2-Cys Prxs are H2O2-specific antioxidants that become inactivated by enzyme hyperoxidation at elevated H2O2 levels. Although hyperoxidation restricts the antioxidant physiological role of these enzymes, it also allows the enzyme to become an efficient chaperone holdase. The critical molecular event allowing the peroxidase to chaperone switch is thought to be the enzyme assembly into high molecu...

cDNA sequences for both human high molecular weight (HMW) and low molecular weight (LMW) prekininogens have been isolated by molecular cloning and determined by sequence analysis. The sequence determination together with the S1 nuclease mapping and RNA blot-hybridization analyses indicate that human HMW and LMW prekininogen mRNAs share an identical sequence throughout the 5'-untranslated region...

A single step ion-exchange chromatography on a sulfo-propyl (SP)- Sepharose column was performed to separate both the high molecular weight (HMW)- and low molecular weight (LMW)- forms of enzymatically active urokinase type plasminogen activator from human kidney (HT1080) cell culture media. The level of urokinase secreted by the cell line reached to about 145 Plough units/ml culture broth with...

Adiponectin circulates in plasma as various isoforms. However, the biological activity of each isoform has not been firmly established. High molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin may be the active form of adiponectin, while a proteolytic cleavage product of adiponectin, known as globular adiponectin (gAd), has recently been shown to activate vascular endothelial cells. We compared HMW adiponectin ...

BACKGROUND Adiponectin may regulate ovarian steroidogenesis, folliculogenesis and ovulation. The alterations in the distribution of adiponectin multimers in follicular fluid (FF) and the relationship between adiponectin multimers and folliculogenesis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) remain unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between the levels of total ...

OBJECTIVE To examine select adipokines, including fatty acid-binding protein 4, retinol-binding protein 4, and high-molecular-weight (HMW) adiponectin in relation to cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. APPROACH AND RESULTS Plasma levels of fatty acid-binding protein 4, retinol-binding protein 4, and HMW adiponectin were measured in 950 men with...