title: Changes in mitochondrial adenine nucleotides and in permeability transition in two models of rat liver regeneration.
abstract: Although enhanced phosphorylative activity can be a requisite for later DNA synthesis during liver regeneration (LR), mitochondrial generation of reactive oxygen species could lead to altered mitochondrial membrane permeability during the prereplicative phase of LR. Therefore, the role of mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) was evaluated during rat LR, induced by either partial hepatectomy (PH) or after CCl(4) administration. Parameters indicative of mitochondrial function and membrane potentials, those of oxidative stress, and in vivo changes of the intramitochondrial pool of adenine nucleotides were determined. Twelve hours after PH, mitochondrial oxidative and phosphorylative activities and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) content were increased, reaching a maximal peak at 24 hours after surgery (maximal DNA synthesis). Parameters suggestive of oxidant stress were enhanced, but mitochondrial volume and membrane electrical potential remained unaltered. Interestingly, moderate mitochondrial swelling and depolarization were found at later post-PH times (72 hours). In CCl(4)-treated animals, it was found that an active liver cell necrosis delayed mitotic activity and mitochondrial uncoupled respiration. Starting 12 hours after CCl(4) intoxication, a drastic increase of inorganic phosphate occurred within swollen and strongly depolarized mitochondria, suggesting changes in the MPT. Despite expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) for mitochondrial transcription, factor A showed a similar time course in both experimental models. The so-called augmenter liver regeneration was found significantly elevated only in PH rats. In conclusion, onset of MPT could be associated with cell necrosis and inflammation after CCl(4) treatment, whereas this mitochondrial event could constitute a putative effector mechanism, through which growth or inflammatory factors inhibiting cell proliferation could initiate LR termination.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Celular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico.
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández-Muñoz
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Sevilla
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Gómez
authors.forename: Myrna A R
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dent
mesh_terms: D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D008115:Liver Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins; D000083162:Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D050862:Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors
chemical_list: D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D004247:DNA; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006133:Growth Substances; D007473:Ion Channels; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins; D000083162:Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010710:Phosphates; D011506:Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C489030:Tfam protein, rat; C088825:GFER protein, rat; D050862:Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors; C422562:mitochondrial transcription factor A