title: Increased activity of spermidine N1-acetyltransferase in the adrenal cortex of rats following administration of exogenous spermidine, carbamylcholine, 2-deoxyglucose and dopamine agonists.
abstract: The activity of N1-acetyltransferase was increased in the dissected adrenal cortex of the rat following a single administration of spermidine. The activity was maximal 6-8 h after the onset of treatment. The increase in enzyme activity was abolished when the rats were given cycloheximide 2 h after spermidine; this suggests that increased activity results from an augmentation in the synthesis of the enzyme. Adrenocortical spermidine N1-acetyltransferase was also induced by carbamylcholine, 2-deoxyglucose, apomorphine and piribedil, drugs that are known to cause induction of ornithine decarboxylase in that organ. Hypophysectomized rats showed reduced activity of spermidine N1-acetyltransferase when compared to sham-operated controls, and carbamylcholine no longer elicited an increase in enzyme activity in such animals. Adrenocortical spermidine N1-acetyltransferase activity of hypophysectomized rats is induced by corticotropin (ACTH). These results suggest a hormonal control over the activity of the enzyme in the adrenal cortex with ACTH acting as a mediator.
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000201:enzymology*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003837:Deoxy Sugars / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D051381:Rats; D013095:Spermidine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000099228:Diamine N-Acetyltransferase
chemical_list: D000123:Acetyltransferases; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D002217:Carbachol; D003837:Deoxy Sugars; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D004298:Dopamine; D013095:Spermidine; D000099228:Diamine N-Acetyltransferase