Abstract
1 The metabolism of prostacyclin (PGI2) and 6-keto prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto PGF1 alpha) was studied in cell-free homogenates of rat, rabbit and guinea-pig kidney. 2 Rabbit kidney converted both PGI2 and 6-keto PGF1 alpha to a stable metabolite with chromatographic and biological activity identical to that of authentic 6-keto PGE1. Activity was found in the kidney cortex but not medulla, was inhibited by NAD+ or NADP+ (5 mM) and showed an optimum temperature requirement of 37 degrees C. 3 Guinea-pig kidney converted PGI2 but not 6-keto PGF1 alpha to a labile, biologically active metabolite which was not 6-keto pge1. 4 No conversion of prostacyclin or 6-keto PGF1 alpha to biologically active metabolites occurred in cell-free homogenates of rat kidney, liver and colon or guinea-pig liver and colon. 5 6-keto PGE1 rapidly lost spasmogenic activity on the rat stomach strip following incubation with rabbit or guinea-pig kidney supernatant in the absence of added cofactors. No loss of activity occurred on incubation with rat kidney. 6 Rutin (50 microM) potently inhibited synthesis of 6-keto PGE1 from added PGI2 by rabbit kidney cortex. This reaction was potentiated by a similar concentration of sulphasalazine, carbenoxolone, imidazole, papaverine or indomethacin. 7 The relevance of these findings for the possible physiological and pathological roles of 6-keto PGE1 in the kidney is discussed.
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