Polyethylene glycol-modified concanavalin A as an effective agent to stimulate anti-tumor cytotoxicity.

  • 1 January 2000
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 24  (1) , 100-6
Abstract
The jack bean lectin, concanavalin A (Con A), was modified with 2,4-bis[O-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)]-6-chloro-s-triazine, activated PEG2, to form PEG-Con A. The immunoreactivity of PEG-Con A towards anti-Con A antibodies was reduced by increasing the degree of modification of amino groups in the Con A molecule. PEG-Con A had a complete reduction of the immunogenicity in mice and prolonged the clearance-time in blood. Although the mitogenic activity of Con A towards murine spleen cells was reduced by the conjugation with activated PEG2, the administration of PEG-Con A to mice enhanced the anti-tumor cytotoxicity of peripheral lymphocytes against melanoma B16 cells.

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