title: Hormonal regulation of dipeptidyl-aminopeptidase I activity in cultured human fibroblasts.
abstract: Human male fibroblasts, cell line GM2987, were grown in 10% Nu-Serum or fetal bovine serum. Dipeptidyl-aminopeptidase I (DAP-I) activity was higher in cells grown with Nu-Serum and cells grown in 10% fetal bovine serum purchased from Grand Island Biological Company (GIBCO) and lower in cells grown in 10% fetal bovine serum obtained from Sterile Systems, Inc. (Hyclone). The addition of 0.3 microM cortisol to all three types of sera resulted in cells that had similar levels of DAP-I activity (maximum of 800-900 nmol of beta-naphthylamine released from glycyl-L-phenylanine-beta-naphthylamine per hour per milligram of cellular protein). The addition of cortisol to Hyclone fetal bovine serum increased the DAP-I levels by up to threefold with a half-maximal response occurring at 30 nM cortisol. Triiodothyronine also could increase DAP-I levels, but only between 1.5- and 2.0-fold. Testosterone propionate increased DAP-I levels by 1.4-fold. These changes in growth media and hormones had little effect on other lysosomal enzymes or the growth characteristics of the cells.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001769:Blood; D020789:Cathepsin C; D002460:Cell Line; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013739:Testosterone; D004152:Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases; D020789:Cathepsin C; D006854:Hydrocortisone