Triglyceride intramuscular

Experiments with monkeys given intramuscular injections of a mineral oil emulsion with [l-14C] -hexa-decane tracer provide data illustrating that absorbed C-16 hydrocarbon (a major component of liquid petrolatum) is slowly metabolized to various classes of lipids (Bollinger 1970). Two days after injection, substantial portions of the radioactivity recovered in liver (30%), fat (42%), kidney (74%), spleen (81%), and ovary (90%) were unmetabolized -hexadecane. The remainder of the radioactivity was found as phospholipids, free fatty acids, triglycerides, and sterol esters. Essentially no radioactivity was found in the water-soluble or residue fractions. One or three months after injection, radioactivity still was detected only in the fat-soluble fractions of the various organs, but 80-98% of the detected radioactivity was found in non-hydrocarbon lipids. 

Treatment of intrahepatic biliary atresia is symptomatic, with intramuscular replacement of vitamins A, D, and E. Medium chain triglycerides that do not need bile acids for absorption provide calories in patients with partial atresia. Cholestyramine may relieve pruritus. Ursodeoxychofic acid reduces serum enzyme activities and refieves pruritus in some patients. 

Aliphatic EC>16-EC35 Fraction. Aliphatic hydrocarbons in this fraction are not expected to undergo extensive metabolism in animals or humans. In monkeys, 2 days after intramuscular injection of a mineral oil emulsion with a radiolabeled C16 hydrocarbon Oz-hexanedecane), substantial portions (30-90%) of radioactivity in various tissues existed as unmetabolized n-hexanedecane. The remainder of the radioactivity was found as phospholipids, free fatty acids, triglycerides, and sterol esters. No radioactivity was found in water-soluble fractions (ATSDR 1997b). The common presence of lipogranulomata in human autopsies and the widespread dietary exposure to mineral oils and waxes (Wanless and Geddie 1985) are consistent with the concept that aliphatic hydrocarbons in this fraction are slowly metabolized. 

Fat Metabolism during Exercise From Adipose, from Intramuscular Triglycerides (IMTG)... 

In addition to the use of fatty acids liberated from adipocytes, or obtained from the plasma as albumin-bound long-chained fatty adds or in very low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs), research indicates that the intramuscular triglyceride (IMTG) pool can serve as a dynamic fuel source during physical activity. Because no blood transport is required, intramuscular fatty acids can be readily used for energy in exercising muscle. A detailed discussion on IMTG can be found in Section 2.4.1. 

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