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:Dexamethasone produced an increased activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase through the enhancement of delta 9-terminal component activity, and a corresponding decrease of oleoyl-CoA desaturase activity via the reduced activity of delta 12-terminal component in Tetrahymena microsomes. However, the content of cytochrome b5 as well as the activities of NAD(P)H-cytochrome c and NADH-ferricyanide reductases showed no significant changes by dexamethasone. Additionally, dexamethasone evoked a 3.5-fold increase of intracellular cyclic AMP content 2 hr after administration. These results suggest that dexamethasone may modulate microsomal fatty acyl-CoA desaturase system in Tetrahymena by increasing intracellular cyclic AMP content.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Umeki S,Nozawa Ydoi
10.1016/0006-291x(84)91666-8subject
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1984-02-29 00:00:00pages
401-7issue
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1090-2104pii
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