title: D-galactosamine induced changes in rat liver plasma membranes lipid composition and some enzyme activities.
abstract: The influence of D-galactosamine administration on rat liver plasma membranes lipid composition, fluidity and some enzyme activities was investigated. D-Galactosamine was found to induce an increase of the total phospholipids, the cholesterol level and membrane rigidity. In liver plasma membranes of D-galactosamine-treated rats the exogenous phospholipase A2 activity was enhanced about 2 fold, whereas the endogenous activity was slightly decreased. No alteration of the neutral sphingomyelinase activity was observed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013108:Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D005688:Galactosamine; D002784:Cholesterol; D010740:Phospholipases; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases; D013108:Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase