| Literature DB >> 9685861 |
S Sasaki1, M Tsujisaki, T Jinnohara, T Ishida, M Sekiya, M Adachi, S Takahashi, Y Hinoda, K Imai.
Abstract
We established an anti-ErbB-2 mouse-human chimeric monoclonal antibody (MoAb), CH401, which was able to kill cancer cells overexpressing the ErbB-2 protein in vitro. The analysis of the killing mechanism indicated that MoAb CH401 might be the first anti-erbB-2 mouse-human chimeric MoAb which can induce the apoptosis of cancer cells, since morphological changes and DNA fragmentation were recognized in MoAb CH401-treated cells. The ErbB-2 receptor appears to have two opposing functions: acting as a receptor both for a growth factor and for an apoptotic factor. Our results indicate that MoAb CH401 treatment may prove to be very useful for cancer therapy.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9685861 PMCID: PMC5921853 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb03298.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Cancer Res ISSN: 0910-5050