Thomann Jean-Sébastien, Monneaux Fanny, Creusat Gaëlle, Spanedda Maria Vittoria, Heurtault Béatrice, Habermacher Chloé, Schuber Francis, Bourel-Bonnet Line, Frisch Benoît
Novel glycolipid TLR2 ligands of the type Pam2Cys-α-Gal: synthesis and biological properties Journal Article
In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 51, pp. 174–183, 2012, ISSN: 1768-3254.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adjuvants, Animals, Cell Line, Chemistry Techniques, Female, Galactose, Glycolipids, Humans, I2CT, Immunologic, ligands, Mice, Monneaux, Structure-Activity Relationship, Synthetic, Team-Dumortier, Toll-Like Receptor 2
@article{thomann_novel_2012,
title = {Novel glycolipid TLR2 ligands of the type Pam2Cys-α-Gal: synthesis and biological properties},
author = {Jean-Sébastien Thomann and Fanny Monneaux and Gaëlle Creusat and Maria Vittoria Spanedda and Béatrice Heurtault and Chloé Habermacher and Francis Schuber and Line Bourel-Bonnet and Benoît Frisch},
doi = {10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.02.039},
issn = {1768-3254},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-05-01},
journal = {European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry},
volume = {51},
pages = {174--183},
abstract = {A more complete understanding of the mechanism of action of TLR agonists has fueled the investigation of new synthetic immunoadjuvants. In this context, we designed and synthesized glycolipids of the type Pam(2)Cys-α-Galactose as novel immunoadjuvants. Their synthesis required modifying a hydrophobic tBoc-[2,3-bispalmitoyloxy-(2R)-propyl]-R-cysteinyl moiety, i.e. the minimal structure required for TLR2 agonist activity, by addition of a hydrophilic head, either an α-Galactosylpyranose or an α-Galactosylfuranose to gain respectively Pam(2)CGalp and Pam(2)CGalf. While preparing a carbohydrate building block, an unexpected stereoselectivity was observed during a halide ion-catalytic process on a protected galactofuranose: the alpha anomer was obtained with surprisingly high selectivity (α/β ratiotextgreater9) and with good isolated yield (51%). The TLR2 binding properties of Pam(2)CGalp and Pam(2)CGalf were then fully evaluated. Their efficiency in triggering the proliferation of BALB/c mouse splenocytes was also compared to that of Pam(2)CAG and Pam(3)CAG, two well-established ligands of TLRs. Moreover, the maturation state of murine dendritic cells previously incubated with either Pam(2)CGalp or Pam(2)CGalf was monitored by flow cytometry and compared to that induced by lipopolysaccharide. Pam(2)CGalp and Pam(2)CGalf were found to be equivalent TLR2 agonists, and induced splenocyte proliferation and DC maturation. With very similar activity, Pam(2)CGalp and Pam(2)CGalf were also 10-fold to 100-fold better than Pam(2)CAG and Pam(3)CAG at inducing B cell proliferation. This represents the first time a glucidic head has been added to the tBoc-[2,3-bispalmitoyloxy-(2R)-propyl]-R-cysteinyl moiety whilst maintaining the immunomodulating activity. This should greatly enrich the data available on Pam(2)C structure/activity relationships.},
keywords = {Adjuvants, Animals, Cell Line, Chemistry Techniques, Female, Galactose, Glycolipids, Humans, I2CT, Immunologic, ligands, Mice, Monneaux, Structure-Activity Relationship, Synthetic, Team-Dumortier, Toll-Like Receptor 2},
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tppubtype = {article}
}
Durand Stéphanie H, Flacher Vincent, Roméas Annick, Carrouel Florence, Colomb Evelyne, Vincent Claude, Magloire Henry, Couble Marie-Lise, Bleicher Françoise, Staquet Marie-Jeanne, Lebecque Serge, Farges Jean-Christophe
In: Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md.: 1950), vol. 176, no. 5, pp. 2880–2887, 2006, ISSN: 0022-1767.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Activation, Analysis, bacteria, Biosynthesis, BLOOD, Blood Vessels, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Chemistry, chemokines, COLLAGEN, Cultured, CXCL10, cytology, Dendritic Cells, DENTAL PULP, Dentin, development, Down-Regulation, Expression, extracellular, EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, function, Gene, Gene Expression, Genes, Genetics, Gram-Positive Bacteria, Human, Humans, IMMATURE, Immunology, IN VITRO, In vivo, Innate immune response, lipopolysaccharide, Lipopolysaccharides, metabolism, migration, Odontoblasts, Organ Culture Techniques, Pharmacology, physiology, PRODUCTION, Protein, Proteins, Receptor, recognition, synthesis, Team-Mueller, Teichoic Acids, TLR7, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Up-Regulation
@article{durand_lipoteichoic_2006,
title = {Lipoteichoic acid increases TLR and functional chemokine expression while reducing dentin formation in in vitro differentiated human odontoblasts},
author = {Stéphanie H Durand and Vincent Flacher and Annick Roméas and Florence Carrouel and Evelyne Colomb and Claude Vincent and Henry Magloire and Marie-Lise Couble and Françoise Bleicher and Marie-Jeanne Staquet and Serge Lebecque and Jean-Christophe Farges},
doi = {10.4049/jimmunol.176.5.2880},
issn = {0022-1767},
year = {2006},
date = {2006-03-01},
journal = {Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md.: 1950)},
volume = {176},
number = {5},
pages = {2880--2887},
abstract = {Gram-positive bacteria entering the dentinal tissue during the carious process are suspected to influence the immune response in human dental pulp. Odontoblasts situated at the pulp/dentin interface are the first cells encountered by these bacteria and therefore could play a crucial role in this response. In the present study, we found that in vitro-differentiated odontoblasts constitutively expressed the pattern recognition receptor TLR1-6 and 9 genes but not TLR7, 8, and 10. Furthermore, lipoteichoic acid (LTA), a wall component of Gram-positive bacteria, triggered the activation of the odontoblasts. LTA up-regulated the expression of its own receptor TLR2, as well as the production of several chemokines. In particular, an increased amount of CCL2 and CXCL10 was detected in supernatants from LTA-stimulated odontoblasts, and those supernatants augmented the migration of immature dendritic cells in vitro compared with controls. Clinical relevance of these observations came from immunohistochemical analysis showing that CCL2 was expressed in vivo by odontoblasts and blood vessels present under active carious lesions but not in healthy dental pulps. In contrast with this inflammatory response, gene expression of major dentin matrix components (type I collagen, dentin sialophosphoprotein) and TGF-beta1 was sharply down-regulated in odontoblasts by LTA. Taken together, these data suggest that odontoblasts activated through TLR2 by Gram-positive bacteria LTA are able to initiate an innate immune response by secreting chemokines that recruit immature dendritic cells while down-regulating their specialized functions of dentin matrix synthesis and mineralization.},
keywords = {Activation, Analysis, bacteria, Biosynthesis, BLOOD, Blood Vessels, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Chemistry, chemokines, COLLAGEN, Cultured, CXCL10, cytology, Dendritic Cells, DENTAL PULP, Dentin, development, Down-Regulation, Expression, extracellular, EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, function, Gene, Gene Expression, Genes, Genetics, Gram-Positive Bacteria, Human, Humans, IMMATURE, Immunology, IN VITRO, In vivo, Innate immune response, lipopolysaccharide, Lipopolysaccharides, metabolism, migration, Odontoblasts, Organ Culture Techniques, Pharmacology, physiology, PRODUCTION, Protein, Proteins, Receptor, recognition, synthesis, Team-Mueller, Teichoic Acids, TLR7, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Up-Regulation},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Tauszig Servane, Jouanguy Emmanuelle, Hoffmann Jules A, Imler Jean-Luc
Toll-related receptors and the control of antimicrobial peptide expression in Drosophila Journal Article
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 97, no. 19, pp. 10520–10525, 2000, ISSN: 0027-8424.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Amino Acid, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Blotting, Cell Line, Cell Surface, hoffmann, imler, M3i, Membrane Glycoproteins, Multigene Family, Northern, Peptides, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Homology, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Toll-Like Receptor 4, Toll-Like Receptor 5, Toll-Like Receptors
@article{tauszig_toll-related_2000,
title = {Toll-related receptors and the control of antimicrobial peptide expression in Drosophila},
author = {Servane Tauszig and Emmanuelle Jouanguy and Jules A Hoffmann and Jean-Luc Imler},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.180130797},
issn = {0027-8424},
year = {2000},
date = {2000-09-01},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
volume = {97},
number = {19},
pages = {10520--10525},
abstract = {Insects defend themselves against infectious microorganisms by synthesizing potent antimicrobial peptides. Drosophila has appeared in recent years as a favorable model to study this innate host defense. A genetic analysis of the regulation of the antifungal peptide drosomycin has demonstrated a key role for the transmembrane receptor Toll, which prompted the search for mammalian homologs. Two of these, Toll-like receptor (TLR)2 and TLR4, recently were shown to play a critical role in innate immunity against bacteria. Here we describe six additional Toll-related genes (Toll-3 to Toll-8) in Drosophila in addition to 18-wheeler. Two of these genes, Toll-3 and Toll-4, are expressed at a low level. Toll-6, -7, and -8, on the other hand, are expressed at high levels during embryogenesis and molting, suggesting that, like Toll and 18w, they perform developmental functions. Finally, Toll-5 is expressed only in larvae and adults. By using chimeric constructs, we have tested the capacity of the signaling Toll/IL-1R homology domains of these receptors to activate antimicrobial peptide promoters and found that only Toll and Toll-5 can activate the drosomycin promoter in transfected cells, thus demonstrating specificity at the level of the Toll/IL-1R homology domain. In contrast, none of these constructs activated antibacterial peptide promoters, suggesting that Toll-related receptors are not involved in the regulation of antibacterial peptide expression. This result was independently confirmed by the demonstration that a dominant-negative version of the kinase Pelle can block induction of drosomycin by the cytokine Spaetzle, but does not affect induction of the antibacterial peptide attacin by lipopolysaccharide.},
keywords = {Amino Acid, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Blotting, Cell Line, Cell Surface, hoffmann, imler, M3i, Membrane Glycoproteins, Multigene Family, Northern, Peptides, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Homology, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Toll-Like Receptor 4, Toll-Like Receptor 5, Toll-Like Receptors},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}