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André L Fuly1, Ana Luisa P de Miranda, Russolina B Zingali, Jorge A Guimarães.
Abstract
A new phospholipase A2 (PLA2) isoenzyme was isolated from Lachesis muta crude venom, and was named LM-PLA2-II. This enzyme was purified by gel filtration on a Sephacryl S-200 HR column followed by reverse-phase chromatography on a C2/C18 column. LM-PLA2-II consists of a single polypeptide chain with an apparent molecular mass of 18 kDa and an isoelectric point at pH 5.4. The amino terminal sequence of the enzyme revealed a high degree of homology with other PLA2s from several sources. LM-PLA2-II has a high indirect hemolytic activity and a potent inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation induced by ADP and collagen. It also produces a significant paw edema reaction in rats. The edematous response in rats was abolished by pretreatment with either indomethacin or dexamethasone, suggesting the involvement of cyclo-oxygenase. Pretreatment of LM-PLA2-II with p-bromophenacyl bromide abolished all of these actions, clearly indicating that the biological activities, including the edematogenic effect, are dependent entirely on its enzymatic activity.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12007562 DOI： 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)00873-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Pharmacol ISSN： 0006-2952 Impact factor: 5.858