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Homogeneous preparations of decidual cells were obtained from term decidual tissue adherent to fetal membranes by using a slightly modified version of a technique developed for the isolation of decidual cells from first and second trimester decidua. The effects of human PRL (hPRL) and oxytocin on the kinetics of the hydrolysis of estrone sulfate were determined in decidual cells prepared from tissue obtained before and after the onset of labor. In addition, sulfatase activity in decidual cells isolated from term decidua was compared with those of chorionic cells isolated from chorion leave of the same pregnancy. Chorionic cells had significantly higher (mean, 2.5-fold) levels of sulfatase activity than the corresponding decidual cells. The mean sulfatase activity in decidual cells obtained after normal vaginal delivery [25 +/- 19 (+/- SE) nmol/mg protein X 15 min) was higher than that in decidual cells obtained from patients undergoing cesarean section before the onset of labor (1.7 +/- 0.11). This difference was significant (P less than 0.02, by Mann-Whitney test) in spite of the large variation in activity in preparations from vaginal deliveries. hPRL (500 ng/ml) and oxytocin (0.2 microM) had similar effects on sulfatase activity in decidual cells in a manner dependent on whether the cells were isolated from tissue obtained before or after labor. In cells isolated from fetal membranes obtained before labor (cesarean delivery), hPRL or oxytocin significantly stimulated sulfatase activity, whereas in decidual cells obtained after vaginal delivery, both hPRL and oxytocin significantly inhibited sulfatase activity. The Michaelis constants for the hydrolysis of estrone sulfate (Km, 22 +/- 4.8 microM) were not affected by these hormones. Since the mean sulfatase activity of decidual cells obtained before labor was approximately 10-fold higher than the activity reported for endometrial stromal cells, PRL produced by decidual cells may act in vivo as an autocrine factor to stimulate their sulfatase activity.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1986 Sep
PMID:In vitro effects of human prolactin and oxytocin on sulfatase activity in isolated human decidual cells. 373 40

A comparative study was performed with a variety of human cell lines on the effects of treatments with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cisplatin) on cell survival and the induction of unscheduled DNA synthesis. In addition to control fibroblasts (Han, MB), cell lines defective in DNA repair were used [xeroderma pigmentosum, XP(A) and XP(F), and Fanconi's anemia (FA)], as well as cells deficient in arylsulfatase A (mucolipidosis II, ML1 and ML2). Ultraviolet light and mitomycin C were included in this study as model DNA-damaging agents. Furthermore, induction of DNA interstrand cross-links by cisplatin and their repair were studied. As for survival, only XP cells were abnormally sensitive to ultraviolet light, and only FA cells were abnormally sensitive to mitomycin C. To cisplatin, however, all mutants tested were more sensitive (2 to 5 times) than were normal cells. Unscheduled DNA synthesis induction by ultraviolet light was strong in all but the XP cells; the other two agents did not induce unscheduled DNA synthesis. Induction of DNA interstrand cross-links by cisplatin was linear with dose. Formation continued for up to 18 to 24 h after treatment. During this period, all cells but the ML mutants responded similarly. In ML cells, much fewer cross-links were induced, which were repaired rapidly. In FA cells, accumulation continued for at least 96 h; in the other cells, most of the cross-links had been removed after that period. In the discussion, the cisplatin-induced DNA interstrand cross-links are proposed as an important potentially lethal lesion, in view of their persistence in the highly sensitive FA cells. Furthermore, the possible involvement of certain steps of the long-patch excision repair pathway in the removal of this lesion is considered. The sensitivity of ML cells to cisplatin is attributed to cytoplasmic effects, rather than to chromosomal damage.
Cancer Res 1985 Sep
PMID:Formation and repair of DNA interstrand cross-links in relation to cytotoxicity and unscheduled DNA synthesis induced in control and mutant human cells treated with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II). 392 52

The intracellular localization of invertase endocytosed by rat liver was investigated by analytical centrifugation in sucrose and Percoll gradients of mitochondrial fractions originating from rats killed 15 h after injection. After isopycnic centrifugation in a sucrose gradient, invertase is located in higher density zones than acid hydrolases. The difference between the distribution of invertase and that of acid hydrolases increases with the amount of invertase injected. When the invertase dose is sufficiently high, a change of lysosomal enzyme distribution is clearly visible. It consists in the shift of a proportion of these enzymes to higher density regions where invertase is located. The proportion of hydrolase activity affected by invertase is different for each enzyme measured; it is the least pronounced for acid phosphatase, and most for acid deoxyribonuclease and arylsulfatase. A pretreatment of the rat with Triton WR 1339 considerably decreases the equilibrium density of structures bearing invertase. Nevertheless invertase distribution is quite distinct from that of the bulk of lysosomal enzymes that are recovered in lower density zones of the gradient; on the other hand the invertase injection to rats treated with Triton WR 1339 causes a spreading of the acid hydrolase distribution towards higher density zones. The distribution of acid hydrolases and invertase in a Percoll gradient depends on the sucrose concentration of the solvent. It is shifted towards higher densities when the sucrose concentration increases. The phenomenon is more important for invertase. These results are best explained by supposing that invertase accumulates in a distinct population of lysosomes that can be individualized as a result of the density increase they are subjected to by the invertase they accumulate. It is proposed that these lysosomes mainly originate from non-parenchymal cells of the liver.
Eur J Biochem 1985 Sep 16
PMID:Effect on lysosomes of invertase endocytosed by rat-liver. 402 43

Previous work (Yanagishita, M., and Hascall, V. C. (1984) J. Biol. Chem. 259, 10270-10283) has indicated that heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans in rat ovarian granulosa cells are degraded by two kinetically distinct pathways. Pathway 1 degrades proteoglycans rapidly with a t 1/2 approximately 25 min without generating appreciable degradative intermediates. Pathway 2 degrades proteoglycans more slowly with a t 1/2 approximately 4 h, generating distinct degradative intermediates: single HS chains of Mr = approximately 10,000 and approximately 5,000. Effects of leupeptin, an inhibitor of thiol proteases, on the intracellular degradation of proteoglycans in the rat ovarian granulosa cell culture were examined using various chase protocols after labeling cells with [35S]sulfate. The presence of leupeptin at 100 micrograms/ml in the culture medium inhibited the intracellular degradation of proteoglycans by approximately 80% during a 7-h chase period after a 20-h labeling. Leupeptin affected neither the cellular content nor the in vitro activities of beta-hexosaminidase and arylsulfatase. Structural analyses of heparan sulfate species in leupeptin-treated cells demonstrated that the drug inhibited the degradation of HS proteoglycans at two distinct points. First, degradation of the core protein was partially inhibited and delayed before the start of glycosaminoglycan degradation. This resulted in the accumulation of degradative intermediates with partially degraded core proteins bearing intact glycosaminoglycan chains. This establishes the initial sequence for HS proteoglycan degradation, with proteolysis preceding endoglycosidase digestion, and suggests that these two degradation steps may occur in physically separate compartments. Second, the final depolymerization of HS fragments through pathway 2 was totally inhibited, resulting in the continuous accumulation of Mr = 5,000 HS chains. This is not due to the direct inhibition of the lysosomal exoglycosidase and sulfatase enzymes responsible for the complete depolymerization of HS chains, since pathway 1, while slowed, continued to completely depolymerize the HS chains in the presence of leupeptin. The results suggest that the intracellular compartment which completely degrades heparan sulfate chains is separate from those containing partially, endoglycosidically processed heparan sulfate chains and that leupeptin interfered with the translocation of glycosaminoglycans to the final degradation site.
J Biol Chem 1985 Sep 15
PMID:Inhibition of intracellular degradation of proteoglycans by leupeptin in rat ovarian granulosa cells. 403 Jul 84

We studied the light microscopic, ultrastructural, and cytochemical characteristics of the temporomandibular joints of male ICR mice, from early neonatal life until they reached senescence, when spontaneous osteoarthritis is a common phenomenon. Aging of mandibular condylar cartilage was accompanied by decreasing total proteoglycan content and by an unmasking of collagen fibers, with no shift in collagen type. Fibronectin was also commonly present on the articular surface of specimens from old animals. Chondrocytes of aged mice contained an increased number of lysosomes, and their adjacent matrix vesicles reacted positively for acid phosphatase and arylsulfatase, but not for alkaline phosphatase. Such vesicles were also found to be devoid of calcium complexes and, thus, did not appear to be involved in the mineralization process. Similar age-related changes have been described in human mandibular condyles; hence, the male ICR mouse could serve as a useful model for studies of spontaneous osteoarthritis in the human mandibular joint.
Arthritis Rheum 1985 Sep
PMID:Morphologic and cytochemical changes in maturing and osteoarthritic articular cartilage in the temporomandibular joint of mice. 403 56

Activator protein for galactosylceramide sulfatase (GSase) was purified from human liver. The activator has an approximate molecular weight of 22,000, is glycoprotein in nature, and is most probably a trimer consisting of an 8,000 dalton monomer. Monospecific rabbit antiserum raised against the activator strongly inhibited the activity of the activator. In the presence of a 10-fold or more excess of galactosylceramide sulfate (GS) on a molar basis, GS binding to the GSase activator occurred, and was saturated at an equimolar ratio. Binding studies on the GSase activator were conducted using affinity chromatography on derivatives of GS as ligands, and gel filtration of mixtures containing glycolipids and the activator. A "GS-acid" derivative, which was prepared by oxidative cleavage of sphingosine moiety in GS, and a sulfonamide derivative of GS as ligands still retained affinity for the GSase activator, while a hydrophobic ligands, an aminohexyl group did not bind completely the activator. A ligand of "galactosylceramide-acid" had weak affinity for GSase activator. These results suggest that the sulfate group and one of the two hydrocarbon chains in GS are not essential for the binding of the activator. The affinity of galactosylceramide for the GSase activator was confirmed by the detection of the lipid-protein complex on gel filtration. The activator weakly stimulated porcine GM1-beta-galactosidase activity.
J Biochem 1985 Sep
PMID:Purification and properties of galactosylceramide sulfatase activator from human liver. 408 63

A combination of differential centrifugation and carrier-free continuous electrophoresis is introduced as a new method for the isolation of animal cell organelles. Various buffers were systematically checked in order to find the system which preserves the organelles and gives as well a good separation in the free-flow electrophoresis apparatus. Triethanolamine-acetate buffer (10 mM), pH 7.4 was used. The isolated lysosomes were pure according to marker enzymes and electron micrographs. A heterogeneity of the lysosomes in electrophoretic mobility was demonstrated with respect to the marker enzymes arylsulfatase and beta-glucuronidase. The lysosomes with higher mobility showed a maximum enrichment of 240-fold with respect to arylsulfatase. The lysosomes with lower electrophoretic mobility showed a 65-fold enrichment with respect to beta-glucuronidase. The ratio of beta-glucuronidase to arylsulfatase varied from 2:1 to 1:2 in lysosomes of different mobility. The yield amounted to approximately 1 mg of lysosomal protein per gram of liver protein. 5-8 mg of lysosomes can be obtained in one experiment. The electrophoretic separation proves to be an effective tool in obtaining pure and well preserved lysosomes.
J Cell Biol 1970 Sep
PMID:A new method for the preparation of rat liver lysosomes. Separation of cell organelles of rat liver by carrier-free continuous electrophoresis. 434 32

An ammonium sulfate-precipitated fraction from cell-free extracts of Pseudomonas C12B grown on a medium containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) contained alkyl sulfatase increased fourfold in specific activity over the crude. Optimal pH (7.5) and temperature (70 C) for sulfate release were determined with SDS labeled with radioactive sulfur (SDS(35)) as test substrate. Phosphate, arsenate, and certain heavy metal ions inhibited desulfation, whereas Mg(++) and Mn(++) stimulated activity of preparations which had been dialyzed against ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. Dodecanol was recovered in semiquantitative yield from reaction mixtures containing enzyme and SDS(35). Aryl sulfates, secondary alcohol sulfates, and a phenoxyethyl sulfate failed to serve as substrate for this enzyme.
Appl Microbiol 1965 Sep
PMID:Primary alcohol sulfatase in a Pseudomonas species. 586 50

A rapid capillary GLC method for the analysis of conjugated estrogen tablets and injectable formulations is described. The method involves the hydrolytic cleavage of the sodium sulfate ester conjugates by sulfatase enzyme. The free phenolic steroids are reacted sequentially with hydroxylamine hydrochloride and N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide. The resulting dual derivatives are analyzed on a 15-m glass capillary column wall coated with a cyanopropylmethyl silicone phase.
J Pharm Sci 1981 Sep
PMID:Quantitative determination of conjugated estrogens in formulations by capillary GLC. 610 Dec 18

Plasma and lung lymph beta-glucuronidase and aryl sulfatase A specific activity were measured before and for 48 hours after a 50% full-thickness burn in the adult sheep. We noted a significant increase in plasma activity of both enzymes with maximum increase occurring 3 hours postburn, with levels returning toward baseline at 48 hours. Increase in plasma activity correlated in time course with increases in pulmonary vascular resistance. Lung lymph specific activity increased to levels identical to that in plasma but the time course lagged behind by 1 to 3 hours.
J Trauma 1980 Sep
PMID:Changes in plasma and lung lymph lysosomal enzymes after major thermal injury. 610 67


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