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In rats with Guerin's carcinoma the weight and size of the tumour is twice as low when significant doses of vitamin A are administered. Under these conditions the acceptor capacity of tRNA of the small intestine mucosa as well as the intensity of [14C] retinol incorporation into plasma membranes of its cells decrease essentially, whereas in the mucosa itself the radioactivity remains high. When studying the activity of alkaline phosphatase, amylase in the mucosa and arginase in the liver, a disproportion is found in changes in the enzymes activity on the surface of the small intestine mucosa and in the mucosa homogenate, that may be due to a change in the state of the cell membrane apparatus when the tumour is formed. Under the effect of significant doses of vitamin A there might occur thelysis of the tumour cell membranes, which results in the metabolism normalization.
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PMID:[Effect of vitamin A in significant doses on incorporation of (14C) retinol, acceptor capacity of tRNA and activity of certain enzymes in tissues and plasma membranes of cells in the presence of Guerin's carcinoma]. 46 90

Epithelial cells from hamster small intestine, in short term culture, incorporated [carbinol-14C]retinol into a compound that is identical to synthetic retinyl phosphate, as judged by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, silicic acid, and thin layers of silica gel. The biological compound displays the same absorption spectrum as does synthetic retinyl phosphate with a maximum at 325 nm. Hydrolysis with mild alkali yields anhydroretinol, as it does for synthetic retinyl phosphate, with absorption maxima at 388, 368, and 346 nm. Enzymic hydrolysis by alkaline phosphatase releases 9% of the radioactivity as [14C]retinol. Under the same conditions, 9% of synthetic retinyl phosphate is hydrolyzed to retinol. The biological compound was tested for biological activity. At a concentration of 5.5 x 10-8 M it was as active as retinol and retinyl phosphate in reversing keratinization induced in hamster tracheal epithelium by vitamin A deficiency. It is concluded that hamster intestinal cells synthesize retinyl phosphate.
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PMID:Isolation, characterization, and biological activity of retinyl phosphate from hamster intestinal epithelium. 93 56

A study was conducted on 20 "Rahmani" male lambs of 16 kg body weight fed on normal feed level and high vitamin A level (NF-HV); normal feed level and normal vitamin A level (NF-NV); low feed level and high vitamin A level (LF-HV) or low feed level and normal vitamin A level (LF-NV) till slaughter weight of 35-40 kg. Average daily gains of lambs were 211, 148, 117 and 87 g for the NF-HV, NF-NV, LF-HV and LF-NV groups, respectively. The corresponding feed conversions were 4.3, 5.9, 5.0 and 6.4 kg DM/kg gain. Raising feed intake and vitamin A level enhanced nutrients digestibility and nitrogen balance. Rumen liquor reflected higher pH value in animals fed higher intake (NF) in the first two diets. Both feed intake and vitamin A levels enhanced volatile fatty acids and ammonia concentrations in the rumen liquor. Feed intake and vitamin A levels positively affected haemoglobin content, packed cell volume, glucose, urea, total protein, vitamin A, insulin, cholesterol, phospholipids, glutamate oxaloacetate and glutamate pyruvate transaminases and alkaline phosphatase in blood Vitamin A, insulin, cholesterol and phospholipids in blood increased gradually over the experimental period. Dressing percentages were 56.2, 49.6, 49.1 and 44.6% for the experimental groups, respectively. Liver content of glycogen and vitamin A increased with increasing feed intake and vitamin A levels. It is concluded that higher levels of vitamin A supplementation (than usually recommended) is required during fattening of lambs. Low energy and normal vitamin A levels are not recommended in lambs feeding.
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PMID:Effect of feed intake and dietary vitamin A levels on sheep performance. 129 61

Two hundred eighty-four female adults (aged 40-70 years) were longitudinally studied to investigate the relationship between dietary supplemental vitamin A and serum biochemical markers of vitamin A toxicity. Serum retinol, retinyl esters, and retinol-binding protein (RBP), alkaline phosphatase and aspartate aminotransferase activities and bile acids were measured at baseline, 1 and 2 years. Fasting serum retinol and retinyl ester concentrations were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography, and dietary and supplemental intake of vitamin A were assessed by 3-day food records. There was no difference in dietary vitamin A intake between supplement users and nonusers. In supplemental users, the mean +/- SEM supplemental vitamin A intake was 952 +/- 81 IU/day (range 250-5000 retinol equivalents/day). Serum retinol, retinyl esters, and RBP concentrations were not different between the two groups during the 2-year period. For each group, serum retinyl esters significantly increased over time (p < 0.03), but the magnitude of the increase was not different between the groups. Serum levels of retinol, retinyl esters, and RBP were not correlated with vitamin A intake or age in either group. Biochemical measures of liver damage (serum alkaline phosphatase and aspartate aminotransferase activities and serum bile acids) were not related to serum retinol, retinyl esters or RBP concentrations, nor were they different between nonusers and users of supplemental vitamin A. This study provides evidence that long-term supplemental vitamin A in doses commonly found in multivitamin supplements does not present a risk for hypervitaminosis A.
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PMID:Lack of an effect of multivitamins containing vitamin A on serum retinyl esters and liver function tests in healthy women. 146 Jan 82

Previous surveys suggested that young children in Northeast Thailand may benefit from vitamin A and/or zinc supplementation. One hundred thirty-three children aged 6-13 y with marginal plasma retinol (less than 1.05 mumol/L) and Zn (less than 12.2 mumol/L) concentrations participated in a double-blind study. They were randomly assigned and supplemented with either zinc (25 mg/d), vitamin A (1500 RE/d), zinc plus vitamin A, or placebo for 6 mo. Biochemical indices of vitamin A (plasma vitamin A, retinol-binding protein) and zinc status (plasma zinc, alkaline phosphatase) increased significantly. The children had adequate liver stores of vitamin A (relative dose response less than 20%). Zinc supplementation resulted in an improvement in vision restoration time (VRT) in dim light (dark adaptometry). Vitamin A and zinc synergistically normalized conjunctival epithelium as measured by conjunctival impression cytology (CIC). Both functional indices, VRT and CIC, showed significant correlations with plasma zinc and vitamin A, respectively. The data suggest that functional improvements in populations with suboptimal vitamin A and zinc nutriture can be accomplished by supplementation with less than two times the recommended dietary allowance of these nutrients.
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PMID:Effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on the nutriture of children in Northeast Thailand. 160 61

A prospective study was performed in the Dutch flower bulb culture to investigate the possible effects of subchronic exposure to the soil fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene (DCP) on liver and kidney function and on glutathione conjugation capacity in blood. Urine spot samples and venous blood samples from 14 workers applying DCP (applicators) were taken at the start of the season in July, and after the season in October. The parameters of liver function measured were: alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, and total bilirubin (conjugated and unconjugated). Total bilirubin was significantly decreased from 9.5 before to 7.0 mumol/l after the season. In combination with an increase in serum gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase activity from 12.5 to 19.5 U/l this indicates moderate hepatic enzyme induction. To study renal function, creatinine and beta 2-microglobulin in serum, and beta 2-microglobulin, albumin, alanine aminopeptidase, beta-galactosidase, and retinol binding protein in urine were measured. The glomerular function parameters albumin in urine and creatinine in serum changed significantly during the season: albumin concentration increased from 5.2 to 7.6 mg/l, whereas creatinine concentration [corrected] decreased from 93.0 to 87.5 mumol/l. The tubular function parameter retinol binding protein also increased in concentration from 20.0 to 26.9 micrograms/l. Therefore, a subclinical nephrotoxic effect of subchronic exposure to DCP cannot be excluded. Effects on glutathione conjugation capacity were studied by measuring erythrocyte glutathione S-transferase activity and blood glutathione concentrations. The activity of glutathione S-transferase in erythrocytes was significantly decreased from 4.7 before to 3.3 U/g haemoglobin after the season. The same was true for the blood glutathione concentrations, which decreased from 0.93 to 0.82 mM.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Biological effect monitoring of occupational exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene: effects on liver and renal function and on glutathione conjugation. 191 9

We have previously shown that a factor termed NAP-IF has the capacity to induce neutrophil alkaline phosphatase (NAP) in postmitotic granulocytes (PMGs). Recently, this factor found in cystic fluid of a human squamous cell carcinoma was shown to be identical to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). In this study we examined whether NAP activity inducible with G-CSF could be modulated by other factors that are present in vivo or those that are known to induce differentiation of hemopoietic cells. Purified natural and recombinant G-CSF (nG-CSF and rG-CSF) induced NAP in PMGs from both normal individuals and patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Interferons (IFNs) suppressed expression of NAP by G-CSF. IFN-gamma was a potent inhibitor of G-CSF stimulation: IFN-gamma at 100 U/ml inhibited by greater than 90% the induction of NAP by G-CSF. In contrast, retinol (10(-6) M, a nearly physiological concentration) or all-trans-retinoic acid (10(-6) M) significantly enhanced NAP activity in vitro. Furthermore, the simultaneous addition of 10(-6) M retinol partially reversed the inhibitory action of IFN-gamma on the NAP induction by G-CSF. Our results suggest that NAP activity, which is often abnormal in a variety of diseases, may reflect G-CSF levels in vivo perhaps in concert with a number of other factors including IFNs and retinoids.
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PMID:Modulation by retinoids and interferons of alkaline phosphatase activity in granulocytes induced by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. 246 68

Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides [oligo(dN)s] corresponding to human cellular retinol-binding protein I (cRBP) and human nuclear retinoic acid receptor alpha (hnRAR) were synthesized. Exposure of human malignant keratinocytes to these oligo(dN)s significantly attenuated the level of cytoplasmic cRBP and hnRAR in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Further, the induction of alkaline phosphatase by retinol in these cells was blocked by treatment with 30 microM antisense oligo(dN) to cRBP or hnRAR but not by 30 microM of sense oligo(dN) to cRBP. Antisense oligo(dN) treatments concomitantly induced cell rounding, loss of cell-cell attachment, and cell adhesion to the substratum. By contrast, treatment of cells with an anticytokinetic agent, cytochalasin B, or with a cytostatic concentration of sodium azide failed to reduce cytoplasmic cRBP or hnRAR from nuclear extracts, even though antisense oligo(dN)-like changes in cell morphology were observed. Treatment of the cells for greater than 2.75 hr with 20-40 microM of either antisense oligo(dN) also led to the loss of clonogenic potential. These results show that both cytoplasmic and nuclear receptors for retinoids are important in the transduction of a retinoid signal response critical to cellular growth and differentiation. Our findings also suggest that defined genes, which are specified by retinoids and their receptors, may account for the pleiotropic effect of vitamin A compounds.
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PMID:Retinoid receptor antisense DNAs inhibit alkaline phosphatase induction and clonogenicity in malignant keratinocytes. 254 59

Testicular peritubular myoid cells secrete a paracrine factor that is a potent modulator of Sertoli cell functions involved in the maintenance of spermatogenesis. These cells also play an integral role in maintaining the structural integrity of the seminiferous tubule. To better understand this important testicular cell type, studies were initiated to characterize cultured peritubular cells using biochemical and histochemical techniques. The electrophoretic pattern of radiolabeled secreted proteins was similar for primary and subcultured peritubular cells and was unique from that of Sertoli cells. Morphologic differences between Sertoli cells and peritubular cells were noted and extended with histochemical staining techniques. Desmin cytoskeletal filaments were demonstrated immunocytochemically in peritubular cells, both in culture and in tissue sections, but were not detected in Sertoli cells. Desmin is proposed to be a marker for peritubular cell differentiation as well as a marker for peritubular cell contamination in Sertoli cell cultures. Peritubular cells and Sertoli cells were also stained histochemically for the presence of alkaline phosphatase. Staining for the alkaline phosphatase enzyme was associated with peritubular cells but not with Sertoli cells. Alkaline phosphatase is therefore an additional histochemical marker for peritubular cells. Biochemical characterization of peritubular cells relied on cell-specific enzymatic activities. Creatine phosphokinase activity, a marker for contractile cells, was found to be associated with peritubular cells, while negligible activity was associated with Sertoli cells. Alkaline phosphatase activity assayed spectrophotometrically was found to be a useful biochemical marker for peritubular cell function and was utilized to determine the responsiveness of primary and subcultured cells to regulatory agents. Testosterone stimulated alkaline phosphatase activity associated with primary cultures of peritubular cells, thus supporting the observation that peritubular cells provide a site of androgen action in the testis. Retinol increased alkaline phosphatase activity in subcultured peritubular cells. Alkaline phosphatase activity increased in response to dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMP) in both primary and subcultured peritubular cell cultures. Observations indicate that the ability of androgens and retinoids to regulate testicular function may be mediated, in part, through their effects on peritubular cells. This provides additional support for the proposal that the mesenchymal-epithelial cell interactions between peritubular cells and Sertoli cells are important for the maintenance and control of testicular function. Results imply that the endocrine regulation of tissue function may be mediated in part through alterations in mesenchymal-epithelial cell interactions.
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PMID:Cytochemical and biochemical characterization of testicular peritubular myoid cells. 254 16

To assess the health significance of the early renal changes after chronic exposure to cadmium, 23 workers removed from exposure because of the discovery of an increased urinary excretion of beta 2-microglobulin or retinol binding protein, or both, have been examined once a year for five years. Eight of these workers had also an increased albuminuria. These workers had been exposed to cadmium for six to 41.7 years (mean 25 years) and their first follow up examination took place when they had been removed from exposure for six years on average. At that time, their mean age was 58.6 years (range: 45.5-68.1). It has been confirmed that the proteinuria induced by cadmium is irreversible. The most important finding, however, is a significant increase of creatinine and beta 2-microglobulin concentrations in serum with time, indicating a progressive reduction of the glomerular filtration rate despite removal from exposure. It is estimated that on average this rate has decreased by 31 ml/min/1.73 m2 during the five year follow up study. This decrease is significantly greater (about five times) than that accounted for by aging and is not more pronounced in workers with impaired renal function at the start of the study than in those presenting only with subclinical signs of renal damage. Serum alkaline phosphatase activity also increases significantly with time. In conclusion, the present study indicates that the early renal changes induced by cadmium should be regarded as adverse effects; they are predictive of an exacerbation of the age related decline of the glomerular filtration rate.
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PMID:Health significance of cadmium induced renal dysfunction: a five year follow up. 268 49


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