ascites/triacylglycerol

Administration of the phosphodiesterase-IV inhibitor EMD 95832/3 (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) to rats bearing the ascites hepatoma Yoshida AH-130, a highly cachectic tumour, could not prevent either the anorexia nor the massive weight loss (affecting both adipose and skeletal muscle tissues)

The incorporation of elaidic acid into Ehrlich ascites tumor cells (EATC) upon feeding the host an elaidic acid-rich diet has been investigated in the present study. The EATC lipids contained only one-half the concentration of elaidic acid found in the lipids of either the host livers or of livers

Lipoprotein content and composition were studied in ascites fluid of puromycin aminonucleoside-nephrotic rats. All of the lipoprotein density classes were found in ascites fluid. Protein levels compared to plasma were: very low density lipoprotein (VLDL, d less than 1.006), 1.2%; intermediate

1. The lipoproteins of the Ehrlich ascites tumor plasma were separated into 3 distinct fractions, very low density, low density and high density lipoproteins by preparative ultracentrifugation combined with agarose column chromatography. 2. High density lipoproteins contained 74% of the total

Intestinal lymphangiectasia is defined as a dilatation of small bowel lymphatic capillaries and a loss of lymph into the bowel lumen. Clinically it is characterized by hypoproteinaemia and oedema. We present here a case of protein-losing enteropathy due to intestinal lymphangiectasia after liver

Daily s.c. administration of 6 mg/kg of FR167653 (an inhibitor of the synthesis of interleukin-1 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha) to rats bearing the ascites hepatoma Yoshida AH-130 (a highly cachectic tumour) did not prevent either the anorexia or the massive weight loss - affecting both adipose

Three polyunsaturated fatty acids were incorporated into the lipids of Ehrlich ascites cells to examine the selectivity of the synthetic enzymes for chain length and the number of double bonds. Arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) and timnodonic acid (20:5n-6) showed approximately similar patterns of

The lipoproteins in GR mice bearing the transplanted GRSL ascites tumor were characterized by density gradient ultracentrifugation and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In control mice the major proportion of the lipoproteins was found in the HDL density range, but on days 4 and 5 following

The low density lipoproteins (LDL) in human ascites plasma were separated into two sublcasses by ultracentrifugation. The chemical compositions of the two LDLs were determined. On a weight percentage basis, LDL1 contained cholesterol ester, 20.8%; cholesterol, 19.3%; triacylglycerol, 19.7%;

Ehrlich ascites cells were grown in mice and were isolated by centrifugation of the ascites fluid. The cells were lysed with distilled water, and the floating fat particles were collected by centrifugation. The particles contained about 90% neutral and 10% polar lipid. The neutral lipid was made up

Cultured ascites tumor cells and their lipid-depleted variants containing 35-40% less membrane phospholipid and cholesterol were used to study uptake and metabolism of fatty acids complexed to albumin. Uptake of stearate and oleate at 37 degrees C was considerably higher in the lipid-depleted cells,

The implantation of the Yoshida AH-130 ascites hepatoma to rats resulted in an exponential growth of the tumour cells followed by a late stationary phase. The tumour burden was accompanied by a dramatic decrease in body weight. Tumour growth was associated with a marked hypertriglyceridaemia during

Marked loss of body weight and profound waste of both skeletal muscle and white adipose tissue occur in rats into which the ascites hepatoma Yoshida AH-130 has been transplanted, associated with marked perturbations in the hormonal homoeostasis and the presence of circulating tumour necrosis factor

Mice of the GR/A strain were fed four different isocaloric semipurified diets, enriched in either (1) saturated fatty acids (palm oil), or (2) polyunsaturated fatty acids (corn oil), or (3) palm oil plus cholesterol, or (4) a fat-poor diet containing only a minimal amount of essential fatty acids.