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. 1994;3(2):117–123. doi: 10.1155/S0962935194000141

Inactivation of α2-Macroglobulin by Activated Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

G Deby-Dupont 1,2,✉, J-L Croisier 3, G Camus 2,3, D Brumioul 4, M Mathy-Hartert 2, D Sondag 5, C Deby 2, M Lamy 1,2
PMCID: PMC2367023  PMID: 18472929

Abstract

The proteolytic activity of trypsin releases the dye Remazol Brilliant Blue from its high molecular weight substrate, the skin powder (Hide Powder Azure, Sigma), with an increase in absorbance at 595 nm. Active α2- macroglobulin (80 μg/ml) totally inhibits the proteolytic activity of trypsin (14 μg/ml) by trapping this protease. But after a 20 min incubation of α2-macroglobulin at 37°C with 2 × 106 human polymorphonuclear leukocytes activated by N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (10−7 M) and cytochalasin B (10−8 M), 100% of trypsin activity was recovered, indicating a total inactivation of α2-macroglobuHn. Incubation with granulocyte myeloperoxidase also inactivates α2-macroglobulin. Hypochlorous acid, a by-product of myeloperoxidase activity, at a concentration of 10−7 M also inactivates α2-macroglobulin, which indicates that an important cause of α2-macroglobulin inactivation by activated polymorphonuclear leukocytes could be the activity of myeloperoxidase.

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