title: [Activity of glutathione reductase in the adrenal glands and the liver of dogs after administration O,P-DDD, perthane and ACTH].
abstract: A study was made of the inhibitors of the adrenal gland function and ACTH on the activity of NADP-specific glutathionreductase in the adrenal glands and the liver of dogs. After a 10-day feeding to dogs of o,p'-dichlordiphenyldichlorethane (o,p'-DDD) and p,p'-diethyldiphenyl dichlorethane (p,p'-pertane) in a dose of 50 mg/kg there was observed a marked activation of glutathion reductase in the adrenal glands. Elevation of the activity of the enzyme was revealed as soon as 24 hours after the administration of o,p'-DDD. The inhibitors under study failed to influence the activity of the enzyme in the liver of dogs, this indicating a specific action of o,p'-DDD and pertane on the adrenal gland cortex. Stimulation of glucocorticoid biosynthesis under the effect of ACTH administered once in a dose of 25 Units/kg was not accompanied by the changes in the activity of glutathione reductase in the adrenal glands and the liver of dogs. Prolonged ACTH administration (4 Units/kg) caused a significant reduction of the enzyme activity calculated as per 1 mg of protein in the adrenal gland homogenate.
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008939:Mitotane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D008939:Mitotane; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D005980:Glutathione Reductase
vernacular_title: Aktivnost' glutationreduktazy v nadpochechnikakh i pecheni sobak pri vvedenii O,P-DDD, pertana i AKTG.