The effects of 18 alpha,beta-glycyrrhetinic acid on the hormonal induction of tyrosine aminotransferase in rat primary cultured hepatocytes. 1996

M Nose, and M Ito, and T Koide, and K Terawaki, and Y Ogihara
Department of Pharmacognosy and Plant Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan.

The effects of 18 alpha,beta-glycyrrhetinic acid (18 alpha,beta-GA) on the hormonal induction of tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) in rat primary cultured hepatocytes were investigated. Dexamethassone or glucagon used alone caused an increase in enzyme activity, and in combination their effects were additive. In the 18 beta-GA hepatocytes pretreated for 6 h, the dexamethasone-induced increase in the enzyme activity was slightly reduced in a dose-independent manner, and the glucagon-induced increase and the combined effects of these two inducers were significantly reduced in a dose-dependent manner. On the other hand, 18 alpha-GA, which was the isomer of 18 beta-GA, exerted no influence on the hormonally mediated increase in enzyme activity. Moreover, 18 beta-GA reduced the glucose release induced by glucagon in a dose-dependent manner and 18 alpha-GA did not. These results suggested that 18 beta-GA reduced the glucagon-mediated cell response in rat hepatocytes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
D008297 Male Males
D010946 Plants, Medicinal Plants whose roots, leaves, seeds, bark, or other constituent parts possess therapeutic, tonic, purgative, curative or other pharmacologic attributes, when administered to man or animals. Herbs, Medicinal,Medicinal Herbs,Healing Plants,Medicinal Plants,Pharmaceutical Plants,Healing Plant,Herb, Medicinal,Medicinal Herb,Medicinal Plant,Pharmaceutical Plant,Plant, Healing,Plant, Medicinal,Plant, Pharmaceutical,Plants, Healing,Plants, Pharmaceutical
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D003907 Dexamethasone An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid. Hexadecadrol,Decaject,Decaject-L.A.,Decameth,Decaspray,Dexasone,Dexpak,Hexadrol,Maxidex,Methylfluorprednisolone,Millicorten,Oradexon,Decaject L.A.
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
D005934 Glucagon A 29-amino acid pancreatic peptide derived from proglucagon which is also the precursor of intestinal GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDES. Glucagon is secreted by PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS and plays an important role in regulation of BLOOD GLUCOSE concentration, ketone metabolism, and several other biochemical and physiological processes. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p1511) Glucagon (1-29),Glukagon,HG-Factor,Hyperglycemic-Glycogenolytic Factor,Proglucagon (33-61),HG Factor,Hyperglycemic Glycogenolytic Factor
D005947 Glucose A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement. Dextrose,Anhydrous Dextrose,D-Glucose,Glucose Monohydrate,Glucose, (DL)-Isomer,Glucose, (alpha-D)-Isomer,Glucose, (beta-D)-Isomer,D Glucose,Dextrose, Anhydrous,Monohydrate, Glucose
D006034 Glycyrrhetinic Acid An oleanolic acid from GLYCYRRHIZA that has some antiallergic, antibacterial, and antiviral properties. It is used topically for allergic or infectious skin inflammation and orally for its aldosterone effects in electrolyte regulation. Enoxolone,Glycyrrhetic Acid,Rhetinic Acid,Uralenic Acid,Arthrodont,Glyciram,Glycyram,Jintan,Po 12,12, Po,Acid, Glycyrrhetic,Acid, Glycyrrhetinic,Acid, Rhetinic,Acid, Uralenic
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

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