title: Lipid metabolism in rats bearing the Yoshida AH-130 ascites hepatoma.
abstract: Rats bearing the Yoshida AH-130 ascites hepatoma showed important changes in lipid metabolism. The presence of this rapidly growing tumour induced a significant reduction in the intestinal absorption of an oral [14C]triolein load but without changes in whole body oxidation of the tracer to CO2. Both white (WAT) and brown (BAT) adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activities were increased at day 4 of tumour growth, changes that seem to be related with those observed in [14C]lipid accumulation; however, heart LPL activity was increased at day 7 but there was no change at day 4. In addition, there was a marked hyperlipemia in the tumour-bearing animals, whereas the blood ketone body concentrations were lower in these animals in comparison with the corresponding pair-fed group. The in vivo lipogenic rate was increased in liver of the tumour-bearing animals (day 4); conversely, it was decreased in WAT and skeletal muscle (day 4) and IBAT (day 7) of the AH-130-bearing rats. It may be suggested that the increased liver lipogenic rate associated with tumour burden is the main factor contributing to the hyperlipidaemia present in the Yoshida AH-130 bearing rats.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Bioquimica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Soriano
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Argilés
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: López-Soriano
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001835:Body Weight; D004435:Eating; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005990:Glycerol / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005227:Fatty Acids; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase; D005990:Glycerol