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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-5-21
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pubmed:abstractText |
4-Aminopyrazolopyrimidine (4-APP) treatments to rats for 3 days induced 2-fold increase of circulating ACTH and 11-fold increase of adrenal 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase mRNA compared to NaCl-treated controls. This in vivo model was used to study the effect of the suppression of ACTH secretion on the adrenal HMG-CoA reductase mRNA level. Dexamethasone (Dex) administration to 4-APP-treated rats caused a rapid and parallel decline of the levels of plasma ACTH and adrenal HMG-CoA reductase mRNA to 50% within 2.5 h, whereas the free and esterified cholesterol content was increased 5 and 9.4 times respectively. These changes could be counteracted by the co-administration of ACTH with Dex. Aminoglutethimide (AG) administration to 4-APP-treated rats, which increased the adrenal esterified cholesterol content (7.5 times), decreased the HMG-CoA reductase mRNA level (44%), despite plasma ACTH level remaining elevated. Moreover, the participation of newly synthesized protein(s) in the lowering of adrenal HMG-CoA reductase mRNA level induced by ACTH suppression is suggested by the fact that cycloheximide (Cyclo), when co-administered with AG, completely blocked the decrease of HMG-CoA reductase mRNA level, despite the plasma ACTH level decreasing by 68% and the free and esterified cholesterol content increasing 3.9 and 12.3 times, compared to 4-APP-treated rats. Furthermore, the specificity of these effects was established by the fact that the beta-actin mRNA level was not affected by the administration of either Dex, AG, Cyclo, or AG + Cyclo to 4-APP-treated rats.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-aminopyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenine,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adrenocorticotropic Hormone,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aminoglutethimide,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anticholesteremic Agents,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholesterol,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cycloheximide,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dexamethasone,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0303-7207
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
12
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pubmed:volume |
69
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
41-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Adenine,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Adrenal Glands,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Adrenocorticotropic Hormone,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Aminoglutethimide,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Anticholesteremic Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Blotting, Northern,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Cholesterol,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Cycloheximide,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Dexamethasone,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-RNA, Messenger,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:2157616-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
1990
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Effect of ACTH suppression on adrenal 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase mRNA in 4-aminopyrazolopyrimidine-treated rats.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Canada.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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