title: Antitumor applications of stimulating toll-like receptor 9 with CpG oligodeoxynucleotides.
abstract: Tumor immunotherapy has evolved from the use of crude bacterial extracts to chemically synthesized ligands for specific immune receptors, such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs). One of the most promising targets for therapeutic immune activation is TLR9, which detects unmethylated CpG dinucleotides present in viral and prokaryotic genomes, which are generally methylated in host DNA. This review describes the immune effects of synthetic CpG oligonucleotides as TLR9 ligands and their applications in cancer immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Coley Pharmaceutical Group, 93 Worcester Street, Suite 101, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA. akrieg@coleypharma.com
authors.forename: Arthur M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Krieg
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D018899:CpG Islands / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D023421:Models, Animal; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D051217:Toll-Like Receptor 9; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C408982:CPG-oligonucleotide; D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C495371:TLR9 protein, human; D051217:Toll-Like Receptor 9; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors