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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages S84-S88Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2003.50092
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hypertriglyceridemia (HTG); renal failure; lipogenic enzyme gene expression
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Background: It is well documented that hypertriglyceridemia in renal failure mostly is a result of impaired plasma triglyceride (TG) removal. However, the role of TG production in its development is obscure. Therefore, our attention was given to the gene expression of lipogenic enzymes participating in TG biosynthesis. Methods: We measured some lipogenic enzyme activities, protein abundance (Western blot analysis), and messenger RNA level (Northern blot analysis) in liver and epididymal white adipose tissue (WAT) of rats with surgically induced renal failure (two-stage subtotal nephrectomy). Simultaneously, plasma TG and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) concentrations in uremic animals were determined. Results: An increase in plasma TG and VLDL concentrations in rats with renal failure was observed. It was associated with an increase in fatty acid synthase and adenosine triphosphate-citrate lyase (ACL) gene expression in liver and WAT. Moreover, increased activities of malic enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase were found. Conclusion: Results of the present study provide some evidence that the accumulation of TG-rich lipoproteins in renal insufficiency could be related in part to increased lipogenic enzyme gene expression and, consequently, TG overproduction.
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