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Metabolic effects of bacitracin in isolated rat hepatocytes.

ABSTRACT: Bacitracin is a proteolytic inhibitor which interacts with the intracellular processing of insulin. Its effects on pyruvate, fatty acid and amino acid metabolism were examined in rat hepatocyte suspensions. Bacitracin (0.25-1.0 mM) increased the oxidation of [1-14C]pyruvate by 50-70% and presumably therefore increased the flux through pyruvate dehydrogenase. This was found both in the presence of extracellular Ca2+ and in its absence, but not in the presence of 2 mM-2-chloropropionate, which inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase. Insulin did not further stimulate [1-14C]pyruvate oxidation in the presence of 1 mM-bacitracin. Bacitracin decreased 14CO2 formation from [2-14C]pyruvate (20-40%) and [U-14C]palmitate (30-70%), suggesting a decreased flux through the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Fatty acid oxidation before acetyl-CoA formation was also decreased. Bacitracin decreased the incorporation of label from [3H]leucine into protein in the absence of insulin, but not in its presence. Bacitracin is commonly used in studies on insulin action. Our results suggest that in such studies the effects noted may be related not only to an interaction of bacitracin with the intracellular processing of insulin but also to direct metabolic effects of bacitracin independent of insulin.

SUBMITTER: Agius L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1152513 | biostudies-other | 1983 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Project description:AIM:To investigate the effects of electroporation on primary rat hepatocyte and to optimize the electroporation conditions introducing foreign genes into primary hepatocytes. METHODS:A single-pulse procedure was performed at low voltage (220-400 V) but with high capacitance (500-950 microF). Hepatocytes were divided into 4 groups according to the electroporation conditions: group I, 220 V and 500 microF; group II, 220 V and 950 microF; group III, 400 V and 950 microF,and group IV. The control group was freshly isolated hepatocytes and directly cultured under the same conditions as those of electroporation groups. The effects of electroporation on primary rat hepatocytes were detected by trypan blue exclusion (TBE) and MTT analysis. Besides, albumin (Alb), alanine transaminase (ALT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the supernatants of cultured hepatocytes were measured by biochemical assay. RESULTS:Between day 1 and day 15 after incubation, primary rat hepatocytes of each electroporation group appeared normal, being the same with those of control group. TBE staining showed that slight hepatocyte damage and high survival rate were found in the electroporation groups and the control group. Cultured for 3, 7, 11 and 15 days, hepatocyte viability was approximately 92.6+/-2.5 %, 89.5+/-3.3 %, 82.0+/-3.5 % and 74.3+/-1.2 %, respectively. MTT analysis indicated that the viabilities of hepatocytes had no significant difference between each electroporation group, and those were similar to that of control group. At the 36th hour after electroporation, Alb, ALT and LDH in the supernatants of control group were 5.3+/-0.1 g x L(-1), 183.7+/-8.4 nkat x L(-1) and 896.8+/-58.5 nkat x L(-1); those of group II were 5.7+/-0.1 g x L(-1), 215.4+/-16.7 nkat x L(-1) and 1063.8+/-51.8 nkat x L(-1); and those of group III were 5.8+/-0.2 g x L(-1), 217.1+/-8.4 nkat x L(-1) and 1063.8+/-10.0 nkat x L(-1). Statistically, the proteins of group II and group III were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.05), whereas the protein production of group I, Alb, ALT and LDH were 5.3+/-0.2 g x L(-1), 205.4+/-3.3 nkat x L(-1) and 1035.4+/-116.9 nkat x L(-1), were similar to those of control group. At the same time, TBE and MTT analysis indicated that there was no significant cell viability difference between electroporation groups and control group. CONCLUSION:This single-pulse electroporation procedure performed at low voltage (220-400 V) but with high capacitance (950 microF) is one of the optimal choices to introduce foreign genes into primary rat hepatocyte.

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Metabolic effects of bacitracin in isolated rat hepatocytes.

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