title: Effects of experimental hypo- and hyperthyroidism on hepatic long-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase and hydrolase.
abstract: The effects of T3 treatment and thyroidectomy on rat liver microsomal long-chain fatty acyl-CoA (LCFA-CoA) synthetase and LCFA-CoA hydrolase activities were determined. Hyperthyroid rats had a 36-42% decrease in LCFA-CoA synthetase with no change in hydrolase activity. This may contribute to the redirection of fatty acids from esterification to oxidation reactions in hyperthyroidism. Thyroidectomized rats had a 40-44% decrease in synthetase and a 27-42% decrease in LCFA-CoA hydrolase activity. The decrease in both LCFA-CoA synthetase and hydrolase activities in hypothyroidism may indicate that the LCFA-CoA turnover in this futile cycle is decreased in the liver.
authors.affiliation: John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.
authors.forename: A Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Faas
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000201:enzymology*; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D010170:Palmitoyl-CoA Hydrolase / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases; D010170:Palmitoyl-CoA Hydrolase