화학공학소재연구정보센터
Biomacromolecules, Vol.14, No.8, 2798-2806, 2013
Self-Adjuvanting Polymer-Peptide Conjugates As Therapeutic Vaccine Candidates against Cervical Cancer
Dendrimers are structurally well-defined, synthetic polymers with sizes and physicochemical properties often resembling those of biomacromolecules (e.g., proteins). As a result, they are promising candidates for peptide-based vaccine delivery platforms. Herein, we established a synthetic pathway to conjugate a human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 protein-derived peptide antigen to a star-polymer to create a macromolecular vaccine candidate to treat HPV-related cancers. These conjugates were able to reduce tumor growth and eradicate E7-expressing TC-1 tumors in mice after a single immunization, without the help of any external adjuvant.