title: Regulation of amylase and chymotrypsinogen expression by dexamethasone and caerulein in serum-free-cultured pancreatic acinar AR4-2J cells. Influence of glucose.
abstract: The direct effects of dexamethasone and caerulein on two pancreatic enzymes, amylase and chymotrypsin, were determined in AR4-2J cells cultured under serum-free conditions at two glucose concentrations (1.0 and 4.5 g/l). In the absence of any hormone, the higher glucose concentration resulted in a 1.6-1.8-fold increase in the basal levels of amylase and chymotrypsinogen. Dexamethasone (50 nM) increased the biosynthesis and mRNA levels of both enzymes at both glucose concentrations. However, dexamethasone had a more pronounced effect on amylase biosynthesis (5-fold induction) than on chymotrypsinogen biosynthesis (1.8-fold induction). The parallel increases in mRNA and protein indicated the existence of pre-translational regulation. This is in contrast with what was observed in serum-containing media, where a translational regulation of amylase biosynthesis took place, probably under the control of both glucose and some serum factors. By contrast, caerulein (10 nM) exerted a more specific action on chymotrypsinogen. The increases in chymotrypsinogen mRNA were 2.2- and 2.1-fold, and increases in chymotrypsin activity were 1.6- and 2.9-fold at 1.0 and 4.5 g of glucose/litre respectively. Thus the regulation by caerulein occurred mainly through the enhancement of chymotrypsinogen transcription and/or mRNA stabilization.
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Recherches de Biologie et Pathologie Digestive (INSERM U151), CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estival
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pradel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wicker-Planquart
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vaysse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puigserver
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clemente
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D002108:Ceruletide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002919:Chymotrypsinogen / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D010179:Pancreas / Q000201:enzymology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003907:Dexamethasone; D002108:Ceruletide; D002919:Chymotrypsinogen; D000681:Amylases; D005947:Glucose