scholarly journals Inhibition of Chicken Adipocyte Differentiation by in Vitro Exposure to Monoclonal Antibodies Against Embryonic Chicken Adipocyte Plasma Membranes

2000 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 892-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.J. Wu ◽  
J.T. Wright ◽  
C.R. Young ◽  
A.L. Cartwright
1988 ◽  
Vol 250 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Corvera ◽  
K A Yagaloff ◽  
R E Whitehead ◽  
M P Czech

Insulin action in intact adipocytes leads to a rapid increase in the concentration of receptors for insulin-like growth factor (IGF) II on the adipocyte cell surface, and to a decrease in the [32P]phosphate content of these receptors on the plasma membrane [Corvera & Czech (1985) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 82. 7314-7318]. It has been previously shown that the receptor for IGF-II can be phosphorylated on tyrosine residues by a kinase activity which is expressed in isolated adipocyte plasma membranes. It is now shown that IGF-II-receptor phosphorylation in vitro, in plasma membranes derived from insulin-treated cells, is markedly decreased compared with the phosphorylation of the receptor in membranes from control cells. This effect of insulin cannot be attributed to an increase in the activity of phosphotyrosyl phosphatase in the membranes. The tyrosine kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of IGF-II receptors is associated with a fraction of the plasma membrane which is insoluble in Triton X-100. Removal of the Triton X-100-soluble components of the membrane markedly enhances receptor phosphorylation. Moreover, the expression of the inhibitory effect of insulin requires the presence of one or several Triton X-100-soluble components of the plasma membrane.


1995 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 626-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Voldstedlund ◽  
Jørgen Tranum-Jensen ◽  
Aase Handberg ◽  
Jørgen Vinten

Voldstedlund M. Tranum-Jensen J, Handberg A, Vinten J. Quantity of Na/K-ATPase and glucose transporters in the plasma membrane of rat adipocytes is reduced by in vivo triiodothyronine. Eur J Endocrinol 1995:133:626–34. ISSN 0804–4643 The expression of sodium-potassium pumps and glucose transporters in pure adipocyte plasma membranes from a hyperthyroid animal model was studied. Hyperthyroidism was induced by enteral administration of five doses of 90 μg of triiodothyronine every second day to 8-week-old rats. Following isolation of epididymal adipocytes, 3-O-methylglucose transport was measured and the number of Na/K-ATPase-(α1- and α2-isoforms) and glucose transporter (GLUT1 and GLUT4) molecules in sheets of adipocyte plasma membrane were determined by quantitative immunoelectron microscopy, using gold labelling. Maximal in vitro insulin stimulation of adipocytes increased the glucose transport rate and the amount of GLUT4 in the plasma membrane 15-fold, whereas the amount of α2 was unaffected, In adipocytes from hyperthyroid rats, mean adipocyte volume was decreased by 18% and the quantities of GLUT4 per unit area of plasma membrane (maximal insulin stimulation) and of α2 were decreased by 19% and 15% respectively. Thus, hypotrophia of fat tissue in the hyperthyroid state is associated with a decreased expression in the plasma membrane of the glucose transporter GLUT4 and the α2 -isoform of Na/K-ATPase. Marianne Voldstedlund, Department of Medical Physiology, The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark


2019 ◽  
Vol 317 (2) ◽  
pp. E212-E233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günter A. Müller ◽  
Andreas W. Herling ◽  
Kerstin Stemmer ◽  
Andreas Lechner ◽  
Matthias H. Tschöp

To study the possibility that certain components of eukaryotic plasma membranes are released under certain (patho)physiological conditions, a chip-based sensor was developed for the detection of cell surface proteins, which are anchored at the outer leaflet of eukaryotic plasma membranes by a covalently attached glycolipid, exclusively, and might be prone to spontaneous or regulated release on the basis of their amphiphilic character. For this, unprocessed, full-length glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins (GPI-AP), together with associated phospholipids, were specifically captured and detected by a chip- and microfluidic channel-based sensor, leading to changes in phase and amplitude of surface acoustic waves (SAW) propagating over the chip surface. Unprocessed GPI-AP in complex with lipids were found to be released from rat adipocyte plasma membranes immobilized on the chip, which was dependent on the flow rate and composition of the buffer stream. The complexes were identified in the incubation medium of primary rat adipocytes, in correlation to the cell size, and in rat as well as human serum. With rats, the measured changes in SAW phase shift, reflecting specific mass/size or amount of the unprocessed GPI-AP in complex with lipids, and SAW amplitude, reflecting their viscoelasticity, enabled the differentiation between the lean and obese (high-fat diet) state, and the normal (Wistar) and hyperinsulinemic (Zucker fatty) as well as hyperinsulinemic hyperglycemic (Zucker diabetic fatty) state. Thus chip-based sensing for complexes of unprocessed GPI-AP and lipids reveals the inherently labile anchorage of GPI-AP at plasma membranes and their susceptibility for release in response to (intrinsic/extrinsic) cues of metabolic relevance and may, therefore, be useful for monitoring of (pre-)diabetic disease states.


2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (03) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wolski ◽  
E. Palombo-Kinne ◽  
F. Wolf ◽  
F. Emmrich ◽  
W. Becker ◽  
...  

Summary Aim: The cellular joint infiltrate in rheumatoid arthritis patients is rich in CD4-positive T-helper lymphocytes and macrophages, rendering anti-CD4 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) suitable for specific immunoscintigraphy of human/ experimental arthritis. Following intravenous injection, however, mAbs are present both in the free form and bound to CD4-positive, circulating monocytes and T-cells. Thus, the present study aimed at analyzing the relative contribution of the free and the cell-bound component to the imaging of inflamed joints in experimental adjuvant arthritis (AA). Methods: AA rat peritoneal macrophages or lymph node T-cells were incubated in vitro with saturating amounts of 99mTc-anti-CD4 mAb (W3/25) and injected i.v. into rats with AA. Results: In vitro release of 99mTc-anti-CD4 mAb from the cells was limited (on average 1.57%/h for macrophages and 0.84%/h for T-cells). Following i.v. injection, whole body/joint scans and tissue measurements showed only negligible accumulation of radioactivity in inflamed ankle joints (tissue: 0.22 and 0.34% of the injected activity, respectively), whereas the radioactivity was concentrated in liver (tissue: 79% and 71%, respectively), kidney, and urinary bladder. Unlike macrophages, however, anti-CD4 mAb-coated T-cells significantly accumulated in lymphoid organs, the inflamed synovial membrane of the ankle joints, as well as in elbow and knee joints. Conclusion: While the overall contribution of cell-bound mAbs to the imaging of arthritic joints with anti-CD4 mAbs is minimal, differential accumulation of macrophages and T-cells in lymphoid organs and the inflamed synovial membrane indicates preferential migration patterns of these 2 cell populations in arthritic rats. Although only validated for 99mTc-anti-CD4 mAbs, extrapolation of the results to other anticellular mAbs with similar affinity for their antigen may be possible.


1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Selvaraj ◽  
M. R. Suresh ◽  
G. McLean ◽  
D. Willans ◽  
C. Turner ◽  
...  

The role of glycoconjugates in tumor cell differentiation has been well documented. We have examined the expression of the two anomers of the Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen on the surface of human, canine and murine tumor cell membranes both in vitro and in vivo. This has been accomplished through the synthesis of the disaccharide terminal residues in both a and ß configuration. Both entities were used to generate murine monoclonal antibodies which recognized the carbohydrate determinants. The determination of fine specificities of these antibodies was effected by means of cellular uptake, immunohistopathology and immunoscintigraphy. Examination of pathological specimens of human and canine tumor tissue indicated that the expressed antigen was in the β configuration. More than 89% of all human carcinomas tested expressed the antigen in the above anomeric form. The combination of synthetic antigens and monoclonal antibodies raised specifically against them provide us with invaluable tools for the study of tumor marker expression in humans and their respective animal tumor models.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merricka C. Livingstone ◽  
Alexis A. Bitzer ◽  
Alish Giri ◽  
Kun Luo ◽  
Rajeshwer S. Sankhala ◽  
...  

AbstractPlasmodium falciparum malaria contributes to a significant global disease burden. Circumsporozoite protein (CSP), the most abundant sporozoite stage antigen, is a prime vaccine candidate. Inhibitory monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against CSP map to either a short junctional sequence or the central (NPNA)n repeat region. We compared in vitro and in vivo activities of six CSP-specific mAbs derived from human recipients of a recombinant CSP vaccine RTS,S/AS01 (mAbs 317 and 311); an irradiated whole sporozoite vaccine PfSPZ (mAbs CIS43 and MGG4); or individuals exposed to malaria (mAbs 580 and 663). RTS,S mAb 317 that specifically binds the (NPNA)n epitope, had the highest affinity and it elicited the best sterile protection in mice. The most potent inhibitor of sporozoite invasion in vitro was mAb CIS43 which shows dual-specific binding to the junctional sequence and (NPNA)n. In vivo mouse protection was associated with the mAb reactivity to the NANPx6 peptide, the in vitro inhibition of sporozoite invasion activity, and kinetic parameters measured using intact mAbs or their Fab fragments. Buried surface area between mAb and its target epitope was also associated with in vivo protection. Association and disconnects between in vitro and in vivo readouts has important implications for the design and down-selection of the next generation of CSP based interventions.


1987 ◽  
Vol 165 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
F W Klotz ◽  
D E Hudson ◽  
H G Coon ◽  
L H Miller

Immunity to 143/140 kD schizont antigens of a monkey malaria, Plasmodium knowlesi, provides partial protection to lethal malaria infection in rhesus monkeys challenged with uncloned parasites. To determine the capacity of a cloned parasite to generate variants of the 143/140 kD antigens, immunized monkeys were challenged with a clone of P. knowlesi. Parasites recovered 8 d after inoculation with a cloned parasite retained the 143/140 kD antigens. Parasites recovered 30 d after challenge had undergone changes in the 143/140 kD antigens. Antibodies that block erythrocyte invasion in vitro of the inoculum parasites did not inhibit invasion of erythrocytes by two isolates recovered from the immunized monkeys. An isolate from one monkey recovered on day 30 contained clones expressing new 76/72 kD antigens reactive with rabbit antiserum against the 143/140 kD proteins, and other clones expressing no antigens crossreactive with antisera against the 143/140 kD proteins. An isolate from another monkey obtained 59 d after challenge expressed new antigens of 160/155, 115/113, and 87/85 kD. Using monoclonal antibodies, we found that epitopes were lost from the variant proteins, but we were unable to determine whether new epitopes had appeared. We conclude that clones of P. knowlesi can rapidly vary antigenic determinants on the 143/140 kD proteins in animals immunized with these antigens.


2021 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
G.A. Toledo-Ibarra ◽  
M.I. Girón-Pérez ◽  
C.E. Covantes-Rosales ◽  
G.H. Ventura-Ramón ◽  
G. Pérez-Sánchez ◽  
...  

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