Cholesterol crystallization-promoting activity of aminopeptidase-N isolated from the vesicular carrier of biliary lipids.

Abstract:

:Different hydrophobic glycoproteins are associated to native biliary vesicles, which are the major carrier of biliary cholesterol. Some of these proteins promote cholesterol crystallization, a key step in cholesterol gallstone formation. This study was specifically conducted to identify the 130 kDa biliary vesicle-associated glycoprotein and to determine its in vitro effect on the cholesterol crystal formation time. The 130 kDa vesicular glycoprotein was identified as aminopeptidase-N by amino acid sequencing and specific enzymatic assay. Polyclonal antibodies raised against aminopeptidase-N allowed us to determine its concentration in human hepatic bile, which varied from 17.3 to 57.6 micrograms/ml. Aminopeptidase-N showed a concentration-dependent cholesterol crystallization activity when it was added to supersaturated model bile at a concentration range usually found in native bile. Because of this promoting effect on in vitro cholesterol crystal formation, we suggest that biliary aminopeptidase-N may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstone disease.

journal_name

FEBS Lett

journal_title

FEBS letters

authors

Núñez L,Amigo L,Rigotti A,Puglielli L,Mingrone G,Greco AV,Nervi F

doi

10.1016/0014-5793(93)80199-5

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1993-08-23 00:00:00

pages

84-8

issue

1-2

eissn

0014-5793

issn

1873-3468

pii

0014-5793(93)80199-5

journal_volume

329

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