期刊
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 379, 期 4, 页码 904-908出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.161
关键词
Meprin A; Meprin alpha; Interleukin-1 beta; Caspase-1; Inflammation; Sepsis; Cecal ligation puncture; Acute kidney injury
资金
- VA Merit and Satellite Healthcare
The present Study demonstrates that both oligomeric metalloendopeptidase meprin A purified from kidney cortex and recombinant meprin alpha are capable of generating biologically active IL-1 beta from its precursor pro-IL-1 beta. Amino-acid sequencing analysis reveals that meprin A and meprin alpha cleave pro-IL-1 beta at the His(115)-Asp(116) bond, which is one amino acid N-terminal to the caspase-1 cleavage site and five amino acids C-terminal to the meprin beta site. The biological activity of the pro-IL-1 beta cleaved product produced by meprin A, determined by proliferative response of helper T-cells, was 3-fold higher to that of the IL-1 beta product produced by meprin beta or caspase-1. In a mouse model of sepsis induced by cecal ligation puncture that results in elevated levels of serum IL-1 beta, meprin inhibitor actinonin significantly reduces levels of serum IL-1 beta. Meprin A and meprin alpha may therefore play a critical role in the production of active IL-1 beta during inflammation and tissue injury. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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