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Conserved Peptide with Therapeutic Potential to Overcome Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Muhaimin Rifa’i,
Sri Widyarti,
Nashi Widodo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
iium medical journal malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2735-2285
pISSN - 1823-4631
DOI - 10.31436/imjm.v13i1.490
Subject(s) - nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , antibody , cell culture , flow cytometry , carcinoma , cancer research , cell , immunology , pathology , biology , radiation therapy , biochemistry , genetics
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a squamous-cell carcinoma that arises in the upper lining epithelium of the nasopharynx. In this study, conserved peptide (Ulin-1) of Epstein-Barr virus constructed by Biomodelling and Biocomputation was tested for its ability to stimulate B cells to produce specific antibodies. Spleen cells were isolated and cultured with anti-CD3 and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and treated or not treated with Ulin-1. Cell culture was harvested six days after incubation and analyzed by flow cytometry. Here, we demonstrated the ability of Ulin-1 to stimulate B cells to produce specific antibodies. The results of this study illustrate the importance of Ulin-1 engineered by Biomodelling and Biocomputation as both active and passive immunization agents against nasopharyngeal cancer. KEYWORDS: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Ulin-1, gp 350/220, in vitro.

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