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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously reported obtaining two monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against the human gp130 interleukin-6 (IL-6) transducer which made possible the dimerization of gp130 and the activation of several IL-6-driven functions when used together. We report here that these mAb induce gp130-mediated signaling in human myeloma cells and support the survival and the long-term growth of five IL-6-dependent human myeloma cell lines. Their agonist activity is not affected by neutralizing antibodies to IL-6 or IL-6R. These mAb induce a transient proliferation of primary myeloma cells from most patients with multiple myeloma. Again, IL-6 inhibitors do not affect this agonist activity. By using highly purified primary myeloma cells, we found that these anti-gp130 mAb supported the long-term survival of primary myeloma cells from five patients with primary plasma cell leukemia but failed to induce their long-term growth. For patients with fulminant disease and secondary extramedullary proliferation, the antibodies supported a long-term survival and growth, and anti-gp130 mAb-dependent cell lines were obtained. For patients with medullary involvement only, a co-stimulatory signal is necessary, together with gp130 activation, to trigger cell survival and cycling. Leukemia (2000) 14, 188-197.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0887-6924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
188-97
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Agonist anti-gp130 transducer monoclonal antibodies are human myeloma cell survival and growth factors.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U475, Immunopathologie des Maladies Tumorales et Autoimmmunes, Montpellier, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't