Effect of a chymotrypsin-like inhibitor, TPCK, on histamine release from cultured human mast cells. 1997

M Yanagida, and H Fukamachi, and M Takei, and H Uzumaki, and T T Saito, and Y Iikura, and T Nakahata
Pharmaceutical Development Laboratory, Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd, Gunma, Japan.

The involvement of endogenous proteases in the secretory process from human mast cells remains to be clarified. A chymotrypsin-like protease inhibitor, N-tosyl-L-phenylalanylchloromethyl ketone (TPCK), blocked both FceRI- and A23187-mediated histamine release from cultured human mast cells at concentrations above 1 microM. At 10 microM, the concentration that completely inhibited FceRI-mediated histamine release, TPCK did not inhibit the chymase activity of the lysate or that in intact cells. The addition of TPCK to cells 30 min before challenge did not affect FceRI- or A23187-mediated Ca2+ mobilization. These findings suggest that a TPCK-sensitive molecule distinct from chymase is involved in a late stage of the process of histamine release from mast cells in man.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008407 Mast Cells Granulated cells that are found in almost all tissues, most abundantly in the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. Like the BASOPHILS, mast cells contain large amounts of HISTAMINE and HEPARIN. Unlike basophils, mast cells normally remain in the tissues and do not circulate in the blood. Mast cells, derived from the bone marrow stem cells, are regulated by the STEM CELL FACTOR. Basophils, Tissue,Basophil, Tissue,Cell, Mast,Cells, Mast,Mast Cell,Tissue Basophil,Tissue Basophils
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002918 Chymotrypsin A serine endopeptidase secreted by the pancreas as its zymogen, CHYMOTRYPSINOGEN and carried in the pancreatic juice to the duodenum where it is activated by TRYPSIN. It selectively cleaves aromatic amino acids on the carboxyl side. Alpha-Chymotrypsin Choay,Alphacutanée,Avazyme
D006636 Histamine Release The secretion of histamine from mast cell and basophil granules by exocytosis. This can be initiated by a number of factors, all of which involve binding of IgE, cross-linked by antigen, to the mast cell or basophil's Fc receptors. Once released, histamine binds to a number of different target cell receptors and exerts a wide variety of effects. Histamine Liberation,Histamine Liberations,Histamine Releases
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000001 Calcimycin An ionophorous, polyether antibiotic from Streptomyces chartreusensis. It binds and transports CALCIUM and other divalent cations across membranes and uncouples oxidative phosphorylation while inhibiting ATPase of rat liver mitochondria. The substance is used mostly as a biochemical tool to study the role of divalent cations in various biological systems. 4-Benzoxazolecarboxylic acid, 5-(methylamino)-2-((3,9,11-trimethyl-8-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)ethyl)-1,7-dioxaspiro(5.5)undec-2-yl)methyl)-, (6S-(6alpha(2S*,3S*),8beta(R*),9beta,11alpha))-,A-23187,A23187,Antibiotic A23187,A 23187,A23187, Antibiotic
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D014108 Tosylphenylalanyl Chloromethyl Ketone An inhibitor of Serine Endopeptidases. Acts as alkylating agent and is known to interfere with the translation process. Chlorophenyltosylamidobutanone,TPCK,Tosylphenylalanyl Chloromethane,Chloromethane, Tosylphenylalanyl,Chloromethyl Ketone, Tosylphenylalanyl,Ketone, Tosylphenylalanyl Chloromethyl

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