Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase Is a Candidate Predictive Biomarker for Successful Allergen Immunotherapy

In silico modeling of the molecular structure and binding of leukotriene A4 into leukotriene A4 hydrolase.

A combined molecular docking and molecular structure in silico analysis on the substrate and product of leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) was performed. The molecular structures of the substrate leukotriene A4 (LTA4) and product leukotirene B4 (LTB4) were studied through density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31 + G(d) level of theory in both gas and condensed phases. The wh...

Aminopeptidase B is structurally related to leukotriene-A4 hydrolase but is not a bifunctional enzyme with epoxide hydrolase activity.

Aminopeptidase B (Ap B; EC 3.4.11.6) is a zinc-binding protein that contains the consensus sequence HEXXHX18E (324-347), conserved among the M1 family of metallopeptidases. To determine if these putative zinc-binding residues (His324, His328 and Glu347) and the active-site Glu325 are essential for the enzyme activity, we replaced the histidines with tyrosines and the glutamic acid residues with...

Leukotriene A4 hydrolase in human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

We examined cell-free human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) for enzymes of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway. BALF was obtained from six patients who were active smokers and six nonsmokers. Enzymatic activity in cell-free BALF was assessed by specific assays for leukotriene (LT) A4 hydrolase, 5-lipoxygenase, and LTC4 synthase using HPLC. Only LTA4 hydrolase enzymatic activity was found. This activ...

Genetic regulation of expression of leukotriene A4 hydrolase

In chronic inflammatory lung disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the concurrent organ-specific and systemic inflammatory responses lead to airway remodelling and vascular dysfunction. Although a major common risk factor for COPD, cigarette smoke alone cannot explain the progression of this disease; there is increasing evidence that genetic predisposition also plays a...

Basophil activation test: a reliable biomarker for allergen immunotherapy?