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Genetic polymorphism of antithrombin III, haptoglobin, and haemopexin in wild and domestic European rabbits.

Genetic polymorphism of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) plasma proteins antithrombin III, haptoglobin, and haemopexin was investigated by means of isoelectric focusing in free and immobilized pH gradients followed by immunoblotting. The study of two wild and one domestic populations led to the recognition of six alleles of antithrombin III and haptoglobin, and five alleles of haemopexin.

Animals↗

Glycosylation and over-expression of endometriosis-associated peritoneal haptoglobin.

Peritoneal endometriotic tissues synthesize and secrete haptoglobin (pHp), which has an analogous nucleotide sequence to hepatic haptoglobin found in serum (sHp). This study performed enzymatic digestions and lectin binding assays to determine if differences in protein glycosylation exist between sHp and pHp, which may provide insight into pHp function and/or identify epitopes for development of novel methods of medical management of endometriosis. To reduce the dependence on surgical collection of peritoneal tissues from women, recombinant peritoneal Hp (rpHp) was produced and its glycosylation analyzed for future functional studies. These results showed the apparent molecular weight of pHp was 3 kDa smaller than sHp. Desialylation and complete N-deglycosylation elicited similar shifts in sHp and pHp electrophoretic migration, suggesting similar sialic acid content and indicating the 3 kDa variance was due to carbohydrate content, not protein degradation, respectively. Sequential deglycosylation of the four sHp N-glycan chains caused a 3 kDa shift per N-glycan removed suggesting the 3 kDa difference between sHp and pHp may be one N-glycan chain. Lectin ELISA and lectin-blotting analyses demonstrated increased pHp and rpHp interactions with MAL and LTL but no difference in binding to SNL compared to sHp from healthy individuals, identifying variations in the ratios of alpha(2-3) to alpha(2-6) sialic acid and fucose residues. Recombinant pHp was 100-fold over-expressed with a similar glycosylation pattern to pHp, albeit in an unprocessed alpha-beta Hp polypeptide form. These results are the first to identify differences between pHp and sHp glycosylation and lay groundwork further studies to characterize anomalies in glycan composition and structure, which likely impart pHp with known immunomodulatory functions and may be used as epitopes for development of immune based therapeutics for novel, non-surgical management of endometriosis.

Cells, Cultured↗

Haptoglobin DNA polymorphism in subterranean mole rats of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel.

We analyzed the genetic diversity and environmental correlates of the haptoglobin (Hp) gene by RFLP analysis of 121 subterranean mole rats, comprising 13 populations belonging to the 4 chromosomal species (2n = 52, 54, 58 and 60) of the actively speciating Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel. The following results were indicated: (i) Out of the six restriction enzymes we tested, we found polymorphism only in TaqI, with three allelic fragments, and described their geographic patterning. (ii) Genetic diversity of Hp was highest in the centre of the range. (iii) The two major alleles showed high significant and opposite correlation with humidity. (iv) Genetic differentiation analysis indicated that 40 per cent of the Hp variation was within, and 60 per cent between populations. We conclude that climatic selection plays an important role in haptoglobin genetic differentiation.

Animals↗

Proteomic-based identification of haptoglobin-1 precursor as a novel circulating biomarker of ovarian cancer.

Screening for specific biomarkers of early-stage detection of ovarian cancer is a major health priority due to the asymptomatic nature and poor survival characteristic of the disease. We utilised two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) to identify differentially expressed proteins in the serum of ovarian cancer patients that may be useful as biomarkers of this disease. In this study, 38 ovarian cancer patients at different pathological grades (grade 1 (n=6), grade 2 (n=8) and grade 3 (n=24)) were compared to a control group of eight healthy women. Serum samples were treated with a mixture of Affigel-Blue and protein A (5 : 1) for 1 h to remove high abundance protein (e.g. immunoglobulin and albumin) and were displayed using 11 cm, pH 4-7 isoelectric focusing strips for the first dimension and 10% acrylamide gel electrophoresis for the second dimension. Protein spots were visualised by SYPRO-Ruby staining, imaged by FX-imager and compared and analysed by PDQuest software. A total of 24 serum proteins were differentially expressed in grade 1 (P<0.05), 31 in grade 2 (P<0.05) and 25 in grade 3 (P<0.05) ovarian cancer patients. Six of the protein spots that were significantly upregulated in all groups of ovarian cancer patients were identified by nano-electrospray quadrupole quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (n-ESIQ(q)TOFMS) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) as isoforms of haptoglobin-1 precursor (HAP1), a liver glycoprotein present in human serum. Further identification of the spots at different pathological grades was confirmed by Western blotting using monoclonal antibody against a haptoglobin epitope contained within HAP1. Immunohistochemical localisation of HAP1-like activity was present in malignant ovarian epithelium and stroma but strong immunostaining was present in blood vessels, areas with myxomatous stroma and vascular spaces. No tissue localisation of HAP1-like immunoreactivity was observed in normal ovarian surface epithelium. These data highlight the need to assess circulating concentration of HAP1 in the serum of ovarian cancer patients and evaluate its potential as a biomarker in the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Biomarkers, Tumor↗

The effects of low temperatures on intracellular transport of newly synthesized albumin and haptoglobin in rat hepatocytes.

Isolated rat hepatocytes were pulse-labelled with [35S]methionine at 37 degrees C and subsequently incubated (chased) for different periods of time at different temperatures (37-16 degrees C). The time courses for the secretion of [35S]methionine-labelled albumin and haptoglobin were determined by quantitative immunoprecipitation of the detergent-solubilized cells and of the chase media. Both proteins appeared in the chase medium only after a lag period, the length of which increased markedly with decreasing chase temperature: from about 10 and 20 min at 37 degrees C to about 60 and 120 min at 20 degrees C for albumin and haptoglobin respectively. The rates at which the proteins were externalized after the lag period were also strongly affected by temperature, the half-time for secretion being 20 min at 37 degrees C and 200 min at 20 degrees C for albumin; at 16 degrees C no secretion could be detected after incubation for 270 min. Analysis by subcellular fractionation showed that part of the lag occurred in the endoplasmic reticulum and that the rate of transfer to the Golgi complex was very temperature-dependent. The maximum amount of the two pulse-labelled proteins in Golgi fractions prepared from cells after different times of chase decreased with decreasing incubation temperatures, indicating that the transport from the Golgi complex to the cell surface was less affected by low temperatures than was the transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex.

Albumins↗

Haptoglobin type neither influences iron accumulation in normal subjects nor predicts clinical presentation in HFE C282Y haemochromatosis: phenotype and genotype analysis.

In the UK, 90% of patients with hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) are homozygous for HFE C282Y, as are one in 150 people in the general population. However, only a minority of these will develop clinical haemochromatosis. Iron loss modifies iron accumulation but so may other genetic factors. Haptoglobin (Hp) exists as three major types (Hp 1-1, Hp 2-1 or Hp 2-2) and binds free plasma haemoglobin. In men, Hp 2-2 has been shown to be associated with increased macrophage iron accumulation and serum ferritin concentration. Furthermore, the frequency of Hp 2-2 was shown to be increased in patients with HH. We determined Hp types by phenotyping and genotyping 265 blood donor control subjects and 173 subjects who were homozygous for HFE C282Y. The latter group included 66 blood donors lacking clinical features suggestive of haemochromatosis and without a known family history, and 68 patients presenting clinically with haemochromatosis. Hp 2-2 frequencies did not differ in control subjects and C282Y homozygotes. Hp 2-2 was not a risk factor for disease development in HH. To investigate the relationship between iron accumulation and haptoglobin type, we determined transferrin saturation and serum ferritin concentration in 192 male, first-time blood donors aged 20-40 years who lacked both HFE C282Y and H63D. Transferrin saturation and serum ferritin concentrations did not vary with Hp type.

Adult↗

Late diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is associated with haptoglobin phenotype.

BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness characterized by multiple clinical and biochemical features of inflammation and the most common complications of coronary artery abnormality (CAA). Haptoglobin (Hp) is an acute-phase protein whose phenotype is known to be involved in coronary artery diseases. In this paper, we report the investigation of the association of Hp phenotype with the formation of CAA in KD. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty-seven consecutive patients with clinically diagnosed KD were admitted. Sera were taken before therapy of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) plus aspirin, and levels of serum proteins were measured by a rate immunonephelometer. The echocardiographic criteria for coronary artery abnormality were evaluated during acute or subacute stages. Hp phenotyping was performed by Western immunoblotting. RESULTS: Duration of fever at diagnosis of KD was significantly different between patients with Hp 2-2 (6.4 +/- 1.2 days, n = 25) and with Hp1 allele (Hp 2-1 plus Hp 1-1; 8.8 +/- 3.5 days, n = 22). In contrast, serum levels of Hp between KD patients with Hp2-2 and with Hp1 allele (297 +/- 121 mg dL-1 vs. 330 +/- 101 mg dL-1, respectively) was not significantly different. On the other hand, no patients with Hp 2-2 (0/25) were recognized as having KD in subacute stage. However, 5 out of 20 patients with Hp 2-1 were recognized in subacute stage, and their incidence of CAA was 80.0% (4/5). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with Hp 2-1 have patterns of delayed or incomplete presentation of clinical symptoms. Therefore, the late diagnosis of KD is associated with haptoglobin phenotype.

Acute Disease↗

Influence of dietary ss-glucan on growth performance, lymphocyte proliferation, specific immune response and haptoglobin plasma concentrations in pigs.

Immunomodulatory feed additives might offer alternatives to anti-microbial growth promoters in swine production. The present study was conducted to assess the effects of beta-1,3/1,6 glucans, i.e. of specific yeast cell wall components, on immune function and growth performance in pigs. After weaning at 4 weeks of age, 75 piglets were allocated to 3 different groups for 4 weeks, the diet was supplemented with 0, 0.015 or 0.03% of beta-glucan, respectively. All animals were vaccinated against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS). After 4 weeks, average daily gains (ADG) of beta-glucan treated pigs were not different from the controls. Feed intake was tendentiously (p < 0.1) increased at 0.03%beta-glucan, without alteration of feed efficiency. Serum haptoglobin concentrations at the end of the 4 week treatment were increased in all groups when compared to the initial levels (p < 0.001), without differences between the groups (p > 0.05). Haptoglobin levels were inversely related to ADG. Lymphocyte proliferation indices were not different in control and treatment groups. Specific vaccination responses, as quantified by the PRRS antibody titres occurred in all animals, but no relation with beta-glucan feeding was observed. Our results indicate marginal benefits of beta-glucan supplements for growth performance and no effect on the immune parameters tested. The observed trend towards increased feed intake needs further elucidation.

Animals↗

Haptoglobin reduces renal oxidative DNA and tissue damage during phenylhydrazine-induced hemolysis.

BACKGROUND: Haptoglobin knockout (Hp-/-) mice are more sensitive to phenylhydrazine-induced hemolysis than Hp+/+ mice. METHODS: Hemolysis was induced in Hp-/- and Hp+/+ mice using phenylhydrazine. Relative renal tissue damage and function were then assessed. RESULTS: Hp-/- mice had higher basal levels of renal lipid peroxidation, as evidenced by levels of malonaldehyde and 4-hydroxy-2(E)-nonenal (MDA/HNE). After the administration of phenylhydrazine, levels of 8-hydroxyguanine (but not other products of oxidative DNA damage) were significantly elevated in the renal DNA. There was also increased induction of heme oxygenase-1. The more severe renal damage in Hp-/- mice was also evident in the delayed erythropoietin gene expression and poorer renal clearance of 3H-inulin. This reduction in glomerular filtration function in Hp+/+ and Hp-/- mice could be restored to baseline by vasodilators (prazosin or diazoxide), implicating renal vasoconstriction as a major mechanism of acute renal failure during induced hemolysis. Precipitation of hemoglobin in the kidney was not increased in Hp-/- mice. CONCLUSIONS: Haptoglobin appears to play an important physiological role as an antioxidant, particularly during hemolysis.

Acute-Phase Reaction↗

[Study on the determination of IgA, IgG, IgM, a1-antitrypsin, haptoglobin and transferrin with the kinetic nephelometric method. Comparison with the radial immunodiffusion method (author's transl)].

The concentration of IgA, IgG, IgM, a1-antitrypsin, haptoglobin and transferrin was determined by the kinetic nephelometric method (Beckman immunochemistry analyzer) and by the radial immunodiffusion method (Behring partigen immunodiffusion plates). The investigation was carried out in 151 normal and pathological sera. The results obtained with the radial immunodiffusion method were for IgA, IgG and IgM in middle about 15%, for a1-antitrypsin about 50% and for haptoglobin about 80% higher as compared to the results determined with the kinetic nephelometric method. An acceptable correspondence between the two methods was found for the results of transferrin.

Haptoglobins↗

[Acute phase proteins (C-reactive protein, orosomucoid, haptoglobin)--specific markers in the diagnosis of inflammatory adnexal diseases].

The group of patients discussed here comprises 51 women admitted to hospital with diagnosed adnexitis. Twenty-seven patients whose diagnosis was confirmed by the correlation of pathologic laboratory parameters with examination findings or by laparoscopy or laparatomy were defined as adnexitis-positive. Apart from clinical examination findings, the evaluation analysis also included blood sedimentation rate, leukocytes and body temperature, as well as the acute-phase proteins C-reactive protein, orosomucoid, and haptoglobin. It was found that both clinical examination findings and normal laboratory parameters, as they have been set up to the present in normal clinical routine, were only partially useful in the diagnosis of an inflammatory adnexal lesion. Ultrasonic examination findings resulted in unequivocally positive or negative findings in roughly one-half of the cases. In contrast, the 27 inpatients receiving treatment for adnexitis had pathologically increased levels of C-reactive protein. In all 24 cases in which an inflammatory adnexal lesion was ruled out, a normal concentration (less than 0.6 mg/dl) of the same protein was found. Similarly good results were arrived at in the analysis of orosomucoid and haptoglobin. By means of follow-up controls of the acute-phase proteins, as opposed to measurement of BSR and leukocyte count, the success of treatment could also be determined unequivocally. For routine clinical procedures analysis of the inflammation marker C-reactive protein seems to be sufficient, since no additional information about the inflammatory lesion was obtained by assay of the other acute-phase proteins.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Abscess↗

Effect of the haptoglobin phenotype on the size of a myocardial infarct.

We investigated the relation between haptoglobin (Hp) phenotypes and serum levels of various biochemical markers after myocardial infarction in 496 patients. In 122 subjects selected on the basis of short delays until hospitalization, patients with Hp 2-2 had higher cumulated creatine kinase activity than patients with Hp 1-1, or Hp 2-1 (P less than 0.05), as well as higher myoglobin concentrations (P less than 0.02) 12 to 28 hours after admission. Comparison of serum enzyme activities in the remaining 374 patients confirmed that Hp 2-2 patients had significantly higher total creatine kinase, creatine kinase isoenzyme MB fraction, aspartate aminotransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase peak levels. Complications of left ventricular failure were more frequent in these patients (P = 0.05). Our results suggest that Hp 2-2 patients have more severe myocardial infarctions than Hp 1-1 and Hp 2-1 patients, However, no difference in the distribution of haptoglobin phenotype was found between patients who had a myocardial infarction and healthy subjects, indicating that Hp 2-2 does not predispose to the occurrence of infarction.

Adult↗

Chimerism in humans after intragenic recombination at the haptoglobin locus during early embryogenesis.

The human haptoglobin (HP) HP*2 allele contains a 1.7-kilobase (kb) intragenic duplication that arose after a unique nonhomologous recombination between the prototype HP*1 alleles. During a genetic screening of 13,000 children of survivors exposed to atomic-bomb radiation and 10,000 children of unexposed persons, two children suspected of carrying de novo mutations at the haptoglobin locus were identified (one in each group). DNA analyses of single-cell-derived colonies of Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cells revealed that the two children were mosaics comprising HP*2/HP*2 and HP*2/HP*1 cells at a ratio of approximately 3:1. We infer that the latter cells are caused by reversion of one HP*2 allele to HP*1 through an intramolecular homologous recombination between the duplicated segments of the Hp*2 allele that excised one of the segments. Because the mosaicism is substantial (approximately 25%), this recombination must have occurred in early embryogenesis. The frequency of finding these children and the extent of their mosaicisms corresponds to an HP*2 to HP*1 reversion rate of 8 x 10(-6) per cell during development. This leads to the prediction that the HP*1 allele also will be represented, although usually at a very low frequency, in any HP2-2 person. We tested this prediction by using PCR for a single individual and found the HP*1 allele at frequencies of 4 x 10(-6) and 3 x 10(-6) in somatic and sperm cells. The HP*1 allele was detected by PCR in all four other HP2-2 individuals, which supports the regular but rare occurrence somatically of homologous recombination within duplicated regions in humans, in agreement with previous observations in mouse and Drosophila.

Alleles↗

Binding of human plasma sialoglycoproteins by the B cell-specific lectin CD22. Selective recognition of immunoglobulin M and haptoglobin.

CD22 is a cell-surface receptor of resting mature B cells that recognizes sialic acid (Sia) in the natural structure Sia alpha 2-6Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc (Powell, L. D., Jain, R. K., Matta, K. L., Sabesan, S., and Varki, A. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 7523-7532). Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HEC) treated with inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) display increases in cell-surface CD22 ligands, caused by increased expression of the enzyme beta-galactoside alpha 2,6-sialyltransferase (Hanasaki, K., Varki, A., Stamenkovic, I., and Bevilacqua, M. P. (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269, 10637-10643; Hanasaki, K., Varki, A., and Powell, L. D. (1995) J. Biol Chem. 270, 7533-7542). Thus, CD22 could direct potential interactions between mature B cells and endothelial cells during inflammatory states. However, this would have to occur in the presence of blood plasma, which contains many sialoglycoproteins known to carry alpha 2-6-linked sialic acids. We show here that human plasma can indeed inhibit Sia-dependent binding of a recombinant soluble chimeric form of human CD22 (CD22Rg) to TNF-alpha activated HEC. Affinity adsorption of individual human plasma samples with immobilized CD22Rg showed that, of the numerous alpha 2-6-sialic acid containing glycoproteins in plasma, only three polypeptides with apparent molecular mass (under reducing conditions) of 74, 44, and 25 kDa bound, and were specifically eluted with alpha 2-6-sialyllactose. NH2-terminal amino acid sequencing of these high affinity CD22 ligands revealed that they are subunits of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and haptoglobin. Purified human IgM from pooled human plasma can be quantitatively bound by CD22Rg, and binding is blocked by alpha 2-6-sialyllactose, but not by alpha 2-3-sialyllactose. Pretreatment by sialidase or by mild periodate oxidation of sialic acid side chains abolishes these interactions. IgM at physiological concentrations also inhibits CD22Rg binding to TNF-alpha-activated HEC in a manner dependent not only upon its sialylation but also requiring its intact multimeric structure. These data show that CD22 is capable of highly selective recognition of certain multimeric plasma sialoglycoproteins that carry alpha 2-6-linked sialic acids. Notably, the two proteins that are selectively recognized are known to be involved in immune and inflammatory responses. Haptoglobin synthesis by the liver is markedly increased during the "acute phase response" to systemic inflammation, while IgM is the major product resulting from activation of resting CD22-positive B cells.

Antigens, CD↗

The carboxyl-terminal region of STAT3 controls gene induction by the mouse haptoglobin promoter.

Haptoglobin (HP) is one of the major acute phase plasma proteins in the mouse, and its synthesis is additively induced by interleukin (IL)-6 and glucocorticoids. STAT3 serves as the mediator of the IL-6 receptor signal and appears to contribute to the transcriptional induction of acute phase protein genes. The carboxyl-terminal region of STAT3, consisting of an acidic domain and containing a serine phosphorylation site, has been proposed to contribute to the induction process. To assess the role of STAT3 in the transcriptional control of the HP promoter, we applied two mutant forms of STAT3: one with a deletion of the carboxyl-terminal 55 amino acid residues, STAT3Delta55C, and the other with a substitution of serine 727 to alanine, STAT3SA. Like the wild-type STAT3, both mutant STAT3 forms are activated by the signal-transducing subunit of the IL-6 receptor, gp130, or by co-transfected IL-3 receptor. Ectopic expression and activation of wild-type STAT3 or STAT3SA in HepG2 hepatoma cells similarly enhance transcription through the IL-6-response element of the HP promoter. This enhancement is specific for STAT3 and cannot be reproduced by STAT1 or STAT5. In contrast, STAT3Delta55C inhibits IL-6-induced transcriptional activation. Interestingly, whereas receptor-activated STAT3 also enhances stimulation of the haptoglobin promoter by dexamethasone through the glucocorticoid receptor, activated STAT3Delta55C reduces the regulation below the level achieved by the glucocorticoid receptor alone. This transdominant action by STAT3Delta55C is dependent on a functional IL-6-responsive element. The data suggest that the carboxyl-terminal domain, but not its serine phosphorylation site of STAT3, is required for transcription as part of the hematopoietin receptor signaling as well as for cooperation with other transcription factors such as the glucocorticoid receptor.

Alanine↗

Changes in serum haptoglobin as an acute response to a marathon road race.

In order to assess the possible occurrence of acute haemolysis with prolonged exertion, serum haptoglobin levels were determined from venous blood samples collected from eight male runners immediately preceding (PreRH), immediately following (PRH1), and 6 h following (PRH2) completion of a marathon road race. The subjects' mean age, percentage of body fat, and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) were 46 +/- 9 years, 12.1 +/- 3.4% and 54.9 +/- 8.4 ml kg-1 min-1, respectively. The mean race finish time for the subjects was 3:35 +/- 0:18 h:min. The PreRH, PRH1 and PRH2 averaged 129 +/-18, 97 +/- 48 and 86 +/- 35 mg dl-1 respectively. Significant differences of -32.5 mg dl-1 between PreRH versus PRH1 and -42.5 mg dl-1 between PreRH versus PRH2 were found. The difference between PRH1 and PRH2 of -10.6 mg dl-1 was not significant. No significant correlations were found between the decreases in serum haptoglobin and VO2max or race finish time. The data suggests to occurrence of an acute haemolysis with performance of the marathon road race.

Adult↗

Effects of acanthoic acid on TNF-alpha gene expression and haptoglobin synthesis.

Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine inducing the synthesis and release of many inflammatory mediators. It is involved in immune regulation, autoimmune diseases, and inflammation. Our previous study demonstrated that acanthoic acid, (-)-pimara-9(11), 15-dien-19-oic acid, a pimaradiene diterpene isolated from Acanthopanax koreanum, inhibited TNF-alpha production. To extend our understanding of inhibitory effects of acanthoic acid on TNF-alpha production, its effects on TNF-alpha gene expression was tested. Based on the results from RT-PCR and promoter analysis of TNF-alpha, it was found that acanthoic acid suppressed TNF-alpha gene expression. But the same concentration of acanthoic acid had no effect on IL-6 gene expression. Haptoglobin is an acute phase protein which is induced by TNF-alpha. When liver cells were treated with acanthoic acid, haptoglobin synthesis was blocked by acanthoic acid. These data confirmed that acanthoic acid inhibited gene expression and biological function of TNF-alpha.

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal↗