Abstract |
NALM-1 cells (a cell line derived from human pre-B leukemia) were exposed to the opioid pentapeptide methionine-enkephalin ( Met-enkephalin) and/or to thiorphan, an inhibitor of the enzyme that degrades the enkephalins (membrane endopeptidase EC 3.4.24.11, CALLA, the CD10 marker). Metabolic and proliferative activity was assessed after 6, 24 and 48 h in microplates using a colorimetric assay with vital dye MTT. CD10 expression was determined by means of semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Exposure to the Met-enkephalin at concentrations of 10(-8)-10(-6) M for 6 h reduced the MTT-activity, and after 24 and 48 h the suppression waned. Thiorphan (5 x 10(-6) M) abrogated the suppressive effect of the enkephalin, and after 6 h converted suppression into stimulation. Met-enkephalin (10(-6) M) increased and thiorphan (2.5 x 10(-6)-10(-6) M) decreased expression of CD10 at the RNA level. Suppression of the MTT uptake was attributed to the products of Met-enkephalin degradation caused by the enzymatic activity of CD10.
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Authors | Irena Martin-Kleiner, Jelka Gabrilovac, Rajko Kusec, Milivoj Boranić |
Journal | International immunopharmacology
(Int Immunopharmacol)
Vol. 3
Issue 5
Pg. 707-11
(May 2003)
ISSN: 1567-5769 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 12757739
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- DNA, Complementary
- Protease Inhibitors
- RNA, Messenger
- Tetrazolium Salts
- Thiazoles
- Enkephalin, Methionine
- Thiorphan
- Neprilysin
- thiazolyl blue
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Topics |
- Cell Line, Tumor
- DNA, Complementary
(biosynthesis, genetics)
- Enkephalin, Methionine
(pharmacology)
- Humans
- Leukemia
(metabolism)
- Neprilysin
(biosynthesis)
- Protease Inhibitors
(pharmacology)
- RNA, Messenger
(biosynthesis, genetics)
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tetrazolium Salts
- Thiazoles
- Thiorphan
(pharmacology)
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