Lysosome proteinases and protein turnover in the liver, spleen and thymus of rats undergoing antigenic stimulation and fasting
Vasil'ev, A.V.; Konovalova, L.S.; Pletsityĭ, K.D.; Davydova, T.V.; Tutel'ian, V.A.
Biulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny 105(2): 181-184
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0365-9615 PMID: 3280043 Document Number: 317589
Antigenic stimulation (AS) inhibited cathepsin A and D activation in the liver induced by fasting. AS after short-term fasting (4 days) induced the activation increase in the most of lysosomal proteinases by 20-80% in the spleen and thymus, while AS of animals, upon 6- and 8-day fasting depressed the activation of all the investigated lysosomal hydrolases (cathepsin A, B, C, D and arylsulphatases A and B) and decreased the total protein half-life. The revealed peculiarities in the lysosomal proteolytic system function and intensified protein turnover in lymphoid organs may reflect the general reaction of the organism, directed towards the maintenance of immunological homeostasis and, in particular, towards antibody production.