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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) on the hormonal responsiveness of hepatocytes from lean and obese Zucker rats was studied. Phenylephrine-stimulated phosphatydylinositol labeling and phosphorylase activation were antagonized by PMA in cells from obese and lean animals; bigger residual effects were observed in cells from obese animals even at high PMA concentrations. Cyclic AMP accumulation induced by isoproterenol, glucagon, forskolin and cholera toxin was higher in cells from lean animals than in those from obese rats. PMA diminished glucagon- and cholera toxin-induced cyclic AMP accumulation; cells from lean animals were more sensitive to PMA. Two groups of isoforms of protein kinase C (PKC) were observed in hepatocytes from Zucker rats using DEAE-cellulose column chromatography: PKC 1 and PKC 2. The PKC 1 isozymes were separated into four peaks using hydroxylapatite: aa, 1a (PKC-beta), 1b (PKC-alpha) and 1c. Short treatment with PMA decreased the activity of PKC 1 (peaks 1b (PKC-alpha) and 1c) and to a lesser extent of PKC 2; cells from lean animals were more sensitive to PMA than those obtained from obese rats. Our results indicate that cells from genetically obese Zucker rats are in general less sensitive to this activator of protein kinase C than those from their lean littermates. The possibility that alterations in the phosphorylation/dephosphorylation cycles, that control metabolism and hormonal responsiveness, may contribute to this obese state is suggested.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
1135
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation by protein kinase C of the hormonal responsiveness of hepatocytes from lean (Fa/fa?) and obese (fa/fa) Zucker rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Bioenergética, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't