Hydrophilic astragalin galactoside induces T helper type 1-mediated immune responses via dendritic cells

Jae Hyoung Jeon, Byung Cheol Lee, Doman Kim, Daeho Cho, Tae Sung Kim

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    Abstract

    A flavonoid Astragalin (kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, Ast) has several biological activities including anti-oxidant, anti-HIV, and anti-allergic effects. Nonetheless, its insolubility in hydrophilic solvents imposes restrictions on its therapeutic applications. In this study, we investigated the effects of water-soluble astragalin-galactoside (kaempferol-3-O-β-D-isomaltotrioside, Ast-Gal) on murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cell (DC) maturation and T helper (Th) cell-mediated immune responses. Ast-Gal significantly increased maturation and activation of DCs through the upregulation of surface markers, such as cluster of differentiation (CD)80, CD86, and Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II in a dose-dependent manner, while Ast had little effects. Additionally, Ast-Gal-treated DCs markedly secreted immune-stimulating cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and IL-12. Importantly, Ast-Gal strongly increased expression of IL-12, a polarizing cytokine of Th1 cells. In a co-culture system of DCs and CD4+ T cells, Ast-Gal-treated DCs preferentially differentiates naïve CD4+ T cells into Th1 cells. The addition of neutralizing IL-12 monoclonal antibody (mAb) to cultures of Ast-Gal-treated DCs and CD4+ T cells significantly decreased interferon (IFN)-γ production, thereby indicating that Ast-Gal-stimulated DCs enhance the Th1 response through IL-12 production by DCs. Injection with Ast-Gal-treated DCs in mice increased IFN-γ-secreting Th1 cell population. Collectively, these findings indicate that hydrophilically modified astragalin can enhance Th1-mediated immune responses via DCs and point to a possible application of water-soluble astragalin-galactoside as an immune adjuvant.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number3120
    JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences
    Volume19
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018 Oct 11

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant No. NRF-2017R1A2B2009442), the Creative Materials Discovery Program (Grant No. 2016M3D1A1021387), and the Korea Drug Development Fund (Grant No. KDDF-201612-09).

    Funding Information:
    Funding: This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant No. NRF-2017R1A2B2009442), the Creative Materials Discovery Program (Grant No. 2016M3D1A1021387), and the Korea Drug Development Fund (Grant No. KDDF-201612-09).

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    © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

    Keywords

    • Adjuvant
    • Astragalin galactoside
    • Dendritic cell
    • Hydrophilic modification
    • Th1 cell

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Catalysis
    • Molecular Biology
    • Spectroscopy
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry

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