Haßel, Silvana Katharina: Aptamers for targeted activation of T cell-mediated immunity. - Bonn, 2016. - Dissertation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
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@phdthesis{handle:20.500.11811/6878,
urn: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:5n-44651,
author = {{Silvana Katharina Haßel}},
title = {Aptamers for targeted activation of T cell-mediated immunity},
school = {Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn},
year = 2016,
month = sep,

note = {An attractive way of preventing or curing infections and diseases is to mobilize patient’s own defense mechanisms, the immune system. Treatments following this approach are commonly known as immunotherapies. The development of protective long-term immunity requires activation of the effectors of the adaptive immune system, in particular T cells, by cells involved in innate immunity.
Dendritic cells (DCs) represent the interface between the non-specific innate immunity and the highly specific adaptive immunity. Upon recognition of antigenic structures and subsequent activation, DCs deliver all signals necessary for adequate T cell priming. Hence, immunization with DC-based vaccines has become of utmost importance in immunotherapy. One remarkable approach to achieve this goal, is to conjugate antigens to carrier molecules that specifically target DCs.
In the study at hand, a novel promising class of carriers, namely aptamers, was investigated. Aptamers are shape defined nucleic acids ligands that bind with high affinity and specificity to their particular target. Herein, DC-specific aptamers were selected by two different strategies. Firstly, aptamer CTL#5 was identified by addressing recombinant proteins originating from the murine mannose receptor (MR) in a conventional SELEX approach. The MR is an endocytic receptor that is crucial in recognizing and processing of antigens by DCs. Secondly, aptamers D#5 and D#7 were selected without knowledge of the respective target structure by directly using murine bone marrow-derived DCs in cell-SELEX process. Moreover, it was demonstrated that the selected aptamers exhibit all properties to function as suitable carriers. They bind specifically to DCs, were internalized and localized within appropriate antigen processing compartments and show low immunogenicity. Most importantly, the present study revealed that the selected aptamers are potent mediators of targeted activation of specific T cells. To this end, an ovalbumin (OVA) model system was applied. Aptamer-based delivery of antigenic OVA peptides to DCs resulted in strong activation of OVA-specific CD4 or CD8 T cell.
In summary, the present thesis broadens current knowledge of the aptitude of aptamers for use as DC-based vaccine treatments.},

url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/6878}
}

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