title: [Relation between ceruloplasmin and vitamin A in Sprague-Dawley rats].
abstract: The Moore's hypothesis concerning a relationship between the metabolism of copper and that of vitamin A led us to consider a possible relationship between this vitamin and ceruloplasmin, the carrier protein for copper. Experiments were carried out on Sprague-Dawley rats. The ceruloplasmin level of control animals and vitamin A - deficient rats was determined An average increase between 22 and 33% was observed in the animals with vitamin A deficiency, the highest levels being observed in the females. These results are in agreement with Peterson's previous work. A second type of experiment was carried out to confirm these results. The rats were raised in a copper-deficient diet and the vitamin A level was regularly determined. In these conditions serum and liver levels of vitamin A are normal and do not vary, ceruloplasmin level is zero; however apoceruloplasmin is still being synthetized : Nevertheless at the ultime state of the deficiency vitamin A level decreases while apoceruloplasmin increases. These results raise the following question. Could the relationship between ceruloplasmin and vitamin A be possibly due to an inflammatory state in vitamin A deficient rats. In this respect a third series of experiments were undertaken and are in progress; the vitamin A and ceruloplasmin levels are regularly determined.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000378:metabolism*; D003300:Copper / Q000172:deficiency; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D003300:Copper; D002570:Ceruloplasmin
vernacular_title: Relation entre céruloplasmine et vitamine A chez le rat de souche Sprague-Dawley.