Human Natural Antibodies Recognizing Glycan Galβ1-3GlcNAc (Le).

The level of human natural antibodies of immunoglobulin M isotype against Le in patients with breast cancer is lower than in healthy women. The epitope specificity of these antibodies has been characterized using a printed glycan array and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the antibodies being isolated from donors' blood using Le-Sepharose (Le is Galβ1-3GlcNAcβ). The isolated antibodies recognize the disaccharide but do not bind to glycans terminated with Le, which implies the impossibility of binding to regular glycoproteins of non-malignant cells.

Release of Pro-Aggregation Substances from Rabbit Leukocytes Exposed to UV Light: Role of Photo-Induced Apoptosis.

Accumulation of pro-aggregation substances in the incubation medium of isolated UV-irradiated rabbit leukocytes showed stronger correlation with photo-induced apoptotic death of leukocytes (r=0.92) than with their photo-induced necrotic death (r=0.70).

[Induction of native platelets aggregation by incubation media of the UV irradiated leukocytes: possible role of the photo-induced ADP release].

It is shown that during incubation after UV irradiation (22-24 hours at 7-9 degrees C) irradiated isolated rabbit leukocytes release the compound(s) which induces platelets aggregation in the native platelet rich plasma. Treatment of the incubation media of irradiated leukocytes by heat (5 minutes at 100 degrees C) does not significantly change its pro-aggregation activity. Treatment of the platelet-rich plasma by the incubation media of irradiated leukocytes without stirring induces the refractoriness of platelets to ADP.