AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 266, Issue 3 C776-C783, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Endothelial polyamine uptake: selective stimulation by L-arginine deprivation or polyamine depletion

R. G. Bogle, G. E. Mann, J. D. Pearson and D. M. Morgan
Vascular Biology Research Centre, King's College London, United Kingdom.

Uptake of putrescine and spermidine by cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells was time dependent and linear for 60 min. Transport, against a 5- to 10-fold concentration gradient, demonstrated both saturable and non-saturable components. Apparent concentration giving one-half maximal transport (Kt) values for putrescine and spermidine were 9 and 0.6 microM, respectively. Transport was reduced at 0 degrees C, suggesting that the process is energy requiring; inhibition by N-ethylmaleimide or p-chloromercuribenzoate suggested a requirement for sulfydryl groups. Transport of putrescine, but not spermidine, was partially activated by Na+. Spermidine and spermine did not inhibit putrescine uptake, and putrescine and spermine did not inhibit spermidine uptake, suggesting the presence of a separate transporter for each polyamine. Pretreatment with DL-2-difluoromethy-lornithine increased the uptake of putrescine but not spermidine. The endothelial cell putrescine transporter is thus sensitive to polyamine depletion, suggesting that transport from the extracellular space may be an important source of polyamines. L-Ornithine or L-arginine were not inhibitory, indicating that polyamine and cationic amino acid transport is mediated by independent systems. The sensitivity of putrescine transport to L-arginine but not to L-ornithine deprivation suggests that intracellular levels of arginine rather than ornithine regulate polyamine metabolism and transport in these cells. Thus factors that affect arginine utilization may also influence polyamine metabolism.

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