PMID- 12393717 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030128 LR - 20210206 IS - 0006-4971 (Print) IS - 0006-4971 (Linking) VI - 100 IP - 13 DP - 2002 Dec 15 TI - Chimeric IgA antibodies against HLA class II effectively trigger lymphoma cell killing. PG - 4574-80 AB - Antibodies against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II, such as 1D10 or Lym-1, are currently being evaluated for the treatment of B-cell lymphomas. Previous studies have demonstrated that, in addition to IgG Fc receptors, the human myeloid IgA receptor (Fc(alpha)RI, CD89) also effectively triggered tumor cell killing. Therefore, we used the variable light and heavy chain sequences from another murine anti-HLA class II hybridoma, F3.3, to generate a panel of chimeric human/mouse antibodies, including human immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1), IgA2, IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4. Antibody production was accomplished by stable transfection of baby hamster kidney cells, and binding activity and specificity were confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting. All constructs demonstrated similar binding to HLA class II. Functional studies revealed that chimeric IgG1, IgA1, and IgA2 triggered similar levels of tumor cell lysis. Analyses of effector populations, however, demonstrated that killing by chimeric IgG1 constructs was triggered mainly by human mononuclear cells and complement, while IgA1 and IgA2 mediated effective lysis by polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Importantly, IgG1 and both IgA isotypes were equally effective at killing freshly isolated human chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Chimeric IgA antibodies against HLA class II may constitute attractive reagents for lymphoma therapy. FAU - Dechant, Michael AU - Dechant M AD - Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine III, University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Vidarsson, Gestur AU - Vidarsson G FAU - Stockmeyer, Bernhard AU - Stockmeyer B FAU - Repp, Roland AU - Repp R FAU - Glennie, Martin J AU - Glennie MJ FAU - Gramatzki, Martin AU - Gramatzki M FAU - van De Winkel, Jan G J AU - van De Winkel JG FAU - Valerius, Thomas AU - Valerius T LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20020808 PL - United States TA - Blood JT - Blood JID - 7603509 RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin A) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity MH - Blotting, Western MH - Burkitt Lymphoma/pathology MH - Cell Line MH - Cricetinae MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - HLA-DR Antigens/genetics/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin A/*immunology MH - Immunoglobulin G/*immunology MH - Kidney/cytology MH - Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology MH - Lymphoma/*pathology MH - Mesocricetus MH - Mice MH - Monocytes/immunology MH - Neutrophils/immunology MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology MH - Transfection MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 2002/10/24 04:00 MHDA- 2003/01/29 04:00 CRDT- 2002/10/24 04:00 PHST- 2002/10/24 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/01/29 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/10/24 04:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-4971(20)53666-5 [pii] AID - 10.1182/blood-2002-03-0687 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Blood. 2002 Dec 15;100(13):4574-80. doi: 10.1182/blood-2002-03-0687. Epub 2002 Aug 8.