Abstract
Studies were made of the renal phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PPRibP) content and PPRibP synthetase (EC 2.7.6.1) activity in rats diabetic for 5, 14 or 20 days, or unilaterally nephrectomized (UN) for 5 days, and in doubly lesioned animals. Approximately equal degrees of renal enlargement were found after 5 days diabetes or 5 days UN. In the doubly lesioned animals the increment of growth was additive. Unilateral nephrectomy of 5 days duration, in contrast with diabetes, had no effect on the PPRibP content of the contralateral kidney, nor did it modify the renal PPRibP content when performed on animals diabetic for 5, 14 or 20 days. The activity of PPRibP synthetase was unaffected by diabetes, UN or diabetes +UN. The results pinpoint a stage of nucleotide synthesis which is differentially affected by the two stimuli, in line with evidence for differences in regulation of nucleic acid turnover in the two conditions.
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