Functional role of adrenomedullin (AM) and the gene-related...

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C530S300000, C530S324000, C514S002600

Reexamination Certificate

active

07622272

ABSTRACT:
The methods of the present invention demonstrate that adrenomedullin (AM) is expressed in human cancer cell lines of diverse origin and functions as a universal autocrine growth factor driving neoplastic proliferation. The present invention provides for AM peptides and AM antibodies useful in therapeutic, pharmacologic and physiologic compositions. The present invention additionally provides for methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease utilizing compositions comprising the AM peptides and antibodies of the present invention. The methods of the present invention also provide for experimental models for use in identifying the role of AM in pancreatic physiology. The methods pertaining to rat isolated islets have show that AM inhibits insulin secretion in a dose-dependent manner. The monoclonal antibody MoAb-G6, which neutralizes AM bioactivity, was show by the methods of the present invention to increase insulin release fivefold, an effect that was reversed by the addition of synthetic AM.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5639855 (1997-06-01), Kitamura et al.
patent: 5910416 (1999-06-01), Kitamura et al.
patent: 0622458 (1994-11-01), None
patent: 07-196693 (1995-08-01), None
patent: WO 93/17715 (1993-09-01), None
patent: WO 94/25482 (1994-11-01), None
Wheeler. Preventive vaccines for cervical cancer. Salud Publica de Mexico, 1997. vol. 39, pp. 1-9.
Efferson, Kawano, Tsdua, Palese, Garcia-Sastre, and Ioannides. Stimulation of human T cells by an influenza A vector expressing a CTL epitope from the HER2
eu protooncogene results in higher numbers of antigen-specific TCRhi cells than stimulation with peptide. Anticancer Research, 2005. vol. 25, pp. 715-724.
Bachman, Wolint, Schwarz, and Oxenius. Recall proliferation potential of memory CD8+ T cells and antiviral protection. Journal of Immunology, 2005. vol. 175, pp. 4677-4685.
Ahren et al., “Adrenomedullin is localized to the gut and stimulates insulin-secretion in the rat,”Diabetologia, 38:108A, 1995 (Abstract).
Curti “Physical barriers to drug delivery in tumors,”Crit. Rev. in Oncology/Hematology, 14(1):29-39, 1993.
Cuttitta et al., “Bombesin-like peptides can function as autocrine growth factors in human small-cell lung cancer,”Nature316(6031):823-826, 1985.
Dermer,Bio/Technology, 12:20, 1994.
Drexler et al., “Recent results on the biology of Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells. II. Continuous cell lines,”Leuk Lymphoma, 9:1-25, 1993.
Embleton et al.,Immunol. Ser., 23:181-207, 1984.
Freshney, “Culture of Animal Cells, A Manual of Basic Technique,”Alan R. Liss, Inc., 1983, New York, p. 4.
Gura T., “Systems for identifying new drugs are often faulty,”Science, 278(5340):1041-1042, 1997.
Hartwell et al., “Integrating genetic approaches into the discovery of anticancer drugs,”Science, 278(5340):1064-1068, 1997.
Hird et al.,Genes and Cancer, Carney et al., Ed., John Wiley and Sons, LTS, 1990 pp. 83-89.
Hsu, “Tissue Culture Methods and Applications,”Kruse and Patterson, Eds., Academic Press, New York, see abstract, p. 764, 1973.
Imai et al., “Hormonal regulation of rat adrenomedullin gene in vasculature,”Endocrinology, 136[4]:1544-1548, 1995.
Ishikawa et al., “Adrenomedullin Antagonist Suppresses in Vivo Growth of Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells in SCID Mice by Suppressing Angiogenesis,”Oncogene22:1238-1242, 2003.
RK Jain, “Barriers to drug delivery in solid tumors,”Sci. Am., 271(1):58-65, 1994.
Kamoi et al., “Adrenomedullin inhibits the secretion of cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant, a member of the interleukin-8 family, from rat alveolar macrophages,”Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 211[3]:1031-1035, 1995.
Kanazawa et al., “Adrenomedullin, a newly discovered hypotensive peptide, is a potent bronchodilator,”Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 205[1]:251-254, 1994.
Kimmel et al.,J. Neurosurg, 66:1611-171, 1987.
Kitamura et al., “Adrenomedullin: A novel hypotensive peptide isolated from human pheochromocytoma,”Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 192[2]:553-560, 1993.
Kobayashi et al., “Adrenomedullin stimulates the cell cycle progression and the expression of c-fos messenger RNA in vascular smooth muscle cells in primary culture,”Circulation, 92:I-694, 1995 (Abstract #3335).
Martínez et al., “Adrenomedullin, a new hypotensive peptide, is expressed in normal lung and in primary tumors,”Proc. Amer. Assoc. Canc. Res., 36:265, 1995 (Abstract #1580).
Martínez et al., “Expression of adrenomedullin in normal human lung and in primary tumors,”Endocrinology136[9]:4099-4105, 1995.
Martínez et al., “Regulation of Insulin Secretion and Blood Glucose Metabolism by Adrenomedullin,”Endocrinology137(6):2626-2632, 1996.
Martínez et al., “Is Adrenomedullin a Causal Agent in Some Cases of Type 2 Diabetes?”Peptides20:1471-1478, 1999.
Michibata et al., “Production and action of adrenomedullin (AM) in cultured mesangial cells revealed by a specific monoclonal antibody to AM,”J. Amer. Soc. Nephrol., 6:741, 1995 (Abstract #1856).
Miller et al., “Expression of adrenomedullin mRNA in normal human tissues and cancer cell lines as expressed by RT-PCR and immunoblot,”Proc. Amer. Assoc. Canc. Res., 36:261, 1995 (Abstract #1554).
Ouafik et al., “Neutralization of Adrenomedullin Inhibits the Growth of Human Glioblastoma Cell Lines in Vitro and Suppresses Tumor Xenograft Growth in Vivo,”American Journal of Pathology160(4):1279-1292, 2002.
Parkes et al., “ACTH-suppressive and vasodilator actions of adrenomedullin in conscious sheep,”J. Neuroendo., 7:923-929, 1995.
Ruggeri et al., “CEP-7055: A Novel, Orally Active Pan Inhibitor of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinases with Potent Antiangiogenic Activity and Antitumor Efficacy in Preclinical Models,”Cancer Research63:5978-5991, 2003.
Samson et al., “A novel vasoactive peptide, adrenomedullin, inhibits pituitary adrenocorticotropin release,”Endocrinology, 136[5]:2349-2352, 1995.
Sato et al., “Adrenomedullin induces expression of c-fos and AP-1 activity in rat vascular smooth muscle cells and cardiomyocytes,”Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 217[1]:211-216, 1995.
Satoh et al., “Adrenomedullin in human brain, adrenal-glands and tumor-tissues of pheochromocytoma, ganglioneuroblastoma and neuroblastoma,”J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metabol., 80[5]:1750-1752, 1995.
Schlom, “Molecular Foundations of Oncology,”Broder Ed., Williams and Williams, Baltimore, pp. 95-134, 1991.
Slamon et al.,Cancer Cells, 7:371-384, 1989.
Sugo et al., “Production and secretion of adrenomedullin from vascular smooth muscle cells: Augmented production by tumor necrosis factor-α.,”Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 203[1]:719-726, 1994.
Sugo, et al., “Interleukin-1, tumor-necrosis-factor and lipopolysaccharides additively stimulates production of adrenomedullin in vascular smooth muscle cells,”Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 207[1]:25-32, 1995.
Yamaguchi et al., “Effect of adrenomedullin on aldosterone secretion by dispersed rat adrenal zona glomerulosa cells,”Life. Scie., 56[6]: 379-387, 1995.
Zellner et al., “Disparity in expression of protein kinase C alpha in human glioma versus glioma-derived primary cell lines: therapeutic implications,”Clin. Can. Res., 4:1797-1802, 1998.
Eguchi et al., “Structure-Activity Relationship of Adrenomedullin, a Novel Vasodilatory Peptide, in Cultured Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells,”Endocrinology, 135(6):2454-2458, 1994.
Ishimitsu et al., “Genomic Structure of Human Adrenomedullin Gene,”Biochem and Biophy Resrch Comm., 203(1):631-639, 1994.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Functional role of adrenomedullin (AM) and the gene-related... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Functional role of adrenomedullin (AM) and the gene-related..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Functional role of adrenomedullin (AM) and the gene-related... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4053226

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.