Modified tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens could be used to develop anti-cancer vaccines.Carbohydrate antigens in which thioglycosidic linkages are used instead of O-glycosidic linkages may be more immunogenic an...Modified tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens could be used to develop anti-cancer vaccines.Carbohydrate antigens in which thioglycosidic linkages are used instead of O-glycosidic linkages may be more immunogenic and may stimulate the production of antibodies capable of recognizing naturally occurring carbohydrates due to their enhanced resistance to endogenous glycosidases and their inherent non-self antigen character.For this purpose,a new S-linked tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen STn has been successfully synthesized for the first time.展开更多
The serum of 40 normal subjects, 61 cases of various malignant diseases except pancreatic cancer,53 cases of various benign diseases and 33 cases of pancreatic cancer was examined with ELISA to determine the serum lev...The serum of 40 normal subjects, 61 cases of various malignant diseases except pancreatic cancer,53 cases of various benign diseases and 33 cases of pancreatic cancer was examined with ELISA to determine the serum level of pancreatic cancer-associated ant展开更多
INTRODUCTIONCarcinoembryonic antigen ( CEA) , originally described by Gold and Freedman [1] in 1965, is now an acknowledged member of immunoglobulin superfamily[2],with a role as an intracellular adhesion molecule[3]....INTRODUCTIONCarcinoembryonic antigen ( CEA) , originally described by Gold and Freedman [1] in 1965, is now an acknowledged member of immunoglobulin superfamily[2],with a role as an intracellular adhesion molecule[3].Carbohydrate antigen 19-9(CA19-9), obtained with a monoclonal antibody produced by immunizing a monoclonal antibody produced by immunizing a mouse with a colonic cancer cell line in 1979[4],is a ligand for E-selectin that plays an important role in the addhesion of cancer cells to endothelial cells [5,6].展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.20732001).
文摘Modified tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens could be used to develop anti-cancer vaccines.Carbohydrate antigens in which thioglycosidic linkages are used instead of O-glycosidic linkages may be more immunogenic and may stimulate the production of antibodies capable of recognizing naturally occurring carbohydrates due to their enhanced resistance to endogenous glycosidases and their inherent non-self antigen character.For this purpose,a new S-linked tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen STn has been successfully synthesized for the first time.
文摘The serum of 40 normal subjects, 61 cases of various malignant diseases except pancreatic cancer,53 cases of various benign diseases and 33 cases of pancreatic cancer was examined with ELISA to determine the serum level of pancreatic cancer-associated ant
基金This study was supported by the research grant from Administration of Key Disciplines for"Project 211"of Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences,Grant No.98097.
文摘INTRODUCTIONCarcinoembryonic antigen ( CEA) , originally described by Gold and Freedman [1] in 1965, is now an acknowledged member of immunoglobulin superfamily[2],with a role as an intracellular adhesion molecule[3].Carbohydrate antigen 19-9(CA19-9), obtained with a monoclonal antibody produced by immunizing a monoclonal antibody produced by immunizing a mouse with a colonic cancer cell line in 1979[4],is a ligand for E-selectin that plays an important role in the addhesion of cancer cells to endothelial cells [5,6].
