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Ornithine decarboxylase induction and polyamine levels in the kidney of estradiol-treated castrated male rats
Authors:Hajime Nawata  Richard S Yamamoto  Lionel A Poirier
Institution:Nutrition and Metabolism Section, Laboratory of Carcinogen Metabolism, DCCP, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20205, USA
Abstract:Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC), and thymidine kinase (TK) activities and polyamine concentrations on the kidneys of male castrated rats were studied following sc injection of estradiol. Estradiol caused an 11-fold increase in ODC activity 24 hours after administration. SAMDC activity doubled but TK activity decreased by two-thirds 2 days after estradiol treatment. The concentrations of polyamines, especially putrescine, showed sharp elevations 2 days following estradiol treatment, 1 day after the peak of ODC activity. The increase in ODC activity was suppressed by cycloheximide and by actinomycin D. Estradiol and diethylstilbestrol (DES), but not progesterone increased ODC activity. Estradiol suppressed ODC activities of liver, thymus, adrenal glands, testes and prostate. A specific estradiol-binding protein was demonstrated in the rat kidney. The dissociation constant (Kd) was 1.64 × 10?10 M and numbers of binding sites were 31 fmoles/mg protein. Correlation between the binding of estradiol to the cytosol protein and elevation of ODC by estradiol was observed.
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