Bashir N A
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1996 May;67(5):478-9.
The ATP level and the activities of hexokinase (HK), phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1) and pyruvate kinase (PK) in red blood cells (RBC) were measured in 50 school students 6-12 yr of age in the Jordan Valley (JV) which is the lowest region below sea level in the world (low altitude: 390 m below sea level, hyperoxic and with an average daily value of 796 mmHg barometric pressure) and in 50 school students of the same age group in Irbid region (normal altitude: 600 m above sea level and with an average daily value of 600 mmHg barometric pressure). The same parameters were measured also in 40 school students at sea level.
A significant decrease in HK and PFK-1 activities and an increase in ATP level in the low altitude region, while no significant change in PK activity in JV-group when compared to Irbid and to the sea level control groups. Possible explanations will be discussed to interpret these observations.
对约旦河谷50名6至12岁的在校学生(约旦河谷是世界上海拔最低的地区,低海拔:低于海平面390米,高氧环境,平均每日气压值为796毫米汞柱)以及伊尔比德地区50名同年龄组在校学生(正常海拔:高于海平面600米,平均每日气压值为600毫米汞柱)的红细胞中三磷酸腺苷(ATP)水平、己糖激酶(HK)、磷酸果糖激酶-1(PFK-1)和丙酮酸激酶(PK)的活性进行了测量。同时也对40名海平面的在校学生进行了相同参数的测量。
与伊尔比德地区以及海平面对照组相比,低海拔地区HK和PFK-1活性显著降低,ATP水平升高,而约旦河谷组的PK活性无显著变化。将讨论可能的解释以阐释这些观察结果。