title: Increased hepatic activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rats fed on a high-fat diet.
abstract: The effects were examined of the dietary level of fat on the activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the liver of rats. In experiment 1, rats were fed on a diet containing 5% or 20% beef tallow or safflower oil for 32 d. The animals were given a subcutaneous injection of the carcinogen, 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH), on d 4. The activity of hepatic iNOS was significantly elevated by the high-fat diet, but was unaffected by the dietary source of the fat examined. In experiment 2, rats were fed on a 5% or 20% beef tallow diet for 11 d or 32 d with or without the DMH treatment. Feeding the high-fat diet and DMH treatment caused higher activity of hepatic iNOS. In experiment 3, the high-fat diet elevated hepatic iNOS activity and the amount of its protein in the lipopolysaccharide-treated rats. The results suggest that hepatic NO production is enhanced by a high-fat diet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohnomi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D019813:1,2-Dimethylhydrazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism*; D005223:Fats / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000097:blood; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012450:Safflower Oil / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005223:Fats; D009566:Nitrates; D014280:Triglycerides; D012450:Safflower Oil; D002784:Cholesterol; C013698:tallow; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496318:Nos2 protein, rat; D019813:1,2-Dimethylhydrazine