Rat renal medulla possess high capacity to catabolize prostaglandins |
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Authors: | E Speziale N Speziale S Lugo M Gimeno |
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Institution: | Division of Geographic Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111 USA |
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Abstract: | Prostaglandin E2 is converted to 15-keto-13,14 dihydro prostaglandin E2,15-keto-prostaglandin F2 alpha and 15-keto-13,14 dihydro prostaglandin F2 alpha, by supernatants from rat kidney medulla. The main pathway for prostaglandin E2 inactivation is the combined action of 15 hydroxy dehydrogenase and delta 13 reductase enzymes. 9-Keto-reductase route constitutes a minor pathway. Prostaglandin F2 alpha is converted into 15-keto-prostaglandin F2 alpha, 15-keto-13, 14 dihydro prostaglandin F2 alpha and 15-keto-dihydro prostaglandin E2. Enzyme activities are time and substrate-concentration dependent. In the presence of an excess of substrate, rat renal medulla inactivates 40 and 56 times more prostaglandin E2 and prostaglandin F2 alpha, respectively, than the amount which is released under basal conditions. These results are in contrast to the generally accepted concept that the kidney cortex is the sole site of renal prostaglandin catabolism, and suggest, for the first time, that rat renal medulla may be a key site for the modulation of prostaglandin levels in the kidney. |
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Keywords: | PG prostaglandin 15-PGDH 15 hydroxy dehydrogenase 13-PGR Δ13 reductase 9K-R 9-keto-reductase 9-PGDH 9 hydroxy dehydrogenase |
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