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Effects of inhibition of mitochondrial ATP synthesis on phosphoinositide metabolism in rabbit aorta

Conference · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6023853

The authors tested a hypothesis that the plasma membrane phosphoinositide kinase reactions are sensitive to decreases in mitochondrial energy delivery. This hypothesis followed the finding of Lundberg et al of a high Km for ATP for PI and PIP kinase. In aortic rings contracted with norepinephrine (NE), hypoxia causes a decrease in J/sub ATP/ from 2.2 to 1.6 ..mu..mole/(min)(gram wet wt), and a decrease in PCr/total Cr from 0.68 to 0.23, without a detectable change in (ATP). Rings were incubated with (/sup 3/H)-myo-inositol for 30 min at 37/sup 0/C which labelled myo-inositol with only a small /sup 3/H incorporation into inositol phospholipids. Rings were then activated with 18 ..mu..M NE, either during normoxia or hypoxia. The authors measured specific activities of inositol phospholipids and myo-inositol. Hypoxia caused a decrease in the NE-activated inositol phospholipid flux rate from 0.052 +/- 0.006 to 0.023 +/- 0.004 nmoles/(min)(100 nmoles PL Pi), a decrease in the rate of increase in PI, PIP and PIP/sub 2/ specific activities, a decrease in the rate of increase in IP, IP/sub 2/, IP/sub 3/ and IP/sub 4/ radioactivities, and an increase in PIP pool size (and the ratio PIP/PIP/sub 2/). The authors conclude: inositol phospholipid metabolism is sensitive to decreases in delivery of energy to plasma membrane PIP kinase and ATP-dependent reactions involved in PI resynthesis.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
OSTI ID:
6023853
Report Number(s):
CONF-870644-
Journal Information:
Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Vol. 46:6; ISSN FEPRA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English