Ornithine decarboxylase activity (ODC) in tissues of the postnatal developing and young adult minipig
Increasing use of the minipig in biological research and widespread acceptance of ODC as a sensitive and general biochemical marker for cellular proliferation and hormonal action prompted the study of this enzyme in selected organs - brain (B), kidneys (K), liver (L), pancreas (P) and spleen (S) - of this animal. Male, miniature swine (n = 4) of FDA's strain (Hormel-Hanford) were sacrificed at 1, 7, 28 and 56 d and 6-8 months after birth and the tissues prepared for assay of ODC by a modification of the Russell and Snyder technique, measuring trapped /sup 14/CO/sub 2/ derived from 1 - /sup 14/C ornithine. Results are expressed as pmoles CO/sub 2//hr/mg protein. For B,P and possibly L ODC was highest at 1 d and generally declined with age. For K and S peak activity was at 7 d. S ODC was highest while P ODC was lowest at all ages. At the peak (7 d) of activity for S and K the mean ODC for the 5 tissues were 1779 (S), 617 (K), 259 (B), 129 (L) and 47 (P). ODC in the adult pig were 666 (S), 151 (B), 40.7 (L) and 6.7 (P) (K not determined). The relative ODC activities parallel for the most part that reported for the rodent and generally correspond to the relative proliferative status of these tissues early in development and at maturity. The low baseline values for P provide an attractive model for studies of compounds suspected of inducing hyperplastic lesions in this organ.
- Research Organization:
- FDA, Laurel, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 5384892
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8604222-; TRN: 86-026632
- Journal Information:
- Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45:3; Conference: 70. annual meeting of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, St. Louis, MO, USA, 13 Apr 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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