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Tryptase Precursors Are Preferentially and Spontaneously Released, Whereas Mature Tryptase Is Retained by HMC-1 Cells, Mono-Mac-6 Cells, and Human Skin-Derived Mast Cells ¹

Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298

Tryptase ( and ) levels in serum are used to assess mast cell involvement in human disease. Using cultured cells, the current study examines the hypothesis that protryptase(s) are spontaneously secreted by mast cells at rest, whereas mature tryptase(s) are stored in secretory granules until their release by activated cells. HMC-1 cells have only -tryptase genes and the corresponding mRNA. Mono-Mac-6 cells have both - and -tryptase genes but preferentially express -tryptase. Mono-Mac-6 cells spontaneously secrete most of their tryptase, which consists of -protryptase, whereas mature tryptase is retained inside these cells. HMC-1 cells also spontaneously secrete most of their tryptase, identified as -protryptase, and retain mature tryptase. Skin-derived mast cells retain most of their tryptase, which is mature, and spontaneously secrete protryptase(s). Total tryptase levels in plasma are detectable but no different in healthy subjects with and without the gene for -tryptase, consistent with pro forms of both - and -tryptase being spontaneously secreted. Thus, protryptase(s) are spontaneously secreted by resting mast cells, whereas mature tryptase is retained by mast cells until they are activated to degranulate.

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