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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
We discovered that monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific to human beta(2)-microglobulin (beta(2)M) induce apoptosis in vitro and were therapeutic in mouse models of myeloma and other hematological tumor cells. Cell death occurred rapidly, without the need for exogenous immunological effector mechanisms. The mAbs induced cell death via recruiting MHC class I molecules to lipid rafts and activating Lyn and PLCgamma2, leading to activated JNK and inhibited PI3K/Akt and ERK, compromised mitochondrial integrity, and caspase-9-dependent cascade activation. Although the expression of beta(2)M on normal hematopoietic cells is a potential safety concern, the mAbs were selective to tumor-transformed cells and did not induce apoptosis of normal cells. Therefore, such mAbs offer the potential for a therapeutic approach to hematological malignancies.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1535-6108
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-307
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Caspase 9, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Hematologic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Mice, SCID, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Multiple Myeloma, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Phospholipase C gamma, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-beta 2-Microglobulin, pubmed-meshheading:17045207-src-Family Kinases
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Targeting beta2-microglobulin for induction of tumor apoptosis in human hematological malignancies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural