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. 1985 Nov 15;232(1):255–259. doi: 10.1042/bj2320255

Effects of administration of tri-iodothyronine on the response of cardiac and renal pyruvate dehydrogenase complex to starvation for 48 h.

M J Holness, T N Palmer, M C Sugden
PMCID: PMC1152866  PMID: 4084232

Abstract

Effects of administration of tri-iodothyronine (T3) on activities of cardiac and renal pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (active form, PDHa) were investigated. In fed rats, T3 treatment did not affect cardiac or renal PDHa activity, although blood non-esterified fatty acid and ketone-body concentrations were increased. Starvation (48 h) of both control and T3-treated rats resulted in similar increases in the steady-state concentrations of fatty acids and ketone bodies, but inactivation of cardiac and renal pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activities was diminished by T3 treatment. Inhibition of lipolysis increased renal and cardiac PDHa in control but not in T3-treated 48 h-starved rats, despite decreased fatty acid and ketone-body concentrations in both groups. The results suggest that hyperthyroidism influences the response of cardiac and renal PDHa activities to starvation through changes in the metabolism of lipid fuels in these tissues.

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