Cellular Peptidases in Immune Functions and Diseases 2

Review: The Role of Membrane Peptidase in Immune Functions....Pages 1-24
Structure and Function of Aminopeptidase N....Pages 25-34
Modulation of WNT-5At Eexpression by Actinonin: Linkage of APN to the WNT-Pathway?....Pages 35-41
Enzymatic Activity Is Not A Precondition For The Intracellular Calcium Increase Mediated By mAbs Specific For Aminopeptidase N/CD13....Pages 43-47
Transforming Growth Factor-β Increases the Expression of Aminopeptidase N/CD13 mRNA and Protein in Monocytes and Monocytic Cell Lines....Pages 49-56
Cell-Cell Contact Between Lymphocytes and Fibroblast-Like Synovioctyes Induces Lymphocytic Expression of Aminopeptidase n/cd13 and Results in Lymphocytic Activation....Pages 57-66
Natural Substrates of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV....Pages 67-87
Relating Structure to Function in the Beta-Propeller Domain of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV....Pages 89-95
Development of a Tertiary-Structure Model of the C-Terminal Domain of DPP IV....Pages 97-101
Post Proline Cleaving Peptidases Having DP IV Like Enzyme Activity....Pages 103-109
A New Type of Fluorogenic Substrates for Determination of Cellular Dipeptidyl Peptidese IV (DP IV/CD26) Activity....Pages 111-115
Potent Inhibitors of Dipeptidyl Peptidase iv and Their Mechanisms of Inhibition....Pages 117-123
N-Terminal HIV-1 Tat Nonapeptides as Inhibitors of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV. Conformational Characterization....Pages 125-129
Signal Transduction Events Induced or Affected by Inhibition of the Catalytic Activity of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DP IV, CD26)....Pages 131-137
Specific Inhibitors of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Suppress mRNA Expression of DP IV/CD26 and Cytokines....Pages 139-143
Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV in Inflammatory CNS Disease....Pages 145-153
Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (CD26): Role in T Cell Activation and Autoimmune Disease....Pages 155-160
Effects of Nonapeptides Derived From the N-terminal Structure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) Tat on Suppression of CD26-Dependent T Cell Growth....Pages 161-165
DNA Synthesis in Cultured Human Keratinocytes and Hacat Kerationcytes is Reduced by Specific Inhibition of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (CD26) Enzymatic Activity....Pages 167-171
Attractin: A Cub-Family Protease Involved in T Cell-Monocyte/Macrophage Interactions....Pages 173-185
Analogs of Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide With Increased Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Resistance....Pages 187-195
Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP IV, CD26) In Patients With Mental Eating Disorders....Pages 197-204
The Membrane-Bound Ectopeptidase CPM as a Marker Of Macrophage Maturation in vitro And in vivo ....Pages 205-216
Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP-8, -13 and -14) Interact with the Clotting System and Degrade Fibrinogen and Factor XII (Hagemann Factor)....Pages 217-228
The Neprilysin Family in Health and Disease....Pages 229-240
Review: Novel Cysteine Proteases of the Papain Family....Pages 241-254
Development and Validation of Homology Models of Human Cathepsins K, S, H, and F....Pages 255-260
The Function of Propeptide Domains of Cysteine Proteinases....Pages 261-270
Human Cathepsins W and F form A New Subgroup of Cathepsins that is Evolutionary Separated from the Cathepsin B- and L-Like Cysteine Proteases....Pages 271-280
Cathepsin K Expression in Human Lung....Pages 281-286
Expression of Cathepsins B and L in Human Lung Epithelial Cells is Regulated by Cytokines....Pages 287-292
Functions of Cathepsin K in Bone Resorption....Pages 293-303
Ceramide as an Activator Lipid of Cathepsin D....Pages 305-315
Human Cathepsin X....Pages 317-322
A Novel Proteolytic Mechanism for Termination of the Ca 2+ Signalling Evoked by Proteinase-Activated Receptor-1 (PAR-1) in Rat Astrocytes....Pages 323-329
Natural and Synthetic Inhibitors of The Tumor-Associated Serine Protease Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator....Pages 331-341
Processing of Interleukin-18 by Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells....Pages 343-348
Review: Peptidases and Peptidase Inhibitors in the Pathogenesis of Diseases....Pages 349-378
The Role of Proteolysis in Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 379-390
Observing Proteases in Living Cells....Pages 391-401
The Role of Cysteine Proteases in Intracellular Pancreatic Serine Protease Activation....Pages 403-410
Peptidases in the Asthmatic Airways....Pages 413-430
Inactivation of Interleukin-6 by Neutrophil Proteases at Sites of Inflammation....Pages 431-437
Antisense Inhibition of Cathepsin Bina Human Osteosarcoma Cell Line....Pages 439-444
Protease-Protease Inhibitor Balance in the Gastric Mucosa....Pages 445-454
The Role of Bacterial and Host Proteinases in Periodontal Disease....Pages 455-465
Multifunctional Role of Proteases in Rhumatic Diseases....Pages 467-476
Evidence of Proteolytic Activation of Transforming Growth Factor β in Synovial Fluid....Pages 477-481
Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tace Play A Role in The Pathogenesis of Endometriosis....Pages 483-486
Influence of Proliferation, Differentiation and Dedifferentiation Factors on the Expression of the Lysosomal Cysteine Proteinase Cathepsin L (CL) in Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines....Pages 487-495