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Metabolic studies Response to fasting (glucose, free fatty acids, acetoacetate, P-hydroxybutyrate), response to medium-chain triglycerides... 

B. After an overnight fast, fatty acids, released from adipose tissue, serve as fuel for other tissues. Carnitine is required to transport the fatty acids into mitochondria for P-oxidation. In the liver, P-oxidation supplies acetyl CoA for ketone body (acetoacetate and 3-hydroxybutyrate) synthesis. In a carnitine deficiency, blood levels of fatty acids will be elevated and ketone bodies will be low. Consequently, the body will use more glucose, so glucose levels will be decreased. 

C. After an overnight fast, fatty acids are released from adipose tissue, oxidized by muscle (but not the brain), and converted to ketone bodies in the liver. Glucose is not synthesized from even-chain fatty acids, and ketone bodies are not oxidized by red blood cells because they lack mitochondria. 

Crystalline niacin tablets are available over the counter in a variety of strengths. To minimize the flushing and pruritus, it is best to start with a low dose fe.g., 100 mg twice daily taken after breakfast and supper). The dose may be increased stepwise every 7 days by 100—200 mg to a total daily dose of 1.5—2 g. After 2—4 weeks at this dose, transaminases, serum albumin, fasting glucose, and uric acid levels should be measured. Lipid levels should be checked and the dose increased further until the desired effect on plasma lipids is achieved. After a stable dose is attained, blood should be drawn every 3-6 months to monitor for the various toxicities. 

Fuel Oxidation. During fasting, glucose continues to be oxidized by glucose-dependent tissues such as the brain and red blood cells, and fatty acids are oxidized by tissues such as muscle and liver. Muscle and most other tissues oxidize fatty acids completely to CO2 and H2O. However, the liver partially oxidizes fatty acids to smaller molecules called ketone bodies, which are released into the blood. Muscle, kidney, and certain other tissues derive energy from completely oxidizing ketone bodies in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. 

F. 23.20. Levels of ketone bodies in the blood at various times during fasting. Glucose levels remain relatively constant, as do levels of fatty acids. Ketone body levels, however, increase markedly, rising to levels at which they can be used by the brain and other nervous tissue. From Cahill GF Jr, Aoki TT. Med Times 1970 98 109. 

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As shown in a Swedish cohort of healthy 50-year-old men with 20 years follow-up, proportion of 14 0 and 16 0 in serum cholesterol esters predicted the development of metabolic syndrome, independently of other metabolic and lifestyle factors [105]. Besides serum lipids, proportion of PA in adipose tissue is also related to insulin sensitivity. Unlikely 14 0 and 18 0, which were positively associated with insulin sensitivity, PA inversely correlated with insulin sensitivity in 59 healthy British men and women [134]. Since the authors excluded the effect of dietary intake for any of these SFA, they concluded that the reason is de novo lipogenesis in adipose tissue. In human skeletal muscle phospholipids, SFA [135,135] and especially PA [137] have been negatively associated with insulin sensitivity and Type 2 diabetes, [138] which could partly reflect dietary intake [139], In a Finnish cohort study of 4 years follow-up, impaired fasting glucose and Type 2 diabetes incidence were associated with serum nonesterified 16 0 levels, but were not associated with baseline dietary 16 0 intakes assessed from dietary records [140], Recently published prospective follow-up study showed that erythrocyte membrane fatty acids nominaly predict incident type 2 diabetes [141], In the American Atherosclerosis Risk in Commimities (ARIC) study, 2909 middle-aged men and women were followed for 9 years. The incidence of Type 2 diabetes was associated with total SFA levels of plasma cholesterol esters (also observed for 16 0 independently) and phospolipids (also for 16 0 and 18 0) [101]. In a more recent 4-year case-... 

Resistance to 3-methylisoxazole-5-carboxylic acid (IX) has also been demonstrated. 32 This compound is similar to the corresponding pyrazole in that it depresses plasma FFA and glucose levels in fasted glucose-primed rats33, and the effect is lost after 2 days pretreatment. 32 Resistance to the isoxazole is also dependent on an intact pituitary-adrenal system. 32... 

Muscle Fast twitch Slow twitch Rapid movement Sustained movement Glycolysis Aerobic pathways, eg, p-oxidation and citric acid cycle Glucose Ketone bodies, triacylglycerol in VLDL and chylomicrons, free fatty acids Lactate Lipoprotein lipase. Respiratory chain well developed. 

Normal Rabbits. Six male, white rabbits (2.5 - 3.0 kg) were housed individually. Animals were fasted overnight for 16 hours (with access to water) prior to each experiment to reduce the gastrointestinal content and absorption variability. After treatment with either a control dose or experimental insulin in poly(acrylic acid) resin dose, a one week washout period was required before the next experiment. The protocol called for blood samples to be taken from an indwelling ear catheter at -1, -.5, -.25, +.5, +1, +1.5, +2, +3, +4, +5 and +6 hours. Serum glucose levels were determined by an oxidase colorimetric method using the Sigma 510 Glucose Kit. 

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