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All the various TLR receptors signal through a common pathway including MyD88, IRAK, and TRAF6 leading to NFB and production of cytokines including IL-1, IL-6, and IL-12 [101,103]. The production of lymphoproliferative cytokines such as IL-6 and IL-12 likely accounts for the increase in B-cell number and serum immunoglobulin [97]. These TLRs are most highly expressed on professional immune cells such as monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and T cells, but some members of the family are also expressed at low levels on other cell types such as dermal endothelial cells, intestinal epithelial cells, and hepatocytes [105].
Thus, the interaction of CpG oligonucleotide with TLR9 on these cells leads to production of the inflammatory cytokine cascades that lead to the lymphoproliferative changes observed in mice. The relative distribution of these receptors among different tissues and in different species may account for some of the species sensitivity and pattern of tissue cell infiltrates [106].
For example, macrophages and other myeloid-derived mononuclear cells were sensitive to activation by CpG oligonucleotides in mice, but were insensitive to treatment in cells of human origin.
For 2 -MOE viagra online that do not contain CpG motifs, the precise mechanism leading to the residual proinflammatory effects that exist is less well defined. It is possible, especially for oligonucleotides containing CpG dinucleotides without the optimal flanking sequences, that some of the effect may still be mediated through TLR9 interaction [111]. However, it has recently been reported that the proinflammatory effects of non-CpG-containing oligonucleotides is TLR9- independent [43].
Still, the proinflammatory effects of these non-CpG oligonucleotides are the result of direct stimulation of macrophages and monocytes. Thus, it is hypothesized that oligonucleotides can bind other receptors of the innate immune system (Senn et al., unpublished obervations). Experiments to directly compare the relative potency of CpG and non-CpG oligonucleotides indicate there is roughly a 100-fold difference in potency [112]. However, because of the phosphorothioate linkages these oligonucleotide are highly protein-bound and there may be some interaction with other innate immune receptors. Possible candidates are TLR3 and TLR7, which are the receptors for single-strand and double-strand DNA [113,114].
There are also other non-TLR receptors that are under investigation. Still, these interactions appear to be relatively low affinity for non-CpG 2 -MOE ASOs, which is consistent with the relative decrease in proinflammatory effects observed in treated mice.
Understanding the mechanistic basis of the proinflammatory effects is useful for toxicology evaluation. With this knowledge, we can approach the safety assessment in a very traditional manner, evaluating the dose-dependent proinflammatory effects of each sequence, against the proposed clinical doses and indication.
The safety margins are based on the dose-response curves in toxicology studies with an understanding of the clinical relevance of these effects based on a wealth of data compiled with numerous sequences tested in animals and man. For the examples we have experience with, the proinflammatory effects of a 2 -MOE ASO in mice occur at doses that are greater than studied in clinical trials for arthritis with good tolerability [12,48]. From our experience with the class, the relative species specificity is understood. Rodents seem to overpredict for the proinflammatory effects and primates are much more predictive. Very little cytokine/chemokines release would be expected in patients, particularly at the doses used in current trials.
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