Abnormal accumulation of porphyrin derivatives in the kidneys of Long-Evans Cinnamon rats, as evidenced by microspectrophotometry

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
K NakayamaM Tamura

Abstract

In the study described here we have revealed an abnormal accumulation of porphyrin derivatives in the kidneys of Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats, an animal model for human Wilson's disease. In addition, we have confirmed that the derivatives emitted red-orange light in renal sections under UV excitation. This renal red-orange emission has previously been identified as luminescence from cuprous metallothioneins [Cu(I)-MTs], which also accumulate in both the kidneys and liver of LEC rats. In this study, we measured the emission spectra of the luminescence in the kidneys using microspectrophotometry. The spectra of the renal red-orange emission resembled those of porphyrin derivatives rather than those of Cu(I)-MTs. We then extracted these derivatives from the kidneys. An abundance of porphyrin derivatives was established. A significant increase in the levels of the derivatives in the liver and urine of the LEC rats was also confirmed. These results provide evidence of a heme-metabolism abnormality in LEC rats.

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