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Mol Ther Oncolytics ; 24: 788-798, 2022 Mar 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35317514

RESUMO

Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) are a class of promising anticancer immunotherapies. Among them, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved blinatumomab (BLI) is very effective in eliminating the minimum residual disease (MRD) of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), resulting in long-term remission in many individuals. However, the need for months-long intravenous delivery and high cost limit its clinical acceptance. Here we demonstrate that these problems can be solved by a BsAb expressed by one intramuscular (i.m.) dose of a minicircle DNA vector (MC). In a human B lymphoma xenograft mouse model, when microcancers became detectable in bone marrow, the mice received an i.m. dose of the MC encoding the BsAb anti-CD3/CD20 (BsAb.CD20), followed by 8 subsequent intravenous (i.v.) doses, one every other day (q2d), of human T cells to serve as effectors. The treatment resulted in persistent expression of a therapeutic level of serum BsAb.CD20 and complete regression or growth retardation of the cancers in the mice. These results suggest that the i.m. MC technology can eliminate the physical and financial burdens of i.v. delivered BLI without compromising anticancer efficacy and that cancer can be treated as easily as injecting a vaccine. This, together with other superior MC features, such as safety and affordability, suggests that the i.m. MC BsAb technology has great clinical application potential.

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Biomaterials ; 250: 120072, 2020 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32361307

RESUMO

Ovarian cancer has become one of the most common gynecological cancers with a high mortality. However, conventional surgery together with combination chemotherapy is difficult to achieve ideal therapeutic effect. Although genetic immunotherapy is applied to active immune responses against cancer, the absence of efficient in vivo gene delivery technique is still an obstacle in clinical application. To overcome these problems, a minicircle DNA vector encoding humanized anti-EpCAM/CD3 bispecific antibody (BsAbEPH) has been constructed. Moreover, different shapes of calcium phosphate (CaPO) biomaterials were prepared. Specifically, the CaPO-nanoneedle-mediated "cell perforation" transfection technology achieves high levels of gene expression in peritoneal cavity. In an intraperitoneal xenograft model with human ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3, the CaPO-nanoneedle/minicircle DNA system expressed BsAbEPH resulted in significant retardation of cancer growth and extension of mouse life-span with limited toxicity. And this system can be made as off-the-shelf and easy-to-use products. Therefore, CaPO-nanoneedle based non-viral gene delivery technology will have great potential in clinical application.


Assuntos
Imunoterapia , Neoplasias Ovarianas , Animais , Fosfatos de Cálcio , Feminino , Técnicas de Transferência de Genes , Humanos , Camundongos , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Neoplasias Ovarianas/terapia , Transfecção
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Prep Biochem Biotechnol ; 44(7): 725-37, 2014 Oct 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24279822

RESUMO

Alpha1-antitrypsin is a kind of plasma protein that requires a sequence of different fractionation steps to get generally. To report an effective process for isolating and purifying alpha1-antitrypsin from Cohn Fraction IV based upon a new immunoaffinity chromatography medium, named "Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Select," characterization of alpha1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) was performed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), Western blot, and tandem mass spectroscopy. Total protein content was determined by the method of Bradford under visible light absorption at 595 nm. Pretreatment process and the immunoaffinity chromatography step achieved a 60.35 ± 1.39% yield. Thus, an overall 71.68 ± 1.32 fold increase in purity and a 41.88 ± 6.98% yield were obtained from plasma. The α1-AT had a specific activity of about 1.00-1.05 PU/mg. This technique will develop an effective process for isolating and purifying, with high purity and specific activity, alpha1-antitrypsin from Cohn Fraction IV or human whole plasma, which could be an efficient and scaled-up method for alpha1-antitrypsin products purification.


Assuntos
Cromatografia de Afinidade/métodos , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/isolamento & purificação , alfa 1-Antitripsina/isolamento & purificação , Western Blotting , Eletroforese Capilar , Eletroforese em Gel Bidimensional , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida , Humanos , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/análise , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem , alfa 1-Antitripsina/análise , alfa 1-Antitripsina/metabolismo
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Anal Biochem ; 448: 82-91, 2014 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24287081

RESUMO

A recombinant IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) showed multiple charge variants in a cation exchange chromatography profile. To better understand the correlation between charge heterogeneity and glycosylation, a rapid reversed phase ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) method with integrated mass analysis has been developed for simultaneous determination of N-terminal pyroglutamate, C-terminal lysine truncation, and Fc glycosylation. The results show that various degrees and/or types of N-terminal pyroglutamate formation and C-terminal lysine (Lys) cleavage account for the majority of charge heterogeneity; and the charge variants showed Fc glycosylation patterns in relation to their terminal modifications. The amount of G1F decreased in the basic variants, whereas Man5 and G0F-GN increased. The complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) activity of purified charge variants also suggested the potential impact of the charge differences on the glycosylation profile.


Assuntos
Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Imunoglobulina G/análise , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem , Animais , Células CHO , Sequência de Carboidratos , Cromatografia por Troca Iônica , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Glicosilação , Fragmentos Fc das Imunoglobulinas/química , Fragmentos Fc das Imunoglobulinas/genética , Fragmentos Fc das Imunoglobulinas/metabolismo , Imunoglobulina G/genética , Imunoglobulina G/metabolismo , Lisina/análise , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mapeamento de Peptídeos , Polimorfismo Genético , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Ácido Pirrolidonocarboxílico/análise , Proteínas Recombinantes/análise , Proteínas Recombinantes/biossíntese , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética
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Hepatology ; 51(5): 1624-34, 2010 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20209601

RESUMO

UNLABELLED: Loss of 16q is one of the most frequent alterations in many malignancies including hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), suggesting the existence of a tumor suppressor gene (TSG) within the frequently deleted region. In this report we describe the identification and characterization of one candidate TSG, tyrosine aminotransferase gene (TAT), at 16q22.1. Loss of one TAT allele was detected in 27/50 (54%) of primary HCCs by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. In addition, homo-deletion of TAT alleles was detected in two cases. Down-regulation of TAT was detected in 28/50 (56%) of HCCs, which was significantly associated with the loss of TAT allele and hypermethylation of TAT 5' CpG island (CGI) region (P < 0.001). Functional studies found that TAT has a strong tumor suppressive ability. Introduction of the TAT gene into HCC cell lines could effectively inhibit colony formation in soft agar, foci formation, and tumor formation in nude mice. Further study found that the tumor suppressive mechanism of TAT was associated with its proapoptotic role in a mitochondrial-dependent manner by promoting cytochrome-c release and activating caspase-9 and PARP. CONCLUSION: Taken together, our findings suggest that TAT plays an important suppressive role in the development and progression of HCC.


Assuntos
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Tirosina Transaminase/genética , Animais , Apoptose/fisiologia , Caspase 9/metabolismo , Cromossomos Humanos Par 16/genética , Ilhas de CpG , Citocromos c/metabolismo , Metilação de DNA , Regulação para Baixo , Ativação Enzimática , Deleção de Genes , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Nus , RNA Interferente Pequeno/farmacologia
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Transfusion ; 48(7): 1342-7, 2008 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18315529

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Viral safety is of paramount importance for human plasma-derived therapeutic proteins. Recent reports of blood-associated transmission and continuous regional outbreaks of dengue fever have prompted a validation of clearance of dengue virus in the manufacture processes of the plasma-derived products. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A high titer of cultured dengue virus serotype 2 was spiked into process samples before individual steps of albumin and immunoglobulin manufacture processes, including cold ethanol precipitation, cation-exchange chromatography, pasteurization, solvent/detergent treatment, and virus filtration. Clearance of dengue virus was quantified with TCID(50) assays in the culture of Vero E6 cells and, when appropriate, real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays. RESULTS: The individual process steps were all effective in the inactivation and/or removal of dengue virus, and the data obtained clearly demonstrate that the risk of dengue virus transmission was reduced cumulatively by at least 10.12 and at least 14.24 log in the albumin and immunoglobulin manufacture processes, respectively. CONCLUSION: The dedicated viral inactivation and/or removal approaches currently implemented in the manufacture of plasma-derived products provide a good safety margin with regard to the transmission of dengue virus.


Assuntos
Proteínas Sanguíneas/isolamento & purificação , Vírus da Dengue/fisiologia , Plasma/metabolismo , Inativação de Vírus , Animais , Proteínas Sanguíneas/uso terapêutico , Chlorocebus aethiops , Cromatografia por Troca Iônica , Dengue/sangue , Dengue/prevenção & controle , Dengue/virologia , Filtração , Humanos , Imunoglobulinas/isolamento & purificação , Imunoglobulinas/uso terapêutico , Plasma/virologia , Albumina Sérica/isolamento & purificação , Albumina Sérica/uso terapêutico , Células Vero , Cultura de Vírus
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 109(1): 128-33, 2007 Jan 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16939706

RESUMO

Crude extracts and three purified tannins from Geum japonicum Thunberg (Rosaceae) were examined for relaxant effects in isolated rat thoracic aorta and for hypotensive effects in anesthetized normotensive and hypertensive rats. The acetone extract and the butyl alcohol extract of Geum japonicum at a cumulative concentration of 30mug/ml potently relaxed phenylephrine-precontracted aortic rings by 73+/-5% and 80+/-7%, respectively, without affecting the resting tension of these vessels. Removal of the vascular endothelium, inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthase with N(omega)-nitro-l-arginine (l-NA) or inhibition of cGMP biosynthesis with methylene blue all abolished the vasorelaxant effects of the Geum japonicum extracts. Addition of l-arginine, the substrate for NO biosynthesis, reversed the inhibitory effects of l-NA. Similar vasorelaxant effects of 82+/-10%, 61+/-8% and 82+/-14%, were observed with the purified tannins, penta-O-galloyl-beta-glucoside, casuariin and 5-desgalloylstachyurin, respectively, at a cumulative concentration of 10muM. Intravenous injection of the butyl alcohol extract of Geum japonicum at a cumulative dose of 2.5mg/kg into both hypertensive and normotensive rats resulted in a marked reduction in the mean arterial blood pressure by 46+/-6% and 34+/-7%, respectively, which was abolished by prior injection of l-NA. Therefore, these results suggest that tannins may be responsible for the vasorelaxant and hypotensive effects of Geum japonicum, mediated via endogenous NO and subsequent cGMP formation. The data suggest that extracts of Geum japonicum may have potential use as new anti-hypertensive agents for lowering arterial blood pressure in hypertensive patients.


Assuntos
Anti-Hipertensivos , Geum/química , Óxido Nítrico/fisiologia , Taninos/farmacologia , Vasodilatadores , Animais , Pressão Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Endotélio Vascular/fisiologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Técnicas In Vitro , Masculino , Contração Muscular/efeitos dos fármacos , Relaxamento Muscular/efeitos dos fármacos , Músculo Liso Vascular/efeitos dos fármacos , NG-Nitroarginina Metil Éster/farmacologia , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo III/antagonistas & inibidores , Fenilefrina/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/química , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Taninos/química , Taninos/isolamento & purificação , Vasoconstritores/farmacologia
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Transfusion ; 45(7): 1160-4, 2005 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15987362

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new infectious disease caused by the SARS virus. Current first-line treatments are experimental, and their effectiveness remains open to question. For more effective treatment and prevention of SARS, human SARS hyperimmune globulins for intravenous (IV) injection were purified in this study. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A combination of cold ethanol precipitation and ion-exchange chromatography was used to process pooled SARS convalescent plasma samples. Virus inactivation and removal approaches were taken to ensure safety. RESULTS: The purified hyperimmune globulins were formulated as a 5 percent solution, with an antibody titer specifically against the SARS virus of 1:83, 1:1600, and 1:200, as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunofluorescence assay, and neutralizing antibody test, respectively. The purity of the SARS hyperimmune globulins was 99.0 percent, and the monomer and dimer content was 100 percent. Other variables analyzed met the Chinese Requirements of Biologics for IV immune globulin. The SARS hyperimmune globulins prepared were subsequently approved for clinical evaluation by the Chinese National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical & Biological Products. CONCLUSION: IV-injectable, purified, and concentrated human SARS hyperimmune globulins were prepared from pooled convalescent plasma samples, which are ready to be further evaluated.


Assuntos
Convalescença , Globulinas/isolamento & purificação , Plasma/imunologia , Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/sangue , Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/imunologia , Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/prevenção & controle , Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Dimerização , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Técnica Indireta de Fluorescência para Anticorpo , Globulinas/química , Humanos , Injeções Intravenosas , Testes de Neutralização , Coronavírus Relacionado à Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/imunologia
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