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Folate deficiency in the livers of diethylnitrosaminetreated rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1277187     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effects of diethylnitrosamine on the metabolism of folic acid and related compounds in rat liver were investigated. The administration, in the drinking water, of diethynitrosamine to rats for 3 weeks led to decreased hepatic levels of folate, S-adenosylmethionine, and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate:homocysteine methyltransferase. Liver methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase levels were unaffected by administration of diethylnitrosamine. The polyglutamate fraction of hepatic folates obtained from rats treated with diethylnitrosamine for 3 weeks prior to injection with [3H]folate contained less radioactivity than did the polyglutamate fraction obtained from the livers of control rats treated with [3H]folate alone. Similarly, the polyglutamate folate fraction of rat livers that were simultaneously perfused with both diethylnitrosamine and [3H]folate contained less label than the polyglutamate fraction of rat livers perfused with [3H]folate only. Livers perfused with [2-14C]histidine and diethylnitrosamine produced more formiminoglutamate and less CO2 than livers treated with [2-14C]histidine only. The changes noted in the hepatic folate metabolism of diethylnitrosamine-treated rats resemble those seen in the livers of methyl-deficient rats.
Authors:
Y S Buehring; L A Poirier; E L Stokstad
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer research     Volume:  36     ISSN:  0008-5472     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer Res.     Publication Date:  1976 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1976-09-02     Completed Date:  1976-09-02     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984705R     Medline TA:  Cancer Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2775-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Diethylnitrosamine / pharmacology*
Folic Acid Deficiency / chemically induced*
Glutamates / metabolism
Liver / drug effects*,  metabolism
Male
Methionine / metabolism
Methylation
Nitrosamines / pharmacology*
Rats
S-Adenosylmethionine / metabolism
Tetrahydrofolates / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Glutamates; 0/Nitrosamines; 0/Tetrahydrofolates; 29908-03-0/S-Adenosylmethionine; 55-18-5/Diethylnitrosamine; 63-68-3/Methionine

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