title: A study of L-leucine, L-phenylalanine and L-alanine transport in the perfused rat mammary gland: possible involvement of LAT1 and LAT2.
abstract: The transport of L-leucine, L-phenylalanine and L-alanine by the perfused lactating rat mammary gland has been examined using a rapid, paired-tracer dilution technique. The clearances of all three amino acids by the mammary gland consisted of a rising phase followed by a rapid fall-off, respectively, reflecting influx and efflux of the radiotracers. The peak clearance of L-leucine was inhibited by BCH (65%) and D-leucine (58%) but not by L-proline. The inhibition of L-leucine clearance by BCH and D-leucine was not additive. L-leucine inhibited the peak clearance of radiolabelled L-leucine by 78%. BCH also inhibited the peak clearance of L-phenylalanine (66%) and L-alanine (33%) by the perfused mammary gland. Lactating rat mammary tissue was found to express both LAT1 and LAT2 mRNA. The results suggest that system L is situated in the basolateral aspect of the lactating rat mammary epithelium and thus probably plays a central role in neutral amino acid uptake from blood. The finding that L-alanine uptake by the gland was inhibited by BCH suggests that LAT2 may make a significant contribution to neutral amino acid uptake by the mammary epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Hannah Research Institute, Ayr Scotland, UK. shennand@hri.sari.ac.uk
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Shennan
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Travers
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: C A R
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000378:metabolism*; D027182:Amino Acid Transport System y+; D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D027301:Fusion Regulatory Protein 1, Light Chains / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D027283:Large Neutral Amino Acid-Transporter 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007930:Leucine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010477:Perfusion; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D027182:Amino Acid Transport System y+; D027301:Fusion Regulatory Protein 1, Light Chains; D027283:Large Neutral Amino Acid-Transporter 1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C486582:Slc7a8 protein, rat; D010649:Phenylalanine; D007930:Leucine; D000409:Alanine