Affiliation:
1. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University
2. Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Center, Cerrahpala Medical School of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Among the various functional and biochemical alterations in the platelets of cases of atherosclerosis, the membrane alterations occupy an important place. The platelet intrinsic membrane protein gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), which is involved in glutathione metabolism, has shown decreased activity in cases of atherosclerosis. To add new insights into the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, GGT is characterized and correlated with other alterations. Triton X-100 solubilized membrane fractions of frozen and thawed platelets of atherosclerotic and normal subjects had 18.66 ± 2.86 mU/109 platelets and 35.67 ± 3.01 mU/109 platelets, respectively. The Km values were the same, 2.08 mmol/L for gamma glutamyl- p-nitroanilide and 5.87 mmol/L for glycylglycine. The Vmax values were reduced from 100 mU/109 platelets to 41.66 mU/109 platelets for gamma glutamyl- p-nitroanilide and from 45.45 mU/109 platelets to 38.46 mU/109 platelets for glycylglycine. Optimum pH of GGT activity was 8.2, and optimum temperature was 37°C. It had thermal stability with a 64% relative activity at 36°C for 30 min. Serine against borate was detected as the competitive inhibitor and bromcresol green as the noncompetitive inhibitor. In vivo administration of the antithrombotic drug defibrotide increased the platelet GGT levels to those of normals, from 14.72 ± 7.27 mU/109 platelets to 31.80 ± 12.21 mU/109 platelets in 2 hs. Cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the membrane fractions, and platelet glutathione levels were unaltered. The lipid per-oxidation (membrane malondialdehyde) level was increased, and glucose and histidine active transport systems were impaired in atherosclerotics. All of these changes are discussed in relation to GGT. Key Words: Human platelets—Atherosclerosis—Gamma glutamyltransferase—Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase— Defibrotide—Biological membranes.
Subject
Hematology,General Medicine
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