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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Targeting of malignancies with folate-linked therapeutics has proven to be a promising endeavor due to the preferential expression of folate receptors (FR) on human tumors. We have shown that folic acid (pteroyl-glutamate) can be used to deliver an antigenic hapten, fluorescein, to the surface of tumor cells to promote their opsonization within a fluorescein-immunized host. Here, we investigate structure-activity relationships among members of another class of folate-hapten conjugates ( EC57, EC63, EC0293, and EC0294), namely, those containing the dinitrophenyl (DNP) group as the antigenic hapten. We report that despite exhibiting similar affinities for the FR, the antitumor activity and allergic potential of these DNP conjugates varied depending on their linker chemistries and abilities to bind anti-DNP IgG/IgE antibodies. Unlike EC57 and EC63, both EC0293 and EC0294 (i) share the identical DNP bridging chemistry to that found in keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH)-DNP (i.e., the immunogen), (ii) efficiently recognize DNP-specific IgG, and (iii) mediate more pronounced antitumor responses. However, EC0293 and EC0294 were also found to recognize DNP-specific IgE, and they displayed a greater risk of allergy when evaluated in a passive cutaneous anaphylaxis assay. Nonetheless, upon co-stimulation with the appropriate cytokines (IL-2/IFN-alpha), the folate-targeted "haptenization" process allowed for tumor rejection and protective antitumor immunity without causing any visible allergy in immunized mice. Our data further support the concept that folate-hapten-targeted immunotherapy may offer an effective therapeutic option for treatment of FR-positive cancers, but such treatment should proceed with caution given the risk of a potential allergic reaction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1543-8384
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
695-706
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Allergens, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Drug Delivery Systems, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Folic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Haptens, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Immunotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Interferon-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Molecular Structure, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Nitrogen, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Substrate Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:17784727-Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
pubmed:articleTitle
Folate-targeted dinitrophenyl hapten immunotherapy: effect of linker chemistry on antitumor activity and allergic potential.
pubmed:affiliation
Endocyte Inc., West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article