“…Binding of PAMPs (such as VLPs) to PRRs expressed on the DCs, including TLRs (2,131) and CLRs (28,131), prompt the maturation of DCs. During this process, peptide-MHC complexes are produced and lymphocyte costimulatory molecules are expressed on high quantity on the surface of DCs (6,143,144) including CD80, CD83, and CD86, which are necessary for efficient activation of effector B and T cells (4,44,144,145). As an example, incubation of immature DCs with HPV-16 VLPs induce overexpression of CD80 and CD83 and secretion of IL-12 (50), which is important for activating Th1 cells (146)(147)(148).…”