Abstract:
:In the present investigation, we observed that lead in vitro activates calmodulin at lower concentrations, and the maximum activation was observed at 30 microM concentration. In vivo lead exposure (50 mg/kg body weight, intragastrically) for a period of 8 weeks also stimulated the activity of calmodulin by 45%. The addition of trifluoperazine resulted in partially inhibiting the lead-stimulated calmodulin activity, whereas the calcium-stimulated calmodulin activity was completely inhibited by trifluoperazine. Studies with purified calmodulin from the brain of control and lead-treated animals indicate that approximately 4 mole of calcium was present bound/mole of calmodulin in control animals and this fraction was reduced in lead-treated animals to approximately 3 mole of calcium/mole of calmodulin. Lead distribution revealed that approximately 68% of the total lead present was bound to calmodulin and the remaining 32% present was bound to non-calmodulin binding sites following lead exposure. These results indicate that in vivo lead exposure is able to displace and mimic the action of calcium and this may constitute a molecular mechanism of lead neurotoxicity.
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Exp Mol Patholjournal_title
Experimental and molecular pathologyauthors
Sandhir R,Gill KDdoi
10.1006/exmp.1994.1026subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-08-01 00:00:00pages
69-75issue
1eissn
0014-4800issn
1096-0945pii
S0014-4800(84)71026-4journal_volume
61pub_type
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doi:10.1006/exmp.1994.1035
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journal_title:Experimental and molecular pathology
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doi:10.1016/j.yexmp.2004.10.006
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:RATIONALE:The rat carotid balloon-injury (BI) model is a widely used model of intimal hyperplasia (IH) and vascular remodeling. A variable degree of IH after BI has been previously reported, and we have encountered technical challenges and suboptimal results with the original method. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the original...
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doi:10.1016/j.yexmp.2011.06.011
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental and molecular pathology
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doi:10.1016/j.yexmp.2004.04.006
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental and molecular pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental and molecular pathology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.yexmp.2008.07.001
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Experimental and molecular pathology
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doi:10.1016/j.yexmp.2013.12.005
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/j.yexmp.2013.01.004
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
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