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  • Title: Release of immunoreactive human neutrophil proteinase 4, normally and in peritonitis.
    Author: Lundberg E, Bergenfeldt M, Ohlsson K.
    Journal: Scand J Clin Lab Invest; 1991 Feb; 51(1):23-9. PubMed ID: 1708522.
    Abstract:
    A specific enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) has been developed for the determination of neutrophil proteinase 4 (NP4) in human plasma/serum and tissue fluids. Comparison of the sequence for the first 20 N-terminal amino acids of NP4, neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G shows that NP4 is distinct from the other two proteases. However, all three show considerable homology. Neither elastase nor cathepsin G show any immunoreactivity when tested in the present ELISA. Normal human plasma contains about 38 micrograms/l of NP4, identified as alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor complexes. This represents about 50% of the total amount of NP4 released in plasma. The remaining 50% is bound by alpha 2-macroglobulin. Blood coagulation leads to a rapid release of NP4 from the leukocytes. Peritonitis is accompanied by a pronounced release of NP4, as shown by a three-to 10-fold increase of NP4 plasma levels and by the NP4 level in peritoneal exudates, which reaches about 40 mg/l in severe cases.
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