Age-related changes of long-chain fatty acid metabolism in rat liver |
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| Authors: | S Mori N Morisaki Y Saito S Yoshida |
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| Affiliation: | Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | Palmitate oxidation activity and the activities of several enzymes involved in long-chain fatty acid metabolism were examined in the liver of young adult (2-month-old) and senescent (32-month-old) female rats. Palmitate oxidation activity in rat liver mitochondria showed age-related decrease, as judged by the rates of both 14CO2 production and formation of radioactive acid-soluble products from [1-14C]palmitate. In addition, long-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetase activity was found to be decreased in liver mitochondria and increased in liver microsomes in senescent rats. These results suggest that, in the rat liver, preferential channeling of long-chain fatty acids through the triacylglycerol synthetic pathway may increase with age, and as a result, energy production by their oxidation may decrease. |
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