GAMMA-GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE ECTOACTIVITY IN THE INTACT RAT-LIVER - EFFECT OF CHRONIC ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION

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dc.contributor.authorSPEISKY, H
dc.contributor.authorISRAEL, Y
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:23:10Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:23:10Z
dc.date.issued1990
dc.description.abstractThe localization of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in the intact rat liver was studied by a new approach in which the chromogenic gamma-glutamyl donor substrate of GGT gamma-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide is perfused through the portal vein to yield p-nitroaniline, which is monitored spectrophotometrically. GGT activity was markedly increased by the gamma-glutamyl acceptors glycyl-glycine, cystine and methionine, following Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Infusion of glutathione (GSH), the natural substrate of GGT, was shown to markedly reduce or to abolish the formation of p-nitroaniline without entering the liver cells, indicating the existence of a GGT ectoactivity acesssible to the sinusoidal circulation. This ectoenzyme was shown to remove significant amounts of GSH from the circulation, amounting, in the naive rat, to 20-25% of the net rate at which GSH is contributed by the liver into the circulation. Chronic alcohol consumption is known to increase hepatic GGT activity, although the biological significance of such an effect unknown remains unknown. Present studies show that chronic administration of alcohol to rats leads to a significant (40-75%) increase in hepatic GGT ectoactivity. Livers of alcohol-fed rats showed an increased (80-110%) capacity to remove circulating GSH which strongly correlated with total liver GGT (r = .96; p < 0.0001). These studies demonstrate: a) the occurrence of a significant sinusoidal GGT ectoactivity in the intact rat liver, capable of catalyzing the removal of circulating GSH, and b) the increase in liver GGT associated with alcohol consumption are associated with a markedly enhanced removal of GSH from the circulation.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1873-6823
dc.identifier.issn0741-8329
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/99171
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:A1990DN58500012
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final347
dc.pagina.inicio339
dc.revistaAlcohol
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleGAMMA-GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE ECTOACTIVITY IN THE INTACT RAT-LIVER - EFFECT OF CHRONIC ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen7
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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