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On the role of peroxisomes in the metabolism of lipids — evidence from studies on mammalian tissues in vivo

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Recent investigations into the role of peroxisomes in mammalian lipid metabolism have employed double isotope methodologies to examine the influence of peroxisomal agents on lipid turnover in the liver and extra hepatic tissues of the living animal.

The action of these agents, all of which caused extensive changes in the flux of lipid metabolism in the treated animals, may best be viewed in relation to their effects on the common pathway of fatty acid oxidation in peroxisomes.

Clofibrate, for example, acts through induction of peroxisomal oxidases and catalase; glycolate and ethanol through activation of this pathway; and aminotriazole and allylisopropylacetamide through inhibition of the catalase step in the sequence.

The data from these studies provide support for the concept of an important contributory and regulatory role of peroxisomes in relation to the overall balance of lipid metabolism, and emphasize that these organelles play a significant role in the oxidation of common fatty acids, as well as a potential for the elimination of fatty acids that are poorly oxidized by mitochondria.

Additionally, the data raise intriguing questions on the extension of peroxisomal influence to include phospholipid metabolism and the substantial degree of inter-tissue communication which is involved in the balance of lipid metabolism in the whole animal.

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Masters, C., Crane, D. On the role of peroxisomes in the metabolism of lipids — evidence from studies on mammalian tissues in vivo . Mol Cell Biochem 65, 23–35 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226016

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