AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 261, Issue 2 E246-E251, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Weight reduction increases adipose but decreases cardiac LPL in reduced-obese Zucker rats

D. H. Bessesen, A. D. Robertson and R. H. Eckel
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262.

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity and mRNA levels were measured in cardiac muscle and adipose tissue from lean, obese, and weight-stable reduced-obese Zucker rats, both fasted and 2 h after feeding. Fasting epididymal fat LPL activity was substantially higher in obese rats relative to lean rats [6.9 vs. 0.2 nmol free fatty acid (FFA).10(6) cells-1.min-1; P = 0.0001], and was higher still in reduced-obese rats (15.7 nmol FFA.10(6) cells-1.min-1; P = 0.002). Adipose tissue LPL increased with feeding in all three groups. In marked contrast, fasting cardiac muscle LPL was lower in obese rats relative to lean (28.8 vs. 38.5 nmol FFA.g-1.min-1; P = 0.0064) and was lower still in reduced-obese rats (14.5 nmol FFA.g-1.min-1; P = 0.0001). LPL mRNA levels increased in adipose tissue along with enzyme activity; however, the magnitude of the changes were relatively small, suggesting that the primary regulatory steps are posttranslational. Weight reduction studies were also carried out in Sprague-Dawley rats with similar results. These studies show that sustained weight reduction results in coordinate changes in tissue-specific LPL, favoring delivery of lipoprotein triglyceride fatty acids to adipose tissue relative to cardiac muscle and the restoration of energy stores.

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