Abstract
Sialyl-Tn (STn) is a tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen (TACA) rarely observed on healthy tissues. We synthesized two fully synthetic N-acetyl and N-propionyl STn trimer (triSTn) vaccines possessing a T-helper epitope and a TLR2 agonist, since the clustered STn antigens are highly expressed on many cancer cells. Immunization of both vaccines in mice induced the anti-triSTn IgG antibodies, which recognized triSTn-expressing cell lines PANC-1 and HepG2. The N-propionyl triSTn vaccine induced the triSTn-specific IgGs, while IgGs induced by the N-acetyl triSTn vaccine were less specific. These results illustrated that N-propionyl triSTn is a valuable unnatural TACA for anticancer vaccines.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8219-8224 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 27 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jul 2 |
Keywords
- adjuvants
- antigens
- cancer vaccines
- carbohydrates
- sialyl-Tn
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)