title: Calcium-activated neutral protease and its endogenous inhibitor in tissues of dystrophic and normal mice.
abstract: Calcium-activated neutral protease (milli-CANP) and its endogenous inhibitor are elevated in muscle tissues, primarily the skeletal muscle and heart, of dystrophic mice (C57BL/6J dy/dy) as compared to the control strain (C57BL/10J). Tissues showing relative increase of CANP also show significant loss of enzymes such as CK, LDH in comparison to plasma, where these enzymes register a significant increase. PK is lost minimally from these tissues, probably showing a "sparing effect." Absence of any significant change in CANP activity in the liver points to a specific role of CANP in the dystrophic process. In the skeletal muscle the endogenous CANP inhibitor registers a concomitant increase with CANP without altering the enzyme/inhibitor ratio.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002154:Calpain / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*; D009137:Muscular Dystrophy, Animal / Q000201:enzymology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; C039304:calpain inhibitors; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D002154:Calpain