Pyruvate dehydrogenase activity in the normal and cryptorchid rat testis.
Pyruvate dehydrogenase activity in the normal and cryptorchid rat testis.
复制标题
正常和隐睾大鼠睾丸中的丙酮酸脱氢酶活性。
作者:
M. J. Free;F. Payvar
Studies were carried out to determine the active and total levels of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) in normal rat testis tissue homogenates and PDH activity in 2-, 4-, and 8-h and 14-, 16-, and 120-day sham-operated and cryptorchid rat testis homogenates. It was confirmed that the inactive-active interconversion of PDH does take place in rat testicular homogenates, that 7 mas Mg(cid:1) was sufficient for maximal activation of the inactive form, and that approximately 40% of total PDH was in the active form. PDH activity increased by 50% 4 h after al(cid:1)dominal translocation of the testes compared with zero time or sham-operated controls (P <0.001). By 8 h, PDH activity was 30% lower than controls (P <0.01). Longer term translocation resulted in 70, 60, and 60% reductions in PDH activity at 14, 16, and 120 days, respectively.