Glucagon stimulation of phenylalanine metabolism. The effects of acute and chronic glucagon treatment.
Glucagon stimulation of phenylalanine metabolism. The effects of acute and chronic glucagon treatment.
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胰高血糖素刺激苯丙氨酸代谢。
DOI:
10.1016/0026-0495(82)90089-0
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发表时间:
1982
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Harper,AE
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Haley,CJ;Harper,AE
The effects of acute and chronic glucagon treatment on phenylalanine metabolism in vivo in the rat have been investigated. A single, large dose of glucagon (2 mg/kg, i.p.) increased metabolism of a large load of phenylalanine (1.27 g/kg) via hydroxylation and transmination. The increased metabolism was associated with increased activities of hepatic phenylaalnine:pyruvate aminotransferase, tyrosine aminotransferase and phenylalanine hydroxylase. In rats administered this amount of phenylalanine, the p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase reaction was apparently rate limiting, as indicated by increased urinary excretion of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and p-hydroxyphenyllactate, in addition to urinary excretion of phenylpyruvate and phenyllactate. Chronic glucagon treatment (1.25 mg/kg every 12 hr for 8 days) increased oxidation of the large phenylalanine load and urinary excretion of phenylpyruvate and phenyllactate but not p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate or p-hydroxyphenyllactate. The increased excretion of phenylpyruvate and phenyllactate was associated with an increase in hepatic phenylalanine: pyruvate aminotransferase activity. The absence of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate in the urine and the increased oxidation of phenylalanine imply that, in rats administered glucagon chronically, flux of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate through the p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase reaction was increased. A kinetic assay for phenylalanine hydroxylase based on measurement of oxygen consumption is described.