Decrease in protein kinase and phosphatase activities in the liver nuclei of rats exposed to carbon tetrachloride

Omura, M; Katsumata, T; Misawa, H; Yamaguchi, M

HERO ID

194716

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1999

Language

English

PMID

10527918

HERO ID 194716
In Press No
Year 1999
Title Decrease in protein kinase and phosphatase activities in the liver nuclei of rats exposed to carbon tetrachloride
Authors Omura, M; Katsumata, T; Misawa, H; Yamaguchi, M
Journal Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Volume 160
Issue 2
Page Numbers 192-197
Abstract The alteration in protein kinase and phosphatase activities in the liver nuclei of rats administered carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) was investigated. Rats received a single oral administration of CCl(4) (1 ml/100 g body wt of 5, 10, and 25% CCl(4) in corn oil), and 5, 24, and 48 h later they were euthanized by bleeding. The administration of CCl(4) (10 and 25%) caused a significant decrease in protein kinase activity in the liver nuclei. The enzyme activity in the liver nuclei from normal and CCl(4)-administered rats was significantly increased by the addition of Ca(2+) (0.5 mM) and calmodulin (10 microg/ml) in the reaction mixture, suggesting that Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activation is not suppressed by CCl(4) treatment. Liver nuclear phosphatase activity toward phosphotyrosine, but not phosphoserine and phosphothreonine, was markedly decreased by CCl(4) (5, 10, and 25%) administration. This decrease was seen 5 h after CCl(4) administration. The presence of vanadate (10(-4) M) in the reaction mixture caused a significant decrease in phosphotyrosine phosphatase activity in the liver nuclei from normal and CCl(4)-administered rats, whereas the enzyme activity was not decreased by okadaic acid (10(-5) M) or sodium fluoride (10(-3) M). The effect of anti-regucalcin antibody (100 ng/ml) in increasing phosphotyrosine phosphatase activity was seen in the liver nuclei of CCl(4)-administered rats, suggesting that regucalcin-sensitive phosphatase activity is decreased by CCl(4) administration. The present study demonstrates that CCl(4) administration induces a decrease in protein kinase and tyrosine phosphatase activities, which are involved in signaling factors in the liver nuclei of rats. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
Doi 10.1006/taap.1999.8760
Pmid 10527918
Wosid WOS:000083405200010
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Keyword protein kinase; protein phosphatase; regucalcin; liver nuclei; carbon tetrachloride
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