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Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 19, Number 1, Janvier 2003
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Page(s) | 71 - 76 | |
Section | M/S Revues | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/200319171 | |
Published online | 15 January 2003 |
Les calpaïnes participent au développement de la réaction inflammatoire
Calpains participate in the development of inflammatory reaction
Inserm U.489 et Service d’explorations fonctionnelles multidisciplinaires, Hôpital Tenon, 4, rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
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laurent.baud@tnn.ap-hop-paris.fr
Les calpaïnes sont des protéases à cystéine de type papaïne identifiées depuis 50 ans. Parce que leur expression est cytosolique et parce que leur activité est contrôlée par la concentration de Ca2+, il est maintenant admis qu’elles jouent un rôle essentiel dans la signalisation intracellulaire. Elles participent ainsi au contrôle de l’apoptose, de la prolifération, de l’adhérence à la matrice extracellulaire et de la mobilité cellulaires. Il n’est donc pas étonnant qu’elles soient impliquées dans des phénomènes aussi divers que l’ischémie, l’inflammation, la réparation, ou la progression tumorale. Cette revue décrit le rôle que jouent les calpaïnes dans le développement de la réaction inflammatoire. Elle donne une place particulière à l’hypothèse selon laquelle les calpaïnes continuent d’être actives lorsqu’elles sont libérées dans le micro-environnement du foyer inflammatoire.
Abstract
Calpains are cysteine proteases first identified 50 years ago. Because they are present in the cytosol of mammalian cells and because they are activated in response to Ca2+ mobilization, they are thought to be involved mainly in cell signalling pathways. They could participate in cellular responses such as apoptosis, proliferation, extracellular matrix adhesion and motility, that have relevance to pathophysiological issues in ischemia, inflammation, repair and tumor progression. Here we consider calpain functions in inflammatory reaction. We report the recent observation that calpain inhibitors reduce the development of acute and chronic inflammation. This has opened the door for understanding how these enzymes are effective in inflammation. We present data suggesting that calpains are primarily responsible for the activation of nuclear factor-қB, a transcription factor with a pivotal role in inflammation. They are involved in inflammatory cell adhesion and migration, pro-inflammatory mediator release and anti-inflammatory hormone resistance as well. In addition, we emphasize the intriguing possibility that calpains are externalized during inflammatory process and that they play a role in the microenvironment of inflammatory cells. Thus, both intracellular and extracellular calpains would offer novel therapeutic targets in inflammation.
© 2003 médecine/sciences - Inserm / SRMS
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