Tryptases, the dominant secretory granular proteins from human mast cells, are emerging as important mediators in asthma and allergy. The β- and α- tryptases have highly similar nucleotide sequences and located on the same locus. While the entire population expresses β-tryptase, the α-tryptase gene exhibits copy number variation (CNV). We have studied the association of expression of these allelic variants with asthma or allergic diseases. We have investigated also the potential actions of β- and α-tryptases in vitro and in vivo. We have found that the one alpha tryptase copy allele was significantly associated with lower total serum IgE levels (Z= -2.39, p=0.01) and a tri-allelic architecture with alleles carrying no, one or two copies of the α-tryptase gene was postulated. The addition of βtryptase to epithelial cells induced upregulation of mRNA for IL-8, IL-6 and TNF-α, while α-tryptase on the other hand was without effect in this model. Injection of β-tryptase into the mouse ...

Tryptase gamma, also known as serine protease 31 or transmembrane tryptase, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TPSG1 gene. Tryptases comprise a family of trypsin-like serine proteases, the peptidase family S1. Tryptases are enzymatically active only as heparin-stabilized tetramers, and they are resistant to all known endogenous proteinase inhibitors. Several tryptase genes are clustered on chromosome 16p13.3. There is uncertainty regarding the number of genes in this cluster. Currently four functional genes - alpha I, beta I, beta II and gamma I - have been identified. And beta I has an allelic variant named alpha II, beta II has an allelic variant beta III, also gamma I has an allelic variant gamma II. Beta tryptases appear to be the main isoenzymes expressed in mast cells; whereas in basophils, alpha-tryptases predominant. This gene differs from other members of the tryptase gene family in that it has C-terminal hydrophobic domain, which may serve as a membrane anchor. Tryptases ...

Tryptase (EC 3.4.21.59, ) is the most abundant secretory granule-derived serine proteinase contained in mast cells and has been used as a marker for mast cell activation. Club cells contain tryptase which is believed to be responsible for cleaving the hemagglutinin surface protein of influenza A virus, thereby activating it and causing the symptoms of flu. Tryptase is also known by mast cell tryptase, mast cell protease II, skin tryptase, lung tryptase, pituitary tryptase, mast cell neutral proteinase, mast cell serine proteinase II, mast cell proteinase II, mast cell serine proteinase tryptase, rat mast cell protease II, and tryptase M. Serum levels are normally less than 11.5 ng/mL. Elevated levels of serum tryptase occur in both anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions, but a negative test does not exclude anaphylaxis. Tryptase is less likely to be elevated in food allergy reactions as opposed to other causes of anaphylaxis. Serum typtase levels are also elevated in and used as one indication ...

Tryptase is the most abundant protease in human mast cells, and is often used as a marker for the enumeration of mast cells in tissue. Here we report that tumour cells from Hodgkin lymphoma, the so called Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells, can express tryptase. Hodgkin lymphoma cell lines expressed mRNA for both alpha- and beta-tryptase and also produced the protein, although at much lower concentrations than mast cells. However, the frequency of tryptase positive HRS-cells in situ was very low. This report demonstrates that tumour cells of lymphoid origin can express tryptase in vitro and in situ.. ...

Mast cells contribute to tissue repair in fibrous tissues by stimulating proliferation of fibroblasts through the release of tryptase which activates protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2). The possibility that a tryptase/PAR-2 signaling pathway exists in skeletal muscle cell has never been investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether tryptase can stimulate myoblast proliferation and determine the downstream cascade. Proliferation of L6 rat skeletal myoblasts stimulated with PAR-2 agonists (tryptase, trypsin and SLIGKV) was assessed. The specificity of the tryptase effect was evaluated with a specific inhibitor, APC-366. Western blot analyses were used to evaluate the expression and functionality of PAR-2 receptor and to assess the expression of COX-2. COX-2 activity was evaluated with a commercial activity assay kit and by measurement of PGF2α production. Proliferation assays were also performed in presence of different prostaglandins (PGs). Tryptase increased L6 myoblast proliferation

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Vaz RJ, Gao Z, Pribish J, Chen X, Levell J, Davis L, Albert E, Brollo M, Ugolini A, Cramer DM, Cairns J, Sides K, Liu F, Kwong J, Kang J, Rebello S, Elliot M, Lim H, Chellaraj V, Singleton RW, Li Y., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 14(24), 2004 ...

Tryptase is the major protein constituent of human mast cells, where it is stored within the secretory granules as a fully active tetramer. Two tryptase genes (alpha and beta) are expressed by human mast cells at the level of mRNA and protein, each with a 30 amino acid leader sequence. Recombinant precursor forms of human alpha- and beta-tryptase were produced in a baculovirus system, purified, and used to study their processing. Monomeric beta-protryptase first is shown to be intermolecularly autoprocessed to monomeric beta-protryptase at acid pH in the presence of heparin by cleavage between Arg-3 and Val-2 in the leader peptide. The precursor of alpha-tryptase has an Arg-3 to Gln-3 mutation that precludes autoprocessing. this may explain why alpha-tryptase is not stored in secretory granules, but instead is constitutively secreted by mast cells and is the predominant form of tryptase found in blood in both healthy subjects and those with systemic mastocytosis under nonacute conditions. ...

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Overview Protocols Specifications Resources Recombinant Proteases with Higher Specific Activity Skin ?I Tryptase, Human, Recombinant (rhSkin ? Tryptase) and Lung ?II Tryptase, Human, Recombinant (rhLung ? Tryptase) are neutral serine proteases. The human ? tryptase enzymes have been cloned and stably expressed in Pichi

Tryptase is a member of the serine protease S1 family. It is the predominant neutral protease of the mast cell granules. Within the mast cell granule it exists as a hepar

9 Case scenario*. A 63-year-old man experienced sudden cardiovascular collapse at 02:00 in his home. This had been preceded by urticaria and a desire to open his bowels. He was hypotensive, but responded to treatment by paramedics (two 0.5 mg doses of intramuscular adrenaline into the lateral thigh, 5 minutes apart, and rapid intravenous infusion of 2 L saline).. Earlier that evening, he had eaten a buffet meal consisting of bread, various meats, vegetables, salads, sauces and alcohol, had been dancing, and had taken ibuprofen for a headache before retiring to bed at midnight. Concurrent medical problems included ischaemic heart disease (treated daily with a β-blocker).. The patient was observed in the emergency department for 24 hours. There were no ECG changes, and there was no melaena or rise in troponin level. His serum mast cell tryptase level was later reported as 25 μg/L on arrival in the emergency department, falling to 15 μg/L at the time of discharge, confirming the diagnosis of ...

Analytical Enzyme Tryptase products offered by Sigma-Aldrich online. Tryptase is a tetrameric glycoprotein and a member of the serine protease S1 family. It is the predominant neutral protease of the mast cell granules.

By using the combination of reverse-transcription PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA ends methods, a cDNA encoding mast cell tryptase was successfully cloned from the small intestine of Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. The cDNA was 1219 bp long including 810 bp of an open reading frame. Based on the deduced amino acid sequences of known mast cell tryptases of other species, the gerbil mast cell tryptase (gMCT) was highly similar to mouse mast cell protease (mMCP)-7, and seems to be translated as a prepro-enzyme with 25 amino acids of signal and activation peptides and 245 amino acids of mature enzyme. The gMCT mRNA was preferentially transcribed in the intestinal mucosa and to a far lesser extent in the connective tissue such as skin and tongue. Moreover, kinetic study after infection revealed that the amount of gMCT mRNA in the small intestine correlated well with the degree of intestinal mastocytosis. Throughout the course of infection, ...

Mast cells may activate fibroblasts and contribute to remodeling processes in the lung. However, the mechanism behind these actions needs to be further investigated. Fibroblasts are major regulators of on-going remodeling processes. Protease activated receptor 2 (PAR2) expressed by fibroblasts may be activated by serine proteases, such as the mast cell mediator tryptase. The objective in this study was to investigate the effects of mast cells and specifically mast cell tryptase on fibroblast migration and the role of PAR2 activation. Human lung fibroblasts (HFL-1) were cultured together with human peripheral blood-derived mast cells or LAD2 mast cells and stimulated with either conditioned medium from LAD2 cells or tryptase. Analyses of immunological stimulation of mast cells by IgE/anti IgE in the co-culture system were also performed. The importance of PAR2 activation by mast cells and mast cell tryptase for the migratory effects of fibroblasts was investigated by pre-treatment with the PAR2

We found significantly higher levels of total tryptase in the sera of CU patients (6.6 ±4.1??g/L) than in sera from healthy non-atopic subjects (4.4 ±2.8 ?g/L) and from atopic subjects (4.5 ±1.7 ?g/L). Mature tryptase levels were undetectable (,1 ng/mL). Total tryptase levels in the autoimmune urticaria group were significantly higher (9.8 ±5.4 ?g/L) than the idiopathic urticaria group (4.4 ±2.2 ?g/L). A significant difference in total tryptase was found between symptomatic patients (7.3 ±4.1 ?g/L) compared with asymptomatic ones (5.7 ±4.1 ?g/L) at the time of venesection. No difference was found in mature tryptase levels either.. CONCLUSION ...

The serine esterase TL2 from human T4(+) lymphocytes is a binding component to HIV-1 glycoprotein gp120 and seems to play a role in the HIV-1 infection mechanism. Recombinant variants of the Kunitz-type serine proteinase inhibitor aprotinin were investigated for their ability to inhibit tryptase TL2 and the binding of gp120 to this enzyme, Furthermore, the viral replication of HIV-1 was investigated in H9 cell cultures under the influence of recombinant aprotinin and bikunin variants. In contrast to native aprotinin, the recombinant variant [Arg(15), Phe(17), Glu(52)]aprotinin with a reactive-site sequence homologous to the V3 loop of HIV-1 gp120 showed a specific inhibition of tryptase TL2 (>80%). However, the [Leu(15), Phe(17), Glu(52)]aprotinin variant with hydrophobic subsites was the most potent inhibitor of the binding of gp120 to tryptase TL2 (68%). Our results show that the enzyme activity of purified tryptase TL2 is inhibited not only by variants with basic amino acids, but also those ...

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During the first 30 years at Tokushima University, Professor Katunumas main research was about the enzymes involved in vitamin B6 metabolism and their intracellular protein turnover. Together with his colleague Mitsuko Okada, he discovered mitochondrial glutamicoxalacetic transaminase and the urea cycle glutaminase isoenzymes. Later on, with his colleague Yasuhiro Kuroda, he established the enzymes functions in the hepatocarcinogenesis. In 1971, he discovered the acceleration of pyridoxal enzyme turnover in animals with vitamin B6 deficiency and the enzymes participate in proteolysis of the apoproteins. These discoveries suggested that protein degradation can be initiated by the apoprotein formation in proteolysis process. This idea provoke further research into the initiation of various biochemical pathways by limited proteolysis, such as prothrombin activation by mast cell tryptase histamine release by mast cell chymase, and initiation of influenza virus entry by tryptase Clara. In his later ...

Conclusions Good compliance with UK guidelines for tryptase measurements is achievable in this long-term cohort, but obtaining clinical details at referral remains a challenge. Sample sequence labelling and apparent timing may be misleading. Baseline tryptase may frequently need to be rechecked in allergy clinics to estimate true peak-to-trough changes. ...

In this study, previous reports of eosinophilia and eosinophil activation in the airways as shared features of asthma and COPD have been confirmed. Contrary to the hypothesis the current authors sought to test, it has been shown that a subset of COPD patients with eosinophil counts above the normal range have raised levels of mast cell tryptase, a feature which has until now been viewed as a hallmark of asthma and other allergic diseases 14. This study would indicate the existence of a phenotype, which could be called eosinophilic COPD and is characterised by concomitant mast cell and eosinophilic inflammation, the pathophysiological consequences of which remain to be elucidated. The association between mast-cell activation and eosinophilia found in this study in some subjects with COPD is similar to observations of the Wenzel et al. 22 in a subset of severe, corticosteroid-dependent asthmatics characterised by persistently raised eosinophil counts in bronchial biopsies.. Whilst many clinicians ...

Francis, A, Fatovich, DM, Arendts, G, Macdonald, SPJ, Bosio, E, Nagree, Y, Mitenko, HMA and Brown, SGA 2018 , Serum mast cell tryptase measurements: Sensitivity and specificity for a diagnosis of anaphylaxis in emergency department patients with shock or hypoxaemia , EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, vol. 30, no. 3 , pp. 366-374 , doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12875. ...

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AbstractPurpose: Colonic ischemia after aortic surgery is associated with increased mortality and morbidity rates. This study was conducted as a single-center side arm to a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effect of dopexamine hydrochloride on its incidence. Methods: Thirty patients, mean age 65.1 years (range, 46-84), undergoing elective infrarenal aortic surgery were entered. Preoperative hemodynamic and respiratory parameters were optimized. Patients were then randomly assigned to receive a perioperative infusion of dopexamine at 2 μg/kg per minute (n = 12) or 0.9% saline placebo (n = 18). All patients underwent colonoscopy and biopsy preoperatively and 1 week postoperatively. Specimens were assessed for evidence of mucosal ischemia, presence of mast cell tryptase, myeloperoxidase activity, and both the inducible and endothelial isoforms of nitric oxide synthase. Results: There was no significant difference in perioperative fluid and blood requirements or ...

The diagnosis of anaphylaxis is based primarily on the clinical history. In some circumstances, inability to confirm the clinical diagnosis such as present with unusual manifestation, or when skin signs are absent likely contributes to underrecognition and undertreatment of the disease.. Currently, products of mast cell activation (histamine and total tryptase) can be measure in clinical laboratories as markers of acute anaphylaxis events, however these tests have clinically relevant limitations.. Therefore, development of laboratory tests with improved sensitivity and specificity that will support the clinical diagnosis of anaphylaxis are needed.. In addition, shrimp is the major cause of seafood anaphylaxis among Thai children. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Multifunctional cytokine expression by human mast cells. T2 - Regulation by T cell membrane contact and glucocorticoids. AU - Krishnaswamy, G.. AU - Lakshman, T.. AU - Miller, A. R.. AU - Srikanth, S.. AU - Hall, K.. AU - Huang, S. K.. AU - Suttles, J.. AU - Smith, J. K.. AU - Stout, R.. PY - 1997/3. Y1 - 1997/3. N2 - Human mast cells readily release a variety of mediators, including cytokines, in response to IgE receptor crosslinking, but the mechanisms governing the expression of cytokines are still unclear. Using a human mast cell line, HMC-I, we show expression of cytokine transcripts as early as 2 h after activation with ionomycin and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). Resting HMC-I cells expressed transcripts for interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL- IRA), IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, GM-CSF, and weakly for IL-8, and stimulation with ionomycin and PMA induced additional transcripts for IL-6 and IL-13 and upregulated expression of IL-8 transcripts. HMC1 cells secreted IL-4, IL-8, and ...

Mouse mast cell protease-4 (mMCP-4) has been associated with autoimmune and inflammatory illnesses although the precise systems underlying its function in these pathological circumstances remain unclear. impaired in cultured mMCP-4?/? MCs and in your skin of pathogenic IgG-injected mMCP-4?/? mice. MMP-9 activation had not been AS-252424 completely restored by regional reconstitution with WT or mMCP-4?/? PMNs. Local reconstitution with mMCP-4+/+ MCs but not with mMCP-4?/? MCs restored blistering MMP-9 activation and PMN recruitment in mMCP-4?/? mice. mMCP-4 also degraded the hemidesmosomal transmembrane protein BP180 AS-252424 both in the skin and (1% 1 cm) = 13.6). The titers of anti-murine BP180 antibodies in both the unfractionated rabbit serum and in the purified IgG portion were assayed by indirect immunofluorescence (IF) using mouse pores and skin cryosections as substrate. The antibody preparations were also tested by immunoblotting against the GST-mBP180ABC fusion protein. The IF and ...

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a mouse model that reproduces cardinal signs of clinical, histopathological, and immunological features found in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Mast cells are suggested to be involved in the main inflammatory phases occurring during EAE development, possibly by secreting several autacoids and proteases. Among the latter, the chymase mouse mast cell protease 4 (mMCP-4) can contribute to the inflammatory response by producing endothelin-1 (ET-1). The aim of this study was to determine the impact of mMCP-4 on acute inflammatory stages in EAE. C57BL/6 wild type (WT) or mMCP-4 knockout (KO) mice were immunized with MOG(35-55) plus complete Freunds adjuvant followed by pertussis toxin. Immunized WT mice presented an initial acute phase characterized by progressive increases in clinical score, which were significantly reduced in mMCP-4 KO mice. In addition, higher levels of spinal myelin were found in mMCP-4 KO as compared with WT mice. Finally, whereas EAE ...

There is increasing evidence suggesting a wider biological role of erythropoietin (Epo) and Epo receptor (EpoR) not related to erythropoiesis, such as the detection of EpoR in other cells, i.e. polymorphonuclear leukocytes, megakaryocytes, endothelial, myocardial and neural cells. In this study, by using a mouse model (designated tg6) that constitutively overexpresses human Epo in an oxygen-independent manner, we have investigated mast cell and macrophage number and distribution in duodenal mucosa using immunohistochemical, morphometric and image analysis methods. The results showed that tryptase-positive mast cells and BM8-positive macrophages were more numerous in duodenal mucosa specimens of tg6 mice compared with wild-type mice. Moreover, whereas in wild-type specimens both mast cells and macrophages were generally scattered throughout the villus, in tg6 specimens they were aligned along the axis of the villus. Morphometric analysis confirms this observation, and the quantitative analysis of ...

Dengue virus (DENV) infection causes a characteristic pathology in humans involving dysregulation of the vascular system. In some patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), vascular pathology can become severe, resulting in extensive microvascular permeability and plasma leakage into tissues and organs. Mast cells (MCs), which line blood vessels and regulate vascular function, are able to detect DENV in vivo and promote vascular leakage. Here, we showed that an MC-derived protease, tryptase, is consequential for promoting vascular permeability during DENV infection through inducing breakdown of endothelial cell tight junctions. Injected tryptase alone was sufficient to induce plasma loss from the circulation and hypovolemic shock in animals. A potent tryptase inhibitor, nafamostat mesylate, blocked DENV-induced vascular leakage in vivo. Importantly, in 2 independent human dengue cohorts, tryptase levels correlated with the grade of DHF severity. This study defines an immune mechanism by which ...

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Novel Site-Specific Mast Cell Subpopulations in the Human Lung.. AU - Andersson, Cecilia K. AU - Mori, Michiko. AU - Bjermer, Leif. AU - Löfdahl, Claes-Göran. AU - Erjefält, Jonas. PY - 2009. Y1 - 2009. N2 - BACKGROUND: Lung mast cells are stereotypically divided into connective tissue (MCTC) and mucosal (MCT) mast cells. This study tests the hypothesis that each of these subtypes can be divided further into site-specific populations created by the microenvironment within each anatomic lung compartment. METHODS: To study mast cells under non-inflamed conditions surgical resections and bronchial and transbronchial biopsies from non-smoking individuals were obtained to investigate morphometric and molecular characteristics of mast cell populations in multiple lung structures by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. RESULTS: MCT and MCTC coexisted at all compartments with MCT being the prevailing type in bronchi, bronchioles and the alveolar parenchyma. MCTC were more ...

Gibbs, Bernhard F and Ennis, M. (2001) Isolation and Purification of Human Mast Cells and Basophils. In: Rogers, D. and Donnelly, Louise E., eds. Human Airway Inflammation: Sampling techniques and analytical protocols. The Humana Press Inc., pp. 161-176. ISBN 978-0-89603-923-0. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:4831) ...

Die in dieser Arbeit isolierten und hochaufgereinigten, humanen dermalen Mastzellen wurden mit UVB, UVA-1 und PUVA-1 bestrahlt und anschließend entweder mit Substanz P oder anti-IgE stimuliert. Dadurch sollten Einblicke in die unterschiedlichen Wirkmechanismen der bei zahlreichen mastzellassoziierten Erkrankungen eingesetzten UV Licht Therapie gewonnen werden. Ein Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit lag in der Erforschung der Histamin-, Tryptase- und Zytokinfreisetzung von menschlichen Mastzellen. Zusätzlich wurde die Expression von Lysosomen-assoziierten Membran Proteinen (LAMPs) auf der Oberfläche dieser Zellen untersucht. Im Gegensatz zu der durch UV Licht induzierbaren spontanen Histaminfreisetzung zeigte sich die anti-IgE stimulierte Histaminausschüttung durch UVB, UVA-1 und PUVA-1 signifikant und dosisabhängig inhibierbar. Auch die durch Substanz P stimulierten Mastzellen gaben nach UVA-1 Bestrahlung deutlich weniger Histamin ab. Demgegenüber blieb die sezernierte Menge des Mediators nach UVB ...

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Our data clearly demonstrates that mast cells express IL-33 both in vivo and in vitro and that IL-33 is upregulated upon activation, indicating that mast cells may be an important source of IL-33 during inflammation, likely via its roles as a cytokine ...

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Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is characterized by the growth of neoplastic mast cells (MCs). Most adults with indolent SM carry the KIT D816V mutation. We recently introduced the D816V+ allele fraction as a disease marker in SM using a sensitive and quantitative KIT D816V mutation analysis that consistently allows mutation detection in peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM). The D816V+ allele fraction represents a quantitative measure which allows KIT D816V-positivity to be analyzed as a continuous variable instead of a categorical variable (negative/positive) as previously described. Serum tryptase represents an established disease marker in SM, and it remains to be tested whether tryptase and the D816V+ allele fraction are associated or represent independent disease markers. In this study, correlation analysis between serum tryptase, the D816V+ allele fraction in PB and BM, and the MC fraction was performed in 57 indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) patients. We detected significant ...

In this study the diversity of mast cell proteases and some of the factors regulating mast cell growth and protease expression were examined in rodents. Five proteases were isolated from mouse small intestinal mucosa and their substrate specificities defined. The isolated proteases were all of mast cell origin and were chymotrypsin-like in their substrate specificities. The proteases were all identified as variants of mouse mast cell protease-1 which differed only in their carbohydrate moieties. Despite the fact that these enzymes shared a common core polypeptide they all differed significantly in the rate at which they hydrolysed synthetic substrates and in the rates at which they were inhibited by α1-proteinase inhibitor. A related, but distinct protease was isolated from peritoneal cavity mast cells of mice. This enzyme, also a chymase, had N-terminal sequence identity with mouse mast cell protease-4. This enzyme was not inhibited by α1-proteinase inhibitor. Factors which regulate mast cell ...

Immune cells like NK cells, T cells, neutrophils and mast cells store high amounts of granule serine proteases, graspases. Graspases are encoded from the mast cell chymase locus. The human locus holds four genes: α-chymase, cathepsin G, and granzymes H and B. In contrast, the mouse locus contains at least 14 genes. Many of these belong to subfamilies not found in human, e.g. the Mcpt8-family. These differences hamper functional comparisons of graspases and of immune cells in the two species. Studies of the mast cell chymase locus are therefore important to better understand the mammalian immune system. In this thesis, the evolution of the mast cell chymase locus was analysed by mapping the locus in all available mammalian genome sequences. It was revealed that one single ancestral gene founded this locus probably over 215 million years ago. This ancestor was duplicated more than 185 million years ago. One copy evolved into the α-chymases, whereas the second copy founded the families of ...

BACKGROUND: Asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis are characterized by similar inflammatory infiltrates in the submucosa of the lower airway. However, eosinophilic bronchitis differs from asthma in that there is no variable airflow obstruction or airway hyperresponsiveness in the former condition. We tested the hypothesis that there were differences between the two conditions in the microlocalization of mast cells within the airway smooth muscle. METHODS: Immunohistochemical analysis of bronchial-biopsy specimens was completed in 17 subjects with asthma, 13 subjects with eosinophilic bronchitis, and 11 normal controls recruited from two centers. RESULTS: Both groups with disease had a similar degree of submucosal eosinophilia and thickening of the basement membrane and lamina reticularis. By contrast, the number of tryptase-positive mast cells in the bundles of airway smooth muscle from subjects with asthma (median, 5.1 mast cells per square millimeter of smooth muscle [range, 0 to 33.3]) was substantially

Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is estimated to result in 3500-50,000 clinical cases every year, with mortality rates of up to 20-50% and a high percentage of neurological sequelae in survivors. Vaccination is the single most important measure in preventing this disease. Inactivated Vero cell culture-derived JE vaccines have not been linked to any fatalities, and few serious adverse events after vaccination have been reported. Here, we report a case of sudden death in which a 10-year-old boy experienced cardiopulmonary arrest 5 min afterreceiving a Japanese encephalitis vaccination. He had been receiving psychotropic drugs for the treatment of pervasive developmental disorders. Postmortem examinations were nonspecific, and no signs of dermatologic or mucosal lesions or an elevation of the serum tryptase level, which are characteristic of anaphylaxis, were observed. A toxicological examination revealed that the blood concentrations of the orally administered psychotropic drugs were within the ...

Mast cells are classically thought to play an important role in protection against helminth infections and in the induction of allergic diseases; however, recent studies indicate that these cells also contribute to neovascularization, which is critical for tissue remodeling, chronic inflammation, and carcinogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that mast cells are essential for sprouting angiogenesis in a murine model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). Although mouse strains lacking mast cells did not exhibit retinal neovascularization following hypoxia, these mice developed OIR following infusion of mast cells or after injection of mast cell tryptase (MCT). Relative hypoxia stimulated mast cell degranulation via transient receptor potential ankyrin 1. Subsequent surges in MCT stimulated retinal endothelial cells to produce monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP1) and angiogenic factors, leading to sprouting angiogenesis. Mast cell stabilizers as well as specific tryptase and MCP1 inhibitors prevented ...

Nafamostat, also known as FUT-175, is a serine protease inhibitor and an anticoagulant. Nafamostat promotes endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation via the Akt-eNOS dependent pathway. Nafamostat Attenuates Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Renal Injury. Nafamostat Attenuates Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Renal Injury. Nafamostat protects against acute cerebral ischemia via blood-brain barrier protection. Nafamostat Inhibits TNF-α-Induced Vascular Endothelial Cell Dysfunction by Inhibiting Reactive Oxygen Species Production.

TY - JOUR. T1 - Involvement of p38 MAP kinase and Smad3 in TGF-β-mediated mast cell functions. AU - Funaba, Masayuki. AU - Ikeda, Teruo. AU - Murakami, Masaru. AU - Ogawa, Kenji. AU - Nishino, Yoshii. AU - Tsuchida, Kunihiro. AU - Sugino, Hiromu. AU - Abe, Matanobu. PY - 2006/12/1. Y1 - 2006/12/1. N2 - Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) modulates functions of bone marrow-derived cultured mast cells (BMMCs); cell maturation (up-regulation of mouse mast cell proteases (mmcps)), growth arrest and migration. We investigated the roles of p38 MAP kinase and Smad3 in TGF-β-mediated cell responses in BMMCs. Treating BMMCs with TGF-β induced the phosphorylation of p38 within 2 h and persisted for 24 h. The involvement of p38 in TGF-β-induced cell responses depended upon mast cell functions; it was necessary for up-regulation of mmcp-1 and migration, but not for up-regulation of mmcp-7 and inhibition of metabolic activity. New protein synthesis was required for the up-regulation of mmcp-1 but not ...

FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a trypsin-like serine protease released from the submucosal serous glands onto mucous membrane. It is a type II integral membrane protein and has 29-38% identity in the sequence of the catalytic region with human hepsin, enteropeptidase, acrosin, and mast cell tryptase. The noncatalytic region has little similarity to other known proteins. This protein may play some biological role in the host defense system on the mucous membrane independently of or in cooperation with other substances in airway mucous or bronchial secretions. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008 ...

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Mast cells are best known for their function in hypersensitive reactions, where aggregation of FcRI leads to the release of mast cell mediators leading to hypersensitive symptoms. although activation-induced success is certainly suffered, suggesting a minimal function for Bcl-XL, Bcl-2, Mcl-1 and Bcl-w. Reducing but not really amounts by siRNA inhibited activation-induced mast cell success. We also demonstrate that mast cell phrase of Bfl-1 is certainly raised in birch-pollen-provocated epidermis and in lesions of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis sufferers. Used jointly, our outcomes high light Bfl-1 as a main effector in activation-induced individual mast cell success. Launch Mast cells are known to end up being central regulators and effectors in allergic illnesses. When a multivalent antigen binds to IgE occupying the high affinity receptor for IgE (FcRI), receptor aggregation and following mast cell account activation takes place. This total result in mast cell degranulation, adjustments in ...

Mast cell chymase antibody [CC1] (chymase 1, mast cell) for ELISA, IHC-Fr, IHC-P, WB. Anti-Mast cell chymase mAb (GTX75583) is tested in Human samples. 100% Ab-Assurance.

Mast Cell chymase antibody (chymase 1, mast cell) for IHC-P, WB. Anti-Mast Cell chymase pAb (GTX105829) is tested in Human, Mouse samples. 100% Ab-Assurance.

YFP and Cre are expressed from the basophil-specific |i|Mcpt8|/i| (mast cell protease 8; also known as Basoph8) promoter in this targeted mutation strain. This strain is useful for labeling, sorting and deleting basophil cell populations.

As a member of the wwPDB, the RCSB PDB curates and annotates PDB data according to agreed upon standards. The RCSB PDB also provides a variety of tools and resources. Users can perform simple and advanced searches based on annotations relating to sequence, structure and function. These molecules are visualized, downloaded, and analyzed by users who range from students to specialized scientists.

CNBLUEs Minhyuk and LABOUMs Solbin are the new MCs for Music Bank!KBS News Time reported that Music Bank had chosen the two…