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  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    s.l. : American Chemical Society
    Analytical chemistry 37 (1965), S. 631-636 
    ISSN: 1520-6882
    Source: ACS Legacy Archives
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1600-0625
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Exposure of mice to UVB radiation down-regulates the induction of contact hypersensitivity (CHS) responses to haptens applied to the site of irradiation. Concomittantly, the activity of antigen-presenting cells (APC) in the draining lymph nodes is decreased, and T lymphocytes that suppress the induction of CHS are induced. We assessed the röle of DNA damage in modulation of the CHS response by UV irradiation by applying liposomes containing T4 endonuclease V (T4N5) to the UV-irradiated skin. Liposomal T4N5. which increases the rate of repair of cyclobutyl pyrimidine dimers (CPD) in DNA. prevented the reduction in the CHS response, the impairment in APC function, and the induction of transferrable immune suppression. Liposomes containing heat-inactivated T4N5 did not restore immune responsiveness. In this model, hapten-bearing APC from unirradiated mice also fail to induce CHS upon injection into UV-irradiated recipients. This systemic effect of UV irradiation on APC function was also prevented by application of liposomes containing active, but not inactive, T4N5. These studies support the hypothesis that DNA damage is an essential initiator of one or more steps leading to impaired immune responsiveness after UV irradiation. They further imply that the release of cytokines that modulate APC function after UV irradiation is triggered by DNA damage.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1546-1718
    Source: Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: [Auszug] The early development of blood vessels consists of two phases, vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, which involve distinct and also overlapping molecular regulators, but the intracellular signal transduction pathways involved in these processes have not been well defined. We disrupted Map3k3 ...
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-0851
    Keywords: Liposomal therapy ; Fibrosis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary We have recently begun a phase II trial in patients with osteosarcoma who developed pulmonary metastases during adjuvant chemotherapy or who presented with pulmonary metastases that persisted despite chemotherapy. Eligible patients were rendered free of visible disease by surgery. Liposome-encapsulated muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine (MTP-PE, CGP 19835A lipid) (2 mg/m2) was infused twice weekly for 3 months. In five patients, a single tumor nodule recurred within 6 weeks after completion of therapy. These lesions were resected and submitted for pathological examination. Tissue specimens obtained after therapy were compared to those obtained before therapy. All the patients showed a histological change in the characteristics of the pulmonary tumors. In three patients, peripheral fibrosis surrounded the tumor and inflammatory cell infiltration and neovascularization were present. This is in contrast to central necrosis, with viable peripheral tumor cells and no inflammatory response observed in lesions resected following chemotherapy. In a fourth case, evidence of early fibrotic changes was found. This and the fifth case showed a change in malignant characteristics, from high grade before liposomal therapy to low grade after therapy. The present study provides evidence for a biological effect of liposomal MTP-PE.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1432-0851
    Keywords: Metastasis ; Cytokines ; Colon carcinoma
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine whether the expression of theJE/MCP-1 gene encoding for the monocyte chemottractant protein, MCP-1 (also known as monocyte chemotactic and activating factor MCAF, TDCF, and SMC-CF) can influence the metastatic properties of tumor cells. The highly metastatic murine colon carcinoma CT-26 cells, syngeneic to BALB/c mice that do not produce endogenous JE/MCP-1 protein, were transfected with a BCMGS-Neo expression vector (control) or a vector containing full-lengthJE cDNA. CT-26 parental cells, CT-26 Neo, and CT-26 JE/MCP-1-positive cells were injected into syngeneic or nude mice. The CT-26 JE/MCP-1-positive cells produced significantly fewer lung metastases. The decrease in incidence of metastasis was not due to the inability of the transfected cells to arrest in the lung vasculature or to differences in cell cycle time. CT-26 cells producing JE/MCP-1 were highly susceptible to lysis by syngeneic macrophages treated with subthreshold concentrations of lipopolysaccharide. In addition, culture supernatants of JE/MCP-1-expressing cells plus lipopolysaccharide synergistically activated tumoricidal properties in syngeneic macrophages. This activity was blocked by anti-JE/MCP-1 antibodies, indicating the involvement of the JE/MCP-1 molecule in this process. Moreover, purified JE/MCP-1 added to lipopolysaccharide-containing medium resulted in significant activation of macrophages against parental CT-26 cells. These data suggest that, in addition to its chemotactic properties, JE/MCP-1 can synergize with bacterial endotoxins to activate macrophages to become tumoricidal and, hence, could suppress metastasis.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1432-0851
    Keywords: Key words: Metastasis – Cytokines – Colon carcinoma
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the expression of the JE/MCP-1 gene encoding for the monocyte chemottractant protein, MCP-1 (also known as monocyte chemotactic and activating factor MCAF, TDCF, and SMC-CF) can influence the metastatic properties of tumor cells. The highly metastatic murine colon carcinoma CT-26 cells, syngeneic to BALB/c mice that do not produce endogenous JE/MCP-1 protein, were transfected with a BCMGS-Neo expression vector (control) or a vector containing full-length JE cDNA. CT-26 parental cells, CT-26 Neo, and CT-26 JE/MCP-1-positive cells were injected into syngeneic or nude mice. The CT-26 JE/MCP-1-positive cells produced significantly fewer lung metastases. The decrease in incidence of metastasis was not due to the inability of the transfected cells to arrest in the lung vasculature or to differences in cell cycle time. CT-26 cells producing JE/MCP-1 were highly susceptible to lysis by syngeneic macrophages treated with subthreshold concentrations of lipopolysaccharide. In addition, culture supernatants of JE/MCP-1-expressing cells plus lipopolysaccharide synergistically activated tumoricidal properties in syngeneic macrophages. This activity was blocked by anti-JE/MCP-1 antibodies, indicating the involvement of the JE/MCP-1 molecule in this process. Moreover, purified JE/MCP-1 added to lipopolysaccharide-containing medium resulted in significant activation of macrophages against parental CT-26 cells. These data suggest that, in addition to its chemotactic properties, JE/MCP-1 can synergize with bacterial endotoxins to activate macrophages to become tumoricidal and, hence, could suppress metastasis.
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1546-170X
    Source: Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: [Auszug] The molecular diversity of receptors in human blood vessels remains largely unexplored. We developed a selection method in which peptides that home to specific vascular beds are identified after administration of a peptide library. Here we report the first in vivo screening of a peptide library in ...
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1432-0851
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The characteristics of the binding of human monocytes to tumor cells were studied by a newly developed microassay. First, we determined the kinetics and optimal conditions of the binding. Monocytes recognized and bound to tumor cells very rapidly within 10–20 min of cellular interaction. Binding was also more efficient at 37°C suggesting that active metabolism of monocytes is required. Second, we determined that selective binding of monocytes to cells with tumorigenic phenotypes occurs. For this purpose, lymphocytic leukemia cell lines versus normal lymphocytes, and tumorigenic versus nontumorigenic hybrids from the same parental lines were compared as the targets of the binding assay. In both cases, neoplastic cells were selectively bound by monocytes. Although tumor cells were bound rapidly and selectively by monocytes, initial recognition and binding did not necessarily lead to subsequent tumor cell lysis. This is based on the observation that some tumorigenic parental and hybrid lines were avidly bound by monocytes yet not subsequently killed in a cytotoxicity assay.
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  • 9
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Cancer immunology immunotherapy 22 (1986), S. 125-131 
    ISSN: 1432-0851
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary A microassay was developed to study the rapid binding characteristics of murine macrophages activated by gamma interferon and muramyl dipeptide to adherent neoplastic or nonneoplastic target cells. The binding of tumor cells to both activated and nonactivated macrophages was time- and temperature-dependent, and independent of tumor cell type. Activated macrophages bound more tumor cells than nonactivated macrophages. The initial binding of macrophages to target cells did not necessarily lead to lysis. First, primed macrophages bound tumor cells but did not lyse them, and second, nonactivated macrophages bound nontumorigenic cells without subsequent lysis. The rapid binding assay described here could prove useful in investigating the recognition mechanism(s) between macrophages and tumor cells derived from solid primary and metastatic cancers.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 1432-0851
    Keywords: Key words Interferon β ; NK cells ; Macrophages ; Fibrosarcoma ; Gene therapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  In this study, we endeavored to determine the effectiveness of interferon β (IFNβ) gene therapy against highly metastatic murine UV-2237m fibrosarcoma cells. UV-2237m cells were engineered to produce murine IFNβ constitutively following infection by a retroviral vector harboring the murine IFNβ gene. Parental (UV-2237m-P), control-vector-transduced (UV-2237m-Neo), and IFNβ-transduced (UV-2237m-IFNβ) cells were injected subcutaneously (s.c.) or intravenously (i.v.) into syngeneic mice. Parental and control-transduced cells produced rapidly growing tumors, whereas IFNβ-transduced cells did not. The tumorigenicity of IFNβ-sensitive or -resistant parental cells was significantly suppressed when they were injected s.c. together with IFNβ-transduced cells. The IFNβ-transduced cells did not inhibit growth of parental cells injected s.c. at a distant site. UV-2237m-IFNβ cells produced s.c. tumors in nude, SCID/Beige, and natural killer(NK)-cell-compromised syngeneic mice. The IFNβ-transduced cells were more sensitive to in vitro splenic cell-mediated lysis than were the parental or control-transduced cells. Pretreatment of C3H/HeN mice with the NK-cell-selective antiserum (anti-asialoGM1) partially abrogated the cytotoxic activity of the cells. Cytotoxic activity was not observed in mixed culture of UV-2237m-IFNβ cells and splenic cells from SCID/Beige mice. Significant cytotoxicity against UV-2237m-IFNβ cells was mediated by macrophages activated by either IFNγ, lipopolysaccharide, or a combination of both. Our data led us to conclude that the constitutive expression of IFNβ can suppress tumorigenicity and metastasis of UV-2237m cells, which is due, in part, to activation of host effector cells.
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