Neutral metalloendopeptidase in human lung tissue and cultured cells.
Neutral metalloendopeptidase in human lung tissue and cultured cells.
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人肺组织和培养细胞中的中性金属内肽酶。
DOI:
10.1164/arrd.1985.132.3.564
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发表时间:
1985
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影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
Erdos,EG
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文献类型:
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作者:
Johnson,AR;Ashton,J;Schulz,WW;Erdos,EG
The distribution of a neutral metalloendopeptidase (NEP), or “enkephalinase,” in human lung tissue and cultured cells was compared with that of angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE). The specific activities of NEP and ACE were measured in homogenates of fetal lung tissue and in isolated airways and pulmonary vessels. NEP activity was highest in airway tissue, and ACE activity was highest in isolated vessels. Human endothelial cells from either umbilical veins or pulmonary arteries had high ACE activity (80 to 90 nmol/h/106cells) but only a trace of NEP activity (0.5 to 0.6 nmol/h/106cells). Fibroblasts cultured from human lungs were low in ACE but richer in NEP than cultured endothelial cells. Fibroblasts from human foreskins or caesarean section skin were the richest source of NEP activity (60 to 80 nmol/h/106cells). Immunohistochemical studies confirmed the biochemical assays. As expected, ACE was localized on the luminal surface of blood vessels, with a distribution similar to that of factor VIII antigen, an endothelial marker. In contrast, NEP was localized within the alveolar septa. Cultured endothelial cells stained only weakly for NEP in contrast to cultured fibroblasts. The location of these 2 enzymes in different cells and the differences in peptide substrate specificity suggests that they act sequentially on circulating peptides or those released within microvascular beds.
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影响因子:
2.9
作者:
Weare,JA;Gafford,JT;Lu,HS;Erdös,EG
通讯作者:
Erdös,EG
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
GAFFORD, JT;SKIDGEL, RA;HERSH, LB
通讯作者:
HERSH, LB
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
C. Couch;W. Strittmatter
通讯作者:
W. Strittmatter
DOI:
--
发表时间:
1985
期刊:
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology
影响因子:
--
作者:
Erdos,EG;Schulz,WW;Gafford,JT;Defendini,R
通讯作者:
Defendini,R
影响因子:
4.1
作者:
FULCHER, IS;KENNY, AJ
通讯作者:
KENNY, AJ