Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10970538 | Vaccine | 2007 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Proteosome-based vaccines have TLR2-based adjuvant activity and show promise for mucosal immunization. We examined the effects of proteosomes on mucosal uptake in Peyer's patches in vivo. Proteosomes accelerated transepithelial transport of microparticles by M cells and induced migration of dendritic cells (DCs) into the follicle-associated epithelium (FAE); both effects were dependent on TLR2. Proteosomes induced the release of the DC-attracting chemokine MIP3α from Caco-2 epithelial cells in vitro. In HEK cells, proteosome-mediated MIP3α release was dependent on TLR2 expression and matrix metalloproteinase activation. Thus, TLR2 activation by proteosomes may promote mucosal uptake of particulate vaccines, and this may contribute to their adjuvanticity.
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Authors
Sophie M. Chabot, Tyler S. Chernin, May Shawi, Jessica Wagner, Stephanie Farrant, David S. Burt, Sonya Cyr, Marian R. Neutra,