Effects of Long-term Hypoxia on Enzymes of Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Gulf Killifish, Fundulus Grandis.
From: Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA.
The Journal of experimental biology
- Publish Date: Oct 2006
- ISSN: 0022-0949
- Volume: 209
- Issue: Pt 19
- Pages: 3851-61
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): MartÃnez Mery L, Landry Christie, Boehm Ryan, et al. Effects of Long-term Hypoxia on Enzymes of Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Gulf Killifish, Fundulus Grandis.. J. Exp. Biol. Oct 2006;209:3851-61
Abstract
The goal of the current study was to generate a comprehensive, multi-tissue perspective of the effects of chronic hypoxic exposure on carbohydrate metabolism in the Gulf killifish Fundulus grandis. Fish were held at approximately 1.3 mg l(-1) dissolved oxygen (approximately 3.6 kPa) for 4 weeks, after which maximal activities were measured for all glycolytic enzymes in four tissues (white skeletal muscle, liver, heart and brain), as well as for enzymes of glycogen metabolism (in muscle and liver) and gluconeogenesis (in liver). The specific activities of enzymes of glycolysis and glycogen metabolism were strongly suppressed by hypoxia in white skeletal muscle, which may reflect decreased energy demand in this tissue during chronic hypoxia. In contrast, several enzyme specific activities were higher in liver tissue after hypoxic exposure, suggesting increased capacity for carbohydrate metabolism. Hypoxic exposure affected fewer enzymes in heart and brain than in skeletal muscle and liver, and the changes were smaller in magnitude, perhaps due to preferential perfusion of heart and brain during hypoxia. The specific activities of some gluconeogenic enzymes increased in liver during long-term hypoxic exposure, which may be coupled to increased protein catabolism in skeletal muscle. These results demonstrate that when intact fish are subjected to prolonged hypoxia, enzyme activities respond in a tissue-specific fashion reflecting the balance of energetic demands, metabolic role and oxygen supply of particular tissues. Furthermore, within glycolysis, the effects of hypoxia varied among enzymes, rather than being uniformly distributed among pathway enzymes.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Anoxia, Brain, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Enzymes, Fundulidae, Liver, Muscle, Skeletal, Myocardium
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