title: Effect of experimental diabetes on the incorporation of amino acids into protein in rat aorta.
abstract: The incorporation of 14C-labelled leucine or phenylalanine into alkali-soluble protein was determined under in vitro conditions in aortic intima-media of normal and streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Two weeks after the induction of diabetes the incorporation of the amino acids into aortic protein was reduced. When determined after diabetes of one week's duration the leucine-14C incorporation was not significantly reduced, while after 5 weeks of diabetes it was severely impaired. After administration of insulin to diabetic rats in vivo for 2 weeks there was no difference in leucine-14C incorporation between normal and diabetic rats. Addition of insulin (0.1 U/ml) in vitro had no effect on the leucine-14C incorporation in either normal or diabetic aorta during incubation times of 3 or 6 h. Elevation of the glucose concentration in vitro from 5.6 to 22.2 mmol/l did not influence the leucine incorporation in diabetic aorta. Both the aortic wet weight and the aortic content of alkali-soluble protein were decreased after 5 weeks of diabetes. The decrease in the protein content of aorta of diabetic animals suggest that the protein synthesis is impaired in vivo.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007930:Leucine / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D010649:Phenylalanine; D007930:Leucine