PROTEASES Potential Role in Health and Disease Edited by Walter H. Hörl and August Heidland University of Würzburg Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany PLENUM PRESS • NEW YORK AND LONDON Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data International Symposium on Proteases: Potential Role in Health and Disease (1982: Würzburg, Germany) Proteases, potential role in health and disease. (Advances in experimental medicine and biology; v. 167) "Proceedings of the International Symposium on Proteases: Potential Role in Health and Disease, held October 17-20, 1982, in Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany"— Verso t.p. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Proteolytic enzymes —Congresses. 2. Proteolytic enzyme inhibitors —Congresses. I. Hörl, Walter H. II. Heidland, August. III. Series. [DNLM: 1. Protease inhibitors Congresses. 2. Peptide hydrolases-Congresses. Wl AD559 v. 167 / QU 136 I615p 1982] QP609.P78I57 1982 599 / .019256 83-19186 ISBN 0-306-41488-0 Proceedings of the International Symposium on Proteases: Potential Role in Health and Disease, held October 17-20, 1982, in Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany © 1984 Plenum Press, New York A Division of Plenum Publishing Corporation 233 Spring Street, New York, N.Y. 10013 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS PHYSIOLOGY ÄND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PROTEASES AND THEIR INHIBITORS P h y s i o l o g y and Pathophysiology o f Human G r a n u l o c y t e s K. Havemann a n d M. Gramse of Neutral Proteinases 1 Regulation of Protease A c t i v i t y M. S t e i n b u c h 21 Human K i n i n o g e n s a n d T h e i r F u n c t i o n i n t h e K a l l i k r e i n K i n i n Systems W. Müller-Esterl a n d H. F r i t z P o s s i b l e Involvement o f K i n i n s i n Muscle Energy Metabolism G. D i e t z e , E . M a e r k e r , C. L o d r i , R. S c h i f m a n , M. W i c k l m a y r , R. G e i g e r , E . F i n k , I . B o e t t g e r , H. F r i t z , a n d H. Mehnert S t r u c t u r e and F u n c t i o n o f N a t u r a l I n h i b i t o r s a s Antagonists of Proteinase A c t i v i t i e s H. T s c h e s c h e Oxidation of Alpha-1-Proteinase I n h i b i t o r : S i g n i f i c a n c e f o r Pathobiology J . T r a v i s , K. B e a t t y , a n d N. Matheson I n Vivo S i g n i f i c a n c e of K i n e t i c Constants o f Macromolecular P r o t e i n a s e I n h i b i t o r s J . G. B i e t h On t h e M u l t i p l i c i t y o f C e l l u l a r E l a s t a s e s and t h e i r I n e f f i c i e n t C o n t r o l by N a t u r a l I n h i b i t o r s W. Hornebeck, D. B r e c h e m i e r , M. P. J a c o b , C. F r a n c e s , a n d L . R o b e r t ix 41 63 73 89 97 I l l x CONTENTS Proteases - Proteases Inhibitors: C e l l u l a r Information System H. H e i n e a Local 121 PROTEASES AND HORMONES Regulatory P r o t e o l y s i s during C o r t i c o s t e r o i d Hormone A c t i o n M. K. A g a r w a l P r o t e a s e s i n Hormone P r o d u c t i o n W. A. Hsueh and Metabolism P r e c u r s o r P r o c e s s i n g and Metabolism o f P a r a t h y r o i d Hormone: R e g u l a t i o n by C a l c i u m J . A. F i s c h e r P r o c e s s i n g and D e g r a d a t i o n o f M e t - E n k e p h a l i n by P e p t i d a s e A s s o c i a t e d w i t h R a t B r a i n C o r t i c a l Synaptosomes W. Demmer a n d K. B r a n d 129 141 153 165 PROTEASES I N KIDNEY AND I N T E S T I N A L TRACT C h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n and C l i n i c a l S i g n i f i c a n c e o f Membrane Bound P r o t e a s e s f r o m Human Kidney Cortex J . E . S c h e r b e r i c h , C. G a u h l , G. H e i n e r t , W. Mondorf, a n d W. Schoeppe Advances i n P r o t e a s e R e s e a r c h u s i n g Synthetic Substrates R. G o s s r a u , Z. L o j d a , R. E . S m i t h , a n d P. S i n h a 179 Recent K i n e t i c C h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n o f B r u s h B o r d e r Membrane Proteases i n R e l a t i o n s h i p t o Mucosal A r c h i t e c t u r e by S e c t i o n B i o c h e m i s t r y S. G u t s c h m i d t , R. Hoper, a n d R. G o s s r a u F l u o r e s c e n c e D e t e c t i o n o f P r o t e a s e s w i t h AFC, AMC and MNA P e p t i d e s u s i n g I s o e l e c t r i c Focusing P. S i n h a , R. G o s s r a u , R. E . S m i t h , a n d Z. L o j d a 191 209 219 CONTENTS xi PROTEASES AND BLOOD SYSTEM Pathophysiology o f t h e I n t e r a c t i o n between Complement a n d Non-Complement Proteases U. E . Nydegger a n d S. S u t e r I n t e r a c t i o n s between t h e Complement P a t h w a y of t h e C o a g u l a t i o n M. D. K a z a t c h k i n e a n d The Alternative and P r o t e a s e s System M.-H. J o u v i n Calcium-Dependent N e u t r a l P r o t e a s e o f Human B l o o d P l a t e l e t s : a C o m p a r i s o n o f i t s E f f e c t s on t h e R e c e p t o r s f o r von W i l l e b r a n d F a c t o r a n d f o r t h e F c - F r a g m e n t D e r i v e d from I g G M. 0. S p y c h e r , U. E . N y d e g g e r , a n d E. F. L u e s c h e r A l p h a - 2 - P l a s m i n I n h i b i t o r I n a c t i v a t i o n by Human G r a n u l o c y t e E l a s t a s e M. Gramse, K. Havemann, a n d R. E g b r i n g H e p a r i n and P l a s m a P r o t e i n a s e I n h i b i t o r s : I n f l u e n c e o f H e p a r i n on t h e I n h i b i t i o n o f Thrombin b y a 2 a c r o g l o b u l i n P. Lambin, F . Pochon, a n d M. S t e i n b u c h M The The Involvement Systems i nephritis K. A n d r a s s y , o f P l a s m a t i c and F i b r i n o l y t i c n I d i o p a t h i c Glomerulo(GN) E . R i t z , a n d R. W a l d h e r r E f f e c t o f A p r o t i n i n on P l a t e l e t F u n c t i o n , Blood C o a g u l a t i o n and Blood Lactate Level i n T o t a l Hip Replacement - a Double B l i n d C l i n i c a l T r i a l S. Haas, R. K e t t e r l , A. S t e m b e r g e r , P. Wendt, H.-M. F r i t s c h e , H. K i e n z l e , F . L e c h n e r , a n d G. Blume1 - 22 7 235 241 253 263 2 73 287 PROTEASES AND LUNG Interaction of Granulocyte Proteases with I n h i b i t o r s i n Pulmonary D i s e a s e s K. O h l s s o n , U. F r y k s m a r k , M. O h l s s o n , and H. T e g n e r 299 xii CONTENTS L e u k o p r o t e i n a s e s and P u l m o n a r y Emphysema: C a t h e p s i n G and Other ChymotrypsinL i k e P r o t e i n a s e s Enhance t h e E l a s t o l y t i c A c t i v i t y o f E l a s t a s e on Lung Elastin Ch. B o u d i e r , Ph. L a u r e n t , a n d J . G. B i e t h A d u l t R e s p i r a t o r y D i s t r e s s Syndrome (ARDS): E x p e r i m e n t a l Models w i t h E l a s t a s e a n d Thrombin I n f u s i o n i n P i g s H. B u r c h a r d i , T. S t o k k e , I . H e n s e l , H. Köstering, G. R a h l f , G. S c h l a g , H. H e i n e , a n d W. H. Hörl 313 319 PROTEASES AND A R T H R I T I S I n t e r a c t i o n s of Granulocyte Proteases with I n h i b i t o r s i n Rheumatoid A r t h r i t i s L . E k e r o t a n d K. O h l s s o n Q u a n t i t a t i o n o f Human L e u k o c y t e E l a s t a s e , C a t h e p s i n G,Ot - 2 - M a c r o g l o b u l i n a n d a-1-Proteinase I n h i b i t o r i n Osteoa r t h r o s i s a n d Rheumatoid A r t h r i t i s Synovial Fluids G. D. V i r c a , R. K. M a l l y a , M. B. P e p y s , and H. P. S c h n e b l i P l a s m a L e v e l s o f I n h i b i t o r Bound L e u k o c y t i c E l a s t a s e i n Rheumatoid A r t h r i t i s Patients H. P. S c h n e b l i , P. C h r i s t e n , M. Jochum, R. K. M a l l y a , and M. B. P e p y s a ^ M - P a s e b i c A s s a y : a S o l i d P h a s e Immunosorbent Assay t o C h a r a c t e r i z e A l p t ^ M a c r o g l o b u l i n - P r o t e i n a s e Complexes and t h e P r o t e i n a s e B i n d i n g - C a p a c i t y of Alpha^-Macroglobulin W. B o r t h Role o f Alpha -Macroglobulin: Proteinase Complexes i n P a t h o g e n e s i s o f I n f l a m m a t i o n : 'F' a^M b u t n o t 'S' a M I n d u c e s S y n o v i t i s i n R a b b i t s a f t e r Repeated I n t r a - A r t i c u l a r Administration W. B o r t h a n d M. S u s a n i 335 345 355 36 3 2 2 3 71 CONTENTS xiii HYPERCATABOLISM E n z y m e - L i n k e d Immunoassay f o r Human G r a n u l o c y t e E l a s t a s e i n Complex w i t h a - P r o t e i n a s e Inhibitor S. Neumann, N. H e n n r i c h , G. G u n z e r , and H. Lang P r o t e i n a s e s and t h e i r I n h i b i t o r s i n S e p t i c e m i a B a s i c C o n c e p t s and C l i n i c a l I m p l i c a t i o n ^ M. Joehum, K.-H. D u s w a l d , S. Neumann, J . W i t t e , and H. F r i t z Proteolytic A c t i v i t y i n Patients with Hypercatabolic Renal F a i l u r e W. H. Hörl, R. M. Schäfer, K. S c h e i d h a u e r , M. Jochum, and A. H e i d l a n d 3 79 391 405 R e l e a s e of Granulocyte N e u t r a l P r o t e i n a s e s i n P a t i e n t s w i t h A c u t e and C h r o n i c R e n a l Failure A. H e i d l a n d , W. H. Hörl, N. H e l l e r , H. H e i n e , S. Neumann, and E . H e i d b r e d e r 417 Changes i n Components o f t h e P l a s m a K a l l i k r e i n K i n i n and F i b r i n o l y t i c S y s t e m s I n d u c e d by a S t a n d a r d i z e d S u r g i c a l Trauma A. O. Aasen, J . S t a d a a s , T. E . Ruud, and P. K i e r u l f 433 E n d o t o x i n s and C o a g u l a t i o n P a r a m e t e r s i n P a t i e n t s w i t h T r a u m a t i c H a e m o r r h a g i c - and B a c t e r i o t o x i c Shock A. S t e m b e r g e r , F . S t r a s s e r , G. Blümel, B. v. H u n d e l s h a u s e n , S. J e l e n , 0. S c h m i d t , and G. Tempel S t u d i e s on P a t h o l o g i c a l P l a s m a P r o t e o l y s i s i n S e v e r e l y B u r n e d P a t i e n t s u s i n g Chromogenic Peptide S u b s t r a t e Assays: A P r e l i m i n a r y Report T. E . Ruud, P. K i e r u l f , H. C. G o d a l , S. Aune, and A. 0. A a s e n Changes i n Components o f t h e P l a s m a P r o t e a s e S y s t e m s R e l a t e d t o C o u r s e and Outcome of S u r g i c a l S e p s i s N. S m i t h - E r i c h s e n , A. 0. A a s e n , and E . Amundsen 439 449 455 xiv CONTENTS PANCREATITIS R o l e o f P r o t e a s e s i n t h e Development Acute P a n c r e a t i t i s M. Wanke of 463 On t h e P o t e n t i a l R o l e o f T r y p s i n and T r y p s i n I n h i b i t o r s i n Acute P a n c r e a t i t i s A. L a s s o n and K. O h l s s o n 47 7 S t u d i e s on t h e K a l l i k r e i n - K i n i n S y s t e m i n P l a s m a and P e r i t o n e a l F l u i d d u r i n g Experimental P a n c r e a t i t i s T. E . Ruud, A. 0. A a s e n , P. K i e r u l f , J . S t a d a a s , and S. Aune 489 The I n f l u e n c e o f t h e K a l l i k r e i n - K i n i n S y s t e m i n t h e Development o f t h e P a n c r e a t i c Shock H. Kortmann, E . F i n k , and G. Bonner PROTEASES AND 495 MUSCLE FUNCTION P r o t e o l y t i c Enzymes and E n h a n c e d M u s c l e P r o t e i n Breakdown B. Dahlmann, L . Kuehn, and H. R e i n a u e r 2 Ca - A c t i v a t e d P r o t e i n a s e s , P r o t e i n D e g r a d a t i o n and M u s c u l a r D y s t r o p h y J . Kay 505 519 M u s c l e C a t h e p s i n D A c t i v i t y , and RNA, DNA and P r o t e i n C o n t e n t i n M a i n t e n a n c e Hemodialysis Patients G. F . G u a r n i e r i , G. T o i g o , R. S i t u l i n , L . F a c c i n i , R. R u s t i a , and F . D a r d i 533 E n h a n c e d M u s c l e P r o t e i n D e g r a d a t i o n and Amino A c i d R e l e a s e from t h e Hemicorpus o f A c u t e l y Uremic R a t s R. M. F l u g e l - L i n k , I . B. S a l u s k y , M. R. J o n e s , and J . D. K o p p l e 545 Enhanced Muscle P r o t e i n C a t a b o l i s m i n Uremia H. R. H a r t e r , T. A. D a v i s , and I . E . K a r l 557 CONTENTS xv C a t a b o l i c S t r e s s on I n t r a c e l l u l a r Pool P. Fürst Amino Rhabdomyolysis: a C l i n i c a l E n t i t y Study o f Role o f P r o t e a s e s S. G. M a s s r y f o r the INDEX Acid 571 581 5 87 PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERCATABOLIC RENAL FAILURE W a l t e r H. H ö r l * Roland M. Schäfer , Klemens S c h e i d h a u e r , Marianne Jochum^, and August H e i d l a n d 1 1 1 1 d e p a r t m e n t o f M e d i c i n e , U n i v e r s i t y o f Würzburg, S u r g i c a l C l i n i c , Department o f C l i n i c a l Chemistry and B i o c h e m i s t r y , U n i v e r s i t y o f Munich, FRG 2 INTRODUCTION Despite s e v e r a l advances i n d i a l y s i s and medical t h e r a p y , t h e m o r t a l i t y r a t e f o r p a t i e n t s w i t h acute r e n a l f a i l u r e (ARF) remains d i s t r e s s i n g l y h i g h . When ARF i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h major s u r g e r y o r trauma, t h e m o r t a l i t y r a t e i s about 50 t o 70 %. Such p a t i e n t s a r e o f t e n h y p e r c a t a b o l i c as a r e s u l t o f s e p s i s , hemorrhage, o r opend r a i n i n g wounds. They may be wasted o r malnourished from u n d e r l y i n g i l l n e s s e s . Losses o f g l u c o s e , amino a c i d s and p r o t e i n s d u r i n g hemod i a l y s i s or peritoneal d i a l y s i s c o n t r i b u t e t o wasting. T o t a l p a r e n t e r a l n u t r i t i o n w i t h amino a c i d s and h y p e r t o n i c glucose has been r e p o r t e d t o : s t a b i l i z e o r reduce serum l e v e l s o f urea n i t r o g e n , potassium and phosphorous improve wound h e a l i n g ; enhance s u r v i v a l from ARF and p o s s i b l y i n c r e a s e t h e r a t e o f r e c o v e r y o f renal f u n c t i o n . However, n i t r o g e n balance remains n e g a t i v e i n a l l p a t i e n t s s u g g e s t i n g t h a t decreased p r o t e i n s y n t h e s i s i s n o t the s o l e cause o f l o s s o f body n i t r o g e n . Several s t u d i e s have shown that proteinases p a r t i c i p a t e i n p r o t e i n catabolism o f patients w i t h h y p e r c a t a b o l i c ARF3-6. T h i s r e p o r t summarizes data c o n c e r n i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l r o l e o f proteases i n enhanced p r o t e i n breakdown i n p a t i e n t s w i t h acute and c h r o n i c r e n a l f a i l u r e , 1 2 MATERIAL AND METHODS P r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y i n plasma, d i a l y s a t e and u r i n e f r a c t i o n s was measured, as p r e v i o u s l y d e s c r i b e d , u s i n g as s u b s t r a t e s Phosp h o r y l a s e k i n a s e (from r a b b i t s k e l e t a l m u s c l e ) , azocasein o r a p a r t i c u l a r f r a c t i o n o f hepatocytes3-7, P o l y a c r y l a m i d e gel e l e c t r o 405 406 W. H. H Ö R L E T A L p h o r e s i s i n the presence o f sodium d o d e c y l s u l f a t e was c a r r i e d o u t a c c o r d i n g t o Weber and Osborn . The i n h i b i t o r y a c t i v i t y o f a l p h a i protease i n h i b i t o r ( a l p h a ^ - a n t i t r y p s i n ) was determined w i t h a comm e r c i a l t e s t system ( B o e h r i n g e r , Mannheim, FRG). Plasma c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f a l p h a 2 - m a c r o g l o b u l i n (o^M) and a l p h a s - p r o t e a s e i n h i b i t o r ('oqPI) were e v a l u a t e d by a r a d i a l i m m u n o d i f f u s i o n t e c h n i q u e w i t h s t a n d a r d i z e d i m m u n o d i f f u s i o n p l a t e s (Behringwerke, Marburg, FRG). Q u a n t i t a t i v e e s t i m a t i o n o f t h e plasma l e v e l s o f t h e e l a s t a s e - a l p h a i protease i n h i b i t o r ( E - ^ P I ) complex was c a r r i e d o u t w i t h a h i g h l y s e n s i t i v e enzyme-linked immunoassay . We r e p o r t here the r e s u l t s o b t a i n e d i n : 12 h e a l t h y s u b j e c t s aged from 22 - 39 y e a r s (seven males, f i v e f e m a l e s ) , 12 c h r o n i c a l l y uremic p a t i e n t s aged from 22 66 years undergoing r e g u l a r d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y (RDT) f o r 41.3 + 11.6 month ( n i n e males, t h r e e f e m a l e s ) and 10 p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF aged from 19 - 45 y e a r s . Every 4 t h day venous blood was c o l l e c t ed immediately b e f o r e and a f t e r d i a l y s i s . Furthermore, d i a l y s a t e and u r i n e f r a c t i o n s were c o l l e c t e d weekly on i c e i n the presence o f 0.01 % a z i d e . 8 9 RESULTS U l t r a f i l t r a t e d plasma f r a c t i o n s , o b t a i n e d from h e a l t h y subj e c t s and RDT p a t i e n t s and prepared by u l t r a f i l t r a t i o n w i t h an Amicon XM 50 f i l t e r , had no e f f e c t on d e g r a d a t i o n o f Phosphorylase k i nase. However, t h e u l t r a f i l t r a t e d plasma f r a c t i o n s , o b t a i n e d from p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF, were p r o t e o l y t i c . F i g u r e 1 shows the d i g e s t i o n o f t h e t h r e e s u b u n i t s o f Phosphorylase k i n a s e a f t e r i n c u b a t i o n w i t h u l t r a f i l t r a t e d plasma f o r 1 min as w e l l as 10 and 24 hours. One minute a f t e r i n c u b a t i o n , t h e t y p i c a l s u b u n i t s t r u c t u r e o f t h i s enzyme w i t h t h e t h r e e p o l y p e p t i d e c h a i n s : alpha (MW 135,000), beta (MW 120,000) and gamma (MW 42,000) was observed. Ten hours l a t e r , t h e alpha s u b u n i t was p a r t i a l l y degraded, whereas t h e gamma s u b u n i t was c o m p l e t e l y d i g e s t e d . A f t e r 24 hours t h e whole enzyme was d e s t r o y e d . Phosphorylase kinase was a l s o d i g e s t e d by p l a s ma u l t r a f i U r a t e s o f t h e o t h e r n i n e p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF w i t h i n 5 - 3 6 hour i n c u b a t i o n p e r i o d a t 37 °C. Free p r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y i n t h e plasma may be a consequence o f t h e low a l p h a 2 - m a c r o g l o b u l i n v a l u e s , whereas t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f a l p h a i - p r o t e a s e i n h i b i t o r ( a l p h a i - a n t i t r y p s i n ) were markedly e n hanced. F i g u r e 2 shows the t r y p s i n b i n d i n g c a p a c i t y o f plasma taken from p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF and from RDT p a t i e n t s . The l e v e l s o f p r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y ( a f t e r the a d d i t i o n o f i n c r e a s i n g amounts o f t r y p s i n ) a r e s i g n i f i c a n t l y h i g h e r i n p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF compared w i t h RDT p a t i e n t s i n d i c a t i n g a lower t r y p s i n b i n d i n g c a p a c i t y o f t h e plasma i n both groups o f p a t i e n t s compared with healthy subjects. 407 PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS F i g . 1 : E f f e c t o f an ultrafilträte o f plasma from p a t i e n t H.H. on Phosphorylase k i n a s e . 0.1 ml u l t r a f i l t r a t e ( 2 . 1 mg/ml), o b t a i n e d by u l t r a f i l t r a t i o n o f plasma t h r o u g h an Ami con XM 50 f i l t e r , was added t o 0.1 ml Phosphorylase kinase (1.5 mg/ml). Samples ( 1 m i n , 10 and 24 h r a f t e r i n c u b a t i o n ) were s u b j e c t e d t o P o l y a c r y l a m i d e (5 % ) g e l e l e c t r o p h o r e s i s i n t h e presence o f sodium d o d e c y l s u l f a t e . 8 The e f f e c t o f h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y on plasma p r o t e i n a s e a c t i v i t y , l e u k o c y t e c o u n t s , plasma e l a s t a s e - a l p h a i - p r o t e a s e i n h i b i t o r (E- i P I ) complex as w e l l as \Pl a c t i v i t y and plasma c o n c e n t r a t i o n i s shown i n t a b l e 1 . The p r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y o f t h e plasma f r a c t i o n s was measured using azocasein as a s u b s t r a t e . Before hemodial y s i s we found a s i g n i f i c a n t i n c r e a s e i n RDT p a t i e n t s (+ 244 %; p < 0.01) compared w i t h plasma samples o f h e a l t h y s u b j e c t s (0.052 + 0.004 U/mg p r o t e i n ) . The h i g h e s t plasma p r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y was observed i n p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF (0.255 + 0.044 U/mg). During h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y , however, t h e r e was a permanent decrease of plasma p r o t e i n a s e a c t i v i t y (0.127 + 0.019 v s . 0.037 + 0.007 U/mg; -71 %; p 0.001). Leukocyte counts decreased 10 min ( 2 1 . 1 %; n.s.) and 30 min ( 4 1 . 1 %; p < 0 , 0 0 1 ) a f t e r i n i t i a t i o n o f h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y . We observed a maximal i n c r e a s e o f t h e plasma E- a j P I complexes a f t e r t h r e e hours (+ 409 %; p < 0 , 0 0 1 ) . I n c o n t r a s t , plasma oi]PI a c t i v i t y and 'ajPI c o n c e n t r a t i o n were unchanged d u r i n g hemodial y s i s therapy. 408 W. H. H Ö R L E T A L . A p a r a l l e l d i g e s t i o n o f t h e s u b u n i t s a l p h a , beta and gamma o f Phosphorylase kinase was observed a f t e r i n c u b a t i o n o f u r i n e f r a c t i o n s o f p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF f o r 12 hours. However, when approx. 100-times c o n c e n t r a t e d d i a l y s a t e s (pore s i z e 10,000 d a l t o n ) were i n c u b a t e d w i t h Phosphorylase kinase t h e alpha p o l y p e p t i d e c h a i n o f t h e enzyme was c o m p l e t e l y degraded w i t h i n 1 hour. A f t e r 4 h r o f i n c u b a t i o n t h e gamma s u b u n i t was a l s o t o t a l l y d e s t r o y e d , w h i l s t approx. 2/3 o f t h e beta c h a i n was d i g e s t e d . - 400Acute renal Regular failure dialysis treatment 300200- 105 165 Trypsin 225 285 ( u g / 0 . 1 ml plasma) F i g . 2: P r o t e o l y t i c i n h i b i t o r y c a p a c i t y i n t h e plasma o f RDT p a t i e n t s and p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF expressed i n p e r c e n t o f h e a l t h y s u b j e c t s . 0.1 ml o f plasma from e x p e r i m e n t a l s u b j e c t s were incubated f o r 60 min a t 37 °C w i t h i n c r e a s i n g amounts o f bovine t r y p s i n . P r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y was measured u s i n g azoc a s e i n as a s u b s t r a t e ? . Means + SEM from f i v e experiments. Table 1 E f f e c t o f h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y on plasma p r o t e i n a s e a c t i v i t y , l e u k o c y t e c o u n t s , plasma e l a s t a s e a l p h a ^ - p r o t e i n a s e i n h i b i t o r (E- o ^ P I ) complex as w e l l as o^PI a c t i v i t y and plasma c o n c e n t r a t i o n 0 Proteinase a c t i v i t y (U/mg p r o t e i n ) 0.127 + 0.019 Leukocytes (cells/mm ) 10 0.103 + 0.014 30 0.095 + 0.014 + 7,133 582 + 5,625 696 + 4,200 251 + 188 20 + 196 25 + 326 56 + 1.98 0.11 1.89 +0.11 + 2.07 0.10 + 254 14 257 ± 1 3 3 E-iaiPI (ng/ml) 60 120 0.087 + 0.013 c a + 6,658 441 + 373 32 + 2.06 0.09 180 minutes 0.059. + 0.010° c + 5,950 607 + 602 84 + 2.01 0.09 0.037 + 0.007° + c 7,192 824 + 769 128 + 2.08 0.11 + 1 aiPI (U/ml) aiPI (mg/dl) Mean values,+ SEM from 12 exoeriments (Sp<0.05; >p<0.01; p < 0 . 0 0 1 ) t t 268 + 1 3 258 + 1 2 + 260 1 1 b e f o r e and d u r i n g h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y a 271 3 c W. H. H Ö R L E T A L 410 DISCUSSION The o b j e c t o f our s t u d y was t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e r o l e o f p r o teases on t h e h y p e r c a t a b o l i c s t a t e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h ARF, F i g u r e 1 shows t h e p r o t e o l y t i c d i g e s t i o n o f Phosphorylase k i nase by u l t r a f i l t r a t e d plasma from a h y p e r c a t a b o l i c p a t i e n t w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF, Comparable data were o b t a i n e d w i t h plasma u l t r a f i l t r a t e s from a l l p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF, Plasma u l t r a f i l t r a t e s from normal s u b j e c t s and p a t i e n t s w i t h ARF a f t e r drug overdosage ( b a r b i t u r a t e , f l u r a z e p a m , c a r b r o m a l , d i f f e r e n t analgesics, aminoglycosides or c y t o s t a t i c s ) d i d not a f f e c t t h e s u b u n i t s t r u c t u r e o f Phosphorylase kinase w i t h i n 24 hours i n c u b a t i o n . F u r t h e r m o r e , plasma u l t r a f i l träte o f p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF a l s o d i g e s t s hepatocyte membrane f r a c t i o n s , whereas c o n t r o l ultrafilträte o n l y demonstrates v e r y f a i p t p r o t e o l y t i c d e g r a d a t i o n w i t h i n 24 hours o f i n c u b a t i o n a t 37 ° C . 4 6 Normally, d i g e s t i o n o f p r o t e i n i n t h e plasma i s e f f e c t i v e l y l i m i t e d by i n h i b i t o r s o f p r o t e a s e s . A l p h a i - a n t i t r y p s i n ( a l p h a s protease i n h i b i t o r ) and a l p h a 2 - m a c r o g l o b u t i n accounted f o r more than 90 % o f t h e t o t a l protease i n h i b i t i n g c a p a c i t y o f p l a s m a . I t has been shown t h a t plasma a l p h a i - a n t i t r y p s i n l e v e l i n c r e a s e s i n p a t i e n t s w i t h ARF p a r t i c u l a r l y a f t e r m u l t i p l e t r a u m a t i c i n j u r i e s . In c o n t r a s t t o a l p h a i - a n t i t r y p s i n , t h e values o f plasma alpha2-macr o g l o b u l i n were markedly d e c r e a s e d . Free p r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y i n the plasma may be a consequence o f t h e r e l a t i v e low alpha2-macrog l o b u l i n v a l u e s . However, these i n h i b i t o r s were measured by immunol o g i c a l techniques and t h e i r c o n c e n t r a t i o n shows no r e l a t i o n s h i p t o the b i o l o g i c a l a c t i v i t y o f these i n h i b i t o r s . T r y p s i n b i n d i n g capac i t y was s i g n i f i c a n t l y lower i n RDT p a t i e n t s and d r a m a t i c a l l y r e duced i n p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF compared t o h e a l t h y controls. 1 0 4 We have p r e v i o u s l y shown t h a t p r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y o f t h e adm i n i s t e r e d plasma p r o t e i n s o l u t i o n s a r e lower than p r o t e o l y t i c act i v i t y o f plasma f r a c t i o n s o f h e a l t h y c o n t r o l s . Thus we can conc l u d e t h a t no p r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y was i n f u s e d i n t o our p a t i e n t s w i t h ARF. However, a l p h a 2 ~ m a c r o g l o b u l i n was n o t d e t e c t i b l e i n t h e a v a i l a b l e plasma p r o t e i n s o l u t i o n s i n c o n t r a s t t o r e l a t i v e low conc e n t r a t i o n s o f a l p h a i - a n t i t r y p s i n . Free p r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y i n t h e plasma o f a p a t i e n t w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF was observed due t o p r o t e a s e - a n t i p r o t e a s e imbalance. A f t e r an i n i t i a l d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f 80 mg/dl t h e a l p h a 2 - m a c r o g l o b u l i n values were t o o low t o be d e t e c t ed. A d d i t i o n o f p u r i f i e d alpha2-niacroglobul i n t o t h e u l t r a f i l t r a t e s r e s u l t e d i n complete i n h i b i t i o n o f Phosphorylase kinase d i g e s t i o n i n v i t r o . According t o our s t u d i e s we f a v o u r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f a l p h a 2 - m a c r o g l o b u l i n o r f r e s h f r o z e n plasma t o h y p e r c a t a b o l i c 4 4 5 PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS p a t i e n t s . B a l l d i n e t a l , have demonstrated t h a t t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f a l p h a - m a c r o a l o b u l i n i s o f v i t a l importance f o r p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t proteinases . Elastase and t r y p s i n ^ a r e bound by alpha-macroglob u l i n . Increased c a t a b o l i s m o f a l p h a - m a c r o g l o b u l i n s a f t e r i n t r a venous i n f u s i o n o f t r y p s i n - a l p h a i - a n t i t r y p s i n complexes has been observed i n dogs. More than h a l f o f t h e t r y p s i n molecules were taken up by a l p h a - m a c r o g l o b u l i n s d u r i n g t h e f i r s t hour. Subsequent t o sat u r a t i o n o f a l p h a - m a c r o g l o b u l i n s dogs became s h o c k e d . 1 1 1 2 1 11 P r o t e o l y t i c d e g r a d a t i o n o f t h e s u b u n i t s a l p h a , beta and gamma of p u r i f i e d Phosphorylase kinase was o b t a i n e d by u r i n e f r a c t i o n s o f p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF^, whereas u r i n e f r a c t i o n s o f p a t i e n t s w i t h n e p h r o t i c syndrome l e d t o a p r e v a l e n d d i g e s t i o n o f the alpha polypeptide c h a i n . 1 4 When d i a l y s a t e s o f RDT p a t i e n t s were c o n c e n t r a t e d approx. 100t i m e s we a l s o observed r a p i d d i g e s t i o n o f Phosphorylase k i n a s e . From these experiments we may assume t h a t p r o t e i n a s e may a l s o be i n v o l v e d i n t h e p r o t e i n c a t a b o l i s m o f RDT p a t i e n t s . Furthermore, i t may be p o s s i b l e t o remove i n p a r t p r o t e o l y t i c enzymes d u r i n g d i a l y s i s treatment. 4 Hemodialysis t h e r a p y has been r e p o r t e d t o be a c a t a b o l i c event. I t has been shown t h a t glucose i n the d i a l y s a t e i S as w e l l as c o n t i nuous amino a c i d i n f u s i o n ^ are i n e f f e c t i v e t o p r e v e n t t h i s c a t a b o l i c s t a t e . The pathogenesis o f h e m o d i a l y s i s induced p r o t e i n c a t a b o l i s m remains u n c l e a r . One p o s s i b i l i t y c o u l d be t h e r e l e a s e o f granulocyte proteinases a f t e r s t a r t i n g hemodialysis therapy. Craddock e t a l . have demonstrated h e m o d i a l y s i s - i n d u c e d l e u k o p e n i a and pulmonary v a s c u l a r l e u k o s t a s i s r e s u l t i n g from complement a c t i v a t i o n by d i a l y z e r c e l l o p h a n e membranes ?. 1 1 N e u t r o p h i l g r a n u l o c y t e s c o n t a i n a broad v a r i e t y o f agents t h a t a r e i n v o l v e d i n the defence and d i g e s t i o n o f i n v a d i n g m i c r o o r g a n i s m s ^ . These i n c l u d e e l a s t a s e ^ , c a t h e p s i n G, p r o t e i n a s e - 3 , c a t h e p s i n B, c a t h e p s i n D and c o l l a g e n a s e ' " . Lysosomal p r o t e i n ases are n o t r e s t r i c t e d t o the i n t r a c e l l u l a r compartment. They are r e a d i l y released e x t r a c e l l u l a r l y d u r i n g c e l l death, phagocytosis, exposure t o a n t i g e n a n t i b o d y complexes, complement components and t o x i c substances such as e n d o t o x i n s ^ , 2 7 . Under p a t h o l o g i c a l cond i t i o n s massive p r o t e a s e r e l e a s e may occur. T h i s r e s u l t s i n t i s s u e i n j u r y 2 8 , 2 9 and d e g r a d a t i o n o f plasma p r o t e i n s , i f t h e a c t i v i t i e s of t h e c o n t r o l l i n g p r o t e i n a s e i n h i b i t o r s i n plasma and t i s s u e s are insufficient. 1 1 1 9 2 0 R e c e n t l y , Aasen e t a l . ^ 0 observed i n an e x p e r i m e n t a l study ( l e t h a l e n d o t o x i n shock i n c a n i n e s ) a c l e a r r e l a t i o n o f t h e i n i t i a l drop o f l e u k o c y t e s ( p r o b a b l y combined w i t h d e g r a n u l a t i o n o f these c e l l s ) t o t h e appearance o f t h e l e u k o c y t e e l a s t a s e - ^ a j - p r o t e i n a s e i n - 412 W. H. H Ö R L E T A L . h i b i t o r complex i n plasma. S h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r , the well-known d i s turbances o f t h e blood systems arose i n d i c a t i n g t h a t consumption o f t h e i r components might be due, a t l e a s t i n p a r t , t o the a c t i o n of liberated leukocytic proteinases. Granulocyte e l a s t a s e may be r e l e a s e d d u r i n g h e m o d i a l y s i s t r e a t m e n t p r o b a b l y due t o t h e c o n t a c t o f blood c e l l s w i t h t h e blood l i n e s and t h e d i a l y z e r membrane (cuprophane) system. This c o n t a c t may r e s u l t i n a " f r u s t r a t e d p h a g o c y t o s i s " and a subsequent p r o t e i nase r e l e a s e . However, leukopenia d u r i n g h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y does not p a r a l l e l t h e i n c r e a s e o f E - a j P I . Pulmonary v a s c u l a r l e u k o s t a s i s r e s u l t i n g from complement a c t i v a t i o n by d i a l y z e r c e l l o p h a n e membranes may be i n v o l v e d i n t h i s process*?. Plasma 04PI a c t i v i t y and a i P I c o n c e n t r a t i o n were unchanged d u r i n g h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y (Table 1 ) . Alphas-protease i n h i b i t o r i s a d o m i n a t i n g protease i n h i b i t o r i n plasma. I t forms complexes w i t h v i r t u a l l y a l l s e r i n e p r o t e i n a s e s 31,32 d bacterial proteinases. A v a r i e t y of oxidants i n c l u d i n g myeloperoxidase produced by n e u t r o p h i l s as w e l l as c i g a r e t t e smoke are capable o f i n a c t i v a t i n g a l p h a j - p r o t e a s e i n h i b i t o r " . a n s o m e 3 3 3 5 With decreased a l p h a i - a n t i p r o t e i n a s e c o n c e n t r a t i o n i n h i b i t i o n o f b a c t e r i a l and l e u k o c y t e p r o t e i n a s e s i n t h e b r o n c h i a l s e c r e t i o n may be i n s u f f i c i e n t o r absent r e s u l t i n g i n a l v e o l a r damage and emphysema ^. I n i d i o p a t h i c pulmonary f i b r o s i s p r o g r e s s i o n o f t h e disease i s assumed due t o a p r o t e i n a s e / a n t i p r o t e i n a s e imbalance. A c t i v e c o l l a g e n a s e has been observed i n t h e lavage f l u i d o f t h e lower r e s p i r a t o r y t r a c t 7 3 3 # Our r e s u l t s o f f e r t h e p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t h e h e m o d i a l y s i s - i n duced r e l e a s e o f e l a s t a s e may enhance t h e r i s k f o r development o f d e s t r u c t i v e l u n g disease i n l o n g - t e r m RDT p a t i e n t s . P r o t e o l y t i c a c t i v i t y o f t h e plasma f r a c t i o n s u s i n g azocasein as a s u b s t r a t e was h i g h e r i n RDT p a t i e n t s (+ 244 %; p < 0 . 0 1 ) compared w i t h h e a l t h y c o n t r o l s (0.052 + 0.004 U/mg p r o t e i n ) . However, p r o t e i n a s e a c t i v i t y decreased permanently d u r i n g h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y i n d i c a t i n g an a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e plasma i n h i b i t o r y c a p a c i t y . I n agreement w i t h t h i s h y p o t h e s i s we observed a f u r t h e r decrease o f plasma p r o t e i n a s e a c t i v i t y d u r i n g h e m o d i a l y s i s t h e r a p y a f t e r t h e a d d i t i o n o f pork pancrease e l a s t a s e t o t h e plasma samples o b t a i n e d 38 SUMMARY 1) P r o t e o l y t i c enzymes e x i s t i n u l t r a f i l t r a t e d plasma, conc e n t r a t e d d i a l y s a t e s and u r i n e f r a c t i o n s o f p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c r e n a l f a i l u r e . D i f f e r e n c e s i n d i g e s t i o n p a t t e r n o f phosphory- PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS läse kinase suggest t h e e x i s t a n c e o f d i f f e r e n t proteases w i t h hypercatabolic renal f a i l u r e . 413 in patients 2) T r y p s i n b i n d i n g c a p a c i t y i s reduced i n RDT p a t i e n t s and markedly lower i n p a t i e n t s w i t h p o s t t r a u m a t i c ARF. 3) P r o t e i n c a t a b o l i s m i s i n h i b i t e d i n v i t r o by alpha2-macrog l o b u l i n . From our i n v i t r o s t u d i e s we f a v o u r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f f r e s h f r o z e n plasma i n s t e a d o f t h e a v a i l a b l e plasma p r o t e i n sol u t i o n s t o hypercatabolic patients. 4) Hemodialysis may enhance p r o t e i n a s e i n h i b i t o r y c a p a c i t y o f t h e plasma. 5) Hemodialysis t h e r a p y induces t h e i n c r e a s e o f plasma E - X i P I . 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