Protein metabolism. 3. Relationship between albumin metabolism and elevated liver protein synthesis in the guinea pig infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis |
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Authors: | L E Symons W O Jones J W Steel |
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Institution: | C.S.I.R.O. Division of Animal Health, McMaster Laboratory, Private Bag No. 1, P.O. Glebe, Sydney, N.S.W., 2037, Australia |
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Abstract: | Studies of the incorporation of 14C-l-leucine into polypeptides by isolated liver ribosomes from guinea pigs confirmed previous in vivo studies that showed that Trichostrongylus colubriformis infection results in an elevated hepatic protein synthesis.The increased rate of protein synthesis was associated with the membrane-bound ribosomes that synthesize the circulating plasma proteins. Inappetance of infected animals was not resposible for the increased rate of synthesis by the membrane-bound ribosomes, but it was found that undernourishment may stimulate synthesis by free ribosomes.Plasma albumin turnover rate and loss into the intestine were both significantly increased in infected guinea pigs. It was concluded that these changes stimulated protein synthesis by membrane-bound ribosomes.The importance of elevated liver protein synthesis and loss of plasma protein in gastrointestinal nematode infections is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Liver protein synthesis Ribosomes Plasma proteins Albumin Enteropathy Radioisotopes Nematoda Metabolism Guinea pigs Carbon isotopes |
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