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Book The Treatment Effects of Dietary Oils on Diet induced Obesity  Lipidemia  and Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle Tissue of Obese Prone Rats

Download or read book The Treatment Effects of Dietary Oils on Diet induced Obesity Lipidemia and Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle Tissue of Obese Prone Rats written by Karin Dunthorne and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity -- Metabolism -- Nutrition -- Diabetes -- Canola -- Oil.

Book Fat Detection

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jean-Pierre Montmayeur
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2009-09-14
  • ISBN : 1420067761
  • Pages : 646 pages

Download or read book Fat Detection written by Jean-Pierre Montmayeur and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the State-of-the-Art in Fat Taste TransductionA bite of cheese, a few potato chips, a delectable piece of bacon - a small taste of high-fat foods often draws you back for more. But why are fatty foods so appealing? Why do we crave them? Fat Detection: Taste, Texture, and Post Ingestive Effects covers the many factors responsible for the se

Book The Effects of Canola Oil on Metabolic Syndrome Parameters in Diet induced Obese Rats

Download or read book The Effects of Canola Oil on Metabolic Syndrome Parameters in Diet induced Obese Rats written by Danielle Durston and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The metabolic syndrome is characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. It has also been suggested that hepatic steatosis and inflammation should be added to the classical components of the metabolic syndrome. Previous research on obesity and insulin resistance has examined the effects of many different fats and oils, however, the effects of canola oil on metabolic syndrome parameters have yet to be investigated. It is hypothesized that in a diet induced obese (DIO) rodent model, the combination of canola and flax oils will reduce the severity of metabolic syndrome parameters and favorably alter hepatic phospholipid (PL) and triacylglycerol fatty acid composition. The objective of the study was to investigate the biological effects of a 12 week dietary intervention with high fat diets based on various vegetable oils (high oleic canola, canola, canola/flax (3:1; C/F), safflower and soybean) and lard in 6 week old obese prone rats with regards to obesity, insulin resistance, lipidemia, hypertension, inflammation, hepatic steatosis, hepatic fatty acid composition and markers of hepatic fatty acid oxidation and synthesis. Overall the C/F diet attenuated more of the components of the metabolic syndrome, including obesity, glycemia, lipidemia, inflammation and hepatic steatosis, than the other high fat diets in DIO rats. However, each of the dietary treatments attenuated various components of the metabolic syndrome suggesting that all dietary fats and oils have their role in the prevention of different components of the metabolic syndrome. Additionally, the C/F diet led to increased eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid concentrations in hepatic PL suggesting that [alpha]-linolenic acid can be efficiently converted to its very long chain derivatives in DIO rats. Thus, the addition of flax oil to conventional canola oil, in the C/F diet, appeared to enhance the beneficial effects of canola oil on metabolic syndrome parameters.

Book The Effect of Dietary Fatty Acid Composition on Skeletal Muscle and Hepatic Fatty Acid and Glucose Metabolism in Male and Female Mice

Download or read book The Effect of Dietary Fatty Acid Composition on Skeletal Muscle and Hepatic Fatty Acid and Glucose Metabolism in Male and Female Mice written by Lisa Kate Philp and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian adults consume ~6% above the recommended intake of saturated fat and less than half the recommended daily amount of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). There is some evidence that the type and proportion of dietary fat consumed may influence the development of the obese phenotype and associated metabolic complications. Epidemiological studies indicate that a saturated fat-rich diet (HF-S) is deleterious, whilst consuming n-3 PUFAs is beneficial to metabolic health. Saturated fats have a greater propensity to enter storage in adipose tissue and ectopic stores, as opposed to being oxidised. This is deleterious as ectopic fat deposition in skeletal muscle and liver are strongly associated with insulin resistance. In contrast, diets rich in n-3 PUFA limit adipose tissue hypertrophy, reduce ectopic fat and prevent high fat diet (HFD)-induced insulin resistance in rats. However, the mechanism by which n-3 PUFA enrichment of a HF-S diet (HF-n-3) prevents ectopic fat deposition in muscle and liver is unclear; though pathways of fatty acid uptake, storage and oxidation may be implicated. Furthermore, in skeletal muscle a functional shift in fibre type may be implicated, as increased muscle n-3 PUFA content is associated with an increased proportion of oxidative fibres. The studies in this thesis therefore aimed to determine: (I) the effect of HFD fatty acid composition on metabolic profile, adipose tissue distribution, and muscle fibre type composition of male and female mice; (II) if HF-n-3 feeding influenced the mRNA content of 27 key genes that regulate the uptake (FAT/CD36, FABPpm, FATP), synthesis and storage (SREBF, INSIG, SCD, ACC, DGAT, HSL) and utilisation (PDK, PPAR, PGC1, AMPK, ACC, CPT1, UCP) of fatty acids and metabolism of glucose (HK, PFK, GYS) in the glycolytic extensor digitorum longus muscle, oxidative soleus muscle and liver of male and female mice. To assess these aims mice were fed either a control diet (16% energy from fat) or one of two HFDs (60% energy from fat), a HF-S or HF-n-3 (7.5% saturated fat replaced with n-3 PUFA) diet. I investigated the hypothesis that HF-n-3 feeding prevents ectopic fat deposition through enhanced uptake and utilisation, and reduced storage, of fatty acids. Despite similarly increased body weight with both HFDs, mesenteric fat mass decreased and brown fat increased with HF-n-3 feeding compared to HF-S feeding. HF-S feeding increased muscle and liver fat content; this was ameliorated by HF-n-3. As hypothesised, HF-n-3 feeding may ameliorate intramyocellular and intrahepatic fat accumulation through an altered pattern of fatty acid metabolism gene expression in those tissues, specifically through the concurrent activation of pathways regulating fatty acid transport and utilisation, whilst limiting pathways that promote fatty acid storage and lipogenesis. Muscle fibre type composition was unchanged with diet, although HF-n-3 feeding increased muscle oxidative capacity. HF-S mice exhibited increased plasma insulin and glucose metabolism was influenced by HF-n-3 feeding in a tissue-specific manner. These studies highlight the importance of gender and in skeletal muscle, muscle fibre type, to the overall characteristics, profile of gene expression and ultimate function of the skeletal muscle and liver.

Book The Effects of Ageing and High Fat Diet on the Gene Expression of Adrenomedullin and Its Receptor Components in Rat Skeletal Muscles and Adipose Tissues

Download or read book The Effects of Ageing and High Fat Diet on the Gene Expression of Adrenomedullin and Its Receptor Components in Rat Skeletal Muscles and Adipose Tissues written by Hei-Man Chow and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Effects of Ageing and High-fat Diet on the Gene Expression of Adrenomedullin and Its Receptor Components in Rat Skeletal Muscles and Adipose Tissues" by Hei-man, Chow, 周熙文, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled The Effects of Ageing and High-Fat Diet on the Gene Expression of Adrenomedullin and its Receptor Components in Rat Skeletal Muscles and Adipose Tissues Submitted by Hei Man Chow for the Degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong In August 2007 Metabolic syndrome is characterized by obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and atherogenesis. Insulin resistance is a state in which a given concentration of insulin produces a sub-optimal biological effect in target tissues of skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and liver. Despite reports about the presence of adrenomedullin (AM) in skeletal muscles and adipose tissues, and the effect of high-fat diet induced obesity on its expression, details of the effects of ageing on AM levels in rat have not been reported. Here, the effects of ageing and high-fat diet on the gene expression of AM and its receptor component proteins, the metabolic effects of AM on skeletal and adipose tissue and the regulation of AM gene expression by glucose and insulin are reported. Both ageing and high-fat diet reduce the gene expression of preproAM in the skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. For the gene expression of receptor component proteins in the skeletal muscle, calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR) was reduced by both, but the receptor activity modifying protein (RAMP) 2 was only decreased on ageing. In the adipose tissue, significant reductions of gene expression were observed in all the receptor component proteins (CRLR, RAMP1, RAMP2 and RAMP3) from the ageing study only. Moreover, immunoreactive (ir-) AM peptide contents were decreased by the ageing and high-fat diet in both skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. All these changes might suggest a reduction of AM level and functions. Obesity is characterized by hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia. Ageing is also characterized by hyperinsulinemia. Hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia might affect the gene expression of AM in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. We found a decrease in AM gene expression by insulin in vitro in the skeletal muscle, similar to the adipose tissue, as reported previously. However, glucose did not lead to any significant changes. These suggest the AM gene expression in the skeletal muscle and adipose tissue is under transcription control of insulin but not glucose. The changes in AM gene expression suggested that AM might play roles in the regulation of fuel metabolism in the skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. We extended the studies to the effects of AM on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, and found that was inhibited by AM in both skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Such effects were reversed by a specific AM blocker, hAM(22-52); as well as a specific protein kinase A blocker, H89. Lipolysis in adipose tissue was enhanced with AM. These findings showed the increase in AM might be a possible cause to the insulin resistance. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3876701 Subjects: Adrenomedullin Gene expression Adipose tissues Aging Food habits Rats - Physiology

Book Cumulated Index Medicus

Download or read book Cumulated Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Management of Dyslipidemia

    Book Details:
  • Author : Wilbert S. Aronow
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2021-07-21
  • ISBN : 1839685077
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Management of Dyslipidemia written by Wilbert S. Aronow and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality. The earlier in life dyslipidemia is treated, the better the prognosis. The current book is an excellent one on dyslipidemia written by experts on this topic. This book includes 12 chapters including 5 on lipids, 4 on hypercholesterolemia in children, and 3 on the treatment of dyslipidemia. This book should be read by all health care professionals taking care of patients, including pediatricians since atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease begins in childhood.

Book Drug Discovery and Evaluation  Pharmacological Assays

Download or read book Drug Discovery and Evaluation Pharmacological Assays written by Franz J. Hock and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th edition of this successful reference book contains an updated selection of the most frequently used assays for reliably detecting the pharmacological effects of potential drugs. Effects covered include cardiovascular, analgesic, endocrine, psychotropic, respiratory, renal and immunomodulatory activities. Each of the more than 1,000 assays comprises a detailed protocol outlining the purpose and rationale of the method, a critical assessment of the results and their pharmacological and clinical relevance. In addition, animal models of rare diseases are described. For this 4th edition, all existing chapters have been revised and completely updated. A large number of assays were added. Sections that have been specifically enlarged include - Pharmacological assays in thrombosis and haemostasis, - Antidiabetic activity (includes completely new chapters such as Biochemical Methods in Diabetology), - Anti-atherosclerotic activity. New chapters are added such as Auditory Pharmacology, Oncology Activity, Stem Cells, Omics, Personalized Medicine, etc.

Book Mechanisms of Insulin Action

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alan R. Saltiel
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2007-10-05
  • ISBN : 0387722041
  • Pages : 223 pages

Download or read book Mechanisms of Insulin Action written by Alan R. Saltiel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-05 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 18 million people in the United States have diabetes mellitus, and about 90% of these have the type 2 form of the disease. This book attempts to dissect the complexity of the molecular mechanisms of insulin action with a special emphasis on those features of the system that are subject to alteration in type 2 diabetes and other insulin resistant states. It explores insulin action at the most basic levels, through complex systems.

Book Chemical Abstracts

Download or read book Chemical Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 2800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Obesity and Lipotoxicity

Download or read book Obesity and Lipotoxicity written by Ayse Basak Engin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the resultant health consequences and considerable increase in prevalence, obesity has become a major worldwide health problem. “Obesity and Lipotoxicity” is a comprehensive review of the recent researches to provide a better understanding of the lipotoxicity-related mechanisms of obesity and the potential for the development of new treatment strategies. This book overviews the biochemical pathways leading to obesity-related metabolic disorders that occur subsequent to lipotoxicity. Chapters examine the deleterious effects of nutrient excess at molecular level including the cellular and molecular aspects of breast cancer, resistance to leptin, insulin, adiponectin, and interconnection between the circadian clock and metabolic pathways during high-fat feeding. “Lipotoxicity and Obesity” will be a useful resource for clinicians and basic science researchers, such as biochemists, toxicologists, immunologists, nutritionists, adult and pediatric endocrinologists, cardiologists, as well as students who are thought in this field.

Book A Flexible System of Enzymatic Analysis

Download or read book A Flexible System of Enzymatic Analysis written by Oliver Lowry and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Flexible System of Enzymatic Analysis is a multipurpose manual of laboratory methods that offers a systematic scheme for the analysis of biological materials from the level of the wholeorgan down to the single cell and beyond. It intends to guide the development of methods, the refinement of old ones, and the adaptation in general of methods to almost any scale of sensitivity. This manual is organized into three parts: a general section, one on quantitative histochemistry, and an appendix containing information that may be useful to have at the bench. The general section is comprised of nine chapters that focus on properties of the pyridine nucleotides, kinetics, and glassware, as well as on improvement, modification, adaptation, trouble shooting, and development of methods. This part also describes the preparation of tissues for analysis, the enzymatic cycling methods, and a compendium of 36 metabolite assays. The quantitative histochemistry section is comprised of four chapters that include information on the preparation of frozen-dried material and dissection of samples for analysis; the fishpole balance for weighing samples; and the generalities of analysis with emphasis on the ""oil well technique."" This book will be useful to novices as well as experts who are familiar with other analytical styles.

Book Mitochondrial Bioenergetics

Download or read book Mitochondrial Bioenergetics written by Carlos M. Palmeira and published by Humana Press. This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing interest in mitochondrial bioenergetics is being driven by the impact of drug and environmental chemical-induced disturbances of mitochondrial function as well as hereditary deficiencies and the progressive deterioration of bioenergetic performance with age. These initiatives have fostered the investigation of genetic and environmental influences on bioenergetics. In Mitochondrial Bioenergetics: Methods and Protocols, researchers in the field detail the practical principles and assays designed to derive quantitative assessment of each set of parameters that reflect different aspects of mitochondrial bioenergetics. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular BiologyTM series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls Authoritative and practical, Mitochondrial Bioenergetics: Methods and Protocols helps elevate the quality and rate of investigative discoveries regarding disease states associated with environmental or genetic influences on mitochondrial bioenergetics.

Book Evolving Human Nutrition

Download or read book Evolving Human Nutrition written by Stanley J. Ulijaszek and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploration of changing human nutrition from evolutionary and social perspectives and its influence on health and disease, past and present.

Book The Impact of Nutrition and Statins on Cardiovascular Diseases

Download or read book The Impact of Nutrition and Statins on Cardiovascular Diseases written by Ioannis Zabetakis and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Impact of Nutrition and Statins on Cardiovascular Diseases presents a summary of the background information and published research on the role of food in inhibiting the development of cardiovascular diseases. Written from a food science, food chemistry, and food biochemistry perspective, the book provides insights on the origin of cardiovascular diseases, an analysis of statin therapy, their side effects, and the role of dietary intervention as an alternative solution to preventing cardiovascular diseases. It focuses on the efficacy of nutrition and statins to address inflammation and inhibit the onset of disease, while also providing nutrition information and suggested dietary interventions.

Book High Calorie Diet and the Human Brain

Download or read book High Calorie Diet and the Human Brain written by Akhlaq A. Farooqui and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this monograph is to present readers with a comprehensive and cutting edge description of neurochemical effects of diet (beneficial and harmful effects) in normal human brain and to discuss how present day diet promotes pathogenesis of stroke, AD, PD, and depression in a manner that is useful not only to students and teachers but also to researchers, dietitians, nutritionists and physicians. A diet in sufficient amount and appropriate macronutrients is essential for optimal health of human body tissues. In brain, over-nutrition, particularly with high-calorie diet, not only alters cellular homeostasis, but also results in changes in the intensity of signal transduction processes in reward centers of the brain resulting in food addiction. Over-nutrition produces detrimental effects on human health in general and brain health in particular because it chronically increases the systemic and brain inflammation and oxidative stress along with induction of insulin resistance and leptin resistance in the brain as well as visceral organs. Onset of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress not only leads to obesity and heart disease, but also promotes type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which are risk factors for both acute neural trauma (stroke) and chronic age-related neurodegenerative and neuropsychological disorders, such as Alzheimer disease (AD), Parkinson disease (PD) and depression.

Book In Vitro Studies of Human Skeletal Muscle

Download or read book In Vitro Studies of Human Skeletal Muscle written by Juleen R. Zierath and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: