Effect of dietary fructose on free fatty acid release from adipose tissue and serum free fatty acid concentration in the rat

The administration of a diet, containing 70 cal% of fructose, increases in rats, as compared with a diet containing 70 cal% of glucose, the release of free fatty acids (FFA) from adipose tissue in vitro. Since the glycerol release from adipose tissue is not increased by the high fructose diet, it ma...

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Published in:Annals of nutrition and metabolism 1974-01, Vol.17 (2), p.74-83
Main Authors: Vrana, A, Fabry, P, Slabochova, Z, Kazdova, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue - drug effects
Adipose Tissue - metabolism
Animals
Depression, Chemical
Dietary Carbohydrates
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified - blood
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified - metabolism
Female
Fructose - pharmacology
Glucose - pharmacology
Glycerol - metabolism
human nutrition
Insulin - blood
nutrition education
Rats
Stimulation, Chemical
Time Factors
Triglycerides - blood
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Summary:The administration of a diet, containing 70 cal% of fructose, increases in rats, as compared with a diet containing 70 cal% of glucose, the release of free fatty acids (FFA) from adipose tissue in vitro. Since the glycerol release from adipose tissue is not increased by the high fructose diet, it may be concluded that the enhanced FFA release in the fructose group is due to a reduced re-esterification of FFA in adipose tissue rather than to an enhanced lipolysis. The serum concentrations of FFA are increased by fructose intake temporarily (for the first week of the diet administration), the increased FFA release from adipose tissue being present up to 1 month after starting the diet. The reduced re-esterification of FFA in fructose-fed rats is probably connected with the reduced glucose utilization in adipose tissue. None of the described effects of the fructose diet seems to result from insulin deficiency since no difference was found in the serum insulin concentrations between the groups on the fructose and glucose diet. It is speculated whether the enhanced FFA release from adipose tissue in rats fed the fructose diet may participate in the mechanism of fructose-induced hypertriglyceridaemia.
ISSN:0029-6678
0250-6807
2571-6506
1421-9697
DOI:10.1159/000175521