title: Effect of dietary fish oil on insulin sensitivity and metabolic fate of glucose in the skeletal muscle of normal rats.
abstract: The aim of this work was to study the effect of the administration of cod liver oil on the non-oxidative and oxidative fate of glucose metabolism in the skeletal muscle of normal rats. To achieve this goal, the gastrocnemius was examined regarding glucose oxidation, glycogen synthase activity and glycogen storage both at baseline and during euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamping. The results show that dietary fish oil decreases plasma insulin levels without alteration in glucose homeostasis (at baseline). In addition, the observed enhancement in whole body glucose utilization during clamping suggests an increased peripheral insulin sensitivity. Furthermore, under insulin-stimulated glucose disposal, an enhancement in the glycolytic pathway (increased levels of muscle glucose-6-phosphate and plasma lactate) rather than changes in the oxidation (pyruvate dehydrogenase complex) and storage components of glucose metabolism was observed in the skeletal muscle of rats fed dietary fish oil. These results coupled with the hypolipidemic effects of fish oil may have implications for the prevention and/or management of some pathological states manifested by insulin resistance with or without dyslipidemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Litoral, Ciudad Universitaria Paraje, El Pozo, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chicco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003060:Cod Liver Oil / Q000494:pharmacology; D003314:Corn Oil / Q000494:pharmacology; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015309:Glucose Clamp Technique; D019298:Glucose-6-Phosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006006:Glycogen Synthase / Q000187:drug effects; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000187:drug effects; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D000081382:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase; D011768:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012016:Reference Values; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005395:Fish Oils; D007328:Insulin; D000081382:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase; D011768:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex; D014280:Triglycerides; D019298:Glucose-6-Phosphate; D003314:Corn Oil; D003060:Cod Liver Oil; D006003:Glycogen; D006006:Glycogen Synthase; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D005947:Glucose