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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2014

TLR-9 agonist immunostimulatory sequence adjuvants linked to cancer antigens.

Hidekazu Shirota, Dennis M Klinman

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hidekazu ShirotaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Dennis M Klinman
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USTohoku University · JP

Funding

Mechanism of action and therapeutic utility of stimulatory CpG oligonucleotidesZIABC010852 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI KLINMAN, DENNIS · 2009 to 2019
$11.3M
Mechanism of action and therapeutic utility of immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleoZ01BC010852 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI KLINMAN, DENNIS · 2007 to 2008
$1.9M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC010852
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary goal of cancer vaccines is to elicit tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) capable of eradicating established tumors and preventing/eradicating their metastatic spread. CpG oligonucleotides (CpG ODN) activate and support the maturation of immune cells, including plasmacytoid dendritic cells and B lymphocytes, that express Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) and are capable of presenting tumor antigens to T cells. Thus, CpG ODN are effective vaccine adjuvants. The adjuvant activity of CpG ODN is improved by maintaining them in close physical and temporal proximity to the co-administered vaccine antigen. This work describes a method of chemically conjugating CpG ODN to antigens and/or cancer cells that improve the resulting CTL response.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmBase SequenceCancer VaccinesCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsMiceOligonucleotidesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicToll-Like Receptor 9Adjuvants, ImmunologicAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesOligonucleotidesToll-Like Receptor 9

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PMID24619691
PMCPMC6457254
OpenAlexW2415009972

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