Metabolic profiling of livers and blood from obese Zucker rats
Metabolic profiling of livers and blood from obese Zucker rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jhep.2005.07.009
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发表时间:
2006-05-01
影响因子:
25.7
通讯作者:
Niemann, CU
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作者:
Serkova, NJ;Jackman, M;Niemann, CU
Background/Aims: Obesity frequently leads to changes in fatty acid metabolism with subsequent fatty infiltration in the liver.Methods: In this study, metabolic profile of the livers and blood from lean and obese Zucker rats was established based on quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) analysis.Results: H-1 NMR on liver lipid extracts indicated significantly increased concentrations of total fatty acids and triglycerides. P-31 NMR on liver extracts revealed that obese livers have a compromised energy balance (low [ATP/ADP]) with decreased mitochondrial activity. Simultaneously, increased glycolytic activity was detected. The most pronounced differences were highly increased methionine and decreased betaine concentrations in obese animals. This suggests a significant alteration in methionine metabolism, which may be in part responsible for the development of steatosis, induction of mitochondrial dysfunction, and increased vulnerability of fatty livers to ischemia/reperfusion injury. A trend towards decreased hepatic glutathione concentrations as well as a reduced [PUFA/MUFA] ratio were present in the obese group, indicating increased oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation.Conclusions: In conclusion, NMR analysis on blood and liver tissue from obese Zucker rats reveals specific metabolic abnormalities in mitochondrial function and methionine metabolism, which result in a decreased hepatic energy state. (c) 2005 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.