RGD Reference Report - Decreased activity of arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase in platelets of Japanese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. - Rat Genome Database

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Decreased activity of arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase in platelets of Japanese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Authors: Tohjima, T  Honda, N  Mochizuki, K  Kinoshita, J  Watanabe, K  Arisaka, T  Kawamori, R  Nakamura, M  Kurahashi, Y  Yoshimoto, T  Yamamoto, S 
Citation: Tohjima T, etal., Metabolism. 1998 Mar;47(3):257-63.
RGD ID: 2313877
Pubmed: PMID:9500559   (View Abstract at PubMed)

To study the metabolism of the platelet 12-lipoxygenase pathway in diabetes, we evaluated the correlation between the activity and amount of arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase in the platelets of patients with non-insulin-dependent-diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). There were four parts in this investigation: (1) examination of abnormalities in platelet 12-lipoxygenase in patients with NIDDM recruited from the Hospital of Juntendo University School of Medicine; (2) comparison of 12-lipoxygenase in the platelets of non-obese NIDDM patients without angiopathy versus normal subjects matched for age, sex, and body mass index (BMI); (3) evaluation of gender differences; and (4) assessment of the potential influence of glycemic control. The activity of 12-lipoxygenase was assayed by incubation of [1-14C]arachidonic acid with the platelet cytosol. The reaction mixture was extracted and separated by thin-layer chromatography, and the radioactive end products were detected. The activity of 12-lipoxygenase in the platelets of patients with NIDDM was significantly less than in normal subjects (P < .003), whereas the amount of 12-lipoxygenase protein did not differ between the two groups. Thus, the specific activity of 12-lipoxygenase in diabetic patients was significantly less than that of normal subjects (P < .001). The enzyme activity and the specific enzyme activity of 12-lipoxygenase in non-obese NIDDM patients without angiopathy were significantly lower than the values in normal subjects matched for gender, age, and BMI (P < .006 and P < .0007, respectively). No significant difference in the activity or amount of platelet 12-lipoxygenase was observed between males and females matched for age, BMI, and disease. In addition, no relationship was observed between 12-lipoxygenase activity and blood glucose levels measured at the time of specimen collection. However, slight negative correlations were noted between 12-lipoxygenase activity and 1,5-anhydroglucitol, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and fructosamine (r = .369, -.354, and -.279, respectively). When recombinant 12-lipoxygenase was incubated with varying concentrations of glucose or fructose, enzyme inactivation was related to the length of incubation, and was unaffected by glucose or fructose. These observations suggest that the activity of 12-lipoxygenase in the platelets of patients with NIDDM is decreased by prolonged hyperglycemia. The mechanism involved requires further investigation.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
type 2 diabetes mellitus  IEP 2313877protein:decreased activity:platelet (human)RGD 
type 2 diabetes mellitus  ISOALOX12 (Homo sapiens)2313877; 2313877protein:decreased activity:platelet (human)RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Alox12  (arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12S type)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Alox12  (arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
ALOX12  (arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12S type)


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