Rates of transamination and decarboxylation of [1-14C]leucine at a physiological concentration (0.1 mM) were measured in the perfused rat heart. In hearts from fasted rats, metabolic flux through the branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase reaction was low initially, but increased gradually during the perfusion period. The increase in 14CO2 production was accompanied by an increase in the amount of active branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex present in the tissue. In hearts from rats fed ad libitum, extractable branched-chain dehydrogenase activity was low initially, but increased rapidly during perfusion, and high rates of decarboxylation were attained within the first 10 min. Infusion of glucagon, adrenaline, isoprenaline, or adrenaline in the presence of phentolamine all produced rapid, transient, inhibition (40-50%) of the formation of 4-methyl-2-oxo[1-14C]pentanoate and 14CO2 within 1-2 min, but the specific radioactivity of 4-methyl-2-oxo[14C]pentanoate released into the perfusate remained constant. Glucagon and adrenaline infusion also resulted in transient decreases (16-24%) in the amount of active branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase. In hearts from fasted animals, infusion for 10 min of adrenaline, phenylephrine, or adrenaline in the presence of propranolol, but not infusion of glucagon or isoprenaline, stimulated the rate of 14CO2 production 3-fold, and increased 2-fold the extractable branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase activity. These results demonstrate that stimulation of glucagon or beta-adrenergic receptors in the perfused rat heart causes a transient inhibition of branched-chain amino acid metabolism, whereas alpha-adrenergic stimulation causes a slower, more sustained, enhancement of branched-chain amino acid metabolism. Both effects reflect interconversion of the branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex between active and inactive forms. Also, these studies suggest that the concentration of branched-chain 2-oxo acid available for decarboxylation can be regulated by adrenaline and glucagon.
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March 15 1988
Acute regulation of the branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex by adrenaline and glucagon in the perfused rat heart
E F Hildebrandt;
E F Hildebrandt
Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-7760, U.S.A.
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D B Buxton;
D B Buxton
Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-7760, U.S.A.
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M S Olson
M S Olson
Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-7760, U.S.A.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Online ISSN: 1470-8728
Print ISSN: 0264-6021
© 1988 London: The Biochemical Society
1988
Biochem J (1988) 250 (3): 835–841.
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E F Hildebrandt, D B Buxton, M S Olson; Acute regulation of the branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex by adrenaline and glucagon in the perfused rat heart. Biochem J 15 March 1988; 250 (3): 835–841. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bj2500835
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