title: Enhancement in the activities of mouse epidermal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and pyruvate kinase by 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate.
abstract: The active ingredient in the tumor-promoting croton oil, 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA), was shown to increase the activity of mouse skin epidermal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (+84%), hexokinase (+100%), phosphofructokinase (+158%), and pyruvate kinase (+101%). This increase in activity of these key enzymes of glucose metabolism occurred 2-8 h after TPA application and was due to a net increase in the enzyme content. This increase in the activity of the glycolytic enzymes, as well as the reported TPA-induced increase in the synthesis of RNA and DNA and cell proliferation, suggest that activation of the glycolytic pathway may be involved in the carcinogenic effects of tumor promoters.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tejwani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Duruibe
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Vaswani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004817:Epidermis / Q000201:enzymology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006593:Hexokinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010704:Phorbols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010732:Phosphofructokinase-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010704:Phorbols; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D006593:Hexokinase; D010732:Phosphofructokinase-1; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase; D005947:Glucose; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate