Author:
López-Flores Inmaculada,Peragón Juan,Valderrama Raquel,Esteban Francisco J.,Luque Francisco,Peinado M. Ángeles,Aranda Fermín,Lupiáñez José A.,Barroso Juan B.
Abstract
Blood pH controls the activity of important regulatory enzymes in the metabolism. Serine dehydratase (SerDH) transforms l-serine into pyruvate and ammonium and is involved in the regulation of gluconeogenesis from serine in the rat liver. In this work, we investigate the effect of chronic metabolic acidosis on the kinetics, specific protein level, tissue location, and mRNA levels of rat liver SerDH. Experimental acidosis was induced in rats by ingestion of 0.28 M ammonium chloride solution for 10 days. Acidosis significantly ( P < 0.05) decreased SerDH activity at all substrate concentrations assayed. Moreover, the Vmaxvalue was 38.50 ± 3.51 mU/mg ( n = 7) of mitochondrial protein in the acidotic rats and 92.49 ± 6.79 mU/mg ( n = 7) in the control rats. Western blot analysis revealed a significant reduction (14%) in the level of SerDH protein content in the rat liver during acidosis. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that SerDH location did not change in response to chronic metabolic acidosis and confirmed previous results on SerDH protein levels. Moreover, the SerDH mRNA level, estimated by RT-PCR, was also significantly 33.8% lower than in control. These results suggest that during experimental acidosis a specific repression of rat-liver SerDH gene transcription could result, lowering the amount and activity of this enzyme. The changes found in SerDH expression are part of an overall metabolic response of liver to maintain acid-base homeostasis during acidosis.
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Subject
Physiology (medical),Physiology
Cited by
12 articles.
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