Abstract
Exposure of [3H]-lysine labeled elastin to either purified myeloper-oxidase plus H2O2 and halides or human neutrophils plus phorbol myristate acetate resulted in oxidation of lysine side chains quantitated as 3H2O release. In both the enzyme and cell systems oxidation was blocked by azide, cyanide or catalase, but not by β-aminopropionitrile, an inhibitor of lysyl oxidase. Myeloperoxidase-deficient neutrophils were ineffective unless exogenous myeloperoxidase was added. These data provide a biochemical basis for inflammatory changes in connective tissue proteins mediated by oxidant secretory products of neutrophils.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 451-457 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 13 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology