ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Masugi-Nephritis
;
Rat Kidney
;
Cu-Chlorophylline
;
Lysosomal Protease
;
Basement Membrane
;
Masugi-Nephritis
;
Rattenniere
;
Cu-Chlorophyllin
;
Lysosomale Proteasen
;
Basalmembran
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary 1. The lethal effects of nephrotoxic serum in rats are delayed and reduced after the intraperitoneal administration of Cu-chlorophylline. 2. Granular fractions obtained from bovine PMN leucoxytes show proteolytic activity which has two pH optima, one in acid and one in neutral solution. This proteolytic activity has been shown to act on isolated basement membranes of rat kidney in vitro. Cu-chlorophylline inhibits the neutral protease only, whereas lysosomal cathepsins are not affected. 3. The mechanism of the chlorophylline effect on the Masugi-Nephritis is discussed. Our findings suggest that chlorophylline acts rather by inhibition of neutral protease activity of PMN leucocytes than by an effect on the complement system.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00997284
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