摘要
Beingoneofthemostabundantintracellularproteins,heatshockproteins(HSPs)havemanyhousekeepingfunctionswhicharecrucialforthesurvivaloforganisms.Inaddition,someHSPsarenewimmunoactivemoleculeswhichplayimportantrolesinbothadaptiveandinnateimmunity.TheycouldactivateCD8^+andCD4^+lymphocytes,induceinnateimmuneresponseincludingnaturalkiller(NK)cellactivationandcytokinesecretion,andinducematurationofdendriticcells(DCs).Thesecharacteristicshavebeenusedforimmunotherapyofvarioustypesofcancersandinfectiousdisenses.ThisreviewfocusesonthemainHSPfamilies——HSP70and90families.ThemechanismofHSPs’functioninelicitingimmuneresponseareelucidatedandvariousformsofHSPsusedinimmunotherapyarediscussedindetails.Attheendofthisreview,authorssummarizeclinicaltrialsrelatedtoHSPsandevaluatetheirclinicalefficacy.
出版日期
2005年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)