title: Activation of human lymphocytes by a monoclonal antibody to B lymphoblastoid cells; molecular mass and distribution of binding protein.
abstract: A novel monoclonal antibody (BAT) to the B-lymphoblastoid cell line activates murine lymphocytes and exhibits a striking antitumor activity in mice. In order to evaluate the potential use of this antibody against human cancer, we have investigated its immuno-stimulatory properties on human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). Our findings demonstrate that BAT mAb induces proliferation and cytotoxicity in human PBL against natural-killer-cell-sensitive and natural-killer-cell-resistant tumor cell lines. Interleukin-2 at a low concentration synergizes with BAT mAb in eliciting these effects. BAT mAb binds to human peripheral T cells as revealed by a double-labelling technique using anti-CD3 and BAT mAb. The molecular mass of the antigen recognized by BAT mAb was 48-50 kDa under reducing and non-reducing conditions. This study provides a basis for future experiments to evaluate the use of BAT mAb in the immunotherapy of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rivlin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goren
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novogrodsky
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011485:Protein Binding; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; C515424:BAT monoclonal antibody; D014316:Tritium; D013936:Thymidine