title: Effect of monensin and diabetes on asialoglycoprotein degradation in rat hepatocytes.
abstract: We have studied the effects of two modulations--streptozotocin-induced diabetes in vivo, and the presence of the carboxylic proton ionophore monensin in vitro--on the degradation of 3H-asialoorosomucoid ligand in isolated rat hepatocytes. The ligand was internalized by means of a synchronous wave procedure. Diabetes was associated with a marked decrease in the amount of total degraded radioactive ligand compared to that in normal cells (3.6% and 37.3% of internalized ligand respectively, at 60 min), together with increased secretion of degradation products into the incubation medium (87% and 46.3% of the total degraded ligand was secreted by diabetic and normal cells, respectively). Monensin induced similar effects in normal cells, but had no apparent effect in diabetic cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie, UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris-Sud, Châtenay-Malabry, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gil-Falgon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Féger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001212:Asialoglycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008985:Monensin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D001212:Asialoglycoproteins; D009961:Orosomucoid; D008985:Monensin