Dipeptidyl peptidase IV, prolyl endopeptidase and cathepsin B activities in primary human lung tumors and lung parenchyma.
The activities of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV), prolyl endopeptidase (PE) and cathepsin B (CB) were investigated in primary human lung tumours and matched lung parenchyma, using continuous-rate fluorometric assays of the enzymes. Squamous-cell lung carcinomas showed significantly higher specific activities of all three enzymes studied. In lung adenocarcinomas only activities of PE and CB were increased significantly. In a limited number of primary human lung tumours of other histological types the activities of DPP-IV, PE and CB were also elevated. Mixing the matched homogenates of lung tumours and lung parenchyma gave additive activities for each enzyme studied. A significant correlation between tumour/lung ratios of specific activities of DPP-IV and CB was observed.
Department of Biochemistry, Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000201:enzymology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000201:enzymology*; D002401:Cathepsin B / Q000378:metabolism*; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005470:Fluorometry; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D000085822:Prolyl Oligopeptidases; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases
D010450:Endopeptidases; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C000705287:PREPL protein, human; D000085822:Prolyl Oligopeptidases; D002401:Cathepsin B