Effect of oxalomalate on lipid metabolism and antioxidant defense system in rats.

Abstract

The metabolic functions of NADP(+)-specific isocitrate dehydrogenase (ID2), which may participate in the production of NADPH and biosynthesis of fatty acids, are not yet clearly understood. Accordingly, the current study investigated the effect of oxalomalate, known as a competitive inhibitor of ID2 in vitro, on lipid metabolism and the cellular defense system in vivo. Male Sprague Dawley rats (3 weeks old) were divided into two groups, fed a pelletized AIN-76 semisynthetic diet for 8 weeks, and injected intraperioneally with either saline or oxalomalate (25 mg/kg BW) dissolved in saline every 2 days. Oxalomalate did not lower the body weight and adipose tissue weight significantly; however, it significantly lower the plasma leptin concentration (p < 0.000), plasma and hepatic triglyceride levels (p < 0.01, p < 0.05), and adipocyte lipoprotein lipase activity (p < 0.01) compared to the control group. Meanwhile, hepatic antioxidant enzyme activities, except for superoxide dismutase activity (p < 0.01), glutathione content, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances levels were not significantly different between the groups. Therefore, the current data suggests that oxalomalate produces a triglyceride-lowering activity and play a possible inhibitory role in fat accumulation. Furthermore, it was not found to affect the most antioxidative enzyme activities, glutathione content, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances levels in rats fed normal diet.

• Authors: Un Ju Jung, Oh-Shin Kwon, Yong Bok Park, Tae-Lin Huh, Mi-Kyung Lee, Myung-Sook Choi
• Journal: Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology (J Biochem Mol Toxicol) Vol. 17 Issue 5 Pg. 295-302 ( 2003) ISSN: 1095-6670 [Print] United States
• PMID: 14595852 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 17:295-302, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/jbt.10092

Chemical References

• Leptin
• Oxalates
• Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
• Triglycerides
• oxalomalic acid
• Catalase
• Superoxide Dismutase
• Aspartate Aminotransferases
• Alanine Transaminase
• Lipoprotein Lipase
• Glutathione

Topics

• Adipose Tissue (drug effects, enzymology)
• Alanine Transaminase (blood)
• Animals
• Aspartate Aminotransferases (blood)
• Body Weight (drug effects)
• Catalase (metabolism)
• Glutathione (metabolism)
• Injections, Intraperitoneal
• Leptin (blood)
• Lipoprotein Lipase (metabolism)
• Liver (drug effects, enzymology, metabolism)
• Male
• Organ Size (drug effects)
• Oxalates (toxicity)
• Rats
• Rats, Sprague-Dawley
• Superoxide Dismutase (metabolism)
• Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (metabolism)
• Triglycerides (blood, metabolism)