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Gc protein-derived macrophage-activating factor (GcMAF) stimulates cAMP formation in human mononuclear cells and inhibits angiogenesis in chick embryo chorionallantoic membrane assay.

Abstract
The effects of Gc protein-derived macrophage-activating factor (GcMAF) have been studied in cancer and other conditions where angiogenesis is deregulated. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that the mitogenic response of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to GcMAF was associated with 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) formation. The effect was dose dependent, and maximal stimulation was achieved using 0.1 ng/ml. Heparin inhibited the stimulatory effect of GcMAF on PBMCs. In addition, we demonstrate that GcMAF (1 ng/ml) inhibited prostaglandin E(1)- and human breast cancer cell-stimulated angiogenesis in chick embryo chorionallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. Finally, we tested different GcMAF preparations on CAM, and the assay proved to be a reliable, reproducible and inexpensive method to determine the relative potencies of different preparations and their stability; we observed that storage at room temperature for 15 days decreased GcMAF potency by about 50%. These data could prove useful for upcoming clinical trials on GcMAF.
AuthorsStefania Pacini, Gabriele Morucci, Tiziana Punzi, Massimo Gulisano, Marco Ruggiero
JournalCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII (Cancer Immunol Immunother) Vol. 60 Issue 4 Pg. 479-85 (Apr 2011) ISSN: 1432-0851 [Electronic] Germany
PMID21170647 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Macrophage-Activating Factors
  • Vitamin D-Binding Protein
  • vitamin D-binding protein-macrophage activating factor
  • Cyclic AMP
Topics
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors (pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
  • Chick Embryo
  • Cyclic AMP (biosynthesis)
  • Drug Stability
  • Humans
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Macrophage-Activating Factors (pharmacology)
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic (metabolism)
  • Vitamin D-Binding Protein (pharmacology)

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