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Increase in hepatic content of oleic acid induced by dehydroepiandrosterone in the rat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10509745     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on the acyl composition of lipids in rat liver were studied. The content of oleic acid (18:1) in hepatic lipids was increased markedly by feeding rats a diet containing 0.5% (w/w) DHEA for 14 days. Treatment of rats with DHEA caused an increase in the activity of the terminal desaturase of the stearoyl-CoA desaturation system, without changing either the activity of NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase or the microsomal content of cytochrome b5. Among the changes observed in hepatic lipids, the increase in 18:1 content in phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho) was the most prominent; an approximately 2.5-fold increase in the proportion of 18:1 was induced at position 2, but not at position 1, by DHEA. This selective elevation of 18:1 at position 2 of PtdCho seems to be produced by the concerted actions of the induced 1-acylglycerophosphocholine (1-acyl-GPC) acyltransferase and the induced stearoyl-CoA desaturase. The content of 18:1 in serum lipids was unchanged by DHEA treatment, suggesting that secretion of lipids containing 18:1 into the circulation was not affected by DHEA. These results suggest that the elevation of hepatic content of 18:1 caused by DHEA treatment is mainly due to the induction of stearoyl-CoA desaturase.
Authors:
K Imai; M Koyama; N Kudo; A Shirahata; Y Kawashima
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochemical pharmacology     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0006-2952     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochem. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  1999 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-10-08     Completed Date:  1999-10-08     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0101032     Medline TA:  Biochem Pharmacol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  925-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dehydroepiandrosterone / pharmacology*
Lipid Metabolism
Liver / drug effects*,  enzymology,  metabolism
Male
Oleic Acid / blood,  metabolism*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
112-80-1/Oleic Acid; 53-43-0/Dehydroepiandrosterone; EC 1.14.19.1/Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase

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