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Query: EC:3.1.1.5 (neuropathy target esterase)
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A cDNA clone encoding for the bovine pancreatic cholesterol esterase has been sequenced. Pancreatic cholesterol esterases hydrolyze dietary cholesterol esters to cholesterol and free fatty acids, which are then absorbed from the gut. Northern blots reveal that the positive signal at 1.9 kilobases is much more intense in the cow than in calf pancreas, indicating that the induction of the enzyme is due to increased transcription or stability of mRNA. The primary structure of this enzyme is similar to that of the rat pancreatic lysophospholipase. We found that homogeneous human and bovine pancreatic cholesterol esterases have high levels of lysophospholipase activity, indicating that these two activities reside within the same protein. Therefore, the metabolism of dietary neutral lipids and polar lipids may be linked through a single enzyme.
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PMID:Cloning of the bovine pancreatic cholesterol esterase/lysophospholipase. 259 Feb 3

Rats given one infection showed a pronounced elevation of phospholipase B in the proximal half of the small intestine by the end of the 1st week, with a gradual decline to values within the range for uninfected controls by the 4th week. The distal half showed a more prolonged elevation, with a decline to the control range by the 5th week. Eosinophils (carriers of the enzyme) in the bone marrow were increased at days 5--21. At termination of the experiment on day 35, the marrow and combined gut activities had declined to normal levels. In the second experiment, rats infected once showed similar B activity in the gut and eosinophil production in the bone marrow to those noted in rats of the first experiment. However, rats challenged 37 days after the first infection showed earlier but less sustained B and eosinophil responses. This anamnestic-like response was also noted in the lungs, where the B activity was more pronounced and sustained than was evident in the once-infected rats. This association between marrow eosinopoiesis and B elevations is similar to that reported from studies with other parasite models, suggesting a common host response to tissue helminths worthy of study to determine its relation to the welfare of the host and/or detriment to the parasites.
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PMID:Phospholipase B in nonsensitized and sensitized rats after challenge with Strongyloides ratti. 723 28

Human phospholipase B-precursor (PLB-P) is a newly identified and purified protein from human neutrophils. The precise function of PLB-P in vivo is not yet known. Its existence in neutrophils and the enzymatic activity against phospholipids imply a role in the defence against invading microorganisms and in the generation of lipid mediators of inflammation. We describe here the generation of specific antibodies against PLB-P, the tissue localizations of PLB-P and the establishment of an accurate, specific, and reproducible radioimmunoassay (RIA). A survey of normal and malignant tissues showed strong immunostaining of PLB-P in neuronal and myeloid cells and in adrenal glands. Elevated levels were found in sera of patients with influenza A infection i.e. >1 microg/L and in gut fluids of patients with inflammatory bowel disease i.e. >20 microg/L. The levels correlated to markers of neutrophil activation, suggesting a neutrophil origin of PLB-P in these conditions. The antibodies and the assay will be useful in the future basic and clinical investigations of PLB-P.
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PMID:Tissue localization and the establishment of a sensitive immunoassay of the newly discovered human phospholipase B-precursor (PLB-P). 2009 20

The digestion of choline phospholipids is important for choline homeostasis, lipid signaling, postprandial lipid and energy metabolism, and interaction with intestinal bacteria. The digestion is mediated by the combined action of pancreatic and mucosal enzymes. In the proximal small intestine, hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine (PC) to 1-lyso-PC and free fatty acid (FFA) by the pancreatic phospholipase A2 IB coincides with the digestion of the dietary triacylglycerols by lipases, but part of the PC digestion is extended and must be mediated by other enzymes as the jejunoileal brush-border phospholipase B/lipase and mucosal secreted phospholipase A2 X. Absorbed 1-lyso-PC is partitioned in the mucosal cells between degradation and reacylation into chyle PC. Reutilization of choline for hepatic bile PC synthesis, and the reacylation of 1-lyso-PC into chylomicron PC by the lyso-PC-acyl-CoA-acyltransferase 3 are important features of choline recycling and postprandial lipid metabolism. The role of mucosal enzymes is emphasized by sphingomyelin (SM) being sequentially hydrolyzed by brush-border alkaline sphingomyelinase (alk-SMase) and neutral ceramidase to sphingosine and FFA, which are well absorbed. Ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate are generated and are both metabolic intermediates and important lipid messengers. Alk-SMase has anti-inflammatory effects that counteract gut inflammation and tumorigenesis. These may be mediated by multiple mechanisms including generation of sphingolipid metabolites and suppression of autotaxin induction and lyso-phosphatidic acid formation. Here we summarize current knowledge on the roles of pancreatic and mucosal enzymes in PC and SM digestion, and its implications in intestinal and liver diseases, bacterial choline metabolism in the gut, and cholesterol absorption.
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PMID:Pancreatic and mucosal enzymes in choline phospholipid digestion. 3057 17