单克隆抗体靶向制剂的研究进展

本文综述了制备单克隆抗体免疫偶合物的三种方法,即抗体与药物直接交联的方法,药物通过小分子与抗体连接的戊二醛法、顺乌头酸酐法、活性酯法、Ｎ－琥珀酰胺基－３－（２－吡啶基二硫）丙酸法（ＳＰＤＰ法）、腙衍生物法和肽键连接等方法,以及用大分子做载体的交联方法,并介绍了葡聚糖、聚谷氨酸、聚赖氨酸和聚合多肽作载体的性质和应用情况。     

尿激酶抗人交联纤维蛋白-D-二聚体单抗化学偶合体的制备

利用双功能试剂Ｎ－琥珀酰亚胺－３（２－二硫吡啶）丙酸酯（ＳＰＤＰ）作交联剂,合成了尿激酶（ＵＫ）－抗人交联纤维蛋白降解物Ｄ－二聚体单抗（ＭＡ－ＨＩＤ１）化学偶合体（ＵＫＭＡ－ＨＩＤ１）,并用苯甲脒－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ６Ｂ及人交联纤维蛋白降解物Ｄ－二聚体－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ４Ｂ亲和柱纯化,获得偶合体产物．ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ呈现一条带,其分子量约为２０００００．纤维蛋白平板法测活结果显示,偶合体中酶比活为５３０００ＩＵ／ｍｇ尿激酶蛋白,与偶联前的５４３００ＩＵ／ｍｇ蛋白相仿．ＥＬＩＳＡ测试显示,偶合体对人交联纤维蛋白降解物Ｄ－二聚体有免疫反应性,并且与偶联前的抗Ｄ－二聚体单抗对此抗原的反应性相当     

尿激酶抗人交联纤维蛋白—D—二聚体单抗化学偶合体的制备

利用双功能试剂Ｎ－琥珀酰亚胺－３（２－二硫吡啶）丙酸酯（ＳＰＤＰ）作交联剂,合成了尿激酶（ＵＫ）－抗人交联纤维蛋白降解物Ｄ－二聚体单抗（ＭＡ－ＨＩＤ１）化学偶合体（ＵＫ．ＭＡ－ＨＩＤ１）并用苯甲脒－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ６Ｂ及人交联纤维蛋白降解物Ｄ－二聚体－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ４Ｂ亲和柱纯化,获得偶合体产物,ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ呈现一条带,其分子量约为２０００００,纤维蛋白平板法测活结果显示,偶合体中酶比活     

柱孢菌细胞色素P－450nor2cDNA克隆与表达

在真菌的反硝化作用中,一种独特的细胞色素Ｐ－４５０起着一氧化氮还原酶（Ｐ－４５０ｎｏｒ）的作用。用ｇｔｌｌ构建了柱孢菌（Ｃｙｌｉｎｄｒｏｃａｒｐｏｎｔｏｎｌｅｉｎｅｎｓｅ）ｃＤＮＡ文库。纯化的柱孢菌Ｃ。Ｐ－４５０ｎｏｒ２免疫兔,制备抗体。并用抗体筛选出阳性克隆。回收插入片段（Ｐ－４５０ｎｏｒ２ｃＤＮＡ）克隆到表达载体ｐＹＥＳ２中,并在酵母系统中表达。经Ｗｅｓｔｅｍ－ｂｌｏｔ分析验证,表达产物能与抗体反应产生特异性杂交带。酶分析结果表明：表达产物具有一氧化氮还原酶细胞包素Ｐ－４５０ｎｏｒ２的活性,能以ＮＡＤＨ或ＮＡＤＰＨ为供体,使ＮＯ还原先成Ｎ２Ｏ。     

甲型副伤寒菌O—特异性多糖与破伤风类毒素结合菌苗的制备 …

以脱毒后去除类脂Ａ的甲型副伤寒杆菌高分子量Ｏ－ＳＰ１和低分子量Ｏ－ＳＰ２为特异笥抗原,以破伤风类毒素（ＴＴ）为蛋白质载体,用已二酸二肼（ＡＤＨ）作为连接剂制备的两种结合物及其多糖免疫ＮＩＨ小鼠,结果显示单独注射Ｏ＿ＳＰ１或Ｏ－ＳＰ２免疫小鼠后,均不能刺激小鼠产生抗ＬＰＳ抗体;而用Ｏ－ＳＰ１－ＴＴ和Ｏ－ＳＰ２－ＴＴ结合物免疫后,小鼠血甭中均产生了特异性抗－ＬＰＳ－ＩｇＧ抗体,且Ｏ－ＳＰ１－ＴＴ免疫组     

乙肝病毒表面抗原preS1与人肿瘤坏死因子α融合基因的表达

用ＰＣＲ法获得了ＨＢｓＡｇｐｒｅＳ１（１－６５）肽段基因,将该基因融合在肿瘤坏死因子（ｈＴＮＦα）之后,插入表达载体ＰＳＢ－９２中,使融合基因的５′端直接置于大肠肝菌ＰＬ启动子下游,采用３０℃培养,４２℃诱导,获得了ＴＮＦ与ｐｒｅＳ１（１－６５）融合蛋白的表达产物。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ电泳显示表达产物为２５ｋＤ,约占细菌总蛋白的３５％。表达产物经Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ验证,能分别特异地与ｈＴＮＦα抗体与ｐｒｅＳ１抗体结合,稀释复性后,该融合蛋白还具有ＴＮＦ的生理功能（对Ｌ９２９细胞的细胞毒活性）。经ＤＮＡ序列测定,ｐｒｅＳ１（１－６５）肽基因正确地融合在ｈＴＮＦα基因之后。该结果提供了一种制备ｐｒｅＳ１的新方法,为进一步开展治疗肝癌和乙肝的导向药物打下基础。     

狗和大鼠回肠壁丛内5－羟色胺能神经元免疫组织化学观察

狗和大鼠回肠壁丛内５－羟色胺能神经元免疫组织化学观察邓成国,李林,林传友,殷光甫,茹立强（同济医科大学神经生物学教研室,武汉４３００３０）应用５－羟色胺（５－ＨＴ）抗体的免疫组织化学改良ＰＡＰ法对正常小狗（２只）回肠切片标本,正常大鼠（８只）和５－羟...     

以融合蛋白形式在大肠杆菌中表达人MCP—1

将编码人单核细胞趋化蛋白－１（ＭＣＰ－１）的基因亚克隆到大肠杆菌表达载体ｐＥＸ３１Ａ中,在大肠杆菌中表达出ＭＳ２／ＭＣＰ－１融合蛋白,该表达产物约占菌体总蛋白的１５％左右,Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ检测表明,表达产物可与ＭＣＰ－１抗体特异反应,采用琼脂糖平板法进行活性测定表明,表达产物具有明显的单核细胞趋化活性,说明Ｎ端融合一段细菌蛋白对ＭＣＰ－１有无趋化活性可能没有影响。     

乙肝病毒表面抗原抗体可变区基因的克隆及人－鼠嵌合抗体重链基因的表达

本文采用反转录－聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）技术,从鼠抗乙肝病毒表面抗原（ＨＢｓＡｇ）单克隆细胞中克隆到了该抗体重、轻链可变区（Ⅴ区）基因,并分别将其与人的恒定区基因Ｃγ３,Ｃｋ相拼接,构建人－鼠嵌合抗体基因。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ－Ｂｌｏｔ分析结果证实嵌合抗体重链基因在Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ中得到了表达。间接ＥＬＩＳＡ法免疫测定的结果表明该表达产物具有与乙肝表面抗原结合的能力。     

以融合蛋白形式在大肠杆菌中表达人MCP－1

将编码人单核细胞趋化蛋白－１（ＭＣＰ－１）的基因亚克隆到大肠杆菌表达载体ｐＥＸ３１Ａ中,在大肠杆菌中表达出ＭＳ２／ＭＣＰ－１融合蛋０白,该表达产物约占菌体总蛋白的１５％左右,Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ检测表明,表达产物可与ＭＣＰ－１抗体特异反应。采用琼脂糖平板法进行活性测定表明,表达产物具有明显的单核细胞趋化活性,说明Ｎ端融合一段细菌蛋白对ＭＣＰ－１有无趋化活性可能没有影响。     

Formation of bilirubin glucoside

1. Rat liver microsomal preparation can effect the transglucosylation from UDP-glucose to bilirubin in the presence of Mg(2+). 2. Other nucleotides, namely CDP-glucose, ADP-glucose and GDP-glucose, were not active as glucosyl donors. 3. Only trace amounts of galactose, galacturonic acid and N-acetylglucosamine were conjugated to bilirubin when their respective UDP derivatives were used in the reaction mixture. 4. The azobilirubin glucosides produced by coupling with p-diazobenzenesulphonic acid and diazotized ethyl anthranilic acid were separable from the corresponding azobilirubin glucuronides by t.l.c. 5. The glucoside was, however, hydrolysed by both beta-glucosidase and various preparations of beta-glucuronidase; azobilirubin and glucose were liberated in the process. 6. Kinetic studies showed that the effects of pH and Mg(2+) on the two conjugating systems were similar. 7. The specific activities of hepatic bilirubin UDP-glucosyltransferase, expressed as mug of bilirubin ;equivalents' conjugated/h per mg of protein, are respectively 1.7 and 2.4 for male and female rats. 8. The K(m) values for bilirubin and UDP-glucose are 5.7x10(-5)m and 1.6x10(-3)m respectively. 9. The glucoside and glucuronide conjugations of bilirubin are discussed in relation to the availability of the conjugating agents and aglycone in the liver.     

Nonspecific means of increasing the sensitivity of the passive hemagglutination reaction]

The effect of some methods of preliminary treatment of erythrocytes on the PHAT depended on the sensitin náture and the method of erythrocyte load. In case of erythrocyte load with nonprotein and immunoglobulin sensitins without any conjugating agents the simulating effect of heating and periodate treatment was caused not by increase of stable sensitin binding, but by the reduction of physico-chemical resistance of erythrocytes. This effect of erythrocyte treatment permitted to increase the sensitivity of the antibodies and antigens determination. In loading the erythrocytes with the aid of conjugating agents and in sensitization with protein antigens after Boyden no stimuating effect of the treatment was noted.     

Simplified method for conjugating macrocyclic bifunctional chelating agents to antibodies via 2-iminothiolane

A one-step method for conjugating macrocyclic chelators to antibodies using the protein modification reagent 2-iminothiolane controls aggregation, maintains immunoreactivity, and produces consistent chelate/antibody ratios. Conjugation conditions have been investigated with the macrocyclic chelates 6-[p-(bromoacetamido)benzyl]-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-N,N ',N",N"'-tetraacetic acid and 2-[p-(bromoacetamido)benzyl]-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N ",N"'-tetraacetic acid, with three different monoclonal antibodies. The bifunctional chelating agents are prepared by bromoacetylation of their amine precursors using a two-phase H2O/CHCl3 system, which improves product purity.     

Exploration of in vitro pro-drug activation and futile cycling by glutathione S-transferases: thiol ester hydrolysis and inhibitor maturation

In addition to glutathione (GSH) conjugating activity, glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) catalyze "reverse" reactions, such as the hydrolysis of GSH thiol esters. Reverse reactions are of interest as potential tumor-directed pro-drug activation strategies and as mechanisms for tissue redistribution of carboxylate-containing drugs. However, the mechanism and specificity of GST-mediated GSH thiol ester hydrolysis are uncharacterized. Here, the GSH thiol esters of ethacrynic acid (E-SG) and several nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents have been tested as substrates with human GSTs. The catalytic hydrolysis of these thiol esters appears to be a general property of GSTs. The hydrolysis of the thiol ester of E-SG was studied further with GSTA1-1 and GSTP1-1, as a model pro-drug with several possible fates for the hydrolysis products: competitive inhibition, covalent enzyme adduction, and sequential metabolism. In contrast to hydrolysis rates, significant isoform-dependent differences in the subsequent fate of the products ethacrynic acid and GSH were observed. At low [E-SG], only the GSTP1-1 efficiently catalyzed sequential metabolism, via a dissociative mechanism.     

TSE agent strains and PrP: reconciling structure and function

The molecular structures of the infectious agents that cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) diseases are still not known despite the current wide acceptance of the prion hypothesis as the basis for their resolution. Here, data supporting and challenging the prion hypothesis in relation to both the biochemical and biological properties of TSE infectious agents are discussed. The need for the independent transmission of TSE agent-specific genetic information is described and the requirements for the molecule to carry this information are proposed. Such a molecule is likely to be a small nucleic acid encoding information to determine the diversity of the pathogenesis of TSE agents.     

Conjugation,characterization and toxicity of lipophosphoglycan-polyacrylic acid conjugate for vaccination against leishmaniasis

Research on the conjugates of synthetic polyelectrolytes with antigenic molecules, such as proteins, peptides, or carbohydrates, is an attractive area due to their highly immunogenic character in comparison to classical adjuvants. For example, polyacrylic acid (PAA) is a weak polyelectrolyte and has been used in several biomedical applications such as immunological studies, drug delivery, and enzyme immobilization. However, to our knowledge, there are no studies that document immune-stimulant properties of PAA in Leishmania infection. Therefore, we aimed to develop a potential vaccine candidate against leishmaniasis by covalently conjugating PAA with an immunologically vital molecule of lipophosphoglycan (LPG) found in Leishmania parasites. In the study, LPG and PAA were conjugated by a multi-step procedure, and final products were analyzed with GPC and MALDI-TOF MS techniques. In cytotoxicity experiments, LPG-PAA conjugates did not indicate toxic effects on L929 and J774 murine macrophage cells. We assume that LPG-PAA conjugate can be a potential vaccine candidate, and will be immunologically characterized in further studies to prove its potential.     

Rationale for clinical use of immunotoxins in cancer and autoimmune disease

Immunotoxins constructed by conjugating monoclonal antibodies to plant and bacterial toxin molecules are being evaluated clinically for the treatment of cancer and as immunosuppressive agents in treating autoimmune diseases. Immunoconjugates constructed with ricin A-chain and in certain indications, whole ricin have been most extensively investigated. The experience with these immunotoxins has highlighted issues to be dealt with in order to improve therapeutic efficacy. Immunotoxins containing ricin A-chain conjugated to monoclonal antibody reacting with the CD5 molecule on T lymphocytes has proved most efficacious in treating acute graft versus host disease (aGvHD) in patients receiving bone marrow transplants as part of a regimen of high dose chemotherapy in leukaemias and lymphomas. This involved immunotoxin used after the onset of a GvHD or prophylactically to reduce the development of the condition. Immunotoxin treatment of leukaemias and lymphomas is also showing promise with clinical responses being observed. In comparison, treatment of solid cancers such as colorectal cancer and malignant melanoma has not yet proved effective. Factors to be resolved in order to improve treatment include better pharmacokinetic properties of immunotoxins, improved tumour penetration and the use of antibody cocktails to accommodate antigenic heterogeneity of tumours.     

Effect of glycosylation of bacterial amylase on stability and active site conformation.

With a view to understand the changes in the conformation of bacterial amylase, the enzyme preparation was conjugated to dextran. Glycosylation of purified bacterial amylase resulted in increased stability against heat, proteolytic enzymes and denaturing agents. Several group specific inhibitors exhibited dose-dependent inhibition and the extent of inhibition was same for native as well as for the glycosylated enzyme. The pH optima of native and glycosylated enzyme remained the same indicating that the ionization at the active site is not greatly influenced as a result of glycosylation. Although the native as well as the glycosylated enzyme bind to the substrate with the same affinity, the rate of reaction differed greatly at 90 and 100 degrees C. At 70 degrees C, the rate of reaction was similar for the conjugated as well as the unconjugated amylase. Thermostability at different temperatures clearly showed that the glycosylated enzyme had greater stability compared to the native enzyme. The divalent cation binding site in the amylase also appears to be unaltered upon glycosylation since EDTA inhibited both enzymes to the same extent and addition of calcium ion restored the activity to almost the same level. These studies showed that conjugating the amylase enzyme with a bulky molecule like dextran does not affect the conformation at the active site.     

Utilization of free fatty acids by starved and pregnant sheep

Rat-liver cinnabarinate synthase (3-hydroxyanthranilic acid-oxygen oxido-reductase) was partially purified. Stoicheiometric studies indicated the consumption of 3 atoms of oxygen/molecule of cinnabarinic acid formed. There was an initial lag in enzyme activity. The reaction had an optimum pH about 7.2 and an optimum temperature of 37 degrees . The enzyme was highly specific for 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid. The system showed an absolute requirement for Mn(2+) ions. Several bivalent metal ions and metal-chelating agents inhibited the reaction. Thiol inhibitors had no effect on enzyme activity, but reducing agents such as ascorbic acid were potent inhibitors. There was no requirement for any cofactor other than Mn(2+) ions. The probable significance of the reaction in mammals is discussed.     

Interaction of amphiphilic chlorin-based photosensitizers with 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine monolayers

The drawbacks of the presently used photosensitizers include their relatively low selectivity toward cancer cells, and long-lasting accumulation in healthy tissues. Our recent results indicate that conjugating a photosensitizer with folic acid both enhances the active uptake by cells, and decreases the accumulation in healthy tissue. Here, the interaction between 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) monolayers used as model membranes, and three different photosensitizers were studied; the derivatives were the non-conjugated meta-tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin (m-THPC, CHL1) and tris(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-carboxyphenylchlorin (CHL2), as well as a folic acid-conjugated m-THPC-like molecule (CHL3). The results obtained indicate that the folate moiety present in the conjugated derivative CHL3 is involved in the interaction with the phospholipid polar heads. This interaction may be responsible for a better miscibility of CHL3 with the DPPC films compared to CHL1 and CHL2, while elimination of CHL3 from the tissue may be due rather to specific, biological processes and not to its polarity.