title: Inhibition of fatty acid beta oxidation by influenza B virus and salicylic acid in mice: implications for Reye's syndrome.
abstract: Injection of concentrated influenza B/Lee/40 virus into 4-week-old Balb C mice resulted in 60% inhibition of 14C-palmitate oxidation in isolated hepatic mitochondria. Oral feeding of carnitine to infected mice prevented the inhibition of fatty acid oxidation. High concentrations of salicylic acid given orally also inhibited 14C-palmitate oxidation. Serum free fatty acid concentrations of infected mice and of those fed salicylic acid were significantly higher than in control mice. A combination of low-dose virus and low-dose salicylic acid inhibited palmitate oxidation, suggesting an additive effect on the metabolic derangement when the two agents were present simultaneously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, UCSD Medical Center 92103.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Trauner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009981:Influenza B virus; D051379:Mice; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010168:Palmitates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*; D012459:Salicylates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020156:Salicylic Acid
chemical_list: D010168:Palmitates; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D012459:Salicylates; D020156:Salicylic Acid