TY - JOUR. T1 - Dietary glutamine supplementation reduces cellular adhesion molecule expression and tissue myeloperoxidase activity in mice with gut-derived sepsis. AU - Yeh, Chiu L.. AU - Hsu, Chun-Sen. AU - Yeh, Sung Ling. AU - Lin, Ming Tsan. AU - Chen, Wei J.. PY - 2006/4. Y1 - 2006/4. N2 - Objectives: This study investigated the effects of glutamine (Gln) on plasma intracellular adhesion molecule-1 levels and leukocyte integrin (CD11a/CD18 and CD11b/CD18) expressions in gut-derived sepsis. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) activities in organs were also analyzed to identify the extent of tissue injury resulting from neutrophil infiltration. Methods: Mice were randomly assigned to a normal group (NC), a control group, or a Gln group. The NC group was fed standard chow diet; the control group was fed a common semipurified diet; and the Gln group received a diet in which part of the casein was replaced by Gln, which provided 25% of total amino acid nitrogen. After 3 wk, sepsis was induced by cecal ...

As observed in tobacco-associated carcinogenesis, genetic factors such as the polymorphic metabolic/oxidative enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO) could modulate individual susceptibility to asbestos-associated carcinogenesis.. RFLP-PCR analysis identified the MPO genotypes in 375 Caucasian lung cancer cases and 378 matched controls. An epidemiological interview elicited detailed information regarding smoking history and occupational history and exposures.. Asbestos exposure was associated with a significantly elevated risk estimate (OR = 1.45; 95% CI 1.04-2.02). On stratified analysis, we found the MPO genotypes modified the effect of asbestos exposure on lung cancer risk. Specifically, G/G carriers who were exposed to asbestos had an odds ratio (OR) of 1.72 (95% CI; 1.09-2.66), while A-allele carriers (G/A + A/A) exposed to asbestos exhibited a reduced OR of 0.89 (95% CI; 0.56-1.44). The OR was further reduced to 0.73 (0.49-1.06) for A-allele carriers not exposed to asbestos. A similar trend was ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Neutrophils autoinactivate secretory products by myeloperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation. AU - Clark, R. A.. AU - Borregaard, N.. PY - 1985/1/1. Y1 - 1985/1/1. N2 - The neutrophil response to inflammatory stimuli involves the formation of reactive oxygen species and secretion of granule enzymes. In studying secretion of vitamin B12 binding protein by human neutrophils, we noted a major decrease in total recoverable activity from the extracellular fluid plus the stimulated cells (54% of resting cells). Recovery of B12 binding protein from neutrophils exposed to phorbol myristate acetate or opsonized zymosan was significantly enhanced on addition of heme enzyme inhibitors (azide, cyanide) or catalase or when halide-free medium was used. The changes in B12 binding protein recovery were attributable entirely to increases in extracellular fluid levels, and cell pellet content was unaffected. These data indicate extracellular destruction of functional B12 binding protein by the ...

Myeloperoxidase is a member of the heme peroxidase superfamily and is an abundant component of the azurophilic granules of leukocytes. Release of these granules by activated leukocytes enables the participation of MPO in host defense by its elaboration of numerous potent reactive oxidant species, including hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Myeloperoxidase is found predominantly in neutrophils and monocytes and has been shown to be enriched, along with its oxidation products, within human atheroma (5). Specifically, chlorotyrosine, a marker of protein modification by HOCl, has been localized within atherosclerotic lesions. Moreover, increased amounts of chlorotyrosine and other oxidation products have been found in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol isolated from human atheroma, suggesting that HOCl, as well as other MPO-derived reactive species, may participate in the oxidation of LDL within the arterial wall (5). These histopathologic findings, in conjunction with in vitro studies of the ...

Relatively few laboratory markers have been evaluated for the detection or monitoring of intestinal inflammation in canine chronic enteropathies, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Previous research found that the intestinal mucosal levels of S100A12 and myeloperoxidase (MPO), as biomarkers of gut inflammation, were elevated in human patients with IBD. To date, the S100A12 and MPO levels in intestinal mucosal samples from either healthy dogs or from dogs suffering from IBD remain unreported. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the mucosal S100A12 and MPO levels in four different parts of the intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum and colon) in 12 healthy laboratory Beagle dogs using the ELISA and spectrophotometric methods, respectively. Based on histological examinations, the recorded findings for all the samples were considered normal. The mucosal concentration of S100A12 in the ileum was significantly higher than in all other segments of the intestine (p | 0.05). MPO activity was

Poster (2011, July). Background: Despite the recent advances in this area, colic remains a major cause of morbidity and death in horses. Neutrophilic activation and degranulation may play a key role in the postoperative ... [more ▼]. Background: Despite the recent advances in this area, colic remains a major cause of morbidity and death in horses. Neutrophilic activation and degranulation may play a key role in the postoperative complications. Activated neutrophils release enzymes like proteases and myeloperoxidase (MPO). MPO concentrations in plasma and tissue are considered as a marker of neutrophil activation. (McConnico et al. 1999; Hoy et al. 2002). When freed in the tissue, active MPO is able to oxidize, nitrate and chlorate most organic molecules (Klebanoff 2005). Objectives: The aim of this study was 1) to determine the time trends of blood leukocyte and neutrophil counts as well as of plasmatic MPO concentrations in the perioperative period of horses undergoing colic surgery and 2) to ...

DCs are a critical component of immune responses in cancer primarily due to their ability to cross-present tumor-associated antigens. Cross-presentation by DCs in cancer is impaired, which may represent one of the obstacles for the success of cancer immunotherapies. Here, we report that polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSC) blocked cross-presentation by DCs without affecting direct presentation of antigens by these cells. This effect did not require direct cell-cell contact and was associated with transfer of lipids. Neutrophils (PMN) and PMN-MDSC transferred lipid to DCs equally well; however, PMN did not affect DC cross-presentation. PMN-MDSC generate oxidatively truncated lipids previously shown to be involved in impaired cross-presentation by DCs. Accumulation of oxidized lipids in PMN-MDSC was dependent on myeloperoxidase (MPO). MPO-deficient PMN-MDSC did not affect cross-presentation by DCs. Cross-presentation of tumor-associated antigens in vivo by DCs was improved ...

Autoimmune Diseases is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies on all aspects of autoimmunity. As a multidisciplinary journal, basic science aimed at understanding the biology and mechanism of disease will be considered, as well as articles focusing on medical treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Poster (2011, May). Myeloperoxidase (MPO) plays a key role in inflammatory response and constitutes a target for new drug development. The effects of some benzoic acid analogs were studied on the specific activity of human ... [more ▼]. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) plays a key role in inflammatory response and constitutes a target for new drug development. The effects of some benzoic acid analogs were studied on the specific activity of human MPO measured by SIEFED (Specific Immunologic Extraction Followed by Enzymatic Detection), an original method that consists of incubation of the compound with MPO, followed by capture of the enzyme by specific antibodies, washing (elimination of the compounds) and enzymatic detection of the immunocaptured enzyme. The compounds tested at 10-4, 10-5 and 10-6 M were studied in terms of structure activity relationship. Gallic acid (3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid) with 3 hydroxyl groups had an important dose dependent inhibitory effect on MPO activity. Other molecules ...

Among the human heme-peroxidase family, myeloperoxidase (MPO) has a unique disulfide-linked oligomeric structure resulting from multi-step processing of the pro-protein monomer (proMPO) after it exits the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Related family members undergo some, but not all, of the processing steps involved with formation of mature MPO. Lactoperoxidase has its pro-domain proteolytically removed and is a monomer in its mature form. Eosinophil peroxidase undergoes proteolytic removal of its pro-domain followed by proteolytic separation into heavy and light chains and is a heterodimer. However, only MPO undergoes both these proteolytic modifications and then is further oligomerized into a heterotetramer by a single inter-molecular disulfide bond. The details of how and where the post-ER processing steps of MPO occur are incompletely understood. We report here that T47D breast cancer cells stably transfected with an MPO expression plasmid are able to efficiently replicate all of the processing steps

AZD5904 is a potent and irreversible inhibitor of human Myeloperoxidase (MPO) with an IC50 of 140 nM and has similar potency in mouse and rat. - Mechanism of Action & Protocol.

Bis-phenylamides and bis-hydroxyindolamides of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-gadolinium (DTPA(Gd)) are paramagnetic reducing substrates of peroxidases that enable molecular imaging of peroxidase activity in vivo. Specifically, gadolinium chelates of bis-5-hydroxytryptamide-DTPA (bis-5HT-DTPA(Gd)) have been used to image localized inflammation in animal models by detecting neutrophil-derived myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity at the inflammation site. However, in other preclinical disease models, bis-5HT-DTPA(Gd) presents technical challenges due to its limited solubility in vivo. Here we report a novel MPO-sensing probe obtained by replacing the reducing substrate serotonin (5-HT) with 5-hydroxytryptophan (HTrp). Characterization of the resulting probe (bis-HTrp-DTPA(Gd)) in vitro using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and enzyme kinetic analysis showed that bis-HTrp-DTPA(Gd) (1) improves solubility in water; (2) acts as a substrate for both horseradish peroxidase and MPO enzymes; (3) induces

Oxidative damage to tissue proteins has been implicated in the pathogenesis of liver disease, but the mechanisms that promote oxidation in vivo are unclear. Hydrogen peroxide is transformed into an array of potentially damaging reactants by the heme protein myeloperoxidase. This proinflammatory enzy …

Just because genes that are associated with chronic disease have been selected for, doesnt mean the chronic disease has been selected for (thats a false dichotomy). Genes produce proteins that have many effects on the body. Some of these effects may have been beneficial among hunter-gatherers but promote disease in the context of a western diet and lifestyle. A good example is the GG phenotype for myeloperoxidase (MPO), which increases the expression of the MPO gene, therefore generally more MPO. The GG phenotype would have ideal for hunter-gatherers as it enhances immunity but is detrimental now as MPO products can oxidise LDL and HDL and promote atherosclerosis. The argument above could conclude that atherosclerosis and CVD are evolutionarily adaptive. The more likely explanation is that the GG phenotype has had positive selection for its immune effects without negative selection due to CVD ...

Anti-MPO - ELISA (P-ANCA),The Anti-MPO - ELISA (P-ANCA) is for the specific detection of MPO antibodies using highly purified myeloperoxidase as antigen. No false-positive results caused by contaminations like lactoferrin or elastase in the antigen preparation. MPO antibodies can not be detected by indirect immunofluorescen,medicine,medical supply,medical supplies,medical product

Mucus is normally clear, it functions as a natural protection mechanism of your body. During an infection you produce an increased amount of mucus and white blood cells (neutrophils) are attracted to the area to fight the infection. The neutrophils will try and combat the infection by engulfing the pathogen and secreting toxins. Some will die in the process, creating a pus. The enzyme myeloperoxidase that is excreted by the neutrophils seems to be to blame for a greenish color of infected mucus, due to the high iron-content ...

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) and complete myeloperoxidase deficiency both yield strongly reduced dihydrorhodamine 123 test signals but can be easily discerned in routine testing for CGD ...

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The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology. myeloperoxidase - 1.-.-.- Oxidoreductases. Detailed annotation on the structure, function, physiology, pharmacology and clinical relevance of drug targets.

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Plasmid pRF-BM3R1 from Dr. Christopher Voigts lab contains the insert BM3R1 repressor and is published in Nat Chem Biol. 2013 Dec 8. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.1411. This plasmid is available through Addgene.

TY - JOUR. T1 - The predictive value of serum myeloperoxidase for vasospasm in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. AU - Lim, Michael. AU - Bower, Regina S.. AU - Wang, Ying. AU - Sims, Leroy. AU - Bower, Mark R.. AU - Joaquin, Camara Quintana. AU - Li, Gordon. AU - Cheshier, Samuel. AU - Harsh, Griffith R.. AU - Steinberg, Gary K.. AU - Guccione, Samira. PY - 2012/7. Y1 - 2012/7. N2 - Vasospasm is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), with inflammation playing a key role in its pathophysiology. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), an inflammatory marker, was examined as a potential marker of vasospasm in patients with SAH. Daily serum samples from patients with aneurysmal SAH were assayed for MPO, and transcranial Doppler (TCDs) and neurological exams were assessed to determine vasospasm. Suspected vasospasm was confirmed by angiography. Peak MPO levels were then compared with timing of onset of vasospasm, based on clinical exams, TCDs and ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Role of leukotriene B4 in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension. AU - Tabata, T.. AU - Ono, S.. AU - Song, C.. AU - Noda, M.. AU - Suzuki, S.. AU - Tanita, T.. AU - Fujimura, S.. PY - 1997/1/1. Y1 - 1997/1/1. N2 - Monocrotaline (MCT) causes lung inflammation and chronic pulmonary hypertension associated with lung vascular thickening in rats. We hypothesized that leukotrine B4 (LTB4) and LTB4-induced accumulation of leukocytes in the lung play a role in MCT-induced lung disease, and therefore measured LTB4 and myeloperoxidase (MPO) levels in lung tissue of MCT- treated rats. Next, we examined the effect of an orally active LTB4 receptor antagonist (ONO4057) on MPO levels in lung tissue, on pulmonary hypertension, and on pulmonary vascular remodeling induced by MCT. Lung LTB4 and MPO levels had increased by 3 days after MCT injection. In the ONO4057-treated MCT rats, lung MPO levels were significantly lower than in the rats given MCT but not ONO4507. By the third week after ...

Objective: Inflammation along with oxidative stress plays an important role in the development, progression, instability and rupture of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Several studies introduced curcumin (diferuloylmethane) as a wonderful chemical in Curcuma longa (turmeric) with appropriate anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. The effect of curcumin on inflammatory biomarkers was assessed in several clinical trials. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of curcumin on three pro-inflammatory biomarkers in patients with unstable angina. Materials and Methods: Forty patients with unstable angina who met the inclusion criteria, participated in this double-blind randomized clinical trial. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. The patients in the treatment group received nanocurcumin 80 mg per day for 5 days and the control group received placebo 80 mg per day for five days. Blood samples were obtained before the administration, and also 1, 2 and 4 days after taking the treatment.

COVID-19 affects millions of patients worldwide with clinical presentation ranging from isolated thrombosis to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring ventilator support. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) originate from decondensed chromatin released to immobilize pathogens and can trigger immunothrombosis. We studied the connection between NETs and COVID-19 severity and progression. We conducted a prospective cohort study of COVID-19 patients (n=33) with age- and sex-matched controls (n=17). We measured plasma myeloperoxidase (MPO)-DNA complexes (NETs), Platelet Factor 4, RANTES, and selected cytokines. Three COVID-19 lung autopsies were examined for NETs and platelet involvement. We assessed NET formation ex vivo in COVID-19 neutrophils and in healthy neutrophils incubated with COVID-19 plasma. We also tested the ability of neonatal NET-Inhibitory Factor (nNIF) to block NET formation induced by COVID-19 plasma. Plasma MPO-DNA complexes increased in COVID-19 with intubation ...

Objective- Apolipoprotein A-I (apoAI) acts as an ABCA1-dependent acceptor of cellular phospholipids and cholesterol during the biogenesis of HDL, but this activity is susceptible to oxidative inactivation by myeloperoxidase. We tried to determine which residues mediated this inactivation and create an oxidant-resistant apoAI variant.. Methods and Results- Mass spectrometry detected the presence of tryptophan, methionine, tyrosine, and lysine oxidation in apoAI recovered from human atheroma. We investigated the role of these residues in the myeloperoxidase-mediated loss of apoAI activity. Site-directed mutagenesis and chemical modification were used to create variants of apoAI which were tested for ABCA1-dependent cholesterol acceptor activity and oxidative inactivation. We previously reported that tyrosine modification is not required for myeloperoxidase-induced loss of apoAI function. Lysine methylation did not alter the sensitivity of apoAI to myeloperoxidase, whereas site-specific ...

MPO levels were significantly increased in placental extracts from women with preeclampsia. Placental MPO levels have been shown to increase with gestational age in the placenta for normal pregnancies.27 MPO levels were significantly elevated when compared with gestationally age-matched placental samples without preeclampsia or normal term placental samples. The normal pregnancy data were limited to a sample set with matching gestational age to the preeclampsia group, resulting in a group of patients with early deliveries but without any evidence of pregnancy complications related to infection. This is consistent with the low concentrations of MPO measured in these patients. The high levels of MPO in the placental extracts were confirmed immunohistochemically; however, the samples used for the extract preparation did not include the basal plate, which was shown to have the most dramatic difference in MPO localization in the placental sections analyzed.. The previous data on circulating MPO ...

Inflammatory reactions mediated by oxidative stress (OS) have been implicated in the deterioration of oocyte quality, which may lead to subfertility. Oxidative stress generated from enhancement of activated macrophages secondary to an inflammatory response are the major source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide (O2•−), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), hydroxyl radical (•OH), and hypochlorous acid (HOCl), as well as, the pro-inflammatory enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO). Previously, it has been shown that these ROS have deleterious effect on oocytes; however the link between inflammation through macrophage activity and oocyte quality remains unclear. In this work, we investigated: 1) the mechanism through which direct exposure of ROS and MPO, or through their generation by activated macrophages, deteriorate oocyte quality and whether melatonin (MLT), a potent MPO inhibitor and ROS scavenger, can protect oocyte quality; and 2) the mechanism through which MLT inhibits MPO catalytic activity.

Inflammatory mediators trigger polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS: O2-, H2O2, ∙OH). Mediated by myeloperoxidase in PMN, HOCl is formed, detectable in a chemiluminescence (CL) assay. We have shown that the abundant cytosolic PMN protein calprotectin (S100A8/A9) similarly elicits CL in response to H2O2 in a cell-free system. Myeloperoxidase and calprotectin worked synergistically. Calprotectin-induced CL increased, whereas myeloperoxidase-triggered CL decreased with pH | 7.5. Myeloperoxidase needed NaCl for CL, calprotectin did not. 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, binding ∙OH, almost abrogated calprotectin CL, but moderately increased myeloperoxidase activity. The combination of native calprotectin, or recombinant S100A8/A9 proteins, with NaOCl markedly enhanced CL. NaOCl may be the synergistic link between myeloperoxidase and calprotectin. Surprisingly- and unexplained- at higher concentration of S100A9 the stimulation vanished, suggesting a switch from pro-oxidant to

The present study was first aimed at a complete steady-state kinetic analysis of the reaction between guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol) and the myeloperoxidase (MPO)/H2O2 system, including a description of the isolation and purification of MPO from human polymorphonuclear neutrophil cells. Secondly, the overall reaction of the oxidation of NADPH, mediated by the reactive intermediates formed from the oxidation of guaiacol in the MPO/H2O2 system, was analysed kinetically. The presence of guaiacol stimulates the oxidation of NADPH by the MPO/H2O2 system in a concentration-dependent manner. Concomitantly, the accumulation of biphenoquinone (BQ), the final steady-state product of guaiacol oxidation, is lowered, and even inhibited completely, at high concentrations of NADPH. Under these conditions, the stoichiometry of NADPH:H2O2 is 1, and the oxidation rate of NADPH approximates to that of the rate of guaiacol oxidation by MPO. The effects of the presence of superoxide dismutase, catalase and of anaerobic ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Urethan anesthesia protects rats against lethal endotoxemia and reduces TNF-α release. AU - Kotanidou, Anastasia. AU - Choi , Augustine M K. AU - Winchurch, Richard A.. AU - Otterbein, Leo. AU - Fessler, Henry E.. PY - 1996. Y1 - 1996. N2 - Urethan is a commonly used animal anesthetic for nonrecovery laboratory surgery. However, urethan has diverse biological effects that may complicate the interpretation of experimental findings. This study examined the effect of urethan on the response to an intravenous bolus of lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 30 mg/kg) in rats. In instrumented rats, urethan (1.2 gm/kg ip) completely prevented the fall in arterial pressure immediately after LPS administration but did not prevent late cardiovascular collapse. In uninstrumented rats, urethan also attenuated indexes of organ injury measured 4 h after LPS administration, including mural bowel hemorrhage, hemoconcentration, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and lung myeloperoxidase activity, a measure of ...

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Superoxide possibly produced in endothelial cells mediates the neutrophil-induced lung injury. AU - Tanita, Tatsuo. AU - Song, Chun. AU - Kubo, Hiroshi. AU - Hoshikawa, Yasushi. AU - Ueda, Shinsaku. AU - Fujimura, Shigefumi. PY - 2000/2. Y1 - 2000/2. N2 - Background. The mechanism by which stimulated neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes [PMNs]) damage pulmonary vascular endothelium was investigated. Methods. The ability of unstimulated and mechanically stimulated PMNs to adhere to pulmonary endothelial cells and, thereby, alter pulmonary vascular permeability was tested. Each series was conducted on 6 rats. To stimulate PMNs, they were agitated gently in a glass vial for 10 seconds. Results. Perfusing lungs with the stimulated PMNs elicited a fivefold increase in permeability compared with lungs perfused with the unstimulated cells. This increase in permeability was blocked completely by preincubation of stimulated PMNs with CD18 monoclonal antibody. This increase in ...

The host defense response critically depends on the production of leukocytes by the marrow and the controlled delivery of these cells to relevant sites of inflammation/infection. The cytokine granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is commonly used therapeutically to augment neutrophil recovery following chemo/radiation therapy for malignancy, thereby decreasing infection risk. Although best known as a potent inducer of myelopoiesis, we previously reported that G-CSF also promotes the delivery of leukocytes to sites of inflammation by stimulating expression of potent E-selectin ligands, including an uncharacterized ∼65-kDa glycoprotein. To identify this ligand, we performed integrated biochemical analysis and mass spectrometry studies of G-CSF-treated primary human myeloid cells. Our studies show that this novel E-selectin ligand is a glycoform of the heavy chain component of the enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO), a well-known lysosomal peroxidase. This specialized MPO glycovariant, referred ...

Breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a key step associated with ischemic stroke and its increased permeability causes extravasation of plasma proteins and circulating leukocytes. Polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) proteases may participate in BBB breakdown. We investigated the role of PMNs in ischemic conditions by testing their effects on a model of BBB in vitro, under oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) to mimic ischemia, supplemented or not with high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) to assess their potential protective effects. Human cerebral endothelial cells cultured on transwells were incubated for 4 hours under OGD conditions with or without PMNs and supplemented or not with HDLs or alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT, an elastase inhibitor). The integrity of the BBB was then assessed and the effect of HDLs on PMN-induced proteolysis of extracellular matrix proteins was evaluated. The release of myeloperoxidase and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) by PMNs was quantified. Polymorphonuclear ...

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Results. Serum levels of cell-free DNA, myeloperoxidase (MPO)-DNA complex, and α-defensin were significantly increased in patients with AOSD compared to HC. Serum levels of the NET molecules, cell-free DNA, MPO-DNA, and α-defensin were correlated with several disease activity markers for AOSD. In followup of patients with AOSD after treatment with corticosteroid, the levels of cell-free DNA and α-defensin decreased significantly. On immunohistochemistry, neutrophil elastase-positive and MPO-positive inflammatory cells were detected in skin and LN of patients with AOSD, and were expressed in fiber form in the lesions. The serum from patients with active AOSD induced NETosis in neutrophils from HC. NET molecules induced interleukin 1β production in monocytes, representing a novel mechanism in the pathogenesis of AOSD. ...

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an heterodimeric glycoprotein of 150 kDa with an α2/β2 structure. The two subunits (α and β) have a molecular weight of 55 and 15 kDa, respectively. MPO synthesis occurs in bone marrow at an early stage of myeloid lineage differentiation.

Immunodot für die qualitative Bestimmung von IgG Antikörpern gegen Myeloperoxidase (MPO), Proteinase 3 (PR3) und Glomeruläre Basalmembran (GBM) in humanem Serum oder Plasma ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - The myeloperoxidase-derived oxidant HOSCN inhibits protein tyrosine phosphatases and modulates cell signalling via the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in macrophages. AU - Lane, Amanda E.. AU - Tan, Joanne T.M.. AU - Hawkins, Clare L.. AU - Heather, Alison K.. AU - Davies, Michael J.. N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.. PY - 2010/8/15. Y1 - 2010/8/15. N2 - MPO (myeloperoxidase) catalyses the oxidation of chloride, bromide and thiocyanate by hydrogen peroxide to HOCl (hypochlorous acid), HOBr (hypobromous acid) and HOSCN (hypothiocyanous acid) respectively. Specificity constants indicate that SCN- is amajor substrate for MPO. HOSCN is also a major oxidant generated by other peroxidases including salivary, gastric and eosinophil peroxidases. While HOCl and HOBr are powerful oxidizing agents, HOSCN is a less reactive, but more specific, oxidant which targets thiols and especially low pKa species. In the present study we ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Damage to Aspergillus fumigatus and Rhizopus oryzae hyphae by oxidative and nonoxidative microbicidal products of human neutrophils in vitro. AU - Diamond, R. D.. AU - Clark, R. A.. PY - 1982. Y1 - 1982. N2 - Our previous studies established that human neutrophils could damage and probably kill hyphae of Aspergillus fumigatus and Rhizopus oryzae in vitro, primarily by oxygen-dependent mechanisms active at the cell surface. These studies were extended, again quantitating hyphal damage by reduction in uptake of 14C-labeled uracil or glutamine. Neither A. fumigatus nor R. oryzae hyphae were damaged by neutrophils from patients with chronic granulomatous disease, confirming the importance of oxidative mechanisms in damage to hyphae. In contrast, neutrophils from one patient with hereditary myeloperoxidase deficiency damaged R.C. oryzae but not A. fumigatus hyphae. Cell-free, in vitro systems were then used to help determine the relative importance of several potentially fungicidal ...

Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid with multiple pharmacological actions, including anti-inflammatory activity. The aims of this study were to examine the effect of berberine on the mucosal healing process and to investigate whether berberine can inhibit the increased production of interleukin-8 in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis in rats. Berberine was administered orally for 3 days or 1 week at a dosage of 7.5 or 15 mg/kg/day. Tissue damage scores, body weight, colon wet weight, and colon wall thickness were measured, and myeloperoxidase activity in colon tissue was also examined. Histological lesions, morphological damage, and myeloperoxidase activity were reduced after 1 week of treatment with berberine at a dosage of 15 mg/kg/day. Furthermore, 1 week after trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid treatment, the production of interleukin-8 by cultured rectal mucosa or cardiac blood mononuclear cells with or without stimulation of lipopolysaccharide for 24 h was also analyzed by ...

Autoimmunity to neutrophil cytoplasmic antigens is associated with small-vessel vasculitis. Our studies were designed to test the hypothesis that both anti-MPO humoral and cellular effector mechanisms contribute to injury. A technique of inducing murine anti-MPO autoimmunity with CD4+ anti-MPO responses was defined. For testing the contribution of cellular effectors, glomerular MPO deposition, induced by an MPO-ANCA-independent mechanism (anti-GBM antibodies), precipitated pauci-immune crescentic GN that was mediated by CD4+ cells independent of MPO-ANCA. Intravital microscopy studies confirmed that MPO-ANCA has the capacity to induce glomerular localization of neutrophils and MPO deposition in glomeruli in vivo. Collectively, the studies support a multistep induction of autoimmune anti-MPO crescentic GN, with key roles for both MPO-ANCA and CD4+ anti-MPO effectors in the full expression of disease. They support a two-step mechanism: (1) Interactions between MPO-ANCA and neutrophils deposit ...

Neutrophils release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) which ensnare pathogens and have pathogenic functions in diverse diseases. We examined the NETosis pathways induced by five stimuli; PMA, the calcium ionophore A23187, nigericin, Candida albicans and Group B Streptococcus. We studied NET production in neutrophils from healthy donors with inhibitors of molecules crucial to PMA induced NETs including protein kinase C, calcium, reactive oxygen species, the enzymes myeloperoxidase (MPO) and neutrophil elastase. Additionally, neutrophils from chronic granulomatous disease patients, carrying mutations in the NADPH oxidase complex or a MPO-deficient patient were examined. We show that PMA, C. albicans and GBS use a related pathway for NET induction whereas ionophores require an alternative pathway but that NETs produced by all stimuli are proteolytically active, kill bacteria and composed mainly of chromosomal DNA. Thus, we demonstrate that NETosis occurs through several signalling mechanisms,

Mediators pre-stored in neutrophil azurophilic granules are central to the acute inflammatory response and tissue degradation and damage through their proteolytic activity. Different granule populations mobilize and release their content via distinct and hierarchical molecular mechanisms. The molecular mechanisms by which mediators pre-stored in azurophilic granules are mobilized and released to the extracellular space remain largely unknown. We used a number of complementary techniques including; confocal laser scanning microscopy, subcellular fractionation, flow cytometric analyses, Western blot analyses and electron microscopy to examine the ultrastructural and molecular nature of mediator release in neutrophil azurophilic granules. We found that following IL-8 activation, neutrophil azurophilic granules undergo piecemeal degranulation (selective mediator release) leading to altered granule content. Piecemeal degranulation of azurophilic granules is characterized by budding of small secretory ...

AIMS: To determine whether cow or goat yogurt administration has a preventive effect on the hepatic damage undergone during an acute liver injury. METHODS: Acute liver injury was induced by an intraperitoneal injection of D-Galactosamine. Groups of animals were fed with cow or goat yogurt for 2d or 7d before the D-Galactosamine injection. Blood and liver samples were obtained 12 h after D-Galactosamine inoculation. RESULTS: D-Galactosamine induced increase in serum aminotransaminases, reduction in the number of blood leukocytes, enhancement in neutrophil myeloperoxidase activity, recruitment of leukocytes toward the liver; increase in cell death and alteration in prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogen levels. Treatment with cow or goat yogurt was effective to increase leukocyte number and decrease myeloperoxidase activity. We also observed a decrease in leukocyte accumulation in the liver and a reduction in cell death. Activated partial thromboplastin time and ...

Background: High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is well-established as a negative risk factor for coronary artery disease. Its antioxidant properties are attributed mainly to the HDL-bound enzyme, paraoxonase-1 (PON-1). Recently, myeloperoxidase (MPO) has been shown to attenuate the atheroprotective function of HDL. This study investigated the relationship between plasma MPO and serum PON-1 levels in patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP), and whether PON-1 levels predict cardiovascular events in SAP patients after stent implantation.. Methods: Plasma MPO levels and serum PON-1 concentration and activity were measured in patients with SAP (n=226) and in control subjects (n=96). In addition, we assessed the prognostic significance of serum PON-1 concentrations on admission after stent implantation in 263 SAP patients. Cardiac events were defined as sudden cardiac death, fatal or non-fatal myocardial infarction and other non-fatal events including unstable angina pectoris or coronary ...

Heme peroxidases are widely distributed in biological systems and are involved in a wide range of processes essential for life. This book provides a comprehensive single source of information on the various aspects of heme peroxidase structure, function and mechanism of action. Chapters written and edited by worldwide experts span a range of heme peroxidases from plants, yeast, bacteria and mammals. Discussed functions of peroxidases range from cell wall synthesis, synthesis of prostaglandins, role in drug suppression of tuberculosis, and antibacterial activity. Included is a discussion of peroxidases that also act as catalases and oxygenases. Heme Peroxidases serves as an essential text for those working in industry and academia in biochemistry and metallobiology.

Additional file 19: of Genome-wide and evolutionary analysis of the class III peroxidase gene family in wheat and Aegilops tauschii reveals that some members are involved in stress responses

The reinvestigation of the kinetics of myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity with the use of NADPH as a probe has allowed us to determine the effects of H2O2, Cl- ion and pH on the MPO-dependent production of HOCl. The chlorination rate of NADPH did not depend on NADPH concentration and was entirely related to the rate of production of HOCl by MPO. The overall oxidation of NADPH occurred similarly in the absence of O2 and was insensitive to scavengers of the superoxide radical anion. Experiments performed on the direct oxidation of NADPH by MPO in the presence and the absence of H2O2 showed that neither the rate nor the stoichiometry of the reaction could interfere in the NADPH oxidation process involved in the steady-state chlorination cycle. The oxidation of NADPH was characterized by a decrease in the A339 of the reduced nicotinamide with the concomitant appearance of a new chomophore with absorbance maximum at 274 nm, characterized by isosbestic points at 300 and 238 nm. The reaction product did ...

Chosen parameters assessing neutrophil function (myeloperoxidase - MPO concentration, elastase concentration, phagocytic test and oxygen metabolism of neutrophils) in 38 year old patient diagnosed with CVID are presented. The examinations were carried out before the first infusion of IVIG...

Our results uncovered an unexpected role for MPO to influence the fate of neutrophils and consequently the duration of inflammation. By suppressing the constitutive cell death program, MPO prolonged the life span of neutrophils, thereby delaying the resolution of inflammation. These actions were specific for MPO, because other azurophilic granule constituents lactoferrin and elastase failed to affect neutrophil apoptosis.. Consistent with the commitment of neutrophils to apoptosis, MPO at clinically relevant concentrations delayed, rather than blocked apoptosis, resulting in prolonged survival of human neutrophils in vitro. We confirmed that increasing plasma concentrations of MPO in rats to levels comparable to those detected in patients with inflammatory vascular diseases20,21 was sufficient to retard the apoptotic machinery in neutrophils as assayed ex vivo. Furthermore, MPO also suppressed apoptosis in neutrophils that had emigrated into the airways and delayed resolution of inflammation in ...

The x-ray crystal structure of human myeloperoxidase has been extended to 1.8 A resolution, using x-ray data recorded at -180 degrees C (r = 0.197, free r = 0.239). Results confirm that the heme is covalently attached to the protein via two ester linkages between the carboxyl groups of Glu(242) and Asp(94) and modified methyl groups on pyrrole rings A and C of the heme as well as a sulfonium ion linkage between the sulfur atom of Met(243) and the beta-carbon of the vinyl group on pyrrole ring A. In the native enzyme a bound chloride ion has been identified at the amino terminus of the helix containing the proximal His(336). Determination of the x-ray crystal structure of a myeloperoxidase-bromide complex (r = 0.243, free r = 0.296) has shown that this chloride ion can be replaced by bromide. Bromide is also seen to bind, at partial occupancy, in the distal heme cavity, in close proximity to the distal His(95), where it replaces the water molecule hydrogen bonded to Gln(91). The bromide-binding ...

Definition of hypochlorous acid - a weak acid with oxidizing properties formed when chlorine dissolves in cold water and used in bleaching and water treatment.

Approximately 30 years ago Klebanoff demonstrated the importance of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in the oxygen-dependent microbicidal activity of human phagocytes (1). The ability of MPO to catalyze the oxidation of chloride and to chlorinate substrates (2, 3), properties unique among members of the protein family of animal peroxidases (4), likely reflects the unusual linkage of its heme to the apoprotein (5). This capacity underlies its potent antimicrobial activity, since HOCl represents the proximal agent generated by the combined efforts of MPO and the products of the NADPH-dependent oxidase released during stimulation of phagocytes (6). However, the significance of peroxidase and H2O2 in the modification of biological substrates extends well beyond damaging invading microorganisms and includes processes as seemingly divergent as the synthesis of thyroid hormone (7) and the respiratory burst seen during fertilization of sea urchin eggs (8). The capacity of the MPO-H2O2-halide system to modify ...

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Researchers in the School of Dentistry used Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) to produce the webs, known as NETS (neutrophil extracellular traps), from the white blood cells of patients who have a condition in which their cells are unable to produce NETs naturally. The findings are reported in the journal Clinical and Experimental Immunology.. Recent studies have shown that when neutrophils - the white blood cells which form the bodys first line of defence against bacterial infection - are heavily challenged by microbes, they start to die in a specially controlled way. As a last-ditch measure, they expel their entire DNA from within their nucleus into the surrounding tissue. It is this DNA that forms a sticky spiders web or NET, which also contains enzymes that destroy the bacteria once they are trapped by the NET.. Scientists led by Professor Iain Chapple and Dr Paul Cooper in the Periodontal Research Group at the University of Birmingham discovered that Hypochlorous acid stimulated NET release in ...

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peroxidase: Any of a group of enzymes that occur especially in plant cells and catalyze the oxidation of a substance by a peroxide.

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