Self-Assembled DNA Immunonanoflowers as Multivalent CpG Nanoagents
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Synthetic unmethylated cytosine-guanine (CpG) oligodeoxynucleotides are immunostimulatory motifs that have shown promise as vaccines or adjuvants for diseases such as cancers and infectious diseases. In the present work, novel immuno-nanoflowers (NFs), self-assembled from long DNA integrated with tandem CpG through rolling circle replication, were developed for efficient CpG delivery and protection from nuclease degradation. In a model of macrophage-like cells, the CpG NFs proved to be potent immunostimulators by triggering the proliferation of these immune cells, which, in turn, secreted immunostimulatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin-6, and interleukin-10. These results demonstrate the ability of CpG NFs to induce cancer cell apoptosis and necrosis.
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