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Query: UMLS:C0153470 (Spleen)
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Spleen cells from a mouse immunized with an AML cell expressing HLA-A3 produced a hybridoma secreting an anti-HLA-A3, A11 monoclonal antibody, 26D3. By complement-dependent cytotoxicity at dilutions to 1:10(4) the ascites antibody lysed 13/13 A3, 15/15 A11, and 8 other lymphocytes from a panel of 98 donors. The 26 D3 immunoprecipitated a molecule consisting of subunits of 44,000 and 12,000 daltons. Monoclonality of the antibody was demonstrated by isoelectric focusing and protein A affinity chromatography.
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PMID:A monoclonal antibody recognizing a determinant common to HLA-A3 and A11. 617 56

Forced expression of TNF-alpha in tumor cells has been shown to inhibit their tumor growth in vivo through a number of mechanism such as activation of an immune system and induction of an apoptotic process. We re-examined the anti-tumor effects caused by the TNF-alpha gene transfer using high-metastatic, murine lung carcinoma A11 cells. Expressed TNF-alpha molecules remained on cell surface and were not secreted into culture supernatants in vitro. Syngeneic immunocompetent mice developed tumors of TNF-alpha-expressed A11 cells and the growth of their subcutaneous tumors was not different from that of parent tumors. Spleen of the mice that developed TNF-alpha-expressed A11 tumors was significantly larger than that of the mice bearing parent tumors, but relative ratios of each cell population were not different. In contrast to subcutaneous tumors, the number of spontaneous lung foci metastasized from the subcutaneous TNF-alpha-expressed A11 tumors was markedly reduced compared with that from parent tumors. Expressed TNF-alpha on tumors is released by matrix metalloproteinases from surrounding tissues and anti-tumor effects by TNF-alpha can be influenced by local environmental conditions.
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PMID:Expression of the TNF-alpha gene on mouse lung carcinoma cells suppresses spontaneous lung metastasis without affecting tumorigenicity. 1195 32