| Literature DB >> 9299412 |
I Inoue1, S Noji, M Z Shen, K Takahashi, S Katayama.
Abstract
We investigated whether liver expression of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR alpha) gene is related to the plasma thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) level, as well as to plasma cholesterol (TC) level and plasma triglyceride (TG) level in rats fed a high fat chow containing a variety of fatty acids. Only the plasma TBARS level showed a significant negative correlation with the liver PPAR alpha mRNA level (TC, R = 0.001, p = 0.9967; TG, R = 0.248, p = 0.1276; TBARS, R = 0.439, p = 0.0046). Although further studies are needed to clarify whether the increase of the liver PPAR alpha mRNA level confers a reduction in plasma TBARS levels, it is likely that PPAR alpha activity plays a regulatory role in the pathogenesis of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9299412 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.7196
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575