Binding of the chimeric, humanized anti-CD20 mAb Rituximab (RTX) to B lymphocytes activates complement and promotes covalent deposition of C3 fragments (C3b/iC3b) on cells. Previous fluorescence microscopy studies, based on examination of B cell lines and of blood samples from RTX-treated CLL patients, suggest that C3b/iC3b is closely associated with cell-bound RTX. We examined Raji cells opson...

PURPOSE Corticosteroids are widely used for the treatment of B-cell malignancies, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and acute lymphoblastic leukemia; however, this class of drug is associated with undesirable off-target effects. Herein, we developed novel milatuzumab-conjugated liposomes as a targeted dexamethasone carrier for therapeutic delivery in CD74(+) B-...

Purpose: Corticosteroids are widely used for the treatment of B-cell malignancies, including non– Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and acute lymphoblastic leukemia; however, this class of drug is associated with undesirable off-target effects. Herein, we developed novel milatuzumabconjugated liposomes as a targeted dexamethasone carrier for therapeutic delivery in CD74þ B-c...

Clinacanthus nutans Lindau leaves (CN) have been used in traditional medicine but the therapeutic potential has not been explored for cancer prevention and treatment. Current study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and antiproliferative effects of CN, extracted in chloroform, methanol, and water, on cancer cell lines. Antioxidant properties of CN were evaluated using DPPH, galvinoxyl, nitric ox...

A sensitivie and simple procedure for the detection and quantitation of soluble complement (C)- fixing immune complexes in sera of patients with various disease states has been developed by utilizing C receptors on Raji cells. These cells lack membrane-bound immunoglobulin but have receptors for IgG Fc, C3b, C3d, and possibly with other C proteins. Uptake experiments showed that both aggregated...

Purpose: Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing confers a real-time assessment of molecular interactions between biomolecules and their ligands. This approach is highly sensitive and reproducible and could be employed to confirm the successful binding of drugs to cell surface targets. The specific affinity of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) for their target antigens is being utilized for developme...

The transcription factor Bach2, a member of the CNC family of proteins, binds to the Maf recognition element (MARE) by forming homodimers or dimerizing with small Maf transcription factors. Bach2-expressing cells show reduced proliferation and undergo spontaneous cell death. The inhibition of BCR/ABL tyrosine kinase activity by STI571 in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cell lines and CD34+ cells...

Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) is a mechanism by which viruses, such as dengue, HIV and Ebola, gain entry into some target cells through the use of host antiviral humoral immune responses [1]. Here, we studied the ability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) [2] to use ADE mechanisms to enhance its infectivity towards cells of the hematopoietic lineage. We found tha...

In previous experiments, 125I-labeled 1F5 (anti-CD20)was found to kill B-lymphoma cells efficiently and specifically.Unexpectedly, the number of antibody (Ab) molecules taken up per cell was much larger than the number of antigen sites on the cell surface. The present studies were designed to explain this apparent discrepancy. Incubation with fluorophore-conjugated 1F5, using the Raji cell line...