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Regulation of fatty acid metabolism and gluconeogenesis by growth hormone and insulin in sheep hepatocyte cultures. Effects of lactation and pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2001235     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Primary monolayer hepatocyte cultures derived from non-mated, pregnant and lactating sheep were used to investigate the interactions between the effects of growth hormone and insulin on (i) the partitioning of fatty acid metabolism between oxidation and esterification, and (ii) the rate of gluconeogenesis. In hepatocytes from lactating sheep the rates of gluconeogenesis, ketogenesis and very-low-density lipoprotein secretion were approx. 2-fold higher than in cells from non-mated or pregnant animals. There was no apparent difference in the rates of fatty acid uptake between the three groups of sheep cells. Growth hormone stimulated gluconeogenesis only in hepatocytes from non-mated sheep. It has no effect on the flux of fatty acid towards ketone body formation. Growth hormone inhibited intracellular accumulation of acylglycerol from exogenous fatty acid. Insulin alone had no such effect, but it blunted the effect of growth hormone when the two hormones were present together. The data suggest that major differences may exist between ruminants and non-ruminants in the response of liver metabolism both to lactation per se and to the effects of growth hormone and insulin.
Authors:
N Emmison; L Agius; V A Zammit
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Biochemical journal     Volume:  274 ( Pt 1)     ISSN:  0264-6021     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochem. J.     Publication Date:  1991 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-04-08     Completed Date:  1991-04-08     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984726R     Medline TA:  Biochem J     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  21-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hannah Research Institute, Ayr, Scotland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biological Transport / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Female
Gluconeogenesis / drug effects*
Growth Hormone / pharmacology*
Insulin / pharmacology*
Kinetics
Lactation / metabolism*
Liver / drug effects,  metabolism*
Palmitic Acid
Palmitic Acids / metabolism*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal / metabolism*
Reference Values
Sheep
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Palmitic Acids; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 57-10-3/Palmitic Acid; 9002-72-6/Growth Hormone
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