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J Appl Physiol 62: 10-14, 1987; Free Article
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 1 10-14, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Thymidine kinase, thymidylate synthase, and endothelial cell growth under hyperoxia

A. F. Junod, H. Petersen and L. Jornot

To determine the respective role of thymidine kinase and thymidylate synthase activities in the hyperoxia-induced decrease in DNA synthesis and their relationship with cell replication, we measured these two enzyme activities in primary cultures of porcine aortic endothelial cells under different O2 concentrations for various durations. In confluent cells, exposure to 95% O2 for 5 days reduced thymidine kinase activity to 15% of control values; thymidylate synthase activity was unaffected. In preconfluent cells exposed to 95% O2 for 2 days, similar results were obtained, together with evidence for arrest in cell proliferation. Thymidylate synthase activity could therefore not be related to decreased cell proliferation under hyperoxia. [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA, thymidine kinase activity, and cell proliferation were all similarly affected under exposure to graded O2 concentration for 2 days. Thymidine kinase appears to be a key enzyme in the modulation of DNA synthesis from thymidine and in its replication in endothelial cells.


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