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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 259, Issue 21, 13004-13010, Nov, 1984

Glutamine metabolism of isolated rat hepatocytes. Evidence for catecholamine activation of alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

RS Ochs

Effects of norepinephrine on gluconeogenesis and ureogenesis from glutamine by hepatocytes from fasted rats were assessed. Comparisons were made to asparagine metabolism and to the effects of NH4Cl and dibutyryl cyclic AMP. With asparagine as substrate, aspartate content was very high but norepinephrine, dibutyryl cyclic AMP, or NH4Cl had little effect on gluconeogenesis or ureogenesis. Metabolism of asparagine could be greatly enhanced by the combination of oleate, ornithine, and NH4Cl. However, even under these conditions, asparatate content remained high, and norepinephrine and dibutyryl cyclic AMP had little influence on glucose or urea synthesis. With glutamine as substrate, aspartate content was much lower, but was greatly elevated by norepinephrine, dibutyryl cyclic AMP, or NH4Cl. Each of these effectors strongly stimulated glucose and urea formation from glutamine. NH4Cl stimulation was accompanied by an increased glutamate and decreased alpha-ketoglutarate content. This suggests the mechanism for NH4Cl stimulation is a near-equilibrium adjustment to ammonia by glutamate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase rather than a principal involvement of glutaminase. Although both norepinephrine and dibutyryl cyclic AMP lowered alpha-ketoglutarate to the same extent, norepinephrine more rapidly increased aspartate content and led to a smaller accumulation of glutamate than did dibutyryl cyclic AMP. Moreover, only norepinephrine led to a rapid increase in succinyl-CoA concentration. The catecholamine effect could not be explained by specific changes in cytosolic or mitochondrial redox states. The results suggest that alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase is a site of catecholamine action in rat liver. Since purified alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase is known to be Ca2+ stimulated and Ca2+ flux is involved in catecholamine action, these findings also suggest that mitochondrial Ca2+ is elevated by catecholamines.
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