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The opioid pentapeptides called enkephalins were originally described as the endogenous ligands for the opioid receptors. Although their precise physiological significance still remains elusive, the enkephalins have been reported to exhibit analgesic, antidepressant, antianxiety and anticonvulsant activities. In addition, enkephalins have also been shown to act as immunomodulator. The first generation of dimeric peptides was derived from enkephalins. Biphalin [(Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-NH)2] is a bivalent opioid analog containing two tyrosine residues. We have evaluated the immunomodulatory properties of biphalin and its analogs in various in vitro tests. We report that biphalin and one of its analogs [Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-NH.NH-Phe(p-Cl)-H] stimulate human T cell proliferation, natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity in vitro and interleukin-2 (IL-2) production. Biphalin and its analog also released chemokine like factor in the culture supernatant that was responsible for increased chemotaxis of monocytes. Furthermore, these peptides inhibited tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and nitric oxide (NO) production in mouse macrophage cells, RAW 264.7. Our observations suggest immunomodulatory property of biphalin and its analog.
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PMID:Immunomodulation by biphalin, dimeric synthetic opioid peptide, and its analog. 1202 47

Human lactoferrin (hLF) is an iron-binding glycoprotein involved in the innate host defense. The positively charged N-terminal domain of hLF mediates several of its activities by interacting with ligands such as bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), specific receptors, and other proteins. This cationic domain is highly susceptible to limited proteolysis, which impacts on the affinity of hLF for the ligand. An analytical method, employing cation-exchange chromatography on Mono S, was developed to assess the N-terminal integrity of hLF preparations. The method, which separates N-terminally intact hLF from hLF species lacking two (Gly(1)-Arg(2)) or three (Gly(1)-Arg(2)-Arg(3)) residues, showed that 5-58% of total hLF in commercially obtained preparations was N-terminally degraded. The elution profile of hLF on Mono S unequivocally differed from lactoferrins from other species as well as homologous and other whey proteins. Analysis of fresh human whey samples revealed two variants of N-terminally intact hLF, but not limitedly proteolyzed hLF. Mono S chromatography of 2 out of 26 individual human whey samples showed a rare polymorphic hLF variant with three N-terminal arginines (Gly(1)-Arg(2)-Arg(3)-Arg(4)-Ser(5)-) instead of the usual variant with four N-terminal arginines (Gly(1)-Arg(2)-Arg(3)-Arg(4)-Arg(5)-Ser(6)-). In conclusion, Mono S cation-exchange chromatography appeared a robust method to assess the identity, purity, N-terminal integrity, and the presence of polymorphic and intact hLF variants.
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PMID:Analytical cation-exchange chromatography to assess the identity, purity, and N-terminal integrity of human lactoferrin. 1238 62

The mature form of the vasodilator peptide adrenomedullin (AM-m) is synthesized from a glycine-extended precursor (AM-Gly) by enzymatic amidation. We have developed a highly sensitive enzyme immunoassay (Immune Complex Transfer Enzyme Immunoassay; ICTEIA) that enables us to measure levels of AM-Gly in plasma and tissue directly. The detection limit of this assay is 1 amol/assay, and the intra- and inter-assay precision are 4.5-14.1% and 9.9-20.5%, respectively. Dilution curves for plasma samples showed good linearity, and the analytical recovery was 107-116.6%. Using ICTEIA, we determined that the plasma concentration of immunoreactive AM-Gly is substantially higher than that of AM-m (5.22 +/- 2.56 vs. 1.21 +/- 0.79 fmol/ml). In contrast, levels of AM-Gly were much lower than those of AM-m in the lung, heart, kidney, adrenal gland and liver. We also evaluated AM-Gly and AM-m levels in rats in a morbid state induced by intraperitoneal administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In most tissues, levels of AM-m and AM-Gly were both increased by LPS; however, AM-Gly/AM-m ratios were not significantly affected, which suggests that AM-Gly is rapidly converted to AM-m in tissue.
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PMID:Direct measurement of glycine-extended adrenomedullin in plasma and tissue using an ultrasensitive immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay in rats. 1263 Aug 11

The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and is thought to be due to an over-amplification of an inflammatory response. The Toll-like receptor 4 ( TLR4 ) Asp-299-->Gly polymorphism has been shown to reduce lipopolysaccharide responsiveness. We examined whether this TLR4 polymorphism is associated with severity of SIRS. A trend was found between the minor allele and mortality in SIRS (odds ratio of 4.3; P =0.076), suggesting a role for TLR4 signalling in the severity of SIRS.
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PMID:Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor 4 and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. 1277 75

The pleiotropic phenotype of an auxotrophic purL mutant (SVQ295) of Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 has been investigated. SVQ295 forms colonies that are translucent, produce more slime and absorb less Congo red than those of wild-type strain HH103. SVQ295 did not grow in minimal medium unless the culture was supplemented with thiamin and adenine or with thiamin and AICA-riboside (5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide 1-beta-D-ribofuranoside), an intermediate of purine biosynthesis. Bacterial cultures supplemented with AICA-riboside or adenine reached the same culture density, although the doubling time of SVQ295 cultures containing AICA-riboside was clearly longer. S. fredii SVQ295 induced pseudonodules on Glycine max and failed to nodulate six different legumes. On Glycyrrhiza uralensis, however, nodules showing nitrogenase activity and containing infected plant cells were formed. SVQ295 showed auto-agglutination when grown in liquid TY medium and its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) electrophoretic profile differed from that of its parental strain HH103-1. In addition, four monoclonal antibodies that recognize the LPS of S. fredii HH103 failed to recognize the LPS produced by SVQ295. In contrast, (1)H-NMR spectra of K-antigen capsular polysaccharides (KPS) produced by SVQ295 and the wild-type strain HH103 were similar. Co-inoculation of soybean plants with SVQ295 and SVQ116 (a nodA mutant derivative of HH103) produced nitrogen-fixing nodules that were only occupied by SVQ116.
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PMID:A purL mutant of Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 is symbiotically defective and altered in its lipopolysaccharide. 1285 32

Osteopontin (OPN) is a highly hydrophilic and negatively charged sialoprotein of approximately 298 amino acids that contains a Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser sequence. It is a secreted protein with diverse regulatory functions, including cell adhesion and migration, tumor growth and metastasis, atherosclerosis, aortic valve calcification, and repair of myocardial injury. Despite the many recognized functions of OPN, very little is known of the transcriptional regulation of OPN. In this regard, we have previously demonstrated that OPN transcription and promoter activity are significantly up-regulated in response to NO in a system of endotoxin-stimulated murine macrophages. However, the specific cis- and trans-regulatory elements that determine the extent of endotoxin- and NO-mediated induction of OPN synthesis are unknown. In this follow-up study, we demonstrate that: 1) OPN gene transcription is regulated by a constitutive transcriptional repressor protein, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A/B (hnRNP A/B); 2) inhibition of in vivo hnRNP DNA binding activity is accompanied by increased S-nitrosylation of hnRNP A/B in the setting of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated NO synthesis; 3) inhibition of LPS mediated NO synthesis restores hnRNP DNA binding and decreases the extent of S-nitrosylation; and 4) S-nitrosylation of hnRNP at cysteine 104 inhibits in vitro DNA binding activity, which is reversed by dithiothreitol. Our findings suggest that LPS induced S-nitrosylation of hnRNP inhibits its activity as a constitutive repressor of the OPN promoter and results in enhanced OPN expression.
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PMID:S-nitrosylation of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A/B regulates osteopontin transcription in endotoxin-stimulated murine macrophages. 2823 1

The urotoxins (Glu-Asp-Gly-OH, His-Gly-Glu-OH, His-Gly-Lys-OH, and His-Gly-Lys-NHNH(2)) were introduced into the convenient sites of hydrocortisone and prednisolone via the amidation or condensation reactions to form the corresponding linkers 7a-d, 8a-d, 9a,b, and 10a,b in acceptable yields. The bioassays such as prolongation of heterotopic transplanted cardiac tissue survival in vivo, inhibitory effects on phagocytosis of mouse peritoneal macrophages and concanavalin (ConA) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced proliferation of mouse spleen lymphocytes in vitro show that at the comparable concentrations the immunosuppressive activities of the steroid-urotoxin linkers 7a-d, 8a-d, 9a,b, and 10a,b were higher than that of hydrocortisone, prednisolone, and the urotoxins alone, as well as significantly higher than that of the mixture of hydrocortisone and urotoxins or prednisolone and urotoxins. The so-called 'permissive action' may be responsible for the enhancement of the mentioned bioactivities of the steroid-urotoxin linkers 7a-d, 8a-d, 9a,b, and 10a,b.
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PMID:The synthesis and immunosuppressive activities of steroid-urotoxin linkers. 1526 92

Maitotoxin (MTX) is a potent shellfish toxin widely used as an in vitro tool for increasing intracellular Ca2+ and studying Ca2+ -dependent processes. MTX also induces membrane blebbing and nonselective pores similar to those elicited by the P2X7 receptor (P2X7R), an ATP-gated cation channel expressed in inflammatory leukocytes. We therefore tested whether MTX treatment of lipopolysaccharide-primed murine macrophages would mimic the ability of activated P2X7R to induce secretion of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta). MTX at < or = 0.6 nM predominantly induced processing and nonlytic release of mature IL-1beta (mIL-1beta), whereas >0.6 nM of MTX induced cytolytic release of unprocessed proIL-1beta. MTX-dependent release of mIL-1beta (but not cytolysis) was inhibited by the elimination of the trans-plasma membrane K+ gradient. MTX-induced cytokine release and cytolysis were both abrogated in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. On the other hand, extracellular glycine (5 mM) blocked MTX-induced cytolytic release of proIL-1beta without affecting regulated secretion of mIL-1beta. Because MTX has profound effects on plasma membrane permeability, we used time-lapse videography to examine the morphologic response of individual macrophages to MTX. MTX treatment led to biphasic propidium dye uptake and dilated blebbing coincident with cytolysis. Glycine completely blocked the second, lytic phase of dye uptake and prevented MTX-induced bleb dilation. These results indicate that the inflammatory macrophage can assemble the necessary signaling components to initiate both regulated and lytic release of IL-1beta in response to MTX. This suggests that the hyperactivation of proinflammatory cytokine secretion may be a significant component of the in vivo response to MTX during shellfish seafood poisoning.
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PMID:Maitotoxin induces biphasic interleukin-1beta secretion and membrane blebbing in murine macrophages. 1538 41

The study evaluated whether a glutamate-enriched diet would restore glutamine tissue pools and maintain tissue trophicity in endotoxemic rats. For this purpose, young male Sprague-Dawley rats received an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Escherichia coli at 3 mg/kg body weight. After 24 hours of food deprivation, the rats were enterally refed for 48 hours using Osmolite enriched with glutamate at 4 g/kg/d (LPS-Glu group, n = 7) or glycine isonitrogenous to glutamate (LPS-Gly group, n = 7). A control group (healthy group, n = 7) had free access to a standard rodent diet. Tissue weights and protein contents were significantly lower in both LPS-treated groups than in the healthy group. No plasma or tissue accumulation of glutamate was observed except in the liver. Glutamine concentrations were increased in the jejunum, liver, and plasma in the LPS-Glu group versus the other two groups (P < 0.05). Conversely, they were depleted in muscles of the endotoxemic groups versus the healthy group (P < 0.05). Villus height was significantly greater in the LPS-Glu group than in the LPS-Gly group in the jejunum (P < 0.05), but not in the ileum. In conclusion, a glutamate-enriched diet administered enterally to endotoxemic rats can counteract glutamine depletion in the splanchnic area but not in muscles. In addition, glutamate displayed a trophic effect restricted to the jejunum.
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PMID:Can a glutamate-enriched diet counteract glutamine depletion in endotoxemic rats? 1553 7

A lipopolysaccharide- and beta-1,3-glucan binding protein (LGBP) cDNA was cloned from the haemocyte and hepatopancreas of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei using oligonucleotide primers and RT-PCR. Both 3'- and 5'-regions were isolated by rapid amplification of cDNA end RACE method. Analysis of nucleotide sequence revealed that the cDNA clone has an open reading frame of 1101 bp encoding a protein of 367 amino acids including a 17 amino acid signal peptide. The calculated molecular mass of the mature proteins (350 amino acids) is 39.92 kDa with an estimated pI of 4.37. Two putative integrin binding motifs (cell adhesion site), RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) and a potential recognition motif for beta- (1-->3) linkage of polysaccharides were observed in the LGBP. Sequence comparison showed that LGBP deduced amino acid of L. vannamei has an overall similarity of 95%, 92% and 61% to that of blue shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris LGBP, tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon BGBP and crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus LGBP, respectively. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that LGBP transcript in haemocyte of L. vannamei increased in 3- and 6-h post Vibrio alginolyticus injection.
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PMID:Molecular cloning and characterisation of a pattern recognition molecule, lipopolysaccharide- and beta-1,3-glucan binding protein (LGBP) from the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. 1556 60


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