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Tujioka K, Yamada T, Yokogoshi H, Akiduki S, Hishida Y, Tsutsui K, Hayase K. Changes in Thyroid Hormone Are Not Involved in Regulating Brain Protein Synthesis in Adults Rats Fed Ornithine. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2018; 63:389-395. [PMID: 29332900 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.63.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Brain protein synthesis and the plasma concentration of growth hormone (GH) are sensitive to dietary ornithine. However, dietary ornithine does not increase brain protein synthesis in hypophysectomized rats. Because hypophysectomy may decrease the secretion of thyroid stimulated hormone (TSH), we assessed whether the regulation of brain protein synthesis was mediated by changes in the plasma concentrations of thyroid hormone and ghrelin in the 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU, thyroid inhibitor)-treated or control adult rats fed ornithine. The four experimental groups consisted of PTU-treated and control (24-wk-old) male rats given 0% or 0.7% ornithine-HCl added to a 20% casein diet. The plasma concentrations of GH and ghrelin, and the fractional rates of protein synthesis and RNA activity [g protein synthesized/(g RNA•d)] in the brains were significantly increased after treatment with the 20% casein + 0.7% ornithine compared with the 20% casein diet alone in both the PTU-treated and control groups. Ornithine supplementation to the basal diet did not affect the plasma concentration of T3. The RNA concentration (mg RNA/g protein) was not related to the fractional rate of protein synthesis in the brain regions. The results suggest that dietary ornithine likely increases the rate of brain protein synthesis in control and PTU-treated rats, and that the ornithine-induced increase in the GH concentration may stimulate mainly brain protein synthesis via ghrelin. RNA activity is at least partly related to the fractional rate of brain protein synthesis.
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- Kazuyo Tujioka
- Faculty of Early Childhood Care and Education, Ohkagakuen University
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University
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- Healthcare Products Development Center, KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD
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- Healthcare Products Development Center, KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD
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- Department of Home Economics, Aichi University of Education
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Lyou S, Tujioka K, Hirano E, Mawatari Y, Hayase K, Okuyama S, Yokogoshi H. Effect of Adding Dietary Methionine to a Low Soy Protein Diet on the Brain Protein Synthesis Rate in Ovariectomized Female Rats. Nutr Neurosci 2013; 7:185-90. [PMID: 15526993 DOI: 10.1080/10284150412331279818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A deficiency of sex hormones affects brain function in mammals, including the decrease of protein synthesis. Recently, we have shown that the protein synthesis in the brain depended on the quality of dietary protein in ovariectomized female rats. The methionine is the first limiting amino acid for the recommended dietary allowance of amino acids in soy protein. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the addition of dietary methionine affected the rate of brain protein synthesis in ovariectomized female rats fed on the soy protein diet. Experiments were conducted on two groups of ovariectomized female rats (24 week) given the diets containing 5% soy protein or 5% soy protein + 0.2% methionine for 10 d. The fractional rates of protein synthesis in cerebral cortex and cerebellum significantly increased with an addition of dietary methionine. In the brain, the RNA activity [g protein synthesized/((g RNA) x d)] was significantly correlated with the fractional rate of protein synthesis. The RNA concentration (mg of RNA/g of protein) was not related to the fractional rate of protein synthesis in any organ. The results suggest that the addition of limiting amino acid for the low soy protein elevates the rate of protein synthesis in the brain of ovariectomized female rats, and that RNA activity is at least partly related to the fractional rate of brain protein synthesis.
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- Sunok Lyou
- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, School of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Shizuoka, Yada, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Influence of GABA on brain protein synthesis mediated by the mammalian target on the rapamycin pathway. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2013; 77:660-2. [PMID: 23470740 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This study determined the influence of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on brain protein synthesis via the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Experiments were carried out on three groups of 6-wk-old male rats with 0%, 0.5%, and 1% GABA. The percentage-phosphorylated S6K1 and growth hormone (GH) concentration was significantly increased by the GABA administration. The insulin level was not significantly changed, while the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) level was significantly decreased by the GABA administration.
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Cao L, Wang F, Yang QG, Jiang W, Wang C, Chen YP, Chen GH. Reduced thyroid hormones with increased hippocampal SNAP-25 and Munc18-1 might involve cognitive impairment during aging. Behav Brain Res 2012; 229:131-7. [PMID: 22261019 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2011] [Revised: 12/31/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The mechanism underlying the decline of age-related learning and memory remains unclear. Brain-region-specific changes of synaptic proteins and decreased thyroid hormones (THs) have been implied involving this decline. During normal aging, however, the relationships among synaptic proteins, THs and abilities of learning and memory remain to be elucidated. In this study, the age-related spatial learning and memory ability of 41 Kunming mice (KM) (14 mice aged 6 months, 13 mice aged 11 months, 14 mice aged 22 months) was measured with radial six-arm water maze. The levels of SNAP-25 and Munc18-1 in brain regions were semi-quantified by Western blotting and the serum THs were detected by radioimmunoassay. Our results showed the old Kunming mice had marked impairment of spatial learning and memory, with decreased serum free triiodothyronine (FT3) and increased SNAP-25 and Munc18-1 in dorsal hippocampus (DH), ventral hippocampus (VH) and frontal lobe (F). The Pearson's correlation test showed the impairment of spatial learning ability positively correlated with SNAP-25 in DH and Munc18-1 in DH and VH. While, the levels of SNAP-25 (DH, VH and F) and Munc18-1 (DH) negatively correlated with the serum FT3 level, and the spatial memory decline marginal negatively correlate with serum THs. These results suggested that increased hippocampal SNAP-25 and Munc18-1 which seemingly result from decreased serum THs might involve the age-related impairment of spatial learning and memory.
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- Lei Cao
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, PR China
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TUJIOKA K, YAMADA T, ABIKO H, AOKI M, MORISHITA K, HAYASE K, YOKOGOSHI H. Effect of Dietary Ornithine on the Brain Protein Synthesis Rate in Hypophysectomized Aged Rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2012; 58:346-53. [DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.58.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tong H, Chen GH, Liu RY, Zhou JN. Age-related learning and memory impairments in adult-onset hypothyroidism in Kunming mice. Physiol Behav 2007; 91:290-8. [PMID: 17449072 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2006] [Revised: 01/26/2007] [Accepted: 03/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The memory impairment induced by adult-onset hypothyroidism is a common symptom. However, the exact onset time that will influence on memory function is still an issue of debate. The purpose of this study is to determine the onset effect of hypothyroidism on the memory during adulthood. Three age groups of Kunming (KM) mice were used, including 2, 8, and 15-month-old mice. Adult-onset hypothyroidism was made by adding PTU to drinking water and hypothyroid states were documented by the measurement of serum thyroid hormones level. A battery of tasks, i.e. novel-object recognition, olfactory discrimination, Morris water maze, was used to test mice's memory. The results showed that adult-onset hypothyroidism induced the impairment of odor and spatial memory consolidation whereas it did not affect visual memory encoding or consolidated spatial memory retention. Age at onset of hypothyroidism was an important factor for the memory impairment induced by hypothyroidism. The 2-month-old hypothyroid mice had significantly impaired abilities in both the olfactory discrimination and the spatial cognitive tasks relative to the 2-month-old controls. The 8-month-old hypothyroid mice had only impaired ability in the spatial cognitive task relative to the same age controls. The 15-month-old hypothyroid mice retained these cognitive abilities relative to the same age controls. These results suggested that adult-onset hypothyroidism could induce an age- and task-dependent impairment of memory in female KM mice.
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- Hui Tong
- Anhui Geriatric Institute, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022 PR China
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Tujioka K, Okuyama S, Yokogoshi H, Fukaya Y, Hayase K, Horie K, Kim M. Dietary γ-aminobutyric acid affects the brain protein synthesis rate in young rats. Amino Acids 2006; 32:255-60. [PMID: 16755368 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-006-0358-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 01/12/2006] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) affects the rate of brain protein synthesis in male rats. Two experiments were done on five or three groups of young rats (5 wk) given the diets containing 20% casein administrated 0 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg or 200 mg/100 g body weight GABA dissolved in saline by oral gavage for 1 day (d) (Experiment 1), and given the diets contained 0%, 0.25% or 0.5% GABA added to the 20% casein diet (Experiment 2) for 10 d. The plasma concentration of growth hormone (GH) was the highest in rats administrated 50 mg and 100 mg/100 g body weight GABA. The concentration of serum GABA increased significantly with the supplementation groups. The fractional (Ks) rates of protein synthesis in brain regions, liver and gastrocnemius muscle increased significantly with the 20% casein + 0.25% GABA diet and still more 20% casein + 0.5% GABA compared with the 20% casein diet. In brain regions, liver and gastrocnemius muscle, the RNA activity [g protein synthesized/(g RNA . d)] significantly correlated with the fractional rate of protein synthesis. The RNA concentration (mg RNA/g protein) was not related to the fractional rate of protein synthesis in any organ. Our results suggest that the treatment of GABA to young male rats are likely to increase the concentrations of plasma GH and the rate of protein synthesis in the brain, and that RNA activity is at least partly related to the fractional rate of brain protein synthesis.
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- K Tujioka
- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, COE Program in the 21st Century, The University of Shizuoka, Yada, Shizuoka, Japan
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Rochon C, Tauveron I, Dejax C, Benoit P, Capitan P, Bayle G, Prugnaud J, Fabricio A, Berry C, Champredon C, Thieblot P, Grizard J. Response of leucine metabolism to hyperinsulinemia in hypothyroid patients before and after thyroxine replacement. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000; 85:697-706. [PMID: 10690879 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.2.6380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have investigated the effect of hypothyroidism and insulin on protein metabolism in humans. Six hypothyroid patients were studied in a postabsorptive state before and after 5 months of regular treatment for hypothyroidism (153 +/- 17 microg/day of L-T4). The effect of insulin was assessed under hyperinsulinemic euglycemic and eukalemic conditions. Insulin was infused for 140 min at 0.0063 +/- 0.0002 nmol/kg x min. An amino acid infusion was used to blunt insulin-induced hypoaminoacidemia. Whole body protein turnover was measured using L-[1-13C] leucine. When compared to L-T4-induced subclinical thyrotoxic state, hypothyroidism induced a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in leucine endogenous appearance rate (a reflection of proteolysis; 0.89 +/- 0.09 vs. 1.33 +/- 0.05 micromol/kg x min), oxidation (0.19 +/- 0.02 vs. 0.25 +/- 0.03 micromol/kg x min), and nonoxidative disposal (a reflection of protein synthesis; 0.87 +/- 0.11 vs. 1.30 +/- 0.05 micromol/ kg x min). Insulin lowered proteolysis during both the subclinical thyrotoxic and hypothyroid states. Hypothyroidism impaired the antiproteolytic effects of insulin. Thyroid hormones are, therefore, essential for the normal antiproteolytic action of insulin.
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- C Rochon
- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne: Unité d'Etude du Métabolisme Azoté, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Champanelle, France
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Sagawa K, Murer H, Morris ME. Effect of experimentally induced hypothyroidism on sulfate renal transport in rats. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 276:F164-71. [PMID: 9887092 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.276.1.f164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Decreased serum sulfate concentrations are observed in hypothyroid patients. However, the mechanism involved in thyroid hormone-induced alterations of renal sulfate homeostasis is unknown. The objectives of this investigation were to determine the effect of 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU)-induced hypothyroidism in rats on 1) the in vivo serum concentrations, renal clearance, and renal reabsorption of sulfate, 2) the in vitro renal transport in brush-border membrane (BBM) and basolateral membrane (BLM) vesicles, and 3) the cellular mechanism of the hypothyroid-induced alteration in sulfate renal transport. Serum sulfate concentrations, renal fractional reabsorption of sulfate, and creatinine clearance were decreased significantly in the hypothyroid group. The Vmax values for sodium-sulfate cotransport in BBM were significantly decreased in the kidney cortex from the hypothyroid animals (0.90 +/- 0.31 vs. 0.49 +/- 0.08 nmol. mg-1. 10 s-1, n = 5-6, P < 0.05) without changes in Km. There were no significant differences in Vmax and Km for sulfate/anion exchange transport in BLM. Sodium-dependent sulfate transporter (NaSi-1) mRNA and protein levels were significantly lower in the kidney cortex from hypothyroid rats. Hypothyroidism did not alter the membrane motional order (fluidity) in BBM and BLM, which indicates that the changes in the membrane fluidity do not represent the mechanism for the altered renal transport. These results demonstrate that PTU-induced hypothyroidism decreases sodium-sulfate cotransport by downregulation of the NaSi-1 gene.
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- K Sagawa
- Department of Pharmaceutics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, New York 14260, USA
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