Inhibition of membrane complement inhibitor expression (CD46, CD55, CD59) by siRNA sensitizes tumor cells to complement attack in vitro

N Geis, S Zell, R Rutz, W Li, T Giese… - Current cancer drug …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
The efficacy of cancer-immunotherapy with complement-activating monoclonal antibodies is
limited by over-expression of one or more membrane-bound complement regulatory …

Targeted delivery of siRNA using transferrin-coupled lipoplexes specifically sensitizes CD71 high expressing malignant cells to antibody-mediated complement attack

M Cinci, S Mamidi, W Li, V Fehring, M Kirschfink - Targeted oncology, 2015 - Springer
The overexpression of membrane-bound complement regulatory proteins (mCRP; CD46,
CD55, CD59) preventing opsonization and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) is …

Down-regulation of CD55 and CD46 expression by anti-sense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides (S-ODNs) sensitizes tumour cells to complement attack

S Zell, N Geis, R Rutz, S Schultz, T Giese… - Clinical & …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Overexpression of one or more membrane-bound complement regulatory proteins (mCRPs)
protects tumour cells against complement-mediated clearance by the autologous humoral …

Modulation of protective T cell immunity by complement inhibitor expression on tumor cells

JC Varela, M Imai, C Atkinson, R Ohta, M Rapisardo… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Complement-inhibitory proteins expressed on cancer cells can provide protection from
antitumor antibodies and may potentially modulate the induction of an immune response to …

[HTML][HTML] Lipoplex mediated silencing of membrane regulators (CD46, CD55 and CD59) enhances complement-dependent anti-tumor activity of trastuzumab and …

S Mamidi, M Cinci, M Hasmann, V Fehring… - Molecular …, 2013 - Elsevier
The therapeutic potential of anticancer antibodies is limited by the resistance of tumor cells
to complement-mediated attack, primarily through the over-expression of membrane …

CD59 silencing via retrovirus-mediated RNA interference enhanced complement-mediated cell damage in ovary cancer

X Shi, B Zhang, J Zang, G Wang, M Gao - Cellular & molecular …, 2009 - nature.com
CD59, belonging to membrane complement regulatory proteins (mCRPs), inhibits the
cytolytic activity of complement and is over-expressed in solid cancers, including ovary …

[HTML][HTML] The complement receptors CD46, CD55 and CD59 are regulated by the tumour microenvironment of head and neck cancer to facilitate escape of complement …

R Kesselring, A Thiel, R Pries, S Fichtner-Feigl… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Membrane-bound complement restriction proteins (mCRPs) CD46, CD55 and
CD59 enable tumour cells to evade complement dependent cytotoxicity and antibody …

The role of membrane complement regulatory proteins in cancer immunotherapy

J Yan, DJ Allendorf, B Li, R Yan, R Hansen… - Current Topics in …, 2008 - Springer
Anti-tumor monoclonal antibody therapy represents one of the earliest targeted therapy in
clinical cancer care and has achieved a great clinical promise. Complement activation …

Complement function in mAb-mediated cancer immunotherapy

KA Gelderman, S Tomlinson, GD Ross, A Gorter - TRENDS in Immunology, 2004 - cell.com
Complement activation by mAbs can cause direct tumor cell lysis or enhance antibody-
dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity. However, tumor cells are protected from complement …

Obstacles to cancer immunotherapy: expression of membrane complement regulatory proteins (mCRPs) in tumors

Z Fishelson, N Donin, S Zell, S Schultz… - Molecular immunology, 2003 - Elsevier
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are being increasingly used in cancer therapy owing to their
ability to recognize specifically cancer cells and to activate complement-and cell-mediated …