Abstract
Abstract—Denervation of rat hemidiaphragm led to large increases in the activity of acid proteinase, cathepsin B1 and β‐glucuronidase in the muscle. The increases were not confined to the endplate regions of the muscle. Mononuclear cells extracted from normal and denervated extensor digitorum longus and diaphragm muscles contained only a small proportion of the acid proteinase and cathepsin B1 activities in the muscle. Actinomycin D, but not methotrexate, prevented the increase in acid proteinase and cathepsin B1 normally resulting from denervation. Brij/58 increased acid proteinase activity to a smaller extent in the denervated muscle than in the control. The length of the distal nerve stump remaining after denervation influenced the enzyme increases, but acid proteinase and cathepsin B1 appeared to be affected differently. The significance of the post‐denervation increase in hydrolase activities is still unknown.
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