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1.
Int J Oncol ; 14(3): 585-91, 1999 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10024695

ABSTRACT

The design of more effective therapies for metastatic disease involves development of new compounds able to specifically block the malignant process. We demonstrated previously that a new synthetic nitrogenated compound 3'-1-chloroethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo-(2, 1-i)-purine-4-ium-7-yl-3'-deoxy-1',5', 6'-tri-O-(methylsulfonyl)-muco-inositol chloride (DIC) had an anti-proliferative activity on tumor cells in vitro. In the present work we demonstrate that DIC induces apoptosis on the LM3 murine mammary adenocarcinoma cell line in vitro and has anti-angiogenic activity in vivo. We also evaluated toxicity, biodistribution and anti-neoplastic properties of DIC in vivo. Toxicity studies allowed us to establish the LD50 (750 mg/kg body weight). Administration of 250 mg/kg/day (LD10) for 6 days did not cause overt toxic effects. Biodistribution assays revealed that DIC was rapidly eliminated (60% at t=10 min), although it accumulated in tumor tissue at higher concentrations than in other tissues. Daily s.c. treatment with DIC (LD10) for 24 days significantly reduced the number of spontaneous lung metastases. These results suggest that DIC has the ability of impairing the metastatic development by inhibiting angiogenesis and inducing apoptosis on tumor cells.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Inositol/analogs & derivatives , Purines/pharmacology , Adenocarcinoma/pathology , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Antineoplastic Agents/toxicity , Cell Division/drug effects , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Female , Inositol/chemical synthesis , Inositol/pharmacology , Inositol/toxicity , Iodine Radioisotopes , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Neoplasm Metastasis/prevention & control , Neovascularization, Pathologic/prevention & control , Purines/chemical synthesis , Purines/toxicity , Tissue Distribution , Tumor Cells, Cultured
2.
Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam ; 31(1): 3-12, mar. 1997. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-207549

ABSTRACT

El anticuerpo monoclonal (AcMo) anti-CEA B2C114 fue marcado con 99mTc utilizando uno de los métodos directos de marcación, en el cual la proteína (AcMo IgG1) se reuce utilizando una solución de Ditiotreitol (DTT) para generar grupos sulfhidrilos, uniendo el 99mTc a los mismos a través del anión [99mTcNCl4]- preparado por calentamiento a reflujo de pertecneciato en presencia de azida sódica y HCl conc. El exceso de DTT se eliminó pasando el AcMo reducido por Sephadex G-25 y del mismo modo se realizó la purificación del anticuerpo marcado. Las cromatografías en TLC y Whatman Nº1 usando Metanol 85 por ciento y solución fisiológica como solventes, mostraron una actividad unida a proteínas entre 55-60 por ciento, obteniéndose luego de la purificación por Sephadex G-25 un producto con 90-95 por ciento de pureza radioquímica. Se realizó la biodistribución en ratones Balb/c a las 21 h post inyección obteniéndose una relación de 2:1 de la dosis inyectada por gramo de tejido, con respecto al tumor reactivo:no reactivo. El ensayo de unión realizado demostró que el AcMo conservó su actividad biológica después de marcado


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacokinetics , Isotope Labeling , Models, Biological , Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Carcinoembryonic Antigen , Biological Availability , Chromatography, Gel , Chromatography, Paper , Chromatography, Thin Layer , Isotope Labeling/statistics & numerical data , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Neoplasms/diagnosis
3.
J Nucl Biol Med (1991) ; 38(4 Suppl 1): 33-7, 1994 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7632765

ABSTRACT

Two anti-CEA antibodies, B2C114 and IORCEA1, were radiolabeled with 99mTc by two direct methods (mercaptoethanol and ascorbic acid reduction), and the radio-immunoimaging properties of B2C114 were assessed in mice bearing an M3-reactive tumor. The labeling efficiency was greater than 90% as measured by ITLC in saline, methylethylketone and with serum albumin impregnated sheets using ethanol: water: NH4OH (2:5:1). The label was stable to challenge with excess DTPA, and in the case of ascorbic acid reduction, serum analysis showed that 10-15% of the radioactivity was lost during incubation. In vitro studies demonstrated that the radiolabeled antibodies retained their immunoreactivity. Biodistribution studies in normal Balb/c mice showed that the pattern of uptake was quite similar for both antibodies. Biodistribution of the 99mTc-B2C114 and image studies in the animal model showed that the tumor was clearly visualized and that B2C114 labeled with 99mTc is a possible candidate for human radioimmunodetection of CEA-expressing tumors.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Monoclonal , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/diagnostic imaging , Organotechnetium Compounds , Radioimmunodetection , Animals , Carcinoembryonic Antigen/immunology , Female , Isotope Labeling/methods , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Rabbits , Tissue Distribution
4.
Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam ; 26(3): 285-93, sept. 1992. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-124815

ABSTRACT

El anticuerpo monoclonal (AcMo) B2C114, dirigido contra el antígeno carcinoembrionario (CEA) fue conjugado con el anhídrido bicíclico del DTPA (CA-DTPA) usando diferentes relaciones molares CA-DTPA: AcMo desde 1:1 hasta 30:1. Se determinó para cada caso la eficiencia de acoplamiento y el número de moléculas de DTPA por molécula de AcMo. Se realizó la marcación con 111In para todas las relaciones molares CA-DTPA: AcMo y se determinó la pureza radioquímica por cromatografía instantánea en placa delgada (ITLC Gelman SG) y cromatografía en gel (Sephadex G-25). La biodistribución del AcMo marcado en ratones normales Balb/c y en portadores de tumor reactivo (M3), a diferentes horas post-inyección, mostró una acumulación creciente en el tumor al cabo de 72 h, con captación en hígado y riñón. Se observó también que al aumentar la relación molar CA-DTPA se incrementó el porcentaje de radiactividad asociada al riñón, lo cual indicaría una mayor inestabilidad del radiofármaco


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Carcinoembryonic Antigen , Indium , Isotope Labeling , Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis , Neoplasms, Experimental/diagnosis , Pentetic Acid , Radioisotopes , Radionuclide Imaging/trends , Mice, Inbred BALB C/immunology , Antibodies, Monoclonal/metabolism , Breast Neoplasms , Chelating Agents , Tissue Distribution/physiology , Indium/pharmacokinetics , Biomarkers, Tumor/biosynthesis , Neoplasms, Experimental , Neoplasms, Experimental/immunology , Radionuclide Imaging/statistics & numerical data , Radionuclide Imaging/veterinary
5.
Biotecnol. apl ; 8(1): 32-42, ene.-abr. 1991. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-97048

ABSTRACT

El anticuerpo mionoclonal B2C114 producido contra el antígeno carcinoembrionario reconoce un carbohidrato del antígeno A de grupo sanguineo humano. La expresión de este determinante antigénico se investigó en estirpes celulares del adenocarcinoma mamario espontáneo M3 y su derivada experimental MM3 de mayor capacidad metastatizante. La reactividad específica in vitro de B2C114 marcado con I a la 125 permitió determinar el número de epitopes antigénicos por celula M3 y la constante de asociación. La biodistribución del anticuerpo monoclonal mostró que I a la 125-B2C114 discriminó, con alta sensibilidad, entre el tumor M3, la variante MM3 y tejidos normales, confirmado por la obtención de imágenes positivas de M3 en cámara gamma. Estos estudios han permitido la obtención de un modelo que facilita el desarrollo de diferentes tecnologías aplicadas al diagnóstico y a la terapéutica del cáncer


Subject(s)
Mice , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Carcinoembryonic Antigen , Epitopes , Immunotherapy , Iodine Radioisotopes , Neoplasms
6.
Biotecnol. apl ; 8(1): 32-42, ene.-abr. 1991. tab
Article in Spanish | CUMED | ID: cum-8401

ABSTRACT

El anticuerpo mionoclonal B2C114 producido contra el antígeno carcinoembrionario reconoce un carbohidrato del antígeno A de grupo sanguineo humano. La expresión de este determinante antigénico se investigó en estirpes celulares del adenocarcinoma mamario espontáneo M3 y su derivada experimental MM3 de mayor capacidad metastatizante. La reactividad específica in vitro de B2C114 marcado con I a la 125 permitió determinar el número de epitopes antigénicos por celula M3 y la constante de asociación. La biodistribución del anticuerpo monoclonal mostró que I a la 125-B2C114 discriminó, con alta sensibilidad, entre el tumor M3, la variante MM3 y tejidos normales, confirmado por la obtención de imágenes positivas de M3 en cámara gamma. Estos estudios han permitido la obtención de un modelo que facilita el desarrollo de diferentes tecnologías aplicadas al diagnóstico y a la terapéutica del cáncer (AU)


Subject(s)
Mice , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Carcinoembryonic Antigen , Epitopes , Immunotherapy , Neoplasms , Iodine Radioisotopes
7.
Surg Radiol Anat ; 11(1): 41-8, 1989.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2497533

ABSTRACT

Using thick sections of the base of the skull and face their mechanical structure is viewed from the engineering aspect and the anatomic solutions evolved are compared with those selected by Aerospatiale engineers for the concept and development of the Airbus. It is concluded that the anterior and middle cranial fossae, together with the face, constitute an inseparable mechanical assembly each of whose component units participate in the rigidity of the others. Since this mechanical assembly must provide maximal rigidity for minimal weight, this suggests that aeronautical solutions should throw much light on the detail of construction of the skull and face. Indeed, the rigidity and lightness of the latter are obtained by means of solutions familiar in aeronautics: the reliance on thin-shelled beams with a honeycomb filling, the diploe analogous to a preconstrained composite or sandwich structure, a system of frames, struts and stiffeners, and the use of fillets at the sites of junction of struts.


Subject(s)
Cephalometry , Biomechanical Phenomena , Cranial Fossa, Posterior/anatomy & histology , Cranial Sinuses/anatomy & histology , Humans
8.
Surg Radiol Anat ; 9(3): 241-9, 1987.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3122345

ABSTRACT

The authors present a physico-mathematical model of a human femur, under "monopodal" static constraints, using the finite elements method. Three examples are considered: a normal femur, a femur implanted with a short-stem prosthesis without cement, and a femur implanted with a long-stem prosthesis without cement. The lines of isoconstraints were compared in the three examples, as well as the main constraints (direction and intensity). From the results, the authors suggest that a prosthesis made of titanium is currently best even though its YOUNG's modulus differs from that of the bone. A prosthesis of composite material is possible in the future. While the intensity of the constraints is nearly the same at the level of the epiphysis for the short-stem and long-stem prosthesis it seems that the short-stem prosthesis fitted accurately without cement is the best solution. The introduction of a hip prosthesis modifies the normal curve of the loaded femur by changing the center of this curve.


Subject(s)
Femur/physiology , Hip Prosthesis , Posture , Stress, Mechanical , Biomechanical Phenomena , Humans , Models, Biological
9.
Medicina (B.Aires) ; 46(4): 423-8, jul.-ago. 1986. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-41951

ABSTRACT

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue la producción, caracterización y aplicación de anticuerpos monoclonales anti-antígeno carcinoembrionario. Ratones Balb/c fueron inmunizados con 2 dosis ip de 5 y 10 microng de antígeno carcinoembrionario en adyuvante completo de Freund cada 30 días, y 3 dosis de refuerzo durante días consecutivos. Las células esplénicas fueron fusionadas con células de mieloma X63/Ag8.653 en presencia de polietilenglicol, y los híbridos rescatados en medio selectivo conteniendo hipoxantina-methotrexate-timidina. La detección de híbridos productores de anticuerpos monoclonales dirigidos contra el antígeno se realizó por radioinmunoanálisis en fase sólida, utilizando como trazador imunoglobulina de conejo anti-ratón marcada con 125I. Se obtuvo una eficiencia del 65% en crescimiento y del 13% en positividad. Los híbridos fueron clonados y estabilizados por miniclonado repetitivo, con un 65% de crecimiento y 40% de positividad. De 11 hibridomas productores se seleccionaron 3 que fueron inyectados en ratones BALB/c para la obtención de tumores ascíticos. La inmuno-especificidad de los anticuerpos monoclonales A4, A15 y A19 fue determinada por inmunoelectroforesis crozada, detectándose la formación de inmunoprecipitados específicos entre los anticuerpos monoclonales y el antígeno carcinoembrionario marcado con 125I. El anticuerpo monoclonal A4, de altas afinidad (K=1,60x10*10 litros/mol) fue activo en el radioinmunoensayo hasta la dilución 1: 10 000 testada, permitiendo detectar valores de aproximadamente 0,5ng/ml. En ensayos de competición contra el anticuerpo policlonal, el rango de inhibición obtenido fue del 28 al 35% utilizando antígeno purificado, y del 10 al 15% con sueros de pacientes afectados por cáncer de colon...


Subject(s)
Mice , Animals , Humans , Female , Antibodies, Monoclonal/biosynthesis , Antibody Specificity/methods , Carcinoembryonic Antigen/isolation & purification , Hybridization, Genetic , Hybridomas/immunology , In Vitro Techniques , Antibodies, Monoclonal/isolation & purification , Culture Techniques , Hybridomas/transplantation , Mice, Inbred BALB C
11.
Anat Clin ; 7(3): 183-92, 1985.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-4063117

ABSTRACT

The authors have studied the deformations of a mandible isolated from its muscular environment and submitted to statical constraints, with the help of a "modified model" and the finite elements method: the general deformation of the mandible and its modifications according to the direction of the application of the pressure, the rotation phenomenon or "torsion" in cross sections (identified by computer) of the mandible, the respective deformations of the internal and external corticals have successively been calculated. Particular mechanical phenomenons corresponding to the areas where the anatomo-clinical forms of the mandibular fractures take place have clearly been shown. The authors draw the conclusion that the mandible behaves mechanically in a similar way to a tridimensional composite.


Subject(s)
Mandibular Fractures/physiopathology , Models, Biological , Humans , Pressure , Stress, Mechanical , Torsion Abnormality
12.
Anat Clin ; 7(3): 193-201, 1985.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-4063118

ABSTRACT

In order to try to determine the nature of the mechanical structure of the mandible, the authors have compared, with the help of holographic interferometry, the behavior of the fresh mandible of a corpse, of a representative iron angle, and of a block of carbon-carbon under static constraint. There are no similarities between the behavior of the human mandible and that of a polycrystalline steel. On the contrary, the behavior of the mandible and of the carbon-carbon block are very similar. It would be hasty to state that bones are a heterogeneous composite. We can only prove, in a first approach, that they behave similarly under identical experimental conditions. The authors also demonstrated that the mandible presents a "mechanical hysteresis" phenomenon. This means that, when subjected to a small strain, its shape changes, but this change tends to neutralize itself in part in the course of time.


Subject(s)
Holography/methods , Mandible/physiology , Aged , Biomechanical Phenomena , Humans , Interferometry , Stress, Mechanical
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