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Effect of NK-104, a new synthetic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, on triglyceride secretion and fatty acid oxidation in rat liver.

For the investigation of the mechanism responsible for the hypotriglyceridemic effect of NK-104, a new synthetic inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme for cholesterol synthesis, isolated rat liver was perfused with or without NK-104 in the presence of exogenous [1-(14)C]oleic acid substrate. Addition of NK-104 tended to increase the ketone body production while it caused a significant decrease in the secretion rate of triglyceride by the perfused liver without affecting uptake of exogenous [1-(14)C]oleic acid. The inhibitor also significantly decreased hepatic triglyceride concentration. The altered triglyceride secretion was accompanied by a concomitant decreased incorporation of exogenous [1-(14)C]oleate into triglyceride. The conversion of exogenous [1-(14)C]oleic acid substrate indicated an inverse relationship between the pathways of oxidation and esterification. No effect of NK-104 on hepatic secretion of cholesterol was observed. These results suggest that NK-104 exerts its hypotriglyceridemic action, primarily by diverting the exogenous free fatty acid to the pathways of oxidation at the expense of esterification.[1]

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  1. Effect of NK-104, a new synthetic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, on triglyceride secretion and fatty acid oxidation in rat liver. Yamamoto, K., Todaka, N., Goto, H., Jayasooriya, A.P., Sakono, M., Ogawa, Y., Fukuda, N. Life Sci. (1999) [Pubmed]
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