Author:
Wasil M,Halliwell B,Hutchison D C S,Baum H
Abstract
The elastase-inhibitory capacity of purified human alpha 1-antiproteinase is inactivated by low concentrations of the myeloperoxidase-derived oxidant hypochlorous acid, but much higher concentrations are required to inhibit the elastase-inhibitory capacity of serum samples. The protective effect of serum appears to be largely due to albumin. High concentrations of H2O2 also inactivate the elastase-inhibitory capacity of alpha 1-antiproteinase, by a mechanism not involving formation of hydroxyl radicals. Serum offers protection against H2O2 inactivation of alpha 1-antiproteinase. The relevance of these results to the tissue damage produced by activated phagocytes is discussed.
Subject
Cell Biology,Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
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