title: Hepatic membranolytic stability alteration by metalloporphins in rats.
abstract: The mothers of experimental neonates were administered excess bilirubin for a month, and the neonates were suffering from hyperbilirubinemia. The studies were conducted on the effect of excess bilirubin and metalloporphyrins on plasma membrane and mitochondrial membrane. We have isolated, separated, and estimated phospholipids, and also assayed the activity of phospholipase A2 from whole liver and mitochondrial and microsomal fractions. Excess of bilirubin administration decreased the total phospholipid level and inhibited the phospholipase A2 activity. Cr-PP (chromium protoporphyrin) induces the phospholipase A2 activity which is inhibited by simultaneous bilirubin administration. However, Zn-PP (zinc protoporphyrin) and Mn-PP (manganese protoporphyrin) showed a reverse pattern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000502:physiology*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000502:physiology; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000201:enzymology*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000502:physiology*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D010743:Phospholipids; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D001663:Bilirubin