Rapid identification of immunostimulatory α-galactosylceramides using synthetic combinatorial libraries

Q Li, RM Ndonye, Petr Illarionov, KOA Yu, ES Jerud, K Diaz, G Bricard, SA Porcelli, Gurdyal Besra, YT Chang, AR Howell

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Abstract

Two 60+-membered libraries of alpha-galactosylceramides have been prepared by reactions between activated ester resins and two core, fully deprotected galactosylated sphingoid bases. The libraries were evaluated for their ability to stimulate CD1d-restricted NKT cells, using in vitro stimulation of a murine NKT cell hybridoma line and for their ability to induce the expansion of NKT cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of a normal human subject. Our results showed that many compounds constructed on a C18-phytosphingosine base had significant stimulatory activity in both assays. Because no product purification was required, this approach is particularly attractive as a method for rapid synthesis of large libraries of potential immunomodulatory glycosylceramides.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1084-1093
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Combinatorial Chemistry
Volume9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Nov 2007

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