title: The effect of fasting on D-3-hydroxybutyrate metabolism in the perfused rat heart.
abstract: The effects of fasting for 24 h and 48 h on D-3-hydroxybutyrate utilization and acetoacetate, L-lactate and pyruvate production by the isolated non-working perfused rat heart were investigated over a wide range of DL-3-HB concentrations. D-3-HB utilization is concentration dependent and shows saturation kinetics, D-3-HB oxidation is correlated with D-3-HB concentration. Acetoacetate production is proportional to DL-3-HB concentration. L-lactate production is proportional to DL-3-HB concentration up to 5 mM following a 24 h fast and up to 10 mM after a 48 h fast, but further increase in DL-3-HB concentration decreases the rate of lactate production. Fasting enhances D-3-HB utilization at 16 mM DL-3-HB by 16% and 25% in 24 h and 48 h fast respectively, but has no significant effect at lower concentration. Fasting has no effect on acetoacetate production. Fasting for 48 h doubled the half-saturation concentration (Ku) without significant change in the maximum rate of utilization (Vu) of D-3-HB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sultan
mesh_terms: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid; D000090:Acetoacetates / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005215:Fasting; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010477:Perfusion; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000090:Acetoacetates; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D007773:Lactates; D011773:Pyruvates; C016635:acetoacetic acid; D005947:Glucose; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid