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Newly identified CpG ODNs, M5-30 and M6-395, stimulate mouse immune cells to secrete TNF-alpha and enhance Th1-mediated immunity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20799094     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bacterial CpG motifs are known to induce both innate and adaptive immunity in infected hosts via toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9). Because small oligonucleotides (ODNs) mimicking bacterial CpG motifs are easily synthesized, they have found use as immunomodulatory agents in a number of disease models. We have developed a novel bioinformatics approach to identify effective CpG ODN sequences and evaluate their function as TLR9 ligands in a murine system. Among the CpG ODNs we identified, M5-30 and M6-395 showed significant ability to stimulate TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma production in a mouse macrophage cell line and mouse splenocytes, respectively. We also found that these CpG ODNs activated cells through the canonical NF-kappa B signaling pathway. Moreover, both CpG ODNs were able to induce Th1-mediated immunity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-infected mice. Our results demonstrate that M5-30 and M6-395 function as TLR9-specific ligands, making them useful in the study of TLR9 functionality and signaling in mice.
Authors:
Sun-Shim Choi; Eunkyung Chung; Yu-Jin Jung
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1976-3794     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-27     Completed Date:  2010-12-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9703165     Medline TA:  J Microbiol     Country:  Korea (South)    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  512-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Base Sequence
Cell Line
Cells, Cultured
Humans
Immunity, Cellular*
Interferon-gamma / immunology
Macrophages / immunology
Mice / genetics,  immunology*
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Molecular Sequence Data
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / physiology
Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / chemistry,  immunology*
Spleen / cytology,  immunology
Th1 Cells / immunology*
Toll-Like Receptor 9 / genetics,  immunology
Tuberculosis / immunology,  microbiology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / immunology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/CPG-oligonucleotide; 0/Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; 0/Toll-Like Receptor 9; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; 82115-62-6/Interferon-gamma

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