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  • Title: A tissue kallikrein in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Author: Selwyn BM, Figueroa CD, Fink E, Swan A, Dieppe PA, Bhoola KD.
    Journal: Ann Rheum Dis; 1989 Feb; 48(2):128-33. PubMed ID: 2649023.
    Abstract:
    Tissue kallikrein is an enzyme that forms the vasoactive peptide kallidin from an endogenous substrate L-kininogen. Tissue kallikrein has been identified in joint fluids and in inflammatory infiltrates within synovial membranes. It is suggested that tissue kallikrein and kinins have an important role in synovitis and joint damage. Immunoreactive tissue kallikrein and amidase activity were both measured in the synovial fluid of 24 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 12 with osteoarthritis (OA). Active enzyme concentrations were higher in RA than in OA and correlated well with the lysosomal enzymes beta-glucuronidase and lactate dehydrogenase. Both total immunoreactive tissue kallikrein and the proenzyme values were similar in RA and OA. Tissue kallikrein was localised by immunocytochemistry to the polymorphonuclear leucocytes present in the synovial fluid and membranes of patients with RA.
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