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Arièle Legendre
Glutathione conjugation of the rabbit mammary pheromone 2-methylbut-2-enal
International audience; In the process of smell, the olfactory signal is initiated by the binding of odorous molecules to olfactory receptors. In the receptor environment,associated events are supposed to modulate this signal.Thus, the xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes, potentially involved in the clearance of the odorous molecules, could modulate the availability of these molecules for the olfactory receptors, and consequently could participate indirectly in the olfactory signal termination. A mammary pheromone, which is an odorous aldehyde (2-methylbut-2-enal or 2MB2) has been recently characterized in the rabbit by our group. The aim of this work was to elucidate the metabolism of 2MB2 in …
Rôle des enzymes du métabolisme des xénobiotiques dans les processus chimiosensoriels. Contribution de deux modèles de perception phéromonale
Diplôme : Dr. d'Université; Résumé : Les individus peuvent détecter les stimuli présents dans l'environnement (nourriture, partenaire sexuel, ...) par l'intermédiaire de processus de chimioperception. Pour être efficace, ces processus doivent être très sensibles, discriminants et éviter la saturation des récepteurs. Dans l'espace périrécepteur, les enzymes du métabolisme des xénobiotiques (EMX), impliquées dans la détoxication en catalysant la biotransformation des xénobiotiques, pourraient avoir un rôle crucial dans la modification ou l'arrêt du signal sensoriel. Pour étudier l'implication des EMX dans les processus chimiosensoriels et particulièrement dans la perception phéromonale, deux …
Inhibition of the mammary pheromone catabolism by a second odorant present in the same mixture
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Odorant Metabolism Analysis by an Automated Ex Vivo Headspace Gas-Chromatography Method
International audience; In the olfactory epithelium (OE), odorant metabolizing enzymes have the dual function of volatile component detoxification and active clearance of odorants from the perireceptor environment to respectively maintain the integrity of the tissues and the sensitivity of the detection. Although emphasized by recent studies, this enzymatic mechanism is poorly documented in mammals. Thus, olfactory metabolism has been characterized mainly in vitro and for a limited number of odorants. The automated ex vivo headspace gas-chromatography method that was developed here was validated to account for odorant olfactory metabolism. This method easily permits the measurement of the f…
UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) in neuro-olfactory tissues: expression, regulation, and function.
International audience; This work aims to review uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) expression and activities along different neuronal structures involved in the common physiological process of olfaction: olfactory epithelium, olfactory bulb, and olfactory cortex. For the first time, using high-throughput in situ hybridization data generated by the Allen Brain Atlas (ABA), we present quantitative analysis of spatial distribution of UGT genes in the mouse brain. The olfactory area is a central nervous system site with the highest expression of UGTs, including UGT isoforms not previously identified in the brain. Since there is evidence of the transfer of xenobiotics to th…
When the nose must remain responsive: glutathione conjugation of the mammary pheromone in the newborn rabbit
In insects, xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes were demonstrated to regulate pheromones inactivation, clearing them from the olfactory periphery and keeping receptors ready for stimulation renewal. Here, we investigate whether similar processes could occur in mammals, focusing on the pheromonal communication between female rabbits and their newborns. Lactating rabbits emit in their milk a volatile aldehyde, 2-methylbut-2-enal, that elicits searching-grasping in neonates; called the mammary pheromone (MP), it is critical for pups which are constrained to find nipples within the 5 min of daily nursing. For newborns, it is thus essential to remain sensitive to this odorant during the whole nursin…