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Hepatic histidase gene expression responds to protein rehabilitation in undernourished growing rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9772128     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We studied the effect of nutritional rehabilitation with a 6, 18 or 50% casein diet in undernourished rats on histidase (Hal) expression. Undernutrition was induced by feeding rats a 0.5% casein diet for 5 wk. Over this period, growth, serum total proteins and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels were significantly lower than those of rats that freely consumed an 18% casein diet. During this period, undernutrition also significantly reduced Hal activity and Hal-mRNA concentration. Nutritional rehabilitation for 21 d with a 6% casein diet did not change any of these variables. Nutritional rehabilitation with an 18 or 50% casein diet for 1 d initiated the restoration of Hal activity and mRNA concentration. After 10 d of consuming 18 or 50% casein diets, Hal activity was 5- and 14-fold, and mRNA concentration was 8.5- and 23-fold higher, respectively, than in the protein-undernourished group (PU). During this period, body weight, total serum proteins and IGF-I levels were also significantly (P < 0.05) higher than those of the PU group. At the end of 21 d of rehabilitation with an 18 or 50% casein diet, Hal activity was 14- and 31-fold higher and Hal mRNA concentration was 10- and 24-fold higher, respectively, than in the PU group. In conclusion, our data showed that rehabilitation of undernourished rats with a 6% casein diet was not sufficient to re-establish growth indicators, Hal activity or gene expression, and that nutritional rehabilitation with an 18 or 50% casein diet effectively re-established body weight , biochemical variables and the capacity of histidase gene expression to eliminate the excess of protein.
Authors:
A R Tovar; A Santos; A Halhali; H Bourges; N Torres
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of nutrition     Volume:  128     ISSN:  0022-3166     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Nutr.     Publication Date:  1998 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-11-13     Completed Date:  1998-11-13     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404243     Medline TA:  J Nutr     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1631-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departamento de Fisiología de la Nutrición, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición,"Salvador Zubirán" México, D.F. México, 14000, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Blood Proteins / metabolism
Body Weight / drug effects
Caseins / administration & dosage
Dietary Proteins / therapeutic use*
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic*
Histidine Ammonia-Lyase / genetics*,  metabolism*
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism
Liver / drug effects,  metabolism
Male
Organ Size / drug effects
Protein-Energy Malnutrition / diet therapy*,  enzymology,  rehabilitation
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Proteins; 0/Caseins; 0/Dietary Proteins; 67763-96-6/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; EC 4.3.1.3/Histidine Ammonia-Lyase

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