Kim H S, Arai H, Arita M, Sato Y, Ogihara T, Inoue K, Mino M, Tamai H
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan.
Free Radic Res. 1998 Jan;28(1):87-92. doi: 10.3109/10715769809097879.
Studies were designed to explore the role of vitamin E nutritional status in regulating the synthesis of alpha-tocopherol transfer protein (alphaTTP) in rat liver. In vitamin E-replete rats, expression of this protein and its specific messenger RNA (mRNA) was decreased by about 300% compared with rats with normal vitamin E levels. In vitamin E-depleted rats, the alphaTTP-specific mRNA level increased to about 150% of that in the normal vitamin E group. However, protein expression remained constant. These findings indicate that the synthesis of alphaTTP can be regulated by the vitamin E nutritional status.
研究旨在探讨维生素E营养状况在调节大鼠肝脏中α-生育酚转运蛋白(alphaTTP)合成中的作用。在维生素E充足的大鼠中,与维生素E水平正常的大鼠相比,该蛋白及其特异性信使核糖核酸(mRNA)的表达降低了约300%。在维生素E缺乏的大鼠中,alphaTTP特异性mRNA水平增加至正常维生素E组的约150%。然而,蛋白质表达保持不变。这些发现表明,alphaTTP的合成可受维生素E营养状况的调节。