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ArticleClinical & translational immunology2022

Glycolipid-peptide conjugate vaccines elicit CD8

Olivia K Burn, Kathryn Farrand, Tara Pritchard, Sarah Draper, Ching-Wen Tang, Anna H Mooney, Alfonso J Schmidt, Sung H Yang, Geoffrey M Williams, Margaret A Brimble and 6 more

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Article in Clinical & translational immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Development of a Self-Adjuvanting Influenza Peptide-Glycolipid Conjugate Inducing CD8Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026
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  8. Cancer/Testis Antigens as Targets for RNA-Based Anticancer Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  12. CD8Frontiers in immunology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Olivia K BurnMalaghan Institute of Medical Research Wellington New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-0220
Kathryn FarrandMalaghan Institute of Medical Research Wellington New Zealand.
Tara PritchardMalaghan Institute of Medical Research Wellington New Zealand.
Sarah DraperFerrier Research Institute Victoria University of Wellington Wellington New Zealand.
Ching-Wen TangMalaghan Institute of Medical Research Wellington New Zealand.
Anna H MooneyMalaghan Institute of Medical Research Wellington New Zealand.
Alfonso J SchmidtMalaghan Institute of Medical Research Wellington New Zealand.
Sung H YangSchool of Chemical Sciences University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand.
Geoffrey M WilliamsSchool of Biological Sciences University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand.
Margaret A BrimbleSchool of Chemical Sciences University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand.
Matheswaran KandasamyMedical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine University of Oxford Oxford UK.
Andrew J MarshallFerrier Research Institute Victoria University of Wellington Wellington New Zealand.
Kate ClarkeWellington Blood & Cancer Centre Capital & Coast District Health Board Wellington New Zealand.
Gavin F PainterFerrier Research Institute Victoria University of Wellington Wellington New Zealand.
Ian F HermansMalaghan Institute of Medical Research Wellington New Zealand.
Robert WeinkoveMalaghan Institute of Medical Research Wellington New Zealand.
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research · NZUniversity of Auckland · NZVictoria University of Wellington · NZCapital and Coast District Health Board · NZUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Metastasis is the principal cause of breast cancer mortality. Vaccines targeting breast cancer antigens have yet to demonstrate clinical efficacy, and there remains an unmet need for safe and effective treatment to reduce the risk of metastasis, particularly for people with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Certain glycolipids can act as vaccine adjuvants by specifically stimulating natural killer T (NKT) cells to provide a universal form of T-cell help. Methods: We designed and made a series of conjugate vaccines comprising a prodrug of the NKT cell-activating glycolipid α-galactosylceramide covalently linked to tumor-expressed peptides, and assessed these using E0771- and 4T1-based breast cancer models Results: Glycolipid-peptide conjugate vaccines that activate NKT cells led to antigen-presenting cell activation, induced inflammatory cytokines, and, compared with peptide alone or admixed peptide and α-galactosylceramide, specifically enhanced CD8 Conclusion: Glycolipid-peptide conjugate vaccines that activate NKT cells prevent lung metastasis in breast cancer models and warrant investigation as adjuvant therapies for high-risk breast cancer.

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breast cancercancer vaccineglycolipidmetastasisNKT cellsoncogene protein HER‐2peptideT celltriple‐negative breast cancer

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PMID35795321
PMCPMC9250805
OpenAlexW4285207754

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