A tumor necrosis factor binding protein is present in human biological fluids |
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Authors: | C Peetre H Thysell A Grubb I Olsson |
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Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, University of Lund, Malm?, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) possesses both beneficial and toxic bioactivities. Mechanisms may operate to counteract harmful effects. We have identified a TNF binding protein (TNF-BP), which shows increased levels in serum and urine of patients on regular hemodialysis treatment (RDT). TNF-BP inhibited the specific binding of human recombinant TNF (rTNF) to its cell surface receptor. Results from gel chromatography demonstrated the presence in serum and urine of a macromolecule with an apparent molecular weight of 50,000, which formed a complex with rTNF. A 62-fold purification of TNF-BP from urine of patients on RDT was achieved by ion exchange chromatography and gel chromatography. Partially purified TNF-BP reduced the growth inhibitory effect of rTNF on a susceptible leukemia cell line. TNF-BP may act as a regulator of the biological activity of TNF and could have beneficial effects in certain inflammatory conditions. |
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Keywords: | tumor necrosis factor cytokine inflammation uremia |
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