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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-24
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to determine whether the circadian changes in ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity of different segments of the small intestine were governed by factors other than food intake. First, the effects of fasting on mucosal ODC activity were examined. The results indicate that mucosal ODC activity in 24 hr and 48 hr fasted rats decreased significantly compared with ad libitum-fed rats. Second, the circadian rhythm of mucosal ODC activity was characterized by measuring mucosal ODC activity in fasted rats at four time points (09:00, 15:00, 21:00, and 03:00 hr; light period: 06:00-18:00 hr). The results from this study indicate that there is a detectable baseline ODC activity in different segments of fasting intestine. In duodenum, mucosal ODC activity was highest at 15:00 hr (light period), a time at which the rat was normally not eating. In jejunum and ileum, mucosal ODC activity increased between 21:00 and 03:00 hr (dark period). The observation that small intestine exhibits a distinct circadian rhythm of ODC activity in fasted rats suggests that not only food but also intrinsic factors can modulate physiologic oscillations in mucosal ODC activity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0037-9727
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
200
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
409-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Circadian rhythm of ornithine decarboxylase activity in small intestine of fasted rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport 71130.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.