Rat heart fatty acid-binding protein content is increased in experimental diabetes
1994
Glatz, J.F.C. | Breda, E. van | Jong, Y.F. de | Keizer, H.A. | Lakey, J.R.T. | Rajotte, R.V. | Thompson, A. | Vusse, G.J. van der | Lopaschuk, G.D.
Cytoplasmic fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) was assayed immunochemically in hearts from rats with insulin-dependent (IDDM) or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). FABP contents were 34% higher in IDDM and 103% higher in NIDDM hearts than in respective age-matched controls. FABP levels returned to control values when islets of Langerhans were transplanted into diabetic IDDM animals. In the diabetic hearts the activity of fructose-6-phosphate kinase decreased (IDDM and NIDDM animals), while that of 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase increased (NIDDM animals only). These data indicate that experimental diabetes induces a marked increase of the FABP content of rat heart and suggests that this protein is involved in the enhanced fatty acid utilization by the diabetic heart.
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