scholarly journals Comparative studies on the 25-hydroxylations of cholecalciferol and 1α-hydroxycholecalciferol in perfused rat liver

1978 ◽  
Vol 170 (3) ◽  
pp. 495-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masafumi Fukushima ◽  
Yasuho Nishii ◽  
Michiko Suzuki ◽  
Tatsuo Suda
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Linear Relation ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Similar Rate ◽  
The Other ◽  
Perfused Rat Liver ◽  
Km Value ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
25 Hydroxycholecalciferol

The 25-hydroxylations of [3H]cholecalciferol and 1α-hydroxy[3H]cholecalciferol in perfused rat liver were compared. Results showed that about twice as much 1α(OH)D3 (1α-hydroxycholecalciferol) was incorporated into the liver as cholecalciferol. 25-Hydroxy[3H]cholecalciferol and 1α-25-dihydroxy[3H]cholecalciferol were not incorporated significantly. Livers isolated from vitamin D-deficient rats formed the 25-hydroxy derivatives of cholecalciferol and 1α(OH)D3 respectively linearly with time for at least 120min. The rate of 1α,25(OH)2D3 (1α,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) production increased exactly 10-fold on successive 10-fold increases in the dose of 1α(OH)D3, suggesting that hepatic 25-hydroxylation of 1α(OH)D3 is not under metabolic control. On the other hand, the rate of conversion of cholecalciferol into 25(OH)D3 (25-hydroxycholecalciferol) did not increase linearly with increase in the amount of cholecalciferol in the perfusate. The 25-hydroxylation of cholecalciferol seemed to proceed at a similar rate to that of 1α(OH)D3 at doses of less than 1nmol, but with doses of more than 2.5nmol, the conversion of cholecalciferol into 25(OH)D3 became much less efficient, though the linear relation between the amounts of substrate and product was maintained. A reciprocal plot of data on the 25-hydroxylation of cholecalciferol gave two Km values of about 5.6nm and 1.0μm, whereas that for the 25-hydroxylation of 1α(OH)D3 gave a single Km value of about 2.0μm. These results suggest that there are two modes of 25-hydroxylation of cholecalciferol in the liver, which seem to be closely related to the mechanism of control of 25(OH)D3 production by the liver.

scholarly journals Ganglioside incorporation and release by the isolated perfused rat liver

1991 ◽  
Vol 274 (2) ◽  
pp. 581-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
S C Kivatinitz ◽  
A Miglio ◽  
R Ghidoni
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
The Other ◽  
Regulatory Role ◽  
Isolated Perfused Rat Liver ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Perfused Rat Liver ◽  
Ganglioside Gm1 ◽  
First Order ◽  
Pseudo First Order

The fate of exogenous ganglioside GM1 labelled in the sphingosine moiety, [Sph-3H]GM1, administered as a pulse, in the isolated perfused rat liver was investigated. When a non-recirculating protocol was employed, the amount of radioactivity in the liver and perfusates was found to be dependent on the presence of BSA in the perfusion liquid and on the time elapsed after the administration of the ganglioside. When BSA was added to the perfusion liquid, less radioactivity was found in the liver and more in the perfusate at each time tested, for up to 1 h. The recovery of radioactivity in the perfusates followed a complex course which can be described by three pseudo-first-order kinetic constants. The constants, in order of decreasing velocity, are interpreted as: (a) the dilution of the labelled GM1 by the constant influx of perfusion liquid; (b) the washing off of GM1 loosely bound to the surface of liver cells; (c) the release of gangliosides from the liver. Process (b) was found to be faster in the presence of BSA, probably owing to the ability of BSA to bind gangliosides. The [Sph-3H]GM1 in the liver underwent metabolism, leading to the appearance of products of anabolic (GD1a, GD1b) and catabolic (GM2, GM3) origin; GD1a appeared before GM2 and GM3 but, at times longer than 10 min, GM2 and GM3 showed more radioactivity than GD1a. At a given time the distribution of the radioactivity in the perfusates was quite different from that of the liver. In fact, after 60 min GD1a was the only metabolite present in any amount, the other being GM3, the quantity of which was small. This indicates that the liver is able to release newly synthesized gangliosides quite specifically. When a recirculating protocol was used, there were more catabolites and less GD1a than with the non-recirculating protocol. A possible regulatory role of ganglioside re-internalization on their own metabolism in the liver is postulated.

scholarly journals The Association Between Vitamin D Values and Psoriasis: A Literature Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 193-199
Author(s):  
Zamfirescu Mihaela ◽  
Ghiță Nicolae-Alexandru ◽  
Chirilă Sergiu ◽  
Gurgaș Leonard ◽  
Hangan Tony
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cellular Immune System ◽  
D Values ◽  
Cellular Immune ◽  
25 Hydroxycholecalciferol

Abstract The Vitamin D deficiency could be involved in the development of psoriasis, Vitamin D defficiency being considerd to be involved in the development of disorders related to cellular immune system. The aim of this study is to review the literature in order to find if there is an association between the Vitamin D level in the serum and psoriasis. A search for relevant articles was performed using PubMed, Web of Science and Springer databases. A total of 19 articles fulfilled the criteria for inclusion in this review. 14 studies revealed statistically significant lower levels of Vitamin D in psoriatic patients when compared to healthy controls. The other 5 studies did not found a statistically significant difference between 25-hydroxycholecalciferol levels in psoriasis group and in control group.

scholarly journals Formation of acetoacetate from 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate by rat liver and isolation of a mitochondrial coenzyme A-transferase activity involved

1974 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Deana ◽  
R. Meneghello ◽  
L. Manzi ◽  
C. Gregolin
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Coenzyme A ◽  
Mitochondrial Fraction ◽  
Transferase Activity ◽  
Perfused Rat Liver ◽  
Km Value

1. Formation of acetoacetate from 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate was observed in the perfused rat liver. Production of 3.5μmol of acetoacetate/h per g of tissue was obtained. 2. Formation of acetoacetate was catalysed mainly by the mitochondrial fraction of the homogenized liver, at a rate of 62nmol/h per mg of protein. 3. Experiments with hydroxy-[3-14C]methylglutarate demonstrated that the acetoacetate formed was derived mainly from this compound. 4. A mitochondrial transferase activity catalysing the transfer of a CoA molecule from succinyl-CoA (3-carboxypropionyl-CoA) to hydroxymethylglutarate was shown. The Km value for hydroxymethylglutarate was 5×10−3m.

Vitamin D Uptake and Metabolism by Perfused Rat Liver: Influences of Carrier Proteins*

Endocrinology ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 498-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN G. HADDAD ◽  
ANTHONY S. JENNINGS ◽  
T. CHOON AW
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Perfused Rat Liver ◽  
Carrier Proteins ◽  
Uptake And Metabolism

Lipogenesis from ketone bodies in the perfused rat liver: effects of acetate and ethanol

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (11) ◽  
pp. 989-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerda Endemann ◽  
Patrick G. Goetz ◽  
John F. Tomera ◽  
William M. Rand ◽  
Sylvain Desrochers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Ketone Body ◽  
Ketone Bodies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ethanol Metabolism ◽  
Perfused Rat Liver ◽  
Other Hand

The interactions between acetate or ethanol metabolism, lipogenesis, and ketone body utilization have been studied in isolated livers from fed rats perfused with 15 mM glucose and 10 mM acetate or ethanol. The contribution of acetate to ketogenesis is constant; on the other hand, the contribution of ethanol to ketogenesis increases with time, presumably because of the accumulation of acetate in the perfusate. Ketogenesis is decreased in the presence of ethanol (but not acetate), while ketone body utilization is not affected by ethanol or acetate. Acetate contributes one third and ethanol contributes one half of the carbon incorporated into fatty acids and 3-β-hydroxysterols. Only a small fraction (less than 5%) of the incorporation of acetate or ethanol into fatty acids and sterols occurs via transient incorporation into ketone bodies.

scholarly journals Hepatic synthesis of carnitine from protein-bound trimethyl-lysine. Lysosomal digestion of methyl-lysine-labelled asialo-fetuin

1976 ◽  
Vol 160 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
J LaBadie ◽  
W A Dunn ◽  
N N Aronson
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Free Amino ◽  
Isolated Perfused Rat Liver ◽  
Methyl Groups ◽  
Second Derivative ◽  
Perfused Rat Liver ◽  
Lysine Residues ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
Hepatic Synthesis

The biosynthesis of carnitine in the rat was studied by following the metabolism of two radioactive derivatives of asialo-fetuin. The first contained 14C-labelled methyl groups covalently bound to the 6-N-amino fraction of its lysine residues as 6-N-monomethyl- and dimethyl-lysine. By treating this protein with iodomethane, a second derivative was produced in which the radioactivity was preferentially incorporated as 6-N-[Me-14C]-trimethyl-lysine. These desialylated glycoproteins, like other asialo-proteins, were immediately cleared from the blood by rat liver. Within hepatocyte lysosomes, the 14C-labelled proteins were rapidly hydrolysed, producing free amino acids containing the various 6-N-[Me-14C]methylated lysine residues. The radioactive amino acids crossed the lysosomal membrane and were further metabolized in the cytosol. Carnitine was the major radioactive metabolite detected in extracts of the rat carcass and liver after intravenous injection of 6-N-[Me-14C]trimethyl-lysine-labelled asialo-fetuin. Within 3h, at least 34.6% of the trimethyl-lysine in the administered protein was converted into carnitine. Similarly, an isolated perfused rat liver converted 30% of the added peptide-bound trimethyl-lysine into carnitine within 90 min. On the other hand, in numerous attempts we failed to detect radioactive carnitine in both rat liver and carcass between 20 min and 22 h after injection of 6-N-[Me-14C]-monomethyl- and -dimethyl-lysine-labelled asialo-fetuin. These data provide evidence for a pathway of carnitine biosynthesis that involves trimethyl-lysine as a peptide-bound precursor as proposed by R.A. Cox & C.L. Hoppel [(1973) Biochem. J. 136, 1083-1090] and V. Tanphaichitr & H.P. Broquist [(1973) J. Biol. Chem. 248, 2176-2181]. The findings also show that rat liver can synthesize carnitine without the aid of other tissues, but cannot convert free partially methylated lysines into trimethyl-lysine.

scholarly journals Purification from rat liver of an enzyme that catalyses the sulphurylation of phenols

1971 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 901-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. McEvoy ◽  
J. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male Rat ◽  
Thiol Compounds ◽  
Km Value ◽  
Rat Livers

1. An enzyme (EC 2.8.2.1) that catalyses the transfer of sulphate from adenosine 3′-phosphate 5′-sulphatophosphate to phenols was purified approx. 2000-fold from male rat livers. 2. The purified preparation did not catalyse the sulphurylation of dehydroepiandrosterone, butan-1-ol, l-tyrosine methyl ester, 1-naphthylamine or serotonin. 3. At pH8.0 and 37°C the Km values of the enzyme for p-nitrophenol and adenosine 3′-phosphate 5′-sulphatophosphate are 51 and 14μm respectively. The Km value for either substrate is independent of the concentration of the other. 4. The sulphurylation of phenol is inhibited by thiol compounds and glutathione at a concentration of 3mm caused an approx. 50% decrease in enzyme activity. 5. The Km of the enzyme for adenosine 3′-phosphate 5′-sulphatophosphate is unaffected by the presence of added glutathione but at a concentration of 5mm-glutathione the Km of the enzyme for its phenolic substrate is decreased.

scholarly journals Guanine deaminase in rat liver and mouse liver and brain

1972 ◽  
Vol 128 (5) ◽  
pp. 1079-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S Kumar ◽  
A. Sitaramayya ◽  
P. S. Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Rat Brain ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Inhibitory Activity ◽  
Substrate Concentration ◽  
Mouse Liver ◽  
Deae Cellulose ◽  
The Other ◽  
Guanine Deaminase ◽  
Sigmoidal Kinetics ◽  
Km Value

1. The guanine deaminase in rat liver supernatant preparations was resolved into two fractions, A and B, on DEAE-cellulose columns. The two differed in electrophoretic mobility and in various properties. The most noteworthy distinction between A and B components was that the enzyme A activity showed a sigmoid dependence on substrate concentration whereas the enzyme B showed classical Michaelis–Menten kinetics. The Km value of enzyme A for guanine was 5.3μm and that of enzyme B 20μm. 2. The entire guanine deaminase activity of mouse liver was contained in the 15000g supernatant of iso-osmotic homogenates. 3. A reinvestigation of the behaviour of rat brain 15000g supernatant guanine deaminase isoenzymes revealed that one enzyme had sigmoidal kinetics and the other enzyme showed a hyperbolic response. 4. Of the guanine deaminase in mouse brain iso-osmotic sucrose homogenate 80% was recovered in the 15000g supernatant and the rest from the particles. The supernatant guanine deaminase was resolvable into two fractions on DEAE-cellulose columns. One enzyme showed sigmoidal kinetics whereas the other showed a hyperbolic response to increasing substrate concentration; the Km values for the reaction with guanine were respectively 5 and 66μm. 5. The particulate fractions of mouse liver and brain were devoid of any overt inhibitory activity.

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