Immunological quantitation and immunohistochemical localization of leukotriene A4 hydrolase in guinea pig tissues. 1990

N Ohishi, and M Minami, and J Kobayashi, and Y Seyama, and J Hata, and H Yotsumoto, and F Takaku, and T Shimizu
Department of Physiological Chemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.

We prepared a highly specific polyclonal antibody against leukotriene (LT) A4 hydrolase using a recombinant human enzyme. Using this antibody, we quantified LTA4 hydrolase protein content in the cytosols of guinea pig tissues. The enzyme protein content correlated well with the enzyme activity with a correlation coefficient of 0.87. However, the enzyme activity per mg of the enzyme in the cytosols was low, particularly in the liver and adrenal gland, compared with the specific activity of the purified enzyme. These observations suggest the presence of inhibitory substances and/or inactive enzymes in the cytosols of these tissues. To determine the cellular localization of LTA4 hydrolase in tissues other than blood cells, we carried out immunohistochemical examinations of guinea pig tissues. We identified epithelial cells in the tracheobronchial system and gastrointestinal tract, smooth muscle cells in the bronchi and aorta, vascular endothelial cells, and the intestinal plexus as novel cellular sources of the enzyme in the parenchyme of the tissue. Thus, LTA4 hydrolase was widely distributed in various types of parenchymal cells in the tissues, and this observation warrants further investigations on the biological activities of LTB4 in these cells and tissues.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007106 Immune Sera Serum that contains antibodies. It is obtained from an animal that has been immunized either by ANTIGEN injection or infection with microorganisms containing the antigen. Antisera,Immune Serums,Sera, Immune,Serums, Immune
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D009928 Organ Specificity Characteristic restricted to a particular organ of the body, such as a cell type, metabolic response or expression of a particular protein or antigen. Tissue Specificity,Organ Specificities,Specificities, Organ,Specificities, Tissue,Specificity, Organ,Specificity, Tissue,Tissue Specificities
D002846 Chromatography, Affinity A chromatographic technique that utilizes the ability of biological molecules, often ANTIBODIES, to bind to certain ligands specifically and reversibly. It is used in protein biochemistry. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Chromatography, Bioaffinity,Immunochromatography,Affinity Chromatography,Bioaffinity Chromatography
D003600 Cytosol Intracellular fluid from the cytoplasm after removal of ORGANELLES and other insoluble cytoplasmic components. Cytosols
D004851 Epoxide Hydrolases Enzymes that catalyze reversibly the formation of an epoxide or arene oxide from a glycol or aromatic diol, respectively. Epoxide Hydrase,Epoxide Hydrases,Epoxide Hydratase,Epoxide Hydratases,Epoxide Hydrolase,9,10-Epoxypalmitic Acid Hydrase,Microsomal Epoxide Hydrolase,Styrene Epoxide Hydrolase,9,10 Epoxypalmitic Acid Hydrase,Acid Hydrase, 9,10-Epoxypalmitic,Epoxide Hydrolase, Microsomal,Epoxide Hydrolase, Styrene,Hydrase, 9,10-Epoxypalmitic Acid,Hydrase, Epoxide,Hydrases, Epoxide,Hydratase, Epoxide,Hydratases, Epoxide,Hydrolase, Epoxide,Hydrolase, Microsomal Epoxide,Hydrolase, Styrene Epoxide,Hydrolases, Epoxide
D005260 Female Females
D006168 Guinea Pigs A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research. Cavia,Cavia porcellus,Guinea Pig,Pig, Guinea,Pigs, Guinea
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000906 Antibodies Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).

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