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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 199, Issue 11 2459-2465, Copyright © 1996 by Company of Biologists

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Regulation of the ASC system and Na+/K+ pump activities in brown trout (Salmo trutta) hepatocytes

M. A. Gallardo, J. Pesquero, M. Esteve, P. Canals and J. Sanchez

The present study investigates the regulation of Na+/K+ pump activity and alanine uptake in trout hepatocytes. Pump activity increased when cells were incubated in an amino-acid-free medium, while it was reduced in cells from fasted animals. Short-term exposure (3 h) to glucagon modified the activity of the pump in a complex seasonally dependent pattern: in experiments carried out in autumn and winter there was some inhibition, while in spring the pump was activated by this hormone. Pharmacological modification of levels of two intracellular signal transducers, namely cyclic AMP and Ca2+, always led to a reduction in pump activity. These experiments were conducted in May, when activation of the pump by glucagon exposure occurred. There is no apparent explanation for the mechanism by which this hormone modifies the activity of the pump. Glucagon also regulates the activity of system ASC (a Na+- dependent amino acid carrier with short-chain neutral amino acids as preferred substrates). This regulation also showed a seasonally dependent pattern, although the pattern was opposite to that found for the regulation of Na+/K+ pump activity.




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