ISSN:
1432-0533
Keywords:
Ganglioside
;
Medulloblastoma
;
Xenograft
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The ganglioside patterns of medulloblastomas have never been established; in this study we report the ganglioside profile of the human medulloblastoma cell line TE-671 grown as a xenograft in nude mice. Gangliosides were isolated and structurally analyzed by fast atom bombardment mass spectometry following permethylation. Identification of individual gangliosides was also performed by immunostaining of high-performance thin-layer chromatography-separated bands. Total ganglioside levels of 0.20 μmol/g of tissue were obtained, consistent with those reported for human glioma cell lines grown as xenografts; predominant monosialogangliosides of TE-671 xenografts were II3-α-NeuAc-LacCer (GM3) and II3-α-NeuAc-GgOse3 Cer (GM2) but there were also relatively large proportions of IV3-α-NeuAc-LcOse4Cer (3′-isoLM1), IV3-α-NeuAc-nLcOse4Cer (3′-LM1) and a further ganglioside of the neolactoseries with an extra lactosamine moiety. The only oligosialoganglioside detected was IV3, II3-α-NeuAc2-GgOse4Cer (GD1a).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00687580
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