RGD Reference Report - Dexamethasone decreases the spermidine and spermine concentrations and polyamine oxidase activity in rat thymus. - Rat Genome Database

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Dexamethasone decreases the spermidine and spermine concentrations and polyamine oxidase activity in rat thymus.

Authors: Bjelakovic, G  Pavlovic, D  Kocic, G  Stojanovic, I  Jevtovic-Stoimenov, T  Nikolic, J  Sokolovic, D  Basic, J 
Citation: Bjelakovic G, etal., J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2013;24(1):67-72. doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2012-0047.
RGD ID: 7244189
Pubmed: PMID:23425626   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1515/jbcpp-2012-0047   (Journal Full-text)

BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoids (GCs) exert a wide range of anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic activities. The aim of our investigation was to elucidate the effect of dexamethasone, a synthetic GC, on polyamine metabolism in the rat thymus. METHODS: Male albino Wistar rats, weighing 180-230 g, were divided into two groups: control and experimental. The experimental group received dexamethasone intraperitoneally for 3 days, in a daily dose of 4 mg/animal. The last dose of the hormone was applied on the 3rd day, 1 h before killing. The control group received 0.9% NaCl instead of the hormone. The animals were killed by decapitation. The thymus was removed quickly and rinsed with ice-cold saline. Polyamines were extracted using butanol. The amount of polyamines was investigated by electrophoresis. For the estimation of polyamine oxidase (PAO) activity, 10% water homogenate was prepared. RESULTS: Our results suggested that dexamethasone supplementation of experimental animals for 3 days significantly decreased the spermine (Sp) and spermidine (Spd) levels in rat thymus tissue (Sp Control, 362.56+/-25.33 nmol/g wet weight; Sp Exp. Group, 313.01+/-21.16 nmol/g wet weight; Spd Control, 673.81+/-30.95 nmol/g wet weight; Spd Exp. Group, 410.21+/-17.26 nmol/g wet weight). PAO activity significantly decreased under hormone influence in comparison with the control group (PAO Control, 0.449+/-0.121 U/mg prot.; PAO Exp. Group, 0.312+/-0.096 U/mg prot.). CONCLUSIONS: The decrease in polyamine amounts in the rat thymus is not due to the change in PAO activity.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
PaoxRatpolyamine oxidase activity  IDA  RGD 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Paox  (polyamine oxidase)


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