Abstract |
The synthesis of radiolabeled metallothionein was induced in rats in vivo by the injection of CuSO4 and [35S]- cysteine. Treatment of "cold" rat liver cytosol "spiked" with purified [35S] metallothionein with Penicillamine and Trientine showed that even at relatively high concentrations (up to 50 mg/g liver, wet weight), these compounds had no effect on the copper peak or the position of the [35S] label in the cytosol eluate after Sephadex G-75 gel filtration. By contrast, incubation of the "spiked" liver cytosol with Trithiomolybdate, even at relatively low concentrations (0.5 mg/g liver, wet weight), resulted in a transfer of metallothionein copper to high molecular weight protein fractions; the position of the [35S] apoprotein was unaffected. This copper "stripping" effect on metallothionein supports clinical and other evidence that thiomolybdates have a genuine decoppering effect in vivo whereas Penicillamine and Trientine have another mode of action and indicates that thiomolybdates might provide a more rational alternate therapy for Wilson's disease patients.
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Authors | A McQuaid, J Mason |
Journal | Journal of inorganic biochemistry
(J Inorg Biochem)
Vol. 41
Issue 2
Pg. 87-92
(Feb 01 1991)
ISSN: 0162-0134 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2033396
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Sulfur Radioisotopes
- trithiomolybdic acid
- Copper
- Molybdenum
- Metallothionein
- Penicillamine
- Trientine
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Topics |
- Animals
- Copper
(metabolism)
- Cytosol
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Hepatolenticular Degeneration
(drug therapy)
- Liver
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Male
- Metallothionein
(metabolism)
- Molybdenum
(pharmacology)
- Penicillamine
(pharmacology)
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Sulfur Radioisotopes
- Trientine
(pharmacology)
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