title: Formation of gastrocnemius [3H]polyinositol phosphates in response to burn trauma.
abstract: The purpose of this report was to see if changes in polyinositol phosphates occurred with increasing percentage body surface area (% BSA) burn. Burn injury was applied to predefined areas of the dorsal and ventral skin surface of mice. After a 10-min stimulation period involving muscle twitch, polyinositol phosphate levels at 3 weeks postburn were measured by the incorporation of myo[2-3H]inositol with separation of the phosphates by anion-exchange chromatography. Analysis of variance was used for all statistical evaluations. In gastrocnemius muscle an increase (P < 0.001) occurred for levels of [3H]inositol, inositol-1, phosphate (I1P), and inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (I1,4,5P3) for the 50 per cent BSA burn group. However, levels of inositol-1;4,biphosphate (I1,4P2) decreased (P < 0.001). Positive correlations were found between [3H]inositol, I1P and IP3 and 50 per cent BSA burn. A negative correlation between I1,4P2 and percentage BSA burn was found. These data provide evidence that polyinositol phosphate metabolism in skeletal muscle was altered due to large burn size.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Shriners Burns Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tomera
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kukulka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lilford
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002056:Burns / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D006614:Hindlimb; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D002118:Calcium