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Monochloroacetic acid inhibits liver gluconeogenesis by inactivating glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15720133     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We previously reported that a lethal dose of monochloroacetate (MCA) causes severe hypoglycemia and lactic acidosis. MCA has been thought to inhibit mitochondrial aconitase; however, the exact effect of MCA on hepatic glucose metabolism is not clear. In this study, we investigated the effects of MCA on liver gluconeogenesis using an isolated perfused rat liver system. Gluconeogenesis from 2.5 mM lactate was inhibited by 1 mM MCA and was completely abolished after 2 h of perfusion. Levels of citric acid cycle intermediates such as citrate, isocitrate, and 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG) were significantly reduced by MCA. The finding that the levels of citrate and 2-OG were similarly reduced (to 31 and 36% of control, respectively) indicates that aconitase was not inhibited by MCA. On the contrary, gluconeogenesis from glycerol, which can be converted to glucose without glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), was not inhibited by MCA. GAPDH was inactivated by MCA in vitro, but enolase, phosphoglycerate mutase, and phosphoglycerate kinase were not inactivated at the same or higher concentrations of MCA. Furthermore, GAPDH activity in the MCA-perfused liver decreased to 33-42% of control and that in the liver of rats exposed to MCA was reduced to 19% of control. We concluded that MCA inactivates GAPDH, and this is the cause of the inhibition of liver gluconeogenesis.
Authors:
Akiko Sakai; Hiroyasu Shimizu; Koichi Kono; Eisuke Furuya
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chemical research in toxicology     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0893-228X     ISO Abbreviation:  Chem. Res. Toxicol.     Publication Date:  2005 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-02-21     Completed Date:  2005-09-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8807448     Medline TA:  Chem Res Toxicol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  277-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigakumachi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan. asakai@art.osaka-med.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetic Acids / pharmacology*
Animals
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
Gluconeogenesis / drug effects*
Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / antagonists & inhibitors*
Glycerol / pharmacology
Lactic Acid / pharmacology
Liver / drug effects,  metabolism*
Male
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acetic Acids; 0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 50-21-5/Lactic Acid; 56-81-5/Glycerol; 79-11-8/chloroacetic acid; EC 1.2.1.-/Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases

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