Turnover rate of plasma FFA in humans and in dogs

Autor: Walter M. Bortz, Bela Issekutz, Harvey I. Miller, Pavle Paul
Rok vydání: 1967
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Zdroj: Metabolism: clinical and experimental. 16(11)
ISSN: 0026-0495
Popis: Palmitate-1-14C was infused intravenously at a constant rate for 2 to 7 1 2 hours into unanesthetized dogs, into non-obese and obese subjects with indwelling arterial and venous catheters, and O2 uptake and CO2 output were measured. The rate of turnover of plasma FFA was calculated from the infusion rate of the label and from the specific activity of plasma FFA. The lean subjects and the dogs were fasting 12 to 72 hours, and the plasma FFA level ranged from 0.41 to 1.6 μEq./ml. There was a straight line correlation between plasma FFA level and the turnover rate of FFA in men as well as in dogs. Calculated per Kg. body weight, dogs at the same FFA level had a turnover rate considerably higher than lean subjects, and this latter group had a higher rate than obese individuals. When the turnover rates were expressed per square meter of surface area or per caloric BMR, there was no significant difference between the lean subjects and the dogs, but obese persons showed a significantly higher turnover rate. It is concluded that mobilization of FFA in obesity is not impaired; on the contrary, it exceeds the energy requirements more than in lean persons.
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