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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Mårtensson, J. Frayer, W. Meister, A. Jain, A. |
| Description | Author Affiliation: Mårtensson J ( Department of Biochemistry, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021.); |
| Abstract | Mice treated with buthionine sulfoximine, an inhibitor of glutathione synthesis, showed striking alterations of morphology of lung type 2 cell lamellar bodies (swelling and disintegration) and mitochondria (degeneration) and of lung capillary endothelial cells (mitochondrial swelling). These effects probably may be ascribed to glutathione deficiency; administration of glutathione monoester protects against them. Measurements of arteriovenous plasma glutathione levels across the lung indicate that the net uptake of glutathione by this organ is substantial. Thus, glutathione exported from the liver to the blood plasma is utilized by the lung which, like the liver, kidney, and lymphocytes (and unlike skeletal muscle), exhibits a high overall rate of glutathione turnover. Intraperitoneal injection of glutathione into buthionine sulfoximine-treated mice leads to very high levels of plasma glutathione without significant increase in the glutathione levels of liver, lung, and lymphocytes; on the other hand, administration of glutathione monoester leads to markedly increased tissue and mitochondrial levels of glutathione. Administration of glutathione monoester (in contrast to glutathione) to control mice also increases mitochondrial glutathione levels. The findings indicate that glutathione is required for mitochondrial integrity and that it probably also functions in the processing and storage of surfactant in lamellar bodies. The morphological changes observed after treatment with buthionine sulfoximine and their prevention by glutathione monoester as well as findings on glutathione metabolism indicate that this tripeptide plays an important role in the lung. The previously observed failure of buthionine sulfoximine-treated mice to gain weight is mainly due to glutathione deficiency in the intestinal mucosa. |
| ISSN | 00278424 |
| e-ISSN | 10916490 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Issue Number | 14 |
| Volume Number | 86 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 1989-08-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Antimetabolites Pharmacology Glutathione Metabolism Lung Methionine Sulfoximine Analogs & Derivatives Mitochondria Organoids Animals Buthionine Sulfoximine Antagonists & Inhibitors Kinetics Liver Drug Effects Ultrastructure Lymphocytes Mice Microscopy, Electron Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Multidisciplinary |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
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