Anti-inflammatory Activity of the Protein Z-Dependent Protease Inhibitor

Autor: Mahita Razanakolona, Frédéric Adam, Elsa Bianchini, François Saller, Allan de Carvalho, Jean-Luc Diehl, Cécile V. Denis, Ferhat Meziani, Delphine Borgel, Julie Helms, Marc Vasse
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: TH Open, Vol 05, Iss 02, Pp e220-e229 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2512-9465
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730037
Popis: The protein Z (PZ)-dependent plasma protease inhibitor (ZPI) is a glycoprotein that inhibits factor XIa and, in the presence of PZ, FXa. Recently, ZPI has been shown to be an acute-phase protein (APP). As usually APPs downregulate the harmful effects of inflammation, we tested whether ZPI could modulate the increase of cytokines observed in inflammatory states. We observed that recombinant human ZPI (rhZPI) significantly decreases the levels of interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF-α) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in a whole blood model. This inhibitory effect was unaffected by the presence of PZ or heparin. A ZPI mutant within the reactive loop center ZPI (Y387A), lacking anticoagulant activity, still had an anti-inflammatory activity. Surprisingly, rhZPI did not inhibit the synthesis of IL-6 or TNF-α when purified monocytes were stimulated by LPS, whereas the inhibitory effect was evidenced when lymphocytes were added to monocytes. The requirement of lymphocytes could be due to the synthesis of CCL5 (RANTES), a chemokine mainly produced by activated lymphocytes which is induced by rhZPI, and which can reduce the production of proinflammatory cytokines in whole blood. Lastly, we observed that the intraperitoneal injection of rhZPI significantly decreased LPS-induced IL-6 and TNF-α production in mouse plasma.
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