The recombinant anti-EGF receptor immunotoxin 425(scFv)-ETA' suppresses growth of a highly metastatic pancreatic carcinoma cell line

  • Authors:
    • Daniela Bruell
    • Michael Stöcker
    • Michael Huhn
    • Nicole Redding
    • Michael Küpper
    • Petra Schumacher
    • Antje Paetz
    • Christiane J. Bruns
    • Hidde J. Haisma
    • Rainer Fischer
    • Ricarda Finnern
    • Stefan Barth
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  • Published online on: October 1, 2003     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.23.4.1179
  • Pages: 1179-1186
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Abstract

Pancreatic carcinoma still has the highest mortality rate in comparison to any other malignancy. Major reasons are late detection of disease, highly aggressive tumor growth and the early formation of metastases. Thus, novel effective therapies are urgently needed to improve the outcome of the patients. Overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its ligands has been implicated in the oncogenesis of pancreatic carcinoma and associated with an unfavorable prognosis. Consequently, the EGFR represents a specific target antigen suitable for immunotherapy. We generated a recombinant immunotoxin by fusing the anti-EGFR single chain fragment 425(scFv) to a truncated mutant of Pseudomonas Exotoxin A (ETA'). Using the expression vector pBM1.1, functional 425(scFv)-ETA' was periplasmically expressed under osmotic stress conditions in the presence of compatible solutes. The 72 kDa His10-tagged fusion protein was purified by a combination of metal-ion affinity and molecular size chromatography. Binding activity and specificity of the immunotoxin to the EGFR-positive pancreatic carcinoma cell line L3.6pl was confirmed by flow cytometry and ELISA. Finally, 425(scFv)-ETA' showed significant toxicity toward this cell line reaching 50% inhibition of cell proliferation at a concentration (IC50) of 7.5 ng/ml. This is the first report documenting the specific cytotoxicity of a recombinant immunotoxin towards metastatic pancreatic carcinoma cells, suggesting that EGFR-specific antibody toxins may become valuable therapeutic reagents for the treatment of pancreatic carcinoma.

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Bruell D, Stöcker M, Huhn M, Redding N, Küpper M, Schumacher P, Paetz A, Bruns CJ, Haisma HJ, Fischer R, Fischer R, et al: The recombinant anti-EGF receptor immunotoxin 425(scFv)-ETA' suppresses growth of a highly metastatic pancreatic carcinoma cell line. Int J Oncol 23: 1179-1186, 2003
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Bruell, D., Stöcker, M., Huhn, M., Redding, N., Küpper, M., Schumacher, P. ... Barth, S. (2003). The recombinant anti-EGF receptor immunotoxin 425(scFv)-ETA' suppresses growth of a highly metastatic pancreatic carcinoma cell line. International Journal of Oncology, 23, 1179-1186. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.23.4.1179
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Bruell, D., Stöcker, M., Huhn, M., Redding, N., Küpper, M., Schumacher, P., Paetz, A., Bruns, C. J., Haisma, H. J., Fischer, R., Finnern, R., Barth, S."The recombinant anti-EGF receptor immunotoxin 425(scFv)-ETA' suppresses growth of a highly metastatic pancreatic carcinoma cell line". International Journal of Oncology 23.4 (2003): 1179-1186.
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Bruell, D., Stöcker, M., Huhn, M., Redding, N., Küpper, M., Schumacher, P., Paetz, A., Bruns, C. J., Haisma, H. J., Fischer, R., Finnern, R., Barth, S."The recombinant anti-EGF receptor immunotoxin 425(scFv)-ETA' suppresses growth of a highly metastatic pancreatic carcinoma cell line". International Journal of Oncology 23, no. 4 (2003): 1179-1186. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.23.4.1179