title: Inhibition by recombinant SLPI and half-SLPI (Asn55-Ala107) of elastase and cathepsin G activities: consequence for neutrophil-platelet cooperation.
abstract: 1. The capacity of recombinant human secretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitor (SLPI) to inhibit human leukocyte elastase (HLE) and cathepsin G (Cat G) was investigated and compared with a recombinant truncated form (carboxyl-terminal domain, Asn55-Ala107) called 1/2 SLPI. 2. Both compounds were efficient when tested against enzymatic activities of purified HLE and Cat G indicating that the HLE- and Cat G-inhibitory sites were preserved in the truncated form. SLPI and 1/2 SLPI also affected platelet activation induced by 0.2 microM Cat G (IC50 = 112 +/- 13 nM for SLPI and 280 +/- 12 nM for 1/2 SLPI). 3. The effects of SLPI and 1/2 SLPI were then tested against polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN)-mediated platelet activation, a cell-to-cell interaction mediated by HLE and Cat G released from PMN. In this experimental system, addition of SLPI or 1/2 SLPI before N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP) led to the inhibition of the resulting platelet activation. As was the case for Cat G enzymatic activity and Cat G-induced platelet activation, SLPI was more efficient than 1/2 SLPI (IC50 = 676 +/- 69 nM vs 1121 +/- 150 nM). 4. The ratio of the IC50 against PMN-mediated platelet activation compared to purified Cat G-mediated platelet activation was 6.03 for SLPI and 4.32 for 1/2 SLPI. This difference may be due to the smaller size of the truncated form which could allow this molecule to diffuse more easily between PMN and platelets. 5. In conclusion, 1/2 SLPI could be a promising candidate in the treatment of pathological states linked to inflammation in which participation of HLE and Cat G has been evoked.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Pharmacologie Cellulaire, Unité associée IP/INSERM No 285, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renesto
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balloy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chignard
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects*; D056649:Cathepsin G; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D053491:Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory; D011506:Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D053481:Secretory Leukocyte Peptidase Inhibitor; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D053491:Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory; D011506:Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C506814:SLPI protein, human; D053481:Secretory Leukocyte Peptidase Inhibitor; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; D012701:Serotonin; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D005966:Glucuronidase; D002403:Cathepsins; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C534094:CTSG protein, human; D056649:Cathepsin G; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase