title: Inhibition of the synthesis of platelet-activating factor by anti-inflammatory peptides (antiflammins) without methionine.
abstract: Antiflammins are synthetic peptides corresponding to a region of similarity between uteroglobin and lipocortin I. These peptides inhibit synthesis of platelet-activating factor and release of arachidonic acid from neutrophils and macrophages stimulated by phagocytosis or tumor necrosis factor. Antiflammins containing methionine are inactivated readily in the absence of reducing agents. Novel antiflammins containing alanine or norleucine in place of methionine are inhibitory without added reducing agents, but only when stock solutions are heated to 45 degrees C. Heating may favor hydrophobic interactions between peptide molecules, thereby activating the antiflammins. These peptides are less inhibitory when added after cell stimulation, suggesting that they interfere with the activation of phospholipase A2.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Immunopatologia della Cattedra di Nefrologia, Università di Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tetta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Camussi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bussolino
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Herrick-Davis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baglioni
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008715:Methionine; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009646:Norleucine; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D010587:Phagocytosis; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D014598:Uteroglobin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; C064645:antiflammin P1; C064647:antiflammin P2; D009646:Norleucine; D014598:Uteroglobin; D008715:Methionine; D000409:Alanine