David K, Ehrhardt A, Ollert M W, Erttmann R, Bredehorst R, Vogel C W
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Germany.
Eur J Cancer. 1997 Oct;33(12):1937-41. doi: 10.1016/s0959-8049(97)00207-4.
Human neuroblastoma cells contain a 260 kDa surface-associated antigen (NB-p260) that is recognised by natural cytotoxic IgM antibodies. In this study we demonstrate that NB-p260 is expressed in vivo in a neuroblastoma tumour specimen but not in normal human tissues of neuronal origin. Since MYCN amplification is a clinical marker of neuroblastoma disease progression, we analysed the expression of NB-p260 in human neuroblastoma cell lines with different MYCN amplification status. However, both amplified and non-amplified neuroblastoma cell lines exhibited comparable NB-p260 expression. Treatment of neuroblastoma cells with the differentiation-inducing agent retinoic acid (RA) also had no effect on the expression of NB-p260. Collectively, the data suggest that expression of NB-p260 on human neuroblastoma cells is independent of malignancy and differentiation status of neuroblastoma.
人神经母细胞瘤细胞含有一种260 kDa的表面相关抗原(NB-p260),可被天然细胞毒性IgM抗体识别。在本研究中,我们证明NB-p260在神经母细胞瘤肿瘤标本中在体内表达,但在神经元起源的正常人体组织中不表达。由于MYCN扩增是神经母细胞瘤疾病进展的临床标志物,我们分析了不同MYCN扩增状态的人神经母细胞瘤细胞系中NB-p260的表达。然而,扩增和未扩增的神经母细胞瘤细胞系均表现出相当的NB-p260表达。用分化诱导剂视黄酸(RA)处理神经母细胞瘤细胞对NB-p260的表达也没有影响。总体而言,数据表明人神经母细胞瘤细胞上NB-p260的表达与神经母细胞瘤的恶性程度和分化状态无关。