REGULATION OF PROTEINASE ACTIVATION IN MAMMALIAN TISSUES

Abstract

A lot of new results have been published on activation of one or more proteinases in mammalian tissues. Explanation of proteinase activation without invasion of leukocyte during atrophy of mammalian tissues is the subject of the present study. The mechanism of activation process can be divided into two parts. The first one consists of modification of proteinases and their inhibitors by oxidation or reduction including oxygen free radical reactions. The second part of activation is a cascade or cycle including limited proteolysis of proenzymes and/or proteinase inhibitors. The hypothetic system of proteinase activation can give a hope for regulation of proteinase activity in mammalian tissues under pathological- or pathologic-like conditions as during exhausting exercise.