PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND THEIR RELATION TO PROTEASE ACTIVITY IN HUMAN-MILK
PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND THEIR RELATION TO PROTEASE ACTIVITY IN HUMAN-MILK
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DOI:
10.1203/00006450-198206000-00016
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
WESTROM, B
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作者:
LINDBERG, T;OHLSSON, K;WESTROM, B
Protease inhibitors and protease (caseinolytic, elastinolytic and esterolytic) activity were analyzed in 190 milk samples from 94 mothers from day 1 to day 160 after delivery. The main protease inhibitors in human milk are .alpha.1-antichymotrypsin and .alpha.1-antitrypsin. As measured by electroimmunoassay, the level of .alpha.1-antichymotrypsin in day 1 colostrum was higher than that in normal serum. Trace amounts of inter-.alpha.-trypsin inhibitor, .alpha.2-antiplasmin, .alpha.2-macroglobulin, antithrombin III or antileukoprotease could be demonstrated. According to their protease inhibiting activity, the 53 milk samples from day 1-3 could be divided into 2 groups. Presence of protease inhibiting activity (n = 35). Both .alpha.1-antitrypsin and .alpha.1-antichymotrypsin appeared intact and were able to form complexes with added trypsin or chymotrypsin although the major part of .alpha.1-antichymotrypsin showed a retarded electrophoretic mobility. The proteolytic activity was undetectable or low in these samples. No protease inhibiting activity, in spite of the presence of immunoreactive inhibitors (n = 18). .alpha.1-Antichymotrypsin had a precipitate pattern similar to group 1, while .alpha.1-antitrypsin had a major fraction with slightly retarded mobility and 2 minor peaks in the .alpha.1 and .beta.-regions. These precipitate patterns were unchanged on addition of human trypsin or chymotrypsin compatible with the presence of nonreactive inhibitor only. These samples had a caseinolytic and esterolytic activity with an electrophoretic mobility in the .beta.-region. All samples from day 4 and later had a demonstrable protease inhibiting activity.