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The trans Golgi face in rat small intestinal absorptive cells.

In the small intestine cell differentiation from immature crypt cells to mature absorptive cells localized along the villi is accompanied by alterations in the organization of the trans Golgi side. In immature crypt cells the transmost Golgi cisterna is usually located closely adjacent to the other cisternae thus being a component of the stack. Concomitantly with cell differentiation the transmost cisterna of an increasing number of Golgi stacks sets off from the other cisternae being then located at various distances to the stacks. This transmost cisterna has, as in several other cell types, been interpreted as "GERL" (Golgi associated endoplasmic reticulum lysosomes [20, 28]) and thus, has been postulated to represent a specialized region of the endoplasmic reticulum. Our results, however, have shown that the cytochemical staining pattern which has been used as a basis for the differentiation of GERL from Golgi components is not present in crypt cells nor in mature absorptive cells of the proximal small intestine: identical cisternae react for thiamine pyrophosphatase, inosine diphosphatase, and acid phosphatase. Thiamine pyrophosphatase and inosine diphosphatase--enzymes characteristic for Golgi cisternae--are apparent over transmost cisternae defined as GERL, too, and in addition, acid phosphatase--postulated as GERL-marker--is demonstrable over stacked Golgi cisternae. This overlapping cytochemical reaction, as well as the alterations during cell differentiation, indicate that those structures which have been described as GERL are to be interpreted as Golgi components rather than as endoplasmic reticulum. On the other hand, endoplasmic reticulum is a constant component of the trans Golgi face in undifferentiated crypt-base cells and in maturing cells of the crypt-top region. From its localization closely adjacent to trans Golgi cisternae it may be termed "Golgi-associated endoplasmic reticulum"; however, these cisternae of endoplasmic reticulum are constantly devoid of acid phosphatase. No indications exist for continuities with the thiamine pyrophosphatase-, inosine diphosphatase-, and acid phosphatase-positive transmost Golgi cisternae, and for an engagement in production of lysosomes.

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Intestinal absorption of acidic beta-lactam antibiotics: contribution of ionized and un-ionized forms.

The effect of the pH of dissolutions of weakly acidic beta-lactam antibiotics on their intestinal absorption has been studied by quantification of the contribution of the ionized and un-ionized antibiotic forms to the whole absorptive process. In vivo recirculation in both sexes of adult Wistar rats was performed with buffer solutions at different pH values and samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

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Intestinal absorption of dipeptides and beta-lactam antibiotics. II. Purification of the binding protein for dipeptides and beta-lactam antibiotics from rabbit small intestinal brush border membranes.

By photoaffinity labeling of brush border membrane vesicles from rabbit small intestine with photoreactive derivatives of beta-lactam antibiotics and dipeptides, a binding protein for dipeptides and beta-lactam antibiotics with an apparent molecular weight of 127,000 was labeled. The labeled 127 kDa polypeptide could be solubilized with the non-ionic detergents Triton X-100, n-octyl glucoside or CHAPS. If the vesicles were solubilized prior to photoaffinity labeling, no clear incorporation of radioactivity into the 127 kDa polypeptide occurred indicating a loss of binding ability upon solubilization. By affinity chromatography of solubilized brush border membrane proteins on an agarose wheat germ lectin column, the binding protein for dipeptides and beta-lactam antibiotics of Mr 127,000 was retained on the column. With N-acetyl-D-glucosamine the photolabeled binding protein for beta-lactam antibiotics and dipeptides was eluted together with the brush border membrane-bound enzyme aminopeptidase N. Separation from aminopeptidase N and final purification was achieved by anion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-sephacel. Polyclonal antibodies against the purified binding protein were raised in guinea pigs. The photolabeled 127 kDa protein could be precipitated from solubilized brush border membranes with these antibodies. Incubation of brush border membrane vesicles with antiserum prior to photoaffinity labeling significantly reduced the extent of labeling of the 127 kDa protein. Treatment of brush border membrane vesicles with antiserum significantly inhibited the efflux of the alpha-aminocephalosporin cephalexin from the brush border membrane vesicles compared to vesicles treated with preimmune serum. These studies indicate that the binding protein for dipeptides and beta-lactam antibiotics of apparent molecular weight 127,000 in the brush border membrane of rabbit small intestinal enterocytes is directly involved in the uptake process of small peptides and orally active beta-lactam antibiotics across the enterocyte brush border membrane.

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