Geiger C, Vischer T L
Clin Exp Immunol. 1976 Oct;26(1):176-80.
Using an assay of macrophage migration, where the cells emigrate from an agarose droplet, it was found that the neutral proteases trypsin, chymotrypsin, Pronase and elastase have MIF-like activity. Appropriate enzyme inhibitors counteract this effect. To twelve synovial fluids from patients with inflammatory arthritis, which have MIF-like activity (migration index between 0-3 and 0-7) protease indhibitors (Trasylol, ovomucoid and soybean inhibitor) were added. Ten of the fluids lost some of their MIF-like activity with at least one inhibitor. Phenylmethylsulphonylfluoride counteracted totally the MIF-like activity of the two fluids tested. It is concluded that MIF-like activity of inflammatory synovial fluids is due, at least partially, to proteases.
利用巨噬细胞迁移试验(细胞从琼脂糖滴中移出)发现,中性蛋白酶胰蛋白酶、胰凝乳蛋白酶、链霉蛋白酶和弹性蛋白酶具有巨噬细胞移动抑制因子(MIF)样活性。适当的酶抑制剂可抵消这种作用。向12份来自炎性关节炎患者且具有MIF样活性(迁移指数在0 - 3至0 - 7之间)的滑液中加入蛋白酶抑制剂(抑肽酶、卵类粘蛋白和大豆抑制剂)。其中10份滑液与至少一种抑制剂作用后其部分MIF样活性丧失。苯甲基磺酰氟完全抵消了所测试的两份滑液的MIF样活性。得出结论:炎性滑液的MIF样活性至少部分归因于蛋白酶。