Development of a Novel, Anti-idiotypic Monoclonal Anti-prolactin Antibody That Mimics the Physiological Functions of Prolactin.

Development of a Novel Inhibitory Chimeric Anti-HER2 Monoclonal Antibody

A Novel mAb against a Human CD34 Peptide Reacts with the Native Protein on CD34+ Cells

Background: Human CD34 is a transmembrane glycoprotein which is expressed in human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and the small- vessel endothelial cells of a variety of tissues. CD34 plays a critical role as a marker for diagnosis and classification of leukemia. Anti CD34 antibodies are used for isolation and purification of HSCs from bone marrow, peripheral blood and cord blood. Objective: ...

Immunomanipulation of appetite and body temperature through the functional mimicry of leptin.

OBJECTIVE Although current obesity therapies produce some benefits, there is a need for new strategies to treat obesity. A novel proposal is the use of anti-idiotypic antibodies as surrogate ligands or hormones. These anti-idiotypic antibodies carry an internal motif that imitates or mimics an epitope in the antigen (i.e., hormone or ligand). Thus, anti-idiotypic antibodies to several ligands m...

Heat shock factor 5 is essential for spermatogenesis in mice: Detected by a new monoclonal antibody

Objective(s): Here, we examined the function of our produced monoclonal antibody (mAb10C3) to recognize one of the most important members of the HEAT shock factor family, Hsf5, in embryonic development and in spermatogenic cells of adult mouse testis.Materials and Methods: The targeting effects of mAb10C3 were investigated by immunohisto...

Idiotypic mimicry and the assembly of a supramolecular structure: an anti-idiotypic antibody that mimics taxol in its tubulin-microtubule interactions.

Taxol, originally extracted from the bark of the western yew, Taxus brevifolia, is reportedly the first of a new class of anti-cancer agents. It acts by promoting and irreversibly stabilizing microtubule assembly, thus interfering with the dynamic processes required for cell viability and multiplication. With the aim of using immunological techniques to study the mechanism of action of taxol, a...