Evaluation of liver fatty acid oxidation in the leptin-deficient obese mouse

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
A E BrixPhilip A Wood

Abstract

We hypothesized that liver fatty acid oxidation (FAO) is compromised in the leptin-deficient obese (Lep(ob)/Lep(ob)) mouse model, and that this would be further challenged when these mice were fed a high-fat diet. Obese mice had a 3.8-fold increased body fat content and a 9-fold increased liver fat content as compared to control mice when both groups were fed a low-fat diet. The expression of liver FAO enzymes, carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1a, long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, was not affected in obese mice as compared to controls on either a low-fat or a high-fat diet. The expression of very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase was elevated in obese mice on the control diet, as compared to control mice. For all measures evaluated, increasing the level of fat in the diet had a smaller effect than leptin deficiency. In summary, despite obese mice having an excess of fat available for mitochondrial beta-oxidation in liver, overall energy balance appeared to dictate that the net liver FAO remained at control levels.

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