The distribution and inducibility of cytosolic glutathione S-transferase (EC 2.5.1.18) and glutathione peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.19) activities in rat liver parenchymal, Kupffer and endothelial cells were studied. In untreated rats glutathione S-transferase activity with 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and 4-hydroxynon-2-trans-enal as substrates was 1.7-2.2-fold higher in parenchymal cells than in Kupffer and endothelial cells, whereas total, selenium-dependent and non-selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activities were similar in all three cell types. Glutathione S-transferase isoenzymes in parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells isolated from untreated rats were separated by chromatofocusing in an f.p.l.c. system: all glutathione S-transferase isoenzymes observed in the sinusoidal lining cells were also detected in the parenchymal cells, whereas Kupffer and endothelial cells lacked several glutathione S-transferase isoenzymes present in parenchymal cells. At 5 days after administration of Arocolor 1254 glutathione S-transferase activity was only enhanced in parenchymal cells; furthermore, selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity decreased in parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells. At 13 days after a single injection of Aroclor 1254 a strong induction of glutathione S-transferase had taken place in all three cell types, whereas selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity remained unchanged (endothelial cells) or was depressed (parenchymal and Kupffer cells). Hence these results clearly establish that glutathione S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase are differentially regulated in rat liver parenchymal as well as non-parenchymal cells. The presence of glutathione peroxidase and several glutathione S-transferase isoenzymes capable of detoxifying a variety of compounds in Kupffer and endothelial cells might be crucial to protect the liver from damage by potentially hepatotoxic substances.
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December 15 1989
The distribution, induction and isoenzyme profile of glutathione S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase in isolated rat liver parenchymal, Kupffer and endothelial cells
P Steinberg;
P Steinberg
1Institut für Toxikologie, Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, D-6500 Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
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H Schramm;
H Schramm
1Institut für Toxikologie, Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, D-6500 Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
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L Schladt;
L Schladt
1Institut für Toxikologie, Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, D-6500 Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
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L W Robertson;
L W Robertson
1Institut für Toxikologie, Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, D-6500 Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
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H Thomas;
H Thomas
1Institut für Toxikologie, Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, D-6500 Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
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F Oesch
F Oesch
1Institut für Toxikologie, Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, D-6500 Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Online ISSN: 1470-8728
Print ISSN: 0264-6021
© 1989 London: The Biochemical Society
1989
Biochem J (1989) 264 (3): 737–744.
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P Steinberg, H Schramm, L Schladt, L W Robertson, H Thomas, F Oesch; The distribution, induction and isoenzyme profile of glutathione S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase in isolated rat liver parenchymal, Kupffer and endothelial cells. Biochem J 15 December 1989; 264 (3): 737–744. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bj2640737
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