title: Generation of interleukin-8 by plasmin from AVLPR-interleukin-8, the human fibroblast-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor.
abstract: Plasmin mainly cleaved the Arg5-Ser6 bond of Arg-Val-Leu-Pro-Arg-interleukin-8 (AVLPR-IL-8) produced by human dermal fibroblasts, which resulted in the conversion of AVLPR-IL-8 to IL-8 and the inactive pentapeptide, though a minor cleavage of AVLPR-IL-8 by plasmin at Lys8-Glu9 bond occurred.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikesue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyai
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005341:Fibrinolysin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8; D010455:Peptides; D011498:Protein Precursors; D005341:Fibrinolysin