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W Z Yao

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PubMed1995

Expression of chicken liver 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase in Escherichia coli.

Chicken liver 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase was expressed in E. coli by using a pET3a T7 RNA polymerase-based expression system and was purified to homogeneity. The kinase and bisphosphatase of the expressed bifunctional enzyme had kinetic properties identical to those of the native chicken liver enzyme. However, the kinase activity of the chicken liver enzyme was 7-fold higher, while the bisphosphatase activity was 50 percent lower than those of the rat liver enzyme. Cys-256 of the rat liver bisphosphatase domain is not conserved in the chicken liver enzyme. A site-directed mutation was engineered at Cys-256 of the rat liver enzyme and the results indicate that the variation of this residue is not responsible for the difference in fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase activity between the rat and chicken liver enzymes. It is postulated that the difference in the kinase/bisphosphatase activity ratios of these two enzymes results from differences in their NH2-terminal regions.

Animals↗
PubMed1994

[Comparative analysis of PD25-V50 and PD20-FEV1 as a judgement of bronchial provocation test].

PD25-V50 as a judgement of bronchial provocation test was compared with PD20-FEV1. Both PD25-V50 and PD20-FEV1 showed linear correlation, but PD25-V50 was more sensitive than PD20-FEV1 for the diagnosis of bronchial asthma, and had higher specificity and sensitivity, and lower false-negative and false-positiverate. Moreover PD25-V50 provided the advantages of shorter period of histamine provocation and lower dose of inhaled histamine, so that avoided the side effects of higher dose of histamine.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Lipogenesis stimulatory and inhibitory activities of the insulin mediators.

Incubating plasma membranes prepared from pig liver with varying concentrations of insulin (50-1000 microU/ml) resulted in the release of at least two insulin chemical mediators. One of them was fraction 1 of insulin mediator (M. W. 3700-4000 daltons) which had a significant lipogenesis-stimulating activity. The other was fraction 2 of insulin mediator (M. W. about 1000 daltons) which exhibited a lipogenesis-inhibitory activity. The ratio of yield between the two mediators produced from the membranes was not only dependent on the concentration but also on the potency of insulin and its analogs added. The result showed that there was more production of fraction 2 than fraction 1 with the inducer at low concentration (100 microU/ml), while the production of fraction 1 from the plasma membranes incubated with high concentration of insulin (300 microU/ml) was higher than fraction 2. On the other hand, insulin and its analogs which have different biological activities and receptor binding activities have been used to induce the insulin mediators. The results obtained were similar to those mentioned above. This suggested that the generation of the mediators was dependent on the biological potences but not the binding activities.

Animals↗
PubMed1990

[Pulmonary changes in progressive systemic sclerosis].

The pulmonary changes of progressive systemic sclerosis in 8 cases were reported. The major clinical complaints were unproductive cough and exertional dyspnea. Pulmonary function tests showed restrictive ventilatory defects and impaired diffusing capacity in most of the cases examined. On chest X-rays, diffuse mottling and linear densities were seen in lungs, predominately in the basal regions. On pathological examinations, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis occurred in early stage of the disease. The results showed that pulmonary involvement may be an early event in progressive systemic sclerosis.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

Adenylate cyclase-modulating mediators of insulin.

Plasma membranes prepared from pig liver incubated with insulin (50-300 microU/ml) resulted in the release of at least two insulin chemical mediators. They appeared to modulate the activity of adenylate cyclase in liver plasma membranes of pig. One of them was fraction 1 of insulin mediator (M. W. about 3700-4000 dalton) which markedly stimulated the activity of the enzyme, the other was fraction 2 of insulin mediator (M. W. about 1000 dalton) which inhibited the enzyme activity. The results showed that the inhibitor of fraction 2 generated was significantly higher than that of fraction 1 when the membranes were incubated with insulin of low concentration (50-100 microU/ml). On the other hand, the generation of stimulator of fraction 1 from plasma membranes incubated with insulin of high concentration (200 microU/ml) was higher than that of fraction 2. So the ratio of yield between two mediators produced from the membranes was dependent on the concentration of insulin added. The results also showed that the effect of fraction 1 of insulin mediator on adenylate cyclase activity in liver cell plasma membranes was biphasic while fraction 2 of insulin mediator showed an inhibitory effect only even though it was at very high concentration. The results that both mediators combined with Gpp(NH)p and forskolin to affect the enzyme activity show that the action of insulin mediators likely resides in the GTP regulatory component of adenylate cyclase.

Adenylyl Cyclases↗
PubMed1987

The role of insulin mediators in regulation of cAMP and lipogenesis as well as in diabetes.

Plasma membranes prepared from pig, mouse and rat liver incubated with insulin resulted in the release of at least two insulin chemical mediators. These mediators, identified as fractions 1 and 3, were found to inhibit cAMP level in response to lipolytic hormone and forskolin and to enhance lipogenesis in adipocytes of rat. Fractions 1 and 3 have been estimated to have molecular weights of 3700-4000 and 1000-1500 dalton, respectively. This initial report will focus on fraction 1. Interestingly, liver membranes from diabetic animals were found not to release mediators in the presence of insulin. However, following in vivo treatment of diabetic animals with insulin, the liver membranes appeared to restore its ability in generating chemical mediators in response to insulin.

Adipose Tissue↗