EINFLUSS VON CYCLUS UND EXOGENER HORMONZUFUHR AUF STOFFWECHSELVORGÄNGE DES RATTENUTERUS

1967 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Schmidt ◽  
I. Noack ◽  
H. Walther ◽  
K. D. Voigt

ABSTRACT The first significant increase of weight, RNA and protein was observed in the uterus of spayed rats twelve hours after the intraperitoneal administration of a single dose of 1 μg oestradiol. There was no significant increase of DNA. At the same time the activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, fructose-1,6-diphosphate aldolase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and leucine aminopeptidase had increased significantly. Twentyfour hours after the injection the augmented values began to decline. Three injections of 1 μg oestradiol, given at 24 hour intervals obtained similar changes, the only difference being that these changes were more marked and that a DNA increase was also observed. The augmentation of protein, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and fructose-1,6-diphosphate aldolase content of cells induced by repeated oestradiol injections was inhibited partly by 1 mg progesterone when administered together with the last dose of oestradiol. During the normal oestrus cycle of the rat uterus an increase of uterine weight, DNA and RNA content and also of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and 1,6-diphosphate aldolase activities was observed, whereas isocitrate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase and leucine aminopeptidase did not change significantly. It would appear that the changes after exogenous hormone administration reflect those of the normal cycle as regards both their extent and timing. The importance of these findings in connection with hormone-induced pathways of uterine metabolism is discussed.

1971 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. H. Surani ◽  
P. J. Heald

ABSTRACT The enzymes phosphofructokinase (PFK), pyruvate kinase (PK), isocitric dehydrogenase (ICDH), malic dehydrogenase (MDH), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6PDH) and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGDH) have been measured in rat uterus during the first 9 days of pregnancy. It was found that after implantation on day 6, the activities of PFK and PK (the key glycolytic enzymes) increased in terms of dry weight — and in terms of protein in the implantation sites, but decreased in non-implanted tissue. The pentose shunt enzymes changed similarly to those of the glycolytic enzymes. ICDH activity increased in the non-implanted tissue and decreased in the implanted tissue. Changes in malic dehydrogenase were extremely variable and did not show a consistent pattern. Administration of Actinomycin D on day 6 of pregnancy abolished the increase in PK and PFK in the implantation sites and indeed led to a major decrease in activity. This implies that the increased PK and PFK in the implantation sites, arise from a DNA dependent RNA directed synthesis of new enzyme protein. The results are discussed in relation to the energy requirement of the decidualising tissue and the need for increased pentose for RNA synthesis. It is suggested that the extra NADPH resulting from the pentose shunt is involved in increased lipid synthesis.


1965 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Nielson ◽  
J. C. Warren

ABSTRACT The endogenous activities of four major supernatant enzymes which produce TPNH (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase and isocitrate dehydrogenase) were quantitated in both normal and pathologic human ovarian tissues. The atrophic ovary demonstrated the lowest relative activity of the pentose shunt dehydrogenases, whereas luteinized tissues displayed the highest. During the course of its life cycle, the corpus luteum of the nonpregnant female displayed a progressive rise in isocitrate dehydrogenase and a concomitant fall in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activities. The corpus luteum of pregnancy, studied at term, demonstrated the highest levels of activity of all the four enzymes quantitated.


1985 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray R. Grigor ◽  
Peter E. Hartmann

SUMMARYThe activities of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, malic enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase have been determined in secreted milk from sows, rats and rabbits. Within each species, although there was considerable variation in the absolute activities of these enzymes, the relative activities were similar to those observed for, or previously published for mammary homogenates. The only exception was milk glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase which tended to lose activity upon prolonged storage in the mammary gland. These results suggest that the pattern of milk enzymes can be an accurate reflection of that occurring in the mammary gland.


1970 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. H. Ashcroft ◽  
P. J. Randle

1. Glucose-phosphorylating and glucose 6-phosphatase activities, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, NADP+-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase, `malic' enzyme and pyruvate carboxylase were assayed in homogenates of normal mouse islets. 2. Two glucose-phosphorylating activities were detected; the major activity had Km 0.075mm for glucose and was inhibited by glucose 6-phosphate (non-competitive with glucose) and mannoheptulose (competitive with glucose). The other (minor) activity had a high Km for glucose (mean value 16mm) and was apparently not inhibited by glucose 6-phosphate. 3. Glucose 6-phosphatase activity was present in amounts comparable with the total glucose-phosphorylating activity, with Km 1mm for glucose 6-phosphate. Glucose was an inhibitor and the inhibition showed mixed kinetics. No inhibition of glucose 6-phosphate hydrolysis was observed with mannose, citrate or tolbutamide. The inhibition by glucose was not reversed by mannoheptulose. 4. 6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase had Km values of 2.5 and 21μm for NADP+ and 6-phosphogluconate respectively. 5. Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase had Km values of 4 and 22μm for NADP+ and glucose 6-phosphate. The Km for glucose 6-phosphate was considerably below the intra-islet concentration of glucose 6-phosphate at physiological extracellular glucose concentrations. The enzyme had no apparent requirement for cations. Of a number of possible modifiers of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, only NADPH was inhibitory. The inhibition by NADPH was competitive with NADP+ and apparently mixed with respect to glucose 6-phosphate. 6. NADP+–isocitrate dehydrogenase was present but the islet homogenate contained little, if any, `malic' enzyme. The presence of pyruvate carboxylase was also demonstrated. 7. The results obtained are discussed with reference to glucose phosphorylation and glucose 6-phosphate oxidation in the intact mouse islet, and the possible nature of the β-cell glucoreceptor mechanism.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Leterrier ◽  
Juan B. Barroso ◽  
Raquel Valderrama ◽  
José M. Palma ◽  
Francisco J. Corpas

NADPH regeneration appears to be essential in the mechanism of plant defence against oxidative stress. Plants contain several NADPH-generating dehydrogenases including isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP-ICDH), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGDH), and malic enzyme (ME). InArabidopsisseedlings grown under salinity conditions (100 mM NaCl) the analysis of physiological parameters, antioxidant enzymes (catalase and superoxide dismutase) and content of superoxide radical (O2  ∙−), nitric oxide (NO), and peroxynitrite (ONOO-) indicates a process of nitro-oxidative stress induced by NaCl. Among the analysed NADPH-generating dehydrogenases under salinity conditions, the NADP-ICDH showed the maximum activity mainly attributable to the root NADP-ICDH. Thus, these data provide new insights on the relevance of the NADP-ICDH which could be considered as a second barrier in the mechanism of response against the nitro-oxidative stress generated by salinity.


1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 1928-1934 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Hageman ◽  
D. Fahselt

Thalli of the lichen Umbilicaria mammulata (Ach.) Tuck, were collected from one site, 24 at each of five different sampling times, over a period of 1 year. Protein extracts from each individual thallus were subjected to isoelectric focusing, followed by specific staining for eight enzyme systems (mannitol dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase, superoxide dismutase, esterase, and alkaline phosphatase). A total of 55 bands were resolved, 25 of which were constant in all thalli through all sampling dates. Principal components analysis of the electromorph data showed the existence of groups corresponding to sets of thalli collected at the same times; esterase and alkaline phosphatase variation were primarily responsible for these groupings. Banding patterns of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and superoxide dismutase were constant regardless of date of collection. Most bands of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and glutamate dehydrogenase were consistent through all sampling times, but each system exhibited one band that differed in frequency from one collection date to another. Electromorphs of mannitol dehydrogenase and isocitrate dehydrogenase exhibited only minor variability. Dehydrogenase enzymes, since they tended to vary least from one sampling time to the next, can thus be used more readily for taxonomic purposes. If esterases and alkaline phosphatases are to be applied as taxonomic criteria, samples for comparison should be collected simultaneously.


1984 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 459-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Neale ◽  
J. C. Weber ◽  
W. T. Adams

Methods for resolving electrophoretic variants from extracts of needle tissue of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) are described, and the inheritance of 12 of at least 15 loci that control allozymes from 11 enzyme systems are established. Evidence for the inheritance of allozyme variants was obtained in three ways: (i) comparison in seed orchard clones of allozyme genotypes determined from both megagametophyte and needle tissue; (ii) analysis of segregating full-sib progenies of seed orchard clones; and (iii) comparison of needle allozyme pattern phenotypes to previously reported embryo phenotypes. Ten of the 12 loci (coding phosphoglucomutase, PGM(1) and PGM(2); glycerate dehydrogenase, GLYDH; phosphoglucose isomerase, PG1(2); glutamate dehydrogenase, GDH; glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, G-6PD; 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, 6-PGD(1); isocitrate dehydrogenase, IDH; diaphorase, DIA(2); malate dehydrogenase, MDH(1)) produce clear bands in seed tissue; however, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase GOT(3) (N) was not found in seeds and shikimic dehydrogenase (SDH) could only be clearly resolved in needles (N). Several enzymes active in seed tissue could not be detected in needle tissues.Key words: Douglas-fir, needle tissue isozymes, inheritance.


1972 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauritz Sømme

AbstractFollowing acclimation at 20° or 6° and exposure at -6° levels of enzyme activities were studied in larvae of Ephestia kuehniella. The activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, catalases, proteinases and acetylcholine esterase were all affected by the acclimation temperatures. Some enzymes, like 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and acid phosphatases, showed different levels of activity after exposure at -6° depending on previous acclimation. After exposure at -6° the activities of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatases and acetylcholine esterase in larvae injected with glycerol were similar to those of larvae acclimated at 6°. Oxygen consumption and activities of isocitrate dehydrogenase and trehalase were not influenced by previous temperature treatments. It appears that various enzymes are affected in different ways by acclimation and exposure at low temperatures. It is suggested that a better balance of various enzyme activities are maintained at low temperatures in larvae acclimated at 6° or injected with glycerol. The results also indicate that resistance acclimation in this species is regulated by mechanisms that do not include capacity acclimation.


1971 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Scholz ◽  
Rodney A. Rhoades

1. The incorporation of [U-14C]glucose into several lipid components of lung and liver slices, and the activities of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.44), ‘malic’ enzyme (EC 1.1.1.40) and NADP–isocitrate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.42) of the cell cytosol were examined in normal, starved and re-fed rats. 2. Lipogenesis and the activities of these enzymes in liver were decreased markedly in rats starved for 72h. Re-feeding starved rats on a fat-free diet for 72h resulted in the well documented hyperlipogenic response in liver, particularly in its ability to convert glucose into neutral lipid, and increased activities of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, ‘malic’ enzyme and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase to values approx. 700, 470 and 250% of controls respectively. 3. Approx. 70% of the total label in lung lipids was present in the phospholipid fraction. Hydrolysis of lung phospholipids revealed that lipogenesis from glucose was considerable, with approx. 40% of the total phospholipid radioactivity present in the fatty acid fraction. 4. Incorporation of glucose into total lung lipids was decreased by approx. 40% in lung slices of starved rats and was returned to control values on re-feeding. Although phospholipid synthesis from glucose was decreased in lung slices of starved rats, the decrease proportionally was greater for the fatty acid fraction (approx. 50%) as compared with the glycerol fraction (approx. 25%). 5. The activities of lung glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and NADP–isocitrate dehydrogenase were not affected by the dietary alterations. ‘Malic’ enzyme activity was not detected in lung cytosol preparations. 6. The results are discussed in relation to the surface-active lining layer (surfactant) of the lung.


1980 ◽  
Vol 186 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Andrés ◽  
J Satrústegui ◽  
A Machado

The behaviours of the principal NADPH-producing enzymes (glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, cytoplasmic and mitochondrial ‘malic’ enzyme and NAPD+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase) were studied during the development of rat heart and compared with those in brain and liver. 1. The enzymes belonging to the pentose phosphate pathway exhibit lower activities in heart than in other tissues throughout development. 2. The pattern of induction of heart cytoplasmic and mitochondrial ‘malic’ enzymes does not parallel that found in liver. Heart mitochondrial enzyme is slowly induced from birth onwards. 3. NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase has similar activities in all tissues in 18-day foetuses. 4. Heart mitochondrial NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase is greatly induced in the adult, where it attains a 10-fold higher activity than in liver. 5. The physiological functions of mitochondrial ‘malic’ enzyme and NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase are discussed.


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