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Metabolic disposition of ethyl eicosapentaenoate and its metabolites in rats and dogs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2842487     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
When orally administered to rats, 14C-labelled ethyl eicosapentaenoate (14C-EPA-E) was hydrolyzed and, in the lymph, incorporated mainly into triglycerides (TG) in chylomicrons. In plasma and other tissues, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and its metabolites, such as docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), were detected in TG and phospholipid fractions. In plasma, EPA and its metabolites were found to be integrated into lipoproteins. Tissue distribution of these metabolites showed characteristic patterns from one tissue to another, as did their compositional distribution in lipids. EPA, DPA and DHA were found to be metabolized via beta-oxidation in in vitro experiments with mitochondrial fraction.
Authors:
J Ishiguro; T Tada; T Ogihara; N Ohzawa; K Murakami; H Kosuzume
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pharmacobio-dynamics     Volume:  11     ISSN:  0386-846X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pharmacobio-dyn.     Publication Date:  1988 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-10-11     Completed Date:  1988-10-11     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7901854     Medline TA:  J Pharmacobiodyn     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  251-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Fuji Central Research Laboratory, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acyl Coenzyme A / metabolism
Animals
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Docosahexaenoic Acids / metabolism
Dogs
Eicosapentaenoic Acid / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacokinetics
Fatty Acids / blood
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / metabolism
Lipid Metabolism
Lipoproteins / metabolism
Male
Mitochondria, Liver / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Tissue Distribution
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acyl Coenzyme A; 0/Fatty Acids; 0/Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; 0/Lipoproteins; 121935-04-4/eicosapentaenoic acid-coenzyme A; 1553-41-9/Eicosapentaenoic Acid; 25167-62-8/Docosahexaenoic Acids; 25448-00-4/docosapentaenoic acid; 73310-10-8/eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester

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