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Lipophilic Pyridinium Bisphosphonates: Potent γδ T Cell Stimulators
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Lipophilic Pyridinium Bisphosphonates: Potent γδ T Cell Stimulators

Yonghui Zhang, Rong Cao, Fenglin Yin, Fu-Yang Lin, Hong Wang, Kilannin Krysiak, Joo-Hwan No, Dushyant Mukkamala, Kevin Houlihan, Jikun Li, …
Angewandte Chemie (International ed.), Vol.49(6), pp.1136-1138
02/01/2010
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905933
PMCID: PMC2819003
PMID: 20039246

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Abstract

Chain gang: Lipophilic pyridinium bisphosphonates containing long alkyl chains (see picture, P red, N blue, C orange, H gray) stimulate human γδ T cells expressing the Vγ2Vδ2 T cell receptor. Stimulation with such compounds is more potent than with zoledronate, which is active against breast and prostate cancer. The lipophilic bisphosphonates bind poorly to bone and are thus less likely to cause side effects associated with bisphosphonates in clinical use.
Immunology Inhibitors bisphosphonates terpenoids

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