title: Effects of sodium and potassium adenosine-triphosphatase on circulating lymphocytes: an approach to human obesity.
abstract: The methodological aspects of (Na+, K+)-ATPase-dependent uptake of 86Rb, a potassium analog, were examined on human lymphocytes isolated from peripheral blood. The study of the time-course, the kinetic parameters, i.e., maximum velocity (Vmax) and Michaelis constant (Km) and the ouabain inhibition curve of 86Rb+ uptake confirm that circulating lymphocytes represent a suitable model for the study of (Na+,K+)-ATPase in human diseases. An application to human obesity is reported: the results indicate that 86Rb+ uptake on circulating lymphocytes is similar in obese and non-obese subjects. Therefore, (Na+,K+)-ATPase does not seem to be involved in the pathogenesis of human obesity.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000201:enzymology*; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D012413:Rubidium / Q000378:metabolism; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010042:Ouabain; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D012413:Rubidium