title: Purification and characterization of interferon-gamma-inducing molecule of OK-432, a penicillin-killed streptococcal preparation, by monoclonal antibody neutralizing interferon-gamma-inducing activity of OK-432.
abstract: An immunoglobulin M mouse monoclonal antibody (MAb) to streptococcal preparation OK-432, TS-2, was generated. The TS-2 MAb showed positive reaction with butanol extract of OK-432 and fungal, branched (1-->3)-gamma-glucans (lentinan and schizophyllan) as well as lipoteichoic acids. Moreover, the interferon (IFN)-gamma-inducing activity of OK-432 was neutralized by TS-2 MAb. The affinity column of butanol extract of OK-432 on CNBr-activated Sepharose 4B-bound TS-2 antibody was prepared and the fractions containing IFN-gamma-inducing activity were eluted. The polysaccharide sample carrying the IFN-gamma-inducing activity with a molecular weight of 700,000 was destroyed by treatment with acid or sodium metaperiodate, but was stable to treatment with heat, alkali, pronase, or neuraminidase. Survival time of human salivary adenocarcinoma-bearing animals given a combination of the polysaccharide sample purified from butanol extract of OK-432 and TS-2 MAb was significantly shorter compared with that of the tumor-bearing animals given only the purified polysaccharide sample of OK-432. Moreover, a high level of effector cell activity in natural killer (NK) and lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) assays and significant increase of IFN-gamma-positive cells or asialo-GM1-positive cells were detected in the spleen cells from the animals given the polysaccharide sample purified from butanol extract of OK-432. These findings indicate that the polysaccharide sample purified by the affinity chromatography of butanol extract of OK-432 on CNBr-activated Sepharose 4B-bound TS-2 MAb carries the IFN-gamma-inducing activity of OK-432 and marked antitumor activity.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokushima University School of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasetani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moriya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007369:Interferon Inducers / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000187:drug effects; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000628:therapy; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010844:Picibanil / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007369:Interferon Inducers; D010406:Penicillins; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D010844:Picibanil; D007371:Interferon-gamma