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  • Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen  (2)
  • Breast cancer, Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen  (1)
  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-1335
    Keywords: Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen ; Breast carcinoma ; Histochemistry ; Lectin ; Neuraminidase
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Normal tissue as well as various benign and malignant lesions of the breast were histochemically examined for the presence of the Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF)-antigen. Fluorescein- or 3H-labelled peanut agglutinin was used for this purpose, a lectin that is known to have a high affinity for the TF-antigen. The occurrence of this TF-antigen seemed in all cases, even in the carcinoma lobulare in situ that is regarded as being derived from myoepithelial cells by some authors, to be associated with a secretory condition. Its presence (free and neuraminicacid covered) in normal, hyperplastic and malignant breast tissue, however, cannot be considered a specific tumour associated antigen as has been previously assumed. Furthermore the investigations have shown that the intensity of fluorescence for peanut agglutinin (PNA)-receptors was generally stronger in differentiated carcinomas than in undifferentiated carcinomas of the breast. The histochemical findings are discussed with regard to diagnostical and immunotherapeutical aspects.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Thomsen-Friedenreich Antigen ; Erdnußagglutinin ; Neuraminidase ; Autoradiographie ; Fluorescenzmikroskop ie ; Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen ; Peanut agglutinin ; Neuraminidase ; Autoradiography ; Fluorescence microscopy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary 1. Three different methods are described for the visualisation of the Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) antigen on cell suspensions, formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded or frozen tissue sections: a) Rosette formation with chicken and sheep erythrocytes. b) Fluorescence-microscopy with fluorescein labelled peanut agglutinin. c) Autoradiography with3H-labelled peanut agglutinin. 2. The TF antigen was shown, as far as presently investigated, to be exposed on various blood cells, glomerula of the kidney and normal mammary gland after neuraminidase treatment. Mammary gland was also shown to possess TF receptors without prior treatment with neuraminidase. 3. The exposure of this cryptantigen can be brought about by bacterial or viral neuraminidase and is followed by an antigen/antibody reaction, which can lead to possible pathological consequences.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung 1. Drei verschiedene Methoden zur Darstellung von sog. Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF)-Antigenen in Zellsuspensionen, an Formalin-fixiertem und in Paraffin eingebettetem Gewebe sowie in Gefrierschnitten werden beschrieben: a) Rosetten-Bildung mit Hühner- und Schaferythrocyten. b) Fluorescenzmikroskopie mit Fluorescein-markiertem Erdnußagglutinin. c) Autoradiographie mit3H-markiertem Erdnußagglutinin. 2. Nach Neuraminidasebehandlung konnten TF-Antigene — soweit bisher untersucht — auf verschiedenen Blutzellen, in Nierenglomerula und in normalem Brustdrüsengewebe nachgewiesen werden. Ein Teil derartiger Antigene lag im Brustdrüsenparenchym auch bereits als freie Rezeptoren vor, d. h. waren nicht von Neuraminsäure bedeckt. 3. Die Freilegung dieser Kryptantigene kann im Rahmen von Infektionen durch bakterielle und virale Neuraminidase erfolgen. Dabei kommt es zu einer Antigen/Antikörper Reaktion mit unter Umständen klinisch relevanten Folgen.
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  • 3
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    Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 93 (1979), S. 181-188 
    ISSN: 1432-1335
    Keywords: Breast cancer, Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen ; Lectins ; Histology
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Serum levels of antibodies against the Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) antigen were determined for a group of patients with malignancies of the breast, as well as a control group of healthy persons and patients with no breast disease. Despite recent claims of anti-TF levels being severely depressed in patients with breast cancer, we were unable to show any significant differences between the two groups. Standardised anti-TF containing sera or solutions of the TF specific agglutinin from peanuts (PNA) were absorbed with membrane preparations from normal and cancerous breast tissue, but again no differences in absorption were noted. Histological examination, by contrast, showed both free and sialic acid-covered receptors to be present on both normal and malignant breast epithelium. Based on these findings it was concluded that determination of serum anti-TF is an unsatisfactory method of diagnosing breast cancer and that the TF antigen cannot be considered to be carcinoma associated.
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