Leishmania is a genus of protozoan parasites causing a wide clinical spectrum of diseases in humans. Analysis of a region of chromosome 6 from Leishmania major (Iribar et al.) showed that the transcript of a putative L19 ribosomal protein (RPL19) was most abundant at the amastigote stage. We therefore decided to characterize L19 protein abundance throughout the lifecycle of Leishmania. Differen...

PURPOSE The expression of extra domain B (ED-B) fibronectin is always associated with angiogenic processes and can be exclusively observed in tissues undergoing growth and/or extensive remodeling. Due to this selective expression, ED-B fibronectin is an interesting target for radioimmunotherapy of malignant diseases. The aim of this study was to identify the most appropriate ED-B-targeting radi...

UNLABELLED The aim of this study was to target the angiogenesis-associated extracellular matrix protein ED-B fibronectin for molecular imaging of solid tumors. Recombinant and chemically modified derivatives of the single-chain antibody fragment (scFv) L19, capable of being labeled with 99mTc, were synthesized and radiolabeled. The resulting compounds 99mTc-AP39, 99mTc-L19-His, and 99mTc-L19-Hi...

Tumor-targeting immunocytokines represent a new class of anticancer pharmaceutical agents, which often display a superior therapeutic index compared with the corresponding unconjugated cytokines. In this article, we have studied the anticancer properties of interleukin-15 (IL-15) and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), fused to the human antibody fragment scFv(L19), speci...

BACKGROUND Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) recognizes double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and induces inflammation. In this study we attempted to ascertain if there are endogenous host molecules controlling the production of cytokines and chemokines. Two candidates, ribosomal protein L19 and L22, were analyzed to determine if they influence cytokine production followed by TLR3 activation. In this study we ...

PURPOSE L19-IL2 is an immunocytokine composed of an antibody fragment specific to the EDB domain of fibronectin, a tumor angiogenesis marker, and of human interleukin-2 (IL2). L19-IL2 delivers IL2 to the tumor site exploiting the selective expression of EDB on newly formed blood vessels. Previously, the recommended dose of L19-IL2 monotherapy was defined as 22.5 million international units (Mio...

UNLABELLED The extra domain B of fibronectin (ED-B) is a marker of tumor angiogenesis. The human monoclonal antibody (mAb) L19-SIP (approximately 80 kDa; SIP is "small immunoprotein") has been selected for targeting of ED-B. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of radioimmunotherapy (RIT) with L19-SIP, either alone or in combination with cetuximab, for treatment of head and neck ...

Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain L19, isolated from stone coal soil, has the ability to perform bioleaching to release vanadium ions from mineral ore. Here, we report the draft genome sequence and annotation of the vanadium-leaching bacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis L19. These data provide information for understanding the genomic properties and mineral bioleaching mechanisms of strain L19.

The antibody-mediated targeted delivery of cytokines to sites of disease is a promising avenue for cancer therapy, but it is largely unexplored for the treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions. Using both radioactive and fluorescent techniques, the human monoclonal antibodies L19 and G11 (specific to two markers of angiogenesis that are virtually undetectable in normal adult tissues) were f...

PURPOSE ED-B fibronectin is expressed only during angiogenic processes and in tissues undergoing growth and/or extensive remodeling. We demonstrated previously the possibility to target and selectively deliver therapeutic substances to tumor vasculature in experimental animal models using a human recombinant antibody fragment, L19, specific for the ED-B domain of fibronectin. Here we evaluate t...