Morphine modulates cathepsin B and L activity in isolated glomeruli and mesangial cells |
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Authors: | Pravin C. Singhal Sushil Sagar Nora Gibbons |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 10042 New Hyde Park, New York;(2) The Long Island Campus for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York |
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Abstract: | Altered matrix degradation may be playing a role in the development of initial mesangial expansion and subsequent glomerulosclerosis in persons with heroin abuse. We studied whether morphine, a metabolite of heroin, had any effect on lysosomal content of cathepsin B and L in mesangial cells. Morphine (10–6 M) increased (P<0.01) mesangial cathepsin B and L activity (control, 22.1+2.2 vs. morphine, 31.4+1.4 mol NMec/g protein,N=5). Morphine (10–6 M) also increased (P<0.01) glomerular cathepsin B and L activity (control, 0.1+0.01 vs. morphine, 2.2±0.2 pmol NMec/g protein,N=3). This effect of morphine occurred in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that morphine enhances cathepsin B and L activity in mesangial cells and isolated glomeruli. This effect of morphine may enhance capacity of mesangial cells to degrade increased amount of mesangial macromolecules. |
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