title: Bactericidal group IIA phospholipase A2 in serum of patients with bacterial infections.
abstract: Group IIA phospholipase A2 (PLA2-IIA) is a newly recognized antibacterial acute phase protein. The concentration of PLA2-IIA increases up to 500-fold in the blood plasma of patients with severe acute diseases, compared with healthy persons. Despite numerous studies, the exact roles of this enzyme in human diseases are unknown. This study investigated the antibacterial properties of PLA2-IIA in human acute phase serum. PLA2-IIA in serum samples of patients with bacterial infections was capable of killing 90% of Staphylococcus aureus and 99% of Listeria monocytogenes in vitro after incubation for 2 h. At concentrations found in normal human serum, PLA2-IIA killed 90% of L. monocytogenes but did not kill S. aureus or Escherichia coli. The bactericidal effects of acute phase and normal human serum were abolished after depletion of PLA2-IIA by immunoadsorption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Turku, 20520-Turku, Finland. juha.gronroos@utu.fi
authors.forename: Juha O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Grönroos
authors.forename: Veli J O
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.forename: Timo J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Nevalainen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D004926:Escherichia coli; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000276:immunology; D054501:Group II Phospholipases A2; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000276:immunology; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000097:blood*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D011817:Rabbits; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
chemical_list: D010741:Phospholipases A; D054501:Group II Phospholipases A2; D054467:Phospholipases A2