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Photochemical internalisation increases the cytotoxic effect of the immunotoxin MOC31‐gelonin
Author(s) -
Selbo Pål Kristian,
Sivam Gowsala,
Fodstad Oystein,
Sandvig Kirsten,
Berg Kristian
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0215(20000915)87:6<853::aid-ijc15>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - immunotoxin , endosome , ribosome inactivating protein , cytotoxicity , saporin , chemistry , ricin , endocytosis , cytotoxic t cell , cytosol , monoclonal antibody , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibody , cell , in vitro , toxin , immunology , ribosome , rna , gene , enzyme
Photochemical internalisation (PCI) was recently demonstrated as a unique procedure for site‐specific delivery of several types of membrane impermeable macromolecules from endocytotic vesicles to the cytosol (Berg et al., 1999). The technology is based on the cytosolic release of endocytosed macromolecules from endosomes and lysosomes upon exposure of cells to photosensitising compounds, which became localised to these vesicles, and light. In our study the possibility to increase the cytotoxic effect of the immunotoxin MOC31‐gelonin by PCI was examined. The type I ribosome‐inactivating protein gelonin was covalently linked to the monoclonal IgG1 antibody MOC31, directed against epithelial glycoprotein‐2 (EGP‐2), an antigen expressed on most carcinoma cells. Five different cell lines, of which 4 expressed EGP‐2, were treated with MOC31‐gelonin and endosomal and lysosomal localising photosensitisers, followed by exposure to light. Insignificant cytotoxicity of the MOC31‐gelonin was observed when the cells were incubated with the immunotoxin alone. However, in combination with endosomal and lysosomal localising photosensitizers, we demonstrate synergistic toxic effect of the MOC31‐gelonin conjugate in a light‐dependent manner. Our results indicate that PCI is a promising tool for increasing the cytotoxicity of immunotoxins, which is important for further improvement of the PCI concept towards possible use in cancer therapy. Int. J. Cancer 87:853–859, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.