Production of neutralizing monoclonal antibody against human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor Ⅱ

• 来源期刊: 中国药理学报（英文版）
• 关键词: neoplasms vascular endothelium vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 monoclonal antibodies
• 年，卷（期）: 2004,（10）
• 页码范围: 1292-1298
• 页数: 7页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

AIM: To prepare neutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) against extracellular immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domainⅢ of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor KDR and study its biological activity. METHODS: Soluble KDR Ig domain Ⅲ (KDR-Ⅲ) fusion protein was expressed in E Coli and purified from the bacterial periplasmic extracts via an affinity chromatography. Monoclonal antibodies against KDR-Ⅲ were prepared by hybridoma technique. ELISA and FACS analysis were used to identify its specificity. Immunoprecipitation and [3H]-thymidine incorporation assay were also used to detect the activity of anti-KDR mAb blocking the phosphorylation of KDR tyrosine kinase receptor and the influence on vascular endothelial growth factor-induced mitogenesis of human endothelial ceils.RESULTS: A monoclonal antibody, Ycom1D3 (IgG1), was generated from a mouse immunized with the recombinant KDR-Ⅲ protein. Ycom1D3 bound specifically to both the soluble KDR-Ⅲ and the cell-surface expressed KDR. Ycom1D3 effectively blocked VEGF/KDR interaction and inhibited VEGF-stimulated KDR activation in human endothelial cells. Furthermore, the antibody efficiently neutralized VEGF-induced mitogenesis of human endothelial cells. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the anti-KDR mAb, Ycom1D3, has potential applications in the treatment of cancer and other diseases where pathological angiogenesis is involved.