cAMP regulation of phenobarbital-mediated induction of δ-aminolevulinate synthase mRNA in hepatocytes from normal and experimental diabetic rats
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Vol. 72 (9-10) , 381-390
- https://doi.org/10.1139/o94-051
Abstract
We examined the mechanism underlying the effect of cAMP on δ-aminolevulinate synthase mRNA biosynthesis in isolated hepatocytes from normal and experimental diabetic rats. We have demonstrated that the potentiation by dibutyryl cAMP of the phenobarbital-mediated induction of δ-aminolevulinate synthase enzyme activity, observed in our previously reported studies, reflects an increased amount of its mRNA. The inducing effect exerted by phenobarbital on the biosynthesis of δ-aminolevulinate synthase mRNA in diabetic hepatocytes is greater than that observed in normal cells. This enhanced response to the increased level of endogenous cAMP in diabetic hepatocytes is apparently sufficient for a maximum activation of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase. The present results suggest that in rat liver dibutyryl cAMP modulates δ-aminolevulinate synthase mRNA biosynthesis by acting predominantly, if not exclusively, at the level of gene transcription.Key words: δ-aminolevulinate synthase mRNA, phenobarbital, cAMP, diabetic rat hepatocytes.Keywords
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