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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
Glucocorticoid regulation of glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) activity and gene expression in the developing rat brain appears complex throughout the postnatal developmental period and attains the adult pattern after the first month of life. GPDH enzyme activity is higher in the limbic system than in the cerebral cortex of intact young animals. Adrenalectomy of young rats, before the first month of life, does not affect GPDH enzyme activity in the brain areas mentioned above, while in the adult animals it results in a statistically significant decrease in activity. Furthermore, "adult type" glucocorticoid responsivity of GPDH enzyme activity is attained in the developing limbic system earlier--by day 40 of life--than in the cerebral cortex. During the first month of life, GPDH basal mRNA levels are increased in the absence of glucocorticoids, in both the limbic system and the cortex, in contrast to the effect of adrenalectomy in the adults, where GPDH mRNA levels are decreased in the absence of the adrenals. The observed pattern of glucocorticoid regulation of GPDH during development in the rat is discussed in relation to the possible existence of various levels of regulation of GPDH gene and enzyme activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0364-3190
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Glucocorticoid regulation of glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase expression in the developing rat brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Histology-Embryology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article