The histamine releasers crotamine, protamine and compound 48/80 activate specific proteases and phospholipases A2. 1997

A C Mancin, and A M Soares, and C A Giglio, and S H Andrião-Escarso, and C A Vieira, and J R Giglio
Departamento de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

Crotamine, a basic, myonecrotic, histamine-releasing neurotoxin, was isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom. Carboxypeptidase A was shown to be activated by crotamine when acting upon N-carbobenzoxyglycil-L-phenylalanine. However the activity of carboxypeptidase B upon the substrate hippuryl-L-arginine was not enhanced by this toxin. Teh basic histamine releasers protamine and compound 48/80 also activated carboxypeptidase A. These three agents activated both alpha-chymotrypsin when acting upon acetyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester and also five snake venom phospholipase-like myotoxins acting upon egg yolk phosphatidylcholine. These findings suggest that the action of these agents during histamine release may involve the participation of specific intermediary hydrolases which, upon activation, would enhance their cytolytic effects on the sequence of events which lead to granule extrusion and histamine release from mast cells.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010741 Phospholipases A Phospholipases that hydrolyze one of the acyl groups of phosphoglycerides or glycerophosphatidates.
D011479 Protamines A group of simple proteins that yield basic amino acids on hydrolysis and that occur combined with nucleic acid in the sperm of fish. Protamines contain very few kinds of amino acids. Protamine sulfate combines with heparin to form a stable inactive complex; it is used to neutralize the anticoagulant action of heparin in the treatment of heparin overdose. (From Merck Index, 11th ed; Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p692) Protamine,Protamine Sulfate,Protamine Chloride,Chloride, Protamine,Sulfate, Protamine
D002268 Carboxypeptidases Enzymes that act at a free C-terminus of a polypeptide to liberate a single amino acid residue. Carboxypeptidase
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
D003189 p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine A potent mast cell degranulator. It is involved in histamine release. Agent 48-80,BW 48-80,Compound 48-80,Preparation 48-80,Agent 48 80,Agent 4880,BW 48 80,BW 4880,Compound 48 80,Compound 4880,Preparation 48 80,Preparation 4880,p Methoxy N methylphenethylamine
D003435 Crotalid Venoms Venoms from snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae or pit vipers, found mostly in the Americas. They include the rattlesnake, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, bushmaster, and American copperhead. Their venoms contain nontoxic proteins, cardio-, hemo-, cyto-, and neurotoxins, and many enzymes, especially phospholipases A. Many of the toxins have been characterized. Bothrops Venom,Crotalidae Venoms,Pit Viper Venoms,Rattlesnake Venoms,Crotactin,Crotalid Venom,Crotalin,Crotaline Snake Venom,Crotalotoxin,Crotamin,Pit Viper Venom,Rattlesnake Venom,Snake Venom, Crotaline,Venom, Bothrops,Venom, Crotalid,Venom, Crotaline Snake,Venom, Pit Viper,Venom, Rattlesnake,Venoms, Crotalid,Venoms, Crotalidae,Venoms, Pit Viper,Venoms, Rattlesnake,Viper Venom, Pit
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
D012910 Snake Venoms Solutions or mixtures of toxic and nontoxic substances elaborated by snake (Ophidia) salivary glands (Duvernoy's gland) for the purpose of killing prey or disabling predators and delivered by grooved or hollow fangs. They usually contain enzymes, toxins, and other factors. Duvernoy's Gland Secretion,Duvernoy's Secretion,Snake Toxin,Snake Toxins,Snake Venom,Duvernoy Gland Secretion,Duvernoy Secretion,Duvernoys Gland Secretion,Duvernoys Secretion,Secretion, Duvernoy's,Secretion, Duvernoy's Gland,Toxin, Snake,Venom, Snake

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