The influence of tryptophan and its metabolites upon rabbit lens electrolyte balance
作者:
KishidaK.,
PatersonC. A.,
DelamereN. A.,
期刊:
Current Eye Research
(Taylor Available online 1982)
卷期:
Volume 2,
issue 5
页码: 309-315
ISSN:0271-3683
年代: 1982
DOI:10.3109/02713688209000775
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The effect of tryptophan and three major metabolites of tryptophan on the rabbit lens electrolyte balance was examined. Even at 3×10−3M tryptophan, tryptamine and xanthurenic acid had no effect on lens sodium, potassium and calcium content after a 20 hr incubation. Small but significant changes in lens sodium and potassium content were induced by 20 hr incubation in 2×10−3M 3-hydroxy-DL-kynurenine and 10−3M hydroxyanthranilic acid. Lens Na,K-ATPase activity was unaffected by 3×10−3M tryptophan. Tryptamine reduced, to a small extent, Na,K-ATPase activity at 3×10−3M, but was without effect at 10−3M. 3-hydroxy-DL-kynurenine (2×10−3M) and 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (10−3M) inhibited Na,K-ATPase activity by 27% and 30% respectively. Only 3-hydroxy-DL-kynurenine had a demonstrable effect on86Rb uptake.It is concluded that, in contrast to findings in the amphibian lens, metabolites of tryptophan have minimal or no detrimental effects upon rabbit lens electrolyte balance under thein vitroconditions of these experiments. However, this does not rule out a long term effect of these compounds should they accumulate in the lens.
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