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Characteristics of thyroid-stimulated Na+-K+-ATPase of rat heart. 1977

K D Philipson, and I S Edelman

The possibility that augmentation of cardiac Na+-K+-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (Na-K-ATPase) by L-3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) was mediated by early changes in intracellular ion concentrations ([Na+]1, [K+]1) was explored by time-course analysis after a single injection of T3 in thyroid-ablated (131I) rats. At 6 and 16 h after injection, T3 had no significant effect on cardiac [Na+]1, [K+]1, or microsomal Na-K-ATPase activity. At 24 and 48 h, however, T3 elicited proportionate increases in [K+]1 and Na-K-ATPase activity. Thus, no evidence was adduced that the T3-dependent increase in ventricular Na-K-ATPase activity is an adaptive response to prior changes in intracellular ion concentrations. The increase in [K+]1 is attributable to an increase in Na+ pump activity. Administration of T3 to hypothyroid rats had no effect on the transition temperature or the activation energy of ventricular microsomal Na-K-ATPase, as analyzed by an Arrhenius plot. Thus, the lipid microenvironment and the properties of the enzyme may be independent of thyroid status. The latter inference was supported by kinetic analysis, in that T3 had no effect on the Km for ATP or the K1/2's for Na+ and K+. Injection of T3 of the hypothyroid rat, however, significantly increased the Vmax's for ATP, Na+, and K+ of ventricular microsomal Na-K-ATPase. These results are in accord with the inference of thyroidal induction of Na-K-ATPase indistinguishable from those present in the athyroid state.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007037	Hypothyroidism	A syndrome that results from abnormally low secretion of THYROID HORMONES from the THYROID GLAND, leading to a decrease in BASAL METABOLIC RATE. In its most severe form, there is accumulation of MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the SKIN and EDEMA, known as MYXEDEMA. It may be primary or secondary due to other pituitary disease, or hypothalamic dysfunction.	Central Hypothyroidism,Primary Hypothyroidism,Secondary Hypothyroidism,TSH Deficiency,Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiency,Central Hypothyroidisms,Deficiency, TSH,Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone,Hormone Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating,Hypothyroidism, Central,Hypothyroidism, Primary,Hypothyroidism, Secondary,Hypothyroidisms,Primary Hypothyroidisms,Secondary Hypothyroidisms,TSH Deficiencies,Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Deficiency,Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiencies
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008297	Male		Males
D008861	Microsomes	Artifactual vesicles formed from the endoplasmic reticulum when cells are disrupted. They are isolated by differential centrifugation and are composed of three structural features: rough vesicles, smooth vesicles, and ribosomes. Numerous enzyme activities are associated with the microsomal fraction. (Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990; from Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)	Microsome
D009206	Myocardium	The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow.	Muscle, Cardiac,Muscle, Heart,Cardiac Muscle,Myocardia,Cardiac Muscles,Heart Muscle,Heart Muscles,Muscles, Cardiac,Muscles, Heart
D011188	Potassium	An element in the alkali group of metals with an atomic symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the chief cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte that plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
D004790	Enzyme Induction	An increase in the rate of synthesis of an enzyme due to the presence of an inducer which acts to derepress the gene responsible for enzyme synthesis.	Induction, Enzyme
D000251	Adenosine Triphosphatases	A group of enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP. The hydrolysis reaction is usually coupled with another function such as transporting Ca(2+) across a membrane. These enzymes may be dependent on Ca(2+), Mg(2+), anions, H+, or DNA.	ATPases,Adenosinetriphosphatase,ATPase,ATPase, DNA-Dependent,Adenosine Triphosphatase,DNA-Dependent ATPase,DNA-Dependent Adenosinetriphosphatases,ATPase, DNA Dependent,Adenosinetriphosphatases, DNA-Dependent,DNA Dependent ATPase,DNA Dependent Adenosinetriphosphatases,Triphosphatase, Adenosine
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001693	Biological Transport, Active	The movement of materials across cell membranes and epithelial layers against an electrochemical gradient, requiring the expenditure of metabolic energy.	Active Transport,Uphill Transport,Active Biological Transport,Biologic Transport, Active,Transport, Active Biological,Active Biologic Transport,Transport, Active,Transport, Active Biologic,Transport, Uphill