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Ouabain-insensitive salt and water movements in duck red cells. II. Norepinephrine stimulation of sodium plus potassium cotransport 总被引:11,自引:9,他引:2
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Catecholamines induce net salt and water movements in duck red cells incubated in isotonic solutions. The rate of this response is approximately three times greater than a comparable effect observed in 400 mosmol hypertonic solutions in the absence of hormone (W.F. Schmidt and T. J. McManus. 1977 a.J. Gen. Physiol. 70:59-79. Otherwise, these two systems share a great many similarities. In both cases, net water and salt movements have a marked dependence on external cation concentrations, are sensitive to furosemide and insensitive to ouabain, and allow the substitution of rubidium for external potassium. In the presence of ouabain, but the absence of external potassium (or rubidium), a furosemide-sensitive net extrusion of sodium against a large electrochemical gradient can be demonstrated. When norepinephrine-treated cells are incubated with ouabain and sufficient external sodium, the furosemide-sensitive, unidirectional influxes of both sodium and rubidium are half- maximally saturated at similar rubidium concentrations; with saturating external rubidium, the same fluxes are half-maximal at comparable levels of external sodium. In the absence of sodium, a catecholamine-stimulated, furosemide-sensitive influx of rubidium persists. In the absence of rubidium, a similar but smaller component of sodium influx can be seen. We interpret these results in terms of a cotransport model for sodium plus potassium which is activated by hypertonicity or norepinephrine. When either ion is absent from the incubation medium, the system promotes an exchange-diffusion type of movement of the co-ion into the cells. In the absence of external potassium, net movement of potassium out of the cell leads to a coupled extrusion of sodium against its electrochemical gradient. 相似文献
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Van B. Lu S. Balasubramanyan J. E. Biggs M. J. Stebbing S. L. Gustafson K. Todd A. Lai D. Dawbarn W. F. Colmers K. Ballanyi P. A. Smith 《Neurophysiology》2007,39(4-5):272-283
Chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the rat sciatic nerve increases the dorsal horn excitability. This “central sensitization”
leads to behavioral manifestations analogous to those related to human neuropathic pain. We found, using whole-cell recording
from acutely isolated spinal cord slices, that 7-to 10-day-long CCI increases excitatory synaptic drive to putative excitatory
“delay”-firing neurons in the substantia gelatinosa but attenuates that to putative inhibitory “tonic”-firing neurons. A defined-medium organotypic culture (DMOTC) system was
used to investigate the long-term actions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a possible instigator of these changes.
When all five neuronal types found in the substantia gelatinosa were considered, BDNF and CCI produced similar patterns, or “footprints,” of changes across the whole population. This pattern
was not seen with another putative “pain mediator,” interleukin 1β. Thus, BDNF decreased synaptic drive to “tonic” neurons
and increased synaptic drive to “delay” neurons. Actions of BDNF on “delay” neurons were presynaptic and involved increased
mEPSC frequency and amplitude without changes in the function of postsynaptic AMPA receptors. By contrast, BDNF exerted both
pre-and post-synaptic actions on “ tonic” cells to reduce the mEPSC frequency and amplitude. These differential actions of
BDNF on excitatory and inhibitory neurons contributed to a global increase in the dorsal horn network excitability as assessed
by the amplitude of depolarization-induced increases in the intracellular [Ca2+]. Experiments with the BDNF-binding protein TrkB-d5 provided additional evidence for BDNF as a harbinger of neuropathic pain.
Thus, the cellular processes altered by BDNF likely contribute to “central sensitization” and hence to the onset of neuropathic
pain.
Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 39, Nos. 4/5, pp. 315–326, July–October, 2007. 相似文献
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Intracerebroventricular administration of gut peptide PYY3-36 stimulates food intake. In contrast, peripheral administration inhibits food intake, suggesting that the peptide has the opposite effect by virtue of accessing a unique subset of brain sites. A previous study suggested that peripheral PYY3-36 activates anorexigenic POMC neurons in the arcuate nucleus, and this was proposed to be the mechanism underlying the peptide's anorexigenic activity. Here, we demonstrate in an electrophysiological slice preparation that, in contrast to the original model, PYY3-36 potently and reversibly inhibits POMC neurons via postsynaptic Y2 receptors. These data show a complex role for Y2 receptors in regulation of the NPY/POMC circuitry, as they are present as inhibitory receptors on both the orexigenic NPY neurons as well as the anorexigenic POMC neurons. Secondly, these data argue against a direct role of POMC neurons in mediating the anorexigenic response to administration of peripheral PYY3-36. 相似文献
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Chee MJ Mörl K Lindner D Merten N Zamponi GW Light PE Beck-Sickinger AG Colmers WF 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2008,283(48):33337-33346
Constitutively active G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can signal even in the absence of ligand binding. Most Class I GPCRs are stabilized in the resting conformation by intramolecular interactions involving transmembrane domain (TM) 3 and TM6, particularly at loci 6.30 and 6.34 of TM6. Signaling by Gi/Go-coupled receptors such as the Neuropeptide Y1 receptor decreases already low basal metabolite levels. Thus, we examined constitutive activity using a biochemical assay mediated by a Gi/Gq chimeric protein and a more direct electrophysiological assay. Wild-type (WT-Y1) receptors express no measurable, agonist-independent activation, while mu-opioid receptors (MOR) and P2Y12 purinoceptors showed clear evidence of constitutive activation, especially in the electrophysiological assay. Neither point mutations at TM6 (T6.30A or N6.34A) nor substitution of the entire TM3 and TM6 regions from the MOR into the Y1 receptor increased basal WT-Y1 activation. By contrast, chimeric substitution of the third intracellular loop (ICL3) generated a constitutively active, Y1-ICL3-MOR chimera. Furthermore, the loss of stabilizing interactions from the native ICL3 enhanced the role of surrounding residues to permit basal receptor activation; because constitutive activity of the Y1-ICL3-MOR chimera was further increased by point mutation at locus 6.34, which did not alter WT-Y1 receptor activity. Our results indicate that the ICL3 stabilizes the Y1 receptor in the inactive state and confers structural properties critical for regulating Y receptor activation and signal transduction. These studies reveal the active participation of the ICL3 in the stabilization and activation of Class I GPCRs. 相似文献
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Restriction-map variation associated with the G6PD polymorphism in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
Restriction-map variation was studied in 126 copies of the G6pd region in X
chromosome lines of Drosophila melanogaster from North America, Europe, and
Africa. Special attention was focused on the distribution of variation
relative to the geographically variable polymorphism for two
electrophoretic variants. Nucleotide heterozygosity as determined by eight
six-cutter restriction enzymes for the 13-kb region is estimated, on the
basis of the worldwide sample, to be 0.065%, which is the lowest value
reported for any comparable region in the D. melanogaster genome.
Significant linkage disequilibrium between electrophoretic alleles and
restriction-site variation is observed for several sites. In contrast to
published studies of other genetic regions, there are large insertions that
reach significant frequencies and are found across considerable geographic
distances. There is a clustering of this variation inside the first large
intervening sequence of the G6PD gene.
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Sander A Huisman Wendy Bijman-Lagcher Jan NM IJzermans Ron Smits Ron WF de Bruin 《Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)》2015,14(14):2333-2339
Irinotecan is a widely used topoisomerase-I-inhibitor with a very narrow therapeutic window because of its severe toxicity. In the current study we have examined the effects of fasting prior to irinotecan treatment on toxicity and anti-tumor activity. FabplCre;Apc15lox/+ mice, which spontaneously develop intestinal tumors, of 27 weeks of age were randomized into 3-day fasted and ad libitum fed groups, followed by treatment with a flat-fixed high dose of irinotecan or vehicle. Side-effects were recorded until 11 days after the start of the experiment. Tumor size, and markers for cell-cycle activity, proliferation, angiogenesis, and senescence were measured. Fasted mice were protected against the side-effects of irinotecan treatment. Ad libitum fed mice developed visible signs of discomfort including weight loss, lower activity, ruffled coat, hunched-back posture, diarrhea, and leukopenia. Irinotecan reduced tumor size in fasted and ad libitum fed groups similarly compared to untreated controls (2.4 ± 0.67 mm and 2.4 ± 0.82 mm versus 3.0 ± 1.05 mm and 2.8 ± 1.08 mm respectively, P < 0.001). Immunohistochemical analysis showed reduced proliferation, a reduced number of vascular endothelial cells, and increased levels of senescence in tumors of both irinotecan treated groups. In conclusion, 3 days of fasting protects against the toxic side-effects of irinotecan in a clinically relevant mouse model of spontaneously developing colorectal cancer without affecting its anti-tumor activity. These results support fasting as a powerful way to improve treatment of colorectal carcinoma patients. 相似文献
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Integration of NPY, AGRP, and melanocortin signals in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus: evidence of a cellular basis for the adipostat 总被引:17,自引:0,他引:17
Energy stores are held relatively constant in many mammals. The circuitry necessary for maintaining energy homeostasis should (1) sense the amount of energy stored in adipose tissue, (2) sense and integrate the multiple opposing signals regarding nutritional state, and (3) provide output regulating energy intake and expenditure to maintain energy homeostasis. We demonstrate that individual neurons within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH) are capable of detection and integration of orexigenic (neuropeptide Y [NPY]) and anorexigenic (melanocortin) signals, that NPY and melanocortins are functional antagonists of each other within the PVH in the regulation of feeding behavior, and that melanocortin administration within the PVH regulates both feeding behavior and energy expenditure. These data provide a cellular basis for the adipostat within neurons in the PVH that appear to be jointly regulated by NPY- and melanocortin-responsive neurons. 相似文献
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Nucleotide variation in the triosephosphate isomerase (Tpi) locus of Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Hasson E; Wang IN; Zeng LW; Kreitman M; Eanes WF 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(6):756-769
DNA sequence variation in a 1.1-kb region including the coding portion of
the Tpi locus was examined in 25 homozygous third-chromosome lines of
Drosophila melanogaster, nine lines of Drosophila simulans, and one line of
Drosophila yakuba. Our data show that the widespread allozyme polymorphism
observed in cosmopolitan D. melanogaster is due to a glutamic acid
substitution occurring in a phylogenetically conserved lysine that has been
identified as part of the "hinged-lid" active site of the enzyme. This
observation suggests that the replacement polymorphism may have important
functional consequences. One replacement polymorphism was also observed in
D. simulans, although its functional relevance is more difficult to assess,
since it affects a site that is not strongly conserved. This amino acid
change in D. simulans is associated with a single lineage possessing seven
unique silent substitutions, which may be indicative of balancing selection
or population subdivision. The absence of fixed amino acid differences
between D. melanogaster and D. simulans and only a single difference with
D. yakuba suggests that triose phosphate isomerase is under strong
functional constraint. Silent variation is slightly higher for D.
melanogaster than for D. simulans. Finally, we outline the general lack of
evidence for old balanced polymorphisms at allozyme loci in D.
melanogaster.
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