TY - JOUR
T1 - Twenty-Four-Hour Variations in Ornithine Decarboxylase and Acid Phosphatase in Mice
AU - Waldrop, Ron D.
AU - Saydjari, Rami
AU - Arnold, James R.
AU - Ford, Pamella
AU - Rubin, Norma H.
AU - Poston, Graeme J.
AU - Lawrence, John
AU - Rayford, Phillip L.
AU - Townsend, Courtney M.
AU - Thompson, James C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Visiting scientist from the Department of Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, University of London, London, England. Supported by the Wellcome Foundation, Ethicon Foundation, and British Digestive Foundation.
PY - 1989/9
Y1 - 1989/9
N2 - Polyamines are essential for cell growth and differentiation. Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) is the rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis. Acid phosphatases (AP) are lysosomal enzymes that are important in normal intracellular metabolism. Twenty-four-hour variations in these enzymes may be important in understanding the temporal responses of different tissues to various stimuli. The purpose of this study was to examine a variety of tissues for fluctuations in the levels of ODC and AP over a 24-hr period. Significant circadian variations in the amount of ODC activity were observed in all tissues examined. Activity of AP varied with time of day in the liver, kidney, and heart. The highest and lowest measurements of ODC activity were as follows: liver, 81.5 ± 7.0, 47.9 ± 4.4; colon, 11.7 ± 1.2, 3.1 ± 0.7; stomach 3.1 ± 0.4, 0.9 ± 0.1; kidney, 420.9 ± 0.9, 67.5 ± 0.8; and heart, 4.7 ± 1.0, 2.5 ± 0.2. The highest and lowest measurements of AP activity were as follows: liver 3.8 ± 0.1, 2.8 ± 0.1; kidney, 3.4 ± 0.1, 1.9 ± 0.1; and heart, 2.6 ± 0.1, 2.0 ± 0.1. These findings suggest that rhythmic fluctuations in polyamine biosynthesis and lysosomal enzymes may influence other metabolic pathways differentially throughout 24 hr.
AB - Polyamines are essential for cell growth and differentiation. Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) is the rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis. Acid phosphatases (AP) are lysosomal enzymes that are important in normal intracellular metabolism. Twenty-four-hour variations in these enzymes may be important in understanding the temporal responses of different tissues to various stimuli. The purpose of this study was to examine a variety of tissues for fluctuations in the levels of ODC and AP over a 24-hr period. Significant circadian variations in the amount of ODC activity were observed in all tissues examined. Activity of AP varied with time of day in the liver, kidney, and heart. The highest and lowest measurements of ODC activity were as follows: liver, 81.5 ± 7.0, 47.9 ± 4.4; colon, 11.7 ± 1.2, 3.1 ± 0.7; stomach 3.1 ± 0.4, 0.9 ± 0.1; kidney, 420.9 ± 0.9, 67.5 ± 0.8; and heart, 4.7 ± 1.0, 2.5 ± 0.2. The highest and lowest measurements of AP activity were as follows: liver 3.8 ± 0.1, 2.8 ± 0.1; kidney, 3.4 ± 0.1, 1.9 ± 0.1; and heart, 2.6 ± 0.1, 2.0 ± 0.1. These findings suggest that rhythmic fluctuations in polyamine biosynthesis and lysosomal enzymes may influence other metabolic pathways differentially throughout 24 hr.
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U2 - 10.3181/00379727-191-42943
DO - 10.3181/00379727-191-42943
M3 - Article
C2 - 2771969
AN - SCOPUS:0024440861
SN - 0037-9727
VL - 191
SP - 420
EP - 424
JO - Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
JF - Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
IS - 4
ER -