MCE products for research use only. We do not sell to patients.

Rituximab

MCE China：Rituximab

Brand：MedChemExpress (MCE)

Cat. No.HY-P9913

CAS：174722-31-7

Synonyms：Anti-Human CD20 type I, Chimeric Antibody

Purity：98.53%

Storage：Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.

Shipping：Shipping with dry ice.

Description：Rituximab is an anti-CD20 chimeric monoclonal antibody used for research of certain autoimmune diseases and cancer.

In Vitro：Rituximab inhibits the proliferation of stimulated human B cells, which is associated with a relative increase of B cells with an activated naive phenotype. Aside from this population shift, there are no major changes in phenotype or cytokine profile of the various B-cell subsets. B cells stimulated in the presence of rituximab induces stronger T-cell proliferation, compared to B cells stimulated in the absence of rituximab[1]. All lymphoma cells tested are equally sensitive to antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC), antibody-mediated phagocytosis of tumor cells, and rituximab-induced apoptosis. Rituximab induces high CDC killing of follicular lymphoma cells[2].

In Vivo：A single injection of rituximab or the murine anti-CD20 Ab 1F5, given i.p. 1 day after the tumor, cures 100% of the animals. Depletion of either NK cells or neutrophils or both in tumor-injected animals does not affect the therapeutic activity of the drug. Similarly, rituximab is able to eradicate tumor cells in athymic nude mice, suggesting that its activity is T cell independent[3].

Animal Administration：C57BL/6 mice (8-10 wk of age) are inoculated 8×103 EL4-CD20+ cells in 200 μL of saline by tail vein injection. In parallel groups of mice, 150 g of rituximab, murine anti-CD20 IgG2a Ab 1F5, or control anti-human IL-2R Ab daclizumab in 300 μL of saline, or saline only is inoculated i.p. 24 h later[1].

Cell Assay：A single injection of rituximab or the murine anti-CD20 Ab 1F5, given i.p. 1 day after the tumor, cures 100% of the animals. Depletion of either NK cells or neutrophils or both in tumor-injected animals does not affect the therapeutic activity of the drug. Similarly, rituximab is able to eradicate tumor cells in athymic nude mice, suggesting that its activity is T cell independent[3].

IC50 & Target：RDC Antibody

Species：Chimeric

Isotype：Human IgG1 kappa

Recommend Isotype Controls：Human IgG1 kappa, Isotype Control

Hot selling product：Captopril  | NSC319726  | Zileuton  | Glucoraphanin  | Itaconic acid  | Nifedipine  | PHTPP  | Bexarotene  | Ursolic acid  | Bobcat339 (hydrochloride)

Trending products：Recombinant Proteins  |  Bioactive Screening Libraries  |  Natural Products  |  Fluorescent Dye  |  PROTAC  |  Isotope-Labeled Compounds  |  Oligonucleotides

References：

[1]. Kamburova EG, et al. In vitro effects of rituximab on the proliferation, activation and differentiation of human B cells. Am J Transplant. 2012 Feb;12(2):341-50.  [Content Brief]

[2]. Manches O, et al. In vitro mechanisms of action of rituximab on primary non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Blood. 2003 Feb 1;101(3):949-54.  [Content Brief]

[3]. Byrd JC, et al. The mechanism of tumor cell clearance by rituximab in vivo in patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia: evidence of caspase activation and apoptosis induction. Blood. 2002 Feb 1;99(3):1038-43.  [Content Brief]