Cytochemical localization of glucose-6-phosphatase activity in the central nervous system of the rat
Cytochemical localization of glucose-6-phosphatase activity in the central nervous system of the rat
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大鼠中枢神经系统葡萄糖-6-磷酸酶活性的细胞化学定位
DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(76)90011-1
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发表时间:
1976
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
E. Sandborn
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作者:
H. Stephens;E. Sandborn
The histochemical detection of glucose-6-phosphatase (G-6-Pase) in neurons of the CNS has been confirmed at the level of the electron microscope. Both glucose-6-phosphate (G-6-P) and α-glycerophosphate (α-gP) can be used as substrates to localize the reaction product of this enzyme, which we have found in all cell types of the cerebral cortex, cerebellum and brain stem. The reaction was most prominent in large neurons, such as the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum and the pyramidal cells of the cerebral cortex. This is due to their extensive content of rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, the ultrastructural sites of G-6-Pase activity. It was possible to measure quantitatively the hydrolysis of G-6-P and α-gP in brain homogenates and also in microsomal fractions, the biochemical correlate of the cytochemically demonstrable activity. These results call for a reappraisal of the previous biochemical evidence, which negates the existence of brain G-6-Pase, and consequently a reassessment of current concepts pertaining to the metabolic regulation of brain glucose.