Vanadate induces normolipidemia and a reduction in the levels of hepatic lipogenic enzymes in obese Zucker rat |
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Authors: | Subbiah Pugazhenthi Atta Hussain Bing Yu Roger W Brownsey Joseph F Angel Ramji L Khandelwal |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins road, S7N 5E5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;(2) Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, V6T 1Z3 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Abstract: | The effects of vanadate administration on the plasma lipids and hepatic lipogenic enzymes were investigated in Zucker (fa/fa) rat, a model for obesity and non insulin-dependent diabetes. These animals were administered sodium orthovanadate through drinking water for a period of four months. The plasma levels of insulin, triacylglycerols and total cholesterol were significantly (p<0.001) elevated in untreated obese control rats as compared to the lean animals. In the livers of obese rats, the number of insulin receptors decreased by 60% and the activities of lipogenic enzymes acetyl-CoA carboxylase and ATP-citrate lyase increased by 4.7- and 5.6-folds, respectively. The messenger RNA for ATP-citrate lyase as measured by Northern blot analysis showed a parallel increase in obese control rats. Treatment of these rats with vanadate caused 56–77% decreases in the plasma levels of insulin, triacylglycerols and total cholesterol. The insulin receptor numbers in vanadate-treated obese rats increased (119%) compared to levels in untreated obese animals. The elevated activities of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and ATP-citrate lyase observed in livers of obese rats were significantly reduced by vanadate. The messenger RNA for ATP-citrate lyase also decreased in vanadate-treated obese rats back to the lean control levels. This study demonstrates that vanadate exerts potent actions on lipid metabolism in diabetic animals in addition to the recognized effects on glucose homeostasis. |
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Keywords: | vanadate obese Zucker rat acetyl-CoA carboxylase ATP-citrate lyase insulin receptor hypertriglyceridemia hypolipidemic agent |
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