PubMed · 449933
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A J MacLeod. 1979-07-12. Therapy with interferon.. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197907123010212
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Human fibroblast cells in culture increased their intracellular triacylglycerol levels when exposed to very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) isolated from human plasma. This response was dependent on the amount of VLDL added. VLDL from normal, type IV or type V sera gave similar results. Lipoprotein lipase enhanced this intracellular triacylglycerol accumulation. It was concluded that human fibroblast cells in culture have at least two mechanisms for triacylglycerol uptake from VLDL: (1) uptake from intact lipoprotein either by surface transfer of lipoprotein lipid or internalization of the entire lipoprotein particle, and (2) re-esterification of lower glyceride and fatty acids released by lipoprotein lipase degradation of VLDL.
A new and simple assay method for lysosomal hydrolase in a single cultured skin fibroblast is described. Using 4-methylumbelliferyl-glycosides and ordinary laboratory equipment, the activity can be measured with the highest sensitivity of 0.5 pmol of 4-methylumbelliferone released from the substrates. Two systems were compared and the methods described proved reliable for the diagnosis of several variants of beta-galactosidase deficiency.
Decreased binding by the lectins concanavalin A and wheat-germ agglutinin was found for a number of acidic hydrolases from skin fibroblasts of three unrelated patients with mucolipidosis II. This decreased binding as compared with normal controls was demonstrated by titration of hydrolase activities with increasing amounts of immobilized lectins. Neuraminidase treatment slightly improved the binding of enzymes from mucolipidosis-II patients, in contrast with the diminished binding found or hydrolases from control cell lines. The abnormality in binding by lectins of hydrolases of mucolipidosis-II patients was observed for enzymes with various degrees of intracellular deficiency as well as for enzymes with normal intracellular activities. These findings suggest a generalized alteration of fibroblast acidic hydrolase molecules in mucolipidosis II.