| Literature DB >> 5286578 |
E J Bourne, K Clarke, J B Pridham, J J Rowe.
Abstract
Cortisone causes a marked increase in the activity of liver acid alpha-glucosidase 2h after injection into male Wistar rats. Studies on rat liver tissue slices, isolated lysosomes and cultured skin fibroblasts have demonstrated similar elevations of acid alpha-glucosidase activity after incubation with cortisone. Cortisone-treated human liver tissue, obtained by needle biopsy, also shows an increase in acid alpha-glucosidase activity. Neutral alpha-glucosidase activity was not stimulated by cortisone in vivo or in liver slices.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 5286578 PMCID: PMC1176643 DOI: 10.1042/bj1210663
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857