| Literature DB >> 21533445 |
G Bussolati1, M Geuna, B Bussolati, M Millesimo, M Botta, A Bartorelli.
Abstract
UK114 is a 14 kDa protein identified in the perchloric acid soluble extract of goat liver. Anti-UK114 antibodies identify this protein as expressed by the membrane of human cancer cells. In the present study, anti-UK114 antibodies were detected in the sera of cancer patients by ELISA and by immunofluorescence tests using human cancer cell lines as a target. UK114 protein is antigenic in cancer patients. Human anti-UK114 antibodies have cytolytic effects in vitro and their presence correlates with inhibition of growth of human carcinoma cells xenografted in nu/nu mice. This finding may open new prospects for immunotherapy.Entities:
Year: 1997 PMID: 21533445 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.10.4.779
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Oncol ISSN: 1019-6439 Impact factor: 5.650