title: Oxidative degradation of polyamines in rat pancreatic hypertrophy.
abstract: In the hypertrophic pancreas, we studied the oxidative degradation of polyamines, which are endogenous polycations important for cell division, growth and differentiation. To induce pancreatic hypertrophy, rats were fed on a semi-synthetic diet containing a daily dose of 42 mg phytohaemagglutinin per rat for 5 or 10 days. In the model, the activities of polyamine oxidase (the enzyme that degrades spermidine, spermine and mainly their acetyl derivatives) and diamine oxidase (the key enzyme of terminal catabolism of polyamines in vivo) increased by 100-180% and 90-100%, respectively, parallel to an elevation in polyamine content (40-100%). The results suggest that in pancreas hypertrophy, which does not exhibit stimulation of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase activity, increases in the activity of polyamine and diamine oxidases are related events that lead to putrescine formation and removal of excess polyamines.
authors.affiliation: Centro Interdipartimentale per la Ricerca Biomedica L.I.T.A. di Vialba, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G.B. Grassi 74, 20157 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rabellotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sessa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tunici
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bardocz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pusztai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perin
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D000587:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / Q000378:metabolism; D010179:Pancreas / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D011700:Putrescine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013095:Spermidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D013096:Spermine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D000097667:Polyamine Oxidase
chemical_list: D000587:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D011073:Polyamines; D011700:Putrescine; D013095:Spermidine; D013096:Spermine; D000097667:Polyamine Oxidase; C029452:N'-acetylspermine