scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF SOME FACTORS ON THE HISTOCHEMICAL DEMONSTRATION OF LIVER GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE ACTIVITY

1972 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 331-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.-A. LINDBERG ◽  
A. PALKAMA
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Light Microscope ◽  
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid ◽  
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Liver Glycogen ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Histochemical Demonstration ◽  
Phosphorylase Activity ◽  
Glycogen Phosphorylase Activity

Existing methods for the histochemical demonstration of liver phosphorylase activity were investigated for possible application to a study of enzyme activity using the electron microscope as well as the light microscope. It was found that lead, in concentrations recommended in the literature, cannot be used as the precipitating agent because of its inhibitory effect on phosphorylase activity. The histochemical method based on the demonstration of enzymatically formed glycogen can be improved by adding ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid to the incubating solution. However, the addition of 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate is not as effective. It is not necessary to add glycogen to the incubating solution. In our opinion enzyme activity cannot yet be demonstrated electron microscopically by the precipitation of liberated phosphate. This is due to the inhibitory effect of high lead concentrations. Under the light microscope the method based on the demonstration of enzymatically formed glycogen is most reliable.

Response of mouse liver glycogen cycle enzymes to endotoxin treatment

1976 ◽  
Vol 231 (4) ◽  
pp. 1285-1289 ◽  
Author(s):  
O Giger ◽  
RE McCallum
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Liver ◽  
Glycogen Phosphorylase ◽  
Glycogen Synthase ◽  
Lethal Dose ◽  
Active Form ◽  
Liver Glycogen ◽  
Phosphorylase Activity ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
Glycogen Phosphorylase Activity ◽  
Glycogen Synthase Activity

The present study was undertaken to characterize endotoxin-induced changes in carbohydrate metabolism and more specifically, to determine the contribution of glycogenolysis to the loss of liver glycogen. Female ICR mice, fasted overnight, were injected with a median lethal dose (LD50, 9 mg/kg) of endotoxin extracted from Salmonella typhimurium strain SR-11. Glycogen synthase and glycogen phosphorylase activities were measured at 0.5 and 6 h after treatment. Endotoxin treatment did not alter total glycogen synthase activity, but the amount of enzyme present in the active form was significantly lower in endotoxic mice. There was no significant increase in glycogen phosphorylase activity in endotoxin-treated mice. Glycogen phosphorylase was activated to the same extent in control and endotoxic mice by decapitation or intravenous epinephrine (25 or 1 mug/kg). The results of this study indicate no significant increase in glycogen phosphorylase activity in endotoxic mice, contraindicating enhanced glycogenolysis as a mechanism for depletion of carbohydrate following endotoxin injection. Altered activation of glycogen synthase, however, may contribute to the loss of glycogen during endotoxemia.

Inhibitory action of somatostatin-14 on hormone-stimulated cyclic adenosine monophosphate induction in porcine granulosa and luteal cells

1992 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Rajkumar ◽  
D. E. Kerr ◽  
R. N. Kirkwood ◽  
B. Laarveld
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Concentration Dependent Manner ◽  
Luteal Cells ◽  
Camp Generation ◽  
Camp Induction ◽  
Camp Levels ◽  
Somatostatin 14

ABSTRACT Somatostatin-14 (SRIF-14) inhibited, in a concentration-dependent manner, LH- and forskolin-stimulated cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) induction in porcine granulosa and luteal cells. The inhibitory effect of SRIF-14 on hormone-induced cAMP generation was more potent in porcine ovarian cells than in the GH-3 pituitary cell line. The inhibitory effect of SRIF-14 was impeded by neutralizing its biological activity with specific antiserum. Preincubation of luteal and granulosa cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) enhanced LH- and forskolin-stimulated cAMP levels. SRIF-14 failed to inhibit LH- or forskolin-stimulated cAMP levels in cells preincubated with PMA. It is concluded that SRIF-14 inhibits hormone-stimulated cAMP induction in the porcine ovary. LH-induced protein kinase C activation may be physiologically important to alleviate the inhibitory effects of SRIF-14. Journal of Endocrinology (1992) 134, 297–306

scholarly journals Regulatory Properties of Apple Leaf Cytosolic Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 761C-761
Author(s):  
Rui Zhou* ◽  
Lailiang Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Carbon Partitioning ◽  
Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate ◽  
Saturation Curve ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Apparent Homogeneity ◽  
Fructose 1,6 Bisphosphatase

Cytosolic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (cytoFBPase) (EC 3.1.3.11) occupies a strategic site in sucrose synthesis and has been demonstrated to play a key role in carbon partitioning between sucrose and starch in non-sorbitol forming plants. In addition to sucrose and starch, Sorbitol is the primary photosynthetic end product in the leaves of many tree fruit species in the Rosaceae family. To understand the biochemical regulation of photosynthetic carbon partitioning between sorbitol, sucrose and starch in sorbitol synthesizing species, we purified cytoFB-Pase to apparent homogeneity from apple leaves. The enzyme was a homotetramer with a subunit mass of 37 kDa. It was highly specific for fructose-1,6-bisphosphate with a Km of 3.1 μm and a Vmax of 48 units/mg protein. Either Mg2+ or Mn2+ was required for its activity with a Km of 0.59 mm and 62 μM, respectively. Li+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Cu2+ and Hg2+ inhibited whereas Mn2+ enhanced the Mg2+-activated enzyme activity. Fructose-6-phosphate was found to be a mixed type inhibitor with a Ki of 0.47 mm. Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (F2,6BP) competitively inhibited the enzyme activity and changed the substrate saturation curve from hyperbolic to sigmoidal. Adenosine monophosphate (AMP) was a non-competitive inhibitor for the enzyme. F2,6BP interacted with AMP to inhibit the enzyme in a synergistic way. Dihydroxyacetone phosphate did not have inhibitory effect on apple leaf cytosolic FBPase activity. Sorbitol increased the susceptibility of the enzyme to the inhibition by F1,6BP. The presence of sorbitol in the reaction mixture led to a reduction in the enzyme activity.

scholarly journals Adenosine and Forskolin Inhibit Platelet Aggregation by Collagen but not the Proximal Signalling Events

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (07) ◽  
pp. 1124-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne C. Clark ◽  
Deirdre M. Kavanagh ◽  
Stephanie Watson ◽  
Jeremy A. Pike ◽  
Robert K. Andrews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adenylyl Cyclase ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Platelet Activation ◽  
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Adenosine Diphosphate ◽  
Receptor Activation ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Human Platelets ◽  
Adenosine Receptor Agonist

Background The G protein-coupled receptor, adenosine A2A, signals through the stimulatory G protein, Gs, in platelets leading to activation of adenylyl cyclase and elevation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and inhibition of platelet activation. Objective This article investigates the effect of A2A receptor activation on signalling by the collagen receptor glycoprotein (GP) VI in platelets. Methods Washed human platelets were stimulated by collagen or the GPVI-specific agonist collagen-related peptide (CRP) in the presence of the adenosine receptor agonist, 5′-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) or the adenylyl cyclase activator, forskolin and analysed for aggregation, adenosine triphosphate secretion, protein phosphorylation, spreading, Ca2+ mobilisation, GPVI receptor clustering, cAMP, thromboxane B2 (TxB2) and P-selectin exposure. Results NECA, a bioactive adenosine analogue, partially inhibits aggregation and secretion to collagen or CRP in the absence or presence of the P2Y12 receptor antagonist, cangrelor and the cyclooxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin. The inhibitory effect in the presence of the three inhibitors is largely overcome at higher concentrations of collagen but not CRP. Neither NECA nor forskolin altered clustering of GPVI, elevation of Ca2+ or spreading of platelets on a collagen surface. Further, neither NECA nor forskolin, altered collagen-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of Syk, LAT nor PLCγ2. However, NECA and forskolin inhibited platelet activation by the TxA2 mimetic, U46619, but not the combination of adenosine diphosphate and collagen. Conclusion NECA and forskolin have no effect on the proximal signalling events by collagen. They inhibit platelet activation in a response-specific manner in part through inhibition of the feedback action of TxA2.

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