Induction of riboflavin-carrier protein in the immature male rat by estrogen: kinetic and hormonal specificity

Murthy, Ramana CV and Adiga, PR (1982) Induction of riboflavin-carrier protein in the immature male rat by estrogen: kinetic and hormonal specificity. In: Journal of Biosciences, 4 (2). pp. 227-237.

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Abstract

The kinetics of estrogen-induced accumulation of riboflavin-carrier protein in the plasma was investigated in immature male rats using a specific and sensitive homologous radio-immunoassay procedure developed for this purpose. Following a single injection of the steroid hormone, plasma riboflavin-carrier protein levels increased markedly after an initial lag period of approximately 24 h, reaching peak levels around 96 h and declining thereafter. A 1.5 fold amplification of the inductive response was evident on secondary stimulation with the hormone. The magnitude of the response was dependent on hormonal dose, whereas the initial lag phase and the time of peak riboflavin-carrier protein induction were unaltered within the range of the steroid doses (0.1–10 mg/ kg body wt.) tested. Simultaneous administration of progesterone did not affect either the kinetics or the maximum level of the protein induced. The hormonal specificity of this induction was further adduced by the effect of administration of antiestrogens viz., En and Zu chlomiphene citrates, which effectively curtailed hormonal induction of the protein. That the induction involvedde novo-protein synthesis was evident from the complete inhibition obtained upon administration of cycloheximide. Passive immunoneutralization of endogenous riboflavin-carrier protein with antiserum to the homologous protein terminated pregnancy in rats confirming the earlier results with antiserum to chicken riboflavin-carrier protein.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Biosciences
Publisher:	Indian Academy of Sciences
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciences.
Keywords:	Riboflavin carrier protein;radioimmunoassay;estrogen induction;specificity;kinetics;amplification; antiestrogens;secondary stimulation;immunoneutralization - pregnancy termination
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Date Deposited:	29 Dec 2009 06:45
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2012 06:31
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/22895

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