Monoclonal Antibodies to Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator which Prolong its Clearance In Vivo

Summary

Three murine monoclonal antibodies to tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) were evaluated for their effects on the binding of iodinated t-PA to cultured human hepatoma cells (Hep G2), and on extending the half-life of t-PA injected into rabbits. Two of the antibodies, AE5 and EG2, significantly inhibited t-PA binding in vitro, and extended the in vivo half-life of t-PA four to five-fold. A third antibody, BA10, which had a much smaller inhibitory effect on t-PA binding, had no influence in extending t-PA’s half-life. MOPC-21, a control antibody not directed to t-PA, had no effect on either test. Our results are the first to correlate different compounds’ effects on t-PA binding with their ability to retard t-PA clearance in vivo, and provide additional evidence for the importance of a liver cell receptor in the t-PA clearance process.

Keywords

Tissue-type plasminogen activator - Hep G2 human hepatoma cells

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