title: Malonyl coenzyme A and adiposity in the Dahl salt-sensitive rat: effects of pioglitazone.
abstract: These studies were designed to assess the effects of pioglitazone, a new oral antidiabetic agent that acts by improving insulin sensitivity, on blood pressure, plasma and tissue lipids, and insulin resistance in the Dahl salt-sensitive (Dahl-S) rat. Reaven et al had reported that male Dahl-S rats are moderately hyperinsulinemic and insulin-resistant. This was of particular interest since these rats are not obese but are hypertriglyceridemic, and on a high-salt diet they become hypertensive. In the current study, male Sprague-Dawley control and Dahl-S rats were compared when fed standard chow of high-fat, high-sucrose (HFHS) diets with or without pioglitazone (20 mg/kg body weight/d) for 3 weeks. On the standard chow diet, Dahl-S rats were hypertriglyceridemic and had high tissue levels of malonyl coenzyme A ([CoA] Dahl-S 5.0 v control 3.3 nmol/g in muscle, and Dahl-S 15.6 v control 10.7 nmol/g in liver); however, they were not hyperinsulinemic. Pioglitazone therapy decreased both malonyl CoA and plasma triglycerides toward control values, but had no effect on plasma insulin levels. On the HFHS diet, both groups became glucose-intolerant and hyperinsulinemic; however, the hyperinsulinemia was greater and more sustained in Dahl-S rats. In addition, the HFHS diet appeared to increase the mass of retroperitoneal fat in the Dahl-S but not in the control group. Treatment with pioglitazone decreased retroperitoneal fat, but as reported previously, it increased the mass of the epididymal fat pad. The results suggest that the hypertriglyceridemia of the Dahl-S rat is associated with an increase in the concentration of malonyl CoA in both liver and muscle. They also show that pioglitazone reverses both of these abnormalities independently of its effect on plasma insulin. Whether these high levels of malonyl CoA predispose the Dahl-S rat to hyperinsulinemia and possibly obesity when placed on a HFHS diet remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, Boston University Medical Center, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kurowski
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Holbert
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Colca
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Corkey
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Ruderman
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008316:Malonyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000201:enzymology; D000077205:Pioglitazone; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D013844:Thiazoles; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014280:Triglycerides; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D008316:Malonyl Coenzyme A; D000077205:Pioglitazone