title: Metabolic potential of the adipose tissue of rats during hyper- and hypovitaminosis A.
abstract: Effect of excess feeding and depletion of vitamin A on the ability of adipose tissue to maintain plasma free fatty acid levels has been studied in rats. Both in hypervitaminosis A (fed 9 mg of retinol for 2 consecutive days) and in vitamin A deficiency (kept on a vitamin A-deficient diet for 6 weeks) the rats showed elevated levels of plasma free fatty acids. Hypervitaminosis A caused a decrease in the fatty acid release from adipose tissue on in vitro incubation, probably due to lowered levels of cyclic AMP. On the other hand, adipose tissue from vitamin A-deficient animals showed an increased lipolytic rate as compared to that of the controls. No change in the lipogenic ability was indicated in either of the conditions as indicated by the activities of enzymes involved in this process. We conclude that the fatty acid homeostasis can be greatly influenced by the vitamin A status of the animals.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Dileepan
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Venkitasubramanian
mesh_terms: D001275:ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase / Q000378:metabolism; D000103:Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000032:analysis; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D008066:Lipolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D014280:Triglycerides; D014801:Vitamin A; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; D001275:ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D000103:Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase