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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 261: E26-E30, 1991;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 261, Issue 1 E26-E30, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Response of rat selenoprotein P to selenium administration and fate of its selenium

R. F. Burk, K. E. Hill, R. Read and T. Bellew
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232.

Selenoprotein P is a glycoprotein that contains greater than 60% of the selenium in rat plasma. Physiological experiments were undertaken to gain insight into selenoprotein P function. Selenium-deficient rats were injected with doses of selenium ranging from 25 to 200 micrograms/kg, and the appearance of selenoprotein P was compared with the appearance of glutathione peroxidase activity in plasma and in liver. Selenoprotein P concentration increased to 35% of control by 6 h, whereas glutathione peroxidase activity increased minimally or not at all. Moreover, in rats given 100 and 200 micrograms selenium/kg, selenoprotein P reached 75% of its concentration in control rats at 24 h, whereas glutathione peroxidase activity reached only 6% of control. Cycloheximide pretreatment blocked the appearance of selenoprotein P in response to selenium injection. Male and female rats had similar concentrations of selenoprotein P. Partially purified selenoprotein P and plasma glutathione peroxidase labeled with 75Se were administered intravenously to selenium-deficient and control rats. 75Se given as selenoprotein P disappeared more rapidly from plasma than did 75Se given as glutathione peroxidase. Selenium deficiency did not significantly affect 75Se disappearance from plasma. At 2 h, brain, but not other tissues, took up more 75Se in selenium-deficient rats than in control rats when 75Se was given as selenoprotein P. This suggests that brain has a specific uptake mechanism for selenium given in the form of selenoprotein P. These results demonstrate that several physiological properties distinguish selenoprotein P from glutathione peroxidase. However, they do not clearly indicate its function.


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