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Studies on the rat liver following iron overload: an analysis of iron and lysosomal enzymes in isolated parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells. 1983

R Hultcrantz, and J Högberg, and H Glaumann

Iron overload is known to affect the liver. In order to study the effect of iron on various liver cellular and subcellular compartments and the alterations due to mobilization of iron, an experimental model has been developed previously. In this study iron stores in parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells have been investigated during iron loading and unloading. Following completion of the experimental procedures, liver cells were isolated by means of collagenase perfusion (parenchymal cells) and pronase treatment (nonparenchymal cells). It was found that iron overload did not result in significantly increased levels of three lysosomal enzymes, and that the enzyme activities were not altered as iron was mobilized. Iron stores were localized largely in parenchymal cells, and these stores decreased after cessation of iron loading. The iron content was further lowered if the animals were bled. The non-parenchymal cells of the liver initially stored a relatively small part of the administered iron but this increased in the two months following iron loading. On the other hand if the animals were bled there was a pronounced decrease in iron content of these cells as well as in parenchymal cells. It is concluded that iron overload does not affect lysosomal enzymes and that iron stores in both parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells can be mobilized in response to increased demand.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007501	Iron	A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.	Iron-56,Iron 56
D007728	Kupffer Cells	Specialized phagocytic cells of the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM found on the luminal surface of the hepatic sinusoids. They filter bacteria and small foreign proteins out of the blood and dispose of worn out red blood cells.	Kupffer Cell,Cell, Kupffer,Cells, Kupffer
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008247	Lysosomes	A class of morphologically heterogeneous cytoplasmic particles in animal and plant tissues characterized by their content of hydrolytic enzymes and the structure-linked latency of these enzymes. The intracellular functions of lysosomes depend on their lytic potential. The single unit membrane of the lysosome acts as a barrier between the enzymes enclosed in the lysosome and the external substrate. The activity of the enzymes contained in lysosomes is limited or nil unless the vesicle in which they are enclosed is ruptured or undergoes MEMBRANE FUSION. (From Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed).	Autolysosome,Autolysosomes,Lysosome
D008297	Male		Males
D008854	Microscopy, Electron	Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen.	Electron Microscopy
D002403	Cathepsins	A group of lysosomal proteinases or endopeptidases found in aqueous extracts of a variety of animal tissues. They function optimally within an acidic pH range. The cathepsins occur as a variety of enzyme subtypes including SERINE PROTEASES; ASPARTIC PROTEINASES; and CYSTEINE PROTEASES.	Cathepsin
D000135	Acid Phosphatase	An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of an orthophosphoric monoester and water to an alcohol and orthophosphate. EC 3.1.3.2.	Acid beta-Glycerophosphatase,Acid beta Glycerophosphatase
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
D001192	Arylsulfatases	Enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a phenol sulfate to yield a phenol and sulfate. Arylsulfatase A, B, and C have been separated. A deficiency of arylsulfatases is one of the causes of metachromatic leukodystrophy (LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC). EC 3.1.6.1.	Arylsulfatase,Arylsulfate Sulfohydrolase,Arylsulfate Sulfohydrolases,Arylsulphatase,Arylsulphatases,Pseudo Arylsulfatase A,Sulfohydrolase, Arylsulfate