Effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of Bufo arenarum

In amphibians, aldosterone (Aldo) is particularly important in the regulation of Na+ exchange by skin and urinary bladder. In previous works we studied a key enzyme in Aldo biosynthesis, the 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase (3βHSD/I), in the interrenals of Bufo arenarum. In those works a du...

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spelling todo:paper_00166480_v126_n1_p68_Pozzi2023-10-03T14:14:01Z Effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of Bufo arenarum Pozzi, A.G. Lantos, C.P. Ceballos, N.R. 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase Mineralocorticoid regulation Toad interrenal 3(or 17)beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase aldosterone mitochondrial enzyme acclimatization aldosterone blood level animal tissue conference paper controlled study corticosterone release enzyme activity enzyme localization hormonal regulation hormone synthesis male microsome mitochondrion nonhuman priority journal regulatory mechanism salinity sodium transport summer toad winter In amphibians, aldosterone (Aldo) is particularly important in the regulation of Na+ exchange by skin and urinary bladder. In previous works we studied a key enzyme in Aldo biosynthesis, the 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase (3βHSD/I), in the interrenals of Bufo arenarum. In those works a dual localization of the 3βHSD/I in both microsomes and mitochondria was described. The mitochondrial, but not the microsomal, enzyme prefers the immediate Aldo precursor, 3β-analogue of aldosterone, as substrate. In this order, the enzyme 3βHSD/I would be not only a key enzyme for the synthesis of Aldo but additionally, due to its microsomal and mitochondrial localization, a possible target for the regulation of Aldo biosynthesis. With this rationale in mind, we have used in vivo and in vitro approaches to study Aldo regulation. In the present investigation the levels of Aldo were determined in plasma of winter (W) and summer (S) toads subjected to different saline concentrations (0.125 and 0.15 M) or kept on wet land. Saline hyperosmotically treated toads had significantly lower levels than isoosmotically treated toads. These results are consistent with the response in mammals, in which salt loading provokes a reduction in Aldo secretion. In W toads, plasmatic cotticosterone (B) concentration was higher than Aldo concentration, whereas in S toads, B/Aldo ratio approached unity. The reduction of Aldo levels after saline dehydration was due to a decline in its biosynthesis. Km and Vmax values for 3βHSD/I were calculated for mitochondrial and microsomal fractions obtained from animals acclimated to 0.15 M NaCl or kept on land. As previously described, Vmax differs between W and S toads. However, only mitochondrial Vmax changed as a consequence of saline adaptation, suggesting that the mitochondrial enzyme could be involved in the regulation of Aldo biosynthesis. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00166480_v126_n1_p68_Pozzi
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topic 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase
Mineralocorticoid regulation
Toad interrenal
3(or 17)beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
aldosterone
mitochondrial enzyme
acclimatization
aldosterone blood level
animal tissue
conference paper
controlled study
corticosterone release
enzyme activity
enzyme localization
hormonal regulation
hormone synthesis
male
microsome
mitochondrion
nonhuman
priority journal
regulatory mechanism
salinity
sodium transport
summer
toad
winter
spellingShingle 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase
Mineralocorticoid regulation
Toad interrenal
3(or 17)beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
aldosterone
mitochondrial enzyme
acclimatization
aldosterone blood level
animal tissue
conference paper
controlled study
corticosterone release
enzyme activity
enzyme localization
hormonal regulation
hormone synthesis
male
microsome
mitochondrion
nonhuman
priority journal
regulatory mechanism
salinity
sodium transport
summer
toad
winter
Pozzi, A.G.
Lantos, C.P.
Ceballos, N.R.
Effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of Bufo arenarum
topic_facet 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase
Mineralocorticoid regulation
Toad interrenal
3(or 17)beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
aldosterone
mitochondrial enzyme
acclimatization
aldosterone blood level
animal tissue
conference paper
controlled study
corticosterone release
enzyme activity
enzyme localization
hormonal regulation
hormone synthesis
male
microsome
mitochondrion
nonhuman
priority journal
regulatory mechanism
salinity
sodium transport
summer
toad
winter
description In amphibians, aldosterone (Aldo) is particularly important in the regulation of Na+ exchange by skin and urinary bladder. In previous works we studied a key enzyme in Aldo biosynthesis, the 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase (3βHSD/I), in the interrenals of Bufo arenarum. In those works a dual localization of the 3βHSD/I in both microsomes and mitochondria was described. The mitochondrial, but not the microsomal, enzyme prefers the immediate Aldo precursor, 3β-analogue of aldosterone, as substrate. In this order, the enzyme 3βHSD/I would be not only a key enzyme for the synthesis of Aldo but additionally, due to its microsomal and mitochondrial localization, a possible target for the regulation of Aldo biosynthesis. With this rationale in mind, we have used in vivo and in vitro approaches to study Aldo regulation. In the present investigation the levels of Aldo were determined in plasma of winter (W) and summer (S) toads subjected to different saline concentrations (0.125 and 0.15 M) or kept on wet land. Saline hyperosmotically treated toads had significantly lower levels than isoosmotically treated toads. These results are consistent with the response in mammals, in which salt loading provokes a reduction in Aldo secretion. In W toads, plasmatic cotticosterone (B) concentration was higher than Aldo concentration, whereas in S toads, B/Aldo ratio approached unity. The reduction of Aldo levels after saline dehydration was due to a decline in its biosynthesis. Km and Vmax values for 3βHSD/I were calculated for mitochondrial and microsomal fractions obtained from animals acclimated to 0.15 M NaCl or kept on land. As previously described, Vmax differs between W and S toads. However, only mitochondrial Vmax changed as a consequence of saline adaptation, suggesting that the mitochondrial enzyme could be involved in the regulation of Aldo biosynthesis. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
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author Pozzi, A.G.
Lantos, C.P.
Ceballos, N.R.
author_facet Pozzi, A.G.
Lantos, C.P.
Ceballos, N.R.
author_sort Pozzi, A.G.
title Effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of Bufo arenarum
title_short Effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of Bufo arenarum
title_full Effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of Bufo arenarum
title_fullStr Effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of Bufo arenarum
title_full_unstemmed Effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of Bufo arenarum
title_sort effect of salt acclimatization on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase activity in the interrenal of bufo arenarum
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