title: Targeting epitopes in prostate-specific membrane antigen for antibody therapy of prostate cancer.
abstract: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a target for immunotherapy of prostate cancer. It has been shown that antibodies against PSMA inhibited the in vivo growth of LNCaP tumor. In the present study, monoclonal antibodies against four epitopes in PSMA were raised. MAb 24.4E6 (IgG1), specific for the epitope (residues 638-657) in PSMA, significantly reduced the growth rate of established LNCaP tumor in SCID mice. Mouse IgG was detected in the tumor of mice treated with 24.4E6, but not with an unrelated MAb. These results suggest that this epitope may be the main target in PSMA for antibody therapy of prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuratsukuri
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rovito
authors.forename: P T P
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kaumaya
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D016513:Mice, SCID; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen