THE INFLUENCE OF L-ARGININE AND Nw-NITRO - LARGININE
ON ENERGY METABOLISM OF RATS LIVER
MITOCHONDRIA WITH DIFFERENT RESISTANCE TO
HYPOXIA UNDER STRESS CONDITION

O. Ikkert, N. Kurhalyuk, S. Hordii


Ivan Franko National University of L’viv,
Hrushevskoho st. 4, L’viv 79005, Ukraine,
e-mail: biolog@franko.lviv.ua

It was investigated the influence of L-arginine (600 mg/kg) and NO-synthase blocator N -nitro-L-arginine L-NNA (35mg/kg) on processes of ADP-stimulated respiration of rats liver mitochondria with different resistance to hypoxia under stress conditions. It have been shown that energy metabolism indices are higher in HR animals in control group. Stress causes increasing of ADP-stimulated respiration in LR under succinate oxidation and decreasing of NADPH-dependent utilisation, indicative of more effort of energy system in LR animals. L-arginine injection decreas es the aerobi c link of energy metabolism in LR under oxidation as succinat e as a-ketoglutarate. Treatment with L-NNA causes increasing the energy metabolism in HR under a-ketoglutarate oxidation.


Keywords: L-arginine, Nw -nitro-L-arginine, energy metabolism, hypoxia, stress.


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