Changes in transport functions of isolated rabbit choroid plexus under the influence of oestrogen and progesterone
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Summary, in English
Isolated choroid plexuses from rabbits were used to determine uptake and accumulation of 10(-5) M radiolabelled choline (expressed as tissue/medium ratio) and the activities of various types of ATPases (based on ouabain inhibition and bicarbonate stimulation) following pre-treatment of the animals with 0.5 mg kg-1 17-beta-oestradiol, alone or in combination with 2 mg kg-1 progesterone. The combined treatment reduced the choline uptake by 35% and also lowered the activity of Na+,K+-ATPase by 31%, without influencing tissue wet weight. The reduction in HCO3-ATPase was smaller and not statistically significant. There was a tendency also for oestrogen alone to lower these activities, but only by less than 20%. The Ca2+,Mg2+-ATPase activity was not significantly affected by any of the hormones.
Department/s
- Drug Target Discovery
Publishing year
1989
Language
English
Pages
107-111
Publication/Series
Acta Physiologica Scandinavica
Volume
136
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
Status
Published
Research group
- Drug Target Discovery
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0001-6772