Citrullination Inhibits SERPIN Activity

Inhibits Autoimmune Inflammation in Type Enhanced Anti-Serpin Antibody Activity

PEDF – A Noninhibitory Serpin with Neurotrophic Activity

The pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 50 kDa belonging to the noninhibitory serpin family. It regulates several physiological processes, such as stimulation of retinoblastoma cell differentiation into neuron cells, and facilitation of the growth and viability of photoreceptor cells and neurons of the central nervous system. Moreover, this fact...

Anti-HSV activity of serpin antithrombin III.

Natural serine protease inhibitors (serpins) elicit sensing of a microbial cell intruder and activate an intrinsic cellular immune response in HIV and HCV infected cells. Here, we demonstrate in vitro inhibition of HSV with serpin antithrombin III (ATIII) early during infection pointing towards inhibition of an entry event. We also found reduction of mortality from 90% to 40% in an abrasion mic...

Linarin Inhibits the Acetylcholinesterase Activity In-vitro and Ex-vivo

Linarin is a flavone glycoside in the plants Flos chrysanthemi indici, Buddleja officinalis, Cirsium setosum, Mentha arvensis and Buddleja davidii, and has been reported to possess analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activities. In this paper, linarin was investigated for its AChE inhibitory potential both in vitro and ex vivo. Ellman’s colorimetric method was used for...

Copper sulfate inhibits seizure activity induced by pentylenetetrazole in mice

Background and Objective: Copper is one of the main micronutrients of body which plays a key role as a cofactor in the function of metabolic enzymes. Previous studies have shown that copper sulfate () inhibits long-term potentiation (LTP) in slices of hippocampal CA1 region. Whereas LTP is involved in learning and epilepsy, it seems that copper effects on LTP could be associated with its effect...