scholarly journals The role of dietary protein in hepatic lipogenesis in the young rat

1981 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Herzberg ◽  
Minda Rogerson
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
Dietary Protein ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthetase ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Hepatic Lipogenesis ◽  
Hepatic Fatty Acid ◽  
Cleavage Enzyme ◽  
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase

1. The effect of varying dietary levels of casein (40–140 g/kg) on hepatic lipogenesis and the levels of hepatic fatty acid synthetase (FAS), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49; G6PD), malic enzyme (EC 1.1.1.40; ME), citrate cleavage enzyme (EC 4.1.3.8;CCE), acetyl CoA carboxylase (EC 6.4.1.2; AcCx), glucokinase (EC 2.7.1.2; GK), and pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) was examined in young, growing rats.2. The activities of AcCx, FAS, G6PD and in vivo fatty acid synthesis were generally found to increase with increased dietary protein.3. The levels of GK and PDH were not related to dietary protein.4. ME decreased with increasing dietary protein.5. The results demonstrate a dissociation between hepatic fatty acid synthesis and ME and suggest that when rats consume low-protein diets the NADPH needed for fatty acid synthesis is generated primarily by ME but that as the level of dietary protein is increased the contribution of ME is reduced while that of the phosphogluconate pathway becomes more important.

scholarly journals Hepatic lipogenesis in young rats given proteins of different quality

1984 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Herzberg ◽  
Minda Rogerson
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthetase ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Hepatic Lipogenesis ◽  
Atp Citrate Lyase ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase

1. The effect of feeding casein, lactalbumin, soya-bean protein, gluten or gelatin on hepatic lipogenesis and the levels of hepatic fatty acid synthetase (FAS), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1. 1. 1.49; G6PD), malic enzyme (EC 1. 1. 1.40; ME) ATP-citrate lyase (EC 4. 1. 3. 8; CL), acetyl CoA carboxylase (EC 6.4.1.2; ACCx) and glucokinase (EC 2. 7. 1. 2; GK) was examined in young growing rats.2. The total activities of ACCx, FAS, CL, GK, G6PD, GK, ME and fatty acid synthesis in vivo were positively correlated with protein quality.3. The specific activities of ACCx, FAS, CL, G6PD and fatty acid synthesis in vivo were positively correlated with protein quality.4. The specific activities of GK and ME were unrelated to protein quality.5. The results demonstrate a dissociation between ME and hepatic lipogenesis and suggest a role for the NADPH generated by ME which is not related to the needs of fatty acid synthesis.

scholarly journals Regulation of hepatic lipogenesis by dietary maize oil or tripalmitin in the meal-fed mouse

1980 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Herzberg ◽  
N. Janmohamed
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
Malic Enzyme ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthetase ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Hepatic Lipogenesis ◽  
Meal Feeding ◽  
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Maize Oil

The effect of varying dietary levels of maize oil and tripalmitin (0–250 g fat/kg) on hepatic lipogenesis and the levels of hepatic fatty acid synthetase (FAS), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49; G6PD), malic enzyme (EC 1.1.1.38, 1.1.1.39, 1.1.1.40; ME) and glucokinase (EC 2.7.1.2; GK) was examined in meal-fed mice.2. Meal-fed mice compared to mice fed ad lib. show enhanced hepatic lipogenesis as demonstrated by an increased rate of in vivo fatty acid synthesis and increased levels of FAS, ME and G6PD. The level of GK in meal-fed mice was unchanged by meal feeding.3. Maize oil more effectively reduced in vivo hepatic lipogenesis than tripalmitin in meal-fed mice.4. Maize oil more effectively reduced the hepatic levels of FAS, G6PD, ME and GK than tripalmitin in meal-fed mice.5. The increased inhibition by maize oil is observed at all levels of fat in the diet investigated and has been shown not to be due to decreased carbohydrate intake nor to differences between the absorption of maize oil and tripalmitin.

Fatty Acid Synthesis by Rat Liver after Chronic Ethanol Feeding with a Low-Fat Diet

1994 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Simpson ◽  
S. Venkatesan ◽  
T. J. Peters
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthase ◽  
Plasma Lipids ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Low Fat ◽  
Hepatic Fatty Acid ◽  
Low Fat Diet

1. Chronic alcohol feeding with a low-fat diet (4.4% total calories) produced a two- to three-fold increase in hepatic triacylglycerol and esterified cholesterol compared with pair-fed low-fat diet controls. Plasma lipids were similar in both groups. 2. Hepatic fatty acid synthesis rates measured in vivo with 3H2O were significantly lower in the alcohol-fed animals than in controls. Activities of hepatic fatty acid synthase (EC 2.3.1.85) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (EC 6.4.1.2) were reduced in the alcohol-fed rats. 3. These results indicate that enhanced hepatic fatty acid synthesis does not occur in rats fed alcohol and a low-fat diet for 4 weeks, and is thus not implicated in the pathogenesis of alcohol-induced fatty liver.

scholarly journals Tryptophan and the control of triglyceride and carbohydrate metabolism in the rat

1980 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Fears ◽  
Elspeth A. Murrellt
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
Serum Triglyceride ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Hepatic Fatty Acid ◽  
Metabolic States

1. Hepatic fatty acid synthesis, measured in vivo using 8H2O, was increased by a single dose of L-tryptophan (50 mg/kg body-weight) to both fed and fasted rats and by a supplement of tryptophan to the diet (2.5 g/kg diet for 7 d) when the rats were killed midway through the feeding period.2. Additional dietary tryptophan was hypotriglyceridaemic in normal rats but exacerbated the hyper- triglyceridaemia in rats when lipoprotein clearance was impaired 24 h after an injection of Triton WR 1339 (Chromatography Services Co., Birkenhead, Cheshire).3. The effects of tryptophan on hepatic fatty acid synthesis and the concentration of serum triglyceride were not directly related to the action of the amino acid on gluconeogenesis. A lack of correlation between inhibition of gluconeogenesis and enhancement of lipogenesis was confirmed using mercaptopicolinic acid, a specific inhibitor of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (EC 4.1.1.32).4. DL-Tryptophan itself did not provide a significant contribution of substrate to the total rate of lipogenesis. Other possible explanations for the activity of tryptophan noted in the present experiments are discussed.5. In conclusion, moderate intakes of tryptophan affect fatty acid and triglyceride metabolism under physiological conditions and it is proposed that the amino acid may be involved in the control of lipid metabolism in a variety of metabolic states.

scholarly journals Fatty acid elongation by a particulate fraction from germinating pea

1980 ◽  
Vol 191 (3) ◽  
pp. 791-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
B R Jordan ◽  
J L Harwood
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Saturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Acyl Chain ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthetase ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Particulate Fraction

The synthesis of fatty acids from [14C]malonyl-CoA was studied with a high-speed particulate fraction from germinating pea (Pisum sativum). The variety used (Feltham First) produced mainly saturated fatty acids with palmitate (30–40%) and stearate (40–60%) predominating. Several palmitate-containing lipids stimulated overall synthesis and, in addition, increased the percentage of label in stearate. The production of stearate was severely inhibited by preincubation of the microsomal fraction with snake venom phospholipase A2 or by incubation with Rhizopus arrhizus lipase. Addition of a series of di-saturated phosphatidylcholines, with different acyl constituents, resulted in stimulation of overall fatty acid synthesis as well as an increase in the radiolabelling of the fatty acid two carbon atoms longer than the acyl chain added. This chain lengthening of fatty acids donated from phosphatidylcholine was due to the action of both fatty acid synthetase and palmitate elongase. The latter would utilize dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine and was sensitive to arsenite whereas fatty acid synthetase would use dilauroyl phosphatidylcholine and was sensitive to cerulenin. The results are discussed in relation to previous data obtained in vivo on plant fatty acid synthesis and current suggestions for the role of phosphatidylcholine in this process.

scholarly journals Mechanisms by which tumor necrosis factor stimulates hepatic fatty acid synthesis in vivo

1988 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1327-1335
Author(s):  
C Grunfeld ◽  
J A Verdier ◽  
R Neese ◽  
A H Moser ◽  
K R Feingold
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Tumor Necrosis Factor ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
Tumor Necrosis ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Hepatic Fatty Acid ◽  
Necrosis Factor

scholarly journals Effect of prolonged ethanol ingestion on hepatic lipogenesis and related enzyme activities

1977 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markku J. Savolainen ◽  
J. Kalervo Hiltunen ◽  
Ilmo E. Hassinen
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthesis ◽  
Control Diet ◽  
Active Form ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Ethanol Ingestion ◽  
Synthetase Activity ◽  
Hepatic Lipogenesis ◽  
Triacylglycerol Accumulation

1. Hepatic lipogenesis in vivo and the activities of enzymes associated with fatty acid synthesis in the liver were studied in rats fed for 21 days on liquid diets containing ethanol. 2. The ethanol-fed rats developed a moderate hepatic triacylglycerol accumulation during this period. When carbohydrate was replaced by ethanol in the diet, the rate of fatty acid synthesis was slower in the ethanol-fed rats on low-, medium- and high-fat diets than in the appropriate controls. However, when the fat/carbohydrate ratio was kept the same in the ethanol-fed and control rats, ethanol had no influence on the rate of fatty acid synthesis. 3. Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity was lower in the ethanol-fed group. ‘Malic’ enzyme activity did not change during the ethanol treatment when the fat/carbohydrate ratio was kept unchanged. 4. The ATP citrate lyase activity was lower in the ethanol-fed rats on all diets, whereas acetyl-CoA synthetase activity was independent of the composition of the control diet, but was lower in the ethanol-fed rats, in which the concentration of the active form of pyruvate dehydrogenase was also lower. 5. It is concluded that hepatic fatty acid synthesis does not play any major role in ethanol-induced triacylglycerol accumulation. Careful design of the diets is necessary to reveal the specific effects of ethanol on the enzymes associated with lipogenesis.

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