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  • Title: The relationship of ornithine decarboxylase and thymidine kinase to mirex-induced liver growth.
    Author: Yarbrough JD, Grimley JM, Karl PI.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1986 Dec; 251(6 Pt 1):G859-65. PubMed ID: 3789152.
    Abstract:
    To investigate the sequence of events that occur in the liver during mirex-induced adaptive liver growth, [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA, thymidine kinase (TK), and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) were studied in intact and adrenalectomized (ADX) mirex-dosed rats, and the responses were compared with experimental groups receiving corticosterone. In intact mirex-dosed rats (a response that is both hyperplastic and hypertrophic) there was a 36-h peak in ODC activity, and a 48-h peak in both [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA and TK activity. This was accompanied by a 72% increase in relative liver weight (RLW). In contrast, in ADX mirex-dosed rats (a predominately hyperplastic response), there was a biphasic ODC response (18- and 36-h peaks), a 36-h TK peak, and a 48-h peak in [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA. Both TK activity and [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA were significantly elevated for the remainder of the 96-h study period. There was a 38% increase in RLW. Corticosterone supplements to mirex-dosed intact rats resulted in a biphasic peak of TK activity (30- and 48-h peaks), a reduced ODC peak at 36 h, and a 48-h peak in [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA. RLW response was similar to the response in intact mirex-dosed rats. Corticosterone supplements to mirex-dosed ADX rats eliminated the 48-h peak of [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA, reduced TK activity and shifted the peak to 30 h, and eliminated the ODC biphasic response. The RLW increase was similar to the response in intact mirex-dosed rats with a maximum 80% increase at 72 h postmirex dose.
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