Inhibition of sodium-independent amino acid transport by dexamethasone in rat hepatoma cells.

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  • C E Nadziejko
  • S B Reichberg
چکیده

We studied the uptake of leucine, phenylalanine, and the amino acid analog, 2-aminonorborane-2-carboxylic acid, by rat hepatoma cells in tissue culture. The uptake of these amino acids was partially mediated by a plasma membrane transport system similar to the L agency described in other cell types in that it does not require extracellular sodium and is subject to trans-stimulation. Initial rates of sodium-independent transport of these amino acids were calculated using mathematical transformations of the uptake time course curves. The glucocorticoid dexamethasone inhibits the activity of this transport system; the initial rates of sodium-independent uptake of leucine, phenylalanine, and 2-aminonorborane-2-carboxylic acid are decreased by approximately one-third (average = 30%, n = 19) after incubation of HTC cells with 0.1 microM dexamethasone. This inhibition requires at least 15 h, reaching a maximum at 24 h of exposure of the cells to the hormone. Dexamethasone has an asymmetrical effect on sodium-independent amino acid transport in that exposure of the cells to the hormone does not inhibit the rates of outflow of leucine or phenylalanine from preloaded cells into medium without sodium. Inhibition of uptake is blocked by 0.1 mM cycloheximide and 4 microM actinomycin D, indicating the need for continuous protein synthesis for dexamethasone action. Insulin, which is known to partially reverse the inhibitory effect of dexamethasone on the A amino acid transport system in HTC cells, does not alter the action of dexamethasone on the L system. Previous investigations have demonstrated inhibition by dexamethasone of at least two distinct sodium-dependent amino acid transport activities in HTC cells. The data presented here, showing inhibition by the glucocorticoid of a sodium-independent transport activity, indicate that the effect of the hormone is independent of the energy source of the amino acid transport systems affected.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of biological chemistry

دوره 259 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1984