Tumor-Suppressive Cross-Linking of Anti- T. cruzi Antibodies in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Parasites have been associated with possible anticancer activity, including , which has been linked to inhibiting the growth of solid tumors. To better understand this antitumor effect, we investigated the association of anti- antibodies with B cells of the acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) SUPB15 cell line. The antibodies were generated in rabbits. IgGs were purified by affinity chromatography. Two procedures (flow cytometry (CF) and Western blot(WB)) were employed to recognize anti- antibodies on SUPB15 cells. We also used CF to determine whether the anti- antibodies could suppress SUPB15 cells. The anti- antibodies recognized 35.5% of the surface antigens of SUPB15. The complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) results demonstrate the cross-suppression of anti- antibodies on up to 8.4% of SUPB15 cells. For the WB analysis, a band at 100 kDa with high intensity was sequenced using mass spectrometry, identifying the protein as nucleolin. This protein may play a role in the antitumor effect on . The anti- antibodies represent promising polyclonal antibodies that have the effect of tumor-suppressive cross-linking on cancer cells, which should be further investigated.