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Query: UNIPROT:P20020 (adenosine triphosphatase)
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Daily s.c. injection of gentamicin at either 100 mg/kg for 4 days or 60 mg/kg for 2 weeks produced nephrotoxicity in the adult rat as judged by an increase in urinary excretion of beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase. The observed enzymuria was associated with significant elevation in total renal phospholipid, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine. In addition, gentamicin decreased the activities of renal cortical Na+-K+-adenosine triphosphatase, alkaline phosphatase as well as phospholipase C. Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (250 mg/kg/day) administered i.p. for 4 or 14 days did not markedly alter the metabolic markers of kidney function. In rats simultaneously given pyridoxal-5'-phosphate and gentamicin for 4 days the vitamin failed to prevent either the antibiotic-induced decrease in renal phospholipase C and alkaline phosphatase or the increase in total renal phospholipid, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine. However, simultaneous pyridoxal-5'-phosphate and aminoglycoside treatment for 2 weeks proved effective in blockade of the gentamicin-induced kidney phospholipidosis, elevation in urinary beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase, as well as reduction in renal phospholipase C and alkaline phosphatase. The gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity was associated with a decrease in renal pyridoxal-5'-phosphate levels. In the simultaneous 4-day-treated rat the renal concentration of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate returned to approximate control values, whereas after 2 weeks the level of vitamin B6 was approximately 2-fold higher than control. Although pyridoxal-5'-phosphate in the simultaneous group lowered kidney gentamicin content by 40% after 4 or 14 days, protection from aminoglycoside-induced nephrotoxicity was apparent only after 2 weeks in our study.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Inhibition of gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity by pyridoxal-5'-phosphate in the rat. 249 42

To study the extent, duration, and localization of metabolic changes in vein-to-vein grafts in rats, the sequential changes in enzymatic activity of veno-venous grafts in rats were evaluated by histochemical demonstration of the activity of two oxidoreductases (lactate dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase) and two hydrolytic enzymes (adenosine triphosphatase and alkaline phosphatase). All the enzymes studies showed a decrease in staining 1 day after transplantation, the change being most pronounced for AFOS in the subendothelial layer. The recovery of staining intensity was noted after 3 days, the enzyme activity reaching the pregrafting level at 1 week. Different from the previous observations on vein-to-artery grafts, these vein-to-vein grafts showed less depression of enzyme activity during the first days after transplantation, neither did they display a continuing strong activity later on, probably due to lack of a thickening intimal layer.
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PMID:Enzyme histochemical studies on veno-venous grafts in rats. 252 65

The interactions of osteoblasts with one another and with the extracellular milieu are of vital importance for cell function. These interactions are mediated by cell membrane-associated components. In the present work, we studied the distribution of several mediators known to be associated with the cell surface, using ultrastructural cytochemistry, to characterize the three cell membrane domains (osteoid, lateral, and vascular) of osteoblasts. Osteoblasts in neonatal rat calvariae were studied for cell surface distribution of alkaline phosphatase (APase), calcium-activated adenosine triphosphatase (Ca2+-ATPase), calcium, soybean agglutinin (SBA)-reactive sites, and peanut agglutinin (PNA)-reactive sites. APase was absent in the osteoid domain but was evenly distributed in the other domains. Ca2+-ATPase was found to be concentrated mainly in the lateral domains. In contrast, calcium was present in all cell membrane domains. Using lectins conjugated to horseradish peroxidase, we demonstrated that SBA binding sites were evenly distributed along the osteoblast cell membrane, whereas PNA binding sites were absent or minimally present in the osteoid and lateral domains but were evenly distributed in the vascular domain. These results suggest that the various functions of osteoblasts may be facilitated by specialized cell membrane domains which are cytochemically distinct. Previous reports have failed to demonstrate the cytochemical differences between the three domains of the osteoblast cell membrane.
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PMID:Cytochemical properties of osteoblast cell membrane domains. 252 36

The metabolic pattern of aortic vein grafts in rats was studied by estimating histochemically the activity of the hydrolytic enzymes alfa-esterase, aminopeptidase, adenosine triphosphatase, acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase. The enzyme activity was lowest in the 16 hour and 1 day old grafts, and recovery was noted at three days. Five days after transplantation the enzyme activities were higher than in the non-transplanted veins. The rapid increase in enzymatic activity found in histochemical studies on wound healing was not seen in these vein grafts. At four weeks some grafts showed intimal thickening the activity of which did not exceed that of the other layers of the graft wall. At the end of the observation period of sixteen weeks most of the grafts showed intimal thickening, and this layer stained intensely especially for ATPase. The staining pattern of most of the grafts at sixteen weeks resembled that of the aortic media.
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PMID:Assessment of metabolic activity in aortic vein grafts in rats by histochemical examination of hydrolases. 252 49

In order to investigate the role of testosterone (TP) on the physiology of the testis of the musk shrew, activities of acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and adenosine triphosphatase, and DNA, protein and phospholipid contents ot the testis were compared under high and suppressed testosterone conditions. The result indicates that testosterone propionate administration to intact shrews resulted in a significant increase in the activities of testicular enzymes. Following TP the testis phospholipid: DNA ratio increased, whilst no change was observed in the enzyme activities in response to aminoglutethimide phosphate. The role of testosterone in regulating testis function of this non-scrotal primitive eutherian mammal is discussed.
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PMID:Testosterone propionate induced changes in testicular phosphatases of musk shrew (Suncus murinus L.). 252 27

In order to evaluate the duration and localization of the metabolic changes elicited by the procedure of transplantation, the sequential changes in enzymatic activity of carotid artery grafts in rats were evaluated by histochemical demonstration of the activity of two oxidoreductases, lactate dehydrogenase (LD) and succinate dehydrogenase (SD), and two hydrolytic enzymes, adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and alkaline phosphatase (AFOS). The most intense staining for ATPase, LD and SD was seen in the media, both in the grafts and in the adjacent carotid artery. The activity of AFOS was concentrated to the inner parts of the adventitia. The medial layer of the microarterial graft showed no obvious changes in enzyme activity during the observation period of four weeks. At the anastomoses, LD and SD showed decreased activity from day one onwards. No intimal thickening or other clear structural changes were seen in the grafts.
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PMID:Enzyme histochemical studies on microarterial grafts in rats. 253 Jun 26

Three cases of so-called pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma have been studied for endothelial markers (alkaline phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase, factor VIII-related antigen, and Ulex europaeus I lectin), for intermediate filaments (keratin, vimentin), and for carcinoembryonic and epithelial membrane antigen. Not one of the neoplasms expressed endothelial markers, carcinoembryonic antigen, or keratin reactivity. The tumor cells showed a positive reaction for epithelial membrane antigen and vimentin. The findings exclude an endothelial origin for this group of tumors and favored an epithelial origin as the probable genesis of the neoplastic proliferation.
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PMID:Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung. An immunohistochemical study of intermediate filaments and endothelial markers. 253 67

To assess correlations between cellular differentiation and enzymatic maturation in the developing rat colon, tissue from fetal, suckling, weanling, and adult rats was analyzed by electron microscopy and assayed for lactase, alkaline phosphatase, and sodium-potassium-stimulated adenosine triphosphatase activities. The proximal and distal colon were analyzed independently at all ages. All three enzymes were detected in the fetal colon when the cells were highly undifferentiated. Postnatally, significant regional differences in cellular ultrastructure appeared, only some of which were directly paralleled by enzymatic changes. Each enzyme had a distinct region-specific developmental pattern. Lactase and sodium-potassium-stimulated adenosine triphosphatase were significantly enhanced at birth, decreasing to adult levels by 15 days postnatal. Regional differences were present, but the patterns were similar. These patterns did not parallel the increase in microvillar height and number and basolateral interdigitations of the surface columnar cells, the structural correlates of lactase, and sodium-potassium-stimulated adenosine triphosphatase, respectively. In contrast, developmental changes in alkaline phosphatase activity paralleled structural maturation, at least in part. The activity levels in the distal colon did not change significantly with age and few major structural changes were noted. In the proximal colon, activity increased markedly after birth, and after 10 days decreased rapidly to adult levels, a pattern that coincided with the transient appearance of villi and specialized cells with apical tubules and vesicles known to have alkaline phosphatase activity. The results show age- and region-related changes in cellular ultrastructure and enzymatic activities, only some of which appear to be directly correlated.
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PMID:Structural and enzymatic changes during colonic maturation in the fetal and suckling rat. 254 5

The authors compared on the rabbit eye the tolerance of hydrophilic contact lenses with equal parameters (0.2 mm central and peripheral thickness, 7.4 radius, 15 mm diameter) with a different degree of hydration (37% H2O-Hema), (55% and 65% H2O-Hema-Degma) during continuous wear for a period of two weeks (1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 14 days). Special attention was devoted to changes in the transparency of the cornea. Changes of the transparency due to wearing of contact lenses were due to changes of corneal hydration. The cause of increased corneal hydration were metabolic and later also morphological disorders in the corneal endothelium. The activity of Na+-K+-dependent adenosine triphosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transferase were reduced, followed by a change in the shape and size of endothelial cells. Later the activities of both enzymes were reduced also in the epithelium. Keratocytes had reduced alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transferase activities. The staining properties of glycosaminoglycans in the stroma remained, however, unaltered, similarly as the activity of acid glycosidases and other investigated lysosomal enzymes. The onset of increased corneal hydration caused by a disorder of the active water ion transport and of metabolites in the cornea depended on the percentage of water in hydrophilic contact lenses. It was observed latest after application of contact lenses with 65% water.
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PMID:[Comparison of tolerance to hydrophilic contact lenses made of Hema (37% H2O) and Hema-Degma (55%, 65% H2O) in the rabbit eye. I. Changes in corneal transparency due to disturbed hydration]. 257 15

For the purpose of clarifying cellular differentiation of epithelioid sarcoma, studies based on various methods were performed. Enzyme histochemical studies showed that epithelioid sarcoma tumor cells have characteristics intermediate between epithelial cells and the large plump cells of synovial sarcoma-incomplete epithelial differentiation. For alkaline phosphatase and adenosine triphosphatase particularly, positive cells and negative cells coexisted, as in the large plump cells of synovial sarcoma. Immunohistochemical studies for alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-antichymotrypsin, vimentin, and keratin also showed that epithelioid sarcoma tumor cells are very similar to the large plump cells of synovial sarcoma and have incomplete epithelial differentiation. For example, the examinations of serial sections and double staining methods revealed that keratin-positive cells are always vimentin-positive in epithelioid sarcoma and in the monophasic area of synovial sarcoma. Electron-microscopically, bundles of intermediate filaments and filopodia toward the intercellular lumen were observed, as in the monophasic area of synovial sarcoma. The results of enzyme-histochemical and immunohistochemical studies of non-neoplastic synovial lining cells, performed here for the first time, are also discussed.
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PMID:Cellular differentiation of epithelioid sarcoma. An electron-microscopic, enzyme-histochemical, and immunohistochemical study. 258 Apr 43


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