The 150-kDa MPO protein is a cationic homodimer consisting of two 15-kDa light chains and two variable-weight glycosylated heavy chains bound to a prosthetic heme group.[4][5][6] The light chains are glycosylated and contain the modified iron protoporphyrin IXactive site. Together, the light and heavy chains form two identical 73-kDa monomers connected by a cystine bridge at Cys153. The protein forms a deep crevice which holds the heme group at the bottom, as well as a hydrophobic pocket at the entrance to the distal heme cavity which carries out its catalytic activity.[6]
Three isoforms have been identified, differing only in the size of the heavy chains.[4]
MPO contains a calcium binding site with seven ligands, forming a pentagonal pyramid conformation.[citation needed] One of the ligands is the carbonyl group of Asp 96. Calcium-binding is important for structure of the active site because of Asp 96's close proximity to the catalytic His95 side chain.[7]
Antibodies against MPO have been implicated in various types of vasculitis, most prominently three clinically and pathologically recognized forms: granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, formerly Wegener's granulomatosis), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA); and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, formerly Churg-Strauss syndrome). Antibodies are also known as anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs), though ANCAs have also been detected in staining of the perinuclear region.[12]
Recent studies have reported an association between elevated myeloperoxidase levels and the severity of coronary artery disease.[13] And Heslop et al. reported that elevated MPO levels more than doubled the risk for cardiovascular mortality over a 13-year period.[14] It has also been suggested that myeloperoxidase plays a significant role in the development of the atheroscleroticlesion and rendering plaques unstable.[15][16]
Medical uses
An initial 2003 study suggested that MPO could serve as a sensitive predictor for myocardial infarction in patients presenting with chest pain.[17] Since then, there have been over 100 published studies documenting the utility of MPO testing. The 2010 Heslop et al. study reported that measuring both MPO and CRP (C-reactive protein; a general and cardiac-related marker of inflammation) provided added benefit for risk prediction than just measuring CRP alone.[14]
Immunohistochemical staining for myeloperoxidase used to be administered in the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia to demonstrate that the leukemic cells were derived from the myeloid lineage. Myeloperoxidase staining is still important in the diagnosis of myeloid sarcoma, contrasting with the negative staining of lymphomas, which can otherwise have a similar appearance.[18] In the case of screening patients for vasculitis, flow cytometric assays have demonstrated comparable sensitivity to immunofluorescence tests, with the additional benefit of simultaneous detection of multiple autoantibodies relevant to vasculitis. Nonetheless, this method still requires further testing.[19]
Myeloperoxidase is the first and so far only human enzyme known to break down carbon nanotubes, allaying a concern among clinicians that using nanotubes for targeted delivery of medicines would lead to an unhealthy buildup of nanotubes in tissues.[20]
Inhibitors of MPO
Azide has been used traditionally as an MPO inhibitor, but 4-aminobenzoic acid hydrazide (4-ABH) is a more specific inhibitor of MPO.[21]
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↑Kinkade JM, Pember SO, Barnes KC, Shapira R, Spitznagel JK, Martin LE (Jul 1983). "Differential distribution of distinct forms of myeloperoxidase in different azurophilic granule subpopulations from human neutrophils". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 114 (1): 296–303. doi:10.1016/0006-291x(83)91627-3. PMID6192815.
↑Shin K, Hayasawa H, Lönnerdal B (Mar 2001). "Mutations affecting the calcium-binding site of myeloperoxidase and lactoperoxidase". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 281 (4): 1024–9. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.4448. PMID11237766.
↑Kutter D, Devaquet P, Vanderstocken G, Paulus JM, Marchal V, Gothot A (2000). "Consequences of total and subtotal myeloperoxidase deficiency: risk or benefit ?". Acta Haematologica. 104 (1): 10–5. doi:10.1159/000041062. PMID11111115.
↑Flint SM, McKinney EF, Smith KG (Mar 2015). "Emerging concepts in the pathogenesis of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis". Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 27 (2): 197–203. doi:10.1097/BOR.0000000000000145. PMID25629443.
↑Zhang R, Brennan ML, Fu X, Aviles RJ, Pearce GL, Penn MS, Topol EJ, Sprecher DL, Hazen SL (Nov 2001). "Association between myeloperoxidase levels and risk of coronary artery disease". JAMA. 286 (17): 2136–42. doi:10.1001/jama.286.17.2136. PMID11694155.
↑ 14.014.1Heslop CL, Frohlich JJ, Hill JS (Mar 2010). "Myeloperoxidase and C-reactive protein have combined utility for long-term prediction of cardiovascular mortality after coronary angiography". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55 (11): 1102–9. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.11.050. PMID20223364.
↑Nicholls SJ, Hazen SL (Jun 2005). "Myeloperoxidase and cardiovascular disease". Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 25 (6): 1102–11. doi:10.1161/01.ATV.0000163262.83456.6d. PMID15790935.
↑Lau D, Baldus S (Jul 2006). "Myeloperoxidase and its contributory role in inflammatory vascular disease". Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 111 (1): 16–26. doi:10.1016/j.pharmthera.2005.06.023. PMID16476484.
↑Brennan ML, Penn MS, Van Lente F, Nambi V, Shishehbor MH, Aviles RJ, Goormastic M, Pepoy ML, McErlean ES, Topol EJ, Nissen SE, Hazen SL (Oct 2003). "Prognostic value of myeloperoxidase in patients with chest pain". The New England Journal of Medicine. 349 (17): 1595–604. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa035003. PMID14573731.
↑Leong A S-Y, Cooper K, Leong, FJ W-M (2003). Manual of Diagnostic Antibodies for Immunohistology. London: Greenwich Medical Media. pp. 325–326. ISBN1-84110-100-1.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
↑Csernok E, Moosig F (Aug 2014). "Current and emerging techniques for ANCA detection in vasculitis". Nature Reviews. Rheumatology. 10 (8): 494–501. doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2014.78. PMID24890776.
↑Kagan VE, Konduru NV, Feng W, Allen BL, Conroy J, Volkov Y, Vlasova II, Belikova NA, Yanamala N, Kapralov A, Tyurina YY, Shi J, Kisin ER, Murray AR, Franks J, Stolz D, Gou P, Klein-Seetharaman J, Fadeel B, Star A, Shvedova AA (May 2010). "Carbon nanotubes degraded by neutrophil myeloperoxidase induce less pulmonary inflammation". Nature Nanotechnology. 5 (5): 354–9. doi:10.1038/nnano.2010.44. PMID20364135. Lay summary – popsci.com.