Date of Defense
9-1991
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Susan Stapleton, Chemistry
Second Advisor
Leonard Beuving, Biomedical Sciences
Third Advisor
Lonnie Adams, The Upjohn Company
Keywords
pioglitizone treatment, hemoglobin, haptoglobin, plasma proteins
Abstract
ABSTRACT This project investigated plasma proteins showing a concentration correlation with pioglitizone treatment in KKAy and C57 mice, as identified from SDS-PAGE gels. The proteins were isolated using chromatographic and electrophoretic techniques. They were then identified through sequencing and 2-dimensional SDS-PAGE analysis as hemoglobin and haptoglobin. Currently unpublished data on the sequence of mouse haptoglobin was determined. Several studies were also performed to determine the significance of the trends originally seen in the preliminary study. It was determined that there is a significant decrease in hemoglobin levels in both KKAy and C57 mice in response to pioglitizone treatment. There is also a significantly higher level of hemoglobin present in the plasma of KKAy mice than in the plasma of C57 mice. The trends for the haptoglobin levels were found to be insignificant.
Recommended Citation
Hozak, Rebecca, "The Identification and Study of Plasma Proteins Believed to be Affected by Pioglitizone in KKAy and C57 Mice" (1991). Honors Theses. 716.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/716
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