scholarly journals Vitamin A deficiency modifies lipid metabolism in rat liver

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana B. Oliveros ◽  
María A. Domeniconi ◽  
Verónica A. Vega ◽  
Laura V. Gatica ◽  
Ana M. Brigada ◽  
...  

Liver fatty acid metabolism of male rats fed on a vitamin A-deficient diet for 3 months from 21 d of age was evaluated. Vitamin A restriction produced subclinical plasma and negligible liver retinol concentrations, compared with the control group receiving the same diet with 4000 IU vitamin A (8 mg retinol as retinyl palmitate)/kg diet. Vitamin A deficiency induced a hypolipidaemic effect by decreasing serum triacylglycerol, cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol levels. The decrease of liver total phospholipid was associated with low phosphatidylcholine synthesis observed by lower [14C]choline incorporation into phosphatidylcholine, compared with control. Also, liver fatty acid synthesis decreased, as was indicated by activity and mRNA expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), and incorporation of [14C]acetate into saponified lipids. A decrease of the PPARα mRNA expression was observed. Liver mitochondria of vitamin A-deficient rats showed a lower total phospholipid concentration coinciding with a decrease of the cardiolipin proportion, without changes in the other phospholipid fractions determined. The mitochondria fatty acid oxidation increased by 30 % of the control value and it was attributed to a high activity and mRNA expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase-I (CPT-I). An increase in serum β-hydroxybutyrate levels was observed in vitamin A-deficient rats. Vitamin A deficiency alters the mitochondria lipid composition and also enhances fatty acid oxidation by modifiying the production of malonyl-CoA, the endogenous inhibitor of CPT-I, due to decreased activity of liver ACC. The incorporation of vitamin A into the diet of vitamin A-deficient rats reverted all the changes observed.

1990 ◽  
Vol 259 (2) ◽  
pp. E266-E271 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. W. Winder ◽  
J. Arogyasami ◽  
I. M. Elayan ◽  
D. Cartmill

Malonyl-CoA is a potent inhibitor of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT-I), the rate-limiting enzyme for fatty acid oxidation in mitochondria from liver of fed rats. Malonyl-CoA has also been demonstrated to inhibit skeletal muscle CPT-I. This study was designed to determine the rate of decline in malonyl-CoA in muscle during the course of a prolonged exercise bout. Adult male rats were anesthetized (pentobarbital sodium, intravenously) at rest or after running for 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, or 120 min on a treadmill (21 m/min, 15% grade). Malonyl-CoA was then quantitated in the soleus (type I fibers) and in the superficial white (type IIB) and deep red (type IIA) regions of the quadriceps. Malonyl-CoA decreased in red quadriceps from 2.8 +/- 0.2 to 1.4 +/- 0.2 pmol/mg after 5 min and to 0.9 +/- 0.1 pmol/mg after 20 min of exercise. The concentration of malonyl-CoA remained at this level for the duration of the exercise bout (120 min). In white quadriceps, resting values of malonyl-CoA were lower than in red quadriceps, and a significant decline was not observed until 30 min of exercise. A significant decrease in the soleus was observed after 20 min of exercise. This decline in muscle malonyl-CoA may be an important signal for allowing increased fatty acid oxidation during long-term exercise.


Cell Reports ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 1794-1806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane DeZwaan-McCabe ◽  
Ryan D. Sheldon ◽  
Michelle C. Gorecki ◽  
Deng-Fu Guo ◽  
Erica R. Gansemer ◽  
...  

1996 ◽  
Vol 318 (3) ◽  
pp. 767-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley DRYNAN ◽  
Patti A. QUANT ◽  
Victor A. ZAMMIT

The relationships between the increase in blood ketone-body concentrations and several parameters that can potentially influence the rate of hepatic fatty acid oxidation were studied during progressive starvation (up to 24 h) in the rat in order to discover whether the sensitivity of mitochondrial overt carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT I) to malonyl-CoA plays an important part in determining the intrahepatic potential for fatty acid oxidation during the onset of ketogenic conditions. A rapid increase in blood ketone-body concentration occurred between 12 and 16 h of starvation, several hours after the marked fall in hepatic malonyl-CoA and in serum insulin concentrations and doubling of plasma non-esterfied fatty acid (NEFA) concentration. Consequently, both the changes in hepatic malonyl-CoA and serum NEFA preceded the increase in blood ketone-body concentration by several hours. The maximal activity of CPT I increased gradually throughout the 24 h period of starvation, but the increases did not become significant before 18 h of starvation. By contrast, the sensitivity of CPT I to malonyl-CoA and the increase in blood ketone-body concentration followed an identical time course, demonstrating the central importance of this parameter in determining the ketogenic response of the liver to the onset of the starved state.


1990 ◽  
Vol 269 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Prip-Buus ◽  
J P Pegorier ◽  
P H Duee ◽  
C Kohl ◽  
J Girard

The temporal changes in oleate oxidation, lipogenesis, malonyl-CoA concentration and sensitivity of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT 1) to malonyl-CoA inhibition were studied in isolated rabbit hepatocytes and mitochondria as a function of time after birth of the animal or time in culture after exposure to glucagon, cyclic AMP or insulin. (1) Oleate oxidation was very low during the first 6 h after birth, whereas lipogenesis rate and malonyl-CoA concentration decreased rapidly during this period to reach levels as low as those found in 24-h-old newborns that show active oleate oxidation. (2) The changes in the activity of CPT I and the IC50 (concn. causing 50% inhibition) for malonyl-CoA paralleled those of oleate oxidation. (3) In cultured fetal hepatocytes, the addition of glucagon or cyclic AMP reproduced the changes that occur spontaneously after birth. A 12 h exposure to glucagon or cyclic AMP was sufficient to inhibit lipogenesis totally and to cause a decrease in malonyl-CoA concentration, but a 24 h exposure was required to induce oleate oxidation. (4) The induction of oleate oxidation by glucagon or cyclic AMP is triggered by the fall in the malonyl-CoA sensitivity of CPT I. (5) In cultured hepatocytes from 24 h-old newborns, the addition of insulin inhibits no more than 30% of the high oleate oxidation, whereas it stimulates lipogenesis and increases malonyl-CoA concentration by 4-fold more than in fetal cells (no oleate oxidation). This poor effect of insulin on oleate oxidation seems to be due to the inability of the hormone to increase the sensitivity of CPT I sufficiently. Altogether, these results suggest that the malonyl-CoA sensitivity of CPT I is the major site of regulation during the induction of fatty acid oxidation in the fetal rabbit liver.


Lipids ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. S95-S95
Author(s):  
S. Sidossis ◽  
B. Mittendorfer ◽  
E. Walser ◽  
D. Chinkes ◽  
R. Wolfe

2005 ◽  
Vol 288 (1) ◽  
pp. H448-H448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Stahl

The heart is a unique organ that can use several fuels for energy production. During development, the heart undergoes changes in fuel supply, and it must be able to respond to these changes. We have examined changes in the expression of several genes that regulate fuel transport and metabolism in rat hearts during early development. At birth, there was increased expression of fatty acid transporters and enzymes of fatty acid metabolism that allow fatty acids to become the major source of energy for cardiac muscle during the first 2 wk of life. At the same time, expression of genes that control glucose transport and oxidation was downregulated. After 2 wk, expression of genes for glucose uptake and oxidation was increased, and expression of genes for fatty acid uptake and utilization was decreased. Expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I) isoforms during development was different from published data obtained from rabbit hearts. CPT Iα and Iβ isoforms were both highly expressed in hearts before birth, and both increased further at birth. Only after the second week did CPT Iα expression decrease appreciably below the level of CPT Iβ expression. These results represent another example of different expression patterns of CPT I isoforms among various mammalian species. In rats, changes in gene expression followed nutrient availability during development and may render cardiac fatty acid oxidation less sensitive to factors that influence malonyl-CoA content (e.g., fluctuations in glucose concentration) and thereby favor fatty acid oxidation as an energy source for cardiomyocytes in early development.


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