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Cationic Carbon Nanotubes Bind to CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides and Enhance Their Immunostimulatory Properties

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Alberto Bianco,*^† Johan Hoebeke,^† Sylvie Godefroy,^† Olivier Chaloin,^† Davide Pantarotto,^†^‡ Jean-Paul Briand,^† Sylviane Muller,^† Maurizio Prato,*^‡ and Charalambos D. Partidos*^†;

Institut de Biologie Molculaire et Cellulaire, UPR9021 CNRS, Immunologie et Chimie Thrapeutiques, 67084 Strasbourg, France, and Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Universit di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127 (1), pp 58–59

DOI: 10.1021/ja044293y

Publication Date (Web): December 16, 2004

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†

Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire.

‡

Università di Trieste.

, A.Bianco@ibmc.u-strasbg.fr, ; , H.Partidos@ibmc.u-strasbg.fr

Abstract

Functionalized cationic carbon nanotubes are able to form a stable complex with CpG ODN based on charge interaction and to increase the immunostimulatory activity of CpG motifs.

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Published In Issue January 12, 2005
Received September 20, 2004

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