title: The measurement of lysosomal phospholipase A2 activity in plasma.
abstract: A deficiency of lysosomal phospholipase A2 (LPLA2) causes macrophage-associated phospholipidosis, suggesting that the enzyme is important in the lipid catabolism. Because LPLA2 is secreted by macrophages, extracellular LPLA2 activity may potentially reflect a change in macrophage activation. In this report, the detection of LPLA2 activity in plasma was established by the measurement of the transacylase activity of LPLA2 under acidic conditions. No transacylase activity of LPLA2 was detected in normal human plasma when the plasma was incubated with liposomes consisting of 1,2-dioleoylphosphatidylcholine/sulfatide/N-acetylsphingosine (NAS) at pH 4.5. However, the transacylase activity in the plasma was detected when liposomes consisting of 1,2-dioleoylphosphatidylglycerol/NAS were used as a substrate. To establish the specificity of the assay, ceramide transacylase activity was detected in the plasma of wild-type mice. By contrast, the plasma obtained from LPLA2-knockout mice had no measurable transacylase activity under the same conditions. The enzymatic activity of recombinant LPLA2 was inhibited by treatment with methylarachidonylfluorophosphonate. The inhibitor also suppressed the transacylase activity observed in both normal human and wild-type mouse plasma, establishing that the transacylase activity observed in plasma is due to LPLA2. Plasma LPLA2 activity may be a useful bioassay marker for the identification of LPLA2-related disorders.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shayman
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D057075:Enzyme Assays / Q000379:methods*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D045604:Extracellular Fluid / Q000201:enzymology; D055786:Gene Knockout Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000201:enzymology*; D051379:Mice; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000494:pharmacology; D064801:Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors; D054467:Phospholipases A2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D063065:Organophosphonates; D064801:Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors; C104810:methyl arachidonylfluorophosphonate; D000217:Acyltransferases; D054467:Phospholipases A2
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