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Neutral Aminopeptidase and Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Activities in Plasma of Monosodium Glutamate Obese and Food‐deprived Rats
Authors:Rafaela F Alponti  Paulo F Silveira
Institution:1. Laboratory of Pharmacology, Instituto Butantan, S?o Paulo, Brazil;2. Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Universidade de S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo, Brazil
Abstract:Biometric parameters, glycemia and activity levels of plasma neutral aminopeptidase (APN) and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) were measured in monosodium glutamate obese and food‐deprived rats (MSG‐FD), to analyze the involvement of these enzymes in such situations. Plasma APN was distinguished as sensitive (PSA) (Km = 7.8 × 10?5 mol/l) and predominantly insensitive (APM) (Km = 21.6 × 10?5 mol/l) to puromycin, whereas DPPIV was sensitive (DPPIV‐DS) (Km = 0.24 × 10?5 mol/l) and predominantly insensitive (DPPIV‐DI) (Km = 7.04 × 10?5 mol/l) to diprotin A. Although unchanged in the MSG and food‐deprived animals, APM activity levels were closely correlated with body mass, Lee index, and mass of retroperitoneal fat pad in the food deprived, but not in the MSG animals. DPPIV‐DI activity levels decreased by 33% and were correlated with body mass, Lee index, and mass of periepididymal fat pad in the food‐deprived MSG rats. These data suggest that APM and DPPIV‐DI are respectively related to the downregulation of somatostatin in food‐deprived rats, and to the recovery of energy balance in MSG obese rats during food deprivation.
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