title: Effect of some steroidal & non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on purified goat brain cathepsin L.
abstract: The lysosomal cysteine proteinases have been found to be involved in various inflammatory conditions. Inhibitory effects of certain commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs were observed on lysosomal thiol proteinase cathepsin L. Of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs tested, phenylbutazone was found to be most potent inhibitor of cathepsin L activity. The half maximal inhibition was achieved at 0.6 mM concentration. The inhibition by phenylbutazone was of non-competitive type, with a ki of 1.3 x 10(-3) M. Flufenamic acid and indomethacin were also inhibitory to cathepsin L activity, giving half maximal inhibitions at 3.5 mM and 4.5 mM concentrations respectively. In contrast, cathepsin L activity was not affected at all by steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Aspirin was also found to have no effect on cathepsin L activity whereas salicylic acid, its m- and p-analogs exhibited inhibitory effects but to a lesser degree.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raghav
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kamboj
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D056668:Cathepsin L; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000187:drug effects*; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010450:Endopeptidases; D006041:Goats / Q000378:metabolism*; D013256:Steroids
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D013256:Steroids; D002403:Cathepsins; D010450:Endopeptidases; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D056668:Cathepsin L