title: Structural Properties of Potential Synthetic Vaccine Adjuvants - TLR Agonists.
abstract: Toll like receptors (TLRs) are a family of transmembrane proteins which play a key role in innate immunity. When TLRs come into contact with a potential threat, they initiate a signaling cascade leading to release of cytokines and chemokines, maturation of antigen presenting cells and immune activation. Molecules which can activate TLRs may be utilized for vaccine development and act as vaccine adjuvants. Adjuvants can facilitate production of more effective vaccines based on antigens produced by recombinant techniques or by DNA vaccines, which are often poorly immunogenic since they lack the endogenous innate immunostimulatory components of the pathogen. In this paper the structural properties of such prospective compounds are thoroughly discussed.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Honegr
authors: Ondrej
authors: O
authors: Soukup
authors: Rafael
authors: R
authors: Doležal
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Malinak
authors: Marek
authors: M
authors: Penhaker
authors: Roman
authors: R
authors: Prymula
authors: Biomedical Research Center, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Sokolska 581, 500 05 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. kamil.kuca@fnhk.cz.
authors: Kamil
authors: K
authors: Kuca
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000819:agonists* / Q000378:metabolism; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic