FATTY ACID METABOLISM IN DYSTROPHIC MUSCLE IN VITRO
FATTY ACID METABOLISM IN DYSTROPHIC MUSCLE IN VITRO
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DOI:
10.1016/0024-3205(69)90112-x
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发表时间:
1969-01-01
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STRICKLAND, KP
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LIN, CH;HUDSON, AJ;STRICKLAND, KP
Recent biochemical studies of mitochondria in dystrophic muscle have revealed metabolic defects that are undoubtedly a major factor in the myopathic process. A type of skeletal muscle disease has been described in which the mitochondria showed a loosely coupled state of oxidative phosphorylation (1, 2) and Coleman et al.(3) have described a type of myopathy with mitochondrial enzyme hyperactivity. In the latter case, there was an abnormal accumulation of fat that the authors postulated was due to an impaired capacity of mitochondria to oxidize fat. An abnormal increase of lipid in the skeletal muscle in some types of muscular dystrophy is well known and it is probable that mitochondria have an important role in its accumulation. Since excess lipid is present in the skeletal muscle of dystrophic mice, a study was made of fatty acid oxidation in muscle homogenate and of pyruvic and fatty acid oxidation in muscle mitochondria to determine whether a defect exists. The amount of lipid is also dependent upon the rate at which it is formed and therefore fatty acid synthesis was also investigated.: Saterials and Methods Dystrophic mice (Strain 129) and their littermate controls (ages 60-98 days) of both sexes were decapitated and the hind leg muscles were rapidly removed, weighed and suspended in ice-cold 0.25 M sucrose containing 1 mM EDTA. The muscle was cut into small pieces and homogenized gently in a loose-fitting all glass Potter-Elvejehm homogenizer for 60 seconds. Homogenization was carried out another two minutes in a tightly fitting homogenizer. The