Abstract |
The in-vivo effect of dehydroepiandrosterone ( DHEA) on hepatic enzyme activities of rats, mice, hamsters and guinea pigs was investigated. After DHEA treatment (300 mg/kg body weight, per os, 14 days), the activities of peroxisomal beta-oxidation, catalase, carnitine acetyltransferase, carnitine palmitoyltransferase, lauric acid omega-hydroxylation, 1-acylglycerophosphocholine acyltransferase, malic enzyme and cytosolic palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase were increased in rats and in mice although to a smaller extent in the latter. These enzyme activities, however, were unchanged in hamsters with the exception of omega-hydroxylation (2.5-fold increase) and 1-acylglycerophosphocholine acyltransferase (2.0-fold increase). No significant changes were observed in any of these enzyme activities in guinea pigs. Immunoblot analysis confirmed the induction of peroxisomal acyl-CoA oxidase and enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase bifunctional enzyme in rats and mice. These results indicate that there are species differences in the inducing effect of DHEA on hepatic peroxisome proliferation-associated enzymes, which correlates well with the enzyme induction observed with other peroxisome proliferators.
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Authors | M Sakuma, J Yamada, T Suga |
Journal | Biochemical pharmacology
(Biochem Pharmacol)
Vol. 43
Issue 6
Pg. 1269-73
(Mar 17 1992)
ISSN: 0006-2952 [Print] England |
PMID | 1532890
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Cricetinae
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
(pharmacology)
- Enzyme Induction
(drug effects)
- Guinea Pigs
- Liver
(drug effects, enzymology)
- Male
- Mesocricetus
- Mice
- Microbodies
(enzymology)
- Organ Size
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
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