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. 1979 Sep;64(3):824–833. doi: 10.1172/JCI109530

Receptor-mediated binding and internalization of leukocyte elastase by alveolar macrophages in vitro.

E J Campbell, R R White, R M Senior, R J Rodriguez, C Kuhn
PMCID: PMC372188  PMID: 89120

Abstract

Radioiodinated leukocyte elastase was found to bind rapidly and specifically to alveolar macrophages in vitro. In contrast to the binding of pancreatic and bacterial proteases, leukocyte elastase binding did not require the presence of alpha 2 macroglobulin. The binding was inhibited by an excess of unlabeled enzyme and was saturable by increasing elastase concentrations. Leukocyte elastase binding thus met criteria for receptor-mediated binding, with and estimated association constant of 4.97 x 10(5) M-1 and an estimated total of 640 x 10(6) binding sites/cell. It differed from the previously described binding of lysosomal glycosidases to macrophages in that it was insensitive to trypsin pretreatment, did not require calcium ions, and was not inhibited by yeast mannan. High-resolution autoradiography indicated that the cell-associated radiolabeled leukocyte elastase was rapidly incorporated into phagolysosomes. Macrophage binding may have a role in clearance of leukocyte elastase from tissue sites where alpha 2 macroglobulin is absent or present in low concentration. Thus, enzyme uptake by alveolar macrophages may be an important factor in the amelioration of lung tissue injury by extracellular leukocyte elastase.

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