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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
Extracellular fatty acids entering the hepatocyte are either esterified to cytosolic TAG or oxidized to ketone bodies. Very little is esterified and secreted directly in association with VLDL. Thus, even when extracellular fatty acids are available, the major, direct source of VLDL TAG is the cytosolic pool. The recruitment of cytosolic TAG for VLDL assembly involves lipolysis followed by re-esterification. At least 70% of the secreted TAG is derived via this route. Fatty acids released at this lipolytic step are utilized exclusively for VLDL TAG synthesis and are not available for ketogenesis. Substantially more cytosolic TAG undergoes lipolysis than is required to meet the needs of VLDL assembly. The remaining fatty acids are re-esterified and re-cycled to the cell cytosol. From a physiological viewpoint, the presence of this indirect route for VLDL TAG recruitment would provide a means of regulation of VLDL secretion which is independent of the plasma fatty acid concentration. In this respect, several pathophysiological conditions are known in which there is a negative association between plasma fatty acid concentration and the rate of VLDL secretion. These are: (a) insulin-dependent diabetes, (b) starvation, (c) fat-feeding. Lipolysis of cytosolic TAG and transfer of fatty acids into the ER lumen may provide a regulatory focus for the control of hepatic VLDL output.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0065-2571
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
179-98
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Apolipoproteins B, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Cell Separation, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Chloroquine, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Cytosol, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Endoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Esterification, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Fatty Acids, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Ketone Bodies, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Lipase, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Lipolysis, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Lipoproteins, VLDL, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Tolbutamide, pubmed-meshheading:7572343-Triglycerides
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Intracellular triacylglycerol lipase: its role in the assembly of hepatic very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL).
pubmed:affiliation
Metabolic Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't