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Changes of enzyme activity in the colostrum, milk, and serum samples of 14 mothers were followed. For the enzyme assay, the colostrum and the milk samples were diluted, 1:10 and 1:5, respectively. The activity of the following enzymes were measured: lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); gammaglutamyl transpeptidase (GGT); aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT); alanine aminotransferase (ALAT); cholinesterase; alkaline, and acid phosphatase. Milk, LDH, ASAT, and ALAT activities did not change during the first four days of lactation, yet were significantly higher than the corresponding activities of serum. The activity of GGT and alkaline and acid phosphatase in milk showed a marked decrease by day 4 postpartum; however, the GGT stayed much higher than that of serum, while the activity of the other two enzymes decreased to the level of the serum. By contrast, as compared to the colostrum, the cholinesterase activity in the breast milk showed a significant increase.
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PMID:Comparative analysis of enzyme activity in human colostrum, milk, and serum. 339 Aug 99

There were significant changes in enzyme activities and concentrations of metabolites in the blood and liver of cows with fatty livers when compared to normal cows. Blood and liver samples were taken from cows at the abattoir immediately after slaughter. The liver was checked for pathological signs and the samples were divided according to the degree of fatty changes. Three groups were studied: controls showing no gross pathological signs, mild fatty infiltration and severe infiltration. In cows with fatty liver, there were significant increases in the serum activities of isocitric dehydrogenase (ICDH), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), glutamic dehydrogenase (GLDH), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), malic dehydrogenase (MDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and acid phosphatase (ACP). In the fatty liver, the activities of the enzymes, ICDH, G6PDH, LDH, MDH, ALP and malic enzyme (ME) were significantly higher, while sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) was significantly lower. While serum total lipid decreased, the opposite was seen in the liver with higher lipid content, mainly due to triglycerides and cholesterol esters. The significant increases in the NADPH generating enzymes ME, ICDH, G6PDH and MDH, which are required for fatty acid synthesis, suggest that the lipids accumulated in the liver are not only of extrahepatic origin, mobilized into the liver, but also arise from increased lipid synthesis in the liver which is induced during the laying down of fat in the liver. Measurement of the serum NADPH generating enzymes may serve as a useful biochemical test specific for fatty liver in cows.
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PMID:Biochemical changes associated with the fatty liver syndrome in cows. 339 48

The effect of manganese pretreatment on acute toxicity of fenitrothion (FTH) was investigated in male rats by assessing the degree of enzymatic alterations. Oral administration of FTH (260 mg/kg) markedly inactivated cholinesterase (ChE) and carboxylesterase and elevated the activities of acid phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in different tissues 3 h after dosing. Pretreatment of rats with manganese (10 mg/kg, i.p.) 3 days prior to FTH application (260 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly enhanced these enzymatic changes. The results indicate that inhibition of esterases and elevation in other enzymes induced by manganese are likely to contribute to the increased enzymatic alterations observed following combined treatment.
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PMID:Studies on the interaction between manganese and fenitrothion in rats. 359 Feb 18

Removal of the corpora allata from the emerging female adults of L. grandis caused a rapid and significant increase in the contents of total carbohydrate, glycogen, total lipids, cholesterol, total proteins and RNA in the fat body, and a significant drop in the contents of trehalose free fatty acids (FFA), phospholipids, free amino acids (FAA) and also in the activity of acid and alkaline phosphatase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT), glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) and exterase in the fat body, in comparison with the sham-operated controls. Treatment with juvenile hormone analogue (JHa) of the allatectomized insects significantly reverses the effects produced by allatectomy (P less than or equal to 0.01). Similarly, removal of the brain produced similar responses in the fat-body but with some exceptions such as the decrease of total protein and RNA and increase significant of FAA as compared to the sham-operated controls. Simultaneous removal of corpora-allata and brain produces a rapid increase in the contents of total carbohydrate, glycogen, total lipid, cholesterol, FAA and the activity of acid phosphatase in comparison with all other treatments performed in this study, while the contents of trehalose, phospholipid, FFA, total protein, RNA and the activity of GOT, GPT, general esterase and alkaline phosphatase in the fat-body decreased compared to all other treatments. The results obtained are discussed in relation to the neuro-endocrine control of metabolism in insects.
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PMID:Role of corpora-allata and brain of adult female Lohita grandis gray. 370 75

Common bile duct ligation (CBDL) in rats was used to induce liver disease and secondary kidney damage. The biochemical changes in the liver, kidney and plasma were studied at 3, 6, 10 and 21 days post CBDL. The observed alterations climaxed at the 6th day following ligation. Renal, activities of aldolase (ALD), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), isocitric dehydrogenase (ICDH), sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), were lowered in CBDL rats. Further, microsomal Na,K-ATPase and Mg-ATPase and mitochondrial oxidative-phosphorylation were inhibited. In the liver from CBDL rats the activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Mg-ATPase and ALP were elevated, while SDH, ALD, malic dehydrogenase (MDH), LDH, malic enzyme (ME) and Na,K-ATPase were lowered. Plasma enzymes, AST, ALP, MDH, LDH, ALD, acid phosphatase (ACP) and ICDH and the metabolites bile acids, bilirubin, creatinine and urea were elevated. Addition of bile acids or bilirubin at concentrations comparable to those found in the plasma of CBDL rats, to the reaction mixture of the various enzymes strongly inhibited most, particularly mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. High concentrations of these substances in the blood may explain the development of renal failure during liver disease and its reversibility when liver function returns to normal.
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PMID:Biochemical changes in liver, kidney and blood associated with common bile duct ligation. 378 11

The effect of dichlorvos and metathion was studied as exerted on acetylcholinesterase activity in the protozoan Tetrahymena pyriformis. In dichlorvos, the highest enzyme activity inhibition was obtained after 30 minutes. A 50% inhibition of the enzyme activity was recorded at the dose of 1.22 mg per litre. As to metathion, the highest enzyme activity inhibition was obtained after 60 minutes. A 50% inhibition of the enzyme activity was recorded at the dose of 879.2 ng per litre. One hour after exposure to this dose, almost 75% inhibition of the activity of the enzyme was recorded. The determination of acetylcholinesterase activity increases the sensitivity of the bioassay for organophosphates with the use of the Tetrahymena pyriformis protozoan. Dichlorvos was studied for its action at supratoxic doses (50.0, 100.0 and 150.0 mg per litre) and it was found that lactate dehydrogenase activity was almost completely suppressed; the inhibition of alanine aminotransferase was pronounced. A weaker activity inhibition was recorded in aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline and acid phosphatase; the activity of alpha-amylase increased. No dependence on dosage was demonstrated.
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PMID:[The effect of dichlorvos and metathion on selected enzymes of the amoeba Tetrahymena pyriformis]. 392 68

Blood samples taken from domestic or wild ruminant animals typically require transportation to an analytical laboratory. Depending on circumstances, several hours or even a few days may pass between sampling and analysis. Several diagnostic plasma enzymes were measured in bovine blood samples immediately after sampling and after storage under a variety of conditions. Conditions studied included storing whole heparinized blood at 20 C for 6 hours, storage at 4 C for 3 and 5 days, and freezing freshly prepared plasma once and 4 times before analysis. For studies of erythrocyte enzymes, fresh erythrocytes were compared with erythrocytes frozen once, frozen 4 times, and prepared from whole blood stored for one week at 4 C. None of these conditions deteriorated erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase. The serum pseudoacetylcholinesterase and lactate dehydrogenase were not affected by any storage condition used. By contrast, acid phosphatase was significantly decreased by all storage conditions used. Ornithine carbamoyltransferase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase were stable under some of the storage conditions tested.
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PMID:Storage stability of some bovine plasma enzymes. 392 97

1. The rat uterus contains acid cathepsin, beta-glucuronidase, beta-galactosidase, acid phosphatase and deoxyribonuclease II at concentrations comparable with those found in liver. Two non-hydrolytic uterine enzymes, cytochrome c oxidase and aspartate aminotransferase, display only 2-6% of the activity found in liver. 2. The concentrations of acid cathepsin and beta-glucuronidase are significantly decreased in pregnancy and increase 3-4-fold during post-partum involution. 3. The concentrations of beta-galactosidase and acid phosphatase are not decreased in pregnancy and increase only 2-3-fold during involution. 4. The concentrations of these four acid hydrolases increase linearly during the first 4 days post partum and reach their peak values at the same time that wet weight and collagen content fall to their lowest point. 5. The concentration of deoxyribonuclease is depressed in pregnancy but does not rise above normal in the post-partum period. 6. Only a small proportion of each hydrolytic activity can be isolated in the mitochondrial-lysosomal fraction of sucrose homogenates of the rat uterus. This proportion increases during involution. However, the extensive mitochondrial rupture occurring during homogenization indicates that the technique is probably too harsh to obtain a true measure of the proportion of lysosomes present in the intact tissue. 7. There are no significant changes in either the concentration or subcellular distribution of the five acid hydrolases in the livers of the experimental rats during pregnancy or involution. In each case the largest proportion of the activity is found in the mitochondrial-lysosomal fraction of liver homogenates. 8. The results are interpreted in terms of the lysosomal theory of intracellular digestion.
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PMID:Acid hydrolases of the rat uterus in relation to pregnancy, post-partum involution and collagen breakdown. 589 45

Administration of leupeptin to rats induces the accumulation of numerous autophagic vacuoles in the liver. Furuno et al. (Furuno, K., Ishikawa, T., and Kato, K. (1982) J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 91, 1485-1494) have recently devised a method for Percoll density gradient equilibrium fractionation of crude lysosomal fractions to isolate a highly enriched preparation of autophagic vacuoles. This system was used to determine whether cytoplasmic enzymes are normally sequestered into autophagic vacuoles in fed animals. Within 30 min following the administration of leupeptin to fed rats, several cytoplasmic enzymes could be demonstrated in vacuolar fractions heavier than mitochondria and normal lyosomes. The activities of tyrosine aminotransferase and lactic dehydrogenase as well as antigens of fructose-bisphosphate aldolase were detectable in fractions with densities of 1.115 to 1.15 g/ml containing cathepsins and acid phosphatase. The cytoplasmic enzymes in these fractions exhibited latency and were sequestered within membranous organelles. Six hours after the administration of leupeptin, the autophagic vacuoles gradually disappeared from these fractions concurrently with the loss of both cytoplasmic and lysosomal marker enzymes. For 6 h after injection of leupeptin the activities of cathepsin D and acid phosphatase increased in autophagic vacuoles and decreased in the postvacuolar lysosomal fraction. Administration of dexamethasone, which induces the synthesis of tyrosine aminotransferase and cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase, selectively increased the sequestration of these enzymes to proportional degrees. Cycloheximide administered simultaneously with leupeptin rapidly inhibited formation of autophagic vacuoles and the sequestrations of both cytoplasmic and lysosomal enzymes. However, when cycloheximide was administered 1 h after leupeptin, the formation of autophagosomes and the sequestration of cytoplasmic enzymes were inhibited but the vacuolar uptake of acid phosphatase and cathepsin D continued to increase for several hours. When cycloheximide was injected 1 h after leupeptin, losses of lactic dehydrogenase and aldolase proteins were observed in autophagic vacuoles isolated 1 and 2 h later.
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PMID:Sequestration of cytoplasmic enzymes in an autophagic vacuole-lysosomal system induced by injection of leupeptin. 613 57

Immunochemical techniques with enzymes as the antigen have grown in frequency during the last few years. These techniques have allowed evaluation of enzymes in the presence of endogenous inhibitors. Among those enzymes measured by immunochemical techniques and which have found diagnostic application, mention will be made of alkaline phosphatase (with particular reference to the intestinal, placental, and Regan isoenzymes), lactate dehydrogenase (in which renewed interest has developed due to techniques for specifically measuring the LD-1 isoenzyme), aspartate aminotransferase (of which the cytosolic and mitochondrial forms can now be independently measured by immunochemical techniques), acid phosphatase (for which a specific immunochemical assay for the prostatic enzyme has been widely introduced in diagnostic laboratories), and creatine kinase (for which a variety of immunochemical techniques to measure the M- and B-subunits are now part of standard laboratory assays). Other enzymes which will be discussed in this review include phosphohexose isomerase, amylase, ribonuclease, and lysozyme (muramidase). Finally, the use of enzymes, particularly asparaginase, in the chemotherapy of cancer will be outlined.
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PMID:Immunoassay of enzymes--an overview. 634 26


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