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-GalCer is the first defined and most potent agonistic antigen of the T cell receptor of natural killer Tcells. We have prepared a series of 1,2,3-triazole-containing
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-GalCer analogues in which the lipid chainlengths have been incrementally varied. We found that this isosteric replacement of
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-GalCer's amide moietywith triazole increases the IL-4 versus IFN-
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bias of released cytokines. The stimulatory effect was influencedby the length of the attached chain. In particular, the long-chained triazole analogues have a comparablestimulatory effect on cytokine production as
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-GalCer and exhibit a stronger Th2 cytokine response.