Artigo
Localization of EP24.15, a major liver kininase
Fecha
2003-01-01Registro en:
Journal Of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. Seattle: Histochemical Soc Inc, v. 51, n. 1, p. 125-127, 2003.
0022-1554
10.1177/002215540305100115
WOS:000180491300015
Autor
Gioli-Pereira, Luciana [UNIFESP]
Fontenele-Neto, José D.
Borges, Durval R. [UNIFESP]
Kouyoumdjian, Maria [UNIFESP]
Institución
Resumen
The liver is important for the kallikrein-kinin system modulation. This system plays a role in the inflammatory cascade with anticoagulant, profibrinolytic, and anti-adhesive attributes. The metalloendopeptidase EP24.15 is a major hepatic kininase. We studied the tissue distribution and subcellular localization of this enzyme in rat liver by cell fractionation and immunohistochemistry. Our results showed that EP24.15 is predominant in the soluble fraction of the liver homogenate and is present in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes, particularly in the perivenous zone (Z3). This localization is relevant because most hepatotoxin-induced necrosis, as well as ischemic hepatocellular injury, is predominant in Z3.