mRNA expression of genes involved in fatty acid utilization in skeletal muscle and white adipose tissues of sows during lactation
mRNA expression of genes involved in fatty acid utilization in skeletal muscle and white adipose tissues of sows during lactation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.12.007
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发表时间:
2011-04-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Eder, Klaus
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作者:
Ringseis, Robert;Heller, Kristin;Eder, Klaus
Rodents are able to lower fatty acid utilization in liver and muscle during lactation in order to spare fatty acids for the production of milk triacylglycerols, an effect which is mediated by a down-regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR alpha). The present study was performed to investigate whether similar fatty acid sparing effects are developing in lactating sows. We considered PPAR alpha and its target genes involved in fatty acid utilization in biopsy samples from muscle and adipose tissue of lactating compared to non-lactating sows. In muscle, PPAR alpha target genes involved in fatty acid utilization were up-regulated during lactation indicating that the fatty acid utilization in muscle was increased. Activation of PPAR alpha was probably due to increased concentrations of non-esterified fatty acids in plasma observed in the lactating sows. In contrast to muscle, PPAR alpha and its target genes involved in beta-oxidation in white adipose tissue were down-regulated in early lactation. Overall, the present study shows that sows, unlike rats, are not able to reduce the fatty acid utilization in muscle in order to spare fatty acids for milk production. However, fatty acid oxidation in adipose tissue is lowered during early lactation, an effect that might be helpful to conserve fatty acids released from adipose tissue for the delivery into other tissues, including mammary gland, via the blood. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.