关键词:
ANTIGEN-BINDING PROTEIN
RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY
ESCHERICHIA-COLI
CARCINOMA XENOGRAFTS
FUNCTIONAL AFFINITY
FRAGMENTS
MULTIVALENT
RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY
CANCER
PHARMACOKINETICS
摘要:
Failure of radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) in the treatment of solid tumors, for the most part, is a result of undesirable pharmacokinetics that lead to significant radiation exposure of normal tissues and an inadequate delivery of radiation doses to tumors. Using genetic engineering, antitumor MAbs can be optimized for desirable clinical applications. In the present study, we report the generation of a tetravalent single-chain Fv {[sc(Fv)(2)](2)} of the murine MAb CC49 that recognizes the tumor-associated glycoprotein, TAG-72. [Sc(Fv)(2)](2) was expressed as a secreted soluble protein in Pichia pastoris under the regulation of alcohol oxidase 1 promoter. The in vitro binding properties of the tetravalent construct were analyzed by solid-phase RTA and surface plasmon resonance studies using BIA core. The binding affinity constant (K-A) for the [sc(Fv)(2)](2) and CC49 IgG were similar, i.e., 1.02 x 10(8) M-1 and 1.14 x 10(8) M-1, respectively, and were 4-fold higher than its divalent scFv [sc(Fv)(2); 2.75 x 10(7) M-1]. At 6 h postadministration, the percentage of injected dose accumulated/g of LS-174T colon carcinoma xenografts was 21.3 +/- 1.3, 9.8 +/- 1.3, and 17.3 +/- 1.1 for radioiodinated [sc(Fv)(2)](2), sc(Fv)(2), and IgG, respectively. Pharmacokinetic analysis of blood clearance studies showed the elimination half-life for [sc(Fv)(2)](2), sc(Fv)(2), and IgG as 170, 80, and 330 min, respectively. The gain in avidity resulting from multivalency along with an improved biological half-life makes the tetravalent construct an important reagent for cancer therapy and diagnosis in MAb-based radiopharmaceuticals.