MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODIES AGAINST HUMAN MILK-FAT GLOBULE MEMBRANES DETECTING DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGENS OF THE MAMMARY-GLAND AND ITS TUMORS
MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODIES AGAINST HUMAN MILK-FAT GLOBULE MEMBRANES DETECTING DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGENS OF THE MAMMARY-GLAND AND ITS TUMORS
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DOI:
10.1002/ijc.2910340210
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
VANDERVALK, M
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作者:
HILKENS, J;BUIJS, F;VANDERVALK, M
Mouse monoclonal antibodies were against human milk-fat globule membranes (HMFGM) to obtain reagents for mammary tumor diagnosis. A panel of 17 anti-HMFGM antibodies [40A5, 67B7, 115A7, 40C2, 67H11, 115E3, 67D11, 115H10, 115C2, 115E6, 115G3, 67D2, 67D9, 67F12, 115D8, 115G2 and 115F5] was selected for further investigation. Antibody-blocking studies indicated that with these antibodies at least 9 different non-overlapping epitopes could be distinguished on 6 different molecules, MAM-I to MAM-6. EM studies of the cellular localization of the antigens detected by some of these antibodies revealed that they were present on the cell membrane mainly, on the microvilli, lining intercellular and intracytoplasmic lumina. The reactivity of the antibodies was studied on normal and tumor tissues and on in vitro cell lines. All antibodies reacted with the resting mammary gland while 8 antibodies also bound to breast tumors. None of the antibodies was specific for the mammary gland or its tumors only, but most antibodies also reacted with other epithelial cells, especially of secretory tissues. When tested on a variety of cell lines a distribution reflecting the tissue distribution could be demonstrated. One of the antibodies reacted with nearly all carcinomas and their metastases and did not react with lymphomas, sarcomas, neuroblastomas, melanomas or nervous system tumors. The specificity of the antibodies, tested individually, was not sufficient for further differential diagnosis of the carcinomas, but when some of these antibodies were used in a panel they contribute to an important improvement of the diagnosis.