title: Increased phospholipid methylation and glycogen phosphorylase activation after a single dose of dexamethasone in mouse liver.
abstract: Two different effects on phospholipid methylation and glycogen phosphorylase a activation were accomplished by treating mice livers with dexamethasone. A biphasic effect on the glycogen phosphorylase a was determined in the homogenated liver of dexamethasone-treated animals: The enzymatic activity increased between 45 to 90 min and decreased about 3 h. Moreover, the increased activity of glycogen phosphorylase a was also found in adrenalectomized mice. Also, the incorporation of ethanolamine into PE1) and PC1) after 15 min of hormone-administration was 77% and 270%, respectively, over the control values. The increase in phospholipid methylation was maintained during the first hour. After 4 h the hormone-treated animals also showed significant differences compared to the controls. Finally, studies of total lipid phosphorus content in the liver fail to show any differences between control and hormone-treated mice.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Univertsitatea, Bilbao/Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bartolome
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trueba
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sancho
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Macarulla
mesh_terms: D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008745:Methylation; D051379:Mice; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D010762:Phosphorylase a / Q000378:metabolism*; D006005:Phosphorylases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D003907:Dexamethasone; D010762:Phosphorylase a; D006005:Phosphorylases