adjuvanting glycopeptide antitumor vaccines.

Hartmann, Sebastian; Nuhn, Lutz; Palitzsch, Björn; Glaffig, Markus; Stergiou, Natascha; Gerlitzki, Bastian; Schmitt, Edgar; Kunz, Horst et al. · Adv Healthc Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Self-adjuvanting antitumor vaccines by multifunctional cationic nanohydrogels loaded with CpG. A conjugate consisting of tumor-associated MUC1-glycopeptide B-cell epitope and tetanus toxin T-cell epitope P2 is linked to cationic nanogels. Oligonucleotide CpG complexation enhances toll-like receptor (TLR) stimulated T-cell proliferation and rapid immune activation. This co-delivery promotes induction of specific MUC1-antibodies binding to human breast tumor cells without external adjuvant.

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