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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
The induction of heme oxygenase (EC 1.14.99.3) in response to various metal treatments was investigated in monolayer cultures of chick embryo liver cells maintained in a chemically defined serum-free medium. The most potent heme oxygenase-inducing action was exhibited by CO2+, Cd2+, Sb3+, As3+, and Au1+ followed by lesser induction observed with Cu2+, Fe2+, and Fe3+. Mn2+, Ni2+, Se4+, Sn2+, and Zn2+ were without effect. In contrast to the marked inducing effect of Co2+ on heme oxygenase, Co-protoporphyrin IX decreased the enzyme activity in a dose-dependent manner. Addition of Zn2+ (20 microM) to Co2+-treated liver cell cultures revealed a striking ability of Zn2+ to block completely Co2+-induced heme oxygenase. Simultaneous addition of Mn2+ (50 microM) to Co2+-treated cells also blocked Co2+-induced heme oxygenase (approximately 50%). These findings in tissue culture confirm those made earlier in whole animals (Drummond, G. S., and Kappas, A. (1979) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 76, 5331-5335) and indicate that these effects of Zn2+ and Mn2+ are exerted directly in liver cells. Addition of cysteine (400 microM) to the cultures also inhibited heme oxygenase induction by Co2+ substantially. Cycloheximide and actinomycin D blocked the induction of heme oxygenase, indicating that increased heme oxygenase activity by metal treatment is dependent on fresh RNA and protein synthesis. The half-life of the enzyme was calculated to be approximately 15 h after treatment with cycloheximide. These findings provide further evidence that metal ions can regulate heme oxygenase synthesis directly in isolated liver cells and that the metal-metal interactions which lead to blockade of the enzyme induction do not involve extrahepatic tissues.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
257
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4806-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Metal ion-mediated regulation of heme oxygenase induction in cultured avian liver cells.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.