title: Retinoic acid-induced modulation of rat liver transglutaminase and total polyamines in vivo.
abstract: The effect of a single intraperitoneal injection of retinoic acid on liver transglutaminase (EC 2.3.2.13) activity and total putrescine, spermidine and spermine was studied. The results demonstrate that: (1) transglutaminase activity is increased over control values as early as 4-6 h after treatment, reaching a maximum (2-fold increase) at 12 h and returning to control values at 36 h; (2) the retinoic acid-induced form of enzyme is the soluble tissue transglutaminase; (3) actinomycin D treatment does not completely inhibit the early (6 h) increase of activity, while suppressing that at 12 h; (4) the immunoassay of the soluble transglutaminase shows that, 6 h after treatment, there is no increase in the protein, whereas at 12 and 24 h a significant increase is observed; (5) putrescine, but not spermidine and spermine, increases (5-7-fold) 6 and 18 h after the retinoic acid treatment. The possibility also that the expression of soluble transglutaminase is modulated in vivo by retinoic acid and the relationship to polyamine levels are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011700:Putrescine / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013095:Spermidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013096:Spermine / Q000378:metabolism; D011503:Transglutaminases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011073:Polyamines; D011506:Proteins; D014801:Vitamin A; D003609:Dactinomycin; D013096:Spermine; D014212:Tretinoin; D011503:Transglutaminases; D013095:Spermidine; D011700:Putrescine