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The metabolic fate of human leukocyte interferon (HuIFN-α) was studied after intravenous injection into rats and cynomolgus monkeys. At various intervals the animals were sacrificed and the HuIFN-α content determined in serum and various tissues. HuIFN-α quickly disappeared from the circulation and was found mainly in the kidneys, in which levels were at least 7- to 10-fold higher than in the liver, spleen, lungs, heart, brain and muscles. No interferon was detected in urine. Subcellular fractionation of kidney revealed that the mitochondrial-lysosomal fraction (15000 ) had a high HuIFN-α content. It was also found that HuIFN-α was rapidly inactivated by two types of proteinases found in the lysosomal fractions of rat, monkey and human kidneys, with an optimal pH of 3 to 4. The inactivation was partially inhibited by either pepstatin or leupeptin. Inactivation was totally prevented by a mixture of both inhibitors. Since it is known that interferon is scantily excreted in urine, our findings suggest that the kidney serves as a main site for its degradation.

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