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Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain

Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in numy physiological and pathological processes in the brain. NO is synthesized frmn arginine by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzytnes. Citru11ine, which is fonned as a by-product. of the NOS reaction, can he recycled to arginine by successive actions of argininosucc...

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Main Author: Swamy, Mummnedy
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Published: Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2005
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spelling my.usm.eprints.46320 http://eprints.usm.my/46320/ Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain Swamy, Mummnedy R Medicine Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in numy physiological and pathological processes in the brain. NO is synthesized frmn arginine by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzytnes. Citru11ine, which is fonned as a by-product. of the NOS reaction, can he recycled to arginine by successive actions of argininosuccinnte synthetase (ASS) nnd argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) via the citrulline-NO cycle. llypermnn1onetnia is kno\vn to cause poorly understood perturbations of the citrulline-NO cycle. Both ASS and ASL genes at·e reported to he induced in nstrocytes hut not in neurons of nggrcgates exposed to 5 mM arnn1oniun1 chloride, suggesting that hyperan1n1onen1ic hrain n1ight increase its recycling of citrulline to arginine. To understand the role of citntlline-NO cycle in hyperanltnonetnia, NOS, ASS, ASL and arginase activities, as well as nitrate/nitrite (NOx), the stable end products of NO, nnd other related tnetabolites were estin1ated in cerebral cortex (CC), cerebelltun (CB) and brain stenl (BS) of rats subjected to acute ammonia toxicity (0.8n11nol of an11nonhun acetate per I OOg hody weight). N()x concentration and NOS activity were found to increase in all the regions of brain in acute amn1onia toxicity. The activities of ASS (CC. CB and BS) and ASL (CC and CB) also showed an increase whereas the activity of arginase was not clmngcd. The concentrations of arginine and ornithiue were increr.sed in nil the regions of hrain in acute mnrnonia toxicity whereas citrulline concentration was not changed. Glutatnine concentration was significantly increased in all regions of brain while glutatnate and GABA concentrations were not changed. The results of this study clearly demonstrated the increased formation of NO, suggesting the involvernent of NO in the pathophysiology of acute am1nonia toxicity. The increased activities of ASS and ASL enzymes indicate the increased and effective recycling of citrulline to arginine in acute mnn1onia toxicity, 111aking NO production more effective and contributing to its toxic effects. Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2005 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/46320/1/GP...Acute%20Effect%20Of%20Ammonia%20On%20Citrulline-%20No%20Cycle%20Enzymes%2CArginase%20And%20Related%20Metabolites%20In%20Different%20Regions%20Of%20Rat%20Brain...2005...-Eprints.pdf Swamy, Mummnedy (2005) Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain. Project Report. Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
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Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain
description Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in numy physiological and pathological processes in the brain. NO is synthesized frmn arginine by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzytnes. Citru11ine, which is fonned as a by-product. of the NOS reaction, can he recycled to arginine by successive actions of argininosuccinnte synthetase (ASS) nnd argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) via the citrulline-NO cycle. llypermnn1onetnia is kno\vn to cause poorly understood perturbations of the citrulline-NO cycle. Both ASS and ASL genes at·e reported to he induced in nstrocytes hut not in neurons of nggrcgates exposed to 5 mM arnn1oniun1 chloride, suggesting that hyperan1n1onen1ic hrain n1ight increase its recycling of citrulline to arginine. To understand the role of citntlline-NO cycle in hyperanltnonetnia, NOS, ASS, ASL and arginase activities, as well as nitrate/nitrite (NOx), the stable end products of NO, nnd other related tnetabolites were estin1ated in cerebral cortex (CC), cerebelltun (CB) and brain stenl (BS) of rats subjected to acute ammonia toxicity (0.8n11nol of an11nonhun acetate per I OOg hody weight). N()x concentration and NOS activity were found to increase in all the regions of brain in acute amn1onia toxicity. The activities of ASS (CC. CB and BS) and ASL (CC and CB) also showed an increase whereas the activity of arginase was not clmngcd. The concentrations of arginine and ornithiue were increr.sed in nil the regions of hrain in acute mnrnonia toxicity whereas citrulline concentration was not changed. Glutatnine concentration was significantly increased in all regions of brain while glutatnate and GABA concentrations were not changed. The results of this study clearly demonstrated the increased formation of NO, suggesting the involvernent of NO in the pathophysiology of acute am1nonia toxicity. The increased activities of ASS and ASL enzymes indicate the increased and effective recycling of citrulline to arginine in acute mnn1onia toxicity, 111aking NO production more effective and contributing to its toxic effects.
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author Swamy, Mummnedy
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title Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain
title_short Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain
title_full Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain
title_fullStr Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain
title_full_unstemmed Acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain
title_sort acute effects of ammonia on 'citirulline- no cycle enzymes', arginase and related metabolites in different regions of rat brain
publisher Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2005
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