A New Anticancer Glycolipid Monoclonal Antibody, Sc104, Which Directly Induces Tumor Cell Apoptosis.
From: Institute of Infections, Immunity, and Inflammation, Cancer Research UK Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Nottingham and Scancell Ltd., BioCity, Nottingham, United Kingdom. lindy.durrant@nottingham.ac.uk
Cancer research
- Publish Date: Jun 2006
- ISSN: 0008-5472
- Volume: 66
- Issue: 11
- Pages: 5901-9
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Durrant Lindy G, Harding Stephen J, Green Nicola H, et al. A New Anticancer Glycolipid Monoclonal Antibody, Sc104, Which Directly Induces Tumor Cell Apoptosis.. Cancer Res. Jun 2006;66:5901-9
Abstract
A novel monoclonal antibody was raised by immunization of mice with colorectal tumor cell lines. The fusion was screened by immunohistochemistry for binding to primary colorectal tumors. Subsequent analysis on primary disaggregated colorectal tumors show that the antibody recognizes a cell surface antigen expressed by the majority of colorectal tumors. Antigen characterization has shown that the antibody recognizes a sialyltetraosylceramide but does not bind to GM1, GD1a, GT1b, or sialyl Lewis(X) antigens. Binding to a frozen panel of tumor and normal tissue sections revealed that the antigen was also strongly expressed on esophageal, gastric, and endometrial tumors. Its normal tissue distribution was largely restricted to moderate staining of large intestine. Surprisingly, SC104 antibody directly induces tumor cell death without the need for immune effector cells or complement. This may be related in part to its homophilic binding properties that allow cross-linking of antibody and receptors on the cell surface. Caspase activation can be detected following SC104 treatment of colorectal cells, and cotreatment with caspase inhibitors has been shown to inhibit cell death. This suggests that SC104 induces death by a classic apoptotic pathway. Furthermore, SC104 antibody shows additive killing with complement and 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin in vivo, suggesting a new therapeutic approach for this class of antibodies.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adenocarcinoma, Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Apoptosis, Carbohydrate Sequence, Cell Line, Tumor, Colorectal Neoplasms, Glycolipids, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Nude, Molecular Sequence Data
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