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Antibodies blocking adhesion and matrix binding domains of laminin-332 inhibit tumor growth and metastasis in vivo.

Abstract
Laminin-332 (LN-332), which is essential for epithelial cell adhesion and migration, is up-regulated in most invasive carcinomas. Association between LN-332 and carcinoma cell integrins and stroma collagen is thought to be important for tumor growth and metastasis. Here, we show that function blocking LN-332 antibodies interfering with cellular adhesion and migration in vitro evoke apoptotic pathways. The antibodies also target epithelial tumors in vivo. Antibodies against the cell binding domain of the alpha3 chain of LN-332 inhibited tumor growth by up to 68%, and antibodies against the matrix binding domains of the beta3 and gamma2 chains significantly decreased lung metastases. The LN-332 antibodies appear to induce tumor cell anoikis and subsequent programmed cell death and reduce migration by interfering with tumor cell matrix interactions.
AuthorsSirpa Salo, Ariel Boutaud, Anker Jon Hansen, Liqun He, Yi Sun, Sylvia Morales, Amy Venturini, Paula Martin, Pasi Nokelainen, Christer Betsholtz, Ida Stenfeldt Mathiasen, Karl Tryggvason
JournalInternational journal of cancer (Int J Cancer) Vol. 125 Issue 8 Pg. 1814-25 (Oct 15 2009) ISSN: 1097-0215 [Electronic] United States
PMID19582877 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antibodies, Blocking
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
Topics
  • Adenocarcinoma (immunology, pathology)
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Blocking (therapeutic use)
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal (therapeutic use)
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell (immunology, pathology)
  • Cell Adhesion (drug effects)
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules (immunology)
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Extracellular Matrix (metabolism)
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Lung Neoplasms (immunology, pathology)
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred DBA
  • Mice, Nude
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Kalinin

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