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Transformation of BHK21/C13 cells by the hamster sarcoma virus induces dramatic modifications of glycans of the N-acetyllactosaminic type from fibronectin secreted in the culture medium. In fact, the ratio tri + tetraantennary glycans/biantennary glycans increases from 0.73 to 2.46. Moreover, the
The uterine sarcoma human cell line MES-SA/Dx5 overexpresses the MDR1 gene product, P-glycoprotein (Pgp). Pgp is a heavily glycosylated, ATP-dependent drug efflux pump expressed in many human cancers. There are more than 150 known isoforms of Pgp, which complicates the characterization of Pgp
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-encoded interleukin-6 (vIL-6) and its human cellular homologue (huIL-6) share similar biological functions. Our previous work showed that N-linked glycosylation was required for optimal function of vIL6 but not huIL-6 (1). Here we describe heterogeneity in the
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), a multifocal vascular neoplasm linked to human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8/KS-associated herpesvirus [KSHV]) infection, is the most common AIDS-associated malignancy. Clinical management of KS has proven to be challenging because of its prevalence in immunosuppressed patients and its
PS1, a complex polysaccharide derived from Mycobacterium bovis (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, BCG) with considerable antitumor activity in-vivo, was loaded onto gelatin microparticles (mean diam. 1.45 micron) at a level shown to not produce the burst effect often seen with drug-loaded microparticulate
Synthesis and expression of cell surface carbohydrates appear to be involved in recognition events associated with tumor invasion and metastasis. Thus, the potential of murine sarcoma L-1 cells to form experimental lung metastases after i.v. injection was assessed after inhibiting tumor cell protein
There remains today a critical need for new antiviral agents, particularly in view of the alarming increase in drug resistance and associated issues. The marine environment has been a prolific contributor towards the identification of novel therapeutic agents in the recent few decades. Added to
A water-soluble polysaccharide, FI, extracted from the mycelium of Granoderma tsugae, was fractionated and purified by ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration, and affinity chromatography. Sixteen polysaccharides obtained were examined for antitumor effects on Sarcoma 180 in mice. The three
The polysaccharidic integument surrounding growing cells of attenuated Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, Connaught substrain, can be removed with non-specific proteases. After 5 weeks incubation at 37 degrees C in Middlebrook 7H-9 medium, the collected cells were incubated
A monoclonal antibody (A3) was generated by using rat malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) cells as the antigen. Generally, MFH is considered to be a sarcoma derived from undifferentiated mesenchymal cells. Molecular biological analyses using the lysate of rat MFH cells revealed that A3 is a
The changes in glycosylation of an immortalized epithelial cell line (MDCK) before and after progression towards a more malignant phenotype have been studied. The parental MDCK-3 cells were immortalized after long-term passage in vitro and have shown no tendency for spontaneous acquisition of
Viral interleukin-6 (vIL-6) is a homolog of cellular IL-6 that is encoded by the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) genome. vIL-6 binds to the IL-6 signal transducer gp130 without the cooperation of the IL-6 high affinity receptor to induce STAT3 DNA binding and cell proliferation.
Myxoid liposarcoma (MLS) is the second most common subtype of liposarcoma, accounting for ~6% of all sarcomas. MLS is characterized by a pathognomonic FUS-DDIT3, or rarely EWSR1-DDIT3, gene fusion. The presence of ≥5% hypercellular round cell areas is associated with a worse prognosis for the
The glycosyltransferases chondroitin sulfate synthase 1 (CHSY1) and exostoses-like 3 (EXTL3) specifically function in biosynthesis of the glycans chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate, respectively. Although these glycans play important roles in pathogenesis of various tumors, their significance
Tice substrain BCG is used clinically as an immunotherapeutic agent against superficial bladder cancer. A boiling-water extract of this BCG showed anti-tumour activity against a murine S180 sarcoma model and was fractionated into three fractions, A, B and C, by the use of Sephadex LH-20