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Query: EC:3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase)
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Isopycnic sedimentation has been used to separate granulocytes of varying stages of maturity from the bone marrows of normal rabbits and rabbits stimulated to undergo an intense inflammatory response. The separated cell populations were in turn utilized to study the specific activities of six intracellular enzymes. The study revealed an increase with cell maturation in the specific activities of myeloperoxidase, NADPH oxidase, alkaline phosphatase and acid phosphatase in normal animals; in stimulated animals only myeloperoxidase and NADPH oxidase increased significantly with cell maturation. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase showed no change in specific activity in all animals studied. Malate dehydrogenase tended to show a specific activity decrease in the maturing cells of normal but not in those of stimulated animals.
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PMID:Characterization of marrow granulocyte development: enzyme-specific activity profiles in response to inflammatory reactions. 2 66

In this study, enzyme activities of the pancreatic appendages of the ductus hepatoPancreas (the so-called "pancreas") in Sepia officinalis L. have been demonstrated by light and electron micicroscopical methods: Malate dehydrogenase, monoamine oxidase, acid phosphatase, beta-glucuronidase, adenosine triphosphatase and carbonic anhydrase were shown by the former, and monoamine oxidase, catalase, glutamic oxalacetic transaminase, choline esterase (non-specific), alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase and carbonic anhydrase by the latter technique. The correlation between enzyme activity and distribution, and the presumed function of the two pancreatic epithelia is discussed.
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PMID:The localization of enzyme activities in the pancreatic appendages of Sepia officinalis L. (Cephalopoda). 15 95

Studies in several laboratories have shown that nutritional Zn deficiency in the rat causes a reduction in the activity of certain Zn-dependent enzymes in kidney, intestine, pancreas, etc. The present report deals with the effects of Zn-deficiency on submandibular gland of the rat. For the sake of comparison with previous studies, some assays on pancreas were included. Protein content, DNA, acid phosphatase, and acid protease activities were not affected in submandibular gland. Lactate dehydrogenase was unaffected in submandibular gland and showed increased activity in pancreas. Malate dehydrogenase was significantly decreased in both organs, the decrease being more marked in submandibular gland. Alkaline phosphatase activity in submandibular glands of control rats was about 10-fold higher than in pancreas. In the zinc-deficient rats, alkaline phosphatase was reduced to 59% of controls in the submandibular glands and to about 75% in pancreas. It is known from histochemical studies that in the submandibular gland this enzyme is confined to the myoepithelial cells. Recent studies attribute to salivary glands a role in the etiology of taste disturbances seen in clinical states of zinc deficiency. It is proposed that functional impairment of the myoepithelial cells might contribute to the disturbance of taste.
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PMID:Response of submandibular gland of the rat to nutritional zinc deficiency. 43 Feb 33

Serum zinc and levels of certain zinc containing enzymes like 'lactate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase and serum insulin were studied in twenty five normal and fifty non insulin dependent diabetics. Zinc estimation was done bp atomic absorption spectrophotometry, insulin by radioimmunoassay and the enzymes by kinetic method. The non insulin dependent diabetic individuals showed significant hypozincaemia (P less than 0.001) associated with significant increase in serum insulin and lactate dehydrogenase level (P less than 0.001). Malate dehydrogenase level was markedly decreased (P less than 0.001). There was no significant variation in serum total proteins, creatinine and alkaline phosphatase levels.
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PMID:Serum zinc and zinc containing enzymes in diabetes mellitus. 224 6

Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinae obtained from the common fowl Gallus gallus were exposed to 10(-2)-10(-5)M levamisole and albendazole; both compounds caused death of the parasites in vitro. The effect of the drugs was investigated on homogenates of the treated worms. Albendazole, at 10(-2)M, inhibited oxaloacetate reduction by 67 and 53% and malate oxidation by 21 and 17% in A. galli and H. gallinae, respectively, whereas 10(-4)M levamisole completely inhibited malate dehydrogenase activity in both directions in the two parasites. Lactate dehydrogenase was not affected significantly by either anthelmintic. Aldolase activity was diminished by 57 and 32% in A. galli and H. gallinae, respectively, with 10(-4)M levamisole. Levamisole at 10(-4)M also inhibited the activity of acid and alkaline phosphomonoesterase and cholinesterase. Albendazole had no significant effect on these enzymes in either parasite. Malate dehydrogenase and cholinesterase activity of the host tissue (intestine and caecum) was also reduced significantly with 10(-2) and 10(-3)M levamisole. These studies indicated a multiple mode of action of levamisole and albendazole.
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PMID:The effect of levamisole and albendazole on some enzymes of Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinae. 270 87

Effects of the dopamine agonist 2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine (bromocriptine) on plasma and pituitary PRL and enzyme activities in lactating and postlactating rats have been investigated. Lactating rats which had been suckling their young for 3 days were given a single sc injection of bromocriptine or solvent. The treated and control animals were divided into 2 further groups. One group (lactating rats) was permitted to suckle their pups for a further 12 or 24 h; the young were removed from the other group (postlactating rats). Homogenates were prepared from the anterior pituitaries and assayed for organelle marker enzyme activities. When 0.5-500 micrograms bromocriptine were administered to lactating rats for 24 h, pituitary PRL was increased by all doses, but only the 500-micrograms dose significantly reduced plasma PRL. Total protein was unchanged, lysosomal acid PRL proteolytic activity increased 8-fold, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase and beta-glucuronidase (lysosomes) were unchanged, acid phosphatase (lysosomes and endoplasmic reticulum) was increased by three of four doses, 5'-nucleotidase and alkaline phosphatase (plasma membrane) were increased 4-fold, neutral-alpha-glucosidase (endoplasmic reticulum) and malate dehydrogenase (mitochondria) were unchanged, and catalase (peroxisomes) was significantly increased. Bromocriptine (500 micrograms) administration to lactating and postlactating rats for 12 and 24 h significantly decreased the pituitary DNA but not the total protein content of the pituitaries in all animals. The lysosomal acid PRL proteolytic activity and the lysosomal enzyme activities, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase and beta-glucuronidase, were increased by suckling withdrawal alone. Acid PRL proteolytic activity was further increased (to 18-fold) by coadministration of bromocriptine, whereas the increase in the activities of the other lysosomal marker enzymes was blocked. Malate dehydrogenase activity (mitochondria) was also increased by litter removal and blocked by bromocriptine. The activity of the plasma membrane markers 5'-nucleotidase and alkaline phosphatase were increased by litter removal, and bromocriptine further increased both enzyme activities. The activity of neutral-alpha-glucosidase (endoplasmic reticulum) was unchanged by any treatment. The results demonstrate that bromocriptine produces significant changes in the activities of lysosomal marker enzymes, particularly acid PRL proteolytic activity, as well as marker enzymes of plasma membranes and other organelles in pituitaries of lactating and postlactating rats.
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PMID:Effects of bromocriptine on pituitary organelle marker enzyme activities in lactating and postlactating rats: selective activation of lysosomal prolactin proteolytic activity. 608 93

During a long-term study in the rat some enzyme activities were determined in plasma, lung, spleen and skeletal muscle. Twelve rats of each sex were investigated every 49 days from 35 until 1115 days of life. Lactate dehydrogenase in lung and spleen decreases; in muscle and plasma, however, the activity varies considerably. Malate dehydrogenase in the tissues remains nearly unchanged apart from distinct peaks in the first year of life; in plasma the activity takes an M-shaped course. In contrast to the changes of glutamate dehydrogenase in the tissues with a tendency to diminish, this enzyme increases in plasma during the lifetime. Aspartate aminotransferase activity in the tissues, except muscle, varies with a rhythmical behaviour, and in plasma shows a gradual increase. Alanine aminotransferase in lung and spleen has two activity peaks. In muscle this enzyme varies only slightly after a steep initial decrease. In plasma the activity has a tendency to rise. Creatine kinase in the tissues reveals several activity peaks. In plasma the activity course is U-shaped. Adenylate kinase in spleen and lung rises, whereas in muscle the activity varies considerably. The nearly identical decrease of alkaline phosphatase activity in the tissues during ageing is also reflected by a concomitant behaviour in plasma. Leucine arylamidase in lung and muscle both have a U-shaped characteristic, whereas in spleen the activity changes in a shorter period. In plasma, a rhythmical behaviour is apparent. Aldolase in plasma tripled during the observation period. Except for lactate dehydrogenase and aldolase, distinct sex-differences are observed in plasma. With progressive age the animals suffer increasingly from characteristic diseases, which beside experimental components have influenced the enzyme pattern. Enzyme activities in plasma and tissues show a complex pattern and are only of limited importance in understanding the ageing process.
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PMID:Long-term observation of plasma and tissue enzyme activities in the rat. 720 25

Trichloroethylene (TCE), an industrial solvent, is a major environmental contaminant. Histopathological examinations revealed that TCE caused liver and kidney toxicity and carcinogenicity. However, biochemical mechanism and tissue response to toxic insult are not completely elucidated. We hypothesized that TCE induces oxidative stress to various rat tissues and alters their metabolic functions. Male Wistar rats were given TCE (1000 mg/kg/day) in corn oil orally for 25 d. Blood and tissues were collected and analyzed for various biochemical and enzymatic parameters. TCE administration increased blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, cholesterol and alkaline phosphatase but decreased serum glucose, inorganic phosphate and phospholipids indicating kidney and liver toxicity. Activity of hexokinase, lactate dehydrogenase increased in the intestine and liver whereas decreased in renal tissues. Malate dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1, 6-bisphosphatase decreased in all tissues whereas increased in medulla. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase increased but NADP-malic enzyme decreased in all tissues except in medulla. The activity of BBM enzymes decreased but renal Na/Pi transport increased. Superoxide dismutase and catalase activities variably declined whereas lipid peroxidation significantly enhanced in all tissues. The present results indicate that TCE caused severe damage to kidney, intestine, liver and brain; altered carbohydrate metabolism and suppressed antioxidant defense system.
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PMID:Effect of trichloroethylene (TCE) toxicity on the enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism, brush border membrane and oxidative stress in kidney and other rat tissues. 1936 49