Application

Resiquimod may be used in immunological and cancer-related cell signaling studies.

Resiquimod has been used in the stimulation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) stimulation( and B cells. It has also been used as a ligand for toll-like receptors (TLR7) in malignant melanoma cell line B16F10.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Resiquimod belongs to the class of imidazoquinolinamines compounds with immunomodulatory effects. Resiquimod increases the levels of cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6 and IFN-α.

Resiquimod (R-848) is a potent synthetic agonist of TLR7/TLR8 that possesses antiviral and antitumoral activities.

Resiquimod is 314.4 Da molecule which elicits immune function during visceral infection with L. infantum Sp. It mediates the trafficking of granulocytes, macrophages, leukocytes and dendritic cells. It is a recommended topical drug for treating skin tumors like actinic keratosis (AK) and superficial basal cell carcinoma.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Cytokine Receptors (Interleukin-1 Receptor/TIR Family) page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

Packaging

10, 50 mg in glass bottle