TY - JOUR
T1 - Single domain antibody against carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6) inhibits proliferation, migration, invasion and angiogenesis of pancreatic cancer cells
AU - Cheng, Tsai Mu
AU - Murad, Yanal M.
AU - Chang, Chia Ching
AU - Yang, Ming Chi
AU - Baral, Toya Nath
AU - Cowan, Aaron
AU - Tseng, Shin Hua
AU - Wong, Andrew
AU - Mackenzie, Roger
AU - Shieh, Dar Bin
AU - Zhang, Jianbing
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported in part by an NSC Grant ( 97-2112-M-009-009-YM3 ), the ATU-MOE Project, Taiwan, ROC and GHI program ( NRC Canada). We thank Taiwan (NSC)-Canada (NRC) cooperation program. We thank Helix Biopharma for providing the recombinant CEACAM6.
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6) is over-expressed in pancreatic cancer cells, and it is associated with the progression of pancreatic cancer. We tested a single domain antibody (sdAb) targeting CEACAM6, 2A3, which was isolated previously from a llama immune library, and an Fc conjugated version of this sdAb, to determine how they affect the pancreatic cancer cell line BxPC3. We also compared the effects of the antibodies to gemcitabine. Gemcitabine and 2A3 slowed down cancer cell proliferation. However, only 2A3 retarded cancer cell invasion, angiogenesis within the cancer mass and BxPC3 cell MMP-9 activity, three features important for tumour growth and metastasis. The IC50s for 2A3, 2A3-Fc and gemcitabine were determined as 6.5 μM, 8 μM and 12 nM, respectively. While the 2A3 antibody inhibited MMP-9 activity by 33% compared to non-treated control cells, gemcitabine failed to inhibit MMP-9 activity. Moreover, 2A3 and 2A3-Fc inhibited invasion of BxPC3 by 73% compared to non-treated cells. When conditioned media that were produced using 2A3- or 2A3-Fc-treated BxPC3 cells were used in a capillary formation assay, the capillary length was reduced by 21% and 49%, respectively. Therefore 2A3 is an ideal candidate for treating tumours that over-express CEACAM6.
AB - Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6) is over-expressed in pancreatic cancer cells, and it is associated with the progression of pancreatic cancer. We tested a single domain antibody (sdAb) targeting CEACAM6, 2A3, which was isolated previously from a llama immune library, and an Fc conjugated version of this sdAb, to determine how they affect the pancreatic cancer cell line BxPC3. We also compared the effects of the antibodies to gemcitabine. Gemcitabine and 2A3 slowed down cancer cell proliferation. However, only 2A3 retarded cancer cell invasion, angiogenesis within the cancer mass and BxPC3 cell MMP-9 activity, three features important for tumour growth and metastasis. The IC50s for 2A3, 2A3-Fc and gemcitabine were determined as 6.5 μM, 8 μM and 12 nM, respectively. While the 2A3 antibody inhibited MMP-9 activity by 33% compared to non-treated control cells, gemcitabine failed to inhibit MMP-9 activity. Moreover, 2A3 and 2A3-Fc inhibited invasion of BxPC3 by 73% compared to non-treated cells. When conditioned media that were produced using 2A3- or 2A3-Fc-treated BxPC3 cells were used in a capillary formation assay, the capillary length was reduced by 21% and 49%, respectively. Therefore 2A3 is an ideal candidate for treating tumours that over-express CEACAM6.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.07.019
DO - 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.07.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 22918079
AN - SCOPUS:84894042234
SN - 0959-8049
VL - 50
SP - 713
EP - 721
JO - European Journal of Cancer
JF - European Journal of Cancer
IS - 4
ER -