title: Early effects on mitochondrial and peroxisomal beta-oxidation by the hypolipidemic 3-thia-fatty acids in rat livers.
abstract: A single administration of 3-thiadicarboxylic and tetradecylthioacetic acids stimulates both mitochondrial and peroxisomal beta-oxidation and lowers plasma triacylglycerol levels. An increased rate of mitochondrial beta-oxidation and carnitine palmitoyl-transferase activity was established after 3 h and this was accompanied by a lowering of plasma triacylglycerol. Peroxisomal beta-oxidation, however, remained unchanged up to 8 h and was significantly increased after 12 h. These results suggest that after a single administration of 3-thia fatty acids mitochondrial beta-oxidation precedes peroxisomal beta-oxidation. Furthermore, they show that the observed tricylglycerol-lowering effect, which is established early (3-4 h) after the administration of 3-thia fatty acids, is initially due to an increased mitochondrial beta-oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Clinical Biochemistry, University of Bergen, Haukeland Sykehus, Norway.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Asiedu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skorve
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Willumsen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demoz
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Berge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008830:Microbodies / Q000378:metabolism; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013440:Sulfides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids; D013440:Sulfides; D014280:Triglycerides; C062079:1,10-bis(carboxymethylthiodecane); C062078:1-(carboxymethylthio)tetradecane