Immunohistological characterization of a monoclonal antibody (OV632) against epithelial ovarian carcinomas

Summary A hybridoma cell line (OV632) producing monoclonal antibody against ovarian carcinomas was developed from the spleen cells of a mouse immunized with cystic fluid from a serous cystadenocarcinoma. Immunohistological studies in frozen sections showed that 22 out of 28 nonmucinous ovarian carcinomas, which included serous, endometrioid, clear cell, and undifferentiated tumours, reacted with this antibody. Three out of 7 mucinous ovarian carcinomas were positive, whereas only 7 out of 122 extra-genital malignant lesions, predominantly adenocarcinomas, were positive. The negative cases included 38 breast carcinomas and 24 colon carcinomas, tumours which are responsible for most of metastatic disease in the ovary. On the basis of these findings, the antibody OV632 is considered appropriate for histodiagnostic purposes as an aid in the distinction between primary and secondary ovarian cancer.     

Analysis of the tumour-associated antigen TAG-12 by monoclonal antibody 7A9 in normal,benign and malignant mammary tissues

Summary A monoclonal antibody 7A9 was raised against the tumour-associated glycoprotein TAG-12 purified from T47-D breast carcinoma cells. In immunoblots from cytosol of T47-D cells and from sera of breast cancer patients, antibody 7A9 detects the high molecular weight mucin-like TAG-12 antigen. A series of paraffin sections of normal, benign and malignant mammary tissues have been studied with monoclonal antibody 7A9 and the immunoalkaline phosphatase method. In resting gland, proliferating gland and fibroadenoma ducts, reactivity of 7A9 was mainly restricted to luminal membranes of epithelial cells and secretions. 77/79 primary breast carcinomas including ductal, lobular and various other carcinoma types showed cytoplasmic and/or membrane-associated staining with 7A9 in most tumour cells. Metastases (31/31) from different sites were also positive. Strong immunoreactivity with single tumour cells was noted in cytological preparations from freshly resected breast cancer tissue. Thus, monoclonal antibody 7A9 seems to be very useful for the targeting of breast carcinoma cells.     

Usefulness of a novel monoclonal antibody against human osteocalcin in immunohistochemical diagnosis

Summary A novel monoclonal antibody against human osteocalcin, recently established in our laboratory, was shown by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry to react specifically with human osteoblasts. In the present study, the antibody was applied to the immunohistochemical diagnosis of human bone tumours, especially osteoblastic tumours. The antibody reacted with all 27 osteosarcomas. No positive reaction was found either in chondrosarcoma, giant cell tumours of bone, soft tissue tumours or epithelial tumours. A positive reaction was found preferentially in the cytoplasm of most of the osteosarcoma cells, but not in the extracellular matrix. Since the antibody reacted with formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues, it will be a useful tool for routine immunohistochemical diagnosis of osteoblastic lesions.     

A new monoclonal antibody to human subcapsular thymic epithelial cells

Summary A monoclonal antibody, termed K-20, was generated against an anaplastic thymic carcinoma cell line, Ty-82. Subcapsular thymic epithelial cells of the thymus and blood vessels in various organs were shown to react with the K-20 monoclonal antibody by immunohistochemical staining. Immunofluorescent study revealed that various haematopoietic fresh cells and cell lines did not show any significant reactivity with K-20, except for one Epstein-Barr-virus-carrying lymphoma cell line (SP-50B). Western immunoblotting and affinity purification procedure revealed that K-20 was directed to a protein with a molecular weight of 28 kDa. K-20 is unique in its restrictive reactivity with human subcapsular thymic epithelial cells.     

Immunohistochemical reactivity of a monoclonal antibody prepared against human breast carcinoma

Summary The reactivity profile of an IgM monoclonal antibody, MBR1, raised against the human breast cancer cell line MCF7, was studied in a variety of human tumours and non-neoplastic tissues by light microscopic immunohistochemistry. The range of reactivity included specific types of non-neoplastic epithelial cells and a number of epithelial tumours. Most mammary carcinomas reacted with MBR1, but adenocarcinomas and squamous carcinomas from different sites were also strongly positive. Different patterns of immunoreactivity were apparent in microscopically normal tissues, in tissues with inflammatory changes and in carcinomas. Heterogeneous staining, despite morphological similarities, was documented in neoplastic and non-neoplastic epithelial cells. The reactivity of MBR1 was different from that reported for other monoclonal antibodies, but revealed similarities to that of monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal sera against human milk fat globule membrane.     

UN1, a murine monoclonal antibody recognizing a novel human thymic antigen

Abstract: A murine monoclonal antibody (mAb) UN1 was produced on the basis of selective reactivity with human thymocytes. Characterization of UN1 by immunofluorescence gave a high intensity of labeling with the majority of human thymocytes. Expression was preferentially associated with immature thymocytes (CD3^dim) compared to mature cells, whereas only a subpopulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes was weakly stained. No specific binding to monocytes or granulocytes was detected. The T-cell lines HPB-ALL, H9 and MOLT-4 were all positively bound by UN1. Immunohistological staining of thymic tissues showed that mAb UN1 detected cells in both the cortex and medulla of fetal thymus, whereas the reaction in thymus samples from young children was mainly with medullar cells. By western blotting analysis, the antigen recognized by mAb UN1 corresponds to a membrane polypeptide with a molecular weight of approximately 120 kDa present on thymocytes and HPB-ALL cells. The mAb UN1 was submitted to the 5th International Workshop and Conference on Human Leukocyte Differentiation Antigens, Boston, 1993. UN1 did not cluster in any of the old or new clusters of differentiation discussed at the conference, indicating its unique reactivity. Together with the data presented in this paper, this suggests that the UN1 antibody defines a previously undescribed molecule present on the cell surface of thymocytes and a minority of peripheral blood lymphocytes.     

Generation and application of a monoclonal antibody raised against a recombinant cytomegalovirus-specific polypeptide

Summary Procedures for diagnostics of cytomegalovirus infections include histopathology, cell culture, serology, and direct detection of viral antigens or nucleic acids within infected cells or tissues. In order to develop a new diagnostic reagent for viral antigen detection, we generated a mouse monoclonal antibody. This antibody was raised against a recombinant antigen representing part of the large phosphorylated structural protein pp150 of human cytomegalovirus. The monoclonal antibody was shown to be useful for antigen detection by immunofluorescence and immunoenzymatic staining in infected cells from cell culture as well as from infected organs. The antibody proved to be reactive even in paraffin-embedded sections from tissue specimens.Abbreviations HCMV human cytomegalovirus - HSV herpes simplex virus - pp150 phosphorylated HCMV structural protein with apparent molecular weight of 150 kD - bp base pairs - kD kilodaltons - gal galactosidase     

新生血管特异抗体的制备及生物活性鉴定

目的 研制识别肿瘤新生血管的单克隆抗体及其活性。方法 用肝癌细胞条件培养基刺激人血管内皮细胞，以此作为抗原免疫小鼠制备抗体。用免疫组化、ELISA和流式细胞术筛选肿瘤血管特异抗体并鉴定其免疫特性。用MTT法研究抗体对血管内皮细胞增殖的影响。结果 抗体AA98选择性地识别肿瘤血管和人血管内皮细胞，抑制血管内皮细胞的增殖。结论 抗体AA98在肿瘤诊断和治疗方面具有潜在的应用价值。     

Characterization of Wue-1, a novel monoclonal antibody that stimulates the growth of plasmacytoma cell lines

A new monoclonal antibody, Wue-1, which specifically recognizes normal and malignant plasma cells, is characterized. Biochemical studies showed that monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) recognize a protein of 94 kDa. Using triple-staining flow cytometry and double-labeling immunohistochemical techniques, two populations of plasma cells, i.e. lymphoplasmocytoid plasma cells located in the germinal center of lymphoid organs and reticular plasma cells at the paracortex or medullary cords of secondary lymphoid tissues, were distinguished. Wue-1 is expressed when B-cell markers become lost and secretory activity with plasma cell morphology appears. Cell surface markers were identified on normal plasma cells and compared with their malignant counterpart in vivo. Terminal plasma–cellular differentiation of malignant low- and high-grade B-cell lymphoma and anaplastic plasmacytoma, otherwise difficult to identify with conventional B-cell markers on tissue sections or fluorescence-activated cell sorter analyses, were detectable by Wue-1. In cell culture, Wue-1 enhanced the proliferation of myeloma cell lines but not normal plasma cells in a dose-dependent manner. Since Wue-1-induced proliferation was increased by interleukin (IL)-6, Wue-1 recognizes a so far unidentified antigen with functional properties. Therefore, Wue-1 represents a useful new tool for therapy and for the in vivo and in vitro studying of B-cell lymphomas and the mechanisms of B-cell differentiation. Received: 13 January 2000 / Accepted: 10 May 2000     

Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies against the Extracellular Domain of CA 125

Carcinoma antigen 125 (CA 125) is overexpressed in ovarian cancer and antibodies against it are widely employed for diagnostic purposes. The rarity of CA 125 antigenic domains and its highly glycosylated structure, however, is a problem that may prevent immunized mice from developing a diversified population of anti-CA 125 antibodies. In this study a prime-boost strategy, which potentially could augment the humoral immune responses against rare and poorly immunogenic determinants, was used for immunization of mice and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were produced by hybridoma technology. Reactivity of mAbs was then assessed by ELISA, western blotting, immunoprecipitation, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining of OVCAR-3 cell line. Altogether, 10 clones were produced, 3 of which had IgG isotype and the rest were IgM. Two-third of clones recognized cognate antigen in fixed and living cells and had strong immunoreactivity in IHC staining. In Western blotting, our antibodies recognized CA 125 as high molecular weight antigen mostly migrated in the 3% stacking gel. Immunoprecipitation of OVCAR-3 cell lysate by mAbs resulted in a very similar migration pattern that reconfirmed their specificities. The mAbs produced in this study are invaluable tools in diagnosis and research fields for assessment of CA 125 expression in cancerous ovarian tissues.     

Immunohistochemical characterization of an anti-epithelial monoclonal antibody (mAB lu-5)

Summary A mouse monoclonal antibody (mAB lu-5) was prepared using a lung cancer cell line as an antigen. The selected clone produces an IgG with a gamma-1 heavy chain and a kappa-light-chain. Immunohistochemical testing of mAB lu-5 on 117 normal tissue biopsies and 474 tumours revealed reactivity with an intracytoplasmic, formaldehyderesistant antigen present in most epithelial and mesothelial cells, but absent in mesenchymal cells. The antibody can therefore be used as a first order, pan-epithelial marker. It proved also useful for fast tumour diagnosis on frozen sections.     

Characterization of a glial associated antigen GA-1 by monoclonal antibody

A glial antigen (GA-1) was identified by monoclonal antibodies (MAb) raised against C6 rat glioma cells. MAb-7D3 (IgG_2aκ) revealed GA-1 as a single protein band with a R_f value of 0.09 by the use of basic-PAGE Western blot. SDS-PAGE Western blot and radioimmunoprecipitation (RIP) further resolved Ga-1 into two subunits with a molecular weight of 200 and 78 kDa respectively. Subcellular localization by immunocytochemical staining revealed its cytosolic presence with a punctate pattern perinuclearly. Significant expression of GA-1 may be detected in 4 glioma or glial cell lines derived from rat brain. However, no expression may be detected in the rest of the 18 mammalian cell lines or primary neural cell cultures examined. All of the above data thereby suggest that GA-1 may be glial specific whereas the epitope of GA-1 defined by MAb-7D3 is species (rat) specific.     

人肺癌相关单克隆抗体的制备及其抗原的纯化

目的：研制抗人肺癌细胞（A549）单克隆抗体，并对其所识别的抗原进行免疫亲和层析纯化。方法：以人肺癌细胞系A549免疫BALB／c小鼠，常规融合，以间接ELISA筛选，免疫组化研究单克隆抗体的特性，通过免疫亲和层析纯化所识别相关的抗原。结果：成功获得了一株能够稳定分泌抗人肺癌相关抗原单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株289，并提取了其识别的相关抗原。结论：2139单克隆抗体及其所识别抗原有可能进一步用于肺癌的实验室诊断。     

Measurement of monoclonal antibody affinity by non-competitive enzyme immunoassay

Enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (EIA) has widespread use for the measurement of antibody concentration. The affinity constant (K_aff) of the antibody has an effect upon the quantification by EIA. It is thus important to be able to measure K_aff by solid-phase EIA. Based upon the Law of Mass Action and using serial dilutions of both antigen (coating the plate) and antibody, K_aff has been measured by EIA. A microtiter plate was coated with antigen (Ag) and then incubated with monoclonal antibody (Ab). The plate was sequentially incubated with a second enzyme-antibody conjugate (EAC) and with the enzyme substrate. The amount of Ab adherent to Ag on the plate [Ag Ab] and [Ag₂ Ab] was reflected by the enzyme product measured by OD. The use of serial dilutions of Ab resulted in a sigmoid curve of OD versus logarithm of total Ab added to the well. Comparison of the OD at the upper plateau (OD-100) for different antibodies was a reflection of the relative number of epitopes on the Ag that were identified by the different antibodies, provided excessive EAC was used. [Ab]_t and [Ab′]_t were the measurable total antibody concentrations in the wells at OD-50 and OD-50′ for plates coated with [Ag] and [Ag′], respectively. [Ag] and [Ag′] were not true antigen concentrations, but were a measure of antigen density on the plate. For [Ag′] = [Ag]/2, K_aff = 1/2(2[Ab′]_t − [Ab]_t). Using five different anti-CEA antibodies and different proportions of CEA in the coating solution, K_aff was measured. K_aff determined by EIA correlated well with K_aff measured by soluble phase inhibition assay. This EIA method of estimation of K_aff is simple, rapid, and reliable.     

An assessment of MAC 387 antibody as a diagnostically useful marker of L1 epithelial antigen expression by lung tumours.

A recent report describing the distribution of L1 epithelial antigen in lung tumours in relation to the histological type claimed that this antigen was a highly reliable marker of squamous cell carcinoma. Our study was designed to test this claim and to examine the potential of this antigen in the typing of lung tumours in biopsy specimens. A total of 143 lung tumours were typed according to the WHO classification and examined immunohistochemically for L1 epithelial antigen expression using commercially available monoclonal mouse anti-human myeloid/histiocyte antigen (MAC 387). Positivity was found in 46 of 55 squamous cell carcinomas (84 per cent), 12 of 27 adenocarcinomas (44 per cent), 15 of 16 adenosquamous carcinomas (93 per cent), 10 of 15 large cell carcinomas (67 per cent), none of 20 small cell carcinomas, and none of 10 carcinoid tumours. Of those tumours expressing L1 epithelial antigen, most showed a patchy pattern of positivity. From this study it is clear that detection of L1 epithelial antigen by MAC 387 antibody is not specific for squamous cell carcinomas, but it may have a limited use in the diagnosis of small cell carcinomas and carcinoid tumours as these are consistently negative.     

人肝再生增强因子单克隆抗体的制备:以非纯化的大肠杆菌表达抗原筛选杂交瘤

目的 :利用杂交瘤技术、以非纯化的大肠杆菌表达重组蛋白作为筛选抗原 ,制备小鼠抗人肝再生增强因子(hALR)的单克隆抗体。方法 :用实验室纯化的重组hALR 硫氧环蛋白融合蛋白免疫BALB c小鼠 ;小鼠脾细胞与SP2 0骨髓瘤细胞融合后经HAT选择培养基筛选杂交瘤 ;以重组质粒pQE30 hALR与空质粒pQE30在大肠杆菌中诱导表达后的细菌裂解产物作为筛选抗原和对照抗原 ,用ELISA方法筛选能分泌抗hALR单克隆抗体的阳性杂交瘤细胞克隆 ;进一步以ELISA方法和免疫印迹方法检测该杂交瘤细胞产生的抗体对真核细胞表达的重组hALR及人体血清中天然hALR的反应性。结果 :成功筛选出一株能稳定分泌抗hALR单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞 ;其产生的抗体能对真核细胞表达的重组hALR及人体血清中天然的hALR发生特异的抗原抗体反应。结论 :大肠杆菌表达的重组蛋白在以空质粒表达产物作为对照下 ,不经过任何纯化步骤也能够用于单克隆抗体制备中的杂交瘤筛选 ;hALR单克隆抗体为深入研究hALR提供了研究手段。     

诱导细胞凋亡的抗hDR5单抗的研究

目的 研制能诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡的抗人DR5单克隆抗体（McAb）。方法 以可溶性人死亡受体（death receptor，DR）5胞外段免疫小鼠，采用杂交瘤技术制备抗人DR5的McAb；MTT方法筛选分泌有细胞毒活性McAb的杂交瘤细胞；亲和层析方法纯化McAb；夹心ELISA法测定McAb亚型；Western blot和斑点ELISA法检测McAb的抗原表位类型；间接ELISA法检测McAb的特异性；流式细胞仪检测FITC-annexinⅤ／PI双色标记的Jurkat细胞的凋亡率；DNA琼脂糖凝胶电泳测定凋亡细胞的DNA片段化。结果 获得1株杂交瘤细胞，其分泌的McAb命名为mDRA-6，为IgG1；其抗原表位类型为构象表位；其特异性识别hDR5，与hFas、hDR4等无交叉反应。mDRA-6对Jurkat细胞具有细胞毒作用；经McAb mDRA-6处理后，Jurkat细胞膜表面高表达丝氨酸磷脂，并导致Jurkat细胞中的DNA片段化。结论 mDRA-6是一个具有诱导细胞凋亡活性的新的抗人DR5功能性抗体，在以TRAIL／DR5系统进行肿瘤治疗和探讨DR5的功能结构域研究方面具有广泛应用前景。     

筛选出一株可识别多种变异HBsAg的单克隆抗体及其应用

目的 制备筛选可识别变异表面抗原(hepatitis B surface antigen,HBsAg)的单克隆抗体(monoclonal antibody, mAb).用筛选出的单克隆抗体建立检测变异HBsAg的ELISA实验方法.方法 用血源HBsAg免疫Balb/c小鼠,通过杂交瘤细胞融合技术制备抗-HBs单克隆抗体.不同单克隆抗体包被酶标反应孔,检测真核细胞表达的野生及变异HBsAg,了解各种单克隆抗体的反应模式 .筛选出可以较好识别变异HBsAg的单克隆抗体Hb1,优化该抗体ELISA检测HBsAg的方法,与 8种HBs Ag检测试剂比较检测变异HBsAg的能力.结果 经过筛选,得到一种可以较好识别包括G145R在内大多数变异HBsAg的单克隆抗体.检测变异HBsAg的能力优于市售HBsAg 诊断试剂.结论 用本实验制备的单克隆抗体可以用于ELISA检测变异HBsAg,减少HBsAg变异株的漏检率.     

宫颈癌、卵巢癌与HLA的关联研究

目的探讨HLA抗原与宫颈癌、卵巢癌病因学中发病风险的关系.方法用标准微量淋巴细胞毒性试验对24例宫颈癌患者、22例卵巢癌患者和25例正常妇女进行HLA-A、B、C抗原位点检测.结果 HLA-B5(RR=3.459, P=0.037)与宫颈癌危险风险呈强的正相关,HLA-A11(RR=0.364, P=0.0556)与卵巢癌危险风险呈负相关.结论 HLA-B5抗原与宫颈癌,HLA-A11抗原与卵巢癌的发病风险有着密切的关系.     

Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Nonspecific Cross-reacting Antigen in Normal and Neoplastic Human Tissues Using a Monoclonal Antibody: Cornparison with Carcinoembryonic Antigen Localization

Nonspecific cross-reacting antigen (NCA) immunoreactivity was localized in normal and neoplastic human tissues using a monoclonal antibody to 55, 90 and 95 kDa molecules of NCA. This was compared to the localization of immunoreactive carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) as demonstrated by polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. In frozen sections, CEA was localized in normal surface epithelium of the stomach and colon where NCA was only weakly detected. Type 1 and type 2 like pneumocytes were positive for NCA, while CEA was localized only in type 2-like pneumocytes. CEA and NCA were both demonstrated in ductal cells of frozen pancreatobiliary and mammary tissues. The antigenicity of CEA and NCA in normal tissues was significantly lost after paraffin embedding as compared to frozen sections. NCA was consistently demonstrated in eccrine sweat glands embedded in paraffin. In various tumor tissues, CEA and NCA were colocalized and expression increased sufficiently to be detected in paraffin sections. Adenocarcinomas of the stomach and colon and cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas, as well as neuroendocrine carcinomas of the lung and thyroid, showed a CEA predominance over NCA. In ductal adenocarcinomas of the pancreas and breast and in cholangiocarcinoma, NCA reactivity was greater than CEA. Keratiniring foci of most squamous cell carcinomas of mucosal origin and some adenocarcinomas equally expressed both. Hepatocellular carcinoma, lobular mammary carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma were positive only with unabsorbed polyclonal antibody which widely recognizes CEA-related substances. Renal cell carcinoma, prostatic adenocarcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, anaplastic carcinomas, choriocarcinoma and basal cell carcinomas showed little or no immunoreactivity. Hence the relative ratio of CEA/NCA expression in tumors was dependent on the tissue of origin and histologic type. The cytoplasmic granular staining of NCA in cancer cells was a noteworthy difference from the plasma membrane-associated localization of CEA. Acta Pathol Jpn 40: 85–97, 1990.